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Milford chronicle., 1937-07-30
Don't Mistake Heat Stroke For
Heat Prostration, Red Cross Warns

Harold F. Enlows. director OF first
aid and life saving for the Red Cross
said.
Because excessive perspiration
reduces the essential saline content
of the blood stream. an excellent
preventive measure during high tenn
peratures is the taking Of pinch Of
salt in a glass Of water when thirs-
ty," Enlows stated.
"The layman must bear In mind
that heat stroke and heat prostra-
tion, though caused by similar wea-
tber conditions, require entirely diff
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Milford chronicle., 1937-07-30
MILFORD MAN TO
BE BEAUTY JUDGE
Edward VI. Davis VIII Be Official At
Fair Contest

Announcement was received short
ly before press time that Edward NJ,
Davis. prominent Milford financier,
had been named as one of the judges
for the beauty contest which will be
held at the Kent and Sussex Fair
grounds this afternoon at $3.50 o.
clock. The winner will be called
Miss Delaware" and will be given
a complete wardrobe and sent to At
lantic City, where she will represent
the State in the National Beauty
Contest. Others named as judges are
State Senator William E. Matthews.
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Milford chronicle., 1937-07-30
MILFORD TROUNCED
BY NEWARK SUNDAY
Locals Handed To 8 Defeat BY
Upstate Team

Protected by the pitching of
Whiteman, who held Milford to
three runs, Newark pounded Selby
for 19 hits to gain a to 8 victory
over Milford in game played last
Sunday In Newark. This Is their sec
ond win over Manager Grier's club
this season. Newark batsmen had no
trouble with Selby's offerings, scor-
ing In nearly every inning; while
Whiteman kept Milford's ten hits
well scattered throughout the game.
Sheats and Roberts of Newark. and
Johnson, OF Milford, all hit safely
four times out Of I've trips to the
plate.
The box score:
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-30
C. T. JACKSON HEADS
FRANCHISE TAX DEPT.

The appointment of former
Representative Charles T.
Jackson, of Dover, as head of
the corporation and franchise
tax departments was announ-
ced Tuesday by Secretary of
State Charles L. Terry, Jr.
Marvil Watson Of Dover has
been head of the franchise tax
department while Miss Eliza
beth Satterfield of Dover has
been director of the corpora
tion department. Both are
still connected with their re-
spective Offices.
Although officials would
make no comment about Mr..
Jackson's salary, it was re-
ported in political circles on
Tuesday that 1t is $4,000 an
nually.
Mr.. Jackson was a member
of the. Democratic House of
Representatives in 1888.
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-30
MILFORD TO HAVE
FALL FLOWER SHOW
Mrs. Duanne Lynn, Chairman, WIN
Award E. M. Davis Sweepstakes Cup

The Second Annual Fall Flower
Show will be held ins Grange Hall
on Thursday and Friday, September
8 and 10. The committee is working
hard to make this show a success in
every way and urge the flower low
ing public to begin now to plan their
exhibits.
Glasses will be listed at a date in
the near future. There will also be
a supper served on one of these
nights. This date also will be an
nounced later.
Prizes and ribbons will be given,
also the Edward NJ. Davis silver low
ing cup which went to Greenwood,
will be returned as per ruling and
presented to the person receiving
most points in all classes. 1t is hop
ed that this second show will be big
ger and better than last year,
through the cooperation of all flower
growers and lovers.
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-30

With a protracted heat wave
blanketing two-thirds OF the nation
and August high temperatures to
come, the first aid service of the
American Red Cross warns against
confusing heat stroke with heat
prostration and gives pointers on the
emergency treatment of both hot
weather ills.
''Common-sense precautions dur
ing periods of excessive heat will
frequently prevent prostration and
heat stroke. and knowing what to do
for victims is of prime Importance
pending the arrival of a physician"
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-30

