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Evening star., 1936-03-19
RED CROSS ASKS
EMERGENCY FUND
So, 900, 900 in Contributions
Sought to Help Care for
$1,000 Families.

with $4,000 fiood-Stricken families
estimated to be under its care al
ready, the American Red Gross today
appealed to the Nation to contribute
Immediately to q S., 900 900 emergency
relief fund.
The call for money was voiced by
Rear Admiral Cary 7. Grayson. chair
man OF the Red Cross, who announced
that floods are raging through at
least II States, bringing loss and
suffering to countless families"
Grayson, who arrived from New
York to confer with other Red Cross
oficials late last night, learned that
81 trained disaster workers were al
ready In the field directing relief,
with thousands of volunteers assisting
them. Other Red Cross workers were
prepared to enter the field today.
OF the $4,000 families already I'M
der Red Cross care, $4,000 are To-
Gated in Pittsburgh, Admiral Gray
son said.
The allotments of funds to be COL
lected by each of the 3,700 Red Cross
chapters and the $4,000 branches viii
be sent out today by telegram.
Receives Presidents Message.
Admiral Grayson received from
President Roosevelt a copy of his
memorandum Of yesterday, creating
the Emergency Flood Committee
headed by Secretary Dern, and au-
thorizing the Army. Coast Guard and
other agencies to utilize any neces-
sary equipment to give all possible
help in widespread areas already
flooded. They will cooperate with
the Red Cross in rescue and relief
operations and prevention of prop
erty damage
Earlier, the Chief Executive granted
blanket authority to sill State Works
Progress administrators to use w. p
A. workers wherever they are needed
In the flood zones State w. p. A,
chiefs will issue their own orders. The
Army's Engineer Corps simultaneously
was directed to cooperate with the
relief roll workers.
From the War Department were
radioed orders to the commanding
kcucIdLS VI SA Amy COTpo areas 70
extend all aid possible toward the
prevention Of the loss of life, distreS,
and destruction Of property, the corp.
commanders we're instructed to keer
in radio contact with headquarter,
here.
A big bomber, piloted by Lieut.. Davi,
r. Gibbs Of Langley Field, Va, tool
of yesterday carrying short-wavt
radio equipment to make contact with
relief workers on the ground, and BE-
gin radioing directions for immediate
relief operations.
Photographic Survey Started.
An observation plane, carrying Sig
nal Corps photographers, hoped of
to make q Photographic survey. An
other observation plane carried Red
Cross o1iicials who planned to report
70 national headquarters here.
An oficial report radioed to the Ret
Cross from Johnstown last night sait
Evening star., 1936-03-19
Pittsburgh Papers,
Crippled by Flood,
Use Nearby Plants
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, March ls.-
The three newspapers OF flood.
stricken Pittsburgh sent editorial
and mechanical crews to nearby
towns yesterday In an effort to
continue publication.
The first group-men from the
stan Of the Post Gazette, q morn
ing newspaper-started for New
Castle to publish in the plant Of
the New Castle News. There was
no communication between the
two cities last night.
The sun Telegraph prepared To
publish in the plant Of the
Greensburg Tribune. while the
Press borrowed facilities Of the
Washington Observer Reporter
newspapers.
Evening star., 1936-03-19

day In the wake Of thunderstorms.
continued to fall yesterday over q
widespread area. forcing mines and
schools to close and stopping bus and
automobile trafic over the mountains
on the general line from Bristol to
Hlueheld.
Five thousand miners were idle "a
26 inches Of snow. which fell In q 81
hour period, drifted before hard winds
TO four and eight feet In depth.
Highway forces had their hands full
10 keep primary roads open with snow
plows.
Telephone and telegraph companies
at Norton reported their lines In Wise
County down under an ie-inch fall,
Evening star., 1936-03-19

approximately one-half the homes
there. or about 5000, had been flooded
with losses both In the residential and
business districts.
A Red Gross worker ut Sharpsburg.
Pa, reported to his washington head
quarters that one man was drowned
in Sharpsburg and 800 to 200 persons
marooned In the second stories ot
houses and IN the topmost branches
of trees In the lowlands. Citizens sent
urgent pleas for boats. saying the four
small rowboats available were useless
In the rushing river.
Fears Of an epidemic spreading at
Sunbury, Pa, already endangered by
food waters, were aroused at Red
Cross headquarters by reports Of az
cases Of scarlet fever and 10 cases OF
measles there.
Evening star., 1936-03-19

which was characterized there as
winters last fling,
The snowstorm extended IS far east
rs Roanoke and Lynchburg, where
highway engineers reported intermit-
tent falls throughout the day. Snow
fall also was reported In Valley COM
lnunities. but the brunt Of the wintry
weather was experienced In this high.
land country.
Some houses In Lee County were
said to have been damaged by the
weight Of drifts and mail had not been
received ct St. Charles since Tuesday.
Evening star., 1936-03-19
26.INCH SNOWFALL
HITS VIRGINIA AREA
Southwest. Mountain Section
Choksd a. Drifts Block
Roads.

