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Milford chronicle., 1937-04-09
Many Forest Fires Put Ont
During Week, Wardens Busy

larger areas burned is in Sussex and
western Kent Counties. The largest
fire of the week burned 20 acres of
field and 10 acres of woodland near
Chapletown in Kent County on We'd
nesday, while the most damaging and
difficult to control was near Whites
vile in Sussex County on Friday,
which burned 25 acres of young
growth timber.
The forest fire towermen, wardens
and many others who are interested
in preventing damage to timber
lands. homes and other property are
cautioning all with whom they come
in contact to be exceedingly careful
with fire during the dry period and
are suggesting that those who are
going to burn field or ditch banks
take every precaution to keep fire
under control.
Milford chronicle., 1937-04-09
DIR. |. A. ADKINS
NOMINATEDFOR
ROTARY HEAD
Nominations Nj a d e A t
Regular Meeting Mon
day Evening.
HAD SPECIAL MUSIC
international Relations,
Theme Of Well Attend
ed Meeting.

AT the regular weekly meeting OF
the Milford Rotary Club, held in the
Hotel Windsor. Monday night, the
following nominees were presented
to and accepted by the group:
President, DR.. l.. A. Adkins; vice
president, Robert +. Shilling; secre-
tary, Irwin Burton; treasurer, c.
Donnan Holzmueller; directors, Max
Cohen, Jay Pierce and William A.
Berry. C. d. Holzmueller, chairman
of the drive for Boy Scout funds. re-
ports $408.50 collected here. Chair
man for the evening, Harry J. Pet
tyjohn presented a program on in
ternational relations. Those appear
ing on the program we're Miss Flor
ence Horn. director of music In the
elementary schools, who sang sever
al songs, among which was the
"Marseillies," the French national
anthem. This was sung in honor CT
Jean Bailey, student from France,
now studying at the University OF
Delaware on a scholarship. Mr..
Bailey, principal speaker Of the eve
ming. gave a splendid talk on condi-
tions in France and other European
countries. State Vocational Director
r. w. Helm was also present and
gave an interesting summary re-
port of the work accomplished by
the Wilmington Rotary Club In the
student loan field. Miss Jean Fuller
ton, French teacher in the Milford
High School. closed the meeting BY
Mr.. Bailey in his native
tongue.
Milford chronicle., 1937-04-09
IONIE COUNCIL
NAMES OFFICERS
POcahOntas Lodge OF Mil
ford, Is An Up And
Growing Organization.
MADE FINE SHOWING

Monday night. April the new
ly elected officers Of Ionic Council
No. 13, Degree of Pocahontas, were
raised to their respective stations by
Deputy POcahontas Jennie Minner of
Siwasha Council of Magnolia. The
following officers were raised: Pro-
phetess. Helen Wright; Pocahontas,
Marie Worthington; Winona, Cora
Killen; Wowatan, Ruth Mariner;
keeper of records, Edith r. Hall;
collector of wampum, Lulu Walls;
keeper of wampum. Sara Walls; first
scout, Pearl Carpenter. second
scout, Serena Hayes; first Warrior,
Edith NJ. Hall; second warrior, Ger
trude Simpson; third warrior, Mar
ian Coverdale; fourth warrior. Lulu
Coffin; first counselor, Emma Ben
nett; second counselor, Kathryn Will
kerson; first runner, Vina Maloney;
second runner. Alice Webb; guard of
tepee. Alevia Abbott; guard of for
est. Anna Prettyman.
Four new members were obligated
as follows: Nellie Lynch, Hattie
Benson. Nora jefferson. William
Daye.
The lodge hall was beautifully
decorated with cut flowers and pot
ted plants.
Helen Wright, the outgoing poca-
hontas. made a splendid leader for
this organization during the past six
She has had the cooperation
of the members of the lodge, to make
her term a marked success. A trib-
ute to her was read by the incoming
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Milford chronicle., 1937-04-09

