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Milford chronicle., 1936-10-02
SEED LOANS ARE NOW
AVAILABLE In KENT
According To Announcement Issued
By Crop Loan Office

According to an announcement
which has been issued by the Emer-
gency Crop and Feed Loan Office OF
the Farm Credit Association, loans
are now available to those farmers
who are planning to seed wheat this
fall, and who are unable to obtain
the necessary credit from any other
source, or whose cash resources are
limited.
The amount which may be loan
ed to any one farmer, inclusive OF
any crop loan or loans heretofore
granted to such borrower under the
provisions Of the spring emergency
crop loans, shall not exceed $500.
These loans are available for the
production Of winter wheat, and
should not be confused with the
loans which we're limited to $500 to
an individual farmer last spring Tor
the growing Of all crops.
The rate of interest on these wheat
loans is 55k per cent per annum' ana
the maturity date is August 81, 1887.
Before such a loan is granted by the
Farm Credit Administration, how
ever, definite assurance must be CIV
en- that the 1887 wheat crop is tree
from all liens OF crop mortgages. In
granting these loans the Federal
requires a first lien on
crops which are either planted OF
to be planted, and the repayment OF
these notes are to be made from the
sale of crops.
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Milford chronicle., 1936-10-02
AGED COLORED WOMAN
FOUND DEAD In WOODS
Emma c. Anderson, OF Near Milford,
Suceumbed To Exposure

Mrs. Emma C. Anderson, aged 73
years, a colored woman, living six
miles from Milford, in the Cedar
Neck section, was found dead in the
woodland of John Bennett, two miles
from ArgO, last Thursday afternoon
by Highway Officers Clarence K.
Lynch and Howard s. Brittingham of
the Georgetown Police Station.
Mrs. Anderson was last seen by
her son, John, going in the direction
of the Bennett farm, which is lOcat-
ed five miles from her home, on
Tuesday of last week. The son made
inquiry among the farmer through
out that area, but none Of them had
seen her. On Wednesday he report
ed to the Georgetown police station
that she was missing and feared
that she had met foul play. Ofieers
Lynch and Birmingham, with moth
ing to work on but the statement
that she was last seen going in the
direction of the Bennett farm, made
a diligent search. They came to the
conclusion that because of her mem
tai and physical condition that she
did not go far from a direct line.
Their theory was correct. After
for more than three hours
they detected an odOr in the wood
land. Turning in the direction from
which it was coming, they found the
body in a somewhat deeOmposed
The body was taken to the under
taking establishment of Elias G.
Reed, at Lincoln City. DR.. willard R.
Of Milford. was called and
made an examination. Coroner
H. Lockwood, Of Frankford,
was called and the conclusion Of the
physician that she had died from
exposure brought about by senile
Dement'S, was accepted.
It is believed that after entering
he woodland she became either tire
ID or IN and died from exposure.
There was evidence that she had
.ried 20 get out, because in several
places small bushes and grass had
Deen mashed to the ground.
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-02
SURPLUS TAXING
CLJTSU.S.A ASSETS
HOOVER STATES
ImpOst STILES Honest En-
terprise, Former Presi-
dent Says.
rs BARRIER TO MANY
Present Levies On Income
Tax Called Torment and
Terror to Honest Citizen

