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Milford chronicle., 1936-06-26
DAGSBORO


The Children's Day services wer,
held Sunday night with a good at.
tendance. The collection amounted
to S22l.14. Much credit Is due tc
the children and their teachers.
The NJ. =. Parsonage Is being inn
proved by laying hardwood floors.
The Children's Day services were
held at Houston M. E. Church Sum
day afternoon, and was a success.
The collection amounted to s235 Is.
The stOrk made his appearance
here and paid a visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
Renal Hudson and left them a bounc-
ing baby boy Weighing lOK pounds.
Mother and baby are fine.
Mrs. EdW. Smith has returned af-
ter spending some time with her
daughter, Mrs. Albert Loekhart. She
will spend some time with her father.
Mr.. Henry Hudson, ST., before leav-
ing for her home in Florida.
o. H. Campbell and Mr.. and Mrs.
Casper KOll0ck have returned after
spending a few days at Franklin.
va. Mrs. Campbell and daughter
Demaree remained for an extended
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
e. H. Cutting. Mr.. KollOck was
angling champion on a fishing party
by catching an IL pound trout.
The Atlantic Refining Company is /
improving their dwelling on the du-
Pont Highway by applying a coat of
paint.
The people Of, the NJ. P. Church are
glad to welcome Mr.. Archer for an
other year as pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wier and
daughter Doris spent the weekend
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elijah Hickman.
Major Clarence A. Short was an
overnight guest Vernon Steen on his
boat and dredge down in Virginia.
Miss Ethleen Steel, while gather
ng flowers on Monday fell and
prained her ankle, causing her
much pain. I
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Taylor of
Philadelphia spent the weekend
With their sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Ro- Z
and Brittingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carmel Steel spent y
londay evening at Milford. I
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Steel, Mu-
lal Donaway and sister Helen, left s
uesday for ConshhOcken, Pa. 7
wedding bells still continue to t
ng when Helen Kitchens, daughter g
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Kitchens, and
olley Johnson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
johnson of Bayards, were s
lited in matrimOny Saturday eve q
ng, June 10th, at Berlin, Md. The
eWly welded couple are making
cir home at present with the
'ide's parents. Miss Johnson was
graduate of the 1886 class Of John
Clayton School.
Milford chronicle., 1936-06-26

ment she is believed to have beer
hit by the bumper of the machjn,
and knocked with great force to the
highway.
She was picked up and taken iutC
the circle and medical aid called
Doctors Joseph B. NAPLES and Au-
berry c. SmOtt responded and gave
what assistance they could. Exami-
nation revealed that she had a brOk-
en- thight, an injured back and a cut
on the left leg.
Highway Oficers Russell d. Jones,
Edgar Isaaes and Howard s. Brit
tingham hastened to the scene and
made an investigation.
The accident, from what could be
learned, was unavoidable, as the
girl evidentally did not see the car
approaching until It was upon her,
and Miss Jester trailing the truck,
tried to avoid the accident by sWerV-
ing to the left and darting across the
street. She is said to have been driv-
ing about eight miles per hour at
the time.
The ambulance Of Sussex Post No.
8, American Legion, rushed Miss
Derriekson to the Peninsula General
Hospital, in Salisbury, Nd, for
treatment.
WaFren-Lare
Miss Maude h. Lare, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lare, of near
BridgeVille, and Howard T. Warren, |
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Warren,
of Greenwood, we're married at Far
mingtOn, on Sunday night at 10 o.
clock by the Rev. J. g. Lynn, pastor
of the Pennington Methodist Epis-
cOpal Church.
Webb
Miss Sarah C. Webb, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus NJ. Webb, of
Rehoboth Beach, and Ernest D. viii
helm, son Of the late Harry Wilhelm
and Mrs. Alice M. Whaley, living
here, were married at O'Clock last
Saturday morning at Rehoboth
Beach by the Rev. Conrad Hamer,
pastor of the RehobOth Beach Meth
)dist Episcopal Church. Mr.. Wilhelm
8 a widely known insurance agent
living here.
I
Announcement Of the marriage Of '
iirs. Anna Catherine Julius, of Re- /
lobOth Beach, daughter Of Mrs.
lary Kulpa and the late Anthony ]
Iulpa. Of Fords, N. j.. and John Ed !
yard Fell. son Of Mrs. Mary A. Fell q
nd the late Henry d. Fell, Of Will '
has been made. The we'd a
ing took place IN Dover on We'd
esday night of last week. The Rev. d
William WylTie, Jr., performed the s
sremony. !
Milford chronicle., 1936-06-26
FRANKFORT

