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Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
CITY COUNCIL
PROPOSES WATER
IMPROVEMENTS
Present System Costly To
Operate; Has Been In
Operation Many Years.
REPORTS ARE HEARD
Would Mean Water Sup
ply Four Times as Great
AS Now Available.

At a special meeting Of the Mil
ford City Council held last Friday
evening for the purpose of consider
ing proposed extensions and inn
prOvements to boiler feed supply,
water supply system. sewerage,
storm sewerage system and water
storage.
Mr.. Goif, a member of the firm Of
Remington and Goff, consulting en-
gineers, explained all the necessary
Improvements, the same being COW
cred in a detailed report for his firm.
It was decided by council to have a
test we'll driven near the present
water supply to an approximate
dept of 500 feet in an effort to Sc
cure a more satisfactory water sup
ply then the present one. Council
also authorized Mr.. GOff to take the
steps to present to the
PWA authorities at Washington. D.
c., the result of the survey in order
to get the necessary financial assis-
lance for the proposed work.
II this grant goes through practi-
Cally every street in the city will
have sewer and water connections. !
A new water tank will be erected. |
The water supply will be nearly four
lines as great as at present, which |
means a possible lower FIRE insur-
ince rate. and the type Of water will
De greatly improved.
The work at this time with a PWA
grant can be done for one-half the
lsual cost, and as the present sys-
EN- is between 40 and so years old
nd very costly to operate. council
Ieeided that the work should be
0ne at once.
Mayor Harry J. Pettyiohn and City
lanager Charles r Banning were
aafruoted 70 prepare The necessary ,
apers for Immediate action.
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
BUSINESS RULE
Is PLEDGED BY
COLONEL CANNON
Promises To Continue On
With Sound Policies Es-
tablished By Buck.
VICTORY PREDICTED
Nominee For Governor
Greeted By 1000 At G. O.
P. Campaign Rally.

Continuation Of the sound, busi-
ness-like, budget-balancing policies
Of the present and past Republican
State Administrations was promised
Wednesday night by Col. Harry L.
Cannon of Bridgeville, Republican
nominee for Governor, in his first
speech Of the campaign at an over
flow rally in Wilmington.
During the next four years, If I
am elected. the citizens Of Delaware
will be given the same kind of
business administration" Colonel
Cannon assured after reciting the
numerous benefits which Republican
State direction has brought.
1000 Attend Rally
More than 1000 men and women.
It was estimated, attended tie can
didate night" rally with most of
them unable to wedge their way into
the jammed meeting -Ocm at Re
publican headquarters S10 King
street, Wilmington, giving the Re-
publican campaign in rev Castle
county an enthusiastic, determined
beginning.
Colonel Cannon and other speak
9rs we're called upon fer two speech !
3s because of the OyerflOW-One IN |
The packed room and the other to
he hundreds who were assembled /
IN the street outside the headquar-
.ers. The meeting, sponsored by the
Iew Castle county executive commit
zee, was marked by the appearance
If many of the candidates en- the
state and county Repuclicas tick
It's in addition to Colorel- Cannon.
With RObinson's Philharmonic Eand
laying tunes on the sidewalk be-
ore. during, and after the rally, and
nth the spontaneous outtufsts Of
herring from the two Audiences
be gathering took on ne appear
nee Of meetings in tie days Of the
lrch paradea.
Introduction OF Colons1 Cannon
) "Our next governor" ty Recorder
I Deeds Albert Stetser, chairman of
le county executive conm .ttee, was
le signal for long, rOusing ap-
lause.
1--WE are going into a strenuous
Colonel Cannon said,
md welcome it., for opposition
'rves to give one more pep and in
rest in the struggle"
The gubernatOrial nominee warn
his audience against fear and 4
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Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
TO DEDICATE FIREMEN'S
MEMORIAL In 1887
Bronze Statue OF Volunteer win Be
Placed On Dover Plaza

