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Milford chronicle., 1937-02-05
DR.. CROSBY, SEAF0RD
RECTOR, AUTHOR, DIES

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books including the popular. "The
Primitive Autocepalous Churches of
the East" which is widely read.
Milford chronicle., 1937-02-05

Johnson were dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Johnson ON Sum
day.
On Sunday morning, Hubbard
Macklin, superintendent of the M. e.
Church School called a meeting of
the officers and teachers for the pur-
rose of outlining programs for the
spring and summer months as fol-
lows:
Easter, Loyal Workers; teacher,
Mrs. William Donovan.
Mothers Day, Friendship; teach
er, Mrs. George Warren.
Fathers Day, Bible Glass; teach
er, DR.. Paris T. Carlisle.
Children's Day, Sun Beams; tea
cher, Mrs. j. Paxton Johnson.
Annual Picnic, Good Will; teach
er Mrs. Murray Wyatt.
Services Sunday as follows: Class
10 a. m. Church school IL a. m. Ep-
worth League. 1880 p. m. Revival
services p. m.
Slaughter Neck: Church school 10
a. m. Preaching and administering
the Lords Supper at ii a. m.
Cedar Neck: Church school 1880
p. m. Preaching $3.50 p. m.
Rev. S. L. Handy, pastor.
Epworth League services at 1880
p. m. Leader, Douglas Morgan. Top
ic. ~The Temptation of Too Much"
Milford chronicle., 1937-02-05
COKESBURY

Miss Thelma King spent last week
eEd with her sister and brother-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Smith. near
| Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
and daughter Betty spent last Sun
day with the latter's father. near
Greenwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minos Wilson were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert King
last Sunday.
Paul Jefferson who was hurt last
week by falling tree is recovering
nicely.
Mrs. Harvey Warrington and Mrs.
Granville Lambden attended lead
ers meeting held last Monday in the
office of Mrs. Severance in George
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Carmcan
and children of Wilmington were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Car
mean last Sunday.
The All Club met last Monday
evening with Billy Lambden. with a
large attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Baker were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert King
last Friday evening.
This community is sorry to hear
of the illness of Mrs. Annie Savage.
Her many friends wish her speedy
recovery.
Miss Mildred Donovan of Bridge
willie is spending few days with her
sister. Mrs. Eugene Kitchens.
Miss Mary Lou Hastings is i'll
with scarlet fever. At present she is
getting along fine.
The community is glad to near
that Mrs. George Jester is recover
ing from her recent Illness.
Albert King and William Galloway |
were Easton, Md, visitors last Sat
urday.
Miss Jeanette Hastings and Paul
Hastings. Jr., are spending a Few
weeks with their grandmother.
Louis King of Cambridge. Md. is
spending few days with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard King.
Rev. ]. H. Gardner circled among
friends last week.
Mrs. Leonard King and Louis King
we're guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil
King in Milton last Wednesday.
Miss Nancy King is very III at this
writing.
Milford chronicle., 1937-02-05
PRODUCE MARKET NOTES

Halls were up CSC per bushel in
midwestern markets. Shipments con-
tinue in steady volume not far
from the movement of a year ago.
Onions and Cabbage Steady
Little change is reported in the
onion situation, although there are
some complaints OF poor keeping
quality. Quality has remained about
the same as in recent weeks and
shipping movement has been steady.
Demand is slow in city markets as
well as in producing sections. The
total late crop holdings. Z per cent
larger than last seasons, are so
heavy that there is little speculative
Interest shown at onion shipping
points. Eastern markets are steady
at SOC to 75c per so pounds.
Northern cabbage also sells at
nearly steady prices, 40c to 60c per
so pounds in eastern cities. With
southern cabbage at 60c to $1.10 for
half-crates or hampers of about the
same bulk as the northern cabbage
container, the demand tends to shift
to the new crop. Demand for nor
thern cabbage, mostly in western
New York storage, is rather light.
A few kraut factories have been
buying. Prices in the Rochester dis
trict range near SIS per ton. Stor-
age stocks are reported keeping
poorly, but remaining holdings are
comparatively small.
Eastern carrots have been selling
very slowly at $50 per ton bulk in
western New York for topped. and
unwashed stock. A few cars are be-
ing shipped each week to canning
factories. Prices are unchanged in
city markets at 75c to 81 per bushel.
for southern celery contin-
Tie weak.
Western lettuce has declined soc
to 81 per crate from the recent ad-
vance. which brought some tops of
Sc. Present range is s4.25 to $3.50 |
per crate in leading markets. Flor
ida lettuce held gains fairly well,
selling at SIPS to $3.50.
Florida beans are up 25c to soc |
per bushel in some northern mar
kets and in Florida producing sec
tons. Peppers are higher in some
and firm at Florida ship /
ping points. Peas show some fur
her price gains and advanced soc a
Dushel in Florida. Spinach sells at
irregular prices. ranging soc to Csc
per bushel for Virginia and South
carolina stock.
Apple Prices Unchanged
General price range in the apple
market did not show much change
n late January although there was
Iorie shifting of prices in local mar
Iets and for some varieties. Only
irmness was in the Pacific North
vest, where boxed Winesaps and
Delicious advanced a little. Injury
O the California orange crop was
to strengthen the apple po-
ition to some extent.
Eastern apples sell mostly $l.25 to
l.75 per bushel in the large markets
With light to moderate demand.
iome Greetings are keeping poorly
nd show wide price range. Baldwin
nd York bring s1.S5 to $3.50. Some
IcIntosh still exceed 81.
Strawberries tend to lower prices
nth the progress of the season.
hey are selling at 7lac to Sc, pint
asis in Florida as compared with I
C to 1Oc the week before. Northern
larkets quote lie to 13c a pint. ;
Milford chronicle., 1937-02-05
fCoHiinaed from Firsf P4ssl

