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Milford chronicle., 1936-05-15
HONEYBOY AND SASSAFRAS
COMING TO PLAZA THEATRE
Noted Blackfaee Comedians VIII Ap.
pear in Milford, May % and %

Noted Blackfaee Comedians VIII Ap.
pear in Milford, May % and %
Radio listeners who do not live
close enough to the New Plaza The
atre, Milford, to attend the show
there Friday and Saturday, May %
and % are in for q disappointment
when they try to tune in on WEAF
at Ills for HOneybOy apd Sassafras.
those assassints of sorrow, because
they won't be brOadcasting on those
two days. and the reason is they will
be appearing in person on the New
Plaza Theatre stage during those
two days. and as there are no facili-
ties ON the Eastern Shore for broad
casting, the rest of the country will
not be hearing them. But theatre
gOers of Delaware and the Eastern
Shore will be more fortunate, they
will have both the opportunity of
seeing and hearing them at the same
time.
HOneyboy and Sassafras are by far
the most popular comedy broadcast
of the present time. BrOadcasting
over the National Rroadcasting net
work from station WEAF. New York
City every week day from Ills to
ll.30 standard time, except when en-
gagements such as they are filling
at the New Plaza Theatre. Milford.
next Friday and Saturday do not af-
ford brOadcasting facilities. then an
other feature is substituted during
their absence.
Lower Delaware and the entire
Eastern Shore are indeed fortunate
TO have these great stars brought to
and the management of the
New Plaza Theatre is to be cOngratu- |
lated on his successful negotiations |
that makes their visit possible.
Our readers might be interested to |
know that these two comedians have |
made very few stage appearances
since they became so popular with |
radio listeners that their time has
been devoted exclusively to broad
casting that they have Just recently
been released for a limited number
If stage appearances and that they
,ome to the New Plaza Theatre, Mil
ord, months ahead OF any scheduled
appearance in larger cities.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-15
HOLLYVHLE
Personals

Personals
Mrs. May Rich of Palmyra, N. J.,
has been the guest of MIR. and Mrs.
John Stevenson during the past
week
William d. Burton and Arthur Ste
vensOn attended the Democratic
State Convention at Dover on Tues
day of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Phillips were
the guests of the formers sister, Mr..
and Mrs. j. SandersOn Trump, Jr.,
during the weekend
Mr. Boyce LarrimOre of Lewes, one
Of the foremen of the Redden State
Forest CCC Camp was a visitor at
the home of Otis Joseph on Friday
evening of last week. Mr.. Joseph is
employed at the same camp, but was
on sick leave for a few days. but
now has returned to his duties much
improved in health.
Mrs. Hazel Altemus and two chill
dren, Vaughn Jr. and Patricia, of
Wilmington are visiting friends and
relatives in this community during
this week.
Everett Warrington, a New York
attorney, who owns one of the finest
farms in southern Delaware and
breeder of high-class saddle horses, |
is spending a few weeks at his farm |
near here.
During the warm days of last week 1
soft crabs were caught in abundance |
in Rehoboth Bay and its tributaries.
Alfred Joseph of this place, grad /
uate engineer of U. of d. in 1882, /
has completed the plans and submit
ted them to Washington and been ac-
cepted for the huge dam and spill
ways for Trappe pond, purchased by
the Fish and Game Commission in
that locality, during part of the ac-
tual construction.
HOllymOunt School Notes
LaffalOt Minstrel program, Friday,
May 18th at 7.3O p. M:
Orchestra selections.
Art Exhibit, in Mr.. wilkins room.
Free to all
Announcements. Music by Dia-
mond Staters.
Meeting of the minstrel playlet,
grade Z.
Orchestra.
Pepper Box Minstrel, Grade 8.
COnundrums; remarks; music
Ice cream and cake will be served.
In the Pepper Box Minstrel the
cast of characters are as follows:
Calvin Clifton; Mr..
Bones. William Fisher; Tambo. Cliff
ord Locates; Old Uncle Ned. Archie
Scott; Nose. Reedy Belts; Hambo,
William Scott; Callous, Gladys Hop
Iins; Sassafrass, Iva Joseph; Julius
Skeezer, Madeline Holster; Joe,
David Reynolds; Mrs. Vandahslipper,
Norma Prettyman.
In Meeting the Minstrel" a play,
he characters are as follows: Top
" Gal, Norma Prettyman: George
Washington Johnson. Marie Downs;
liza, Elizabeth Calhoun; Emline,
Jessie Legates; Dinah. Minnie JO-
eph; Mollie, Margaret Downs; Pete.
lichard Hart; Rastus. Robert Hill
reth; Sambo, William Hildreth; Old
Ilack Joe. David Reynolds.
The visitors for the following week
re Miss Moore. Miss Jones. Mr.. Nc
'auley and Mr.. Afflerbach who
allied on Monday.
The .HollymOunt baseball team is
tanning to play baseball with Gum
orc this following week and next.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-15
PRODUCE MARKET NOTES

