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Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
PLAN TO COLLECT
ALL CITY TAXES

The following taken from the State
law for the City of Milford will
prove interesting to those who still
haven't paid their municipal taxes. !:
Section IL. Chapter 1862. Page $50,
Article (c):
"At any time after the delivery of
the tax list and warrant, the City
Manager may notify in writing the
person. firm. or corporation by whom
any taxable is employed. that the
tax Of said employee is due and un-
paid. the amount of the tax due and
the penalty added. and thereupOn it
shall be the duty of the employer to
take from the wage. salary, or other
money then due the taxable the
amount OF the tax due and owing
from the employee, and charge the
same against him. and to pay the
same to the City Manager"
II you have not paid your poll of
property tax you should do so at
once to save your employer the
trouble.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
MAY 80 DEADLINE SET
TO SIGN WORK SHEETS

[COnfiBMed Prom First P6gel
tlons have been established in each
representative district by County
Agent Russell E. Wilson in coopera-
ton with the County Committee in
cluding r. Harry Wilson of Dover,
Laurence e. Cain Of FELTON,. and Err
nest S. Mattiford of Smyrna, and
Robert A. Carton of Dover. and A.
Arthur Taylor of Harrington, mem
bers Of the State Soil Conservation
Committee.
As no doubt there are many farm
ers who were unable to visit these
sing-up places TO fill out work sheets,
It is now possible for them TO con-
tact their district committeeman
within the next few days and sign
these blanks before the time limit
has expired. II is reasonable to as
sumo that many farmers in this
county can comply with the terms
Of this soil conservation program
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
Thirty Years Ago
Taken from 1905 Files Of the
Milford Chronicle

Miss Emma Gillespie is visiting in
Philadelphia.
Miss Belle Moore, Of Cheswold, Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. George w.
PleasantOn.
Arthur P. Hudson. son of George
H. Hudson, of Milford, graduated
from the commercial department OF
Goldey College, Wilmington, at the
20th annual commencement held on
Monday evening in the Grand Opera
House.
Leonard Abbott, son of William
Abbott, of Milford Neck, and a bro
ther of DR.. Herman Abbott, of Phil
adelphia, graduated last week with
high hOnors from the Pennsylvania
Dental College. DR.. Abbott expects
to take up the practice of his pro-
fession in Philadelphia.
1855
At some period between Saturday
night and Monday morning burglars
entered the hardware store OF Wiz
liam A. Humes and Son in North
Milford and stole six revOlvers ana
a case of razors. Other small ar
ticles are missed but they cannot
be identified. The thieves gained en-
trance by a rear window and had to
squeeze between iron bars seven
inches apart, which indicates that
boys or young men are the culprtts.
This is the third time the store has
been robbed the same way.
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This spring and summer. more
permits to tap both the sewers ana
the water mains have been issued
than for several seasons past. The
people are learning to demand con-
veniences from the owners OF prop
erty, and will not rent houses with
out light and town water. 1t makes
the work on the women folk less
and the sanitary conditions are tar
better.
Ruby Vale. Esq. who resides IN
Milford and has a law office in the
Land Title Building in Philadelphia
has had fine sport catching black
bass. Last Saturday afternoon ne
in a string of seventeen
beauties ranging from seven to four
teen inches long, and on Monday az
ternoon had good success again.
They are plentiful in lakes about
Miss Nafe has returned to her
home in Elmira, N. Y. accompanied
by J. S. Willis who will spend some
time there as her guest.
====
Miss Ruth Sipple and Miss Helen
are visiting Mrs. Harry H
a sister of Miss Sipple's at
Farmville. Va. near Lynehburg.
They will be there about a month.
====
r. A. Steward of Camden. N. J.,
has been visiting in Milford this
week.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
LOCAL CHURCH GROUP
SPONSORS BROADCAST

Tonight over Station WDEL. Will
mington. from S:15 to S:45 an ANA
teur program. sponsored by the
Christian Endeavor Society of the
Milford First Presbyterian Church.
in conjunction with a well known
Wilmington business concern will
be broadcast.
Those taking part in the broad
cast are as follows: Charles Breme
and Henry wilkins, saxaphOne duet;
Robert and Stanley Marvel. comic
sketch: Rhythm Girls Of Dagsboro;
Clyde wilkins. accordion solo; Rich
ard Wagoman, Milton, tenor solo;
Joseph Johnson, barnyard imper-
sonations; Marjorie Faix, violin
solo; Raymond Sherman, guitar
solo.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29

