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Milford chronicle., 1936-05-08
WILMINGTON DAY
WEDNESDAY, MAY l3

Under the auspices of the Mercan
tile Section of the Chamber Of Com
merce. the official Spring whining
ton Day" will be held in that city
on Wednesday, May 18th, in which
observance all Wilmington stores
will cooperate for the benefit of their
customers in all parts Of the Del
Mar-Va Peninsula and adjacent
counties of Pennsylvania and New
Jersey. The sponsors are arranging
for the widest and best observance
of the day since these semi-annual
events were inaugurated several
years ago.
Every possible step has been taken
by Wilmington merchants to insure
the most attractive and economical
purchasing event which has been Of
fered to housewives of the Del-Mar-
Va Peninsula and adjacent counties
in Maryland. Pennsylvania and New
Jersey for many years. Stores hand
ling every character of merchandise
are cooperating to make the will
mingtOn Day" one that long will be
remembered by the thrifty, discrim-
mating buyer
In every line of retail merchan-
disc, including staple articles for
home use. clothing and miscellaneous
articles required by every member
of a family, and through the whole
generality of merchandise needed for
any and every purpose. the mer-
chants of Wilmington have made the
most thorough efforts to provide
their stores with goods of all de-
scriptiOns which, based on their
years Of experience. best will furnish
economically. completely and salts
factOrily any requirements of the
visiting thrOng OF shoppers which
past records show will take advant-
age OF this special day in the Will
mingtOn stores.
In addition TO furnishing an un-
usual opportunity for economical |
purchasing OF equally unusual bar
gains, this Wilmington Day" will |
provide an opportunity for visitors /
to inspect, through the wide cooper
alton OF merchants, the latest designs /
and style offerings in various lines,
and will demonstrate beyond ques-
tion that Wilmington stores are
to I'LL any requirements
made Of them.
Wilmington merchants are stress
ing the fact that this is not an oecO-
sion when special merchandise is be-
ing displayed for a special event.
but that the same merchandise which
is displayed in their stores the day
previous and the day after this "Wil-
Day" will be offered az real
bargain prices. There will be but
one wilmington Day" this spring.
lfter and before which regular prices
viii prevail
Through the courtesy Of the De-
Dartment Of Public Safety, parking
coupons are being printed IN this and
lther papers extending the courte- /
lies OF the Police Bureau to visiting
shoppers who come by motor. The ,
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-08
HOW WIDELY IS RELIEF
MONEY USED FOR PO-
LITICAL PURPOSES?
Senator Carey Of Wyoming Demands
Showdown; Cites One Political
Fund Of Nearly $3,OOO,OOO

1T would be interesting to learn
the amount appropriated for relief
purposes which is being used exclu-
siVely for political purposes" OBJ
served Senator Robert ID. Carey OF
Wyoming, who has been vainly at
tempting to uncover details of much
OF the New Deals secret spending
and squandering. This" he COM
mented, lis information to which the
American people are entitled, but
which, presume, will never be made
known"
Senator Carey makes the charge
that the National Emergency Coun-
ell, supposedly a cO-Ordinating agen-
cy of the New Deal, is in fact moth
ing more than a nationwide pOliti-
cal machine, operated to build sup
port for President Roosevelt, and to
break down opposition to the admin
istratiOn. The Council, the Senator
declares, received from Harry Hop
kins one allotment of $2,S7O, 900 from
the relief appropriation money that
had been appropriated by Congress
10 aid those in distress. N. e. c., the
Senator charges. is largely using its
nest egg for the payment of more
than generous salaries to its admin
istrative stan.
Elaborating his thought, Senator
Carey said:
'Of the various New Deal organ
izatiOns which are being supported
by relief funds, none could be more
political in nature than the National
Emergency Council. While every eff
fort is being made to make the N. E.
Z. appear a cO-Ordinating agency, the
fact is that its activities are confined
to keeping track of political develop
ments In the states and to reporting
to headquarters in Washington both
brlckbats and bouquets affecting the
New Deal
Practically all newspapers pub
llshed in the United States are
studied by the N. E. c. for any ad-
verse comment on the New Deal The
in each state is contacted
and instructed to straighten out any
that may appear on the
political horizon. Every state has a
~ E. C. director. | am
not informed as to the maximum sal
airy they are paid, but / do know that
in wyoming the state director re-
ceives $500 and has high-priced as
Further, additional en-
ployes are being put on those states
where thouble is anticipated in the
coming campaign. This agency
might be classed as a news-gathering
and propaganda-spreading agency
Tor Postmaster General Farley.
The activities of the N. p. c. ex-
.end to state legislatures, where
agents Of the organization exert in
iuence to bring about the passage
If legislation favorable to the New
Deal. Apparently their idea Of states
lights Is limited to a policy Of die
ating, BY coercion or suggestion, the
legislative programs Of the states.
Needy people should not be rob
'eq OF food in order to pay salaries
nd build up a political scouting or
'anization for the Postmaster Cen
raj
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-08
PRODUCE MARKET NOTES