The volunteer firemen's memorial
TO be erected at Dover, will be cele-
oEated on firemen's memorial day in
June, next year, it was decided on
wednesday at the sixteenth annual
convention of the Delaware State
volunteer Firemen's Association in
Seaford. The convention opened on
Wednesday morning in the Palace
Theatre and closed yesterday with a
parade at 3 p. m.
The memorial honoring deceased
hremen, win be placed on the city
plaza, facing the new postOffiee
building. The committee in charge
Of the work. headed by J. E. Hadd-
away, Wyoming, announced the
memorial will be a bronze figure of
? volunteer fireman in action, set on
a granite base.
Dover was selected as the place
Tor the convention in 1897.
Howard Sheldon, Talleyville, was
elected vice president of the assOeia-
ion, defeating william Kirk, Five
Points. The vice presidency was the
lniy contest in the election. Reuben
!. Steward. SeafOrd, the former
ice president, automatically berame
PRESIDENT.
Other officers are: Secretary, S.
l. Carson, Dover, reelected: treas
rer, John 7. Guyer. Richardson
ark, reelected; Sussex county rep
on the State executive
ommittee, Albert c. Bailey, Laurel. /
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
COSDEIN ADMITS
DEPUTY ATTACK
Milford Negro, Sought
Since August 30, Found
In Denton, Md.

Captured in Denton, Nd, by VIII
liam Belts, cOlored officer. after
being sought by local and State
Police since August 80, William Err
win COsden, IS year old Milford ne
gro, on Monday pleaded guilty to
charges that he robbed and attempt
ed to felOniOusly assault his EN-
ployer, Mrs. Evelyn Deputy, 4 widow,
% years old Of Bratten's Heights,
near Milford. Cosden was arraigned
In Dover, Monday afternoon before
Judge Earl D. Wiley in the Kent
County Court of Common Pleas on
charges preferred by the State de-
tective for Kent county. d. d. Whar-
ton, Chief of Milford Police. Daniel
R. Baker and Officer Harry Jackson.
After hearing the youths story,
Chief Baker returned to Milford and
arrested Lew Taylor, negro garage
on charge of aiding and
abetting a criminal to escape JUS
tice. Baker said that Taylor helped
Cosden to escape to Denton.
Mrs. Deputy was found uncOn-
scious and bleeding in the base
nent of her home, Sunday morning. |
August 30. by a niece. She named |
The youth as her attacker, but police /
we're unable to find trace of him un-
IL last Sunday, when he became en-
DrOiled in a street fight in Denton
md was arrested by the Denton Off
,er. Mrs. Deputy was confined in the
Milford Emergency Hospital until
asst Thursday, as a result of her in
uries.
Tells Story To Police
Police said that Cosden told them
e went to the Deputy home early
Il August 80 to eollest wages he said
lere due to him. The negro admitted
= Baker said-that he tied her hands
nd feet, tore her nightgOwn from
er body. and hit her head against
he concrete floor.
The negro burned the woman's
lothes, police said he told them, and s
ZEN taking her pocketboOk, con- S
lining $29.62. left the house. He
hid he hid at the home of his IA a
Ter. Lewis Cosden, negro preacher, 5
ntil Monday, when he went to Dem !
N. I
Cosden is being kept under special :
lard at the Kent county jail.
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
KENT FARMERS URGED
TO TREAT SEED WHEAT
Treatment WIN Aid In Prevention
Of Sinking Smut

AS the season approaches for the
seeding of wheat in this county,
farmers should be making plans to
treat their seed wheat for the pre-
vention and control of stinking smut
If a clean crop of wheat is to be har-
vested next summer, and the highest
market prices are to be obtained for
the 1887 crop.
For the past several years infOr-
nation of this nature has been placed
before. the wheat growers early each
fall through the Office Of Kent COun-
ty Agent Russell E. Wilson, and as
a result of these campaigns for the
control of this type of smut thou
sands of bushels Of seed wheat have
been treated each year by the farm
ers In this county. This seed treat
ment practices has resulted also in
the reduction Of this smut to min
lmum importance, and every effort
Is being made TO not only hold this
disease In check. but to also further
reduce its prevalence each year in
wheat fields throughout this area.
AS means Of calling the attention |
OF farmers to the economic and prac-
tical value Of seed treatment, let
ter has been prepared about this /
time each year by DR.. ]. F. Adams,
plant pathologist OF the University
Of Delaware and the State Board Of
Agriculture. in which a statement is
made concerning the wheat smut
situation in the state. This letter
llso contains suggestions relative to
he use OF dust disinfectants for the
reatment OF seed wheat. and the
precautions which should be taken
" those who work with these dusts.
These letters are distributed
through the county extension Office
o all wheat growers. and the cir
ulars for this year were mailed on
londay Of this week to Kent County
armers. This allows for plenty Of
lme for farmers to have their wheat {
leaned and treated before the rush '
I the seeding period arrives, and
i'll avoid the possibility OF delaying
he sowing dates. Wheat which has
cen treated with either Copper 3
arb" or "Coresan" may be stored in
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Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
KENT COUNTY BABY
BROWNS In FISH POND
FELTON, Teachers Young Son Pool
Victim at Grandparents Home