On Monday evening at the
New Century Club. William E.
Miller director and teacher of
music will give his first recital
by private pupils. some of which
have done instrumental. and
some vocal work. Admission
will only be by card. The pu-
pills taking part are Elizabeth
Ann Houston. Joseph Wright,
David HersOn. Billy Mitten.
George Hall Deakyne. Billy Ad-
kins. Stephen Draper. Jack Bur-
ris, Don HOlzmueller, Harry
Mulholland. Jr.. Margaret HOlz-
mueller, Charlotte Ryder, Jean
Clendaniel. OsbOurne Walls.
Marjorie MulhOlland and Jean
MulhOlland. each one of whom
will have tickets for those who
might wish to attend the musi-
Gale. Ushering will be Marjorie
Faix, Barbara Marshall, Dorothy
Pierce and Ida HOyt. It promises
to be an evening Of much plea
sure.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS

JuniOr.SenlOr High School Assembly
The Junior-SeniOr High School
held their regular assembly on We'd
nesday at 8 a. m. Mark Wiley gave
a minute talk on Cooperation. "
Mrs. Faix awarded the Poppy Essay
prizes to Edward Smith and Grace
Dolphin. The prizes were given by
the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Amsri-
can Legion in cooperation with the
American Legion.
Mr.. Murdough, principal of the
Marketing Department of Beacon
College. of Wilmington, talked on
the "A. B and C of Life" being Am
bitiOn. Backbone and Concentration.
The program was as follows:
Hymn, "Hark! the Vesper Hymn
is Standing"
Bible reading, read by Anna I'D
ans.
Lords prayer.
Minute talk, Mark Wiley.
Patriotic song. America"
Flag salute. led by Norman Lord.
Song. "Old Black joe"
Awarding of Poppy Essay prizes.
by Mrs. Faix. to Edward Smith and
Grace Dolphin.
Talk. Mr.. MurdOugh.
Announcements.
A special assembly of the pupils
in the JuniOr-Senior High School
Building, will be called at 2:SO p.
M, on Friday. May 29. in recOgni-
fiOn Of Memorial Day.
At the elementary school patrio-
tic exercises will be arranged at 3
p. m. by the fourth and fifth grades.
including the raising of two flags
one over each Of the two frame
buildings.
The Milford School Band will par
ticipate in the exercises at both
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
TRAINING MOTHERS TO
SELECT PROPER DIETS

That each child may be free to
grow normally, mothers and pros
pective mothers will be taught the
proper selection of nutritious diet.
following completion of a six weeks
course commenced last Monday at
Newark for public health nurses and
dental hygienists, it was announced
last Saturday by DR.. Woodbridge
Morris, Director of Maternal and
Child Health for Delaware.
The course. divided into two parts,
includes an hour of nutrition train
ing under the direction of Miss
Pearl Macdonald. Nutrition Special
list of the University of Delaware,
followed by an hour of instructions
in prenatal and pOstnatal maternal
health nursing conducted by Mrs.
Kathryn Trent. State Director of
Public Health Nursing. It is the
announced purpose of the course to
enable public health nurses and dem
tai hygienists to instruct mothers in
proper diet. from the standpoint of
cheapness. nutrition, and attractive
ness.
Particular interest is being evinc-
ed in the course. for it is under
stood that a surprising amount of
mal-nutritiOn exists among the chill
dren of this State. and that the med
ical profession finds a considerable
percentage of the sick children
brought to them for treatment are
also suffering from improper or in
sufficient diet. It is an accepted
tenet that most disease is made
worse by the presence of mal-nu-
trition-under nourishment serious
ly lowering resistance and frequent
" contributing to fatalities from
Summer diarrhoea."
Since many Delaware housewives
and mothers lack proper training in
how best to use available foods. in
order to get the best health results
and serve the most attractive meals
for tire least money. nurses and
hybienists are to he equiDped to
carry information into each home !
and school they visit.
Heretofore health centers through
out the State have dealt largely with /
as to the proper weight |
Of a child in relationship to age.
height. and sex. HencefOrth. the |
nublic health nurses in charge of /
these centers will he able to advise |
mothers how best to overcome con-
ditions of mal-nutrition. Through |
these courses for public health |
nurses and hygienists. mothers will
he taught daily of diet, and safe, /
nheaD substitutes.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
SUSSEX YOUNG PEOPLE
ELECT AT CONFERENCE
[COnfinne6 from First Pagel

