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The daily independent., 1937-07-30
nllnittee TO
' Blocking
jOurnInent
artisan Bloc W anis
aac-iiOur Bill En-
acted First

-ar,on July 29-U.P-A
aa emergency meeting of
g.. Of Representatives was
....gut by 4 non-partisan
..ae or II congressman for
-rge OF blocking the drive
gwGment until the admin
- wage and hour bill is
cal, wa3 signed by II
members. including three
.".-s and two ProgreSSiveS
a"..ug termed a "non-par-
a..cy.ng" by the sponsors,
. Il special steering COM
g.. attempt to block ad-
Jerry VOOrhiS. D., Cal,
'ocyIng committee would
o keep Congress in Ses-
rwtually the entire ad-
Du legislative program
ting vii be held at
. the Old House office
Members of the House
Gable to attend were
notify the II SignerS
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Boat Trip On the
Eighteenth Is
Approved
Dare Lik e S Sugges.
ton; Docks Will Be
Available

Manteo, July 29-The sugges-
ton made in The Daily Indepen-
dent of Thursday, July %, OF
transporting many people by boats
from Elizabeth City here August
18th, met with the approval OF
the people if this section. 1t is
thought to be one Of the smartest
moves that could be made by one
en- route here on that date.
Due to the narroWness of high
ways from here to Elizabeth City
it would really be better for both
those that come by boat and for
Continued on Page Seven)
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Passengers jump
Overheard From
Norfolk Steamer
Five Are Known to Be Dead and Many.
Are Unaccounted for; Exact Num-
Der Aboard Undetermined
Passing Craft Aid In the Rescue
Chesapeake Line Steamer En- Route to Norfolk Was
Only l9 Miles From Baltimore When Flames
Swept Through Ship; Burned to Water

Baltimore Friday, July 3O.-UP)-At least 65 persons
were rescued and undetermined number periscd when
the steamer City of Baltimore, bound for Norfolk burned
the wacrne off Seven Foot Knoll in Chesapeake bay last
night.
The ship owned by the Chesapeake Steamship company,
left Baltimore $50 D. m Thursday, with between 10 and
80 passengers and 56 members of the crew.
When apparently amidshps the engine
dashed for the bow The flames
spread rapidly Others eaped into the bay and were
either sc1ed or
The daily independent., 1937-07-30
Spy Hunting Occupies
Both Spanish Factions
Two Frenchmen Sentenced
On Charge of Spreading
Disease Germs

Perpigpan, Franc o-Spanlsh
Frontier, July 29.-U'P)- A rebel
court martial today sentenced two
French citizens to death at Pamp-
loEa after they allegedly con-
fessed accepting 100000 francs to
scatter disease germs behind the
rebel lines.
A spy scare spread through both
rebel and loyalist Spain.
The Frenchmen are Jean Bou-
queret, who said he was a news
paper man, and Louis Chabras.
According to nationalist reports
they carried tubes containing ty-
phoid and sleeping sickness MI
crobes for the purpose of spread
ing epidemics through the rebel
forces.
Nationalist sources said Gen.
Francisco Franco, rebel command
er, ordered their execution delay
ed until there can be an interna-
tional inquiry. At the same time
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Loue Diary Wins Freedom
For Nine. de FOntanges

after driving spectators from the
courtroom and barring the doors,
sentenced her to one year in pris-
on but swiftly suspended the SEN
tence.
AS she left the courtroom, beau
tifully gowned in black and flash
ing her famous smile on newspa-
per photographers, the president
of the correctional court caution
ed:
Remember, Madame, the par
tial regrets you expressed during
the hearing and don't forget your
promises"
The divorce, who by her own
testimony has enchanted a dicta-
tor, a former premier of France
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Survivors Tell
Story of
Bay Disaster

Baltimore, Nd, July 30
Friday W.H Miss Elizabeth
Ramsay, Baltimore, suffering
from second degree burns in a
hospital here, tkrly today told
the United Press how she es-
capped from the flaming City of
Baltimore.
She said:
i was going to Norfolk on busi'
mes and was travelling alone ex'
cept for Judy, my Irish setter.
left Judy in the cabin while
went to dinner.
AS I was locking my cabir
door I heard an alarm bell star
ringing and someone called fire.
Il looked around and saw smoke
coming from what appeared tt
be another cabin farther down the
deck. I don't know exactly what
happened. I remember someone
put a life belt around me anc
the next thing I knew I was ir
the water. Then I was picked ur
and brought to Baltimore"
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The daily independent., 1937-07-30
Melons MOUe
To Market
Again
Many Being Shipped
From Currituck; the
Price Is Fair

