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Milford chronicle., 1937-01-29

PASSED FIRST
BILL MONDAY
First To Be Passed By
Assembly Covers Distri-
button Of Revised Code.
SPEAKER FADER I'LL
Senator SimOntOn, Presi-
dent Pro Tenn Of Senate
Names Committees.

The fiEst bill to be passed by both
branches of the General Assembly
at the current session was adopted
on Monday under suspension of
rules. Introduced by Senator Chand-
Ter, it provides for the sale and dis
tribution of the Revised Code. 1t
fixes SIS as the cost of each copy
at the prothonotary's office In each
county. The Governor, lieutenant
governor, Secretary of State, and
each member of the Senate and
House will get copy. The State LII
brarian will distribute one each to
the University of Delaware. Histori-
cal Society, New Castle county law
library, William Institute Free Ii
bIary and each library operating un-
der the Delaware State Library
Commission.
Representative Welsh, of Will
mington. introduced bill to provide
for an annual salary of $500 for. the
deputy coroner in New Castle coun-
ty. -s,,-
A bill to repeal the capitation tax
and another to repeal the. personal
property tax were introduced by
Senator Simonton. ~ .',i >-,
New Attaches Appointed
The Senate appointed Thomas
Day janitor for the Senate portion
of the legislative building, and the
House appointed Miss Vinita Gill. Of
Dover, and Miss Anne Richards of
Wilmington, stenographers, and
Frank Connor of Wilmington, ness
enger. ~,
Senator Wright introduced a joint
resolution to authorize appointment
by the Governor of Delaware Ter
Commission of 80 MEM
bers to arrange the celebration of
the 3o0th saniverzary next rear pf
the landing of the sirst Swedish
settlers at THE Rocks" in Whining
ton. Governor McMullen. former
Governor C. d. Buck and Mayor
Walter w. Bacon of Wilmington,
will be on the commission, which
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Milford chronicle., 1937-01-29
new Unit OPENED
AT BRANDYWNE
DIR. JOst Urges New Hos
pital Unit For Negro
Patients.
SIXTY BEDS NEEDED

With the opening of the new fifty
bed wing of Brandywine Sanator-
ilIm last Friday, Delaware stands in
a superior position for the fight
against Tuberculosis among white
persons, but the present Inadequate
facilities for treating colored suf-
ferers materially retards the cam
paign against the disease, it is
stated i'm the current issue of the
Delaware Health News, in an arti-
Gle by DR.. A. c. Jost. executive sec
retary of the State Board of Health.
"Tubercle bacilli are no respec-
ters of persons" he writes. land the
white can be infected by the
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Milford chronicle., 1937-01-29
PIERCE HDWE co. GAVE
JOHN DEERE PARTY
Over 500 Lower Delaware Farmers
Attended Gala AFFAIR Monday

Over five hundred lower Delaware
farmers attended the John Deere
/ Centennial Day, sponsored by the
Pierce Hardware Company of Mil
| ford, Monday. One hundred years
ago John Deere built the first steel
pillow and founded the great imple-
ment company which bears his name.
With the building of the first steel
plow, John Deere made possible the
opening of the West. The Pierce
Hardware Company, who celebrated
their Golden Jubilee last year and
who have handled John Deere i'm
plements for many years, arranged
with the John Deere Baltimore rep
resentatiYe to put on a day of en-
tertainment and education in mod
ern farming methods.
Four talking pictures dealing with
the interesting subjects were shown.
They were 1.-The Blacksmith Gift"
an epic of 1887 in which year John
Deere built his first steel plow.
Monte Blue starring as John Deere.
2, Her Husbands Choice" the ro-
nance of a boy and girl planning
to get married and start farming for
themselves. 3, From One Anvil"
this was a historical picture of a
great business and a great country
plowing up. 4, whats New In I'm
plements." depicting new ideas. new
developments and new John Deere
implements.
At the close of the show refresh
ments furnished by Mrs. David
Clements were served to the entire
group.
The following prizes were award
ed: Implement prize. Mrs. Theo-
dofe N. Reed. Glendale; ice cream
freezer. Lewis Keilbasa. Pennington;
axe. William Willis, Milton.
Milford chronicle., 1937-01-29
DOLLAR DAY HERE
ON FEBRUARY 10
Thousands Expected To
Attend MilfOrd's Great
Bargain Day.
S UPER VALUE