kets. reaching $3.50 to $1.65 per BUSH
el for best Jersey type and southern
Puerto Rieans. Various eastern
stock brings $1.25 to $3.50. CarlOt
shipments are decreasing.
Onions Selling Better
Southern onions we're meeting
better demand in northern markets
in early May with absence Of any
large receipts of old onions. Demand
was for the yellow varieties while
the white kinds moved slowly at only
slight premium above yellow stock.
Prices showed a downward trend and
most sales were between 75c and SOC
per so pounds, and down to 35c in
Texas producing sections.
Cabbage from numerous southern
shipping sections appears in north
ern markets. but demand is only fair.
Prices are generally steady to lower
South Carolina cabbage declined sc
to zoe per hamper. selling at 75c to
$1.1O in northern cities. Tren was
also downward at most southern
shipping points.
Prices of southern peas, string
beans. and celery declined in most
northern markets under larger sup
plies and variable market quality.
Lettuce prices were firm in the East
but down in the Middle West on
prospect of larger receipts. Tomato |
shipments are increasing but are
still much lighter than a year ago. /
Prices are fairly steady in southern !
sections, and irregular |
but mostly firm in northern markets. !
Apple Prices Unchanged
No special change is reported in
prices of apples in eastern and mid
western markets. Shipments con-
tinued active for the time of year,
but demand has been fairly good.
Dealers are reported more hopeful
about dispOsing of their remaining
holdings at prevailing prices, or
possibly little higher, owing to
prospect Of rather light crop of early
apples in some sections.
Most sales of standard varieties
ranged from soc to $l.25 per bushel
IN the large markets, but extremes
Of S5c and $1.75 could be quoted on
lots. New York reported
'hldIl price duNduCe on southern
York, Albemarle. Pippin and Rome,
lut most stock was inclined to ease
)ff on warmer weather. Some fine
arge Baldwins' from Pennsylvania
brought 81 to $125 and Virginia Pip
bins sold mostly $125 to $40.
Strawberry receipts show usual
'ange of quality. Prices generally
AVE been higher than a year ago for
rood fruit North Carolina berries |
old anywhere from 1Oc to SOC per
IuaH at New York. mostly around
sc, Trend was downward the first
week Of May with some declines of
C in northern markets.
Growers in Louisiana ana North
'arolina reported generally profit
BILE season. Demand continues good
[ shipping points, despite rather lib
raj supplies. The mid-season ship
ing sections have been slow in get
ing to market Some Tennessee and
.entucky berries are offered in mid {
'estern cities.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-15

Mr. Dill. perhaps one of the best
known retail merchandise clerks in
Dover, last week joined the sales
force of the Sears, ROebuck Com
pany and is attached to the paint and
stove department of the Dover store
OF that concern.
Mr.. Dill possesses a long and sue
cessful merchandising career, which
began when he was fourteen years
of age and became affiliated with E.
J. Scanlon. After remaining with
the ScanlOn store for sixteen years
he joined the sales force of T. X.
Jones & Brothers Co, and remained
with that firm when a new corpora
ton took it over a few years ago.
Mr.. Dill spent seventeen years with
the Jones store.
His pleasant personality and his
intimate knowledge of building and
household needs, has won him many
friends throughout the Dover and
Milford trading area. Mr.. Dill is
married and maintains his residence
on North Bradford Street, Dover.
His son. Leslie " Dill, is an honor
student at Duke University.
L. NJ. Mckay, manager of the Do
yer Sears. ROebuck store. announced
with pleasure the addition of MIR.
Dill to the sales staff of the Dover
store. The appointment of Mr..
Dill" stated Mr.. Mckay. lis in line
with the policy of our concern to
Dover people whenever it is
possible to do so"
The stan of the Dover store gave
an official welcome to Mr. Dill at a
stan conference held in the store on
evening last.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-15
HARRINGTON