Virgil b. Wiley, chairman of the
Dover District Boy Scout Training
Committee has announced two Lead
ership Training Courses to begin
Tuesday. April 13. at the Dover High
School. These courses are for Scout
masters. Troop Committeeman, and
fathers OF Boy Scouts of the Dover
Area District. including Troops In
Dover. Milford. Harrington, Camden
Wyoming, Smyrna. Middletown.
Frederica, and st. Georges.
The Scout Executive. Kenneth b.
Spear. OF the Del-Mar-Va Boy Scout
Council. will direct the Elements
of Scouting Part H.. a continuation
of the course started by Field Execu-
tive Stanley M. Woodhead. last year.
Four meetings will be held on Tues
day evening, devoted to talks, demon
strations. and games illustrating the
Boy Scout program.
Milford chronicle., 1937-04-09
P.M.CBAND, GLEE
CLUB, ORCHESTRA.
TO VISIT MILFORD.
Pennsylvania Military
Cadets To Appear Here
On April 22.
TO HELP HOSPITAL
Fifty Will Take Part In
Spirited Musical Pre-
sentation.s

Soldieriy ambassadors of good
viii so on parade when a detach-
nsfnt of Pennsylvania Military Col
lege Cadets. comprising the orches-
ira, band and glee club. tour Della
ware and Maryland late this month.
The trip. under the direction of
LII Stanton Strickler Won GrabilI,
aide TO Col. Frank X, Hyatt. P. NJ.
G.. president and commandant, will
be reward to the musically-inelin-
ed cadets for the splendid services
they have rendered the college
throughout the last year. II will also
serve to bring some Of the future
generals" marching home to their
parents and relatives in the places
to be visited.
Lending more of a military air to
the trip, 1t. Colonel Carroll A. Bag
by. U. S. A., P. NJ. G. professor OF
military science and tactics, will ac-
company the detachment.
Through 1t. Won Grabill and pub
lie spirited citizens, royal welcomes
have been arranged for the cadets at
Milford, Thursday, April %, and at
Salisbury, Md, the following day.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Mil
ford Emergency Hospital is sponsor
ing the visit here. The Lions Club
will be in charge at Salisbury. There
will be a concert and dance each
evening in each town.
In ALL. fifty cadets will take part
in. the entertainment. There are 30
members of the glee club, who will
double in brass" as members Of the
orchestra and military band. The
ceremonies at both Milford and Sal
isbury will eensist~of several NUM-
bers by the glee club, the rendering
of military airs by the band and
suusic by the- -ershastrsas = of both a
classical and popular nature.
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Milford chronicle., 1937-04-09
DIR. S. M. d. MARSHALL
NATL BANK DIRECTOR
Prominent Milford Physician APP
polnted To Succeed DIR. Frank 6rier

DIR. S. NJ. ID. Marshall, prominent
Milford physician. and member oil
the State Senate. has recently been
elected member of the board OF di-
rectors of the First National Bank
and Trust Company, of Milford. DIR.
Marshall succeeds the late Or. Frank
Layton Grier. Other directors are
James l.. Davis. Thomas Davis. John
W. Herring. Daniel Hirsch. j. Postles
Hammond. Augustus Holson, w. G.
Powders. r. P. Sharp, |. ID. Short.
Ruby r. Vale and Harry III. Mulhol-
land. all of Milford; r. J. Clendaniel,
Glendale: w. W. Harrington. Dover.
and /. d. Short. End. Georgetown.
Officers are: President. Daniel
Hirsch; first vice-president. ]. ID.
Short; second vice-president. James
l.. Davis: cashier and trust officer.
w. F. McFaul; assistant trust Of
ficer, Edwin P. Messick.
Milford chronicle., 1937-04-09

On the basis of incompleted re-
turns on forest fires and field burn
ing fires extinguished by Forest Fire
wardens and reported to the State
Forestry Department there were 27
fires and 261 acres of Delaware
woodland swept by flames during
the week.. In several cases homes
threatened by the fires were saved
by the timely action Of the forest fire
lookout towermen. wardens. volun-
teer firemen and fire. crews.
The chief cause of the fires was
careless brush and field burning.
Legal action Is pending on several
cases where persons starting the
fire failed to take proper precautions
to prevent the spread of fires to ad-
joining forest lands.
The greatest number of fires and
Milford chronicle., 1937-04-09
WIN. F. METTEN AGAIN
HEADS PRESS ASSN
Del-Mar-ya Association Discusses
Celebration OF 25th Anniversary

William f. Metten, of the News
Journal Company was reelected
president of the Del-Mar-va Press
Association at the annual meeting
of the organization on Saturday last.
II was the first time In the history
of the association that president
had been reelected. More than 40
members were present at the busi-
ness session.
Plans were discussed for the cele-
bration of the twenty-fifth ami
versary of the founding of the group
to be held in January of 1888. A two
day session, is contemplated for the
occasion and a resolution was drawn
inviting the Maryland Press Asso-
citation as we'll as that of Virginia
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Milford chronicle., 1937-04-09
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, March 81 To
Tuesday, April 6, Inclusive

