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vidual Federal Reserve districts fol-
low:
BOSTON.-Wool trade received for
ward impetus in New England, while
the cotton goods market was quiet.
Undue emphasis was placed on weaker
conditions in the print cloth market,
but other fabrics were in relatively
stronger positions.
NEW YORK.-Petail trade OF the
metropolitan district was IS per cent
higher than a year ago on a rise from
| the week before. Cotton gray goods
sales advanced, and demand was in
evidence for sports wear and Summer
furs. More wholesale buyers visited
| markets.
PHILADELPHIA. - Manufacturing
plants reported operations at fairly
steady level, and retail trade activity
maintained its pace in most lines. A
need for out-of-town labor appeared.
Service trades displayed current &C.
tivity ahead of 1885 levels.
CLEVELAND.-Retail sales. espec-
tally dress lines. were boosted by
warm weather far ahead of last year
Steel operations were unchanged from
a week ago which was considered ex-
ceptional when viewed from the sea-
sonal angle.
RICHMOND-Ret and whole
sale trade was about normal and
somewhat in advance of the same
period of last year. The outlook was
| optimistic for the Summer season.
General business gained.
.ATLANTA.--Retsilt trade was about even
| with the previous week, but well above q
| year before. Heavy sales were found in
| ready-to-wear and accessories. particularly
| shoes Birmingham steel was UNCHANGED at
80 per cent OF capacity
CHICAGO-Retail clothing, especially
women's Summer apparel and shoes, was
soms cases oy we're ts Se Since
Lumber moved in good volume from Local
sT. LoU1s.-rhere was a brisk move
ment Of seasonal merchandise st retail
| notably in apparel lines. Wholesalins
showed some pickup, but not much ad-
Fansd nnz1f sssg for
help Tss higheT at better wases sst,v,,v con
tinued at an increased, ievei, it was toune
by manufacturers and wholesalers, with
| generally good weather predominatine as
an influence in maintaining greater mer-
| chandise sales.
| the continued ability to show larger proht
| margins through reduced overhead ano
| the avoidance Of price mark downs Fac
| tory production and wholesale trade were
| ahead Of a year ago. Retail advance
| buying was slow.
| generally optimistic. More oil drilling
activity and establishment Of new busi;
nesses we're reported. Retail trade ssineo
| an average of Is per cent over 1880
Rains we're beneficial.
SAN FRANCIScO-Coast industry and
| incomes changed little. except for lemor
| growers, who got a sharo increase OF 81 ~
| a box to 1923 AVERAGE. crop forecasts
average under last year in most fruit lines
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mon and medium grades closed the
week at s8.50-s1100, some culls down
to $3.50. Common to good grade
slaughter ewes sold at s3.50-s5.25, some
good clippers at $475.
Grain Market.
Grain quotations: Wheat-Closing
prices were: No. 2, red. Winter, gar
licky. spot. domestic, 1.ol12; May de-
livery. 1.0l12.
Corn-No. 2. yellow, domestic, II:
Western billing premium over this
price. Cob corn-New. 800 per barrel;
nominal because of irregular quality.
Oats-No 2. white. domestic, as TO
weight and location, 4la53; No. .,
40a52.
Rye-No. 2, 70a75. Barley-No. Z.
55a60.
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CURB LIST HOLDS
T0NARR0W.RANGE
Underlying Market Trend
Remains Steady in
Short Session.
~ the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 16.-Crlrb market
stocks huctuated in a narrow range
during today's brief session, but the
underlying tone remained steady.
Shares closing unchanged to shade
higher included American Cyanamid
"B," American Gas, Atlas Corp, E. w.
Bliss. Cities Service. Consolidated Gas
of Baltimore. Electric Bond g. Share,
EXcello Aircraft, Fisk Rubber, Gulf
OIL Hecla Mining, International Pc
troleum and Niagara Hudson.
Some of the oil shares were under
modest pressure. mostly in the way
of week end evening up. Humble de-
clined ~ points to go and Imperial
Oil lost a fraction Other shares act
ing somewhat indifferently included
Creole Petroleum, United Gas pre-
ferred and Hudson Bay.
Transfers of $4,000 shares compared
with 10000 last Saturday.
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new YORK COTTON
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. May 16.-Cotton re-
turned to a narrow trend today Clos
ing steady at a net decline Of one to
six points.
Domestic trade interests were
buyers Of old crop positions while the
trade abroad bought new crop months.
with the demand supplied by realiz-
ing and scattered selling.
Pool interests were credited with
selling May in response to bids at
11.63, and there was a little scat
tered liquidation later which eased
the price slightly at the close.
Buying Of new crop months on the
decline was encouraged by continued
dry weather in the Eastern belt.
The amount of cotton on Ship
board awaiting clearance at the end
Of the week were estimated at $1,000
bales against 74,000 last year.
fTyIaa wanna fn1iau,r.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK. May 10 P.--Foreien, ex-
others in cents: Great Britain. demand.
a6l7: cables. 4: 90 a; 6o-day bills 4e5I2
France, demand, 6.59fh; cables. 6.59m
Italy demand 1885, cables. 7.s5.
Demands-Belgium. 1893: Germany,
free 4O2s; reg. travel. $3.50: res. COM
mereial. .. 25; Holland. 67:6I:, Norway
Finland. 22Ol2; Switzerland. 32.37; Spain.
1885; Portugal 452: Greece. 94i2
Poland. IS IS: czechosloyskia. 4.151z;
s955; Rumania, a: Argentina 81 On
5as5: Hongkone. 3a75; Mexico City.
27s5: Montreal in New York. 99.6S24; New
York in Montreal. 100.31H.
Nominal.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE.

