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Milford chronicle., 1936-12-11
TWELVE SUGGESTIONS
FOR SAFETY

Writing in the Portland Oregonian
Raw Conway, Manager of the Oregon
State Motor Association, gives II
specific suggestions for reducing ac,
cidents that can be easily followed
by any commonwealth, with the aid
of cities and towns. His suggestions
are:
1. illuminate main travelled high
ways contiguous to cities.
q Distinctly mark sections OF
highways where vision is impaired
and passing is dangerous.
3. Erect markers to show maxi
mum speeds allowed in congested
areas.
a. Erect Keep to Right" signs on
all highways in the state.
5. Make warning signs standard
in size, color and position.
6. Teach highway safety in the
public schools. .
z. Enforce laws from viewpoint OF
safety-not revenue.
8. Make statewide inspection OF
cars compulsory.
9. Subject pedestrians to uni
form, enforced traffic code.
10. Adopt a safety glass law COW
ering all new cars sold.
IL. Establish a drivers school for
those who wish to improve their
driving.
12. Do not permit left-hand turns
in metropolitan areas.
Some of these suggestions may
seem of minor Importance when com
pared with others-but all Of them
are essentials of a comprehensive
program to make our streets and
safer. In many states,
traffic codes are outmodeled and in
ADEQUATE. Little has been done in |
marking danger spots on highways. l
Cars are permitted to operate irres-
pectiVe of their mechanical condi-
lion. The inevitable result is soar
ng death and injury toll.
II every state will bring its laws
md highway regulations up to date,
, long step toward curbing the reck-
less and incompetent motorist will
De taken.
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-11
Editors View SOciaIistic
Issue

The Industrial News Review re-
Gently asked country newspaper ed
iiors for their opinion on various
phases Of the power question. f"
With around l,200 replies now tabu-
lated, some extremely interesting
facts are being produced.
Only AZ Of the editors said that
the utility industry is not giving
good serVice-While lii feel that
service is good. Only 295 editors fa-
yo municipal ownership Of power
plants, while 1863 are against It.
While $50 editors believe that Fed
eral electric developments are justf-
fled as a national necessity, over
900 believe they are unjustifed. Con-
trasted with 891 editors opposed to
the Wholesale death sentence for
holding companies, only 2l0 approve
it.
Most important of all, perhaps,
only 157 editors believe that govern
ment or municipal ownership of the
electric industry would give more
progressive, efficient and cheaper
service, taxes and public subsidies
considered, as against 947 who feel
otherwise.
1t is very probable that these per-
centages showing overwhelming op-
position to any socialist trend that
would put the government into bus
iness to the injury or destruction CT
private enterprise, represent the
general feeling of informed citizens.
It was not accidental that in the last
election voters turned thumbs down
on proposed local measures to put
various states into business. The
American people, for example, real
ize that the private electric indus
try, under public regulation, has
been one of the most beneficial and
progressive influences in our social
and Industrial life-and they like
wise sense the manifold dangers |
that inevitably follow when bureau
Gratis are given control or manage
ment of an essential business.
These answers of editors provide
an Illuminating and valuable COM
one one of the most dis
cussed questions of the time. They
are encouraging to those who feel
that private enterprise is better than
and that the role of gov
in business is properly that
of umpire, not a favored participant.
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-11
PILGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH
Rev, C, W. ScheIhOuse, Pastor

Sunday, December tS.
GAS a. m.-Sunday School.
11.OO a. m.-Preaching.
700 p. m.-Song and praise service.
500 p. m.-Preaching.
Mid-week prayer meeting every
Wednesday evening at 7.SO O'Clock.
A warm welcome extended to all.
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-11

Prepared ple-cTuata be a0w sOld.
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-11

The doll industry dates back TO
the thirteenth century.
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-11

Club has decided to postpone the
meeting scheduled for Christmas
Day until the Monday following,
which will be the 28th.
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-11
AVENUE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

"The House Of Happiness
ID. ID. Minister.
SUNDAY. DECEMBER 49, 1886
9:45
for all g.
mMorning worship and sermon Subject The Manifestation
of DDS Seasonal music Beautiful ritual Worth
Heartiest of welcomes. 80. f
EpwOrth friendly hour
for all people.
Subject 1.-THE Divine Lamp"
s impossible attend morning service try
evening Its helpful b
Thursday evening 1880 Studies in
rican
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-11
THE CHURCH OF GOD

