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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-06-12
Tighten Up On Rabies
Quarantine In Delaware

month later she suddenly became III
and shortly died in the Municipal
Hospital. A man and three other
children in the Philadelphia area
died of rabies this year, it is re-
ported.
While the presence Of warmer
weather is known not to cause ra-
bies, as many persons enormously
believe, It is feared that the. increas-
ed freedom allowed dogs, and the
greater number Of tourists carrying
their pets along with them, may lead
to a spread Of the disease into Del
aware
In the effort to prevent the
spread Of the disease into this State.
the Game and Fish Commission,
which conducts the field work, IS
gathering stray dogs and confining
them in the respective county
pounds where they are held for five
days to await claiming by their ow-
ners. If the animal carries a license.
the owner is notified. II not claimed
within five days. it is destroyed. Dur
ing the month Of May, 50 such dogs
were gassed in Sussex county and
80 in Kent; the figures for New Cas-
tie we're not available.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-06-12
ROTARY BANQUET
SPLENDID AFFAIR
Address OF Evening Made
By Hon. George S. VIII
Hams OF Millsb0r6

On Monday evening the 1886 grad
uating class Of the Milford High
School was the guest Of the Milford
Rotary Club at a banquet given at
the Hotel Windsor.
The banquet opened with the song
America, the Beautiful" by the en-
tire group. Roscoe Galloway, a past
president of Milford Rotary, gave
the invocation. following which
the club president Whine
o. Landlord, extended greetings to
the class on behalf of the club.
President Landlord then introduced
POSTMASTER Max Cohen who took
charge of the program, introducing
Mayor Harry Pettyjohn. of Milford,
who responded with greetings from
the City Council of Milford. Each
graduate was then presented by a
Rotarian, who gave the ambitions
and hobbies of each. An outstanding
feature of the program was a SPLEEN
did vocal duet by Miss Florence
Horn, music teacher in the Milford
Schools, and Ralph Reed, a we'll
known Milford musician. Miss Horn
and Mr.. Reed also sang several so
los.
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-06-12
STATE CREATES
MOTORIST PARKS
Areas Are Plainly Marked
And Everyone Is Free
TO Enjoy Them.

Delaware motorists who like to
pack a lunch and treat the family
to a picnic and fishing trip will find
the summer Of 1886 open to much
greater opportunity for indulging in
such recreation than the mOtOrist
with the same idea ten years ago,
for in the past decade the State has
created and opened to motoring ia
cilities a considerable area for pub
lie use, State Engineer w. W. Mack
said today.
Although there are but few spots
along the road provided at present,
more are hoped to be opened some
day in the future in an effort to end
the more or less unsafe practice OF
parking on the highways while stop
ping to enjoy a picnic lunch. In the
Glendale wooded area one particu-
lar spot has been cleared and open
ed in a delightful grove with drink
ing water, a small fireplace, benches
and toilets offering convenience to
make the travellers stop more en-
ioyable while the town Of Rehoboth
has also cooperated in providing
delightful camping grove at the edge
Of the beach resort.
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-06-12
MILFORD DEFEATED
WOODSTOWN SUNDAY
Locals Came From Behind To Defeat
New Jersey AViatOrs

The Milford baseball team last
Sunday played the best ball game of
their current season, when they de-
feated the strong WOodstOwn, New
Jersey, AviatOrs, on the Milford
grounds z to 6. The WOodstown
Aviators are one of the fastest mines
in New Jersey, and it took the Mil
ford aggregation 10 innings to send
the Jerseyites home defeated. At
the beginning of the ninth inning
with the score to in favor of
Woodstown, the game looked to be
lost to the locals, when Cannon
saved the situation with a hard-hit
homer which scored three runs. Mil
ford aided by Buzz Matthews kept
this rally going and forced the game
into the extra innings. In the 18th
inning with two outs on Milford and
the score 6 to Zip" Legates bat
ted par excellent, rose to the occa-
sion and hit the hOrsehide for the
homer. Among the other
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-06-12
SPRAY SERVICE NOW
AvAlEABI IN KENT
Being Mailed From The Office OF
County Agent Russell 3. Wilson

