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Milford chronicle., 1937-11-19
"HARM0NICA RASCALS"
AT PLAZA NOV. 26-27
B0rrah Minneviteh And His World
Famous Troupe To Perform

From the height of classic sym
phony selections to the syncopated
swing music of popular numbers in
terspersed with comedy of the high
est order is the program presented
by the worlds famous "Harmonica
Rascals." An entertainment that has
captivated with a technical character
of charm crown heads of Europe,
and has won the private and public
plaudits from the American theatre
goers, is to be presented to lower
Delaware as a Thanksgiving holi-
day offering by the management of
the New Plaza Theatre. Milford.
Borrah Minnevitch will present his
nine harmonica stars who are now
the talk of the Metropolitan vaude-
vile stage who will appear in per-
son at the Plaza Theatre, Milford, on
Friday and Saturday evenings, Nov
ember 26-27. They come direct to
Milford from the Earle Theatre,
Philadelphia.
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Milford chronicle., 1937-11-19
GreenwOOdFair Vas
Highly Successful
Allen Wiley Awarded Grand Champion Ribbon At
The Annual Community Fair; Program Theme
Was "RmuI EIecfrifcafiOn;" r.. III. Marsh Speaker.

0pon division of Homemakers de-
partment-Virginia Ann Tull.
Flower Department-Mrs. Ivaf
Edgell.
Egg department-Pennewill Is
aacs.
The judges for the various de-
partments OF the fair were: Crop
Department. Claude Phillips, Uni
versity of Delaware; Homemakers
Department, Miss Eta Hastings. OF
the Rehoboth Schools and Miss El-
eanor Doordan of the Bridgevllle
School; Flower Department, Miss
Mary Loockerman and w. s. Todd
of Greenwood; Egg Department, F.
H. Leuschiner, poultry specialist of
the University of Delaware.
The fair program, built around
the subject OF Rural ElectrIfication,
was held In the high school audi
torium. r. Fl. Marsh of the r. f. A.,
was the guest speaker. Music was
furnished by the high school music
under the direction OF
Miss Eleanor Henshaw. The pro-
gram committee consisted of Her.
man r. Elzey, NJ. l.. Doordan, Flea
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Milford chronicle., 1937-11-19
RED MEN OFFICIALS
NAMED BY NEW HEAD
Edith NJ. Hall, Milford, Named Dep.
uty Great Pocahontas

Great Chief of Records Edward
McIntire announced the appoint
ments last Friday OF the Improved
Order Of Red Men made recently by
Great Sachem John H. Geary. The
appointments follow:
Deputy Great Sachems, Robert
Cunningham, Wilmington; 7. E. Hib-
bert, Claymont: Elmer E. Cox. VIII
mington; Fred Thompson, Newport; I;
Roland A. Parker. Georgetown; Ed
ward T. Shetzler. Sr., Odessa; A.
John Handy. Seaford; George e. Ell
liott. Laurel; William P. Jackson,
Magnolia.
Deputy Great Pocahontases, Ada
NJ. Cooper. Wilmington; Helen
Brown. Bear; Edith NJ. Hall. Mill
fcId; Ruth Hickman. Selbyville.
Great Representatives to the Great
Council OF the United States. Frank
II. Balling and George Lee Brown.
Committee: Judiciary, Harry B.
Sinclair. David McAdoo and w. r.
Willis: finance. mileage and per
diem, Edward H. Naylor. Theodore
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Milford chronicle., 1937-11-19
XMAS SEAL DRIVE
STARTS ON NOV. "a
Special Program In The
Schools, Broadcast Will
Open 31st Annual Drive.