CHICAGO. May 1e P.--Pouitry. live;
10 trucks; steady. Hens. s pounds ana
sSaa49s: s 9a' plymost n, Il and white rock SrsiI:
srs a5; eolored q; b:rsSses,: Sss: 9e.SS9: 2e:S2
heavy old ducks. is; heavy young ducks.
1s: small eolored ducks. l2; small white
Butter, 13,s3e; steady; prices un-
changed. EGGS. 33, 642; steady; prices un-
CHANGED. Butter futures, storsse stand
frieerator standards, October. 23h; stor-
age packed hrsts, May. 21h.
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U. S. TREASURY NOTES.

NEW YORK. May Is [Pl.-Prices quoted
In dollars and thirty seconds:
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WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1885,
BY the Associated Press.
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Chicago Cash Market.
Cash wheat: No sales; corn, No. 3,
mixed, "a; No. 2. mixed. 621a; No. Q
yellow. 65H-1a; No. 3. yellow, 64-65;
No. Q. white, 6sH-1z; No. S, white, 81;
sample grade. 1880: oats. No. 2,
26%; No. 3, white, 251s-2s; No. 4,
white, 241a-%; sample grade, 22-25;
no rye; no buckwheat: no soy beans;
barley feed. 30-48; mailing, 1892;
timothy seed. per cwt., 2.7Sa3.0o; clover
seed, per cwt., 12.o0a22.50.
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Business

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New Orleans pricsx

NEW ORLEANS, May is OPf-Spot cot
ton closed steady. . points lower. Sales.
l,2l2; low middlins, l0.55; middling,
II ,65 good middling, 1925; receipts,
1910; stock, 3s2,132.
Futures closed steady at net declines Of
] to points. May, Il57b-5sa; July.
i BE: October 10.40; December, 10 80 /;
January. 1899; March. l040b.
Cottonsee6 oil closed steady; detachable
prime Summer yellow, s.6O-sO; prime
crude nominal May. s,45b July. s4sb;
September. S4&h; october, s23b; De-
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INSURANCE STOCKS

NEW YORK May Ii dPp-Nev York
Security Dealers Association.
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Cottonseed Oil.