Former President Herbert Hoover
charged in a speech at Denver, Col,
on Wednesday night that the federal
tax on undistrlbuted corporation
profits tends to stifie honest enter
prise, to lessen national assets, to
help the powerful instead of the
weak, to cost men Jobs"
Discussing federal taxes In an
address prepared for delivery before
the American Mining Congress, Hoo
yer said he would not deal with
political issues"
"NO doubt any form of public
expression can be distorted as poll
tics except grooming" he added.
what | have to say is merely OBJ
jective sociology and economics. If
you get political emotions out Of it,
then that is the product OF your
mind. not of mine"
Income Tax @TOrment"
Describing the present income tax
as "a torment and a terror ito the
honest citizen" Hoover advocated a
constitutional amendment abolish
ing "all tax exemptions on govern
ment securities"
He proposed intelligent reform"
Of, taxes on estates with the explana-
tion: mo doubt estate taxes do
drive for the distribution of over
sized fortunes, but they could be
made to do a better job We
could amply protect widows and
children. At the same time we could |
any inheritance of impOr-
tant economic power ."
Warning his audience that he was
not intent upon demanding tax re-
iuctions, Hoover said, THAT is not
possible until the budget is balanced.
the principle Of max
ing people pay according to their
means Is right
Barrier To Honest Men
"My administration having more
han doubled the upper bracket Of
he income tax and the estate taxes
ID to 55 per cent. no one will ac-
,use me of wanting to give relief
rom the burden Of government to
hose classes " >"
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Milford chronicle., 1936-10-02
SECRET BALLOTS SENT
TO MILFORD PEOPLE
Literary Digest Poll Mails individual
Ballots Here

Individual ballots have been mall
ed. to voters of Milford and nearby
communities in a new Literary Di-
gest poll Of over 10000, 900 persons
to ascertain who will be the next
President of the United States. The
votes should be distributed by the
post office locally within a few days.
according to advice received today
from the magazines publishers.
DelaWare's returns in this 1888
referendum win be Tailed as a unit
so they may be compared with the
voting in other states. It is annOun-
ced.
The voting of the postcard bal
lots is secret as no signature or
other Identification is required and
the return postage is paid by the
magazine. To guard against tam
pering and eOunterfeiting a special
ly manufactured cardboard is used
for printing the ballot, according to
the sponsors of the poll, and all
spurious votes can be detected Inn
mediately and destroyed.
The ballot asks the voters choice
of the seven officially nominated i
candidates and for whom he or she
voted in the 1882 election to reveal .
the general drift from one party to :
another. Z
This is announced as the fourth +
national Presidential !
poll conducted by The Literary Di-
gest. The three previous polls Rave
forecast the Presidential! winner
with "uncanny accuracy"
Ballots are reported being mailed
from the magazines headquarters in
New York at the rate Of over $780,
600 per day and will continue until
every section of the country has
been sent it's propOrtiOnate share OF
the total being mailed.
The balloting is the twelfth ma
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Milford chronicle., 1936-10-02
Vote HeayyAsPartie
Name County Tickets
Leroy B. Hurley Wins Republican Nomination For
State Senator In SUSSEX County Fight; POOre,
Thomas And Sylvester Win out In Kent COuntu.

Heavy voting marked the two
Democratic primary elections in
New Castle. and Kent Counties, aud
the Republican primary In Sussex
county last Saturday. The Demo-
Gratis settled two contests for State
Representative in the Tenth, and
Fifteenth Representative Districts Of
New Castle County. and eleven con-
tests for various Offices, I'm Kent
county, where around 5000 votes
were cast. Sussex Republicans had
one contest for State Senate and one
for the House.
In rural New Castle county,
Chauncey P. HOlcomb, a former
Speaker of the House, emerged vic
tOrious in a three-cornered contest
for the nomination as State Repre-
sentative in the Tenth Representa-
tive District, New Castle Hundred,
on the Democratic ticket A total Of
$40 votes was pOlled. Mr.. HolcOnb
received $50 In the six voting dis
tricts, against 3OS for former Repre-
SC ntative Scott w. Rees, Of New
Castle. The third candidate, Benjam-
in H. Moor of New Castle got ZIP
votes.
HOleOmb Carries -Four Districts
HOlcOmb carried four Of the six
districts, polling his biggest vote in
the Sixth district, where the results
we're: HolcOmb, 100; Moor. 72;
Rees, So. The only district carried
by Moor was the Third, where he
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-02
TO HOLD RELIGIOUS
MEET AT LEWES OCT. 8
Annual Convention OF Sussex Group
VIII Be Held In N. Z. Church