Detroit, the center of automobile
manufacturing In the United States,
and site of many points Of interest
will be the goal of the fourth an
nual Delmarva Tour, which is ex-
pected to take approximately 200
persons from the Delmarva PENN
sula through the Middle West in
August.
Leaving Wilmington on Sunday,
August 22, the first stop of the tour
party will be Cleveland. where the
group will attend the Great Lakes
Exposition in the Ohio city. Monday.
August 23. After trip over Lake
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-30
18TH EDITION OF KENT
SPRAY NOTES ARE OUT
Latest Copy Calls Attention To Sixth
Cover Spray For Apples

On Monday of this week mimeo-
gfaphed copies of the 18th edition of
orchard spray notes were mailed
from the Office of County Agent Rus
sell E. Wilson to the fruit growers
in Kent county, calling attention to
the Importance of the sixth cover
spray for apples for additional pro-
lection against bitter rot and cod
ling moth.
For the past eleven years these
spray notes have been prepared by
DIR. J. F. Adams, plant pathologist
for the State Board of Agriculture
and the University of Delaware, and
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Milford chronicle., 1937-07-30
DELAWARE BANKS ASSETS
INCREASE sIs,aS4, ,S6s.s7

The assets of State banks at
the close of the quarter end
ing June 80. was $215,733,-
061.97 compared with s201,-
7f8.09s.60 for the quarter end
ing March 80, an increase OF
$13,9S4,963.37, according to a
statement issued by Ernest
Muncy, State bank commits
sioner last Saturday. This in
crease was largely cash ON
hand and balances in other
banks.
The liabilities of these banks
on June 80 were $176,020,-
1921, an increase of $13.S94.-
223.S3 compared with March
80. This increase In liabilities
was largely in demand depos-
its.
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-30
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, July 81 To Tues
day, July "a, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller, the local
weather recorder, reports the fol-
lowing weather conditions for MIL
ford. from Wednesday, July 81, to
Tuesday, July 81, inclusive:
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-30
Totals ....s...34 3 !
NEWARK

Totals AZ 8 1926 Is 0
sOne out made by Milford play
er being hit by batted ball.
Score by innings:
Milford .011000 010 0--3
Newark q 1010 4x-9
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-30
Temperature

Total Rainfall ........ Sc
The following winds and condi.
tions prevailed during the same
period:
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
TOILETTE
IN ATTACK
ON BUSINESS

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is. (UP)-
Sen. Robert NJ. La Toilette, Wis,
charged business with failure to
give labor a square deal today and
announced his senate civil liberties
committee was preparing recon-
mendations for new legislation to
curb violations of civil rights.
La Toilette made his assertions
in the first issue of the National
Lawyers Guild quarterly, a new
magazine published by the attor-
neys' association.
He denied assertions that union
labor is not responsible and coun-
tered with evidence produced by
the committee of which he is
chairman supporting to show that
industry has fought labor organi-
cation tooth and nail
THE opposition to labor's fight
for recognition has not been con-
fined to the legislatures and the
courts he wrote. 'Recalcitrant
has countered legal
and legislative advances with new
or the intensified use of old extra
legal devices TO rob labor of the
fruits of its victory"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
TO
RECEIVE MORE
COMPENSATION

Employees of the FL Centro branch
of Security-First National Bank
learned Thursday morning that ad-
ditional compensation equal to one
half months salary would be paid
Nov. 80. according to an announce
ment received from the head office
in Los Angeles.
The payment is limited to those
members of the staff receiving a
salary of less than $4,000 year,
and the maximum payment to each
individual is $75. Those who have
entered the employ of the bank
within the last year will be paid
proportionately.
The bank will also continue its
past policy of paying the entire
annual premium on group life in
surance for members of the staff
covering insurance in amounts
ranging from $4,000 to $4,000, ac-
cording to salary received.
At their meeting. directors of the
bank elected j. F.. Sartori chairman
of the board. In addition to his
new office, Sartori will continue
as chairman of the managing COM
mittee of the bank. The board
Craftsmanship vacancy was created
by the recent death of Henry NJ.
Robinson
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
C0bbler Facing
Deportation to
Russia and Death