THE CHURCH OF GOD
J. Roland HieksOR, Pastor
Second and Pear StS. North Milford
Sunday, December u.
70 A.. M.-Bible School -
IL A. M.-Prayer and praise SER
vice.
1880 P. M.-SOng service.
8 P. M.-Preaching.
Revival services each evening be-
ginning at 7:45.
Maud NJ. Largin, evangelist from
Georgia, doing the preaching.
You would enjoy her spirit filled
messages in word and song.
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-11
GEORGETOWN MILLSBORO
ROTARY NEWS

For the first time in three weeks
the Rotary Club held its regular
meeting in the Brick Hotel, George
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-11

WHERE?
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
West Second Street
WHEN?
e Every sunday ~ ~
1000 a. m.-Bible School.
HOO a. Worship service.
6:45 D. m.-YOung Peoples Meeting
1880 p. m.-WOrship service.
Every Wednesday
400 p. m.-Junior League.
1880 p. m.-Prayer service.
YOU ARE INVITED
The coming again of Christ is the
blessed hope. Without It no mans
optimism is true or. complete!
C. C. Greiner, pastor
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-22
MAY 80 FINAL DAY FOR
SIGNING WORK SHEETS
Sussex County Soil Conservation
Committee Reports Many Farmers
Cooperating

The Sussex County Soil COnser-
walton Committee reports that many
farmers are cooperating with the
government in reducing crop depict
ing acreages and substituting soil
conservation crops and thus will
share in the benefit payments. Quite
a few farmers according to the COM
mittee, will receive payments with
out making a single change in their
farm program because they have al
ready done some of the things that
are proposed in this program. II
they ill a work sheet, this payment
will be due them, but If they do not
sign they will receive nothing. This
payment is given for plOwing under
certain cover crops which many OF
our farmers have already done this
spring. II amounts to about $l.OO per
acre, or If a farmer plowed under
20 acres this spring he is eligible
for $50. Then, If he decides to re-
duce his soil depletion acres and
grow more soil conserving crops, he
can receive another payment in ad-
dition to the above. AS an example,
a farmer has so acres of various
crops such as corn. soy beans for
seed, wheat, tomatoes, cantalOupes
and other truck crops. If he signs,
he will. get paid for a reduction OF
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Milford chronicle., 1936-05-22
HIGHWAY MAPS
NOW AVAILABLE
1896 Official Road Map OF The State
Being Placed in Circulation

The 1886 official road map of the
State of Delaware has just been
completed by the Highway Depart
ment and is now being placed in
circulation through the Wilmington
Chamber of Commerce, the Della
ware A. A. A, the division Offices of
the State Highway Department in
the three counties and at the main
Office of the Department in Dover.
The new map is the most durable
and attractive yet put in circulation
and involved considerable expense
and for that reason Secretary John
H. Cosby asks that when one is re-
ceived care be taken of it and that
the copies not tossed carelessly
around and lost.
It bears a bright jacket cover Of
red. contains a good small map of
Wilmington. Is listed rules of the
road driving, a splendid large map
of the Delaware territory with roads
showing as far west as Harrisburg.
Pa, Richmond, Va, and as far south
as Norfolk and as far north as Read
ing. It contains a splendid picture
of Delaware's famous dual roads,
ten cuts of points of historical in
terest and three recreational pic
lures.
On the large map which is finally
unfolded, every road and waterway
of the State is plainly shown with
all of the beaches. towns and cities
and with many of the points Of in
terest marked. The numbers Of the
State and Federal roads in the State
are plainly marked and each main |
main road under construc-
lion, paved highway, gravel. Stag or
stone road and even every dirt road /
Is plainly shown. A scale Of miles
makes the figuring Of distance quite
easy. Altogether It is the most COM
Dlete map issued by the Department
md one Of which the State may be
proud Copies may be obtained by
writing the State Highway Depart
nent at Dover or by stopping at the
ivision Offices.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-22
DEATH RATE OF
CANCER IS HIGH
Increase In Deaths Attri-
buted To Hardness In
Applying for Treatment