, At the recent town election Fran
els M. Gum, JF., and William z
Truitt were elected town commits
J sioners, The new board organized
by .electing H. T. Long, president
Mckinley Tingle, clerk and treasur.
er; F. S. Daisey, alderman and tai
collectors; William p. Truitt, super
tntendent of water system; John r
Marshall engineer, pumping station
I William V. Hancock, assessor; +. p
Whitney, attorney; A. Campbell
OVerseer Of roads and bitches.
Mrs. Annie Hickman had as week
end guests, Mrs. Edith Gum Mason
OF Berlin, Nd, and Mrs. Mary Eliz-
abeth Gum of ShOwell, Nd.
Morgan T. Gum has returned from
West Virginia where he was engaged
in an important land survey.
Mrs. Charles r. Davis, Jr., Of
Philadelphia, was a recent visitor
to relatives in this town.
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Davis of
Philadelphia are visiting his mother,
Mrs. Allie Davis.
Frankford veterans have received
about $4,000 in bonus bonds and
most of them have already been ex-
changed for cash.
The fiFeman's carnival is now in
progress. The attendance has been
very good. The parade was given
Friday evening, led by young ladies'
on horseback, they were Misses
Hope Bennett, Mary Elizabeth Gum,
Rebecca Graves and Betty Tingle.
The Frankford Fire Company was
followed by companies from Will
lards, Nd, Berlin, Md, Pittsville, |
Md, SharptOWn, Md, Seaford, Mill |
Vile. Delmar, Princess Anne, Md, |
MillsbOTo, ParsOnsburg, Md, Heb I
ron, Md, and Milton, Del. Music (
was: Mense Post No. 1874, Bugle
Corps. of Salisbury, Nd; The Sharp
town Company had a band; also
Mccall Post No. 20, Bugle
Corps Of Philadelphia. There were
i5 young men in that corps. They N
until Sunday and furnish
ed music Saturday night. Prizes
we're awarded to SharptOwn for haV-
ng the best band; to Easton for
coming the greatest distance; to
Milton for having the most men in
inc; to Salisbury for having the best
lrum and bugle corps. The judges
we're Atwood F. Lynch, Elias Tingle
nd Rev. J. c. Balton.
Miss Ruth Watson entertained
uring the past week Miss Alice
iheldOn. Newark. Del, Miss Frances
Iandy, Dover, Del, Miss Virginia
Vhitlock, Ramsey. N. j., and Miss
iettie Zane Wilson a recent grad
ate Of Goucher College. The other
oung ladies were school mates Of
Iiss Watson at the University Of
elaware.
Milford chronicle., 1936-06-26
$40, ,7Os FOR PENSIONS
GIVEN STATE BY BOARD

The Social Security Board Monday
announced grant Of 4O.7O3.25 for
old age pensions in Delaware, to be
administered by the Old Age Welfare
Commission.
This is the second grant to be
made for this purpose by the board.
The first one was for February and
March and amounted to a little more
than $4,000.
The grant represents the addition
al amount necessary to make up the
total Federal allotment to Delaware
for the fourth fiscal quarter, April
to June 30.
With such Federal aid. an Official
OF the Old Age Welfare Commission
said. II will be possible for the COM
mission to pass upon every appIica-
ton for pension by September /.
This means that by that date there
win be no waiting list for pensions
In the state.
Milford chronicle., 1936-06-26

At a committee meeting in Deem,
ber last year. of the State Volunteer
Firemen's Association a resolution
was passed authorizing State Pres
ident w. D. Boyce to appoint a COM
mittee to organize a drive to raise
funds for the erection Of a State
Memorial for Firemen.
The idea was brought before the
meeting by Past State President ].
p. Haddaway. of Wyoming, and un-
der whose administration the first
State wide memorial was held in Do
yer several years ago. Since then
these memorial services have been
under the direction of Past State
President J. ~ Jordin Of Richard
son Park, and have been held in the
Capital City.
The memorial as now planned
will be erected in central Delaware
along the lines as shown in the
sketch. It will be constructed of
granite, composed of a base and py-
Ion on which will be a life size fig |
ure Of a volunteer fireman in bronze. |
Four bronze plaques or memorial
tablets will be inserted on each side
Milford chronicle., 1936-06-26

Mrs. Cora West and daughter Mar
garet Of Bridgeville spent Sunday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua
West.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Willln and Mr..
and Mrs. Joshua West and daugh-
ter Jean spent Sunday afternoon
with relatives at SeafOrd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Rust and
family spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilkins, near
Bridgeville.
Misses Louise Wright and Rachel
Hastings are attending Summer
School at the University of Delaware
at Newark.
Milford chronicle., 1936-06-26
REESE THEATRE NOTES