With a special program in the
schools next week on the study. Of
bells and the town crier which is the
theme of this years Christmas Seal,
and with a series Of dramatic sket-
ches which will be given over Sta
tion WDEL In Wilmington. the thir-
ty-first annual Christmas seal sale
in Delaware will be launched on
Thanksgiving Day by the Delaware
Anti-Tuberculosis Society. Under the
direction of Miss Emily p. Bissell.
president, and G.. Taggart Evans. ex-
ecutive secretary, the entire board
membership of the society will as
sist in the annual drive for tuber-
eulosis funds.
The first health sketch to be dram
atized over Station WDEL is sched-
uled for Friday evening. November
10, at 8:45 p. m. This drama will be
presented by the following members
of the University Drama Group, Of
Newark: Miss Virginia Harrington,
Mrs. Richard Cooeh. DIR. ]. s. Gould
and Mr.. Evans.
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Milford chronicle., 1937-11-19
FSCC PURCHASES 3l,3S5
BUSHELS OF APPLES
Purchases OF so Cars Have Been
Completed In State.

Approximately 31,3s5 bushels OF
apples have been purchased in Del
aware by the Federal Surplus Com
modities Corporation, since its ap-
pie. surplus removal purchase pro-
gram was started, according to Geo.
e. Engels. FSCC Purchasing Agent.
Purchases have been completed In
this State.
The corporation actually purchased
mp to November 6. so cars OF apples,
the cars averaging about 500 bushels
per car. These purchases were made
as part Of a national program to re-
move price-depressing surpluses In
areas where supplies are crowding
the market. The apples are being
distributed for relief purposes in
such way as not to interfere with
marketing of apples through regular
commercial channels, Mr.. Engels said
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Milford chronicle., 1937-11-19

The annual Greenwood Commun-
ity Fair, sponsored by the Green
wood Grange, Home Economics De-
partment and Agricultural Depart
ment, closed Saturday night with
final awards going to several of the
exhibitors. The grand champion
ribbon, awarded for the most points
scored In the entire show, was won
by Allen Wiley. Four cash awards
open to only pupils In the home eco
Monies and agriculture departments
of the Greenwood High School were
awarded to Allen Wiley, Virginia
Ann Tull, Mary Mervile and Penne-
will Isaacs. These awards were 'giv-
en- on point basis, Is points being
given for first place. 10 points for
second and points for third. Six
sweepstakes ribbons were awarded
TO the winner of each department OF
the show. These were as follows:
Vocational Agriculture division of
the crop department-Allen Wiley.
Open division of the crop depart
Wiley.
Home Economics Division of
department-Virglnia
Ann Tull.
Milford chronicle., 1937-11-19
EISENBREY NEW
HEAD OF STATE
ODD FELLOWS
Dover LOdgeman Elected
Leader OF Grand Lodge
BY Unanimous Vote.
MILFORD HONORED
N. Rodney Elliott, Oak
Grove, Elected Grand
Patriarch.

The 104th annual communication
of the Grand Lodge of Delaware In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows,
convened In the Odd Fellows Build
Ing, Tenth and King streets, Will
mington, Wednesday morning with
a large attendance.
Grand Master Samuel McAllister
opened the meeting. On account OF
terrible cold he was forced to turn
the gayel over to Deputy Grand
Master Eisenbrey, who finished the
session as presiding officer.
The morning session was devoted
to reports of the several commit
tees. One in particular brought
forth quite a little comment ana
caused some concern to all those
present, was the Grand Secretary's
report which showed a small loss or
membership in a year that plans
had been made to increase 1t. Tnis
report had its fine points in that the
entire fraternity was In exceilent
financial condition.
Milford Odd Fellows were highly
elated to learn that Crystal Fount
Lodge No. 10, leads every Odd Fell
lows lodge In the State with sub
stantial gain. At 1915 p. M, the
Grand Lodge recessed, repairing TO
the basement where an excellent
turkey dinner was served by the Re
bekahs.
At 2:15 D. m. the session was re-
sumed, when the report OF COM
mittee rendered last year to change
the date of meeting from November
TO June, was brought out. TINS
brought forth a bitter fight between
its <$onsors and the rural members.
The down-Staters fought 10 finish.
Unanimously defeating the measure.
The opposition would not vote, they
were so hopelessiy outnumbered.
The meeting date remains the same
about the middle of November.
The election of officers was then
in order and the much heralded up
heavel predicted by certain up
Staters failed to materialize. Not
contest developed. each candidate
receiving the unanimous vote from
the entire body.
This slate as presented and elect
ed will stand up under any seru- /
tiny anybody is mind to subject It
to- I
The officers elected were: Grand /
Master, Preston Eisenbrey, Phila-
demIc Lodge No. Z. of Dover; Dep
uty Grand Master. Charles H. Meg
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Milford chronicle., 1937-11-19
WOMAN, BOY PERISH
In FIRE NEAR SEAF0RD
Negroes Meet Death When Trapped
In Blazing Home Near SeafOrd