! Wednesday. February 10, will be
sponsored by the Merchants Asso-
citation. Plans are rapidly nearing
/ completion fer a mamoth bargain
day. ---==-s.s1-s $3.50 -sf#
Large stocks of fresh, seasonable
merchandise will, be, placed on sale
at rock bottom prices. The police,
cooperating with the merchants, are
prepared to see to the comfort of
thousands of out-of-town customers
who will make Milford their head
quarters on Wednesday, February
10.
Practically all of the merchants
in the business district have cooper
ated to make this Milford Dollar
Day day of super values.
An idea of the many bargains to
be had on Dollar Day can be gain
ed by a careful perusal of the ad-
vertisements which will appear in
the next issue of the Chronicle.
The stores will open at the usual
hour and will remain open until six
o'clock, but will not be open in the
evening.
The old adase about first come,
first served, might well apply to
Dollar Day. for the first folks to
come to Milford on Wednesday NOR
ming. February 10, will have the
chance of making selection number |
one from the host of offered specials. |
However, the merchants have left |
nothing to chance and everyone
should find bargains right up to
closing time.
Milford chronicle., 1937-01-29
JURORS DRAWN In
KENT COUNTY MONDAY
Curtis ID. Yinyard, Milford, Grand
Juror From Tenth District

Kent County Jury Commissioners
Mifflin and Jacobs, on Monday, drew
the panel of Grand Jury for the
year 1887 and the regular panel of
Petit Jurors for the February term
! of Court.
Grand Jury
First district, Herman V. Wallace;
second district, Howell Bucking-
ham; third district. Byron S. Crea-
dick; fourth district, Henry VIII
liams; fifth district, DR.. William B.
Ashbrook; sixth district, J. Wesley
Webb; seventh district. Roland Will
kinson; eighth district, Bradley
Grier; ninth district. Loren B. Har-
rington; tenth district, Curtis d.
Einyard.
Petit Jury
First district, r. d. Hoffecker.
William E. Rash, Edwin w. Hutch
ison, William ID. King; second dis
trict. Armstrong Cullen, Richard
Wilson, Edwin Lewis; third district,
Andrew Everett, Harry NJ. Ross.
William j. Voshell; fourth district,
Francis Z. Thomas, VIM. T. Hufnal,
James G. McCrystal, VIM. H. Poore;
fifth district, w. H. Mckee, Benjam-
In F. Johnson, Isaac Smith, Harvey
FARRELL; sixth district. VIM. H. Wro-
ten, Amos Brown, Fletcher Moore,
Tommy Minner; seventh district, II.
G.. Burchenal. Alonzo E. Porter.
Clarence Marker, John d. Berry;
eighth district, Burton d. Savage,
Walter Moore. Morton Jacobs; ninth
district, w. r. Massey. Homer Sher-
wood, Ralph Tatman, Howard Will
hanson; tenth district. Nelson J.
Harvey A. Thompson, JOS
eph T. Robbins, Jr.
Milford chronicle., 1937-01-29
2. ". WELLS MADE
DEPUTYBY TERRY
S
Wilmington Democrat To
Be In Charge Of State
Motor Vehicle Dept.
NATIVE OF SUSSEX

Zack w. Wells of Wilmington on
Wednesday was appointed deputy
motor vehicle commissioner by Sec
retary of State Charles L. Terry. Jr.,
sxho also Is State Motor Vehicle
Commissioner. Mr.. Wells succeeds
George s. Williams of Millsboro.
The salary of the deputy is fixed
by the commissioner. Mr.. Williams
annual salary was $2.40O.
Mr.. Wells will be in charge of the
Motor Vehicle Department offices
in Wilmington, Dover, and George
town. The Wilmington Office em-
ploys about II persons. the Dover
office about 35. and the Georgetown
Office four, the number varying ac-i
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Milford chronicle., 1937-01-29