While playing about the fish pond
near the home Of his grandfather,
Henry Austin, on Paradise Road,
near FELTON, last Thursday afternoon,
little Alvah ServersOn, Jr., son of
one Of the teachers in the FELTON,
school, fell face forward into the
water and was drowned before he
could be rescued.
The child's mother, Mrs. Bessie
Austin Serveson. and a close friend,
Mrs. Brinton Holloway, were visit
ing at the home and inside of the
house while the little SerVerson child
and Mrs. Holloway's small child
were at play in a nearby garden. Sud
denly the Serverson child disappear
ed: Frantic screams of the Holloway
child brought both mothers to the
small fish pond at the rear of the
yard. The baby was not dead when
pulled out Of the pond and Mrs,
Holloway began to administer first
aid treatment. Dr. w. T. Chipman
ol Harrington was summoned but
when the physician arrived the child |
vas pronounced dead.
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
CENSUS SHOWS 1926
SERVICE SHOPS In DEL.
Trade Value of s3,955,OOO Last Year;
1,045 Persons ON Business PayrOlIs

The commerce department in a
business census report issued last
Friday said that 1896 service estab-
lishments operating in Delaware
during 1885 had a trade volume
amounting to S3.955.OOO.
These business places reported
employment Of 1,O45 persons during
the year. In addition. 1927 of the
proprietors devoted a major part of
their time to the operation of their
business.
Payroll Is SS26,OOO
The census report said the total
payroll, exclusive of the prOprietOrs'
compensation. aggregated 1926, 900 of
which s7S4,000 was paid to full-time
employees and $4,000 was paid to
part-time employees.
There were $50 barber shops. and
barber and beauty shops in the state,
with receipts Of $501 900, 1872 en-
ployes, and a total payroll of $780,
900; 139 beauty parlors with receipts
Of S306.000, 127 employees, and S92, 900
payroll; 20 blacksmith shops, SAL
900, seven. employees and $4,000 pay
roll; 129 cleaning, dyeing, pressing,
and repair shops, $254,O 600,
70 employees, $4,000 payroll.
Fifty-eight funeral directors, en-
Dalmers. and crematories. $685., 900,
u employees. and $4,000 payroll; 1875
shoe repair shops. shoe shine par
ors and hat-cleaning establishments.
100000, So employees, and s35, 1000
'ayroll; 20 watch. clock, and jeweIry
epair shops, $4,000, four employees, |
'ayroll $4,000.
All except the shoe repair shops /
nd shoe shine parlors showed an |
Increase in the number of establish
lents in 1885 over 1888.
Payrolls for the barber shops
roup in 1888 'totaled s134.OOO; beau
Z parlors. $4,000; blacksmith shops.
5000; cleaning and dyeing shops,
$4,000; funeral directors, $50 ,O0O;
hoe repair shops, $4,000, and
'atch, clock, and jewelry repair
hops, payroll Of less than $500. a
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
SAFETY COUNCIL
MAPSCAM PATGN
Team Captains And AS
sistants Prepare For
Opening Drive.