Information relative TO the spray
ing Of apples and peaches at this
season of the year for insect and
disease control was included in the
tenth edition of orchard spray notes
prepared by DR.. ]. F. Adams, plant
patholOgist of the University of
Delaware and the State Board Of
Agriculture, and mailed this week
from the office of County Agent Rus
sell E. Wilson to the fruit growers
in Kent county.
It is recommended that the third
cover spray be applied at this time
to all late varieties of apples as
protection against scab and for con-
troll Of codling moth. The plant dis
ease prevalence is about the same as
reported In previous spray notes,
and in those orchards where apple
scab has appeared it is now found
to be under good control. The yell
lowing and dropping of some Of the
first emerging leaves is considered
a reaction from low temperature in
jury, and sprays of scab infection Is
not regarded as the primary cause
of this premature yellow leaf con-
dition.
For this third cover spray on ap-
pies, DR.. Adams advises any Of the
Wettable sulphurs as recommended
by the manufacturer, with pounds
Of lead arsenate, 5 pounds Of lime,
and / pint of fish oil per 100 gallons
of spray. For varieties that are sub
iect to blotch and fruit spot It is
advisable to use Bordeaux mixture
Of the S-5-lO0 formula, and the 4-6-
100 Bordeaux in the control of Bit
ter rot. If a compatible fungicide is
used, however, one gallon Of sum-
mer oil may be substituted for the
fish oil in this application, and the
Insoluble copper sprays also may
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HOSPITAL GROUP
ELECTS OFFICERS
G. Layton Grier To Head
New Memorial Hospital
In Milford.

In accordance with the plans laid
down by the contributors for. the
new Memorial Hospital, the local
directors met in the Community
Building last Friday night. June 5.
and elected the following directors:
Wiley Thought, Laurel; W. w. Sharp
of Harrington; c. NJ. Simpler, Fell
ton; Frank NJ. Jones, Georgetown;
Senator John G. Townsend, Jr., Sell
byville; George Macklin. Bridgeville.
One other director is to be named
and this will be done shortly.
The directors at the meeting eX-
pressed themselves as fully aware
of the interest in the hospital and
the very strong desire for commenc-
ing operations at the earliest date
possible.
The following officers were elect
ed: G. Layton Grier. president; l. D.
Short, vice president; W. C. Smith.
G. R. Messick, treasurer.
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-06-12

The death last week of a little
Philadelphia girl. from what physi-
clans diagnosed rabies. has caused
an even greater tightening-up of the
machinery of prevention and pro-
lection in Delaware. Three State
Departments-the Game and Fish
Commission, the Board Of Agricul-
ture, and the State Board of Health
have been quietly carrying on the
work Of preventing the spread of
rabies into Delaware, since the dis
ease attained widespread seriousness
among the dogs in southeastern
Pennsylvania, and have continued
persistently despite the fact that
Pennsylvania authorities lifted their
quarantine April IS.
The Philadelphia victim Of rabies,
Elsie Breyer, who sue
cumbed to the disease in Municipal
was found by the coroner
to have been bitten by a mongrel
dog in Fairmount Park, April S. She
was taken to the WOmen's HomeO-
pathic Hospital. given the Pasteur
anti-rabies treatment and. according
10 hospital authorities, appeared in
health when discharged April q. A
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-06-12
SUSSEX DEMOCRAT
WOMEN TO MEET
'DORkey Bank Roundup WIN Fea-
ture Session At Reh0bOth

The monthly meeting Of the Sus-
sex County Women's Democratic
Auxiliary will be held in the Village
Improvement Association commun-
ity house at Rehoboth Beach this af-
ternoon at 1880 o'clock.
The business session will be pre-
sided over by Mrs. John B. Love. of
Milford, president of the auxiliary.
Following the business meeting, Mrs.
Delma Jones of Bridgeville, donkey
bank" chairman for Sussex county,
will take charge of the program,
which will be known as the first
donkey bank roundup"
Among those invited to speak at
the meeting are Mrs. Marguerite
Dugan Bodziak of Wilmington, ma
tional committeewOman; Mrs. Oscar
S. Wilson, of Georgetown, State vice
chairman; Mrs. Nellie Walsh of
Wilmington, vice chairman of the
Wilmington City Committee; Mrs.
Catherine Welsh of Wilmington.
vice chairman of the New Castle
county committee; Mrs. James H;
Hughes Of Dover, vice. chairman of
the Kent county committee; Mrs.
Elizabeth R. Stevenson Of Milford,
vice chairman of the Sussex county
committee, and Mrs. John R. Esk-
ridge of SeafOrd.
REGULATIONS on the New Deal will
be given by Samuel Bernard Able
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Robert Fechner, Director Of EmeT-
gency Conservation Work, recently
made public the accomplishments of
the Civilian Conservation Corps
Camps in Delaware up to December
81. 1885. 1.-THE outstanding achieve
ment in Delaware" he said, has
been the successful and popular OPP
erations being carried out in mos
quito control work.
Work during 1885," Mr.. Fechner
continued. has been a continuation
OF the program adopted In 1885 with
the advent Of the CCC, the number
OF camps detailed to mosquito con-
troll having been raised from two to
four. Operations have largely been
confined to the tidal marshes Of Sus-
sex and Kent counties The camps
have been established at Lewes,
Slaughter Beach, Magnolia, and
Ieipsic.
sour reports show that during the
past thirty-threa months. CCC for
ces IN Delaware have completed
control operations over total OF
1888 acres and conducted mainte-
nance work over 2O.1O5 acres. This
has called for the excavation Of l.
997 1853 linear yards Of bitches and
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-06-12
MRS.L.A. DREXLER.
HEADS DELAWARE.
WOMEN.
Annual Meeting OF State
Federation Closes After
Three-Day Session.
HONOR PRESIDENTS
More Than Twenty Repre-
sentatives OF Junior
Sections Attended.