The continued annual increase in
the number of deaths from cancer
may be largely attributable to tar
diness in applying for treatment, ac-
cOTding to DR.. A. G. Jost, executive
secretary Of the State Board of
Health. This board is advocating
that each person be given by his
family physician a complete physi-
cal examination at regular intervals,
in an effort to discover any eviden-
ces of disease before it is too late
successfully to apply treatment.
The Delaware cancer death rate is
anything but favorable, says DR..
JOst. and is increasing steadily.
While this is true of the whole Uni
ted States. he points out, 1t is es-
pecially important to Delaware,
where there is a relatively high per-
centage of the aged among the pop
ulatiOn, due to the fact that the
youthful and middle-aged groups go
to other states to make their liv-
ings and return to this State to re-
tire.
Il is possible, he admits, that the
increase is partially due to better
diagnosis of ailments, and recent
figures may not be exactly cOmpar-
able with those of former years.
Even in the face of better diagnosis
and more skillful treatment, the fig
uFes show there has not yet been
much halt in the progress of the dis
ease.
In its early stages. cancer is al
most entirely a local ailment, es-
pecially in certain external forms.
and vigilance on the part of pa
tients. and their early application
for treatment, may be expected to
prevent a large number of the
deaths.
Certain external forms are quick
" discernible, but to discover the
more serious internal forms, each
person should submit periodically to
a thorough physical examination.
whereby any deeply seated growth
might be discovered in its early
stages. If growth is allowed to pro-
gress past that point, present medi-
cal science finds 1t practically im-
possible to cope with the disease.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-22
FAULTY BRAKES CAUSE
MANY ACCIDENTS
1870 OF Cars Examined In 1885 Had
Defective Brakes

Ask ten good drivers what they
consider the most important safety
factor of their automobiles, and at
least nine of them will answer
Good brakes" according to the
Delaware Safety Council Yet, faul-
ty brakes are a daily cause of acci-
dents. The annual car inspection
campaign in Delaware in 1885 show
ed 46 per cent of all cars examined
with defective brakes. Similar re-
ports from Virginia gave 1916 per
cent. In Connecticut One-half of all
cars rejected in the 1885 semi-an-
nual inspection were rejected for de-
fectiYe brakes.
One OF the first things a good driv-
er does when he leaves his garage
OF a morning is to test out his
brakes. II they work instantly and
smoothly, his mind Is at rest for
the balance of that day. He knows
he can stop in time. But If your
brakes are slow in action, If your
car jerks about as you apply pres
sure, showing that you have uneven
braklng power and are likely to skid
dangerously. better drive into a gar
age and have your brakes adjusted,
There is no more helpless and ter
rifying sensation than to find sud
denly that your brakes are useless
and cannot stop you from slidding
into a smash-up. or perhaps strik-
ing some innocent bystander.
One of the serious faults found in
both old and new cars in every
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Milford chronicle., 1936-05-22
SUPERIOR COURT
KMLSSTATE NRA
Dyers And Cleaners Act
Unconstitutional, Says
Decision OF Judges.

An act of the General Assembly
to regulate and license the cleaning
pressing, and dyeing industry Of the
State. Delaware's so-called Little
NRA," was declared unconstitutional
in an opinion handed down Wednes-
day in Superior Court.
The ruling was made by Chief
Justice Layton and Judges Rodney
and Harrington in the case OF
Dorothy Becker vs.. the State of Del
aware, in which the constitutiOnality
of the act was attacked.
II came before the Superior Court
when records of the case were trans
mitted from Municipal Court. where
Miss Becker had previously been
fined for an alleged violation of the
act, to the higher court on writ OF
certiorari.
THE act savers of an attempt to
establish the ancient guild which,
operating not so much for the pub
lie benefit as for the advantage of
its members. had become 200 years
ago to be regarded as an unmitigated
evil" the opinion stated.
Miss Becker was arrested for fail
ing to obtain a license from the
trade board set up by the act, for
the cleaning, pressing and dyeing
establishment she conducts for a
chain store company at 2O4 West
Tenth Street, Wilmington.
She was adiudged guilty by
Judge John F. Lynn in Municipal
Court. Wilmington, and on Decem-
ber 3, last. was sentenced TO pay
fine of $500 and costs of proseeu-
ton The opinion Wednesday re-
yersed the decision OF the lower
court
The case was moved into Superior
Court when the cOnstitutiOnality of
the act was attacked by Philip
Cohen. counsel for Miss Becker
Mr. Cohen alleged that the act del
egated legislative power to the trade
board in violation of the constitution
OF Delaware, which vests legislative
power in the General Assembly; that
the act gives untrammelled and ar
bitrary powers to the trade board in
violation of the constitution which
declares that no person shall be de-
prived of life. liberty or property
unless by the Judgment of his peers
or by the law of the land" and that
the act was in violation of the four
teenth amendment of the COnstitu-
tiOn of the United States.
The state moved to strike out the
exceptions, and for affirmance of the
judgment of conviction, for the reae
son that the questions raised in the
higher court were not presented to
the trial court.
Opinion OF Upper Court
The opinion of the court stated: |
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Milford chronicle., 1936-05-22
COP. HOPES TO REDUCE
TAXATION In KENT co.
Candidates WIN Pledge support To
Measures Providing For Economy