A campaign for a $25.OOO operating
fund. continuing over a period of a
week. will be launched next Monday
by the Delaware Safety Council. of
which Secretary of State Walter
Dent Smith is president-manager.
The campaign under the general
leadership of J. K. Johnston of New
ark, will be the organizations first
public appeal for funds since 1929.
The campaign will begin only a
short time after an announcement
that Delaware is leading in the fifth
national industrial safety contest
The earliest work of the Delaware
SAFETY Council was in the industrial
field. Its scope of work now takes
in home safety, child safety. public
safety, etc, in addition to industrial
safety.
Team captains in the campaign
are: S. NJ: StOuffer, w. Floyd Jack
son. Gerald B. Street. J. Russell
Craig, Hugh F. Gallagher, Harry
Braunstein, H. Elmer Humphreys.
IT., Mrs. Robert W. TOmlinsOn, Man
ey P. Northam. l. H. Finkelstein.
Garrett r. CantweIl, DR.. C. E. Doug
ass, H. c. Kennedy. George T. Iy-
me. Jr., Or. Harry V. Holloway, Or.
sou1s Levinson and ]. Wiley Thought.
The Delaware Safety Council re-
emily won an award of first prize
or performance in the automobile ]
afety field in 1885 when the State
vas able to reduce motor vehicle ac-
tdents Is per cent. In general safe
work and accomplishment is was
dJudged by a national committee
nd awarded bronze plaque in New
'Ork City
The Delaware Safety Council has
lyen its cooperation in leading
afety movements. The annual mo-
'r vehicle inspection campaign is
1nducted jointly by the Delaware
atety Council, the State Motor We
Gle Department and the State High
ay Department.
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
TO HOLD FLOWER SHOW
AT BRIDCEVILLE
N. E. Church Sponsoring Affalr To
Be Held September 1924

Bridgeville will hold its fifth an
nual Flower Show sponsored by the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. j.
C. B. Hopkins, pastor, on September
% and "a. This show will open
Wednesday at 8 p. m.
Mrs. C. Leon Cannon is chairman
Of the show There will be sections
for cut flowers. potted plants and
flower arrangements by amateur
growers, and gardens and dahlia
displays by commercial growers.
Medals, ribbons, and sweepstake
prize will be given. This prize will
be a beautiful loving cup given by
DR.. G. Metzler, Jr., of Bridgeville.
This cup will be held for a period
of one year. then passed on to the
yearly winner.
Exhibitors are required to furnish
their own marked receptacles, ex-
cept when showing individual speci-
mems or specified number, for which
bottles will be furnished.
All exhibits must be in place. by
II a. m. Wednesday morning. Sep
tember %.
The decision Of the judges win be
final. Judges are Mrs. Louis Drex-
Ter of Camden. Mrs. Laura Richards,
Georgetown, Mrs. w. S. COrkran, Re
lOboth. and Mr.. Colin McNichol,
If Lewes.
There will be a hobby show under
he direction of Mr.. Raymond Short |
n connection with the flower show.
A chicken salad supper will be
erved by Mrs. T. J. COrdray on
Wednesday evening from to s
CLOCK
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Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
S36O,OOO STATE ROADS
PROGRAM Is PLANNED
Georgetown To Get New Police Sta
tiOn; Many WIN Be Employed

The State Highway Department
will open bids October 14th for ten
highway projects to cost about
$360,0O0.
These projects. announced by A.
Raig Peacock. department engineer
in charge of Federal aid, will give
employment to $50 men until jan
uary 1st and to 240 men in the three
months following.
A new state police station and a
repair shop will be built ct George
town, and highway Identification
will be undertaken near st. Georges.
Projects Listed
Adamsville towards Burrsville,
Kent County: Traffic bound road,
81 miles long.
Cranston Heights to New Castle,
New Castle County: Widening and
resurfacing 81 miles. This roadway
will be widened three feet on each
side and resurfaced.
Magnolia to Barker's Landing,
Kent County: Al miles Of traffic
bound road.
Hickman to Vernon, Kent County:
40 miles traffic bound road.
MillsbOro to Harmon School, six
miles Of Kent County, six miles of
widening. Four feet OF concrete will |
be added TO each side of the road |
and the entire road resurfaced.
New state police station at George (
town to replace the old structure,
long inadequate.
New repair shop at Georgetown,
for maintenance work.
Roadside Identification between
S. Georges and Dragon Run. about
Dne mile, on the dual highway,
planting Of trees and shrubs.
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Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
TO BREAK GROUND FOR
NEW HOSPITAL SEPT. 80
Mayor WOOdfOrd, OF Dover. VIII Be
Principal Speaker At Ceremonies

At three o'clock on Wednesday
afternoon. September 80, ground will
be broken, with appropriate cere-
monies. for the erection of the new
Milford Memorial Hospital. DR.. G..
Layton Grier. the president of the
hospital board, will act as chairman
of the program. Wallace WoodfOrd,
mayor of Dover, will be the princi-
pal speaker. The bands from Mil
ford. Harrington and Laurel will
provide the music. Prior to the start
of the ceremonies there will be
parade through the streets, ending
at the new hospital site on Clark
avenue. All citizens of lower Della
ware and surrounding territories
are cordially invited to attend this
historic occasion because it marks
the elimination of the hopes and
dreams of every one who has taken
an active part in making possible
this vitality essential hospital.
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
SHORT FACTION,
DEMOCRATS In
SUSSEX PACT
Independents Form COali-
tiOn On Basis OF Even
Division Of Offices.
COMPLETED MONDAY
Assembly Berths Also Di-
vided After Meeting OF
Negotiations.