The final meeting Of the Harring-
ton New Century Club for this club
year was held on Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs. j. c. Messner, the presi-
dent In the chair. After the formal
opening of the meeting and the reg
ular routine of business, two dele
gates and their alternates were
elected to attend the meeting of the
state Federation at Rehoboth early
In June. They were Mrs. Ernest
Raughiey and Mrs. Reynolds Wilson,
delegates; Mrs. J. w. Sheldrake and
Mrs. X. j. Emory, alternates. Off,
GERS were elected to serve until
April 1888 as follows: President.
Mrs. Claude Cahall; first vice pres-
ident, Mrs. Theodore Harrington;
second vice president, Mrs. r.. ].
Emory; director. Mrs. J. c. Messner;
recording secretary, Mrs. Norris Ad-
ans; assistant, Mrs. Allan Parsons;
treasurer, Mrs. Elmer Smith; audi
tors, Mrs. H. C. Martin and Mrs.
Ernest Raughley; trustee, Mrs. w.
w. Sharp.
Following the election, Mrs. Fred
Wilson, the outgoing director Of the
club conducted the installation with
Mrs. S. NJ. Williams acting as mar
shall. At the completion of the in
stallation the new president an
nounced the chairmen Of her COM
mittees: Corresponding secretary,
Mrs. George TOppin; treasurer
building fund, Mrs. John Sheldrake;
program chairman, Mrs. Paul Hawk;
hospitality, Mrs. Reynolds Wilson;
Ways and Means, Mrs. J. w. Shell
drake; Sunshine Work, Mrs. Samuel
M. Williams; Library, Mrs. J. G.
Smith; press and publicity, Mrs. ].
G. Smith. Assistants to the chairman
of hospitality are the following sub
chairmen: Decorations, Mrs. Ernest
Raughley; Purchasing, Mrs. c. Fred
Wilson; Tables, Mrs. Grover Phil
lips and Mrs. f. w. Dean, Desserts,
Mrs. Fred Powell; Meats, Mrs. A. B.
Parsons. I
The regular monthly meeting of
the Ladies' Aid Society OF the NJ. p.
Church was held in the Sunday
school room last Thursday evening.
The society was entertained by Mrs.
H. c. Tee, Mrs. Freda Eberhard,
Mrs. Emma Smith, Mrs. Fannie
Swain, Mrs. Edwin Simpson and
Miss Ethel Warren. Officers for the
new year were elected as follows:
Mrs. Katie Boyer; vice
president, Miss Matte Smith; secre-
lary, Mrs. Hazel Hammond: treasur-
Or, Mrs. Dora Graham; Sunshine ]
Committee, Mrs. Eva Morris and
Mrs. Anna Tucker
Little Janet Marie Harrington age ]
lix years, charming daughter Of Mr.. ]
md Mrs Theodore H. Harrington. {
celebrated her birthday at the home \
" her parents on Saturday after \
loon last The little Miss received !
many attractive gifts and all the '
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-15
';SHmmer Roundup" For Pre-schoOI
Age Children Is NOw Going On
CONTINUED From Page One,

parents are invited to bring or send
their children. Upon completion of
the examination, if any defects are
found, they are noted on a defect
card" which is given to the parent.
Copies OF these cards win guide the
Ppblic Health nurses in their visits.
IL the parent has given permission
for immunizatiOn against diphtheria.
il is carried out at the round up.
Upon entrance into school in the au-
tumn il is possible. through eXami-
nations made then. to ascertain what
have been made during
the intervening months.
During the years that this practice
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-15

Demand for some leading farm
products showed improvement in
early May with more favorable
weather conditions. Asparagus, let
tuce. onions, potatoes and strawber-
ries were selling better and general
trade movement was considered un-
satisfactory by dealers in most east
ern market centers. The demand ap-
pears better than ii was a year ago,
but supplies of some lines are much
heavier, including increasing local
receipts Of early produce. Price
trend is downward on nearly all
lines so far this month.
Fruit and vegetable shipments in
creased about percent in late April
and early May and continued active.
especially for new potatoes, onions,
cabbage, peas, lettuce, celery, string
beans and tomatoes. Such mid-sea-
son products as corn, eggplant, Gu
cumbers and cantalOupes are still in
light supply but increasing rapidly
and coming in larger volume than a
year ago.
Asparagus Sells Lower
Carlot movement of asparagus is
shifting to local motor truck activity,
but southern and southwestern stock
is still offered I'm many markets.
Prices tend downward in the East
and Middle West Warm weather
brought on liberal supplies from New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and
Pennsylvania. Boston reports local
supplies in the market. Eastern
stock sells in New York from 81 to
80 per dozen.
Potatoes Fairly Steady
The potato market shows some un-
settlement and irregular price ranges
but underlying position still seems
favorable. Old crop shipments are
decreasing rapidly and total old and
new supplies have been at the rate of
only 600 cars daily. According to
some trade reports, supplies may not
average much above this level for
several weeks to come. Remaining
old stocks are light, and new crops
ready for shipment promise only |
moderate output. Old potatoes now |
are coming chiefly from Maine and |
Idaho, and new stock from Florida, !
Louisiana and Alabama, but central |
California output is increasing and
will be an important feature in mid |
western markets this month.
Old potatoes are selling somewhat |
below tops of the spring rise. but are
holding recent levels quite we'll.
Northern Round Whites sell around
$3.50 per 100 pounds in Chicago car
lot markets. Eastern city markets
report moderate supplies and de-
mand and a steady price range Of 4
$2.25 to $3.50. on eastern Round
White varieties, including Green
Mountains. Northern Maine quota
tions are firm around So with light
supply and fair demand. Wisconsin
shipping points weakened slightly,
but western New York is still at a
little below So. Southern red varie-
ties are selling at 1915 to 1926 in
eastern markets.
Sweet poptatoes sell at slightly
higher prices in some eastern mar
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-15