Mrs. Louis A. Drexler Of Wyom-
ing was elected and installed as
president of the Delaware State
Federation of Women's Clubs at the
final session of the three days meet
ing which came to a close at Reno
both last Saturday. Mrs. Drexler
succeeds Mrs. Frank L. Reynolds OF
Wilmington, who has served as pres
ident for the last two years.
During Mrs. Reynolds admins
tration, Mrs. Drexler was vice pres
ident Of the Kent County clubs. She
also is a past president Of the Cam
den-Wyoming Round Table Club.
Other officers elected and INSTALL
ed to serve for two years are: vice
President, New Castle county, Mrs.
L. milford Taylor, Wilmington; vice
Kent county, Mrs. Lyn-
ford Outten, Dover; Sussex county,
Mrs. Robert B. Ruch, Laurel; seere-
tary, Mrs. F. C. Taylor, Delmar;
treasurer. Mrs. Herbert S. Drew,
auditor, Mrs. G. F.
Georgetown; director to gem
eraI federation, Mrs. Frank L. Rey-
nolds, Wilmington; trustee from
Sussex county, Mrs. William Atkins,
Lewes.
Club Presidents HOnOred
Mrs. John d. McCabe, Of Reho-
both. president of the Presidents
presided over the annual
dinner Of the retiring presidents OF
the clubs at the meeting held last
Friday night.
The dinner was a feature Of the
annual presidents night program.
A feature Of the dinner program
was an open forum on club prob
lens conducted by Mrs. McCabe.
This was followed by the process
sionaI march Of the presidents
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135 GRADUATES
AT DELAWARE
q Graduated From Della
ware College; 60 From
W0men's College.

One hundred and thirty-five stu
dents Of the University Of Delaware
received baccalaureate degrees at
the commencement exercises held
on Monday of this week. Of this
number 70 graduated from Delaware
College and 60 from the Women's
College. Only thirty Of the group are
from outside the State and most OF
those are from neighbOring counties
Of Maryland, Pennsylvania and New
Jersey.
Honorary degrees were conferred
on Governor C. Douglass Buck and
E. William Martin, architect of Will
mington. Governor Buck was honor
ed in recognition of his services to
the State during two terms as Gov
ernor and for some years as CHER
engineer of the State Highway De-
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ALUMNI ANNOUNCES
NEW OFFICERS
George Jester, President; E. Paul
BurkhOlder Addressed Group


The members of the 1886 gradu-
ating class were the guests of the
Milford High School Alumni Asso-
citation at a banquet on Tuesday eve
ming, June 8, held in the Varney Au-
ditorium of the Milford Community
Building. There were 12S present,
including the 43 members Of the
graduating class.
The president of the Alumni Asso--
citation, Robert H. Yerkes, acted as
POSTMASTER. Following the invoca-
ton the group was led in singing by
Miss Florence Horn, music teacher
in the Milford Schools.
The POSTMASTER then introduced
the senior class president, Felix
Mick, Jr., who presented the class to
the alumni. Superintendent Of Mil
ford Schools Robert E. Shilling in a
short talk advised the group of the
work that is being done in Milford
Schools to enable the students to
cope successfully with the problems
of life.
The principal address Of the eve
ming was made Dy y. faul bufkholu-
err, Supervisor of Schools in Sussex
County and President Of the Della
ware Education Association. Mfr.
urged the graduates to
have courage and face the future
to make success out OF
any undertaking they began. He
stressed the fact that there are more
opportunities for everyone in AM
erica than ever before. In closing
Mr.. BurkhOlder congratulated the
class and wished II the tops in sue
cess.
The alumni president then an-
the winner of the annual
alumni scholarship Of 500. The
lward this year was made to Miss
Kathryn Clements of Milford.
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7. C.L TO HONOR
PRESIDENT
HARDING JUNE II
Will Close 1856 Season
Next Wednesday With
Big Celebration Here.
PROGRAM ARRANGED
George S. Williams Will
Make Principal Address
Of The Evening.