Ethel Ross Fletcher. age 80. and
her nephew. William Ross, age 6.
both Negroes. were burned to death
i'm a fire that destroyed a tenant
house last Saturday night about 10
O'Clock on the farm OF Harry Wilson.
near Scott's store, northwest of Sea-
ford.
The fire is supposed to have been
caused by either the woman or the
boy getting up after going to bed
and upsetting lighted lamp, sit
ting on a stand near the bed. Gil
bert Ross, brother of the burned
woman, who lived with them. was
away at the time of the fire.
The fire was discovered by some
boys at Scott's store. Bridgeville
flremen were called to the scene OF
the blaze but the house was doomed
and the two occupants burned to
death when they arrived. The bod
les were removed to the morgue of
Coroner II. f. Hardesty at Bridge
willie.
Milford chronicle., 1937-11-19
Hit-Run Drivers Leave
Victims On State Boule-
ward, Newport Pike.
so KILLED IN FATAL
CRASHES THIS YEAR
Howard Collins, Jr, Mil
ford, Held After Death
Car Is Found.

Three men were fatally injured in
automobile accidents in Delaware
over the last weekend, bringing the
number of fatalities in the State this
year to 80, five more than in all OF
last year.
Two of the three were victims OF
hit-and-run motorists, one of whom,
Howard Collins. Jr.. 19 years old, of
Milford, was arrested on charges OF
manslaughter and leaving the scene
of an accident about 10 hours later.
Hit-and-run motorists also were
responsible for injuries to two other
men ,one of whom is so badly hurt
that physicians hold little hope for
his recovery.
The dead:
Harry Becht, So years old. far
mer, of near Newport.
John Mavey. negro, 26 years old,
of Townsend.
Charles Normand Armstrong. 21
years old. 2S11 South Thirteenth
street, Philadelphia.
Two Hurt by Hit.Runners
The two who were injured by hit
aEd-run motorists are Preston
Chandler. negro, 3s years old, of Will
whose condition is consid-
cred critical at the Delaware Hos
pital. and Conway Williams, So years
old, of Newport, who is In the Will
mington General Hospital with
fractured ankle and other injuries.
Becht, who made his home with
his sister, Mrs. Margaret Ferguson.
was found shortly after midnight on
lying on the Newport Pike
north OF the Kiamensi Road crossing
by Policeman Norman Coleman, of
and L. Harvey Kirk, al
so Of Wilmington, who notified State
police Of the State Road Station.
Privates Harrity and Hayes found
some shattered automobile headlight
glass at the point and also a fash
light, which was still burning. 1t is
Becht, who was dead, had
been carrying the fiashlight.
Coroner William Smith, Jr, on
Sunday sent Becht's body to Phila-
lelphia for burial.
Macy was killed and Chandler
seriously injured about 1880 a. m. on
Sunday as they were walking on the
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Milford chronicle., 1937-11-19
SELECT BISHOP FOR
NJ. +. CONFERENCE MEET

