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Milford chronicle., 1936-07-17
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LAST FRIDAY
Farmers Fear For Crops
AS Heat Wave COntin-
ues Without Rain.
MANY OVERCOME
Sussex BrOiIer Raisers
Report Huge Losses
From Intense Heat.

Farmers in the vicinity Of Milford
and throughout the entire State are
becoming anxious as the terrific
heat wave which started last We'd
nesday continues to drive the Their
mometer to new records for July
each day. According to Weather
Recorder Charles J. Holzmueller, OF
Milford, the peak day Of the heat
wave to date was last Friday, when
a maximum temperature of 105 de-
grees was recorded on the govern
ment thermometer; this is three de-
grees higher than the ofnciaf ther-
mometer in Wilmington showed at
the same time.
Many persons. assisting at wheat
threshings, have been overcome by
the intense heat. and one fatality
caused by the heat has been re-
corded, that Of James Archie Beebe,
of Lincoln, aged as years, who died
while at work last Wednesday NOR
ming from a heart attack. Some far
mers report that early tomatoes are
blistering on the vine, and in some
sections corn and cucumbers have
also been severely hurt.
In Sussex county, the nations
leading broiler producing county.
poultry raiseFs have lost thousands
Of broilers and baby chicks from the
heat.
Although some sections have been
visited by rain and Slaughter Neck
and. Slaughter Beach report heavy
thunder showers and hail storms on
Tuesday night, Milford has been
without rain for ten days except TOR
a slight shower last Saturday NOR
ming which was recorded as .O1 OF
an inch. According to federal. wea-
tier reportss the Atlantic seahoard
viii receive relief durine the COM
ing weekend.
Milford chronicle., 1936-07-17
KENT CHAPTER OF THE
LINK ELECTS OFFICERS
Francis Berry, Dover, VIII Head
Kent County Al Group

The Kent County Chapter of the
Link held 3 meeting at the home Of
Herman McGinnis on Wednesday
evening. July 8. The business of the
evening was the election of officers
and planning for the club activities
at the Kent-Sussex Fair.
The newly elected officers are
President, Francis Berry. of Dover;
vice president, Kathryn Vinyard
Simpson, Of Houston; secretary and
treasurer, Frances Coulbourne Of
Houston.
There was also q discussion Of the
scholarship which this organization
is giving to a Delaware girl. The
scholarship known as the Kent
County All Club scholarship is to
be loan fund to senior Delaware
girl in the Women's College who is
enrolled in home economies, prefer
ably All club member, or If not a
All club member, rural girl. The
amount Of the scholarship is twen-
ty-fve dollars. This amount was
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Milford chronicle., 1936-07-17
PHILLIPS FOUND
GUILTY IN ROAD
HOUSE KILLING
Sentenced To 1S Months
For Staying Brownie"
Billings On June Is.
MANY AT TRIAL
Bennie Daniels, Slaughter
Neck, Given 6 Months
For Pullman Killing.

A jury of twelve men on Tuesday
found John NJ. Phillips, Of Laurel,
guilty of manslaughter in killing
Grover Brownie" Billings. at the
Green Lantern, a small eating house.
near Harrington. Tuesday. June Is.
The jury it is understood original
ly stood to 4 for conviction, and
then held out for an hour longer for
a vote 10 TO 2 for conviction. The
final verdict was after a compromise
recommending the mercy of the
court.
The Court of Oyer and Terminer
with Chief Justice Layton presiding,
and Associate Justices Harrington
and Richards, sentenced Phillips to
serve IS months IN the Kent county
prison. Phillips wife was seated in
front of the dock at the time SEN
tence was pronounced and following
her breaking down in tears, was led
from the court room.
Phillips, It will be remembered,
and so the testimony showed at the
trial, was employed at a store in
Rehoboth. On the night In question,
accompanied by Robert Roy White,
he had gone to Harrington and end
ed up at the Green Lantern. small
roadhouse where a stud poker game
was in progress conducted by the
dead man, Billings. An argument
took place over the cards and the
stabbing was q result Of the alterca-
finn and fet fight commencing at the
card table
Billings had two knife wounds,
one on the hip and the other over
the heart Phillips eontended he
merely took out g small pen knife
from his pocket 70 scare Billings,
and he did not remember stabbing
him, and that e he was stabbed Il
was because he fell against the open
knife in their tussle. The State con-
tended after the Grand Jury had
found an indictment for msnslaugh-
ter, that the stabbing was done in
an inexcusable manner and the kill
ing occurred while Phillips was act
ing in an unlawful manner.
Very good order was maintained
in the court room during the trial.
There were quite a few paFtisans in
the court room, some biased on the
side Of the dead man and others for
the accused.
Benny Daniel of Slaughter Neck,
who was indicted for manslaughter
for killing Fred Pullman, of Milford,
on Saturday, June 1S, in Milford.
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1900 SUSSEX FARMERS
SIGN WORK SHEETS
Group WIN Elect District Leaders
July s1st