rel pack sells mostly at 81 to $3.50.
Louisiana shippers are getting about
the same price per 100 pounds as
quoted for Old-crOp potatoes in
northern Maine and western New
York.
Old Onions Nearly Done
Supplies OF old onions are appar-
emily cleaning up in northern pro-
ducing sections, although Michigan
still sometimes ships 20 cars a day
and New York ships a few cars daily.
Cool weather has prolonged the old
crop market season considerably and
some Of the best stock has been sell
ing as high as 81 per so pounds in
New York, which is close to the
price of Texas yellow onions. Most
sales OF old onions are between soc
and Use in eastern markets. Texas
onions sell mostly around 81 i'm
northern cities and 4Oc to soc i'm
producing sections. Shipments from
Texas are likely to continue heavy
and California is beginning.
Prices of sweet potatoes maintain
ed recent gains. Sales of Virginia.
Maryland. and Delaware sweets rang
ed $l.25 TO $1.4O a bushel. Some
stock of the Jersey type reached
$l.75 in few markets.
The asparagus season Is moving
nOrthward with important supplies
from Maryland and New Jersey. This
stock sells at $1.75 to $3.50 per dozen
in central markets. Considerable
Far Western asparagus is still on the
market, but prices have been rapidly
declining in competition with fresh
homegrown supplies.
The carrot market remains nearly |
Cold storage carrots |
sold in the Rochester district around |
95c per 100 pounds. Shipments were |
increased by some carlots for Fed |
eral relief purposes. Out put from |
New York this season has been con- /
siderably lighter than last season,
owing to limited demand.
Apple Markets Dull
Demand for apples continues very
light in producing sections. Bald
wins still sell around S5c per bushel
basket in the Rochester district.
ROmes SOC. and a few Wealthys, in
poor condition. as low as 60c. Ship
ments exceeded 80 cars some days,
but include many caTlots on Govern
nent orders. Southern apples. main
y from Virginia. sell at $1.15 to
Sl.25 for Winesap and Delicious. A
lew remaining choice lots of McIn-
tOsh sold up to $175 or more in New
York. Midwestern apple markets
ire steady.
Strawberry supplies are increasing
With continued activity Of the LOuisi-
ma crop and moderate shipments
rom Alabama. together with a few
,arlots and many truck loads from I
North Carolina. North Carolina ber-
les have been quoted lately at de-
lining prices. ranging around 15c.
luart basis. in northern cities. Mar
Iets show weak tone i'm southern
producing sections.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-08
COMPETITIVE STARCHES
By Representative Everett NJ.
Dirksen, of Illinois