[COHfiHMeA Prom First Pagel
The Rev. John A. HutchisOn OF
Baltimore. was the speaker at the
morning session. His subject was
christian Youth in Time of Crisis.
The election. committee reports,
and discussion groups were held dur
ing the morning and early afternoon.
Miss Rust was in charge of the af-
ternOOn session.
E. Paul BurkhOlder. Sussex County
supervisor of the State Board of
Education. was the speaker at a
banquet closing the session. The
program included community sing
ing. led by the Rev. J. A. Clark of
MillsbOrO. and a violin solo by Miss
Dorothy Hudson.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
BENTON FOUND GUILTY
In R.R. CROSSING CRASH
[Continned from ~ Pagel

COHff1He0 from FITSA FoSel
Benton was watchman at the
ShellpOt cutoff crossing when two
cars almost simultaneously crashed
into the locomotive. One car. go
ing south. was driven by John @.
Hartnett. Wilmington. who escaped
serious injury. but the crash against
the engine by another car coming
from the south, resulted in the
deaths of Linford Lawson. %. Of
Harbeson. and Gardner Tingle. q,
Of MillsborO.
The state had charged that Benz
ton was asleep and had failed to
lower the crossing gates or turn. on
the blinker lights. Benton main-
tanned he was not asleep. but was
looking to the east, expecting a
train from that direction, and did
not see the approach of the train
from the west He said he realized
the danger too late.
Thought He DOzed on
While Benton was reputed to have
said in a statement he made fol-
lowing the accident, and admitted
into testimony in the trial that he
imagined he dozen on asleep" he
testified. Il said that possibly / dozed
OF"
The indictment on which he was
tried charged him with responsible
ity for the death of Tingle. Another
manslaughter indictment in connec-
tiOn with the death of Lawson Is still
pending.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
RECITAL OF DANCING
CLASS HUGE SUCCESS
Continued from Fir,. PeSsl

tCOHtiHRed from Fir's PG9el
Marlyn JamisOn, June Joseph and
Elizabeth Anne Houston.
Waltz Clog with ROpe-DOiOres
Knowles and Agnes Lynch.
Original Buck SOlO-Helen Rump-
stitch.
Sailors Buck Dance-Betty Hitch,
Margaret Williams, Hadassah Co
hen and Jean Mills.
SaxaphOne Solo, Beautiful Lady
in Blue"-Charles Breme.
Waltz ClOg-Jean Simms. Nancy
Anne Bordner, Eileen Murphy. Jane
Vineyard, Zindella Belts, Janice Saw
age. Betty Walls and Louise Ellen
Phillips.
Buck Stockholders Knowles.
Waltz ClOg-Jean Mills. Margaret
Williams, Hadassah Cohen and
Elaine Townsend.
Rhythm Buck-NOrma Hollis,
Jane Barnard. Betty Newton. Ger
trude Clark, Betty Hitch and Hazel
Kern.
The Gay Nineties-Elizabeth Anne
Houston. Donald Shannon. Ida Ann
Hollis and Paul Lynch.
Military Taps-Helen Rumpstich.
Jane VinyaTd. Nancy Anne BOrdner,
Zindella Belts. Eileen Murphy. Jan
ice Savage. Marlyn JamisOn, Agnes
Lynch, June Joseph. Betty Walls,
Dolores Knowles and lean Simms.
Not the least part of the program
was the attractive costumes. White
satin shorts and blOuses were worn
by most Of the dancers. In the Gay
Nineties number the boys wore tux
edOes and high silk hats while the
girls we're dressed in replicas og, the
mode of that period.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
MILFORD GRANGE NEWS

These are busy days for the pa
irons of Milford Grange. Mrs. Paris
Kirby arranged for Professor Baker,
State PathOIogist, to be at a recent
meeting. He gave a very lively talk
on Turkey Dreams" and showed
pictures taken on State supervised
poultry tours. where beautiful
scenes and poultry plants were de-
scribed.
Mrs. Jennie Short had gardening
as her subject and introduced her
subject with very appropriate re-
marks and a description of the gar
dens she had recently visited when
Dover had its old garden day. Mrs.
Bess Shew read Kipling's "Glory of
the Garden" Mrs. Willis Hammond
talked on the language of the flow
ers and showed some artistic ar
rangements-telling why she ar
ranged them as she did.
Last Saturday evening the past
masters with A. z. Num- as chair
man brought sound pictures from
the University. These we're shown by
Mr.. and Mrs. John Skinner and
proved to be very interesting.
This week being Memorial Day. a
memorial service will be held in
memory of the members who have
passed on this year. The public is
invited.
On May 21 the degree team con-
ferred the third and fourth degrees
on a class Of candidates for Delmar
Grange in their hall On June the
same team will do the work for Re-
lance Grange at Reliance.
The pyramid parties have started
off with a bang and we will tell
about them later.
The dance committee announces
dance for Friday evening, May 20.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
TWO GAMES HERE
DECORATION DAY