LSVWtt@@<6 If~"@ es~s "Sf1
to the risk of syphilis. Remember
that kiss may carry the germ. In
an eastern state, one of our health
officers recently traced IL cases OF
hyphilis to party at which kissing
games were played.
We have been justly concerned
about the automobile accidents in
this country, which resulted in 1884
In 107, 900 cases of permanent dis
ability. How can we continue to ig-
Rore syphilis when We realize that
1t disabled nearly five times as many
in that same year? Or that It is re-
sponsible for more than 10 per cent
of all insanity, 1S per cent of all
diseases of the heart, and blood ves-
sells, for many of the stillbirths and
the deaths of babies in the first
weeks of life?
Until very recently there was lit
tie or no discussion of syphilis as
public health menace. When other
diseases were mentioned In radio
health talks, the very word syphilis
was omitted by command of the
broadcasting company. Only within
the past year or two has the word
appeared In the headlines of metro
politan newspapers. In 1888, exhibit
tion in New York State schools of
an excellent moving picture, taste
fully designed to educate high school
students as to the venereal diseases,
was prohibited by the Board of Re-
gents; yet epidemics of venereal
diseases In New York have been so
bad that local authorities have ap-
piled to the State Department of
Health for assistance in suppressing
them.
Obviously, with free discussion
thus forbidden, 1t is very difficult to
teach people to avoid SYPHILIS, to look
out for early symptoms, and to get
treatment. Because of the prevail
ing ostrich-like attitude, philanthro-
pists have been afraid to donate
funds for research in syphilis.
though such funds have been read
lily available for almost every other
cause under the sun from leprosy |
to whooping cough. BY the same tok-
en- ieBlStdtOrS nave beeH ioathc "
appropriate for 1t.
A large group of our citizens have
been a serious deterrent, In that they |
believe only commercial prostitutes
to be the carriers and, "this being
the case" they say, why trouble
ourselves about It? The victims of
syphilis get no more than they de-
serve. The wages of sin is death"
But, they fail to recognize that the
cost of making syphilis a rare dis
ease would be small compared to
our appalling tax cost for the care
of the human wrecks. the incompe-
tents, the criminals, the degraded,
the delinquents. whose condition re-
suits directly or indirectly from
syphilis. Secondly. they are wrong
in considering syphilis as exclusive
ly a corollary of organized vice. for
prostitution affects only
25 per cent of the problem. Many
cases come from such casual con-
facts as the use of recently soiled
cup, a pipe or cigarette; in
receiving services from disease
BARRIERS or beauty shop
and in giving service
such as those of dentist. doctor or
nurse to a diseased person. And OF
Milford chronicle., 1937-02-05
Social Hygiene Day
Observed In Delaware