The Republican candidates in Kent
county for Senator and Representa-
tive in the General Assembly. and
for Levy Court Commissioner, will
be pledged TO support any measures
providing for economy in the Oper-
alton OF the county government
This is the plan offered by the
Kent County Republican Commit
tee, Of which State Auditor J. Henry
Hazel is the chairman, and it is eX-
pected that every candidate for a
Republican nomination for any of
the above listed places will be Ie-
quired TO agree to these pledges Fe-
fore receiving the endorsement of
the county committee.
Through the present Republican
administration in this State. which
was aided largely by the Republican
majority in the last session Of the
Legislature, numerous economic
measures have been placed into ef-
feet resulting in direct savings 10
the taxpayers of the county.
L Is felt that more can be ac-
eomplished along this line and 1t Is
believed that a Republican Levy
Court pledged to economy, will be
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Milford chronicle., 1936-05-22
1900 WILL GRADUATE
FROM SCHOOLS In STATE
Milford High School WIN Graduate
a. On June 8

DelaWare's army Of graduates
from public high schools is expected
to total 1900 boys and girls. Locally,
the Pierre S. dupont and Whining
ton High Schools together will CON
tribute more than 600. In the state.
but outside Wilmington, 724 more
will receive their diplomas. Date
Of commencement exercises of the
city high schools have been an
nOunced Dates for cOmmencements
in other parts of the State include:
Special schools distrlcts--Clay-
mont, So graduates. June l6; A. |.
DUPONT, 40 graduates, June l6; New
ark, 63 graduates. June 12; New
Castle, 81 graduates, June t2; Smyr-
ma, Al graduates, June Is; Dover. 4S
graduates. June 16; Caesar Rodney.
43 graduates. June 12; Harrington,
20 graduates, June s; Milford, a
graduates, June IL; Georgetown 80
graduates. June 70; Lewas, 80 grad
yates, June 12; Seaford. AZ gradu-
ates. June s. and Laurel, 80 eradu-
ates. June 12.
Schools under State Board CON
-MiddletOwn, 20 graduates, I
June 9; FELTON,. IS graduates. June
s.; Bridgeville. IA graduates, June 5 (;
Milton. 20 graduates. June s Mills
boro. 16 graduates. June 8: John NJ
at DagsbOro. 20 graduates.
Tune s Selbyville, 20 graduates.
June 8; Lord Baltimore. 10 gradu-
ties, June s; and Delmar, 26 gradu-
ties, June 5. !
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-22
SAYS PRESIDENT
is SEEKING TO
DECEIVE PUBLIC
Senator Hastings ChaI-
lenges ROOseveIt's Fig
ures On Income, Deficit.
ALL URGED TO VOTE
Fletcher Ayers Taxpayers
Foot Democratic Public
ity Bill.

Senator Hasting (R-Del) on Sun
day night challenged both the fiscal
estimates and economic theories
voiced by President Roosevelt in his
last major public address, asserting
that the chief executive had made a
deliberate effort 20 confuse and
mislead."
This statement, coupled with an
other Republican statement that
New Deal and other federal agencies
we're putting out campaign prop
uganda at public expense, marked
the opening of a heavy political
week.
Hastings Speaks Over Radio
On the anti-New Deal front. with
the opening of the Republican con-
Vention at Cleveland only a few
weeks away, these developments ap-
peaFed among others:
Senator Hastings, in a formal ra-
diO reply to the Presidents speech
of April 25. struck at Mr.. RoOsevelt's
statements that the federal sdeficit
this year "is about $3,O0O,OOO, 900, -
and that the national income has
risen $50 .OOO. 900 600 this year as
compared to 1882. Hastings assert
ed that Chairman Eccles of the Fed
eral Reserve Board had repudiated
the income figure and Secretary
Morgenthau had placed the deficit
estimate at CLOSE to $4,000. 900, ,OOO."
Chairman Fletcher of the Repub-
lican national committee. in a state
ment, declared government funds
were used for "a Democratic pub
lieity campaign of unprecedented
magnitude, made possible only by
the use Of public money tilehed
from the pockets Of the poor and
paid for by the taxpayer."
Al Ufged u Vote
The American Liberty League an
nounced IN a statement that each
Of its members Is being urged to
vote In the coming election and get
as many promises to vote by others
IS possible The League said that
suggestions for making effective"
this mobilization of ballots would be
issued later. but that the promises
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Milford chronicle., 1936-05-22
MANY LOCAL STORES TO
CLOSE DECORATION DAY
Few Milford Merchants Plan To Re.
main Open May 80