Tomorrow the local baseball club
will entertain the strong Federals-
burg nine. Two games will be
played, the first at 10 a. m. and the
second at 3 p. m. These two clubs
are evenly matched and play good
ball.
Tuesday evening fredericksburg
played here and was defeated by
Milford 5-4. It is believed that the
Maryland boys will attempt to blot
out the memory of this defeat to-
morrow.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
STATE ARMORY HERE
CRITICISED BY OFFICER

ed in the Delaware National Guard
the officers and men being com
mended for excellence of training
of all personnel and units in quali-
ties of discipline, initiative, and
leadership"
The Milford ArmOry should be
condemned. the report says. point
ing out that protection agains: theft
is inadequate. floors have dropped
away from walls. and the roof leaks
in many places.
General Mccoy is commanding
officer of the Second Corps Area,
and Colonel Hogan IS an instructor
of the New York National Guard.
Colonel Hogan's twO-week inspec-
tiOn of the IA Delaware units was
made in April
The Delaware regiment is also
commended for satisfactory solution
of many problems. general excel
lence in the conduct of service pTac-
tice at Bethany Beach, and for ar
Tangement of store rooms.
Staff Is Commended
The regiments strength was AZ
officers. one warrant officer. and 701
enlisted men. only eight of the lat
ter being absent at the time of the
inspection. Special praise is given
the headquarters staff Of Colonel
George J. Schulz, regimental COM
mander.
A score of 112 in service target
practice at Fort Hancock last June
won special praise for Battery A.
harbOr defense unit, of Laurel,
which has three commissioned Off
GERS and so men. Capt. William J..
TOrbert win take this battery to
Fort Hancock from June 13 to q
this year.
Battery E. Newark. commanded by
Captain Herman W. Cook, is praised
for having been adjudged the hest
battery in the regimental cOmman-
der's inspection.
Medical Corps Excellent
Major Joseph NJ. Barksy. Medical
Detachment. was inspected by Lieu
tenant Colonel H. P. Carter. an in
with the New Jersey Ma
.ional Guard, who reported:
IAN excellent Medical Detach-
nent. The supply room. equipment,
and property were found to be ex-
sellent. Training. both basic md |
technical, indicate adequate and ex-
,ellent training supervision. The /.
,fficers and nOn-commissioned Ofi- /
,ers are we'll trained in their vari- /
lus duties. Morale and esprit is very |
high"
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29

without making but few il any
changes in their present farming
practices. so it is advisable, there
fore. to sign a work sheet and then
they will be in a position TO receive
the benefits Of this program should
they decide later in the year to fol-
low some Of the soil improvement
practices as recommended in this
program.
The district committeeman for
Kent County includes Howard C..
Deakyne. first district: Arthur f..
Dawes. second and fifth districts: H.
Clifford Clark, third district; Fred
M. Williams. fourth district: L. d.
Caulk. sixth district; Frank w.
Richardson. seventh district; J. Har-
old Sohabinger, eighth district: John
F. Starkey, ninth district; and How
ard r. Moore. tenth district.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
WILLIAM B. CHANDLER
BROWNS In SUSSEX
[COnfinHeG Jron, First Pggel

[COHtiHRef JFoat First Pa8el
a search. His automobile was found
parked at Timmons' Landing and q
rowbOat was seen a short distance
away. On Saturday about a. m. the
body was found.
Mr.. Chandler was born November
s. 1882. son of Joshua and Sarah J..
Chandler. He was educated in the
DagsbOrO school. and graduated
from Anne Arundel Academy, slil-
lersville. Md, in 1903. For four
years he taught school in Sussex
county, and for five years was cash
Ter of the First National Bank of
DagsbOrO. Some years ago he enter
ed the fruit brokerage business.
Mr.. Chandler was a brother OF
State Senator Ebe Chandler.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
GEORGETOWN-MILLSBORO
ROTARY NEWS

At the meeting Friday night. Cy
McIlvaine, who was in charge of the
program had Mrs. Anna Paquette
and Miss Mary Paquette of Milford
sing several numbers. The perform
ance of these two surely showed that
the acclaim they have received on
variOus amateur programs has been
we'll deserved.
Reservations are already being
made by several members of the
Observation-Disclosures club for the
Rotary International Convention
which is to be held in Atlantic City
during the week of June %.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
SUBJECT OF TRAINING
CLASSES ANNOUNCED