The reciprocal trade agreement
with the Netherlands contains pro-
visions that will reduce the tariff on
Il items-that will bind on the free
list some % items. and retain the
existing duty on l item.
II seems rather singular to me
that we should reduce the duty on
potato deXtrine and potato starch
and potato flour when a majority of
/ this Congress sanctioned an Act to
control the production of potatoes
by Legislation which is penal in
character. The reciprocal trade
agreement. however, will permit the
importation of large quantities of
potato dextrine and potato flour al
though no one has cOntended that we
do not have manufacturing facilities
sufficient for converting our own
surplus of potatoes into -four, star
ches. and dextrines which can be
converted into glue, adhesiVes, and
sizing. so much used in the textile
mills.
Regimenting the production of pO-
tatOes was the plan in view ON the
one hand, and permitting the deriVa-
tiOns of potatoes such as -four, starch
and deXtrines to come in at reduced
rates from foreign countries on the
other, was the Administration pro-
gram. Why not a consistent plan Of
keeping out competitive potato prod
ucts and expanding the domestic use
of our own potato crops?
Still another item in the Neither
lands treaty is tapiOca and cassava
starch. For years an effort has been
made to secure an imposition of
duty OF &c a pound on these starches
because they are in direct cOmpe-
tition with the starches that are, or
can be derived from American grown
corn. That effort failed. but to make |
matters worse tapioca and cassava |
starch have been bound on the free /
list and II Is impossible to secure |
relief from these competitive prod /
ucts.
The Roosevelt Administration in
effect, says: Not only viii 1--we per-
init these starches 70 come in free
Of duty but we will by this treaty
give the Netherlands our solemn
promise to bind them on the free list,
80 that there will be no possibility
lf a protective duty ON these items
50 long as this treaty is in effect"
IN other words we prevail upon our
armers TO curtail and adjust their
,Orn acreage for the benefit of the
'oolie farmer in the Netherland West
indies.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-08
STILL POOLING THE PUBLIC
WITH BOGUS WPA ALLOTMENTS
Funds "AlOcated" To Build National Guard ArmOries
Cannot Legally Be Spent-COngress To The Rescue

During recent months WPA has
allOcated millions of dollars for the
construction of national guard arm
Ories. The amounts allOcated ranged
from $4,000 to $529,OOO, several
hundreds of armOries having been
authorized" in the aggregate.
There is now pending before Con-
gress a bill to authorize WPA to use
relief funds for the construction of
aTmOries costing more than $4,000.
That bill has not become a law. The
reason for It is this:
A law was enacted last Congress
which specifically fOrbids the use of
relief money for any military pur-
pose If the cost exceeds $4,000. Il
is that law which makes necessary
new legislation which would remove
the limitation. As the law now
stands 10 out of 20 ALLEGATIONS for
building national guard armOrles
are nothing more than idle gestures.
for not more than $4,000 can be
utilized for any one armOry until
the law is changed. assuming WPA
intends to observe the law.
Some queer things appear in the
announced ALLEGATION of WPA funds
for building national guard aTmOT-
les. While some states we're refus-
ed money for this purpose. Okla
homa was granted $2,400. .000 to build
SO armories. every one of them cost
ing more than the legal amount
some of them costing ten times what
the law permits. North Carolina was
granted sufficient money to build 80 /
armOries. each ALLEGATION in excess
nf $4,000. Only in Alabama do al
average less than 100000. |
WPA has been decidedly partial J
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-08
MOTOR BLOODSHED

Spring is here! And to millions
of us, the lure of the open road will
soon become irresistible. Then on
Wen go. fir fishing trips, picnics,
sightseeing drives.
Last year $4,000 bloody cOrpses
dotted the streets and highways of
the United States. This year, if the
ten per cent of drivers who cause 80
per cent of the accidents aren't
curbed, the record will be worse.
Do you belong to that 10 per cent?
. You'll undoubtedly say you don't
it's a rare driver who will admit 10
carelessness or recklessness or in
competence. And here's hoping you
really don't But it won't do you
any harm to think over your driving
practices.
Do you ever pass on curves or
hills? If so. you have been guilty
OF an act that has caused thousands
of fatalities and millions of injuries.
Do you ever drive on the wrong
side of the road, or weave in and out
of traffic. impatient to save a few
minutes to be spent later telling your
friends what :; hOt-shOt driver you
are? If so. you are a potential killer.
Do you regard speed restrictions
as something for the other fellow
who. naturally. isn't in your class as
a driver obey. and for you to
break at will? Excessive speed is
the principal single cause of motor
blOodshed.
Do you drink and drive? Alcohol
and gasoline mix into a fuel that has
taken a legion of people on the long
est journey of ALTO the Great Be
yOnd.
Do you put OFF repairs to your car
until tomorrow that may never
Bad brakes, defective lights,
steering are friends of the
casket maker
Spring is here-make sure that il
isn't the last spring you1l enjoy on
this earth.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-08