Coinjock. July 29.-It's melon
time in CurrituCk again, and tens
of thousands of luscious water
melons are being loaded on boats
here and shipped to Northern
markets.
While a good many melons have
been plucked this week. the peak
of the melon shipments will not
be reached until next week. A good
many boatloads of melons have
left here this week, however, there
hardly being a day that did not
see two or three boats loaded.
The watermelons are bringing
growers $500 to S14.00 per hun
dred. which is not a high price, by
any means. but is a price which
will net most of the growers a fair
The daily independent., 1937-07-30
.m rican Federation
sad Denies Max
ing Move
)l9srs Are Active
.>cr official Actively
Hpaians for Recon-
nita! of Measure

-a-.1u. July 30. lU.P)-Thc
- administrations wages
=. oil. II The senate was
. .JD.gNt as reports spread
e>.deuC William Green of
.g~.caH Federation OF La
; 'g.0ed forces with a coa-
. Republicans and conServ-
wyc.a,s seeking to Scuttle
a.gy- d this session.
~.t O. reports that he had
4 90 several senators to
. .ecgmmit the bill, Green
United Press that these
. were untrue. He conceded
.a measure now being con-
gy -ae senate is not in
ape la. we like" but add
re thought we could
- N the house. '
~.U want the bill recon-
Ge was asked.
a"- said all I'll say on the
he rccOrted.
3. Of the federation's posi-
ga.gd q brief but exciting
u-wued on Page Three
The daily independent., 1937-07-30

Haywood Ellis, Smithfield, n.
c., Negro, died at the AIbemarle
hospital at 1:30 o'clock this
morning from a bullet wound in
the back. believed to have been
a result of a fOray on the chick
en- cOopS of Jim King, Pritch-
ardtOwn road Negro. Police re-
spending to a phone call found
Ellis lying on the tracks of the
Suffolk & Carolina railroad and
rushed him to the hospital. En-
The daily independent., 1937-07-30
CeneralissimO Chang
For A Last Man. Fight
Chicken Thief Is Shot In Act;
Dies In the Albemarle Hospital

route there he told them that he
had raided the hen rOOst on the
previous night and had returned
for more when he had been
fired upon.
King told police that he had
fired Sho: at chicken thief,
though he did not know the re-
suit. He will be held for an in
veStigatiOn. He had reported
theft of his chickens the night
before.
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Paris, July 29.-U,P)-Mme. Ma
delein de Fontanges, who boast
ed she was Premier Benito MuSso-
lini's mistress for three idyllic
months, went free today on
charges of shooting Count Charles
Pineton de Chamrbrun- and all
because of the lurid contents of
her 100-page diary.
The tenth correctional court,
The daily independent., 1937-07-30
7rareI Group VIII Spend
TiUo Nights Here
Also to Visit Dare
County; Oct. 1919
Are Tentative Dates

Elizabeth City again will be CIV
en- the opportunity of being the
star host to the North Carolina
Tour for travel Counselors and
sports, travel and recreational ed
itors this fall, it was learned yes
terday when the tentative timer
airy of the trip was released.
The tour party, which will num-
Der approximately 60 men and
women, is scheduled to spend two
nights in Elizabeth City during
the 10 days of the tour, and Eliz-
abeth City will be the only town
to be thus honored with the pos
sible exception of Asheville, start
ing place of the tour.
According to the tentative
schedule, the party will arrive in
Elizabeth City at 500 p. m. on
October 18 and will spend the
The daily independent., 1937-07-30

Shanghai. Friday. July 30-(U.R)
-GeneraliSSimo Chiang Kali
Shek. dictator Of China's Millions,
called on the nation today to
fight to the last man" against
the Japanese war machine in
vading North Chine.
A formal state of war appeared
imminent as the GeneraliSslmo
told the Chinese to mobolize their
every resource for the struggle.
Chiang's summons came at time
when the japanese had made
themselves masters of the old
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Robert Johnson
Named Head OF
States Prison

Raleigh, July 29.-U.R)The State
Highway commission nominated
and Robert Grady Johnson, law
yer of Burgaw, accepted today the
position of state prison director.
Johnson, former speaker OF
the house of representatives, will
take office September /. He sue
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erect Meets
IiShdp at
Tie

July 29.-The Hattie
WancheSe line was
r hours on her sched-
men her propeller foul
able while at the boat
a. WanCheSe. Coast
from the Chicamaco-
"a aided in the work Of
cable away piece by
~ She was able to pro-
. run.
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of Marking Gov,
ernment EXhOrtS
COuntrymen