By the Associated Press
TAzEWELI, Va, March ls.-With
cities of the Valley and Central Vir-
ginia occupied with foods. Southwest
Virginia contended with o snowstorm
Of near blizzard proportions.
The snow, which began early Tues
Evening star., 1936-03-19

ern United Gas q Electric Co. and the
Chicago District Electric Generating
Co.
Evening star., 1936-03-19

Farm Income Increases.
Greece's agricultural income last
year was 10 per cent above 1894.
Evening star., 1936-03-19

Industrial production Ia the Irish
Free state continues to increase.
Evening star., 1936-03-19
.Mid,uestern PO,Cer
Shifted for Relief
OF Flooded Cities
Hammond, Ind, Supply
to Northern Illinois
Shifted to Pittsburgh.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March is.-Four large
Midwestern power companies COM
pleted arrangements yesterday to d.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-13
BLANCHARD'S STATION

Don't forget that the Greenwood
Home Demonstration. Club will
meet at 1880 p. n, Thursday, March
10, with Mrs. Nelson Meredith.
Arthur Marvel has returned to
his home here much improved af-
ter being a patient in the Jefferson
Hospital in PHILADELPHIA since the
middle of November.
Melvin Banning has been a great
sufferer from an injury to his arm
during the past week.
Albert Johnson and Mrs. John
Phillips and several others of the
community are victims of measles.
Mrs. Edward Stokes is on the sick
list.
R. L. Tucker is somewhat i'm
proved at this time.
Mrs. Carl Owens of Philadelphia
is here nursing her mother, Mrs.
Stokes.
Robert Mcdowell Of Kennett
Square, Pa, visited here on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Yoder enter
tanned friends from near Owens Sta
tiOn on Sunday evening.
Mrs. Dasia Ellis Of FrankfOrd
called on Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Harmon
and son last week.
The State trucks combined with
their scrapers are putting the gra-
vel roads In fine shape for the
spring in this community.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-13
lie INsURANCE ASSET CLIMn

In spite Of the heavy dehation that
took place during the depression
years. the total assets Of the life in
surance industry showed a steady
climb.
At the end of 1929, these assets
were S17,4S2. .OOO,O 600. At the end of
1885, they had reached approximate
ly $23, 200 900, 900.
During depression, il was newt
able that the invested assets of the
companies should shrink in value.
Even so, very few companies have
run into difficulties in meeting their
contracts. and the current business
betterment IS reflected in steady
strengthing in the worth Of the av-
erage cOmpany's investment port
folio. It is a well known fact that
all life insurance companies main
tain a large cash reserve, which OBJ
Viates the necessity of liquidating
at unfavorable times.
Life insurance investments fall
into two principal fields-real estate
and bonds. Real estate is
obviously the soundest of all invest
ments in the long run-the, worst of
cannot make the land
Unfertile. And the, kind Of bonds
life companies buy represent all that
is necessary and productive in in
dustrial life.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-13
SLAUGHTER NECK

The Young Ladies Friendship So
ciety will meet with Miss Octavia
Leverage on Friday evening, March
20.
Mrs. Amos Higman and Miss
Margaret were dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Roland McCOlley on Sun
day.
Herman Argo of Wilmington
spent the weekend with his mo-
ther. Mrs. Clara Argo.
Harry Clendaniel who has been
i'll for the past two weeks is much
improved.
Mrs. ElwoOd ArgO visited Miss
Eta Stats at Dover on Friday.
Little Billy Wilson is i'll at this
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Willim Of Do
yer visited Harry Prettyman and
family on Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Norton Leverage
and son Billy were dinner guests Of
John Leverage and family on Sun
day.
Mrs. Sally Prettyman is ill at this
George Carey was sick part of
last week.
Church services on Sunday NOR
ming as follows: Sunday school AT
10 a. m. Preaching IL a. m. Rev. s.
L. Handy. pastor.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-13
EDucATION PLts cOOPERATION