With the recent addition OF the
new lighting system in the Reese
Theatre this newly redecorated the
atre is fast approaching the stage
OF completion. The management re-
Gently announced that new floating
comfort seats will be installed and
new air conditioning units are fast
being completed.
One of the most unusual programs
Of the season is scheduled for pre-
sentatiOn at this popular theatre for
this weekend and the coming week.
According to an advertisement ap-
pearing in this newspaper the ever
popular comedy team, Wheeler and
WoOlsey. appears in their latest
laugh riot, "Silly Billies," on Friday
and Saturday, June 26 and q. Crit
les everywhere laud this as the top
comedy picture of the season and
Reese Theatre patrons are assured
enjoyable weekend entertainments. 1
The picture everybody has been |
waiting to see is scheduled for Mon |
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, June !
29, 30 and July /. Robert Taylor, |
fast becoming the screens greatest !
leading man, more than ever proves
his ability as an actor of the first
order in Private Number" With
Loretta Young in support. Critics
claim Taylor does the greatest act
ing Of his career. To miss Private
Number" means the sacrifice of see
ing one of the real fine pictures Of
the season.
"Three Wise Guys" with Robert
Young is the feature attraction on
Thursday, July 2.
The biggest holiday show of the
year is announced for July 8 and 4.
The original and official Schmeling
rs. Louis fight pictures will be
IbOwn in conjunction with Spencer
Tracy and Sylvia Sidney in Fury"
Ogether with a special holiday pro-
Iam of short subjects.
Milford chronicle., 1936-06-26
STAYTONSVMLE

Church NeWss Sunday school at
Community Church every Sunday OF
2 p. m. All are welcome.
Staytonsville's Children's Day pro-
gram will be held at the church this
Sunday evening, June rs at 8 O'Clock.
Everyone is invited to attend this
beautiful service.
Milford chronicle., 1936-06-26

Mrs. John Beck and son Of Mar
berth, Pa, are spending few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. BaFEz Wright.
Sunday school at Trinity on Sun
day, June 2S, at 9:15 a. m.
Milford chronicle., 1936-06-26

Americas armed forces stopped s.
British cable ship from landing an
ocean cable az Miami. Fla, TO con-
meet the Barbados "ia defianca o.
law" in 1920.
Milford chronicle., 1936-06-26

The average state and municipal
per capita tax burden in this coun-
try Is over $50 annually.
Milford chronicle., 1936-06-26

20 ne Hsg eneH Of Delaass this ssata s ~ sketch
men mi sEs eeLea n central location bD June Fre
Sss Moa memorial services satue deb uar :, @ - w
es nigh ana rect square at s bass ~ 70 WH De 10
RAISE funds to build monument = 'O'ee " ~ok1H0 to
The Washington times., 1936-06-23
"ReLieUe Poverty"

"As soon as the huge finan-
cial interests that have been the
backbone Of every Republican
administration of recent years
had been rescued from the
depths of loss and again began
to make money, they exerted
their pressure, furnished the
funds and engaged in a cru
SADIE of vituperatiOn and detrac.
tion in an effort to destroy the
faith of the people in the Presi-
dent. He had brought them out
of their desperate state when
they were helpless to do it
themselves, but he was insisting
that fortune for the few and
poverty for the many did not
spell prosperity, and they, feel
ing themselves threatened with
the deprivation of the unearned
and une cOnOmic favOrS and
privileges they had enjoyed so
long, inaugurated the move
ment for a return to the old sys-
tenn of everything for them and
nothing for the plain people.
"Then it was that the minor
ity party orators and the news
papers controlled by the big In
terestS began tell our people
that Franklin d. Roosevelt
sought to be a dictator. Then
1t was the laws Congress had
enacted, and for which many
of the Senators and Represent
The Washington times., 1936-06-23
Task Significant