Shanghai, Friday. July 80. iU.P)
Gene :alisSimc Chang Kai-Snek
has ordered his great central
Chinese army to march north
from Poating, 80 miles south
west of Peiping, against the
Japanese, the DOmei (Japanese)
news agency said today.
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Number Aboard Indefinite
No passenger list was available
and company officials could not
stats definitely who or how many
were aboard. Unofficial estimates
placed the number of passengers
and crew at approximately 100.
Forty survivors were picked up
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MARITIME FORECAST

Sandy Hook to HatteraS: Moderate
southeast or south winds and partly
overcast weather Friday, possibly show
ers over extreme south portion.
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THE WEATHER

g. ,Ioudy with local showers Fri.
day and Saturday.
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Milford chronicle., 1937-05-07
HUMAN BITE MORE
DEADLY THAN DOG
Policemen Are Victims OF More De-
Iiberate Biting Than Any Group

When a man bites dog. infection
is more likely than when dog bites
man, according to an article in the
American Journal of Surgery, quot
ed in the April "a issue of News
Week." unless rabies virus is pres
ent in saliva" the article states, its
unlikely that complications will fol-
low a dogs bite. Horse bites seldom
do much damage; fiat equine teeth
often pinch. but rarely break the
skin. Cat bites are far more dang
erous. But most serious of all is the
bite of the foulest-mouthed of all
animals-man."
These conclusions have been
reached by DR.. Edward P. Dunn, as
sistant surgery professor at Long
Island College of Medicine, who
realized the frequent seriousness of
the supposedly minor wounds dealt
by human teeth during fights.
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Milford chronicle., 1937-05-07
N. Y. UNION NOT
AUTHORIZED TO
STOP DEL. TRUCKS.
Heads of New York Group
Made Announcement at
Conference.
NOT AUTHORIZED
When Stopped State Dri-
vers Should Call Locals
207 Or S07 of New York.

A few weeks ago, Mr.. w. T. Der
ickson, director of the Bureau OF
Markets, State Board of Agriculture
was advised that trucks going into
New York City from some of our
neighboring states were being stop
ped and required to put on union
drivers at a cost of s9.42, and en-
ploy union helpers to load and un-
load their trucks. This information
was given to Delaware growers snd
shippers by mail and through the
newspapers. Any Delaware truckers
who were being stopped we're re-
Derickson Immediately.
Since that time. some Delaware
trucks hauling canned goods and
poultry have been stopped. Truck
ers, in some cases, were advised that
the policy of stopping trucks would
also apply to fruits and vegetables.
Inasmuch as our heavy fruit and
vegetable shipping season is just be-
ginning, this question is very seri-
Gus to the growers and shippers in
this state.
MI. DeriChooh' III oeatihS tho pO-
sition of the Bureau OF Markets,
said. "The Bureau of Markets has
no interest in either the truckers
or unions. but is vitality interested In
the free and unhampered movement
of Delaware products from producer
to consumer. In view of the seri-
BUSINESS of this matter, Mr.. Derrick
son arranged for conference with
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Milford chronicle., 1937-05-07
ESTATE HOSPITAL
DIRECTORS HAVE
BEEN APPOINTED
Willard Springer, Jr., I. J.
Mac COllum, w. F. Long
endaye Named.
ALL WE'LL KNO w "

Governor Richard c. McMullen
Wednesday reappointed Willard
Springer. Jr.. of Wilmington, to a
three-year term as member of the
board of directors of the Delaware
State Hospital. Farnhurst. and ap-
pointed two new members. I. J. Mac
Collum of Wyoming to represent
Kent County. and w. +. Longsndyke
of Sussex County, .,...,rs
Mr.. 'MacCoffaifi succeeds Dr. CIR
ence j. Prickett of Smyrna, and MIR.
Longendyke succeeds Warren C.
Newton of Bridgeville. The three
terms expired April 25.
Other members of the board are:
George c. Fisher. of Camden; Fred
erick II. Gawthrop of Wilmington.
DIR. Roland G. Paynter of George
town, whose terms expire next year.
and Hervey P. Hall of Smyrna,
Harry V. Lyons. Lewes. and Dr.
Lewis Booker. New Castle, whose
terms expire in 1898.
The board has as their meeting day
the first Thursday in every month.
Meetings are held at the administra-
ton building. At each meeting the
superintendent. DR.. NJ. A. Taurmianz
presents each member of the board
with a written report. Members un-
able to attend the meetings receive
reports by mail.
Milford chronicle., 1937-05-07
BOXING TOURNAMENT
WAS WELL ATTENDED
Eight Hundred Witnessed Fourth
Amateur Championship Matches