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 18. (UP)-
The government singled out an
obscure Hollywood cobbler today
and sought to send him back to
Russia-probably to be shot by the,
Soviets-on charges he was white
Russian" general commanding an
armored train that machine gum
ned American troops in Siberia II
years ago.
The stopped and graying prin-
cipal of the strange case is Nicholas
Bogomeletz, one time czarist Off
Ger and a major general in the
campaign against the Bolsheviki
during the years Immediately after
the world war.
Bogomoletz came to the United
States in 1923 and obtained his
citizenship six years later.
Moral turpitude charges were
brought against him by immigra-
ton officials and the u. S. attor-
ney's office.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
FARM SHOW
SET FOR NOV 20,

Ben Hulse Tractor and Equip
ment company will hold its tenth
annual Caterpillar farm machinery
show and school Saturday, Nov. 20.
when a complete line of Caterpillar
farm machinery will be displayed
This event has grown in interest
from a handful of 40 or SO people,
who attended the first school, to
an audience of 600 which attended
last years show. -..
Moving and talking pictures will
be shown at intervals of 80 minutes
starting promptly at $50 Saturday
morning, according to Ben Hulse,
proprietor of the company. Compe-
tent experts will explain all the
various kinds of equipment to
farmers, contractors, and business
men who attend. Many business
men, not connected with farming,
but who are interested in the prog
ress made in this field are expected
to attend, as they have in past
years.
The economy and general eff
cheney of the Caterpillar diesel
line, a phase of tractor manufac-
turing in which Caterpillar has
pioneered, will be especially stress
ed at the school by instructors who
have studied conditions here and
elsewhere governing the construc-
ton of farm equipment to most
the agriculturists problems.
Free lunch will be served at noon
to all those in the audience.
During the afternoon session ad-
ditional movies will be shown and
three valuable prizes will be given
away at o'clock. The show will
close promptly at o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
565 Ell CentranS
To Divide $4,000
As Xmas Savings
By STANLEY

Dec. will be an especially fine
day for sos El Centrans because
the Bank of America will mail
them $4,000 in Christmas savings
checks.
This sum will be divided among
the men, women, and children
who opened these accounts a year
ago and deposited a specified
amount once each week, Walter
Havekorst, manager of the Ell Gen.
tro branch said Wednesday.
In 304 California communities
approximately S9,50O,O0O will be re-
leased by the bank to 5000
Christmas club members. The say
ings totals this year indicate an
increase of S2,500,0O0 over the total
for 1886. Havekorst said.
1t is estiamted that 10 per cent
of the Christmas savings money
Immediately goes into trade chan
nels. The balance is reinvested in
savings and securities. Havekorst
said the Bank of America savings
club is the largest in the United
States. 1t is the only one in Ell
Centre
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
Raiders Decorate
Stanford Campus
With Two Big C's

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Nov.
Is. tUP)-Two huge C's, one in
yellow paint and the other burned
on a dormitory lawn, decorated the
Stanford campus today as student
hostilities preceding the Universi-
ty OF California Stanford football
game got under way in earnest.
Two bands of young men, pre-
Sumably California students. raided
the Stanford campus early today
after two previous false alarms"
brought hundreds of Stanford
freshmen out of their beds to an
swer raid calls.
A six foot yellow &C" was painted
on the sidewalk in front of the
university administration building.
A 15-foot &c" was burned in the
lawn in front of Encina hall dor
mitory.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
MORE FACILITIES URGED FOR
TREATMENT OF TB CASES