The annual convention of the Sus-
sex County Council of Religious Ed
ueation. formerly known as the
county Sunday School Convention,
will be held in the Methodist Epis-
cOpal Church at Lewes, next Thurs
day, October 8. The theme will be,
Building the Kingdom in Our COun-
try"
The morning session will open
with the registrations al $3.50 o'clock.
Ar 10 O'Clock there win be a song
and worship service under direction
Of Miss Maggie S. Wilson of George
town, vice president for Sussex
county. This will be followed at
1880 by an address by the Rev.
Omar E. Jones. pastor of Wesley NJ.
E. Church, Georgetown. The Rev. H.
c. BuFkins, pastor of Christ NJ. p.
Church. Laurel, will deliver an ad-
dress at IL O'Clock. Announcements
and reports of the district secretar-
ies will follow.
The afternoon session will open
with a song and prayer service fol-
lowed at las o'clock by an address
by DR.. Ross w. SandersOn of Balti-
more. executive secretary of Mary
Council of Religious
Conferences then will
follow with Miss Pauline AlbertsOn,
field worker Of the Maryland-Del
ware Council. as leader.
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Milford chronicle., 1936-10-02

pOlled g.; Rees, 54, and HOlcOmb, q.
Sussex Republicans. by a vote OF
257 to 176, nominated Leroy B. Hur-
ley Of Seaford for State Senator in
the Second Senatorial District over
William F. LOngendyke, also of Sea-
ford. William R. Ringler of MillviIle,
In the only other Republican con-
test in that county. defeated Lewis
J. Lathbury. of DagsbOro, by a vote
of 257 to 122 for the nomination of
State Representative in the Seventh
Representative District.
In the only other contest in New
Castle county, Robert A. Derrick
son Of Blackbird. defeated Herman
Pratt of Smyrna, for the nomination
of State Representative in the Fif-
teenth Representative District,
Blackbird Hundred, by a vote of 224
to So, or a majority Of 1856. Derrick
son carried the first district by 153
to 81, and the second district by II
to 5s.
Eleven Contests In Kent
In Kent county eleven out of
twelve places on the ticket we're con-
tested.
Elijah S. Hughes. of Dover. rum
ming for comptroller. the only un-
opposed candidate on the Demo-
cratic ticket in Kent county pOlled
1924 votes.
William Marion Stevenson, of
candidate for prOthOGO-
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Milford chronicle., 1936-10-02
new SEWAGE
PLANT OPENED
HERE MONDAY
Was Formally Dedicated
By Mayor Harry J.
PettyjOhn.
VISITORS
Charles H. Fleming, PWA
Engineer, Speaker At
Rotary Dinner.

At five o'clock Monday afternoon
after an invocation by DR.. Frank
HersOn of the Methodist Episcopal
Church OF Milford, and while the
Milford High School Band, under the
leadership Of Professor w. E. Miller,
rendered a musical program, Mayor
Harry J. PettyjOhn threw the master
switch at the pumping station. start
ing the pumps which cyncrOnized in
perfect order with the rest of the
equipment and many visitors from
different sections of the State ap-
plauded.
The Inauguration was attended by
the members of the Rotary Club of
Milford, and a number CT MilfOrd's
business men headed by Mayor Har-
ry J. Pettyjohn, City Manager Chas.
E. Banning. T. Carlisle Collins. city
treasurer, and the city council. c.
Edgar Harrington, Remsen Barnard,
c. d: HOlzmueller, George H. Davis,
Dr.. S. NJ. d. Marshall, d. G.. Collins,
James L. Davis c. V. WilkersOn.
The invited guests from Out-Of-
town, included Charles H. Fleming,
engineer PWA for Delaware, speak
er of the. evening; C.. Warfield Kee-
fer, assistant State inspector PWA,
Delaware and West Vir-
ginia; J. Chisolm Trenholm, resident
engineer inspector, PWA; William
A. Golf. consulting engineer for the
City of Milford; Joseph TruscOtt, en-
giEeer on the project; Hyland P.
George, of the firm of George and
Lynch, contractors on the project;
Lloyd Seaman, superintendent for
George and Lynch; Mayor Wilbur
Jacobs Of Harrington; Mayor Wal
lace WOodford of Dover; Mayor
Porter Of Milton; Mayor Da-
vid W. Burbage Of Lewes; Mayor
Fred Ross of RehObOth; Mayor Geo.
DOnOhO of Seaford, and Mayor Lewis
LevinsOn Of MiddletOwn
The party then proceeded to the
plant on East Front street.
North Milford, where City Manager /
Banning and the PWA officials ex-
planned the various units that make
M the plant and how they worked.
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Milford chronicle., 1936-10-02
STATE HOSPITAL
CARING FOR 1,243
291 Admissions During Year, 56
From Sussex County