The record for attendance was
broken last Friday night when over
500 paid to see the fourth amateur
boxing tournament sponsored by the
Nom Commissioned Officers Club of
Battery F. 19sth Coast Artillery. of
Milford.
The tournament was held in the
Milford Community Building. Judges
we're John F. Collins of Dover and
william Love of Milford; timekeeper,
Milton J. Brimer: referees. Sergeant
Clement J. Nevins and Kearney
Hitch; announcer. Skip" Gillespie.
In the first preliminary Charlie
Witt. 12S pounds. Milford. knocked
out sonny" Bercaw, 125 pounds. of
Georgetown lin the third round.
In the second preliminary Roy
Parker. 1873 pounds. Milford. stopped
Amos vann. 1876 pounds. Milford. in
the third.
In the third preliminary Tony
Riley. 1870 pounds. of Newark. ". J.
knocked out kid" Shockley. 1877
pounds. of Lewes, Del. in the fourth
round. This was a real slug-fest
with Riley getting the worst of it
until the last round when the fight
ing Irishman caught Shockley with
a hard right to the solar-plexus
hit the canvas for the full
count.
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Milford chronicle., 1937-05-07
LOCAL REBEKAHS
INSTALLED HERE
LAST THURSDAY
Grand Master Samuel Nc
Allister Attended In
spring Exercises.
ENJOY SOCIAL HOUR

Thursday night of last week Mil
ford had the honor of entertaining
the largest gathering of representa-
tive Odd Fellows and AFFILIATED Or
ganizations that had assembled here
in several years.
The center of attraction was the
installation of the newly elected
officers of the Margaret Pyle Rebek-
ah Lodge No. IL, Crystal Fount
Temple on Walnut street, was filed
to capacity.
This meeting brought to close
the spring installation ceremonies of
the Rebekah Assembly OF Delaware,
Tibathia NJ. f3ostfc, Presfdeft ef the.
Delaware Assembly, accompanied by
Margarget Sharpless, vice president;
Margaret Dennison, secretary;
Pearla Croes, warden; Florence Die
key, treasurer; Elizabeth Pettyjohn,
marshall; Gwenelyn Megill, chap
lain; Elizabeth West, conductor;
Lanah Milbourn. pianist; Lola Nc
Allister. inside guardian. and Pearl
Stevenson, outside guardian, mem-
bers of her staff, were received with
all honors due their exalted posi-
tions.
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FURNITURE GIVEN.
TO S19 FAMILIES
IN DELAW Are.
Nathan Miller Host At
Dinner OF Statewide
Relief Committee.
WORK STARTED IN 81
Work Will Be Continued
Under Direction of Mrs.
c. M. Dillon.

Distribution of 2.473 units of fur
niture ian entire suite is considered
one until to s19 families in IL cities
and towns of Delaware from 1882 to
1887, was reported by Mrs. O. M.
Dillon. chairman of the Statewide
Furniture Relief Committee. at the
dinner meetin at which Nathan
Miller was host in the clubroom Of
the Hotel dupont Tuesday night.
About 110 persons attended from all
parts OF Delaware and several from
Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Mr.. Miller. who has been in
charge OF distribution of the free
furniture. gave some interesting
sidelights of how this phase of relief
work was begun on a small scale in
1881.
Having been shown conclusively
that need for free furniture relief
work still exists. Mr.. Miller said
that he would be glad to continue
his support and interest. Few things
he has done in life. Mr.. Miller de-
clared. have given him as much hap
piness.
Francis f. B. Mccain. member
ship secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce. offered a resolution,
thanking Mr.. Miller for his support
and interest in the work.
Mrs. Dillon will appoint nine
member state committee. This
under the resolution
adopted. will select local community
to work on furniture
relief in cooperation with state and
relief and welfare or
Others at the speakers table in
cludeed Miss Frances Griggs of the
Mothers Pension Bureau; George
D. Hill, department commander of
he American Legion. which early
sssisted In this rfarBitare relief diss
.ribution; Mrs. A. A. Hearn. sec
-etary Of the Dover Welfare Fed
,ration; Miss Elsie Lee Spring of
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Milford chronicle., 1937-05-07
MILFORD YOUTH
GETS Ali PRIZE
Emil KieIbssa Is Winner In Ac.
csunting Contest

Emil Kielbasa, IL years old, of
Milford. is the winner of the State
honors in the National All Farm
Accounting Contest for the farm
year recently closed. II was his sew
enth year in club work in which
he had realized s3.572.s0 from his
various projects. He receives 500 In
merchandise or $50 pound capac-
ity cream separator.
The boys record wiu be Judged
for eastern section honors. and II he
wins the s225 prize offered. bis
State prize will go TO an alternate.
Charles Clendaniel of Dover and
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Milford chronicle., 1937-05-07
TAX PAYERS LEAGUE
: STATES ITS PURPOSE
Milford Organization Discusses Pros
visions VI New cois