Evergreen Forest No. 40, T. c. L.,
of Kent and Sussex counties will
close the 1855 season next We'd
nesday, June II, with a big ceremOn-
ial in the Community Building, Mil
ford. This meeting is designated as
Harding Night in honor of the late
President Harding who became a
member of Evergreen Forest, at
Milford, during his term as Presi-
dent. The meeting has been placed
in charge of Deputies Bert Croll and
Howard Bramhall, who are making
strenuous efforts to make this the
best ceremonial of the year.
As guest speaker for the evening
they have secured George S. Will
liams, former State Treasurer, who
is an excellent speaker as well as
an entertaining orator. Mr.. Will
liams is a popular member OF Ever
green Forest and a prominent Ro-
tartan. AS honor guest of the eve
ming Most WOrshipful Grand Mas
ter Harry B. Wright, of the Grand
Lodge of Maryland A. F. and A. NJ,
ACCOMPANIED by members of his stan
have accepted the invitation OF
Grand Tall Cedar Grier and will at
tend this ceremonial.
Grand Master Wright, a native OF
the Eastern Shore, is well known
among the Delaware Masons. Mil
ford Masons had the opportunity OF
meeting him last year when he made
an address in Temple Lodge No. >
on their Past Masters Night. He
has a pleasing personality and. Is a
foreible speaker. He will make a
short address during the evening.
Grand Tail Cedar Grier has ap-
pointed a special committee to re-
ceive and welcome the distinguished
visitors 10 Delaware, composed Of
Past Grand Master James P. Pierce
past Grand Master Wallace Wood
ford and Past Grand Master Harold
w. T. Purnell. The evening will be
devoted to good clean entertain
ment; the entire program having
been arranged in accordance with
the time honored custom given once
each year as "COld-FoOt Nigh"
which will be in direct charge of
the ROYAL Rangers for execution.
The show arranged by the COM
mittee is considered one of the best
given this season, and will include
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-06-12
TAXES WILL BE
MAJOR issue OF
KENT CAMPAIGN
Republicans To PIedg e
Candidates To Program
OF Tax Reduction.
TAX RATE NOW lOc
Assessment In Kent COun-
ty Has Increased More
Than One Per Cent.

The action of the Kent County
Levy Court in failing to make re-
duction in the county tax rate this
year, is sure to make reduced taxa
ton and economy in county govern
ment one of the major issues in the
Kent county campaign this year.
For a number of weeks the Kent
Republicans have been discussing
reduced taxes and economical oper-
alton in the county government and
it was thought in many circles that
since this is a campaign year that
the Democratic controlled Levy
Court would at least make a small
reduction in the rate.
The Levy Court in Sussex county
has already made reduction in the
tax rate for that county and it is
understood that the New Castle
County Levy Court plans a redue-
ton in the rate there. Under these
circumstances it was generally ex-
pected that the Kent rate would be
given a reduction.
The fact that the announced hg-
ures show that the assessment in
Kent county has increased more
than one per cent, producing more
than twelve hundred dollars in adj
ditional revenue, apparently had no
bearing on the tax rate situation.
The rate set for Kent county for
this year by the Democratic con-
trOlled Levy Court is forty cents on
the hundred dollars Of assessed val
uation. This is the maximum rate
provided under the law enacted by
the Republican majority In the last
session. Of the Legislature.
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HOMEMAKERS TO MEET
AT UNIVERSITY SUNDAY
Meeting WIN Continue Untn We'd
nesday, June n

Starting Sunday afternoon, June
IA, more than 100 Delaware home
makers are expected to descend on
the University Of Delaware at New
ark for the first Homemakers' Short
Course which will continue through
the following Wednesday morning.
The short course, is being held by
the University Of Delaware Extern
sion Service with Mrs. Helen Nc
Kinley, State Home Demonstration
Leader, in charge. It Is the initial
effort to be made In the State to
provide an opportunity for any wo-
men interested in homemaking to
acquire additional knowledge Of
new and approved methods Of cook
ing, household management, inter-
ior decoration, and many Of the
other phases Of homemaking.
According to Mrs. Mckinley, a
full program of lectures, demonstra-
lions, tours, and meetings has been
arranged for the visiting women.
They are to live in Residence Hall
at the Women's College, University
Of Delaware, and will dine IN the
girls dining hall on the campus.
The facilities for instruction and
recreation, including the laboratOr-
les, gymnasium and swimming pool,
and campus buildings have been
made available by Dean Winifred J.
Robinson, OF the WOmen's College.
Reservations for rooms and meals
during the short course viii be ac-
cepted by Mrs Mckinley up to
Thursday. June II, whose office is
at the University Of Delaware.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-06-12
CHARITY BOARD TO
RECEIVE FEDERAL AID
win Enable Group To Enlarge Child
Welfare Services