whole families on their hands al
ter the first patient has had time
to infect all of them.
He visited Ell Centre at the re-
quest of the Imperial County Med
ical association and the depart
ment of health. He is clinical pro-
fessor of medicine at Stanford
university medical school, At the
clinic at the Women's Ten Thous-
and club more than so men, wom-
en-, and children were examined
while members of the medical as
sociation lookd on and discussed
the cases with him.
The responsibility for finding
and treating early cases of tuber-
culosis rests upon the practicing
physician, Dr. Pierson said. BY use
of a harmless method, he said, the
tuberculin test and the X-Ray,
positive reactors may be discovered
in their early stages when recovery
is possible.
There is no use" he declared,
ito find the reactors in the early
stages if there is no place where
they may be placed for few
weeks of intensive care and where
pneumothorax may be introduced
when it, is advisable.
The physician examined patti
ents brought to the clinic at the
suggestion of the department of
health and public health nurses.
This clinic was the seventh con-
Quoted in Ell Centro in the last
nine years by this group.
While in the city he outlined
plans for the annual sale of Christ
mas seals in Imperial county
which is scheduled to start after
Thanksgiving. The next meeting of
the association will be held at the
Barbara Worth hotel at 730 O'Clock
Monday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO. Nov. IS (UP)-Wheat
prices broke sharply On the Chi
cago board of trade, and lot more
than three cents a bushel.
All the close wheat was 3h to 3A
cents lower, corn / Y to 1A cents
lower, and oats X to g cent lower.
Details of the proposed trade
pact between Great Britain and
the United States. aired in British
newspapers, and indicating that
England planned TO make conces-
siOnS to American agricultural
products, turned Liverpool wheat
lower and this break abroad had
a depressing effect in Chicago.
Corn futures followed wheat, but
net losses were under two cents.
Scattered selling at the opening
was met with buying attributed to
local shorts and some hedge pur-
chaseS, hut persistent weakness in
wheat checked the buying and ini-
tial declines were increased about
"A cent
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. IS CUP)-
L. A. VEGETABLES

Los ANGELES. Nov. IS CUP)-
Trading continued slow .on most
lines with supplies liberal 70
heavy.
Asparagus: Imperial Valley fey
regal 30 lb. Fey std 13-14c. spe-
cial ~ SC lb.
Cabbage: local cannonbal S.
90c crate. Red 60-75c Savoy 40-50c.
Lettuce: Lompoc dry pack doz.
Sl.0O-sl.15 crate; 8 dozen 75-s5c.
Guadalupe and Santa Maria As
s1.15; dozen e5-75c Local
81. 1.00-S1.15; 5 dozen 75-S5c
Peas: COachella Valley bush s.
sc. Imperial Valley best 5la &c
Culls IL l4c. San Diego co. 5-5kc.
Some &c lb.
squash: local white summer lugs
90-S1 90; Imperial and Coachella
Valley $1.00-S1.I5; Italian, local lug
fair 75-90c. San Diego co. S1.00-
S1.15: Imperial and coachells Val
ley S1.00-S1.15; Yellow crookneck
local and San Diego co. lugs S1.00-
S1.25
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
Midwest Gets
First Snowfall