the 80 per cent of cases acquired In
venery, most syphilologists believe
that the clandestine love affail
probably contributes as many as the
commercial prostitute.
All indications are that syphilis
may be controlled far better than
tuberculosis, and stomped out more
effectively than we have typhoid
The spirochete which causes syp-
hills Is delicate organism that will
live only on moist surfaces. II does
not Withstand drying and therefore
can exist only for a short time out
side the body. There is no intermed-
I iary host such as we find in mosqui-
to-borne malaria. 1t appears in a
multitude of sporadic epidemics,
through single infections by per-
sonal contact from victim to victim.
And we know how to render such
cases noninfectious.
If adequate treatment is begun in
this primary stage, the disease can
be cured in So per cent of all cases.
If treatment is delayed only few
days or weeks, until the blood Was
sermann becomes positive. the cures
drop from Sc to 81 per cent.
Control work is largely by way of
alienation, though 25 to 80 per cent
complete remissions can be effected
even among paretics. Most effective
control methods, however, lie in
breaking the chain Of infection at its
weakest link-the early case. BY
treatment with arsphenamines-
compounds which poison the spir-
ochete without injurying the infect
ed person-infectiousn may be
ended promptly. thus preventing
sperad of the disease.
II is our very definite responsible
ity, therefore. to reach each case
promptly; to render that case, its
source, and all contacts noninfecti-
GUS; and to treat all syphilitic preg-
nant women, for we can absolutely
prevent transmission of the diseases
from mother to child. In this way
the disease in its epidemic aspect,
which is primary public health re-
sponsibility of the states and of the
Federal government, can be brought
under control.
The things to do are clear, judg-
ing from our own experience and
that of Great Britain and the Scan
dinavian countries where control has
been highly successful:
l. Find syphilis. The obscure
case will never be found in time ex-
cept by compulsory Wassermann
tests.
2. Treat syphilis promptly. A few
days delay may mean failure OF
treatment.
3. Examine for syphilis the family |
and all contacts of the syphilis pa
tient.
4. Prevent the birth of syphilitic
babies by requiring blood tests be-
fore marriage and early in each
S. Teach syphilis. The facts about
i must be known to all.
Syphilis must be the next great
plague to go. Our children will hold
Is criminally careless and incompe-
ent if, with the means at hand, we
all to end this scourge within our
This is one contribution
We know how to make toward q
Iafer, happier world for them to
i've in.
Milford chronicle., 1937-02-05

The late January produce market
shove da rather weak, hesitatini
tone. After responding somewhat Il
reports of freezing damage In th'
Southwest. unfavorable weather II
southern trucking sections, and tt
the possible special demand from
the eastern flood regions, price:
were weakening again on some
lines late in the month, under SLOW
demand and rather liberal supplies
and shipments.
Potato markets made little re-
spOnse to the decrease of fully one
fourth reported for January stocks
on hand as compared with a year
ago, and the small price advances
made were not very well maintained,
according to the U. S. Bureau of Ag-
ricultural Economics. Onion and
cabbage prices were fairly steady.
Some lines of sweet potatoes sold
higher. Lettuce advanced sharply
bust lost part of the gain. Celery
markets were weak because of heavy
supplies of Florida stock showing
irregular market quality.
The shrinkage of nearly 5000
cars-over one-third-in fruit and
vegetable shipments the third week
of January was owing. to 1900 few
er cars of northern potatoes, about
one-third less of lettuce, onions,
sweet potatoes, caulifiower, carrots,
old cabbage and mixed vegetables.
Shipments of southern celery and
new crop cabbage continued heavy
and oranges increased 10 per cent,
despite the severe freezing injury to
the California crop. Strawberries
gained one-third and new potatoes
fifty per cent. Shipments were
again increasing the last week of
January with milder weather in Far
Western producing sections and
considerable activity at eastern and
southern shipping points.
Total carlot movement is exceed
ing that of corresponding weeks last
year, and this seasons output is still
about $4,000 cars greater than last
seasons to date. A feature account
ing for heavy current shipments of
some products is the poor keeping
of most fruits and vege-
tables in northern storage because
of mild winter in the East.
Potatoes Fairly Steady
The report showing fully one
fourth smaller holdings of old po-
tatoes as compared with year ago ]
failed to bring any very sharp ad-
in price. Shortage is great
est in the Middle West and markets |
showed most strength in Wisconsin .
and Michigan producing sections, I
but the rise amounted to only 10c to /
l5c per 100 pounds, with a range of /
s2.05 to $2.25 in late January. Prices ,
we're only fairly well maintained at
most eastern and far western ship
ping points. and countrywide range
was $2.05 to $3.50.
Nidwestern markets ranged $2.25
20 $3.50 on northern round white
stock. Maine Green Mountains sold
about steady the last week of jan
lary at $3.50 to $275 in eastern cit
es. Potatoes from New York. Penn
,ylvania. and Maryland brought
1925 to $2.65. Florida potatoes were
lbout steady around 50 bushel in
northern markets.
Eastern sweet potatoes sell most
V at steady prices. ranging 75c to
iI.25 per bushel. Tennessee Nancy
Milford chronicle., 1937-02-05
FISHERS DISTRICT
TE.- r-oo-ood1
Near Greenwood ]