"Intelligent cooperation and edu-
cation must go hand in hand,7 said
DR.. Frank p. Graham. president Of
the Greater University OF North
Carolina. recently.
That truism is especially appli-
cable to cooperation by farmers. The
cooperative movement is essentially
an educational movement The most
enthusiastic group Of farmers in the
world will make a failure Of a CO.
op il they lack knowledge and pur-
pose-precisely as the best informed
Or farmers will fan short of the
greatest success it they refuse to
cooperate.
II is an encouraging fact that the
better farm cO-ops have given great
er attention to the educational factor
in recent years. They have taught
farmers much concerning the laws
OF supply and demand. tariffs and
currency and monetary
problems, and so on. The farmers
have learned that there is much
more TO prosperous farming than
planting a crop one season and har-
vesting it the next. They have learn
ed that their welfare is affected by
a great number of national and in
issues. And they have
learned that education plus cooper
alton is the solution to many prob
News Review.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-13
WARWICK

Mark Wilson. aged "a years, died
March 9Th at the home of his son,
David Wilson at EddystOne, Pa. He
is survived by four children, includ-
ing the one mentioned above. Jacob
of Minquadale. Del, Mrs. Emma
Roberts. of Chester and Mrs. Anne
Butler. of Dover. Ten grandchildd-
rem and five great grandchildren be-
sides host of relatives and friends
Mr.. Wilson was born in Indian Riv-
er hundred and spent his bOyhOOd
days here. He has spent the past
two summers with Mr.. and Mrs. A.
H. Lingo. Fuhrela services were
held at Dover. Monday, March 9th.
lnternent at Barratts' Chapel near
Frederick.
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Warrington
are receiving congratulations on the
birth of son, born, February 29th
at their home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Ewell Calhoun and
family, OF Georgetown, were dinner
guests on Sunday, March list with
her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. William MCGEE, of
near DagsbOro, and Mrs. Lille Lynch
and son. Levin. of FrankfOrd. were
visitors with Mr. and Mrs. j. Shep
Short on Sunday.
A. H. Lingo accompanied Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar TimmOns. of Dagsboro.
to Wilmington, where they were
callers with Mrs. Clara Wilson and
daughter, Mrs. Effie Brenton on Wed
nesday.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-13
DAGSBORO

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Brittingham. Mr..
and Mrs. Dee Brittingham and Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Brittingham, OF
Philadelphia. spent the weekend
with their parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Brittingham. They returned
with them for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph KollOck and
family. r. L. KOllock. spent Tuesday
at Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Baker en-
tertained Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
d. Cannon and Mrs. Bakers father,
A. M. Short, of Bridgeville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lawson and
daughter, Miss Gladys, Of zoar, were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
DOnOway. Sunday.
Hayward West is spending a few
days with Master Osborn Hudson.
Truman Campbell and DR.. Edward
CIogg spent Saturday evening at
Oceon City. attending the last game
OF the season Of basket ball.
We are glad to report that Mrs.
Arvel LaYfield is much improved at
this writing.
Paul Mears is at the Salisbury
Hospital, where be underwent an
operation for appendicitis
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-13
OYERBROOK

Washington Mitchell and Mrs. ella
Truitt are on the sick list
Mr.. and Mrs. Uland Davidson and
daughter, Victoria, and Rev. Hess
were the guests Of Mrs. Mary A.
! Warrington and Mr.. and Mrs Harry
Davidson IA dinner on Sunday.
! Mrs. Ida Desterfano and daughter,
Of Hamilton, N. j., and Miss Lola
Downs, Of Philadelphia, are spend
ing sometime with their mother. Mrs.
Joshua Downs.
Church Notes
Sunday School next Sunday morn
ing at the usual hour followed by
class meeting at eleven.
EpwOrth League at 7.30 p. m.
Miss Lillian Birmingham. leader.
MIR. and Mrs. John Locates and
son. Sylvester, and daughter, Edna,
spent Sunday with the formers
mother, Mrs. Mary A. Locates and
brother, Harley and family.
Mrs. Paul Vincent and Mrs. David
Jefferson spent Monday with their
sister, Mrs. Charles Warrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Setter and
son and Mrs. Robert Custin, off of
Wilmington, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Kitchens
spent Saturday evening with their
Mrs. John Jester in GeOr-
getOwn.
Mrs. Name Green spent Monday
with her father, w. ]. Wilson and |
iisetr, Mrs. George Workman in
Mrs. Paynter w. Green was taken |
o the Milford Emergency Hospital /
IN Saturday for treatment.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-13
Our Army
Of Dependent"
By RAYMOND PITCAIRN
National Chairman
SeniiReLs Of the Republic