Bleachable cottonseed oil was easier
today under scattered local and COM
mission house selling. Final prices
were to points net lower. Sales, "a
contracts. Bleachable spot nominal:
May closed $50; July, S93; Septem-
Der, 8.91; october, 8.72; December, SIS,
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ting into their rich revenue business.
It has taken them another five years
to adapt themselves to a permanent
competitive situation, by reducing
fares, speeding up the schedules of
passenger trains and providing a type
of equipment and service that will
appeal to the public and diminish the
., competitive factors on land and in
the air.
Will this be sufficient to repair the
damage done to their credit by COM
petitors. by taxing agencies. by COM
missions, by bankers greedy to exploit
them and by labor insisting on a
higher level of wages than is given
to any other group of workers, more
even than to many of those employed
In prosperous industries? 1t is doubt
tul.
U. S. Ownership Talked.
From the front seat in American
business life, the railroad presidents
have been set down we'll toward the
rear. This has taken the initiative
out of them. And they have not been
growing any younger.
1t is this phase of the situation,
along with the present unwillingness
of investors to purchase new railroad
securities and the adamant attitude
OF holders of senior issues in default
that appears to be drawing Govern
nent operation of the railroads nearer
TO reality just when the former pre-
mier of Canada announces that the
rail transportation problem in the
Dominion, involving huge deficits on
the national system, must soon be
faced and solved if recovery in Can
ada Is to continue.
tCopyright, 1885. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc)
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SAVANNAH NAVAL STORES.

SAVANNAH. May IS R-Turpentine
firm; 81 sales 90; secsipts' sd SOL, S0i ianD: ship:
sales. 9sS: receipts. .63s: shipments. 40:
stock 5s, 800; Quote ,. 3.25: .. $50 20;
430; X. 432ha40: M, $40; n. 4.4oa50;
VIC. f.45a55; WV and K, 4.55a65.
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Dividend rates n collars based on last quarterly semi
% sshTs are dealt in as unlisted issues tAnnus Tatenot in
Companies reported recevershp
ePayabe In stock. Plus distribution
- -
Milford chronicle., 1936-08-07
BIDS FOR THREE KENT
COUNTY ROADS OPENED
Projects win Be Carried Out By
State Under Federal Act

Bids were opened Wednesday BY
the State Highway Commission Tor
the construction Of three additional
traffic bound roads, in Kent County.
Work will be carried on under the
Federal emergency relief appropria-
tions and the Federal highway act.
No awards were made at Wednesdays
meeting. The bids:
Contract 366, Adamsville toward
Burrsville, Nd, 2.759 miles: George
& Lynch, Dover, Sl6,6s2.52 Stag;
Old Line Construction Company,
Chestertown, Nd. S16,254.S5 stone,
SIC, ,17O.35 Stag; Walter Roach q Son.
Georgetown. 17,S69.1O Stag, SlS,2l9.-
10 stone; Short & Walls, MiddletOwn
SIG. 6.751.70 Stag. s16.611.70 stone; VIII
son Contracting Company, State
Road, $I4.OSO.20, both Stag and
stone; w. W. Truitt, Lincoln City.
SIS. 1870 Stag, $15.165.70 stone.
Contract 457. 12-foot traffic bound
road, Magnolia -Barkers' Landing;
Old Line Construction Company,
Chestertown, S1419910 Stag. $14,-
3gs.I0 stone; Walter Roach & Sons,
Georgetown, $l4,l22.s0 Stag, $14.622.-
so stone; George & Lynch, Dover,
S14,27S.9O both stone and Stag; Short
e walls. Middletown. $12,740 Stag,
$1,000 stone; d. E. O'Connell &
Son. Wilmington, sl2,49720 both
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Milford chronicle., 1936-08-07
REGISTRATION
DAY AUGUST l3
Persons Wishing To Take
Part In Delegate Elec-
tiOn Must File.