Prominent Milford and Philadel-
pbia financier and philanthropist,
quietly observed his birthday at his
country estate. "Sunnybrae," Mil
ford, Wednesday, January 27. Mr..
Davis, widely known throughout the
State, is a member of the Philadel-
phia Board of Trade, the Penn Ath-
letic Club, the Manufacturers Club
of Philadelphia and the Elks. He is
large contributor to the Y. NJ. c.
A. and many charities and churches.
At present. Mr. Davis is president
of the Kent and Sussex Cotililon
Club of Milford, the largest organi-
cation of its kind on the Del-Mar-Va
Peninsula, and is honorory presi-
dent of the Milford Young Mems Re-
publican Club, which is the largest
club in Delaware, outside of the City
OF Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1937-01-29
FEDERAL INCOME TAX
IN A NUT SHE'LL

WHO? Single persons who
had net income of $1,000 or
more or gross income of $4,000
or more, and married couples
who had net income of $2,500
or more or gross income of $5,-
900 or more must file returns.
WHEN? The filing period
began January / and ends
March Is, 1887.
WHERE? Collector of inter-
nal revenue for the district in
which the person lives or has
his principal place of business.
HOW? See instructions ON
forms 1040A and 1040.
WHAT? Four percent nor
NAL tax on the amount of net
income in excess of the per-
sonal exemption, credit for de-
pendents, earned income credit,
and interest on obligations of
the United States and obliga-
tions of instrumentalities of
the United States. Surtax on
surtax net income in excess of
$4,000.
Income Tax D0n'ts
DON'T prepare your return
without first studying the in
structions on the form.
DON'T procrastinate. Early
assembling of data permits a
careful consideration of all tax
problems.
DON'T destroy the memoran-
da from which your return was
prepared.
DON'T omit explanation
when such information is es-
sential to an intelligent audit.
Attach memoranda to your re-
turn.
Milford chronicle., 1937-01-29
PRESIDENTS BIRTHDAY
BALL HERE SATURDAY
Ball WIN Be Held In Yarney Audi
torium, Starting At s O'clock

The fourth anniversary ball in
honor of President Roosevelt's birth
day will be given tomorrow evening
starting at 8 o'clock in the Varney
auditorium of the Community Build
ing. The affair is sponsored by the
Welfare Federation of Milford and
every effort is being extended to
make the dance an enjoyable affair.
The receipts will be divided as fol-
lows: 20 per cent will remain in
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HelpHoodSnferers

Donations of clothing bedding, blankets goods
being badly needed These articles being collected by
truck may be delivered Milford Armoy Call Milford 271
l64. truck will call for articles.
MILFORD POST No s. AMERICAN LEGION
7. c. Collins, Chairman,
Emergency Relief Committee
Milford chronicle., 1937-01-29
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, January 20, To
Tuesday, January 20, Inclusive

Charles ]. Holzmueiler, the local
weather recorder, reports the fol-
lowing weather conditions for Mil
ford, from Wednesday. January 20,
to Tuesday, January 26. inclusive:
Milford chronicle., 1937-01-29
Temperature

Total Rainfall ....... 2.36
The following winds and cor IL
tions pre-s.ied during the same
period:
The daily independent., 1937-06-01

said. 1--WE gave Pete that's her
old mana chicken and he nearly
choked on it. I don't know Wheth-
er he was worrying about Pats
48-uplets, or the feathers tickled
his throat"
Dickson pointed out that a
sucking pig l. supposed to be as
tasty to a python as smorgasbord
is to a Swede, but Pat displays no
interest in food.
"She takes a bath now and then,
which i; a healthy sign" Dickson
said. And she goes out to take a
drink. But it's been six months
since she's had a bite to eat and
she'd ought to be eating regular
every two weeks"
Pats 48 blessed events are due
in a couple of weeks, and the
snakehouse people hope they can
cram a chicken or a sucking pig
down her gullet to enable her to
last out.
Dickson laid the only other case
he knew of lady python having
children at ZOO was at Balboa
Park in San Diego, Calf, but he
The daily independent., 1937-06-01
Second Cooperative
Hog Shipment
A Success