The County Committee composed
of r. W. Lingo, Millsboro, F. NJ. Gum,
Jr., Frankford, Alden Short, George
town, Raymond Lank, Milton. and
D. H. Galloway, Bridgeville, are rap
idly completing the tabulation OF all
farmers who have signed work
sheets.
The next step in this program is
the election Of community commit
tees. in each representative district.
All those who have signed work
sheets" are eligible to vote at these
elections but must vote in their own
district. At these meetings each
district will elect a committee Of
three regular members and an al
ternate; a chairman, a vice-chair-
man, a regular member and the al
ternate. The chairman will become
a member of the County Board Of
Directors who will direct and super
vice the Soil Conservation program
in the county.
Milford chronicle., 1936-07-17
KENT FARMERS RECEIVE
ORCHARD SPRAY NOTES
Twelve Editions Have Been Mailed
Out So Far This Season

In an effort to keep fruit growers
in Kent county informed concern
ing the spray materials to use in the
control of plant diseases and insect
pests, twelve editions of orchard
spray notes have been prepared to
date this season by DR.. J. F. Adams.
plant pathoIogist of the University
of Delaware and the State Board of
Agriculture, and mailed from the
ONCE of County Agent Russell E.
Wilson.
The general quality of apples to
date is much ahead of the average
condition experienced for a number
of years, and the finish of the fruit
and freedom from pest disturbances
are materially above the average for
this section Apple scab is well un-
der control, but further protection is
necessary for those varieties subject
to fruit spot. bitter rot and blotch.
Bordeaux mixture or insoluble cop
per sprays should be used as pro-
lection against these plant diseases,
otherwise growers are advised to use
a wettable sulphur spray.
DR.. L. A. SteaTns, entomologist of
the Delaware experiment station, re-
ports that the orchard emergence of
the spring brood of codling moth
ended June 9, which was somewhat
earlier than was recorded in either
1896 or 1884. This year there were
two periods of maximum abundance,
May 1918, and May 24-25, but no
period Of belated activity such as oc-
Cured during the middle Of June.
1885, and the control of the first
brood in the majority Of orchards
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Milford chronicle., 1936-07-17
Mother Warned against Summer
Complaint By Board Of Health

Mothers are warned Of the dang
ers to infants, during the summer
months, Of contracting diarrhea and
enterItis, and given advice as to pre-
vention and care. in pamphlet now
being revised for issue by the State
Board Of Health.
According to the pamphlet, diar-
rhea, or summer complaint" is re-
sponsible for more Of the deaths oc-
curing each year in this age group
than any other infantile ailment
In the pamphlet, It Is recommend
ed that sewage disposal be protect
ed from flies. and that homes be
screened to exclude them; that gar
bage be placed In a fly-proof can,
aud that the ground surrounding the
Milford chronicle., 1936-07-17
WILL COMMENCE
CAR INSPECTION
HERE JULY 20
Safety Lane VIII Be Open
From 9 A. M. TO S p. M.
July 20 To 20.
NO CHARGE MADE
All Persons In Milford
Vicinity Are Advised To
Visit Lanes Early.

One of the five safety lanes In the
State IN connection with the eighth
annual motor vehicle inspection
campaign sponsored jointly by the
State Motor Vehicle Department, the
State Highway Department and the
Delaware Safety Council, will be To-
Gated in Milford from July 20 until
July 20. The lane will be open from
8 a. m. until 5 p. m, standard time
All persons in Milford and vicinity
having motor vehicles are urged to
bring them to the safety lane and
have them inspected as early as pos
sible. Cars passing the inspection
test will receive the stickers Of ap-
proval.
Under the provisions of the motor
vehicle laws Of the State, the de-
partment will be Obliged to suspend
the registration Of any motor We
hicles which have not been examin-
ed and passed.
Persons bringing cars to the safe
ty lanes for inspection must have
with them their operators or chauf-
feur's license, registration card and
inspection blank. Those who have
failed to receive their inspection
blanks should Immediately advise
the Motor Vehicle Department.
There is no charge for the inspec-
tions. Adjustments and repairs will
not be made at the safety lanes, but
may be had at the garage or service
station selected by the car owners.
The windshield sticker being used
in the campaign is red and white in
color. The date. number Of the lane
and crew number is punched in
them Ink is not being used, as in
the past, because It often blurs.
The Statewide inspection CAM
paign will close on Saturday. August
29.
Milford chronicle., 1936-07-17