AS millions Of Americans strug-
gle with their latest tax forms,
they are beginning to realize that
there is q large group Of depend
ents" for whose upkeep they are
allowed no exemptions whatever.
It is the growing army Of politi-
cal job-holders-every member Of
which is dependent for his pay
check on the earnings Of the aver
age American citizen and taxpayer.
But the burden doesn't rest on
the income taxpayer alone. With
other costs Of government, it falls
on every worker, every housewife,
who either earns OF spends-n not
directly then in taxes hidden some
where in the price Of nearly every
thing he or she may buy.
And the costs continue to mount.
That's why we hear protests to
Congress against taxes on "the
American breakfast table and the
forgotten mans shirt"
That's why a noted political OBJ
server could recently declare that
the American people are spending
more for government than they are
for food. clothing and rent COM
bined.
That's why statisticians can make
the startling announcement that
the annual total Of federal, state
and local government expenditures
in America averages s5i7 per
family.
Throughout the nation, II is now
apparent, the taxpayers themselves
are coming to . grim realization Of
what these things mean to them.
And, what is more significant, they
ara making their protests heard.
It's a good sign-if if we don't
weaken.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-13
WORK FOR THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT

An up-to-date fire department has
three duties.
First, it should strive to prevent
fire, through property inspections
and by publicizing ways and means
of removing the unnecessary and
dangerously common hazards that
are responsible Cor the great major
ity of blazes.
Second, it must fight fire once il
has broken out-aId to do this sue
cessfully it must he equipped with
the best apparatus, backed up by
adequate water and alarm facilities,
and it must have a trained and eff
cient personnel
Third. it should carry on salvage
work as a matter of regular routine.
in order to save as much property
as possible after fire has struck.
This last duty IS the least known
of the three. According to a survey
made by the National Board of Fire
Underwriters in May, 1885, effective
and regular salvage work was being
done by municipal fire departments
in 121 cities, Of which 70 maintain
ed separate pieces of apparatus for
salvage work. In addition, 126 cities
had salvage appliances which were
used to more limited extent. These
cities were largely in the higher
population brackets-but even small
towns can, at little expense, bring
salvage within the scope of fire de-
M .fv1onf OparnffOne
The consequences of fire are al
ways bad-but salvage can mitigate
them. Irreplaceable property can
be at least partially saved and loss
es greatly reduced.
The three duties Of fire depart
ments are all essential-each full
fills a need Htal to any community.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-13
WOULD EXTEND WAR AGAINST
MOSQUITO THROUGHOUT STATE

To further the program for the
elimination of house mosquitoes IN
various Delaware towns, the Mo-
sduito Control Commission is again
urging the respective town councils,
il they have not already done so, to
pass an ordinance making illegal the
wiIlful maintenance of any mosquito
breeding nuisance within corporate
limits. and empowering the EN-
plOyees of the commission to act
Jointly with the town health officer
in inspecting properties and enforc-
ing the law.
This program. instituted in May
1884, has resulted in the passage of
the model ordinance by RehobOth'
Milton, MillsbOrO, Bethany Beach
and Lewes. Though the majority Of
the mosquitoes in each of these
towns come from salt tidal marshes,
which are being ditched by CCC
labor, each town council showed a
willingness to cooperate which was
not evinced by certain inland towns
where up to 9S percent of their mo-
squitoes come from cesspOOls, clog
ged rain cutters. etc.
AS in the original campaign TO
gain universal passage of the sug-
gested ordinance, the assistance OF
expert inspectors is again being Of
fered to make thorough surveys of
each town to locate existing and po-
teItial breeding places, provided the
town passes an ordinance indicating
willingness to cooperate.
The suggested ordinance, copies
of which were sent to each incOr-
porated town in the state, would
make il compulsory on citizens to
employ adequate screening around
cesspOOls; to empty stagnant water
containers; TO oil stagnant water
that cannot be drained, and to eXer-
else similar prevention measures.
Persons failing in this. after being
given due notice. would have to pay
tle costs OF such work being done
by the authorities, and suffer such
penalties as might be set by their
town council.
While the summer season of 1885
was exceptionally favorable to the
breeding of mosquitoes. trap cOllec-
tiOns showed a 95 per cent decrease
of the pests in the controlled areas |
around Lewes, as compared to 1882. |
The uncontrolled area around Del |
aware City, on the other hand, !
showed an increase of 2O2 per cent
ON the same bass.
In its recently published annual
report the Mosquito Control Com
ivissi0n recommended a state law
ito protect existing control works
against damage or change without
the approval of the commission {
This has received widespread at 5
entiOn and favorable editorial COM ]
nent. but the control group is equal
y interested in securing the passage i
# the ordinance by the various a
owns and the city of Wilmington. c
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-13
Drink LoLs of DlstIlled Mater