There were 1.243 men and women
under care of the Delaware State
Hospital at Farnhurst, including the
patients in the observation clinic,
and those on parole, on June 80. 1886,
according to the annual report of
DR.. NJ. A. Tarumianz, superintendent.
OF this number 1861 were patients
in the hospital proper. and 1S2 on
parole.
During the year there were 291
admissions or 112-10O0 per cent OF
the total state population. a slight
decrease over the 124-1O00 per cent
for the preceding year
OF the admissions, 202 were from
New Castle County, 33 from Kent
County. and Sc from Sussex County.
The board Of trustees. Of which
Fred H. Gawthrop is president,
points out in a preface that the ia
cilities of the hospital for the treat
ment of the mentally ilI have been
kept working at high state of ef-
fciency despite Overcrowded cOndi-
tiOns.
There were three sterilizatiOns at
large. and Is in the hospital proper,
Dr. Tarumianz reports.
He also reported steady increase
in the income to the hospital from
paying patients. For the two years
ending 1924 the hospital received
$4S. .426. as compared with the $124,-
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Milford chronicle., 1936-10-02
CARNIVAL TO
Be HELD over
UNTIL OCT. I
Car Will Be Given Away
Next Wednesday Night
At Closing Hour.
MANY ATTRACTIONS
Firemen's Parade Will Be
Held Tonight; Prizes
Total $500.

Because of the inclement weather
the Carlisle Fire Company of Mil
ford has decided to hold the Annual
Firemen's Fair and Carnival over
until next Wednesday, October z.
The carnival, which Is Milford's big
gest yearly affair, was forced to
close down Tuesday and Wednesday
nights because Of rain. All of the
booths and rides will be operated
next week and several special at
fractions have been added.
AS the Chronicle goes to press the
civic parade was scheduled for
Thursday night, October 1, with the
following prizes to be awarded:
Best school float, $50
Second best school float, S25.
Best fraternal organization float,
$25.
Second best fraternal organization
float, $40.
Best decorated auto. $25.
Best business float, S25.
Best comic float, 500.
Second best comic float. $40.
Best band. $S5.
Second best band. $25.
Tonight the Grand Firemen's Pa
rade will be held. Among the many
fire companies who have signified
their intention of participating in the
parade are: The Minquas Company
Of Newark. Hollyville. Harrington,
Easton, Md, Sharptown, Md. FELTON,,
Middletown, Laurel, st. Michaels,
Md, Houston, Glendale, Milton,
Penns Grove, N. j.. Frederick, Five
Points, Lewes, RehobOth. Selbyyille,
Millsboro and Smyrna. There will be
many ladies auXiliaries as well as
bands in line. The parade will form
on North Walnut street at 7 p. IN,
and pass through the main streets,
ending at the Milford Ball Park,
where the carnival is being held. |
The following prizes totaling $500
will be awarded:
To the company having the best |
equipment and ten or more men in /
line, $50.
TO the company making best ap-
peafance with ten or more men in
line, SIS.
To the company coming the great
est distance with equipment and ten
Or more men in line, $50.
To the company having the best
appearing Ladies' Auxiliary In line,
s25.
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Milford chronicle., 1936-10-02
HOME DEMONSTRATION
GROUP ELECTS HEADS
Mrs. Charles E. Grove, Milford, New
President OF Sussex Council