Shawboro, May 31.-Camden
and CurrfSuck hog growers re-
ceived SLIPS per hundred for top
hogs sold al Shawboro on Thurs
day, May 9th. This was the Sec
ond cooperative shipment from
Shawboro during the month of
May.
The hogs were bid on by three
different packers-Kinghan g.
Co., of Richmond, Va, Cudahy
Packing Co., of Albany, Ga. and
Swift & Co., of Baltimore, Md,
Swif'S & Company being the high
est bidder, received the two car
loads.
The hogs were graded and
weighed at the loading pens the
packers paying for the hogs by
weights at the loading pens and
absorb. ng the freight and shrink
age.
There will be anoSher shipment
some time during June. Farmers
wishing to cooperate in these
shipments should contact either
L. A. Powell, County Agent at
Currituck, or T. Mel. Carr, Coun-
~ Agent at Camden, in advance,
advising them the number of
hogs they will have ready for
shipment.
The daily independent., 1937-06-01
Second Spanish Ship
A Submarine Victim,

Valencia, May 81 UH - The
government tonight announced
that the Spanish freighter Gra-
NADIA was torpedoed by an uni
Identified submarine off Salou. One
crew member was killed and two
were wounded. The vessel sank in
three minutes.
The attack occurred between 8
and 9 p. m. yesterday about go
miles south of Barcelona soon aft
er the Spanish steamer Ciudad de
Barcelona was sent to the bottom
with an estimated loss of so lives.
The Granada sank in three
minutes inside Spanish territorial
waters" the government said.
1t also was announced that a
submarine attack was made upon
another Spanish merchant ship
off Lloretmar on the Catalan
coast.
Two torpedoes were fired at the
ship, whose name was not given,
but both missed their mark. One
of the torpedoes, grounding itself
on the beach without exploding
was said to have born Italian
markings.
The daily independent., 1937-06-01
WITH THE
COURTS
RECORDERS COURT

Lille Creecy was released 1ol-
lowing Monday morning session
when she was acquitted of an as
sault with a deadly weapon upon
Willie Markham. The trial justice
decided that the defense had
made out a case of self defense
Markham was confined 10 the
hospital for several weeks with
gunshot wounds in the abdomen
Gladys Bolden, alias T. john
son, was given a 90-day sentence
for an assault upon Police Chief
Raymond Madrin. The woman
clawed the chief in the lace after
she had been placed under ar
rest on a charge of slaShing an
other colored woman ,inflicting a
deep scratch.
Junior Burke, Wnfall Negro,
was assessed with costs for OBJ
Grating a car with defective
brakes.
Claude TaCem of Peartree road
was fined $50 for drunken driv-
ing.
The daily independent., 1937-06-01
Zoo Python Stages Most
UntimeIy Hunger Strike

of starvation before they hatch
Pat herself is worth about $50O
and the little snakes, at current
market rates, would retail at $3.50
each after they get their growth.
1t wouldn't have been so bad II
Pat had behaved like any respecta-
BILE make and buried her eggs in
the sand. Then they might have
Matched out by themselves.
But Pat is no orthodox mother
She insisted on wrapping herself
around the eggs and incubating
them with body heat.
This, coupled with the fact she's
on voluntary zero diet, has COM
plicated things no end, and Dick
son said the people in the snake
house are at their wits end to
know what to do about it.
"She even refuse a chicken" he
The daily independent., 1937-06-01
M. H. Linebarger Takes
Over Dairy Here

The Roanoke Dairy, known for
merly as Acme Dairy, will begin
business today under the man.
agement of M. H. Linebarger.
Mr.. Linebarger has had seven
years of experience in the dairy
business, having worked at various
times at the Acme Dairy, Brite's
Dairy and Cohoon's Dairy, leasing
and operating the latter establish
ment for the past two years.
The Acme Dairy, owned by j.
w. Foreman, sold it's name two
years ago to LeGlie Hooper and
withdrew from the distribution
end of the business, selling it's milk
and cream production to Mr..
Hooper, who in turn distributed
it under the name of Acme Dairy.
The Roanoke Dairy will go in
for both production and distribu-
ton.
The daily independent., 1937-06-01
State Department
Keeping In Touch
European Status
Hull and Welles Cut Short
Vacations to Watch
Developments