You know what hard water does to a
teakettle. Is irritation causes disturbed
sleep. frequent desire. scanty low. bur-
Drink to s glasses Of boiled or distill-
ed water daily and drive out deposits
and excess acids with juniper oil.
buchu. etc. made into little green tab
let's called Bukets. Works on the blad-
der similar 10 castor oil on the bowels
II not pleased any druggist will refund
your CSC. Frank F. Brereton. Druggist.
Milford. Del. Sharp and Fleming. Har-
rington. Del. adv
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-13
Thanks To The Courts
YakIma. wash. Repabiio

The Aberdeen World says, as If
trying to DO the Supreme Court Of
the United States a good turn. that
in its time the Court has invalidated
"a acts Of Congress. Il might have
added that history has vindicated
every one Of rs unfavorable decis-
ions and that the momentous fact
that ours IS today the oldest consti-
tutional government in the world al
most certainly IS due TO judicial in
depreciation Of the organic law
where legislative action was misdi-
rected.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-13
FRANKFORD

Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill McCabe en-
tertained MIR. and Mrs. William p.
Truitt. Sunday at a turkey dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace p. Truitt. Of
Philadelphia, have been spending a
couple Of days with his brother and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs William p. Truitt.
Miss Grace Daisey entertained on
Sunday evening. Misses Louise Nor
ris. of Selbytille; Evelyn Daisey.
Dolly Gray, Of Dagsboro. Thelma
Truitt, Melroth Lynch and Ruth
Sparrow. Of Cape Charles, Va. Jim
Baker Elmer Dukes. Pete Hancock.
William A. Truitt, Milton Long and
Everett Long. of Frankford.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-13
CONSTABLES NAMED

The Kent County Levy Court has
appointed the following constables:
First district. John r. Stats and
Lee r. Cochran; Third district.
George r. EichoIz and Charles w.
Graham; Fifth district. Walter Cub
bage; Seventh district. John Evans
Cook; Ninth district, William S.
Smith; Tenth district. Harry e. Vim
ward
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-13
no THE PUBLIC

The firm and partnership hereto
fore known as 0rkin Brothers, has
been dissolved. And /, Isaac Orkin,
will continue in buying cattle, hogs,
poultry etc. Trusting that ] may
enjoy the continued confidence and
Of all former customers.
I remain very respectfully
ISAAC oRKIN.
Phone Az. 301 w Front ST.,
S-13-St Milford. Del.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-13

Rubdub-Whal loving wife you
have. Here you've been married FOR IS
years and notice that she siill meets
sou al the door when you come home
fIom work.
Rubbub-Yes, she's afraid rll forget
to wipe my feet before / 80 IN.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-13
WHERE THE BLAME RESTS

The actual blame for the mess Gre
ated by the AAA does not lie at the
door Of the Supreme Court The
New Deal and the New Deal brain
trusters are to blame for the mud
die. They exceeded their authority.
The court simply told them about
it--Marshalltown. Iowa. Times Re-
publican.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-13
SUSSEX TEACHERS
WILL MEET AIT
LEWES MARCH 70
TConfinned from First Pagel

IN7V''''''''I" I'"''' = ~
in Lewes at noon will require con-
siderable planning, it is requested
that teachers make reservations by
writing a postal card to James Mar
vel. The members of the executive
committee of the Sussex County
Teachers Association are: Richard
A. Shields, president; ROsalie K.
Martin, secretary-treasurer; Sallie
O. Ellis and Clarence E. wilkins.
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-13
FOR SALE

FOR sAIE-One Bourbon Red Tui'-
key GOhhler. Arthur Davis Williams
vile. near Houston. ltp
FOR SAI.E-One Guernsey bull. i8
months old and one heifer James
salisbury Houston. Del itp
FOR SALE-Second hand net. suit
able for seines. 20c per pound. Atlantic
Fisheries Co. Lewes, Del mis-6t
FOR sALI1-tIariey-D Davidson 1891
motorcycle IN good condition. cheap
Elbert Crisp. r. =. ID. 1, Harrington.
Del mlS-2tp
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-13
FOR REM

FOR RENT--I'ive room apartment,
Possession April I. Apply ia West
Third street, Milford. mis-tf
Milford chronicle., 1936-03-13

A poor speaker never drives home
anything but the audience.