can be kept clean at all times. To
prevent flies breeding therein. man
ure from barns should be spread
thinly. over the fields at least twice
a week, and preferably each day,
Safe milk and water for the home
is important. and where possible,
grade "A" pasteurized milk should
be secured. All milk and water given
to children under two years Of age
should be first boiled. and then kept
covered and cold until ready for use.
II ice or electric refrigeration is not
available. the pamphlet advises,
fluids may be kept in a pail Of fre-
Quently changed cold water, or sus-
pended in a we'll in a closed con-
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Both Parties Select
Convention Dates
G. D. p. Convention To BE August 26 With Primary
On Saturday Before; Democrats 10 Meet SepteHI-
Der /; James H. Hughes Elected Chairman.

the call for the convention, which
will be issued by Colonel Mitchell
The convention will be called at II
a. m. standard time. It probably will
he held in the Dover Opera House.
Richards, Hastings Mentioned
Colonel Mitchell said later he
probably will not name the keynoteT
until early next month. He said he
could not do so until he had secur-
ed the consent of the man he may
decide upon. Whoever is named
probably will be elected permanent
chairman of the convention.
Senator Daniel o. Hastings and
Robert H. Richards have been men
toned as keynoters. The next meet
ing Of the committee probably will
be held the night before the conven-
ton.
The Democratic committee met
Wednesday night in the Kent county
court room with the chairman, John
Biggs. Jr., presiding. A resolution
was unanimously adopted on the
recent death of James L. Wolcott of
Dover in which he was eulogized as
a loyal Democrat. and lauded for
services to the party. AS a mark OF
respect to his memory. all present
stodd in silence for a minute.
Hughes Unanimously Elected
Mr.. Biggs informed the members
It would be necessary to elect his
successor as a member Of the State
committee. The Kent county dele
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Milford chronicle., 1936-07-17
DIAMOND STATE
TELEPHONE CO.
REDUCES RATES
Reductions Will Mean
Saving To Subscribers
In Milford.
EFFECTIVE JULY 26

Reductions in the monthly 'tele-
phone rates that will net substantial
savings to telephone subscribers In
Milford, Milton and Frederick, have
been announced by the Diamond
State Telephone Company.
Effective July 26-the date on
which the next bills will be issued
for Milford and Blilton-the rates for
individual business, and Individual.
fcur-party and multi-party resi-
dence telephone service in these
towns viii be reduced by twenty
five cents a month. Similar reduc-
tions became effective July II In
Frederica.
Under the new schedule individual
business line service is reduced to
81; individual residence service is
lowered to So; four and multi-party
line residence service are reduced to
50 monthly.
On the same day the reduced rates
go into effect the company will in
troduce a new service, namely, two
party business service, at the rate OF
$3.50 a month.
Reduced service connection
charges also are introduced. These
charges are for installing new tele-
phones and for moving telephones
from one address to another. The
charge for installing a main busi-
ness telephone is now $3.50 and for
a residence telephone $500. These
new service connection charges be-
came effective July Is.
Milford chronicle., 1936-07-17
GEORGETOWN PASTOR
HEADS CHURCH GROUP
DeI-Mar-Ya Ministerial Association
Chooses Rev. B. ". Sapp President

The Rev. R. W. sapp. pastor of the
Methodist Protestant Church OF
Georgetown, was elected president OF
the Del-MaF-Va Ministerial Associa-
tion of Methodist Protestant Church
es at the annual convention on Mon
day at Rehoboth.
Other officers are: Vice president,
the Rev. George Hungerford of
Scranton, Md; secretary-treasurer
the Rev. Melvin Kay.
About so ministers and their wives
were in attendance.
At the dinner and business session
DR.. E. A. Sexsmith, president of the
Maryland annual conference. ex-
pressed his approval Of the proposed
union Of the Methodist Protestant
and Methodist Episcopal Churches.
1t was decided that the next meet
ing Of the association will be held in
October, the place to be named by
the new president.
The Rev. J. L. Townsend Of Snow
Hill. Nd, is the retiring president.
Milford chronicle., 1936-07-17
P. 7. A. HEALTH CHAIR
MEN HOLD MEETING
Hope To Aid In Correcting Defects
In Pre-SchOOl Age Riddles