washington, May 81. -UR)-
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
and Under Secretary Sumner
Welles cut short their weekend
holiday today to rush back to
Washington to keep in constant
touch with developments in the
Spanich crisis.
Neither would comment but it
was known that they were grave
ly concerned over the war-like
developments in Europe and they
were keeping President Roosevelt,
who is vacationing at his Hyde
Park, N. Y, estate, closely advised.
The overseas imbroglio brought
sharply into the foreground the
recently enacted permanent neu-
trality bill which is intended to
insulate the United States against
foreign wars, and may provide the
first real test of whether this
country can follow its chosen path
of strict neutrality,
Under provisions of the bill, the
president has discretionary au-
thority to ban chipment of arms,
ammunition and implements of
war to hostile nations, as well as
throw up other isolation safe
guards.
1t was indicated, without Off
cial confirmation, that the state
department may Esue some form
of statemer, later, possibly stress
ing United States impartiality in
the foreign crisis and emphasizing
this country's position as a neu-
tral.
Meantime officials of the Ger
man, Italian and Spanish embas-
sizes were standing by. 1t was
not known Immediately whether
they were in communication with
Secretary Hull.
Dr.. Hans Thomson, counsellor
of the German emba. Sy, said he
was advised from Berlin that the
pocket battleship Deutschland,
which was bombed by Spanish 10y
alist planes, was clearly within
it's right under the -interven-
ton agreement" in going to Iviza,
Spanish port where the bombing
took place.
The daily independent., 1937-06-01
Pope Has Painting Spell

May 31.-(U.H - The Telegraph
Agency's Rome correspondent said
tonight that Pope Plus XI tainted
at his summer home is Castel
Grandolfo this afternoon and was
unconscious for 20 minutes.
Prof. Aminta Milani, physician
to the aged holy father who cele-
brated his 8Oth birthday today,
ordered injections. the agency
said, and the pope recovered be-
fore 5 p. m, although he contin-
ued to be extremely weak.
(The United Press staff CORES
pondent at Rome reported that
the pope took his usual motor
drive in the gardens for an hour
and a half this afternoon and
even walked few steps. He add
ed that Milani was not at Castel
Gandolfo throughout the day but
was there to make his usual eve
ming CALI
The daily independent., 1937-06-01
Band Rehearsal at the
Boys Club Tonight

The Boys club brass band which
was organized last Tuesday night,
will rehearse again tonight at the
club at 7:30 o'clock. according to
an announcement made by Ches-
ter E. James, executive director
of the club, last night. Mr.. James
stated that the band is expected
to be one of the major attractions
of the organization during the
summer season, and urges all boys
in the city interested in playing
a band instrument to come up to
the rehearsal tonight. The direc-
tor also announced that two local
musicians of much experience
The daily independent., 1937-06-01

New York, May 31.-U.R)-Pat,
a 26-foot lady python at the Sta
ten Island zoo, turned up her nose
at a sucking pig tonight and
threw the worried snakehouSe peo-
pie into a cold sweat.
She's been like that for six
months, according to Frank Dick
son, head keeper of the makes and
he said there was no mistake
about it, Pat was "off her feed"
What makes the situation ser
ious is that Pat Is an expectant
mother-on a wholesale scale -
with $4,000 worth of prospective
little pythons depending on her
WhimS.
shes all wrapped up in her
family" Dickson said. Forty
eight egg. that.are practically sure
to be pythons, if Pat doesn't die
The daily independent., 1937-06-01
Menace OF Cooperatives'
Tonic At Merchants Meet
New Bern Gathering Also
Interested In the State
Fair Trade Act