The newly formed Citizens-Tax-
payers League of Milford at their
second meeting held at the home of
the president, DR.. John B. Love, last
Friday night. discussed plans for fu-
ture action concerning city affairs
and adopted set OF principles which
the organization will strive to have
put in force in Milford.
1t was announced that the gen.
eral purpose Of the organization was
the promotion of square deal for
all and the elimination of, spe-
cial privilege in Milford affairs. The
recommendation were embodied in
seven main provisions as follows:
O-Repeal of outgrown. obsolete
and uninforced town ordinances.
(2)-Stopping leaks and waste of
city money.
(3)-Require the City Council to
observe all the provisions of the
charter
(4-Lowering of taxes and light
rates.
(5)-Reduction of the city debt.
(6)-Reduction of city payroll.
(D-Pointing out of the duty of
every citizen to this organization as
an instrument of better government.
Milford chronicle., 1937-05-07
SUSSEX INDIANS PLAN
SEVEN DAY "POW-WOW"
Ceremonial At RiVerdale VIII Fea.
ture Famous Skeleton Dance

The members of the Nanticoke In
dian Association will hold a pow
wow." the first week in August. it
was announced by their leader. Chief
Little Owl. Charles c. Clark, at his
home in Riverdale.
Nearly 100 Indians, including the
Nanticokes remaining in this vicin-
ity and those who have scattered to
various cities. and visiting chiefs
and their families of the Leni-Len-
apes of Oklahoma, the Omahas of
Nebraska, the Cherokee of North
Carolina, and the Chickohomneys Of
Virginia will participate in the sew
en- days festivities.
One of the participants is ex-
pected to be Chief War Eagle of the
Oklahoma Delawares. who has been
called by DIR. Frank G. Speck. Uni
versity of Pennsylvania anthropolo-
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School Votes On
Beauty Of Milford
Select Most Beautiful Trees Gardens ETC.. In City;
Markers Which Will Remain During Art Festival
Weeks, May To IA, Designate Objects Selected

AS a part of their art work pro-
jects, the children of the Milford
school have this week selected the
following trees. doorways, gardens.
public building, and church steeples
as the most beautiful in Milford.
The winners we're chosen by vote.
and markers will be placed on these
objects In order that everyone may
know where they are. These markers
will remain up during the Art Fes-
tival Weeks. May to II. Miss Lydia
A. Bancroft is art director in the
Milford School. The list follows:
Trees
Red leaf maple. Mulholland Apart
ments, North Walnut street.
Magnolia tree, Mulholland Apart
ments, North Walnut street.
Weeping willow tree, Arthur Der
Milford chronicle., 1937-05-07

general fund, to meet the appro-
priation required of the State for
the University of Delaware, the State
College for Colored Students, and
the State Tax Department for the
biennium beginning July 1, 1897.
Two Bills To Be Considered
The conference in Governor Nc
Mullen's Office was attended by IL
of the II senators and 81 of the 35
representatives and lasted less than
an hour. 1t was agreed to restrict
the business of the special session
to two bills outlined in the Cover
nor's call.
The bill, involving about $450,000
for each of the next two fiscal years,
to be transferred from franchise tax
receipts will have to be changed be-
cause the appropriations to these
agencies are set up in the general
appropriations bill and so must come
out of the general fund.
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PIT. A. COOPERATING
In SUMMER "ROUND-UP"
Association vitality Interested In All
Child Health Problems

How many children will enter
school for the first time this fall in
our district? Are these children
ready for this important step? Are
their nerves adequately cushioned
by we'll nourished bodies? Are they
susceptible to disease as a result OF
maInutrition? Will the first severe
weather find some of them at home
with throats infected by diseased
tonsils? Will their hearts stand the
strain of running and jumping in
play with other children? Can they
hear what their teacher will say?
Can they see?
These are the questions that the
wide awake Parent-Teacher Associ-
alton Health Chairman is asking
herself now, in recognition of May
Day-Child Health Day and the
Summer Roundup of the Chill
dren." This project of the National
Congress of Parents and Teachers,
recommended for all states by the
White House Conference on Child
Health and Protection, has been an
important part of the Delaware pro-
gram for some time.
Already the spring examinations
of the pre-school child are under
way. Interested workers all over the |
State have been urging upon par
ents the Importance of having chill
dren present at the time approved
by the State Board of Health. When
conditions justify It. the local asso- !
citation takes the initiative in pro-
Viding transportation for children
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