Il merely wish to impress on
all Of you the significance of
the task to which we are com
mitting ourselves. / want to
point out that while the pO-
itical skies seem fair our party
and our destined candidates,
and all Of us believe that the
country will echo our desires
in unmeaSured enthusiasm, and
a record majority, confidence
in the outcome is not enough.
The consequences of the coming
election are vital to the future
Of this nation.
Because of their gravity no
one of us dares do less than his
utmost toward swelling the ma
jOrity that will testify to the
national desire that the pro-
CeSseS of recovery. initiated and
carried on by Franklin D. ROOSe-
welt, shall not be interrupted.
That verdict must be so over
whelming, SO conclusive, so COM
pelling that nobody can doubt
that the country is united in
its determination that there
shall be no backward step in
our progress.
"Our party will remain in
power so long as its ideals and
purposes do not deviate from the
straight path of public service.
eve are a fortunate party:
First, in the high patriotism and
caliber of our President; second,
in that we are on the right side
both morally an economically.
The minority party has, by
force of circumstance, been COM
PEELED to adopt a platform unSur-
passed in the history of party
declarations for platitudes and
vague promises.
"SOme day they pledge them
selves to accomplish what our
administration already has &C
cOmpliShed. Some day they will
put the farmer in the same eco
n0mic position that the New
Deal has rut him, but never do
they say how they are going to
do it. Some day they are going
to establish business on a basis
comparable with that upon
which our conduct of national
affairs has placed it-but first
they would go back to the sys-
tenn that brought on the great
panic.
"SOme day the great corpora
tiOnS are to be assured of all the
favOrS they enjoyed under Re
publican rule, and at the same
time everybody is to have equal
The Washington times., 1936-06-23

quarry. They did not fly the
skull and crOSS-bOnes banner,
but raised the pennant under
which the prize was sailing to
disguise their plundering.
Perhaps that illustrates the
new pan of the Republican plat
form and the uniform of their
captain, in the West with the
epaulets Of liberalism, and in the
East with the insignia Of con-
servatism.
Behind the Republican ticket
is the crew Of the du POnt
Liberty League and their al
lies, which have so far H.
nanced every under-cOver
agency that has diSgraced
American politics with their
appeals to race prejudice, re-
ligiOuS intolerance, and person
alitieS so gross that they had
to be repudiated even by the
regular Republican organization.
They will continue to disOwn
these Snaky aSSaultS-and to
seek to profit by them.
But the leaguerS will never
gain the prize. The real New
Deal, sane and Orderly-nOt
the wild, visionary, sOcialistic
or communistic creation Of its
enemies imaginatiOn-wiIl sail
on sereneIy, to the goal of COM
plete recovery, and at its helm
that calm, capable and courage
Gus commander, Franklin d.
Roosevelt"
The Washington times., 1936-06-23

an opportunity to be sincere.
If they had any regard for con-
sistency, they would have re-
named Herbert Hoover, who
represents the classical attitude
of their party, and then we
would have had q direct and
frank contest before the Ameri-
can people of the New Deal and
the old deal. They passed him
up despite his impaSSioned
Stampeding speech, which nat
urally failed.
"FOr you cannot stampede an
elephant securely chained to the
picket posts of evasion and
Straddling. They could have
named Senator BOrah, but he
was earmarked with the stigma
of liberalism. So they had to find
a candidate whom they could
present as conservative enough
to meet the Specifications of
the du Pont Liberty Leaguers
in the East, while appearing
fiercely liberal in the West.
Nobody takes the Cleveland
platform seriously not even
our political adverSarieS.
"They were compelled to pro-
duce a platform aimed to sat
iSfy liberals and conservatives,
the bold and the timid among
the two conflicting elements Of
their party's makeup. Even
when it came to choosing their
vice presidential candidate they
had to follow the same hazard
Gus course. The larger men re-
fused the post so they picked a
gentleman, doubtless a good edi-
tor, who has never held pub
lie office; never Strayed into
fields other than his own busi-
neSS-even more widely un-
known to the public than his
chief.
"Our governmental system d.
rectS the same qualifications
for the Vice President as for
the President for obvious rea-
sons. Our own beloved Vice
President has shown that the Of
flee is neither an ornament nor
a Sinecure. John N. Gamers
The Washington times., 1936-06-23
TaImadge Replaced
In Democratic Post

PHILADELPHIA, June %
Georgjs's delegates to the Demo.
cratic national convention last
night disciplined" Governor Eu-
gene 'Calmadge for his opposition
to the New DeaT' by dropping
him as national committeeman
from the State.
The States caucus chose Clark
Howell, Atlanta publisher, by &C
clamation, to replace Talmadge as
committeeman. Howell has been
friendly to the Roosevelt admins
tration and fought Talmadge's at
tempts to send an anti-New Deal
delegation to the CONVEX ton.
The delegation also decided to
oppose changing the two-thirds
rule.
The Washington times., 1936-06-23
On Popular Side

apart from everything else
we have the advantage in this
convention not only Of know
ing what we are striving for,
but on whom we may depend
to carry out the program. We
are in the happy position of
being enlisted on the popular
side. 1t is the popular side be-
cause of what our AdminiStra-
tiOn has accomplished for the
public welfare.
For three years ours has
been a peoples government. It
is our job to keep 1t a peoples
government.
"That is what / meant when
I spoke Of the responsibilities
incident to this gathering. We
know how millions have been
poured out to prepare the
ground for an assault aimed to
bring back the reeking period
that piled up great fortunes
for those on the inside, and
finally brought the country to
the verge of bankruptcy.
mo pirate of the OIden days
chased a galleOn that had es-
caped him more fierceIy than
will the hackers of the Repub-
lican party pursue the enter
prise of getting back the prize
they held so long.
THE pursuing cOrsairS used
whatever flag that served their
purpose to close with their
The Washington times., 1936-06-23
D. {. Woman Is Found
Drowned in Bathtub