The third Of the five registration
days preceding the presidential cleo
tiOn on Tuesday, November 3, will
take place next Thursday, August 13,
throughout the State.
Persons desiring to take part I'm
the delegate elections and primary
elections Of the two major political
parties must qualify on Thursday
next. The remaining two registra-
tiOn days will be too late for these
events.
The Republican delegate election
will take place on Saturday, August
%, with the Republican State Con-
ventiOn on Wednesday, August 26.
The Democratic delegate election
will take place on Saturday, August
20, with the Democratic State Con-
VentiOn on Tuesday, September l.
The two registration days follow
ing next Thursday, August 13, are
Saturday, September 19, and Satur-
day, October II.
The registration places will be
open from 8 a. m. to p. m, stand
ard time, being closed for one hour
from noon until O'Clock.
Citizens who have been residents
Of this State a year or more are
qualified to register.
Everyone living in the State must
register this year, regardless OF
previous registrations, to vote at the
presidential election, under the four
year registration law.
Milford chronicle., 1936-08-07
ROADSIDE HAZARDS
ARE BEING REMOVED
New Concrete Roads Are Being Built
Without AbufmeHts

The first principle Of modern road
building is the effort to eliminate
the dangers Of motor driving and IS
constantly changing the methods of
building the newer highways.
In accordance with the steady el-
fort on the part of road builders 70
make the highways safer for in
creasing trafic, W. W. Mack, Chief
Engineer OF the State Highway Com
mission, Is gradually eliminating
head walls or abutments from the
roadsides. Once thought to be so
necessary modern engineering has
found them 70 be extremely hazard
Gus considering the fact that an err
rant automobile is IN much less dam
ger OF being demolished and caus-
ing loss of life If it plunges on the
highway into a ditch or field than Il
It hits heavy concrete side wall
jutting up along the roadside
Newer concrete roads In the State
are now being built without the old
er fashioned abutments OF head
walls and as quickly and eeOnomi-
eally as possible, workmen are tear
ing down the concrete structures
built along the older roads. The
work is being done entirely as a
safety measure and Is expected to do
much IN saving both life and prop
erty damage to unfortunate motor
lists.
Milford chronicle., 1936-08-07
POTATO GROWERS HAVE
HAD A GOOD SEASON
DeImarVIa Farmers Received Highest
Prices For Crop Since 1888

Potato growers on the DelmarVa
Peninsula this year have had a pro-
fitable season, the first since 1888
AT the opening OF the season, around
June, prices we're the highest within
the past ten years. exceeding the top
prices OF s5 90 per barrel fhree years
ago; $3.50 ia 1880; S5.25 IN 1923 ana
S5.S5 nine years ago, There was a
downward trend as the seasbn5ad7
vanced, but even at the low point Ql
S2.75 per barrel the price was 25c
above the highest price last season.
On account Of the drought and a
reduction Of approximately fifteen
per cent. in acreage. Il appeared ear
" in June that shipments would be
unusually light and there were es-
Inmates that the total carlct 81lp-
ments would not exceed 6.0D0 % 81
500 cars. For a period Of about six
weeks, beginning in late April, there
was no rainfall, and prospects were
for very light yields and large pro-
portion of small potatoes. The
drought was broken ON June by q
general rain, and generally good
growing weather prevailed through
out most Of the remainedr of the
season. The crop in Northampton
County, one Of the banner prOduc-
ing counties in the country. was too
far advanced to be benefited greatly
but farther north the fields showed
gradual improvement.
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Milford chronicle., 1936-08-07
GEORGETOWN CCC
GETS HIGH RATING
Rated As Best Gee Camp In State
on Delaware