Federal funds for State services
to dependent and neglected children
as provided by Section 521, Title s.,
Part 8, of the Social Security Act
will be administered through the
Delaware State Board Of Charities
in coOperatiOn with the Federal
Childrens Bureau, U. S. Department
OF Labor, which department will be
responsible for the Federal admins
tratiOn of the fund. The money is
to be used in establishing, extending,
and strengthening i'm predOminantly
rural areas welfare services for pro
lection and care of homeless, depen-
dent, and neglected children, and
children in danger of becoming de-
linquent. 1t may not be used for di-
rect relief. Funds available are for
payment of part of cost of district,
county or other local child-welfare
services in areas predOminantly rural
and for developing State services for
encouragement and assistance OF
adequate methods of community
child-welfare organization In rural
areas. This is an outright grant and
does not have to be matched with
State funds. Allotment to each State
is $4,000 with an additional grant
based on population figures. Della
wares. annual quota is $12,110.9S.
Under the enlarged program, three
additional workers will be employed
"a worker to develop services in
Kent County, a worker to develop
services in Sussex County and a
worker who will render service in
New Castle County.
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TO PLAY DONKEY BALL
HERE NEXT TUESDAY
WIN Play Night Game Under Flood
Lights On Milford Diamond

The COOleratOrs of the Milford
Soft Ball League will play the DON
key All-Star Team next Tuesday
evening, June 16. at o'clock on the
Milford baseball diamond The game
win be played under flood lights,
and all the players will ride dOnkeys
except pitchers and eatchers. This
game promises more thrills. spills
and laughs than a three ring circus.
Directly following the game, a thrill
ling dog race will be held. The line
ups OF the two teams follow:
Donkey All-Stars: Norman Wind
sor, John Hallett, Harry Walls. My
ron Boone, Dickey Reed. Max Orkin,
Roy Kemp. DR., Jim West, Tom Der
rickson. Sam Bostic, John Jester, AL
Dyer.
CoOlerators-Jim Dickerson, Gle
ment Nevins, Josh Bennett, Bill
Bickle, Jim Evans, John MCGEE,
Emerson Meredith, George Wroten,
Dean KimmeI, X. Lambert, Erwin
Burton, Tom Marshall
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-06-12
STEIWER ASKSFOR
HARMONY TO AID
new DEALDEFEAT
Appeals To Nation to Join
G. o. P. In Restoring
Liberty And Self-Rule.
ISSUES ARE AVOIDED
Raps Administration, In
sists 1t Is Without Con-
science; Aid To Idle.

Calling the New Deal Convicted
of retarding recovery" Senator Stei-
wer OF Oregon, keynOter at the Re
publican National Convention at
Cleveland on Tuesday night asked
the Nation to return his party to
power.
There are no party lines when
human liberty is at stake" he said,
welcoming counsel regardless of
party Affiliations. Then he added:
"Our purpose here is not only to
adopt a Republican platform and to
nominate a Republican President
A deeper and thoroughly American
purpose is to start the drive to put
an American Deal" into the place
now usurped by a self-styled New
DEAL"
Lashes sNeW Deal Caesar"
Although he did not refer to Pres
ident Roosevelt by name, he referred
to a New Deal Caesar" and to a
man without a conscience" who
was destructive of the basic essen
tials Of popular government"
Tax Reduction Promised
Steiwer said that during the
twelve years Of Republican admin
istration, between the Wilson and
the Roosevelt regimes, taxes were
reduced five times and what we
have done once we will do again.
He also promised the party would
reduce forthwith the size of the
federal government" and stop its
wasteful spending"
On relief, he said the Republican
party will make sure that public
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LARGE CROWD ENJOYED
SENIOR CLASS NIGHT
Program Was Composed OF Numer-
Gus Sketches And Acts

To a large and appreciative audi
ence the senior class of 1886 pre-
scented their class night exercises on
Wednesday night in the Plaza The
atre. Friends and relatives of the
seniors were given choice seats on
the first floor, while the balcony
was opened to the public. ALI were
delighted with the work and humOr
of the seniors and their advisers.
The orchestra, under the direction
of Mr.. Miller, furnished entertain
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