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Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
DEMOLAY WILL
INSTALL HEADS
HERE ON NOV. 6
Public Installation To Be
Held In The Milford
Community Building.
PUBLIC rs INVITED

Evergreen Chapter. Order OF De-
Molay, will conduct a public install
lation of officers in the Varney Au-
ditorium of the Milford Community
Building on Friday evening, No
vember S, at S:15 o'clock. The gem
eraI public is invited to attend.
A picked group of members from
Wilmington Chapter. headed by
Charles B. Evans. P. NJ. c.. will
form the installation team and have
charge of the ritual service.
A committee from Evergreen
Chapter is making arrangements for
refreshments and dancing to follow
the seating of the officers.
A line of officers that have been
elected and appointed with the most
consideration for their ability and
sincerity to fulfill the obligations Of
their respective stations will be in
stalled
Turn to Page 3, Pleate1
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
TO EVERY NOTER WHO
DESIRES TO VOTE FOR
LANDON And THE ASSUR-
ANCE OF OUR AMERICAN
FORM or GOVERNMENT

Unfortunately there will appear. on your ballot on No
vember 'rd Republican rckets
ONE-The REGULARLY NOMINATED REPUBLICAN
TICKET and so-caed Independent Republican ticket.
These tickets supposedly Landon tickets but in
truth, ONLY ONE IS--rhe REGULAR REPUBLICAN
TCKETsinee they each carry the of different Presi
dental Electors This ticket will be found in the second column
of your ballot and will have eagle its emblem.
The Regular Republican Electors are
JULIA H. TALLMAN
WILLIAM P. RICHARDSON
GEORGE E.. WALLS
These the only who have chance of winning for
Landon Delaware Do make the mistake Of voting for
the of Electors the Independent ticket thinking that
you casting your for LANDON By doing your
will be lost for Independent party will in
the total for the above named Landon Electors
Further-as President, Governor Landon should have
Congress that will give him FULL SUPPORT.
DANIEL O. HASTINGS as Senator and
J. GEORGE STEWART a Congressman
the only the ticket who will give him this full
support. you LandOn you these
If you wish a Republican Governor you for
HARRY L. CANNON
He the only who has real chance of being elected ALI
which appear following Harry l. Cannons name, should
have your vote if Delaware is remain REPUBLICAN
STATE.
For Sc years Delaware has prospered under Republican
and other State the entire Union Of 4S states has been
better economically governed
Senator Hastings has been the buwark Of both American
and Republican principles the Senate-6ghting almost single
handed against the New Deal Alien Form of which
the President and his followers have tried TO inject into
calamity only for Delaware, but for the whole nation.
To any other ticket the ballot given you Tues
day. November 3d will that you will be voting against
LANDON and all REGULARLY NOMINATED REPUBLI-
CANS
BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU VOTE MAKE NO MIS-
TAKE Do CUT your ticket Mark the one headed by
the EAGLE
THE REGULAR REPUBLICAN TICKET
The only which sound AMERICAN
PRINCIPLES and the prosperity which country
titled.
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
MILFORD FACULTY CLUB
ORGANIZES FOR YEAR
Lila H. Hudson Elected President
For 1869

The first regular meeting of the
Milford Chapter of the Delaware
State Educational Association was
held in the high school auditorium,
on Monday, October 10. After intro
ducing new members, the meeting
was called to order by the presi-
dent. J. W. Boston. who summarized
briefly the work of the organization
during the past school year. This
gave those who are teaching in the
school for the first time an idea Of
the purpose Of the chapter.
The most important purpose of
this meeting was to elect officers
for the new term. The retiring Off
GERS we're: President, Josiah w.
Boston; vice president. Lila H. Hud-
son; secretary and treasurer, Cor
della E. Carter; associate treasurer,
Join T. Mcgee.
CTRra 70 Psge 5. PlesseJ
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
GREAT COUNCIL
L.0.R. N. MEETS
AT SELBYVLLE
Delegates To S1st Annual
Conference Welcomed
By Mayor Long.
SEEK DONATIONS
Edward L. Brasure, Selby-
vile, Slated For Office
Of Great Sachem.