The Civilian Conservation Corps
drainage camp at Georgetown, un-
der the command OF First Lieuten-
ant william r. MeTernan. cavalry
reserves, has been rated the best
CcC camp in the State Of Delaware
by Major Donald c. Mawley, head
Of the newiy-organized district
which comprises New Jersey, Della
ware. and Long Island.
The Georgetown camp, which has
been engaged in inland drainage
work in Sussex county since Sep
tember s2s, 1885, under the Bureau or
Agricultural Engineering, was ac-
corded first place on the points Of
camp administration, barracks, and
general operations under army reg
ulations. IN a review Of the seven
junior CCc camps Of the State by
the commanding officer, Major Nav
ley. Elevated with the camp is its
company. No. 1920. whose excellent
discipline and routine were COM
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Milford chronicle., 1936-08-07
3 MEMBERS OF PENSION
BOARD REAPPOINTED
sfiss eora Coonibe Tsehady, SaiyFnaI
Chairman OF The Beard

Governor C, Douglass Buck last
Saturday announced the Teappoint-
ment Of Miss Cora CoOmbe Tsehudy
Of Smyrna, to the Mothers Pension
Commission for a term of three
years. Miss Tschudy, who serves as
a member Of the commission from
Kent county. is now the chairman.
Mrs. Joseph NJ. Lank of Milton,
yice-ehairman of the commission,
and Mrs. Howard NJ. Ward of VIII
mingtOn also were reappOinted MEM
bers of the commission from Sus-
sex county and New Castle county
respectively.
There are six other hOldOver mem
bers Of the commission, two from
each of the three counties.
Miss Tschudy and Mrs. Lank have
served on the commission since its
inception and Mrs. Ward has served
for four years. All members Of the
commission serve without pay.
At the present the commission Is
studying the benefits derived by the
State In return for the assistance
extended to the mother deprived OF
the earnings and support OF the IA
ther of her family Of little ones.
The appointment of DR.. P. A..
Traynor, Of Wilmington, as a mem
Der of the board Of trustees Of the
Ferris Industrial School for a term
of five years, succeeding John }.
Powell. Sr.. of wilmington, was an
nounced last Friday by Governor
Buck, DR.. Traynor, a native OF VII
mington, is a graduate Of the Uni
versity of Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1936-08-07
TOWNSEND FINDS WEST
STRONG FOR LANDON
DelaWarean Optimistic Also On G. 0.
P. Chances In Senate.

Senator John G. Townsend. Jr.. OF
Delaware, chairman of the Republi-
can Senatorial Campaign Committee
said Wednesday upon his return from
Western trip he had found in
creasing sentiment" for the Presi-
dental candidacy Of Gov. Alt. NJ.
LandOn.
Townsend conferred with the
nominee at Topeka. He said he was
much impressed with his honesty
OF purpose and his practical ap-
proaeh to problems"
Delaware Senator Hopeful
The Senator came to the capital
from committee headquarters in
Chicago. During the weeks trip
he said he conferred with Senator
Frederick Steiwer Of Oregon, key
noter at the Republican National
Convention, Senator Arthur Van
denberg of Michigan, and with Col.
Frank Knox, the Viee-Presidential
nominee.
Discussing the senatorial pros
poets. Townsend said. Il am very
hopeful that we will pick up several
seats in the Senate" but declined
to name the states In which he ex-
poets Republican nominees 10 be
successful.
Townsend who succeeded 10 the
chairmanshiP after Senator Daniel
o. Hastings OF Delaware announced
he would retire from the Senate.
said he would spend most Of his
time during the campaign in Wash
ington. New York and Chicago.
LRndOn Picks Speaking Dates
Gov. All NJ LandOn Wednesday
chose August %, "A and 26 for the
three addresses which will open his
Eastern Presidential campaign in
Pennsylvania and New York.
His Office announced that the Re
publican candidate would speak at
his birthplace, West Middlesex, Pa.
at 3 D. m. Saturday. Aug. 20. On
evening. Aug. "a. he will
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Milford chronicle., 1936-08-07
19STH GLINNERS
PUT ON TARGET
WEDNESDAY
Thrilling Military Show
Staged Before Visitors
At Camp.
SNOW TRAINING
Shells Score Direct Hits;
Second S Searchlight h t
Demonstration Is Given.