The Ladies' Aid of Todd's Chapel
will be entertained on Wednesday
afternoon by Mrs. John Williamson
A cordial welcome to all.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fisher. Mr.
and Mrs. B. T. East of FELTON,. and
Mrs. Sallie Kinder and daughters OF
Bridgeville, were recent visitors OF
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Collision.
Rev. and Mrs. Hastings and grand
mother, were dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Amos Cade on Sunday.
Miss Betty Morris spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Alva O'Bier.
John Morris was one of the Green
wood basketball team who was in
vited to enjoy a turkey dinner on
Tuesday evening with Mrs. Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Harmon and
son were recent dinner guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Collision.
Mrs. John Lloyd and son. and Mrs.
Isaac Mcdowell were guests of Mrs.
Jack Rust on Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Lowe of Ell
dorado. Md, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Lowe and son of Denton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Newton of Bridgeville,
and Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Collision Of
near here very pleasantly surprised
Mrs. Jennie Hollis at the home of
her daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo
Stewart on Sunday evening by hap
pening in with ice cream and cake.
The occasion being her 6Sth birthday
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Collision of
Clayton. were dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Rust on Saturday.
Mrs. NJ. A. Robinson entertained
Mrs. Bertha zott, Mrs. Helen Lloyd.
Mrs. Mary Zott. Mrs. Nora Rust, Mrs.
T. p. Morris, Mrs. Ida E. Collision.
Mrs. Minnie Mcdowell and daughter
Margaret, Mrs. Fannie Hammond and
Mrs. Laura Sharp at quilting party
on Tuesday.
Revival services at Todd's Chapel
will open next Sunday evening, Feb
ruary 7th. A cordial invitation is
extended to all to come out and help
The pastor have successful meet
ing.
Milford chronicle., 1937-02-05
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days of continued freezing temper
ature. The ability of ice to suppor
skaters is given in this easily re.
membered Jingle:
One inch ice-keep away;
Two inch ice-one may;
Three inch ice-small groups stay;
Four inch ice-all o. X.
The thickness of the ice should be
measured at the edge of the shore.
While it is generally unnecessary
for one to venture upon the ice
alone, and the Council strongly ad-
vises against the practice, still it is
comforting to know that one may
rescue himself if there is no assis-
tance available. The best method of
self-rescue has been tested and
checked.
The victim should extend both
arms on the surface of the ice TO
support his body while calling for
help, if help is near. His legs ma
turally tend to come up forward un-
der the ice. This can be prevented
by executing a crawl-kick, which
will plane the body on the surface
of the water. With the weight of the
lower part of the body thus sup
ported by the water. the victim is
able to get support from ice which
otherwise would be too thin to hold
him up. Should rescue come, this
planning position will make it cas-
Ter for the rescuers to pull him to
safety over the ice. If aid does not
come, the victim, on assuming the
pianing position, should endeavor to
crawl forward fiat on his stomach
until his hips are at the edge Of the
hole. Then he should quickly swerve
sideways, and with his arms stretch
ed above his head, roll quickly away
from the possibly breaking edge of
the ice. He should not stop rolling
until he is sure he is on strong ice.
He can help himself materially in
the initial pull-out on his
by using a spike, screw
driver, awl, canoe knife or marlin
spike. The heel of skate blade, II
other implements are lacking, used
as an ice pick. will help him in OBJ
Milford chronicle., 1937-02-05
MILFORD HEALTH
REPORTED GOOD
IConfmHed FROM First P&gsl

In the so-called summer round
up" which is conducted In the
spring, the children who were to
enter school in the fall were given
a physical examination and their
parents were advised as to defects
found.
alilford's new intercepting sewer,
and attrar.ively built separate
sludge digestive plant went into op-
GRAFTON this past year, removing the
gross pollution for the Mispiilion
River. Extensions OF sewers have
been made during the year but the
problem of sanitation still remains.
Many sections of the city still retain
the insanitary privy. Efforts dur
ing the past year have been made by
the Division of Sanitation to start
WPA sanitation project in Sussex
county. which would include Milford
and other towns.
Such town-wide work In the un-
severed areas Is now being done in
five communities in New Castle
county. Slightly over 500 insanitary
privies still exist in Milford. serving
a population of approximately 1000
or 5496 of the population.
Samples of the public water sup
ply have been taken at regular In
tervals to prove its safety.
The milk supply of Milford taken
as "A whole is very good. The aver
age bacteria count of the different
producers are all within what is
considered the limit for safe milk.
The record for the individual milk
dealers supplying Milford follows:
Average
M. of Bacteria
Milford chronicle., 1937-02-05