Beulah Regina Wagner, SO. of
626 E st. N. W., was found dead in
bathtub at her home late last
night She had been drowned.
Her father, Charles H. Wagner,
said she had been i'll. Police said
she probably suffered a sudden
attack in the bathtub and lapsed
into Inconsistencies. Miss Wag-
ner had worked for several years
in the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
The Washington times., 1936-06-23
Jim Farley Defends New Dea Assas Republican Platform

long experience in the public
service has been Of ineStimable
value during the grave period
Of restoration.
"It is no part of my func-
ton to suggest to the resolu.
tiOns committee the platform
upon which our candidates will
run, but / do not think / am
trangreSsing when 1 voice my
belief that that document will
be one to which they can COM
NIT themselves without laugh
ing, and can swallow without
choking.
The Washington times., 1936-06-23
SPEECH OPENS
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION

CONVENTION HALL, PHILA.
DELPHIA, June % HNSJ-FoI-
loDing is the partial teTt OF the
speech of Chairman James A.
Farley, of the Democratic rd-
tionGI committee, at the open
ing of the Democratic national
convention today:
Elm inaugurating this cOnven-
ton l am conscious of a great
responsibility. The occasion
which brings us together is one
of the most m0mentOuS in the
history of our country.
"The continuance of the New
Deal is the issue. The question
before the American people is
cIearcut and cannot be disguised.
That question is: Shall we con-
tinue the New Deal which has
rescued our country from dis
aSter and despair or shall the
government be turned back to
the Old Dealers who wrecked 1t?
"There you have the issue
stripped of all camOuflage.
"The gravity Of this issue Is
the measure Of our responsible
ity as we assemble here today.
Is the nation to move forward
or is it to turn backward to the
Old Dealers of such recent and
hitter YneTnOrv3
Fortunately for us and for
the country, we, know now that
the Old Dealers stand right
where they have always stood.
The convention at Cleveland,
both in manner and method, re-
vealed once more that old hab-
its are not abandoned.
81 am not trying to stir the
members of the committee
which has served so faithfully
or the delegates to this cOnven-
ton, into any frenzy Of excite
ment by stressing the gravity
Of what lies ahead Of us, and
which makes this campaign diff.
ferent from the ordinary DO
htical struggle inseparabIe from
q presidential election.
The Washington times., 1936-06-23

opportunity and unbOunded
prosperity.
"And their some day candi-
dates through this platform will
tell the country, as a distracted
mother tells her fretful babies,
they will have the moon for
which they have been futilely
reaching and wailing because
they cannot reach it.
"They are going to relieve
poverty, without spending
money, provide jobs without 1t
costing industry anything and
bring happiness and content
ment to everybody some day.
The Washington times., 1936-06-23

atives Of their own party had
voted, were denounced as being
intended to make our country
a sOcialistic and cOmmunistic
state. Then 1t was that they
proclaimed that the measures
undertaken and functiOning
successfully to bring back a
restoration of business, de-
crease unemployment, and to
take care Of the j0bleSs until
such time as returning pros
perity would reabSOrb them
into normal industry, were all
the product Of dreamers and
viSiOnarieS.
Anybody unfamiliar with
American politics would have
gathered from these OutcrieS
that our hard-wOrking, Sys-
tematic, public-servin~ Presi-
dent was sitting in the White
House with a war helmet on
his head, booted and spurred,
and ready to lead a bayOnet
charge on Congress IL they hesi-
tated in carrying out his deS-
pOtic orders.
Perhaps / ought to mention
another agency that has con-
tributed much to the jubilant
feeling we have in regard to the
outcome of the election in
November. Do I need to say that
I refer specifically to the Re
publican convention in CIeve-
land? BY their platform they
would have assured our victory,
I believe, even had our national
organization remained dormant
during the whole pre-conven-
tiOn period:
The Washington times., 1936-06-23
impossible Task"

Confronted by the impOs-
Sible task of recOnciling the
standpat views of the powers be-
hind the minority party with
their anguiShed necessity of
making a pretenSe of liberalism,
they turned loose the most ex-
traOrdinary platform on record
in this country.
"Our friends, the enemy, had