Charles j. Holzmueller, the local
weather recorder, reports the fol-
lowing weather conditions for Mil
ford, from Wednesday, March 81 to
Tuesday, April 6, inclusive:
Milford chronicle., 1937-04-09
Temperature

Total Rainfall ..... 2.04
Total rain for March ..2.77 inches
The following winds and cor IL
ticns prevailed during the same
period:
The Washington times., 1937-02-03
GROUP FAV0RS
AUDITORIUM
MEASURE
Amends Senate Bill
and Reports 1t Today
To the House

The House Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee today favor
ably reported bill to appoint a
commission to select a site and
report on the cost of an auditor
ium here, The House action fol-
lows similar approval by the Sen
ate last week.
An array of witnesses, including
Secretary of Interior Harold L.
IckeS; Francis P. Sullivan, chair
man of the public buildings COM
mittee of the American Institute
of Architects. and Representative
Sol Bloom Cd of New York, teS-
titled to its need.
Secretary Ickes told the COM
mittee the building should cost
about $10,000,000 and could be ar
ranged at this time under the
Public Works Administration pro-
gram. He said Washington was
the only capital of any great ma
ton of the world that does not
have an auditorium.
S4,0O0,O0O, Says Bloom
Representative Bloom said he
approved the resolution setting up
the commission and said the au-
ditorium could be built for $4,-
100000.
In answer to a question, Bloom
said that he did not believe that
the Thomas Jefferson memorial
should be an auditorium, but it
might be as a last recourse.
The bill reported increases the
members of the commission from
three to five. The Senate bill put
on the committee only the chair
men of the Senate and House
Public Building and Grounds Com
mittees and Secretary of the In
terror. The House amendment
adds the ranking minority mem
bers of the two committees.
Senator Robinson has declared
that he hopes the commission
will speed its work, so that re.
port can be submitted during the
present session of Congress and
an appropriation can be sped
CnrOugn congress IN order that
work on the building can be be-
gun this year.
Roosevelt Favorable
President Roosevelt has indorsed
the proposition and there are few
obstacles in the way of its prose
cution.
The commission will have to
decide on a site, which it is not
believed will be difficult, and will
have to agree on the type of build
ing to be constructed. The only
point which may bring about an
argument is the matter of fl
nancing the project. Some have
expressed the belief that the Dis
trict government should share
part of the financial burden, but
most of those who will be con-
nected with the legislation, includ-
ing Representative Lanham, have
asserted that the building should
be supervised by the Federal Gov
ernment and therefore that the
money for financing it should all
come from the Federal treasury.
The Washington times., 1937-02-03

Miss Harriet Brundage, of 709
Varnum st. N. W., popular
psychology student at George
Washington University, has been
selected the prettiest girl in Pi
Beta Phi sorority to serve as the
groups representative in the
beauty contest annually spon-
sored by the Cherry Tree, campus
yearbook.
Miss Brundage, who is a gradu-
ate of Central High School, is one
of the prominent coed athletes on
the G. w. campus, and this year
was named chairman of the in
tramural board in charge of inter
class coed sports. She is also
pledge master of her sorority.
She will get her bachelor degree
in June in the Liberal Arts Col
lege, but may continue her studies
next year for masters degree
with a view to becoming an in
structor of PSYCHOLOGY.
The Washington times., 1937-02-03
Not Too Late to Get
First Book Offered

worlds greatest literature, one Of
a library set of books of the finest
selected classics in literature.
Still Time Enough
There is still time to get the first
book, The Last of the Mohicans. "
Because on Saturday you'll want
to 60 to the nearest Coupon Ex-
change Station as listed in the
blank with the coupon No. 4, and,
with the SO cents, obtain the first
book.
And here's A TIP TO WISE
FOLKS who W, It to start today.
See the Times Carrier Boy on your
route. TELL HIM you want to
subscribe to The Times and the
Sunday Herald in order to get the
first book. He will not only ar
range home delivery of The Times
and Sunday Herald, but WILL RE-
SERVE YOUR BOOK so that with
the seven consecutive coupons
Continued on Page %, Col. A.
The Washington times., 1937-02-03
TRUCKS M|RED
ND.C. MUD