The S1st annual conference of the
Great Council of Delaware, ImprOv-
ed Order Of Red Men, opened in Sell
byville on Wednesday night in the
Wissahickon Tribe, No. 20. head
quarters. after an entertainment in
the Selbyville school which was at
tended by more than 800 Delawar-
cans. Great Sachem George Lee
Brown presided AS the Chronicle
goes to press election of officers was
scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
Edward L. Brasure. Of Selbyville,
was slated to be elected Great Sa-
chem.
Mayor Welcomes Order
Mayor Frank NJ. Long of Selby-
vile, welcomed the delegates. A
minstrel show was presented by the
members Of Wissahickon Tribe un-
der the direction Of Russell Lewis.
Council Fire Kindled
Following the entertainment,
members of the Great Council and
representatives of the various
tribes went to the Selbyville Red
Mems Hall, where the council fire
was kindled, and the annual session
got under way.
A recommendation that the prop
agation committee be composed of
one member from each county, and
that the committee organize along
the lines now existing in New Cas-
tie county, was made in the annual
report of Great Sachem Brown. He
also recommended the continuance
of the publicity committee.
More Donations Sought
A plea was made by Great Sachem
Brown for. an increase in donations
for maintenance of the Red Mems
Fraternal Home at Newark. He also
recommended the appointment of a
special committee on neurology to
present suitable memorials to de-
ceased members Of the order
The report of Ralph X. Hill. great
keeper of wampum, showed the bal
ance on hand at the close of the
year was s457.79. Expenditures for
the year totaled S5.353.11.
Committees Appointed
Great Saehem Brown appointed
the following committees: Creden-
tials, Robert c. Cantler, Russell
Mayo. Roland A. Parker; state of
the order, Past Great Sachem A. B.
Ferguson, Past Great Sachem James
T. Severteen, Past Great Sachem
Harry T. Sinclair; distribution, W.
NJ. HavelOw, Edward P. Shutzler,
and w. H. Cleaver.
Bayard Smith was named acting
great guard of wigwam, and w. H.
D. Maxwell was appointed acting
great guard of the forest.
Chairman of Finance Edward
Naylor reported that financially the
Red Mems Home and the orphans
board showed increases during the
year. He also reported that the
per capita tax would remain the
same.
II was recommended that the an
nCal session next year be held in
Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
STEWART URGES
SUPPORT.
FOR COP. TICKET.
Steady Work And Living
Wage Assured By Party
He Asserts.
CITES EXAMPLES
Employment OF Children
Greatest In The States
Ruled By New Dealers.

U. S. Representative J. George
Stewart, Republican nominee for re-
election, on Tuesday asserted that
the bulk of the nations child labor
problem is in the southern Demo-
cratic states.
Speaking over WDEL, Whining
ton. Representative Stewart attack
ed labor conditions In the South.
and made a plea for labor support
of the Republican ticket, declaring:
1T seems to me the sensible thing
for labor in this State to do is to
back something that they know has
proven sound, economical, and has
insured them of steady, gainful en-
ployment at a wage sufficient for
decent, happy living"
The representative declared "the
New Deal has complete control in
the states where child labor pre-
walls. All of the states in which
there are large numbers of chill
dren employed in factories are in
the South.
100000 Children Working
The south Atlantic states, the east
south central states, and the west
south central states, Mr.. Stewart
said, represent the employment of
more than 100000 children, as COM
pared to around $4,000 in all the
rest of the states of the Union"
The speaker said labor in Mis-
sissippi may be obtained from IS
to 8 per cent less than in the nor
thern states.
1--WE have so often heard" he said,
'about the decent wage, a decent
living. a decent home, but there is
Governor White, the Mississippi
New Dealer, inviting factories to
mcve to Mississippi because the
wages are not decent, because they
would not provide for a decent liy-
ing nor support a decent home"
A survey Of the 30 employees in
a Mississippi garment factory, he
said. showed that 'of this number,
as received SIS a week for 40 hours;
7S were paid $6 a week; 81 received
81; 81 received $3.50; IL received SS'
and % received 49,"
That, Mr.. Stewart said, "is the
decent living as represented by
Governor Whites New Deal propos-
Il. That is the appeal which goes
north to employers Of labor to move
heir plants to the south.
what do labor organizations
.hink of that? Certainly II does rot |
ALI for the adoption of any rcsOlu-
ions Of endorsements as far as the
Iew Deal is concerned"
Appeals To Northern Industries
Governor White, he said, has
planned further bait to take indus
ries away from the north. The leg
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Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
CANCER CONTROL BODY
TO MEET AT DOVER
WIN Be Held In Dover Public
School November 5