Changes in the personnel and
plans of the State Board Of Health,
made possible by the Social Securi-
ties Act, and the possibilities of help
from other cooperating agencies,
we're presented to a group Of lay
workers at q luncheon meeting Of
the health chairmen of the local
Parent-Teacher Associations at the
Clayton School last Wednesday, July
8. The meeting was attended by
more than seventy people interested
in ''The Summer Round Up Of Chill
dren," a project of the National Con-
gress Of Parents and Teachers,
which has for its objective the cor
reetion of remediable physical de-
fects in children entering school for
the first time in September.
Those at the speakers table, who
were introduced by Mrs. w. r. Keys.
Clayton, health chairman Of the
State Parent-Teacher Association,
included: DR.. J. r. Beck. in charge
Of the work in the field Of Commun-
icable Diseases; G. Taggart Evaus.
executive secretary OF the Delaware
Anti i-Tuberculosis Society; Miss
Margaret Jefferis, director Of dental
hygienists; Miss Pearl Macdonald.
since June / State consultant in nu-
triton; DR.. Woodbridge Morris. d.
rector Of maternal and child health
work; Mrs. NJ. r. Northam, Yorklyn,
president Of the Delaware Parent
Teacher Association and Mrs. Kath-
ryn Trent. director OF nurses.
Other members Of the State Par
ent-Teacher Association executive
committee attending the meeting
were: Miss Eta J. Wilson, executive
secretary; Mrs. Robert. p. Lewis,
Dover; Mrs. George Walls. George
town; Mrs. Glenwood Harrington,
Lewes. and Mrs. 0rville R. Wright,
Pennington.
Milford chronicle., 1936-07-17

Members Of the State committees
Of the two major political parties in
Delaware, meeting at Dover We'd
nesday afternoon and night. set the
dates for their respective conven-
tions, the Republicans on Wednes-
day, August 26. and the Democrats
on Tuesday, September 1.
Delegates to the Republican con-
ventiOn will be elected Saturday
August %. the Republican commit
tee decided. The Democratic COM
mittee set Saturday. August 30, as
the date for the parts delegate cleo
tiOn.
At these conventions each Of the
parties will name three presidential
electors, and also nominate candi-
dates for o. S. Senator. Representa-
tive in Congress, governor, lieuten-
ant governor, State treasurer, and
State auditor.
Democrats Select Isaaes
The Republicans took no action
toward naming a keynoter for their
convention. Under the party rules,
this selection is in the hands Of the
State chairman, Colonel Edmund
Mitchell. The Democratic commit
tee, however, unanimously elected
Henry X. Isaacs. attorney, Of VIII
mington, as keynoter. He probably
will be made the permanent chair
man.
Members of the Republican COM
mittee met in the House lounge in
the legislative building with Colonel
Mitchell presiding. They adopted
Milford chronicle., 1936-07-17
CROP OUTLOOK In STATE
BELOW 1885 LEVEL
But Sweet Potatoes, Pears, Peaches
VIM Be Above Last Year

Production prospects of Delaware
crops on July compared with those
OF year ago indicate a decrease
for all crops except sweet potatoes.
peaches, and pears. the Delaware
crop report Of July / reveals.
Wheat production this year will
be about 1892, 900 bushels threshed
from $1,000 acres. as compared with
1,596.000 bushels threshed last year
from $4,000 acres.
Apple Crop on
A total apple crop of 1,O72,OOO
bushels as compared with 1,41s.0OO
bushels last year was indicated at
the first of this month.
The peach crop this year will be
$4,000 bushels. compared with 225,-
900 bushels in 1885. This years crop
viii also be above the average Of
$4,000 bushels for the five years.
192S-32.
Low Yield Prospects
Low yield prospects will make the
white potato crop shorter, with a
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Milford chronicle., 1936-07-17
SUSSEX PREPARING FOR
PART in SWIM MEET
WIN Hold Meeting At RehObOth To-
night TO Aid In Tourney