In case anybody desires to get
stuck in the mud, it isn't necessary
to journey to the Middle Western
flood regions, because right here
in Washington there is mud enough
to sink the proverbial battleship.
Well, if not a battleship, at least
heavy truck. And proof of that
is to be found on Twenty-eighth
Pl. at R st S. E., where trucks car
rying building materials have been
begged hopelessly on two successive
days.
On their way to an apartment
house being erected at 1916 Twen-
ty-eighth Pl. S. E., the vehicles
struck bottom" with such a ven
geance that at least one bids fair
to remain in its sticky harbor for
ever.
Other trucks, summoned to pull
out those which have foundered,
have also become involved in the
gluey mass. Even tractors were
tried. without avail, in the case
of truck hauling building blocks.
Failure of the District Govern
ment to pave the streets is given
as one of the causes. Frank Fan.
ming, builder of the apartment, de-
Clares his work is being delayed
and the owner of the trucks, West
Brick Company, reports at least
two of them badly damaged from
the mud.
The Washington times., 1937-02-03
Ken MURRAY
Says:

From the way the Reichstag
cheered Hitler the other day,
when he renOunced Germany's
war guilt and outlined her flu
ture plans, it's easy to see
that those Aryan Nazis don't
swear by the beard of the
prophet No sir! They take
their OathS by the Chaplin
mustache of der Fuehrer.
Naturally, YOU can't blame
Hitler for wanting to have Ger.
many's former colonies re
turned If Adolf is going to
start another war, he has to
have more room for cemeteries.
On the other hand, you can't
blame the other countries for
feeling nervous Everytime the
Chancellor opens his mouth,
they can feel gOOse-steps run.
ming up and down their spines.
So Remember:
Love may make the world
go around. but its the dicta-
tors that make it dizzy.
(Copyright 1887. by McNauzht
Syndicate Incl
The Washington times., 1937-02-03
TRAFFIC COURT
CONVICTIONS
First Offense Speeding

First Offense Speeding
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Jack Berger, 421 L st. S. E, $25.
Paul E. Wright, Maryland, $40.
William L. Olsen, jr., New York,
$40.
George A. Shaw, 226 Ninth ST..
N. E., SIS.
Christopher D. Bartelmess, 819
Crittendon st. N. W., $5.
Robert E. hammond, 1906 Nine
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Hosea A. Engligh, 452 M St. S.
W., $5.
Frederick Redmond, 1926 Ninth
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N. W., $5.
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The Washington times., 1937-02-03
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on books offer on Page II.

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Last of the Mohicans." This novel
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The Washington times., 1937-02-03
Diocese Has Raised
$4,000 Of It's Quota

More than $4,000 Of a quota
of $45.0OO for the parish of St.
Stephen and the Incarnation has
already been raised by contribu-
tions within the diocese of Wash
ington, it was reported today by
Canon AnSon Phelps Stokes.
About $18,700 has been OBJ
tained from within the parish,
the church of which is located
at 3421 Center St. N. w. An
other fund of $2O,938 has been
promised elsewhere in the dio-
ceSe,
The Washington times., 1937-02-03
Police School Sees
Crime Film TODAY

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showing of "Scarface," starring
Paul Mum, at the Rialto Theater,
Ninth and G SITS. N. w. Scar
face" is the story of a criminal
who feels the vengeance of the
long arm Of the law.
The Washington times., 1937-02-03
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The Washington times., 1937-02-03
SET TO OFFER
AMENDMENT
TODAY
Proposes Employees Be
Paid Time and Half
Over 80 Hours