CHICAGO. Nov. 18. (UP)-The
winters first general snow fell
from the Rocky Mountains to
Michigan today and sub-normal
temperatures prevailed over almost
all of the United States.
Snowfalls as heavy as five inches
were recorded in the wheat growing
states and growers hailed them as
a boon to winter wheat.
Des Moines. Ia. reported inches
Of snow and snow ranging from l
to 2 inches fell in Charles City. Ia,
Omaha, Neb., Sioux City, Ia, To-
peka, Kan, Kansas City, Mo, Min
neapolis, MINI, Springfield. Mimi,
and Huron. S. D.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Nov. Is fUP) =
short covering today brought stock
points. Trading continued dull.
Most bonds were depressed.
Grains turned down with wheat off
3 cents or more a bushel Cotton
lost a few points.
There was considerable switch
ing from stocks which traders be-
lieVed might be depressed by busi-
ness reaction. For a weakness was
acute in Chrysler.
Adverse news before the market
included shutdowns of several
General Motors plants because of
labor troubles; decline in trade
in stores ia the New y ork area;
p per cent decline in construction
as compared with a year ago, and
omission of the American stores dj-
yidend for the first time in more
than u years.
However. there were many IA
vorable dividend actions taken.
Standard Oil Of Kentucky declared
= 20-ceBt extra. Bon Ami declared
extras on its stocks and ordered
extra compensation for employees
as n Christmas distribution. Extras
or special dividends were ordered
by a long list Of companies and
several rised payments.
Steel news was a favorable item
ance Of a APPOINT gain in opera
tions this week. That had a good
influence on steel shares and they
met support. L. 5. Steel, selling
ex-dividend for the first time in
five years, held unchanged. Ma
tional Steel. however, lost points
on Detroit dispatches saying the
company was operating open
hearths at the lowest rate of the
year. Delay in resumption Of Ford
company poeTations brought the
decline.
Bethlehem Steel was supported
on announcement Of labor orders.
Chvrsler at its low of 61h was
off 21R ID recovered a considerable
part of the loss. Timken Roller
Bearing dropped AZ points but
failed 10 rally.
Westinghouse Electric came
back partially from a decline Of 2h
points. Amerada touched 56A off
2l5 and a new low. Farm shares
Welded a point or two and Cater
pillar tractor made a new low al
37is off ].
Boeing Airplane was firm. Rail
road shares held fairly well. utl'
lities were Oft small am ounts
Johns Manville lost 4 points. Cop
pers dipped on drop in the price
abroad aud then rallied fraction
ally.
showed: Industrial 125.4s off 2.06
Railroad S2.01 off O.72; Utility y
81 off $50, ooo
Transactions appro oNimated soO,
600 shares compared with 76o,oo'
shares Yesterday. Curb transaction
anDrnximated l73.OOO shares com
pafcd with l7s,o00 shares yester
day
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
l.. A. STOCKS

Los ANGELES. Nov. 1S UP)-
Seven ISSUES lost. one gained and
six were unchanged in trading on
the Los Angeles stock exchange
today. Volume approximated 1000
shares.
Sontag Drug stores was unchang-
ed at 81 Richfield Oil was down
* at 5h; Republic Petroleum was
down X at 5; Superior Oil was un-
changed at SO; Ensco Derrick
down ! at 8; General Motors down
] at 35.
Southern California Edison com
mon was unchanged at 81: Edison
5 y pfd down at "a for a new low,
and Southern Pacific down X at
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18

Imperial county needs a num-
Der of beds available at the county
hospital for patients in the early
stages of tuberculosis DR.. Philip
H. Pierson, president of the Cali
fornia tuberculosis association,
said at a clinic in Ell Centre We'd
nesday.
It is better. he continued, for the
county to go to the expense of
taking care of patients in the early
stages of the disease than to have
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
Jail Breaks Cited in
Bid for New Prisons

WASHINGTON. Nov. 18. UP)-
Recent iail breaks including the
escape of three kidnapers from the
Onondaga county, N. Y, will be
cited by Attorney General Homer
S. Cummings TO back a request to
congress for enlargement of the fed
eral Jail building program, it was
learned today.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
GIRL HELD
IN KILLING

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. (UP)-
Gladys Juanita Love, attractive 18-
year-old blonde of Wheeling, W.
Va, was held by police today after
John v. White, 25, government
employe. died of bullet wound
in his head.
Police said the girl confessed
shooting White during quarrel in
his. apartment early this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
Actress Defended
By German Paper

BERLIN, Nov. 18. UP - The
Deutsches Nachrichten Bureau,
semi-official news agency. came to
the defense today of Marlene Die
trich, motion picture actress.
Reports carried in many German
newspapers that Marlene Dietrich
has become a United States citizen
or signed pamphlets and donated
money for Red Spain are unfound-
ed. it has been incontestably estab-
lished,"s sthe agency said.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
u. s. TO DRAW
TRADE PACT
WITH BRITAIN