The majority of the Milford mer-
chants are planning to remain clos
ed all day on Decoration Day, next
Saturday. May 30. They will how
ever remain open Friday evening,
May 29. AS the Chronicle goes to
press the undersigned merchants
and shops have agreed to close their
business establishments on Memoir
ial Day:
R. A. Derrickson. J. C. Penney Co.,
w. T. Grant Co, Pierce Hardware
Co., Warren and Gibson. Joseph Ad-
am. Wharton-Fisher Electric Store,
II. P. Van Kirk, Samuel c. Evans.
The Fisher Co.. J. H.
Humes and Son, Edwards Stores,
NuStride Shore Store. H. S. Saund-
ers, N. NJ. Stoves. f. G. Stidham. J.
L. Scott. J. Berlin. d. Coopersmith,
Helen E. Capp. Max Cohen. A. D.
Dyer's Shop, G. B. Kinder's Shop.
Grier Bros. Thomas Davis, w. Fl.
Griffith Shop. Earl X. Williams
Shop. L. B. Carson Shop. Joe
Ament Shop. George MalOney Shop.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-22
STATE SCHOOL
FUNDS REPORTED
NEARLY GONE
p. S. DUPONT Believes
Franchise Law Can Be
Revised.
CRISIS IS PREDICTED
Requests Of Milford And
Dover For Money For
New Buildings Refused.

It's funds rapidly diminishing, the
State Board of Education at Dover
last Friday had to refuse the re-
quests Of the school boards of Do
yer and Milford for money for cree
tiOn Of new and urgently needed
buildings. The state board at the
same time raised a question of Whe-
ther il will be necessary for the
Legislature to provide for new
State taxes to produce revenue for
erection and maintenance Of schools,
such taxes having been abolished
several years ago.
With the active balance In the
school fund the lowest It has been
for many years, the situation is re-
garded as acute by members OF the
State Board of Education and other
persons closely interested in the
school situation, including Governor
C. Douglass Buck and State Tax
Commissioner Pierre S. dupont.
Board Issues Statement
Following the meeting in Dover,
Henry Ridgely. president of the
State Board of Education, issued a
statement in behalf of the board in
which he said the next Legislature
will be faced with the problem of
remedying the situation. Either addi-
tiOnal forms of taxation viii have
to be found OF present forms so
changed as to bring additional in
come to furnish funds needed for
school construction, the board
pointed out in the statement.
Governor Buck last Saturday, in
emphasizing the seriousness of the
financial situation confronting the
State school system, said he had
fOreseen the prospect Of diminishing
scheai funds. ~ 1881 AT that time
the governor In his message to the
Legislature said: ''In my judgment
the future expansion Of the public
school system Of our State should
be POSTPONED. without exception"
Sats Law May Be Revised
Mr.. dupont, tax commissioner. by
whom the State taxes for support
of the public schools are collected, (
said he thought the State franchise
tax law could be revised in a way
to provide additional funds from
that source to meet the needs of .
schools. /
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Milford chronicle., 1936-05-22
ROCATION DAY MARKED
I'M SUSSEX Chapel
Several Hundred EpIseOpallans At
tended Services At Sc. Georges

Several hundred members of the
Episcopal Churches of Sussex cOun-
ty attended the Rogation Day SER
vices in historic st. Georges Chap
ell, Indian River Hundred. on Sun
day. The Rev. Joseph c. Wood OF
Wilmington, former rector of the
chapel, preached the sermon. The
Rev. H. Edgar Hammond, of Mil
ton, rector in charge, directed the
services which were attended by
several visiting rectOrs.
RogatiOn Day is an annual event
at the chapel in which the people
join in a service Of worship and in
tercessiOn for labOTers, animals, and
seeds planted, that they may enjoy
a year of health and prosperity.
The church is the representation
of the earliest organized religious
effort in the hundred. begun in 17O6
by Roger Corbett. The first record
of a structure having been built was
in 1928. The church was destroyed
by fire in 1892 and two years later
the present edifice was erected of
bricks burned near the chapel.
After nearly 200 years of service,
the building was remOdelled i'm 1882,
the height cut down, the galleries
removed, and the style changed to
Gothic. The cemetery OF the old
chapel. on a grassy knoll, has been
kept in good condition, surrounded
by a brick wall built in 1857.