The House will be given an op-
portunlty probably today to REM
edy the situation which during the
last half of last year caused Gov.
ernment employees to work a total
of 100000 hours of overtime
for which they were not compen.
sated.
The opportunity will come when
Representative William P. Connery
Cd. of Massachusetts, offers an
amendment to the Independent Of
ficeS Appropriation bill providing
that any employees compelled to
work more than 80 hours week
shall be paid time and half for
the extra hours of work.
Should this provision be written
into this bill, it becomes a prece-
dent for inclusion of similar pro
vision in appropriation bills for all
the regular departments and other
agencies of the Government.
Hits Department Heads
The proposed amendment itself
would provide that no head of any
Of the agencies for which the bill
makes appropriations, such as the
Federal Trade Commission, the
Vetera Administration, the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
and virtually all of the emergency
agencies, would be paid his salary
II any employees in his agency
were required or permitted to work
more than 80 hours a week unless
the overtime is compensated for
at the rate Of time and half pay,
Taking the floor yesterday to
announce that he would offer such
an amendment when the proper
time comes, Representative Con
merry said:
THE worst of corporations
even those that do not permit
their employees the right of col
Iective bargaining-pay their
employees when they work over.
time. No one but slave works
overtime for nothing"
CALLS OVERTIME TERRIBLE
Commenting on the report of
the Civil Service Commission
which showed that 14,OOO,OOO
hours of overtime were worked by
Government employees during the
last half of 1886. the MaSsachu-
Setts Representative said:
THAT is terrible. 1t is almost
a crime to make these people
work overtime without cOmpen-
Sating them for it. And mean
cOmpenSating them with extra
pay-nOt giving them compensa-
tory time off, because that won't
work.
This Government right now
is urging private industry to re-
duce hours and increase pay.
The Government which does
that cannot at the same timn
expect its workers to work over
time for nothing and especially
when you consider the low sal
aries that those Government
workers are paid"
Mr.. Connery'S expressions were
firmly supported by Representa-
tive John Mccormack DD. of
Massachusetts, who is sponsoring
bill providing five-day week
for Government employees.
Should Set Precedent
The latter declared that the
Government should set the prece-
dent for private industry and
added that he intends to push his
Continued on Page %, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1937-02-03
NAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED

Fenimore Coopers
be T. of
packing
N w. Washington D. c.
al a. OAG ID AOO0OO0O
The Washington times., 1937-02-03
HarIIee Branch to Speak

Harllee Branch, Second Assistant
Postmaster General, and Fhil
Campbell, former member of Con-
greSS from Kansas, will be guest
speakers at the annual banquet
of the Washington Transportation
Club, 6:45 p. m. February 18,at
the Raleigh Hotel,
The Washington times., 1937-02-03
NOW
Bachelor Green
Likes Freedom
IN RE HAMLET
Theodore Francis Green, textile
millionaire, bachelor and Demo
crat, having defeated the Republi-
can Senator, Metcalfe, moved

down to wash
ington early in
January from
Prov id e n c e
where he had
sat for two
terms in the
G ov or S
chair. He was
sworn into Of
flee at the Cap
itol as Rhode
Islands n e W
Senator. I'm
mediately there
after he said to
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-17
Junior Music Club
Hears Mrs. Wilson

A Christmas program was presented
at a meeting Of the Junior Music club
Wednesday evening in the high school
building. Izabella Cochrane served as
program leader.
Mrs. w. G. Wilson, Fort Lincoln, as
guest artist, sang Hebrew Lullaby"
Saminski; Brahms Lullaby" and
Nursery Rhymes" Pearl Curran, ac-
companied by Miss Belle Menus.
Selections presented included win
ter Lullaby" de Koven; "The First
Noel" and Silent Night" by trio
consisting of Rebecca Freitag, Pearl
Porter and Wanda Swenson, accom-
panied by Joyce Paylak; solo, "Vir-
gins Slumber Song" Max Roger, sung
by Izabelle Cochrane, accompanied
by Miss Menus; q paper, Swedish
Christmas customs, Wanda Swenson;
piano duet, % Holy Night" and
"Adeste Fidelis," played by the Misses
Swenson and Pavlak; q sextette,
There Were Shepherds" Lynes, sung
by Rebecta Freitag, Dorothoy Port,
Pearl Porter, Audrey Betterly, Wanda
swenson and Izabella Cochrane, ac-
companied by Miss Pavlak.
At q short business session 1t was
decided to donate the basket Of toys,
filled at the meeting, to the Open
Your Heart campaign.
Refreshments were served by the
Misses Cochrane, Betterly and Audrey
Waldschmidt.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-17
BOtnen-W -Whitmore
Vows Spoken Here

The marriage of Miss Degney Bot
men, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaak
Botnen, Tuttle, and Emmet Whit
more, son Of James Whimore, also Of
Tuttle, was solemhized here, Dec. IL,
at $50 p. m, by Rev. opie s. Rim
dahl, pastor Of the Trinity Lutheran
church, at his home, 7l5 First st.
The bride wore q blue crepe dress
trimmed with gold. As bridesmaid,
Miss Myrle Whitmore, was dressed In
blue brocaded silk. Erling Botnen
served as best man Following the
ceremony q wedding dinner was
served for members Of the bridal party
at the Grand Pacific hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitmore will make
their home at Georgetown, Del.