A public meeting to acquaint the
men and women of the State with
the problems of cancer will be held
in the Dover public school, Thurs
day evening, November S, under the
sponsorship of the Delaware State
Branch of the American Society for
the Control of Cancer.
The meeting will start at 8 o'clock
following a dinner meeting of the
executive committee Of the State
branch.
The public meeting will be adj
dressed by DR.. C. c. Little, managing
director OF the American Society for
the Control Of Cancer. DR.. Little is
also director of the Roscoe c. Jack
SON Laboratory for Cancer Research
at Bar Harbor, Maine, and he is now
[TRFn to PsG' 5. Please
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
WILL OPEN WALNUT ST.
TOMORROW MORNING
Street To Be Opened For Passage
Its Full Length

Walnut street, the main business
artery Of Milford, viii be opened for
passage its full length tomorrow
morning. The street has been re-
paved from North Front to South
Front and presents a smooth riding
surface.
The heavy bricks which compose
the road bed, were taken up, turned
and thoroughly cleaned. They were
then placed in position with con-
crete, after the road bed had been
graded and built up with fine grav-
ell before the concrete was applied.
The bricks were firmly pressed into
the gravel with a roller. New con-
crete curbing and walkways at the
corners have also been put down.
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
$500 ATTENDED
G.OP.RALLYHERE
EVENING
Senator Hastings ChGI-
Lenged Boilers TO Find
Any Fault With PMty's
Record.
Hon. Ruby r. Vale AssaiIs
Those In State Who
Would Betray Governor
AIf. LGndOR.

U. S. Senator Daniel o. Hastings,
Republican nominee for reelection.
and Ruby R. Vale, attorney, Of Mil
ford and Philadelphia. challenged
the Independent Republican Party
last Friday night to find any fault
with regular Republican admins
trations in Delaware.
Addressing a rally which carried
the regular Republican campaign
into the home district of l. Dolphus
Short, leader of the Independents.
Senator Hastings replied TO a last
Thursday night radio address by
Robert G.. Houston of Georgetown.
Independent nominee for U. S. Sena-
tor, who had charged the regular
Republican Party was the 'instru-
ment of few"
Flatly denying that this is true.
Senator Hastings declared that Mr..
Houston. while in the House of Rep
resentatives as a regular Republi-
can believed that the Republican
organization was the purest thing
in the world"
The rally, attended BY nearly 1900
persons in the theatre and on the
stage, and another 1000 who filled
the street, was the climax Of an old
fashioned campaign demonstration
the largest Milford and lower Della
ware has ever seen.
The demonstration started with
banquet given about a hundred
Delaware Republican leaders in the
New Hotel Windsor BY the Young
Mems Republican Club Of Milford.
When the banquet was finished
and the Republican leaders went
out, they found Walnut Street. the
main thoroughfare. filed with DEM
-oustrators. In the light Of bobblng
red flares. the shouting. singing
marchers paraded to the theatre
CCC Boys Dispersed
Bringing up the rear was a small
group Of CCC workers from near
Georgetown. wearing Roosevelt but
tons and carrying Democratic ban
ners. When this group neared the
theatre ii was disbursed, without any
trouble.
Prior to and during the meeting
music was furnished by the Milford
High School Band, and the Orange
Blossom Colored Band of Milford.
Loud speakers had been set up
outside the Plaza Theatre. But
across the street and a little way
down, Democrats who were holding
a rally in the headquarters of the
Young Mems Democratic Club also
had loud speakers outside.
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Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
SHORT DENIES HE
IS OUT OF RACE
Refutes Statement Made By George
town Times Yesterday