1 Democrats of Sussex County and
| |. DOlphus Short, of Milford, leader
of the Independent Republican Party
organized at a convention in Dover
last week, reached an agreement at
conference in Georgetown Mon
day afternoon to form a coalition
for the election of a Sussex County
ticket in November. The agreement
was the elimination of negotiations
started last week.
Under the terms Of the agreement
the apportiOnment of offices was
made as follows:
OF the two members of the Levy
Court who are to be elected for six
year terms. Short will get one, and
the Democrats will get one.
Short will get the sheriff, comp
troller, and clerk of the Orphans
Court and register in chancery.
The Democrats will get the pro-
thonOtary, receiver Of taxes, and
coroner.
OF the two members of the State
Senate who are to be elected this
year Short will get one, and the
Democrats will get one.
OF the ten members of the House
Of Representatives who are to be
elected in November each side will
get five.
Meet in TunnelPs Office
James M. Tunnell, Democratic
national committeeman from Della
ware, said Monday night the confer
,nce was held in his Office.
This coalition" he said, will as
iure the election OF the ticket which
will be nominated and it will give
he people of Sussex County a list
# candidates who will be elected by
everal thousand majority"
In addition to Mr.. Tunnel the
Democrats at the conference. were:
Ralph Baker. GEORGETOWN. chair
nan Of the Sussex Democratic com
aittee; Mrs. Oscar S. Wilson,
Democratic state vice.
hartman; Irwin F. Smoot. Seaford;
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Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
Next To Final
Registration Day
Tomorrow

Next to the final registration
day will be held all over the
State tomorrow. Saturday. Sep
tember 18th. The registration
places will be open from s
a. m. to z p. m. standard time.
Closing for one hour from
noon until 1 o'clock.
Citizens who have been resi-
dents of this State a year or
more are qualified to register.
Everyone living in the State
must register this year, regard
less of previous registrations.
to vote at the Presidential cleo
tion, under the four-year regis
tratiOn law.
The final registration day
will be held Saturday, Oc-
tOber 18th.
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
LOCAL BOY, MAN HURT
in AUTO MISHAPS
Bland Wallace And Henry Ingram
Suffer Severe Injuries

Four-year-old Bland Wallace, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs Elijah Wallace, suf-
fered a fracture of the skull, Sun
day. when he fell out Of his parents
car as the machine was approaching
Lewes. He was taken to the Beebe
Hospital, where he Is slightly inn
proved.
Henry Ingram, age so, was severe
~ cut about the face and head Mon
day morning when a truck Is alleged
to have struck his car uDsetting 1t
and Dinning him under the wreck
age. He was removed 10 the Mil
ford Emergency Hospital by Major
James W. Cannon and Captain Hoey
Farrow Of Milford. State police are
investigating the accident.
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
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MILFORD WON z, LOST
l OVER WEEKEND
Defeated Chester SO Last Saturday,
Split With WOOdstown Sunday

The Milford baseball team defeat
ed the strong Chester. Penna. nine
on the local grounds last Saturday
by a score Of 20 8. The hard hit
ting Of Legates and Slater and the
masterful pitching OF Selby were
contributing factors to the locals
victory.
Sunday Milford divided twin bill
with Woodstown. winning the first
game, 6-5, and losing the nightcap,
81.
The scoring IN the first contest
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Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
SO7 ARRESTS MADE BY
STATE POLICE IN AUG.
Reckless Driving Oaense Heads List
With S15; $3.50 Fines Collected

Arrests BY State police during Au
gust resulted in the payment Of
$3.50 IN fines. In addition, S2,Os5
was imposed in fines but not coll
lected. During the month State po-
lice made S07 arrests compared with
165 during the corresponding month
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