Produce markets were following
about the usual course for the time
OF year. near the beginning Of the
month Trade was fairly good in the
large centers. Price trend, while
mainly downward, was not showing
many sharp changes. Eastern car
lot shipments are mostly potatoes,
with a scattering movement OF on
ions, carrots. apples and miscellane-
GUS early produce. Total apple ship
ments decreased about One-fOurth,
but potatoes gained 10 percent the
last week of April. Asparagus in car
lots decreased rapidly as home sup
plies entered the local markets.
Other lines decreasing were oranges,
spinach, celery and beets. Larger
caTlOt supplies of strawberries, let
tuce, beans. peas and peppers were
on the way. Receipts of western
cantalOupes and cherries and south
ern green corn are small but in
creasing.
Potatoes Fairly Steady
Trade in potatoes continued quite
active and recent strong price po-
sitiOn is being maintained fairly well
without much further change. East
ern caTlOt shipping points report
sales of No. sacked stock from
$1.s5 to $2.1O per 100 pounds. Chi
cagO carlot market quoted prices
firm around $40. Supplies were re-
ported heavy in Boston. but mOder-
ate at other eastern points, and de-
mand slow to fairly good on old and
new stock.
Maine Green Mountains still sell
at $3.50 and $2.75 and other eastern
potatoes 50 to $3.50. A few fancy
lots of Canadian potatoes reached
$2.70 per 80 pounds in New York but,
on the other hand. some Maine pO-
tatoes are reported being taken into |
Canada. Apparently there is no inn
pOrtant Canadian surplus available
for this market Northern Maine |
growers have been getting as high |
as 1926 to $3.50 per barrel in bulk |
and some were hopeful of still higher |
prices, despite the increase in south
ern supplies.
Alabama is shipping almost as
many cars daily as Maine. Florida
and Louisiana are fairly active but
much of the stock is immature and
of ordinary size and quality. South
Carolina will hardly begin before the
middle Of May. Lateness of the
season affords some further
for northern potatoes
and there may be considerable de-
mand for Maine stock into June. Po-
tato holdings in western New York
were locally estimated only 200 to
300 carloads in late April Dealers
We're paying growers 81 per bushel
in bulk. but some trueleTa were Of
fering more.
Prices of southern potatoes are de-
clining quite steadily with increasing
Sales of Florida, LOuisi-
ana and Alabama potatoes range So
to $3.50 i'm northern markets. Bar
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-08
NOT A CANDIDATE
FOR j. s. SENATE.
HASTINGS SAYS.
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81 have concluded not to be a
candidate for reelection, and think
ought to acquaint you with that
fact as soon as possible.
when | have finished my term,
! will have been in the public ser
vice in various positions for 80 years
with the exception of three
months. During my service in the
Senate, my law practice has greatly
suffered and | have arrived at a time
in life when six more years in the
Senate would leave me in a position
where ! could not take care of the
obligations imposed upon me.
after the Senate adjOuFns, pro-
pose to devote my time between
then and November to the election
of the Republican national and
State ticket
'Unless you find some good Tea-
son for not doing II, think It well
to let the public know the decision
/ have reached.
with highest appreciation Of the
cooperation given me by each of
you. / beg to remain,
Sincerely yours.
DANIEL o. HASTINGS"
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-08
BAPTIST STATE
CONVENTION
HERE MAY Il
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Reading of church letters.
Convention sermon, THE Fire
brands of 1885," Rev. H. C. Kuhl.
1880 a. m.-LuncheOn.
Afternoon Session
Women's Missionary Society, Miss
Ellen SamwOrth, president.
DeVotiOns, Delmar Missionary So
ciety.
Reading of Minutes
Appointment of committees.
Reports Of-TreasureT. Secretary
Director. Secretaries.
Offering.
Report of nominating committee.
Election of ers-installation.
Address. Mrs. ]. Howard COvell,
Missionary to Japan.
Forum Hour, $3.50 p. m.-Leader,
Rev. Erbe P. Davis. Topic, THE
Value of the Mid-Week Prayer Ser
Vice-Has It Lost Its Usefulness
Convention Business. 4:3O p. M
Reports of COmmittees-Place of
Meeting, Enrolment, Resolutions,
Election of Officers.
$3.50 p. m.-Dinner.
Evening Session
Z p. m.-Devotional service, Rev.
Philip r. LiCalzi.
Address by Rev. Charles S. Det-
weller, d. D., secretary of Missions
in Latin North America and Acting
of Evangelism in the
Baptist Home Missionary
Society.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-08