Ond cup of coffee some precious life
ended its usefulness. No alibis can
render less terrible this background
Of destruction that must color eV-
cry estimate of the year 1885. Il is a
picture Of ruin that should be franz
ed in the heart. Of every man, wO-
man and child; a picture of burned,
broken, mangled bodies pleading for
the living and the unharmed.
Death marshalled well its forces
Of demolition. In the front ranks OF
the attack appear the speeding
phalanxes Of the motor vehicle,
which killed 96,4OO people in acci-
dents. The physical law of gravity,
that brooks no interference from
people, caused the death of $4,000
more, who died from falls of one
kind or another.
The inquisitors Of Old Spain
cleansed the souls of their victims
with smoke and fire. but the burning
torture of the InquisitiOn pale be-
side last years accident record of
5000 scared and suffOcated bodies.
The working conditions in our in
dustries have been improved great
ly, but the record of 1880 occupa-
tiOnal deaths should make us only
more vigilant of the future.
The sanctity of the home was viO-
lated many times by the terror of
sudden, accidental death. There were |
81 500 fatalities in homes.
And so on until the Reaper has I
recorded to its principal assistants !
the following credit of $4,000 lives:
Motor vehicle ..........36 SO, 400 4
Home. ....................31,5 1900
Other public II 500 /
.................16 .16,5 500
(NOte-The above breakdown in
cludes a duplication of $500 occupa-
tional motor vehicle deaths listed in
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-15
A. A. A. PAYMENTS

In bureaucratic publicity much has
been made Of the average A. A. A.
payment. Forced disclosures of gi-
gantic payments to corporations and
a few individuals are proof that the
little fellow" did not receive the
average to which the bureauerats
have been pointing with pride. Sec
retary Wallace has been partly
smoked out by Senator Vandenberg.
The average American farmer. the
designated beneficiary of Govern
ment Relief BY the A. A. A. route,
has reason to be skeptical.-South
Bend, Ind, Tribune.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-15
HE AMT DONE RIGHT BY NELL

Team No 2 of the NJ. P. Church
Ladies Aid Mrs. Raymond wilkins,
captain, will give an entertainment
on Friday evening, May is, at eight
O'Clock in the basement OF the
church. A forty minute play "He
Amt Done Right by Nell' will be
given b ythe All club members Of
Houston. This play won second
prize in the Kent county 4-H Club
Contest. There will also be nough
music. singing and recitations to
make up an evening of entertain
ment. Ice cream and cake will be
on sale. Admission i5c.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-15

has been carried on. the percentage
Of children examined has steadily
increased. and during 1885 the num-
Der brought for examination was
considered by health authorities a
very satisfactory percentage.
The stan Of examiners caTfying-On
these examinations report that
physical examinations have become
such commonplace occurrences to
children. in these days of child
health clinics, that verv few of them
even show nervousness. For the
most part, they say. the children
really seem to enjoy the attention
and the excitement.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-15
PAGE NINE
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Styles u Hair TInte.
CANTA MONICA, CALF.
- There's more news con-.
cerning the mummifed remains
of that lovely Egyptian Prin-
cess they found the othep day
that daughter of some early
Pharaoh, she who died nearly
5000 years ago and yet was still so
beautifully preserved. Too bad that
old recipe Of the Pharaoh family
was lost. They did make such good
preserves.
The last word is that the little
lady's hair was dyed a henna color.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-15