Bishop Ernest Lynn Waldorf
OF Chicago, bishop of the Chi
cago Area. 6f the Methodist
Episcopal Church, was assign
ed to preside over the Whining
ton NJ. r. Conference in Will
mington beginning March 80,
by the M. r. Board OF Bishops
meeting in Fort Wayne, Ind.
last Friday. The conference
will be held in Union NJ. E.
Church. Fifth and Washington
streets.
Bishop Waldorf is the father
Of Lynn Waldorf. head football
coach at Northwestern Uniyer-
sity. He was assigned to the
Chicago Area in May, 1882.
Previously he served as bishop
OF Kansas. Oklahoma, Texas.
and Louisiana from 1920-24
and the Kansas City area COW
ering Kansas. Oklahoma. Tex
as. Louisiana. Arkansas and
Missouri, 1924-32.
Bishop Waldorf was ordained
In the NJ. T.. ministry in 1900.
Milford chronicle., 1937-11-19
LEADERS FAIL TO
END SUSSEX SPLIT
Wilmington Peace Confer
ence Leaves Factions
Still Embattled.

A Statewide harmony conference
of Democratic leaders at the Hotel
DUPONT. Wilmington. on Wednesday
night ended with the party's split in
Sussex county still unmended.
THE meeting was purely a social
one with outstanding Democrats of
the State invited: nothing definite
was decided" said Mrs. Johanna G.
Wolfe, secretary of the State Com
mittee. who called the meeting. A
buffet dinner was served.
Governor Richard c. McMullen,
Secretary of State Charles L. Terry,
Jr., Democratic National Committee
man James NJ. Tunnel, of George
town, Democratic National Commit
teewonan Marguerite Dugan Bod
ziak of Wilmington and State Chair
man Josiah Marvel, Jr., were among
those who studied plans to bring
unity to the party in Delaware.
A significant incident occurred
when Governor McMullen addressed
Ralph Baker. of Georgetown, as the
chairman of the Democratic Sussex
county COHlHllllee. NOfHdn OOillSOH,
chairman of rival committee, and
James VI. Tunnel, leader of the fac
ton favoring Mr.. Collision we're
present.
Primary Law Urged
A proposal for uniform primary
law such as that in Pennsylvania,
Nebraska, Michigan, and other
states. under which every person
who registers must give his party
affiliations. was unanimously ap-
proved. The concensus was that
such law would do much to rem
edy factional fights in both parties.
A suggestion that the State COM
mittee strive to settle the factional
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Milford chronicle., 1937-11-19
RABBIT HUNTERS
WARNED OF FEVER
Board OF Health Cautions These
Handling Game To BE Careful

With the opening of the rabbit
hunting season. the State Board OF
health and the Game and Fish Com
mission are warning hunters. mar
ket men. housewives and others
who handle wild rabbits TO guard
against catching tularemia or "rab-
bit fever"
The disease is contracted through
exposure when handling flesh or
skinning infected game animals, es-
pecially rabbits. While no cases
have been reported since 1885 in
this State, the seasonal prevalence
always occurs during the height Of
the hunting season. and those COM
ing into possible contact with 1t
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Milford chronicle., 1937-11-19
THREE FATALLY
HURTBYAUTOS
OVER WEEKEND
DELAWARE CLOSES
SEASON TOMORROW

University of Delaware foot
ball team will end the season
on Saturday of this week when
they play Washington College
of Chestertown, Md, on Frazer
Field. Newark. The Blue Hens
have won but one game this
season defeating st. Johns of
Annapolis three weeks ago.
Coach Clark and his prOteges
are anxious to close a bad sea-
son with a victory over the
Maryland boys. These old Ri
walls always put up a spirited
fight and the game will attract
a large crowd.
IL will also be Alumni Day
and many alumni from thru
out the east are expected hack.
Following the game there will
be alumni banquet in Old Col
lege when the coaches and
players will be guests.
Milford chronicle., 1937-11-19
Safety Council Officials Gives
Adyice To Delaware Motorists

ter of life or death on through high
ways.
Few drivers deliberately disobey a
red signal. but many accidents are
caused by impatience In starting or
stopping during the change period" :"
TIE safe driver does not anticipate
the green by jumping the gun so as
to endanger pedestrians and cross
traffic. When faced with green sig
nal he approaches at moderate speed,
prepared TO stop II the light should
change. However, he does not stop
suddenly IL It changes as he enters
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Milford chronicle., 1937-11-19
SOIL CONSERVATION
NETTING AT DOVER
Plans Discussed Relative To The
Scheduling OF Community Meetings