Wholesome entertainment for the
entire family is to be the subject Of
discussion when leaders from the
Kent County Home Demonstration
Clubs meet today. Friday Their
leader meeting is to be held as the
Extension Ofiice IN Dover. and viii
start at 2 O'Clock. This session f
planned BY Miss Louise r Whilcont
Home Demonstration Agent for Kent
County.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore NJ. Jarvis
of Harbeson announce the engage
ment Of their daughter. Miss Marie
Elizabeth Jarvis Of Wilmington, to
Mr.. Michael d. Groverman of Will
mington. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
creverman Of Newark. N. ]. The
date Of the wedding has not been set.
Miss Jarvis is a graduate nurse Of
the Delaware Hospital. Mr.. Grover
man is associated with the Hercules
Powder Company.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29

In spite of the dry weather the
peonies have been beautiful this
year. 1t has been the one ex-
pressed regret that so many will
be gone before tomorrow. A
yard of the old-fashiOned kind,
belonging to Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Wright has a gorgeous cluster of
deep pink peonies that were Mrs.
Wright's mothers, the cluster.
being older than Mrs. Wright
Nearby is an orange blpssOm
that has grown to tree proper
tions and such a prOfusion of the
waxy flowers. green leaves and
Smell" Some old roses were
there too. The old gardens.
many of them have changed with
the years. but not this one. which
is a joy to its owners.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
CHURCHES AND FIRE COMPANY
BENEFIT UNDER MANS WILL

Under the terms of the will of the
late Harry Kinder. the local churches
and fire company will be important
beneficiaries. The fredericksburg Fire
Company will receive $4,000; Union
NJ. E. Church. $1.5OO; Church of God
$1,000: and Christ NJ. P. Church
S2.5OO in trust. Bethel Church will
receive $1,000. and Concord Church,
e2 OOO
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
REV. c. IRVING CARPENTER
NAMED q. s. ARMY CHAPLAIN

Rev. C. Irving Carpenter Of Fed
eralsburg. Md. a former pastor Of
EpwOrth NJ E. Church at Rehoboth
Beach. has been appointed a first
lieutenant and chaplain in the United
States Army. Rev. Carpenter left
fredericksburg on Thursday Of last
week for Fort H. c. Wright. New
York. where he has assumed his new
duties as chaplain at the Coast Guard
Station at that point.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
WILDWOOD HOME
DEMONSTRATION CLUB

Mrs. Duane Lynn will attend as a
delegate from the Millwood branch,
the Home Makers Club, which will
he held in Washington. D. c., start
ing on Sunday. May 81.
Our regular meeting will be June
8. A full attendance is desired. as it
will be one Of our last meetings for
the summer.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29

Tonight the graduation class
Of the Emergency Hospital is
giving it's dance in Varney Audi
torium. II will be a semi-formal
affair, with admission by card.
Billy Hays. who is playing an
engagement at the Plaza Theatre
will furnish the music.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29

A Washington farmer, Frank Fox,
became a hospital patient all be-
cause Of the ramifications Of a pet
ram. While bent over. repairing a
fence. Fox was rammed into a fence
post with such force that several
Vertebra were dislocated.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
Games NJ Weak

Monday, June II
ODD FELLOWS Us. BUSINESS Man.
MECHANICS rs. COOLERAToRs
Thursday, June ~
ODD FELLOWS Us. CoOLERAToRs.
MECHANICS Is. BUSINESS MEN.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
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- tion for busy men.
They have proven a good thing
for many. play time for the
folks who are tied all day to an
Office desk, or some sort of man
ual labor. 1t was interesting. the
other day, to learn of a hobby of
Major James w. Cannon. one
that perhaps makes him take
time to sit and ponder for a
spell" each day. In the rear Of
the Cannon home on Pear Street.
Major Cannon has two very fine
bird houses that were especially
designed for the purple martin.
There are fifty apartments. each
inhabited by a male and female
bird. 1t was the scene of much
activity and twittering when OBJ
served. Because of the protec-
ton given the martins by the
CannOns. they return each year
about the middle Of March and
stay until the middle of August.
So closely have they been
watched by Major Cannon. he
being an enthusiast. can tell one
all about their habits, and almost
their thoughts and feelings. 1t
seems a very fine hobby and one
that gives an opportunity to
study bird nature.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29

Coolerators 8. Business Men S.
Odd FellOWs-Mechanics (Postpon
ed by mutual consent).
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
WelneqiIavle ReenIie

odd Fellows z, Coolerators s.
Mechanics z, Business Men 5.