Mrs. Charles E. Grove OF the
Shawnee Home Demonstration Club.
who was formerly vice president Of
the Sussex County Council was
elected president at the semi-annual
meeting held Wednesday. September
%, In the New Century Club House.
The following officers we're elec-
ted: Vice President, Mrs. Sydney
O'Bier, Reliance Club; secretary.
Mrs. George Derrickson, Lindale
Club; treasurer, Mrs. Raymond
Walls. Mt Pleasant Club; State
Council delegate. Mrs. C.. E. Ochel-
tree, Greenwood Club.
The retiring officers are: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Francis Morgan, Nanti-
coke Club; vice president. Mrs. Chas.
E. Grove. Shawnee Club; secretary,
Mrs. Jacob Minor. Georgetown
Club; treasurer, Mrs. Lawrence Ma
son. Harbeson-C Coolspring Club:
State Council delegate. Mrs. c. c.
West, Delmar Club.
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Milford chronicle., 1936-10-02
MOTOR REGISTRATION
TOPS 1885 TOTAL
Creates New High Record For State
According To Secretary Smith

Registration of automobiles and
trucks in Delaware this year already
exceeds the entire 1885 registration
and also creates a new high record
for Delaware registrations, Walter
Dent Smith, Secretary OF State, dis
closed this week.
Total registration as of Friday of
last week was 5S.515, compared with
56,4S7 for all of last year. and COM
pared with 55,417 cars registered
during the corresponding period Of
last year. There we're 54.215 cars
registered In the State In 1891.
OF this years auto registrations
1874 are pleasure cars and 9.7S1
commercial vehicles, compared with
1898 pleasure cars. and 9.419 COM
mereial cars last year. There are
S,095 more motor vehicles register
ed than during the corresponding
period Of last year.
Total fees from automobile regis
tration exceed fees collected during
the corresponding period of last
) car by nearly $5S.0O1. \ total of
1907 ,060.25 has been collected in
registration fees this year. During
the corresponding period OF last year
S749. .36S.25 was collected.
OF this years total, S549. .599.25
was collected for pleasure ears and
$257 .46L25 tor commercial vehicles,
compared with S5l1.S13.25 for pleas
ure cars. and s33s.055 for CONNER
cial cars, during the corresponding |
1885 period.
Figures also showed 5.361 more IL
censed operators than. during the
period Of last year.
Up to Friday. 1866 paid fees Of
s119.4 .499. compared with 74,305 who
paid Sill, 1,457.50 during the cOrre-
spending period OF last year
REPRESENTATION to September 25
ast year numbered a.582 pleasure
ears and 1000 trucks. With fees OF
,lO.772. compared with 11,611 cars
and 1884 trucks rereg-
stored and payment Of $12935 In re-
'egistration fees so far this year. ]
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-02
j. s. TO ABANDON
C.C.C. CAMP AT
SLAUGHTER BEACH
Company Will Be Moved
To TaylOr's Bridge In
Kent County.
COST $4,000 TO BUILD

Who wants a nice, comfortable
CCC camp-wOrth about $4,000 of
taxpayers money?
There's one on the road to Slaugh-
ter Beach which is going to be avail
able soon, unless the planners down
in Washington get a sudden inspira-
tion and figure out something that
can be done with it.
w. S. COrkran of RehObOth Beach,
who is supervising the CCC mosquito
control work in Delaware, announced
last week that the Slaughter Beach
CCC company will be moved shortly
to the TaylOr's Bridge Camp in Kent
County.
No Replacement Planned
And he also said that no company
would be moved to the Slaughter
Beach camp. Just what is to be
done with that picturesque, we'll
built development. is a problem that
must await the pleasure of Wash
ington.
Being on the scene. and in touch
with the situation. Mr.. COrkran has
made his own recommendation This,
as he explained. is brief, and to the
point II is simply to tear down the
whole colony of buildings from but
tress TO bell tower, and write the
whole thing of in one bold stroke.
Whether this recommendation will
be followed. Mr. COrkran does not
know. The development would make
a splendid boys camp, he believes.
But then there's the little problem of
finding someone who wants to start
a boys camp in that particular spot,
however well the CCC may have
drained the nearby fens and swamp
lands.
The camp at Taylors Bridge, to
which the Slaughter Beach company
Is about to move. has had an in
history to date. 1t was
built nine months ago at around the |
same cost as that of the Slaughter |
Beach camp.
AS CCC camps go, it is. very nice. !
But in all the nine months since il /
vas built, it hasn't been used at all. /
What percentage of the cost is to be
written of for nine or ten months
and why the camp was
luilt so early, are problems which
must be referred to headquarters on
he Potomac.
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Milford chronicle., 1936-10-02
MANY DIVORCE CASES
LISTED In SUSSEX
Is Final DEGREES VIII BE Granted
During Term Starting Monday