In connection with plans for con-
ducting the 1888 agricultural con-
servation program and the compile
tion of the compliance work with re-
ference to the 1887 program in which
over thirteen hundred farms are in
volved. a meeting of Committeeman
and members of the board of direc-
tors of the Kent County Agricultural
Conservation Association. field su-
pervisors and representatives of the
extension service of the University
Of Delaware was held on Tuesday in
the State Board OF Agriculture build
ing in Dover.
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Milford chronicle., 1937-11-19
BULLETIN

AS the Chronicle goes to press 9
report comes from Salisbury, Md.
that the business section in that city
is threatened by raging fire. Ten
fire companies have already been
summoned to combat the fire. which
started in the furnace room of the
Montgomery Ward Co., and has
spread to Feldman Bros, furniture
store.
Milford chronicle., 1937-11-19

Officials of the Delaware Safety
Council declare that motorists can
avoid serious accidents by driving
their cars in the proper lane well in
advance of an intersection. Never
make left turn from a right hand
lane, or a right turn from a center
lane. Always give the proper signal
as follows: For right turn. make a
sweeping motion from rear to front
or extend left arm upward. For left
turn. extend arm straight out hori-
zontally. For stop. extend left arm
downward. Though always impor-
tant, correct signaling may be mat
Milford chronicle., 1937-11-19
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, November 10 To
Tuesday, November Is, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller, the local
weather recorder, reports the fol-
lowing weather conditions for Mil
ford, from Wednesday, November 10
to Tuesday. November 16. inclusive:
Temperature
Milford chronicle., 1937-11-19

Milford % 6 6-1S
Caesar Rodney % 0 0 0 O. 6
Milford scoring-Touchdowns: II.
Wilkins. .; Abbott. Caesar Rodney
scoring-Touchdown. Larrimore.
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The Coolidge examiner., 1937-11-11

these were scornfully rejected by
the opponents.
The A. F. of L. proposed that the
fate of the c. l. o. affiliates organ
lied since the split be decided at an
immediate conference between
Representatives of organizations
chartered by the A. F. of L. and
organizations chartered by the c. 1.
o, and which may be in conflict with
each other, for the purpose OF
bringing about an adjustment to
bring the membership into the A.
F. of L. on terms and conditions
mutually agreeable"
This clause of the federation pro-
posal brought a denunciation from
Philip Murray, chairman of the ten
man c. 1. o. peace committee, who
asserted that it asked "desertion
and betrayal of these unions.
The C.. l. o. proposal was that its
unions should return to the fedora
ton and that a new autonomous de-
partnent should be created, to be
known as the c. l. o., to have COM
plete and sole jurisdiction over its
policies and operations. This plan
represented no concessions.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-11-11

Secretary Morgenthau and Budget
Director Bell already were there,
and all listened closely to Mr.. Ec-
cles' talk concerning current busi-
ness conditions and the stock mar
ket situation.
An immediate problem before the
President and his budget advisers
was financing a proposed loan on
corn, to help farmers hold their
corn past the present period of low
prices. Morgenthau and Agricul-
ture Secretary Wallace have been
studying possible means of fnanc-
ing that government aid program,
without increasing the treasury def
icit beyond the last estimate of
$685., ,OOO, 900.
II was decided by the President
that the Commodity Credit corpora
ton should provide S85. 10000 for
the corn loans, obtaining the money
from the RFC and repaying the
latter agency when congress makes
the necessary appropriations. Sec
retary Wallace said the corn loans
would be about 46 cents bushel
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-11-11
Help for Stock Market

liver since the slump in the stock
IL market began the government
has been urged to do something
about it. Finally the administra-
ton yielded to the demands and the
federal reserve board of governors
reduced margin requirements on
stock purchases from SIS to 40 per
cent and imposed so per cent mar
gin on short sales. The new require
ments went into effect November l
and are not retroactive.
No official explanation was given
for the boards action but it was un-
derstood that it was designed tc ad-
just the margin requirements to cur
rent stock market conditions.
Imposition of the increased mar
gin requirements on short sales was
an innovation from the boards
standpoint, a stock exchange rule
requiring only 10 point protection on
short sales.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-11-11
British Are Enraqed