/. Dolphus Short, Milford, Inde-
pendent Republican candidate for
Governor, in an interview given a
reporter Of the Milford Chronicle
yesterday. Thursday, Oct. 29th, fat
~ denies the statement appearing
on the front page OF the Georgetown
Times issue Of Thursday. Oct. 29th
that he has quit the race for gov
ernor. According to Mr.. short, he
has never had any intention Of draw
ing OF the. Independent Republican
ticket. and is not trying to elect
Democratic slate.
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
WOMEN
WILL MEET TONIGHT
Mrs. Eleanor Jacobs VIII Entertain
Fifty At Hotel Windsor

Mrs. Eleanor Jacobs, committee
woman from the Third Election Dis
trict of the First Representative Dis
trict in Sussex county, will enter
tain so of the lady workers from the
First Representative District in Sus-
sex county and the Tenth Represen-
tative District in Kent county ct a
get-together dinner meeting tonight,
Friday, October 80, in the NeY Ho-
tel Windsor.
A lady speaker of national prom
inence will be present to address
the group and explain the vital is
sues Of the campaign.
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
KENT FARMERS MET AT
DOVER LAST THURSDAY
Discussed Plans For Agricultural
Program For County

A group of farmers representing
the Kent County Agricultural Con-
servation Association and the county
program planning committee met in
an all-day session in the Hotel Rich
ardson last Thursday to discuss
plans for an agricultural program
which will be adaptable to this area
toward the balancing of production
and the improvement of soil feTtil-
ity.
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Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
GREENWOOD PLANS
COMMUNITY FAIR
Walter J. Mills Named Chairman OF
General Committee

The annual Community Fair,
sponsored by the Greenwood Grange,
Greenwood Agricultural Depart
ment and Greenwood Home Eco
nomics Department will be held
Friday and Saturday, November 20
and q. Each person is permitted
two entries in each class and may
show in all the classes. First, Sec
TTRrB to Page 5, Pleasel
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
THRONGS HAIL
LANDON ON VISIT
TO DELAWARE
$500 Greet G. o. P. Presi-
dentiaI Nominee At
Station In Wilmington.
LANDON IS PLEASED
Urges Needy Relief Be
Separated from Politics
In Short Address.