The regular October term of Su-
periOr Court and Court of General
Sessions will open next Monday
morning with Chief Justice Daniel
]. Layton and Associate Judge w. w.
Harrington on the bench.
Indications at this time are that
the Court Of General Sessions will
be one of the longest terms for
many months, unless there are
number who, after Indictment, plead
guilty in open court.
Divorce cases are scheduled for
Superior Court, as follows: Mabel
Seth Boyer VS.. Daniel Carey Boyer;
Ida C. Reed vs.. Norman F. Reed;
Everett Messick VS.. Helen NJ. Mes
sick; Florence P. Short VS.. Gran
Vile Short; John T. NAPLES VS..
Anna Helen NAPLES; Harry Rose vs..
Mildred NJ. johnson Rose; Emily
Ann Kiamie VS.. George Najeeb Kia-
ME; Jennie v. Richardson vs.. Will
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Milford chronicle., 1936-10-02
1T
BARRATT,S URGE
FAITH
GUFFEY TO SPEAK AT
GEORGETOWN OCT. 10

Sussex Democrats will rally
at Georgetown next Saturday
night, October 10. at which
United States Senator Joseph
H. Guffey, of Pennsylvania,
will be the principal speaker.
Addresses also will be made
by Richard C. MeMullen, Of
Wilmington, nominee for Gov
ernor; Edward w. COoch, of
COOch's Bridge, nominee for
Lieutenant Governor; James
H. Hughes, of Dover, nominee
for U. S. Senator; William V.
Allen, of Seaford, nominee for
Representative in Congress;
James NJ. Tunnel, of George
town, National Committeeman,
and John Biggs. Jr., of Will
mington, State Chairman. Sam
Rayburn, of Texas, will also
speak.
Milford chronicle., 1936-10-02
8 MEN SENTENCED In
SUSSEX LAST FRIDAY
All Plead Gnllty Before Judge Rich
ards without Waiting. For Oct. Term

Eight prisoners appeared before
Resident Judge Charles S. Richards
last Friday afternoon in plead gull
ty" court, availing themselves of the
opportunity to start serving their
sentences without waiting for the
October term of Court Of General
Sessions.
John Henry Pugh. of Milford,
charged with assault and battery on
Miss Jane Taylor on August 8 by
shooting her in the leg with pictol,
was given sentence Of three years.
Hob" Garrison. charged with
stealing chickens, was imprisoned
for three months.
James Dixon, Negro, OF Bridgeville.
held for larceny was given four
months.
Robert Floyd. of SelbyVille. in
dicted for assault and battery was
given two years.
Walter Belfield, who ON Sept. 5th,
while attending a dance at Warwick,
near Oak Orchard. shot Pauline Bur-
ton in the side and shoulder with a
pistol, was sentenced 10 three
months.
Percy DaYiu Williams, OF oeaIOfus
who on Sept. put lye In a pot of
peas allegedIy with intent to kill Mrs.
Sarah Jenkins, was given three
years. Her son, Jesse Leroy ate It
and was badly burned about the
mouth and throat.
ElwOod West of Salisbury, Md.
was given six months for attacking
Walter @. Evans, officer at a camp
meeting, August Is. Norman Far
low got a year for breaking and en-
tering.