Japan and Italy have been Wig
- orously twisting the tail of the
British lion, and if they keep it up,
that mighty beast may be stirred to
action. Within a few days five Brit
ish soldiers were killed and a num-
ber wounded by Japanese shells in
the fighting at Shanghai. The Eng
hsh there charged the killings were
deliberate. in retaliation for the aid
the British gave a suicide battal-
ION OF Chinese in escaping from
warehouse in Chapel, the native
quarter. TO the international settle
ment. The British and Japanese
admirals had hot dispute over the
right of the former to prevent the
passage Of Japanese launches up
Soochow creek.
Soon after the japanese began
shelling the residential area of the
settlement and an outpost where
English soldiers were quartered was
destroyed Continuous shelling of
Shanghai by the invaders endan-
gered the British and American
lines on the border of the interna-
tional settlement and shells fell
close TO the American warship Au-
gusta, Admiral Yarnelrs flagship.
Japan is angry over the alleged
help Britain is giving China in the
warfare and there is a movement
in Toxic to break diplomatic rela-
tons with London. This is urged
by the council on the current situa-
tion," an unofficial body composed
of high army officers, political
leaders and other influential per-
sons. The council adopted a reso-
luton warning that unless Britain
''reconsiders its improper attitude"
Japan may be forced to take GER
tain steps of grave determination"
against Britain. despite the deep
friendship existing between the two
countries for the last sixty years.
Japanese troops invaded a part
of the international settlement
guarded by American marines and
seized a Chinese junk loaded with
rice. General Beaumont, comman-
dant of marines, Immediately en-
tered a protest and the Japanese
apologized but the marines did not
consider the incident closed because
the Japs didn't return the junk.
The British government was not
expected to take any action that
would further anger Japan lest it
should endanger the success of the
parley in Brussels. But wise OBJ
servers do not believe the nine
power treaty conference will have
any definite results.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-11-11
Wallace Plan Attacked

CECRETARY WALLACE'S lever
- normal granary'' plan is ''politi-
cally inexpedient, economically un-
sound. and fundamentally unwork-
able" according to the Cash Grain
association of Chicago which SUBJ
mitted a brief to a senate SUBJ
committee at a hearing in Spring
field, III.
The application of artificial
means to solve this national prob
lem cannot but prove disastrous to
the producer, consumer, and to all
lines of commerce and industry"
the brief said.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-11-11
Monkey Cotton Pickers

TN 1884 the secretary Of the Cham
L Der of Commerce at Victoria,
Texas, received a letter from the
executive editor Of publishing
company which said: II have in
structions from a very prominent
national magazine to dig out and
write up the story Of some man who
imported monkeys some years ago
and attempted to train them to pick
cotton. My search for the facts
seems to indicate that this expert
ment was made somewhere in the
vicinity Of Victoria and by man
whose name is believed to have
been McFaddin, although there
seems to be considerable doubt on
that point The writing will be
done by -, one of the best
and most widely known Of modern
humorous writer's for magazines.
The Chamber of Commerce man
wrote back to the editor and told him
the real story OF the cotton picking
monkeys. 1t was this:
Back in 1884 Editor JEFF McLe-
more discovered that his Victoria
Advocate was going to be mighty
short of news one week. SO he set
his imagination to work and when
the Advocate came out no one was
more surprised than was Ranch
man James A McFaddin to learn
that he had imported large num-
Der of African monkeys and was
training them to pick cotton for
him.
But he had good laugh over the
story, as did his friends and as
did the readers of the Texas SiftingS
at Austin, when the yarn was re-
printed in that paper. Everyone
recognized the story for what it was
"a hoax. But so years later it
bobbed up again as true story!"