Standing on the rear platform Of
his special train, Governor Alf NJ.
Landon, Republican nominee for
President, looked over" and ad-
dressed a cheering, rain-drenched
crowd of $500 persons at the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad station in
Wilmington on Monday afternoon.
81 know most Of you are here to
look me over" Governor Landon
said after being introduced by Gov
ernor C. Douglass Buck as "Our next
President" well, that goes both
ways-Pm here to look you over.
too" he added cheerfully.
Long before the train arrived, the
station was jammed with men and
women anxious to hear the nominee,
all seeming oblivious Of the rain
that was beating down on them. The
train arrived at 1926 o'clock, and
departed nine minutes later for
Philadelphia where Governor Ian
don spoke Monday night.
Pleased By Reception
81 appreciate very much," said
Governor Landon in his speech,
this kind and cordial reception.
especially in view Of this rainy wea-
ther.
"There is a strange new group,
which, in Washington now, stands
for political control of business, Ia
Dor and agriculture. Remember, you
cannot regulate wages and the hours
of labor without regulating food
production also. You cannot have an
NRA without an AAA.
"The question of relief and unem-
ployment concerns all countries and
every American citizen knows It is
his plain duty to take care Of the
honestly unemployed without waste,
without absurdities and above all,
tyftho,It sboiiliess You know there -
professor 'Rugwell' in Washing-
ton. the story goes, who has sl2o,-
600 900 that he had to spend by
nightfall.
Length-Mlse Bridge
A man wanted to borrow money
to nut IN a hot dog stand, but that
was only chicken.feed so they threw
him out: But another fellow came
along and said: Lets bridge the
Mississippi River" And Professor
sRugwelT said: There are plenty OF
bridges across the Mississippi now.
The other fellow said: I don't mean
across it. I mean from the mouth to
the source-bridge it up and down
that way"
"'Rugwell' asked what IL would
cost, and the other fellow said A
hundred million to start and Rug
ITmn 70 Page s, Plea5el
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
Official Vote VIII
Be Published In
Full By Chronicle
In It's Next Issue

Following a custom OF years
the Milford Chronicle will
print the complete Official vote
for Sussex and Kent counties
in its next issue. As the vote
is not canvassed by the courts
until Thursday afternoon It
will be necessary to hold the
forms until the vote is eerti-
fed by the judges. For that
reason the Chronicle will be
placed in the mails Friday
morning instead Of Thursday
evening.
The Milford Chronicle will
be the only Delaware weekly
newspaper to publish COM
.plete oficial election returns
for both Kent and Sussex
counties next week.
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
MILFORD FIRE co. BAND
is NOW ORGANIZED
Willis Hall Heads Group; Price
Webb, Treasureri Ed. Evans, secty.

The young men Of Milford at a
meeting last Friday night organic
ed a band and decided to identify
themselves with the Carlisle Fire
Company. The band will be known
as the Carlisle Fire Company Band.
Band practice will be held every
Monday evening at the Milford Com
munity Building.
There are rs members in the band
and the following officers were cleo
ted: Director. Willis Hall; treasur-
er. Price Webb; executive secretary,
Z. C. Evans.
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
FIRE PREVENTION
DRIVE PLANNED

Program OF Inspections Mapped AT
Meeting OF Kent County Group
After a turkey dinner served by
women of the Clayton New Century
Club. rs officers and delegates at
tended a meeting of the Kent COun-
ty Firemen's Association. Past Pres
ident Caleb w. johnson of MagnO-
Turn to Page s. Please
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
MlIfOrd

TouchdOwns: Maxwell. Vibbert.
Point after touchdown: Rust drop
kick). Ohicials: Referee. Burford,
Drexel: umpire. Keller, F. and NJ;
linesman, Purnell. Delaware. Time
Of periods: ~ minutes.
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
MILFORD H. S. GRIDDERS
SINK BRIDGEVILLE
Defeat DOWn-State Rivals, 10 To 0
In Snappy Game

Milford High Schools football
team defeated Bridgeville High
School, 13 to 0 last Thursday.
The first touchdown was scored in
the second period on a pass from
Rust to Maxwell, while Vibbert
counted in the fourth quarter to
climax a sustained drive.
RridRpViIle Milford
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, October s1. To
Tuesday, October s7, Inclusive

Charles J. HoIzmueller, the local
weather recorder, reports the fol-
lowing weather conditions for MIL
ford, from Wednesday, October 2I.
to Tuesday, October 27. inclusive.
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Milford chronicle., 1936-10-30
Temperature
Total Rainfall

The following winds and condi-
tions prevailed during the same
period:
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-28