lO'f'S@ gfOfff
books including the popular. THE
Primitive Autocepalous Churches OF
the East" which is widely read.
In Controversy Over WPA
DR.. Crosby, last spring, figured in
controversy regarding the WPA
food distribution administration. He
was always interested in and active
in relief work in the district of Sea-
ford.
DR.. Crosby spent much of his life
in India, where he belonged to the
Indian Government Survey of Ar
Geological Remain. The greatest
portion of his life was spent as
member of the Franciscan Order of
the Roman Church.
Came To Delaware From Penna.
He came into the work in the
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Del
aware through the diocese of Penn
sylvania and served as clergyman in
this church for is years. He went to
Seaford in 1880.
DR.. Crosby was born in Santa Bar
bara, California, on June II, 1882.
He married Miss Grace Mary Chris
man, who survives him.
DR.. Crosby received a D. A. de-
gree from Cambridge University in
England, Phi. d. degree from Hell
delberg University in Germany and
an S. P. d.. from the Regorian in
Italy.
Funeral services were held at IL
a. m, Monday morning from st.
Lukes P. f. Church. The services
were In charge of the Right Rev.
Philip Cook. Bishop of Delaware. as
sisted by Dean Bennett OF the Will
mington Cathedral and Rev. DR..
rector of the Dover Epis- |
copal Church.
Milford chronicle., 1937-02-05
LINCOLN

Mr.. and Mrs. John Walls of Lin
coin. Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Ewell oi
Wilmington, Mrs. Forman Perry an6
son, Forman, of Marcus Hook, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Farber ol
Claymont, and Nelson Wallace oi
California were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles H. Macklin OF
Easton, Md, on Sunday last.
Don't forget the roast chicken
supper to be given in the Commun-
ity Hall on Friday evening, Febru-
airy 5, at $3.50 o'clock, consisting of
roast chicken, dressing, gravy, sweet
and white potatoes, peas, turnips,
jelly. pickles, rolls, butter, coffee,
pie. Price 35 cents. Proceeds for the
benefit of the church fund.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Adams Of
Bellefonte spent the weekend with
Mrs. Adams parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Messick.
Mrs. Nora Frampton of Chester,
spent last week as the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Fitzgerald.
Mrs. William Colegrove of Will
mington visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. L. Clendaniel on Sunday.
The Women's Christian Temper
ance Union will meet at the home
of Mrs. George Warren on Tuesday
afternoon, February 16. At this time
the annual payments OF dues will be
in order. All members are urged to
be present.
Miss Mary Moss, teacher of biol
ogy in the Milford High School, was
a dinner guest of Miss Ruth Ann
Morrison on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Donaha and
daughter Betty of Philadelphia were
town visitors over the weekend.
Mrs. Frank Vadakin and children
spent Sunday with her father, Wal
ter Allen, near Wyoming.
A bath with all modern convent
ences, is being installed at the
home of L. P. Shew on Johnson ave-
nue..
The Lindale Home Demonstration
Club met at the home of Mrs. R. ].
Clendaniel at Glendale on Wednes-
day afternoon. The president being
absent, the vice president, Mrs. Tim
mons, presided.
Following the business hour, Miss
Ruth Minturn of Newark, Home
Specialist. spoke on
Farm Family Budget" She brought
out many facts relative to the meth
DDS of reducing the expenses of the |
home. Also the "Dustless Dust |
Cloth" was demonstrated. The meet
ing adjourned to meet in February |
with Mrs. Joseph Morgan.
On Sunday evening. Rev. S. L.
will conduct two weeks
series of revival meetings. He will !
be assisted by Mr.. and Mrs. Caskie i
Of Baltimore, Md.
At the last quarterly conference,
conducted by Rev. E. c. Hallman,
district superintendent, the Rev. 5.
L. Handy was unanimously invited
10 return for the third PASTORAL
year. Hubbard Macklin and Horace
Bennett were elected lay delegates
% the annual Wilmington Confer
,nce to be held in Salisbury, Md,
beginning March 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Watson accom-
panied with Mrs. Walter Reed, Mrs.
Joseph Messick and Mrs. Jay ABB
,ott visited the Pencader Grange in
Glasgow on Monday night.
Owing to the revival meetings In
progress, the Good viii Class will
postpone their social meeting until
urther notice.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Marshall of
lilton, Mrs. Fred Johnson of
Georgetown and Mr.. and Mrs. J. p.