Sussex county is getting ready to
put on its swimming suit.
The central committee of leading
citizens who will arrange for the
Morning News championships will
be organized in the county tonight
at Rehoboth Beach.
BY noon tomorrow the Morning
News program will be blanketing
the State with arrangements in full
swing for each of the three big coun-
ty championship meets.
The meeting tonight will be held
at the office of Mayor Fred A. Ross
at s o'clock. Many prominent Sussex
county residents who are enthusiast
tice about the health-building safety
promoting features of the Morning
News Statewide program have said
they will attend.
Mayor Ross To Aid
Mayor Ross will serve as honor
ary chairman of the Sussex central
committee. The championship meet
will attract thousands during the
Labor Day weekend at the resort,
it is said.
Meanwhile, plans are driving
ahead rapidly for the New Castle
county meet. This will be the first
of the three to be held. Kent county,
too. Is moving forward swiftly, with
enthusiasm on all sides.
The Kent county group which met
last Wednesday night in Dover 70
organize the Kent central commit
tee was even larger than the one
which met in Wilmington to form
the New Castle committee.
The following committee was for
med in Kent county: Randall Nor
gan, a member OF the faculty Of the
Dover High School and athletics SUI
pervisor at Silver Lake, was elected
general chairman.
Mayor c. Wallace WoodfOrd Of
Dover Is honorary chairman. Other
oficials elected announced they
would appoint the personnel Of their
committees at once to handle phases.
Kennett East Of Dover was elect
ed chairman for entries; G. w. W..
Schantz, principal Of the Smyrna
High School. chairman for meet ar
rangements; Henry Shreffler, man
ager Of the Windsor Hotel, Milford,
chairman for publicity, and Mrs.
Russell Mcneil, Dover. swimming
enthusiast. chairman for prizes.
Entries Pouring In
Among the Sussex residents inter-
ested in swimming who probably
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Milford chronicle., 1936-07-17
Registering On First OF
Fire Registration Days
Expected To Be Heavy.
EUery Voter Must Regis
ter In Order To Cast
Ballots This Year.

Thousands of Delaware voters will
enroll their names tomorrow, Satur-
day, July IS, the first of i've regis
tration days throughout the State
prior to the presidential election on
Tuesday, November 3.
Every voter in Delaware must
register on one of these five days, to
be able to cast their ballots at the
party primaries and the presiden-
tial election, due to the four-year
registration law operated in Della
ware.
New Registration Books
A complete new set of registration
books will be started with the regis
trotion Of tomorrow. The other four
registration days will be: Saturday,
August /; Thursday, August 10; Sat
urday, September 10, and Saturday,
October II.
It will be necessary to be register
ed by Thursday, August 13 for vote
to participate in the delegate elec-
tion Of either major political party.
The Republican delegate election
will take place on Saturday, August
%, with the Democratic delegate
election on the following Saturday.
Registration places will be open
from a. m. until p. m, standard
time, with an hour of between noon
and 1 o'clock for lunch.
Those Qualified
Those entitled to register are
citizens 21 years of age and over
who have been residents Of the state
fer one year. the county 80 days,
and the district in which they live
80 days prior to election.
As q result of the four-year reg
istration law, 100000 names are
delefed from the books thia year.
This figure includes 61,717 names y
the City Of Wilmington.
-Four Year Law
The four-year registration law
was enacted in the 1881 session Of
the Legislature and became efiec-
tive In 1882. The law provides for
a new registration in the presiden-
tial election year.
Prior to 1892, Delaware operated
under a permanent registration law,
enacted BY the 1926 session Of the
General Assembly. Registrations
took place every two years prior to
1926.
In the meantime, leaders of both
parties are urging the voters to reg
lister at their earliest convenience.
Milford chronicle., 1936-07-17
MILFORD BALL TEAM
HAS PERFECT WEEKEND
Scored Wins Over ROxbOrOugh And
Wyoming In Spirited Tits

The Milford Baseball Club had a
perfect weekend last week when
they defeated the strong Roxbor-
ough, Pa, club, s to /. Saturday and
won both games in a double header
from Wyoming on Sunday BY the
scores Of S to s and p % ls.
IN the game on Saturday the To-
calls played championship baseball.
Han. pitching for Milford had II
strfkeouts. Zip" Locates, Milford's
star centerhelder, led the club in
batting with hits out Of trips to
the plate.
sharkey and Scanlon played a
bang-up game for the Roxborough
nine.
ON Sunday the Milford boys en-
tertained the Wyoming boys. Killen'
pitching the first game, had nine
strikeouts against the Kent county
stars. In the second game Milford
went wild and hit the offerings OF
Hurley and Lennon for 21 hits. Le-
Gates hit a homer as did Graham,
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VOTERS
WILL REGISTER
ON SATURDAY,
HEAVY REGISTRATION
EXPECTED DOWN STATE

An extremely heavy regis
tration is expected throughout
the two lower Delaware coun-
ties tomorrow, when thous-
ands of Kent and Sussex vo-
ters will enroll their names
upon a complete new set of
registration books.
Every voter in the State
must register on one of the
five registration days, of
which tomorrow, Saturday,
July IS. is the first, in order to
be able to cast their ballots at
the party primaries and the
presidential election.
Registration places will be
open from 8 a. m. until Z p. m,
standard time. with an hour
off at noon for lunch.