London Tor CAIRO. automatically
succeeded him, to reign under a
regency headed by Prince Moham-
med Ali his third cousin
The kings funeral will be held
Thursday.
King Fuad died after q long per-
led Of i'll health, partly due to the
great strain OF the political situs-
ton. with leaders battling always
ever relations with Great Britain
the dominant nationalistS demand
ing absolute independence and as
serting that Britain dominated
Egypt because of its vital import
ance in the Mediterranean. COM
manding as it does the approaches
TO the Suez Canal running through
it.
Death was due to stomatitis. in
flammation of the MOUTH. comph-
Gated by gangrenous tendencies.
Twice in recent days the kings life
was despaired Of, but only this
morning an official bulletin said:
The king passed a satisfactory
night. His fever diminished and
his general condition. sustained by
his admirable will power. shows
some signs of favorable recovery"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-28
HOLLYWOOD FILM SHOP

HOLLYWOOD. April %. UP)-Re-
ports from Gallup. N. M, say Di-
rector King Vidor IS sore at the
whole Zuni nation because he says
they don't know how to dress or act
Indians. and the braves on the
ether hands think Vidor should be
in an institution.
Wider took his Texas Rangers
company [ c Gallup assured the
Zunis would have their own tribal
COSTUMES and war regalia, but when
the warriors showed up for work
they were dressed in cowboy boots
sombreros and store shirts.
The director made signs to the
chiefs. but not even the Oldest mem
ber could recall what a war-bonnet
or a buffalo hide hunting shirt
looked like. Zunis haven't had any
truck with that sort of thing for
years.
Result was Vidor wired a rush call
for unfinished Alaskan reindeer
hides. and sent prep men scurry-
ing to the Pacific southwest museum
in Los Angelo: to copy feathered
hedd-gear.
II cost Vidor a long argument to
induce the Zunis to wear Indian
costumes" and even after they con-
sented they regarded him will sus-
pieion. They think its a rib.
The Hollywood brand Of civiliza-
tion scenes likely to have its effect
on the Zunis, but hardly>in the way
Of reversion to the customs of their
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-28
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
WITH WILL ANNEXED
No. 264S

No. 2648
In the Superior Court of the State
of California in and for the Coun-
ty of Imperial.
In the Matter of the Estate of
JAMES w. KEMP, also known as
j. w. KEMP, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Frank
G. Healy has filed with the Clerk
of this ccourt. petition, praying for
Letters or Administration of the
Estate o1 James w. Kemp also
known a. j. w. Kemp, deceased, and
Friday. the oth day of May, A D..
1896. at 9 O'Clock p. m. of said day.
at the Courtroom of the Court at
FL Centro, n the County of Imperial.
has been SeJ Tor hearing said petit
ton, wheE and where any person
interested may appear and show
cause why the said petition should
not be granted.
Dated April 27, 1886.
EDWARD H. LAW,
Clerk.
(SeaD
BY CITHA LAMSON,
Deputy.
(A27-M7Inc
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-28
MAN, II, SUED
OVER PROMISE
OF MARRIAGE

. LOS ANGELES, April %. UP
Nicholas Schmittgen may be II
wears old. but is still an arden wooer
who purSues romance even in
church. Mrs. Annette Hordemann,
music and language teacher. testi-
fled today in her suit for Sl00,00c
damages for an alleged broken
promise OF marriage.
Describing their first meeting in
September. 1884, at home of friends
Mrs. Hordemann claims Schmittgen
made love practically at once.
I was in the room alone when
he came in and he got me in his
arms and kissed me-" she charged.
without SC much as saying hello
he said. Sweetheart. like you
went YOU be mine?''
He even tried to kiss me in
the 39-year-old teacher
snapped, but I wouldn't let him.
IN her testimony Mrs. Hordemann
claimed Schmittgen asked her tc
marry him shortly after Christmas
1884. and they became engaged. He
called her "smweetheart" in front
of their friends. and she planned
to marry him in June of 1888.
SchmiItgen met another woman,
and six months later was married.
Through his attorney the elder
ly property owned denied he had
ever promised to marry the plaintiff