WASHINGTON. Nov. l8 U.p>-
Secretary of State Cordell Hull an
nounced today that the United
States contemplates the negotiation
of a reciprocal trade agreement with
Great Britain.
The announcement was consider
ed the most important since the
negotiation of trade agreements was
initiated nearly four years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
Grand Jury Asks
Law to Curb Unions

NEW YORK, Nov l8. CUP)-
Declaring that uncontrolled" union
labor activities outrage individual
freedom and threaten the stability
of both industry and labor, New
York's especial ''rackets" grand
jury demanded today the enact
ment of stringent laws to govern
all labor organizations.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
OREGON SEEKS
UPSET WIN

EUGENE. Ore, Nov. 18. WP)-
Determined 10 beat the University
of Washington in conference foot
ball game at Seattle Saturday, Uni
yersity Of Oregon gridders stormed
through intensive drills today.
Frank Emmons, sophomore fullback
who averaged three yards a plunge
against California at Portland last
Saturday. has worked regularly at
the position this week and will
share honor5 with Paul Rowe
against the Huskies.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
L. a LIVESTOCK

Los ANG GELES, Nov. IS CUP) -
Hogs $50, steady 70 strong; grain
fed 9.50-e.9O.
Cattle 500. holdoyer TIA. Steady;
medium 10 good fed steers s.1O-8 so
good yearling feeder steers $50:
good fed neifers $40; cows Ats
5.75; cutter grade $3.50. Bulls TO
$50. Calves 600, holdoyer 215. Slow
steady; yealers to 10; slaughter
calves 6.75-7.25.
Sheep none; few plain holdover
lambs steady al 1908; good wool
ed lambs quoted TO $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
Union Thanks Ford
Company for Help

DETROIT. Nov l3 0p) - The
United Automobile Workers union
today thanked the Ford Motor
company and the Dearborn police
for the orderly reception granted
300 union members Wednesday
when they distributed newspap pers
to workers at the Ford plant.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Markets At
a Glance
RY INITED PRESs

Stocks irregularly lower in light
trading.
Bonds lower; L. S. government
issues irregularly higher.
Curb stocks decline under lead
of Industrials
Foreign exchange steady to firm.
Cotton rallies mildly after drop
of so cents a bale.
Wheat 3M TO 214 cents lower;
corn 1is TO ia lower.
Rubber slightly firmer.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
L. A. BUTTER & EGGS
l.. A. HAY

Los ANGELES. Nov. IT UP) =
U. S. No. 2 leafy -. $19.O0-s195 so
u. S. No. 2 and mixed o.. $17.50-18
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-18
L. A. BANKS

Los ANGELES. Noy. IS UP) =
Transamerica .......... 11ss Y
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-11-11

WEST JEFFERSON ARE OPERATING
GION SPONSORING ALSO
NEW FALL AND WINTER MERCHAN
Disc MEMBER FAMILY. HERE YOU WILL ALSO
FIND SPECIAL HARDWARE STORES FURNITURE
STORES STORES ETC WEST JEFFERSON
DISPLAYING NEW CARS AND Elk
GOOD USED CARS
EVERY DAY THROUGH
MERCHANTS PREPARED TO TAKE CARE
CAN BE FOUND ELSE
WHERE TRADE IN COUNTY, JEFFERSON!
Evening star., 1937-12-03
GRADE CROSSING AID
IN D. C. FACES CUT
Auto Association Official Calls
Attention to 500 900 Loss
by Economy.

The District stands to lose $l0O, 900
in grade crossing elimination aid for
the fiscal year 1889 under President
Roosevelt's recommendation for a
drastic curtailment in Federal high
way funds, according to the American
Automobile Association.
''The National Capital" said Rus
sell E. Singer, general manager of
the motor club, in a statement today,
was allocated 100000 for the fiscal
year 1888, and q similar amount has
been authorized for the fiscal year
1889. However, II Congress accepts
the Presidents economy recommends
ton this latter amount will be can
celled."
The question Of new highway au-
thorizations will be live issue at the
regular session Of Congress beginning
in January regardless of whether the