Night firing at hydrogen filed bal
looms by the machine gun batteries
and a second searehlight demOnstra-
tiOn comprised a perfect entertain
ment" program for several hundred
visitors at the camp Of the 198th
Coast Artillery on Wednesday night.
Batteries E, F, and G, Of the Second
Battalion, commanded by Major
John w. Davis, participated in the
firing, with Battery A, under Captain
John B. Moore, operating the giant
lights.
Approximately 100 members and
guests OF. the Dover KiWanis Club
were present at dinner at the Ofa-
GERS mess on Wednesday night, af-
ter which the guests made tour Of
the camp. Several other groups ar
rived to watch the evening maneu-
vers.
One Of the features Of regimental
parade Wednesday evening. review
ed by Colonel George J. ShuIz and
his stan, was the playing Of
march, General Stover, BY the
198th Coast Artillery Band The
march was written by Warrant ON
Ger Henry G. Grange and was dedi-
Gated to Brig.-Gen. Weller 3. Stoyer.
Training Far Advanced
The third day of actual war train-
ing for Delaware's citizen soldiers
found every unit Of the 198th and
26lst Coast Artillery, far advanced
in completion Of maneuvers.
A rigorous routine Of firing &C
tOwed targets, infantry drill. and
communication maneuYers began IN
the early morning on Wednesday
Morale Of the regiment is high.
with every man determined to up
hold the tradition Of the 19Sth. now
rated as the best anti-aircraft rsgi-
ment lhe cduntl df hEhtins
reseryes
Under Mai. Henry @. Ray pre-
liminary firing at towed targets was
done By wilmington soldiers Of the
First Battalion Spending the early
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Milford chronicle., 1936-08-07
THE NEW HUMES
HARDWARES STORE
RAPIDLY RISING
Beautiful Terra Gotta
Front Was Placed Last
Week.
LARGE FRONTAGE
Handsome New Building
To Replace Fire Wreck
ed Structure.

Among the many new projects
buildings and activities going on To-
cally is the new beautiful Humes
Hardware Store.
Last November a tragic fire near
ly destroyed the old Humes store
which had been a landmark in town
for many years. With the aid OF
some patching the firm managed to
get along during the holidays and
the winter in the old building.
EARLY in the spring, work was start
ed towards a new building; a parti-
tiOn was run up inside, and all the
tremendous stock of shelf hardware,
paints, household goods, etc, were
moved into the south half Of the
building.
In April the wreeking Of the hre
razed building commenced. In about
ten days this old familiar building
was leveled to the ground. Then FOL
lowed the cleaning up, l2O piling
driven deep into the ground, the pill
ing caps Of concrete poured, then
the foundation walls. The next step
was the erecting of thiFty-fOur tons
of steel 81" beams and columns
each being fitted into its proper
place as planned at the steel mills.
Now the walls are up and the
building begins to show It's size.
With a frontage Of fOrty-two feet
and a depth of ninety-five feet and
height of thirty feet, the immensity
Of the retail store can readily pe
appreciated.
Last week the masOns started tne
erection of the beautiful front. Il Is
to be dull glazed terra-eotta "a nre
burnt clay brick) with the body cot
OF of straw and the trim pieces OF
black. The color drawings show that
This front will be one Of the out,
sfandine store buildings 81 town
The Humes family has always
been connected with the hardware
business In Milford and have enjoy
"a fne reputation. well deserved.
and We know that their friends anu
customers will be glad to see them
set np again in their new building.
a plctlIre of the new building as
Il will appear when completed can
be found on the first page OF the see
oDd section OF this weeks Chronicle