New Bern. May 31.-W,P)-The
North Carolina Fair Trade Act
and the menace of cooperatives'
will be two of the principal topics
at the 35'Sh annual convention OF
the North Carolina Merchants
Association here June 7-8.
I. M. Bailey, Raleigh attorney
and former president of the state
bar association, will deliver an
address on the Fair Trade Act
Tuesday morning. June 8.
Act Unfamiliar
THE state law, which perm is
manufacturers of trade-marked
and branded articles to designate
the minimum price at which such
commodities may be sold at re-
tail, is similar to unfair practices
acts which have been adopted by
a majority of the states and IS
designed 20 put stop to predat-
ory and ruinouS price-cutting
But few merchants are familiar
with it, however, and Mr.. Bailey's
explanation of the law will be
very timely" w. L. Dowell, exc
cutive secretary of the state mer-
chants, explained.
Merchants attending the con-
vention VII be given a leaflet
titled The Threat of the Cooper
atives." written and printed by c.
P. jackson, Raleigh merchant,
which is also being distributed
throughout the state.
An Open Forum
Dickson has indicated the con-
vention would hold an openfor-
um discussion on the cooperat.ves.
The circular opposes special
privileges of tax exemptions and
subsidies enjoyed at expense OF
taxes collected from legitimate
businesses"
Other highlights of the two
day program will include:
Making Money Merchandise
ing" by T. M. Hunter, president
of the Merchants Association.
THE New Maximum Hour Law
and Other Labor RegulatiinS At
feeling Retail Merchants" by
Major A. L. Fletcher. state COM
missioner of labor.
Federal Taxation
Federal Taxation Affecting
Retail Merchants" by Rep. R. L.
Doughton, D., N. c., chairman of
the house ways and means COM
mitSee.
Other speakers will include
state revenue comm; sSioner, A. j,
Maxwell, Mrs. j. B. Spilman, un-
employment compensation COM
missioner, DR.. G.. H. Seidel of
Mannheim, Pa, famed for his
Pennsylvania Dutch humor, and
G.. r. Parker, regional director
field service division, social secur-
ity board.
The daily independent., 1937-06-01
WILLIAMSON Firms
Get Charters

Raleigh, May 31.-UP)-Six
art cles of incorporation were fill
ed today with Thad Eure, secre-
tary OF state.
They included:
Nance Drug Store, Inc. Char
lotte; Belk-Tyler Company of
Farmville, Inc: Belk-Tyler Com
pany of Williamson; Martin
County Insurance Exchange Inc.
Williamson; H. and H. Oil Co.,
Inc, Boone; and Wings, Inc,
Lands.
The daily independent., 1937-06-01
MIR. Coppedge Likes
His Daily Independent

r. c, Coppedge, former hqui-
dating agent for the Carolina
Banking q Trust Co., and the
Savings Bank & Trust Co., OF
this city, who is now located in
Monroe, N. c., was a weekend
visitor enroute to Nags Head
where Mrs. Coppedge is vacation
ing. Il keep in touch with Eliza
beth City thru The Daily indie
pendent and thoroly enjoy the
paper" he said. In fact it is my
favorite newspaper" he added.
The daily independent., 1937-06-01

didn't know whether she was an
unorthodox as Pat.
pat was pretty fat when she
started out" Dickson said hope
fully. Maybe her idea was to re-
duce- but this is hell of time
to start dieting.
The daily independent., 1937-06-01


have volunteered their sery
assist in the development
band, and will be on hasd [
to give advice and to coa,
boys along. It is hoped tll
band can be whipped into
by the fourth Of July. in
that it might turn olt On J
} Mr.. James calls attention
the fact that a class for
ners will be held THURSDAY
at 1880 o'clock.
The daily independent., 1937-06-01
SOVIET OFFICIAL is ST

Moscow, May 81 WP
Gamarnik, vice comnissar
fense, killed himself tonig!
The central executive co
tee of the Communist par
nounced that Gamarnik hs,
involved with "anti -Sovie
mentS."
Gamarnik, 43, was a mem
the central committee and
of the political department
red army.
The daily independent., 1937-06-01

Washington, May 31.-CU.H-
Eldon Sweezey wasn't to be out
done by his graduating classmates
even though his was more than a
thousand miles away. Sweeney re-
ceived a Bachelor of Science de-
gree from Oklahoma University
by telephone.
The daily independent., 1937-06-01
QU1RKS
In The NeM,s
By UNITED PRESS

Vienna, May 31-U.H-A father
may beat his 22-year-old daughter
if she misbehaves, court ruled to-
day. Charles Schmidt, 48, arrest
ed for thrashing his pretty blonde
daughter, MrSzi, because she stay
ed out two nights, was freed.