EitneF IndLS news
or something has
stimulated a sud
den change In HOl-
tywOOd fashions.
Just a little while
ago, bout every
other potential
movie queen you
saw was going in
for the platinum
effect; ; and only too
frequently. alas
the effect was that
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Milford chronicle., 1936-05-15


Mrs. Adella Dale. Mfr. and Mrs. Hor-
ace Tyre and daughter Gladys, Miss
Grace Furman and father. John C.
Furman, of town.
Capt. H. P. Holt had as callers on
Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Holt
and son Weston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Hudson and
daughter Catherine of Ocean View.
visited Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcgee on
Sunday.
Mrs. Harry B. Daisey is visiting
in Philadelphia.
Jadock Hall and Mrs. Nellie Me-
gee spent Sunday at Ocean City.
Md, as the guests of MIR. and Mrs.
Harry Hall.
Club News
The second annual luncheon of
the Lord Baltimore WOman's Club
was held on Saturday in the cafe
terra OF Lord Baltimore school.
Guests from other towns were Mrs.
Frank L. Reynolds, State President;
Mrs. William Beacon. State Direc-
tor; Mrs. Frank Sparks, correspOn-
ding secretary; Mrs. Herbert Drew,
treasurer. Mrs. Louis Drexler. Of
Camden. vice president for Kent
county; Mrs. Waller, of Delmar;
Mrs. Hook of Bridgeville. vice pres
ident for Sussex county; Mrs. Nor
gan, president of Seaford; Mrs. Hill.
nresident of Bridgeville; Mrs. James
Tunnell. representative of George
town; Mrs. Margaret Heath, presi-
dent Of Frankford; Mrs Conn Scott.
president OF SelbyVille; Mrs. r. E.
Lewis, Of Dover; Mrs. Massey of
Dover.
The following program was rem
dered:
Greetings. Mrs. Matte Townsend.
president.
Response. State Officers.
Piano trio, Mrs. Belts, Mrs. Noble.
Mrs. Kaufman. Mrs. Truitt.
'rhe Sewing Club Gossipers," by
club members.
Saxaphone solo. Evelyn Johnson.
Duet, Mabel Holt, Jane Truitt.
Closing song.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-15

on a vacant attic.
Now, by the great gross, the styl-
ish ones are going red. reddish or
redder. Today. within haif a mile,
/ counted ten redheads, and not
white horse in sight, to prove the
ancient saying.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-15
Waning Presidential sOOms.


WTdAT with cyclones and floods
w down south. the daily press
somehow failed to record among our
spring casualties the nntimely end
Of the Governor Talmadge boom.
Poor little thing. it passed away at
its home In Atlanta. Ca. just as it
was learning. in prattling accents.
to lisp papa"
Still the shock did not catch some
Of US unawares We had a feeling
it wasn't going to live. The second
summer is so frequently fatal to
those incubator babies.
For instance, you take the Ham
Fish boom. Or If you didn't take It,
somebody certainly did. because It
hasn't been seen, or even heard Of
for months and months.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-15
STAYTONSVILLE

Church News; Sunday school al
Staytonsville Community Church ev-
cry Sunday at 2 p. m. Subject for
this Sundays lesson will be Jesus
Inspires Honesty" Come and let's
keep our Sunday school work going
upward and onward.
Preaching at p. m. by a guest
speaker.
Mothers Day was very beautifully
observed at StaytOnsville last Sun
day. DR.. HersOn from Milford deliv-
cred "a very fOrceful and inspiring
Mothers Day sermon. Mrs. Alexan-
der Maurer was the oldest mother
present and Mrs. Delmer Fansler
was the youngest mother. Both of
these mothers were presented with
a beautiful potted plant. At the close
of the service little Norma Mae
Fansler, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elzie Fansler, was christened by
DR.. HersOn.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-15
FolIy q : ParoIs 80.

Folly Of = Parole System.
THE perpetrators Of the kldnaD-
4 Ing case of a few months aRo nD
10 the state OF Washington were
both chronic Offenders who, desnlte
their records. had been paroied
The hend who recently committed
the most hideous child murder that
California has known ID years waa
a convict out on parole. The deqen-
crate who has just confessed fo
numbering that poor defenseless GEN
tlewoman IN New York the other
day Was-yes. you've guessed it--
be was 9 convict on parole.
And all over the Union the work
Of turning loose criminals who have
not completed their terms Of punlsh-
ment, Indeed. 10 some cases hardiv
have begun them, goes merrilV -
IRWIN S. coba
ceDyrieht.-WNu ssrYics.