to definitely Democratic states in
the ALLEGATION of money for nation
al guard purposes, and not at all
liberal in dealing with states which
normally are Republican. For in
stance. the town of LOuisbuTg, N. C.,
with a population of 2,182, was al
located $45.566 for a national guard
armOry, while Fremont, Neb., with
a population more than five times
that of LOuisburg. was given $4,000
for its armOry. Wake Forest, N. C.,
with a population Of 1886, received
an ALLEGATION of $74.S98. while North
Platte. Neb.. population 12.O6l. was
allowed One-third of that amount for
a similar purpose. The ALLEGATIONS of
North Carolina, Florida and South
Carolina lOOmed large compared to
the ALLEGATIONS made to much larger
cities in most Northern and Western
states.
West Virginia relatively Jared
even better than New York. This is
one state which Mr.. Farley counts
'in the bag" for Roosevelt; Harry
Hopkins was most generous in al
locating money to build 10 national
guard armOries in that common
wealth. The smallest ALLEGATIONS
given West Virginia were 1927 .4SS
each for towns of 1900 to 1000 pop
ulation. and ranged from that up to
$529.524 for Charleston, the state
capital.
If the WPA is showing any re-
spect for the restraints imposed by
law, then ALLEGATIONS for national
guard armOries where the amount
$4,000 are so much bun
cOmbe. ArmOries costing more than
that amount cannot legally be built.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-08

present to its stockholders, if the in
cFeases were based ON a comparison
with a year in which earnings were
practically nOn-eXistent, as was the
case with many industries in 1894.
To take an extreme theoretical ex-
ample. billiOn-dollar industry
might earn 81 one year improve its
earnings by 5000 per cent the next
for a total of $4,000. and yet to all
practical purposes be no better off.
Bane Of most executives. and
theme song of at least four out of
five reports" according TO Business
Week, is the old and growing bOgey,
taxation. Some corporation heads
are urging their stockholders to de-
mand lower taxes. many point out
that their taxes are increasing much
more rapidly. on a comparative basis.
than their output or earnings.
Many corporations are likewise
wary of present legislative trends.
seem to be afraid of more labor
trouble. and more laws they consider
dangerous and unsOund The aver
age public utility, for instance. is in
this bOat-the fact that its earnings
rose less than ten per cent while its
output reached all-time record pro-
portions, indicates how sorely il is
troubled by restrictive laws, the ex-
istence of government competition.
and. of course. taxation. Various
corporate heads feel that taxes
threaten employment. are holding
business recovery to a slow pace
when ii should be going ahead at top
speed.
These are facts. Average industry
is doing better now than in 1895
But II is more than doubtful if the
current year will witness any mark
ed progress in solving the problems
that trouble industry.
TITS an III wind that blows no
one good" according to the old saw.
And it also seems to be a rare food
that hasn't its mitigating effects.
The floods that recently swept the
country, killing many persons, dew
astating the homes of hundreds of
thousands. and doing untold millions
OF property damage, were as bad as
any in our history, and the worst of
recent times. The mitigating effects
lie in the fact that they have made /
necessary a tremendous amount of /
febuilding-and that industry, not
ably the lOng-lethargic heavy indus
Iries, will be stimulated according
One almost inevitable result of
he foods will be a longtime pro-
gram Of iOod-control projects, to
top such catastrophies in the fu-
ure. Such a program will entail
tremendous expenditures over a per-
cd of years. will bring business to
~ basic Industries.
A more immediate result will be
he great job of repairing machinery
n flooded factories and places OF
'usiness. Electrical equipment, ma
hine tools, meters and other instru-
nents. etc.-nO one yet knows how
nueh Of this kind OF goods was
uined. Some Of it can be repaired,
luch OF Il must be replaced entire
=. In either case. industry is going
D find a vast number Of rush orders
n It's hands,
Il Is estimated that Insurance COW
rage Of food damage to businesses
to only about per cent.
similar situation exists in regard
} flooded homes. So businesses and
will have to dig into
leir own pockets to pay the astron-
nical bill,