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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-11-04
Squirrels Stock Cellar With Nuts

Granite Falls.-If the Will Bruflat family here
doesn't have plenty of black walnus to eat this
ter won't be the fault of the grey squirrels in the
neighborhood. During the last month the neighbors
have been watching the squirrels gather the black
walnuts from under the trees and then scurry with
them through air vent in the Bruflat basement.
Mr.. Bruflat told of the squirrels activity and
went down into his basement to investigate He
found that practically every empty fruit jar in the
place had been filled with black walnuts
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-11-04

Argyle-Because the airplane save time it has
become part of the equipment of M J. FYorance OF
Halock, who operates a farm of 25OO acres. Mr..
Florance, rated of the worlds greatest wheat
growers last week purchased two seated plane for
training flights but plans to buy larger ship.
There is much to be done in short time that the
time saved by airpane travel is great help" said
Mr.. Florance. when machinery parts are needed or
quick decisions must be made the arplane is valua
be." Farm work on the Florence tract is done ex-
clusivey with tractors.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-11-04
Miss Birds, Shoot Wire

Mapleton-Four southern Minnesota towns were
left without electricity for short time last week
when, during the hunting season. group of nimrods
did not shoot any birds Failing to bag their limit the
hunters took shot at insulators the high line
Rapidan, leaving Rapidan, Good Thunder Mapleton
and Minnesota Lake without electric power The in
sary for lnemen to shut off the electricity in order
to make necessary repairs Until this could be done
continued drilling rain prevented poles from burn
ing down.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-11-04
Single Potato of Al Ounces

Ada.-Cooks will be able to serve two or more
persons from one potato Al ounce spud, such is
being exhibited here at present. The potato rails
ed by G. M. Rockstad farming southwest of Ada and
who it voiced their approval of the fact
that is potato that is potato 1t is of the Cober
variety.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-11-04
Beavers Complete Dams On Buffalo

Detroit Lakes-For the first time in fifty years
beavers are at work in Cuba township here, re-
Gently completing three dams on the Buffalo river.
Presence of the beavers in Cuba township re-
ported to Detroit Lakes by Knute X. Olson whose
farm the dams were built. Two months ago he sus-
pected the beavers at work when he noticed
that his poplar trees were cut down. Then he saw
dams being constructed the Buffalo river which
angles across his land Some Of the trees which have
been chewed down by the little animals to
inches through. Most of the work accomplished by
the beavers was done either early in the morning or
late at night. Mr. Olson stated that the dams are
from rs to IS feet in length and have raised the
ter level in the river two feet
Milford chronicle., 1937-04-02
ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS
GROUP TO MEET HERE
Reservations Now Being Made For
Affair To Be Held April 6

Reservations for the annual din
ner meeting of the Delaware Anti
tuberculosis Society which will be
held on Tuesday evening, April 6.
at o'clock, in the New Windsor
Hotel, Milford, are being received
daily, according to officials of the
society. G. Taggart Evans, executive
secretary, states that program ar
rangements have been completed and
that program arrangements have
been completed and that the princi-
pal speaker of the occasion will be
William A. Doppler, Phi. D., of the
Health Education Service of the Ma
tional tuberculosis Association. The
meeting will be presided over by
Miss Emily P. Bissell and will be
opened with message of greeting
from Harry Pettyjohn. Mayor of
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JEWS OBSERVED
PASSOVER HERE
Max Cohen Conducted Second Sedar
At Community Building

Rabbi Max Cohen, prominent Mil
ford merchant and president of Mil
ford Rotary Club, conducted the sec
ond community sedar ever to be
held in Milford last Friday night.
The Sedar or celebration of the
feast of the Passover, was held in
the Milford Community Building and
was attended by rs prominent Jews
from Wilmington, Smyrna, Dover.
Denton, Harrington, Georgetown,
Milford and Millsboro.
The Passover or Feast Of Free
dom" is observed yearly by the Jews
in commemoration of their emanci-
patton from Egyptian slavery, and
the sparing of their first born.
Food in the feast was prepared
by Mrs. Harry Felintin. All the
group gathered about the festive
board to partake of the unfiavored
bread, and the bitter herbs, as the
story of long ago times in the land
of the Great Pharaohs was related
by Rabbi Cohen.
Milford chronicle., 1937-04-02
$4,000 BENEFIT
BY SECURITY
ACT IN STATE
Six of Ten Provisions Now
In Operation; Direct Aid
To Aged and Children
GROUPS COOPERATE

More. than $4,000 men. women and
children in Delaware are benefiting
directly under the Social Security
Act, with six of the acts ten pro-
visions now in operation in the state,
according to a statement issued We'd
nesday by the Social Security Board
About 4.040 are being cared for un-
der approved publie-assistanee plans,
and records show that 54.994 wage
earners have applied for accounts
under the old-age benefits program.
The hoard explained that only one
part of the act-the Old-age benefits
program which went into operation
January 1st could become effective
without state action. 1ns1he other
nine programs the states must take
the initiative. Delaware has set up
approved plans for five of these SER
vices. covering aid to the needy aged.
aid to dependent children in their
own homes. maternal and child
health services, childwelfare SER
vices. and public health services.
The programs for which the state
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Milford chronicle., 1937-04-02
SUSSEX FARMERS HAVE
STARTED SPRING WORK
Many Have Started Their Spring
Flowing, Fertilizer Dealers Busy

With weather conditions favorable
for the past few days, farmers
throughout lower Delaware have
started some Of their spring plowing
so as to be inreadiness for planting
next month. Potatoes. beans and
early corn will be among the first
crops to be planted.
Dealers in commercial fertilizers
state that there is a greater demand
at this time for their products than
there has been for many years. This
is an indication, it is pointed out.
that more farming will be engaged
in this spring and summer than for
the past seven years.
With the price of corn the highest
that it has been since back in 1927
and 1928. indications are that there
will be an increased acreage in all
sections of Sussex county. More
buckwheat and rye. it is believed.
will be harvested this year than for
the past decade.
Wheat within the past two weeks
has reached new high and 1t is
understood that the acreage this
year is much larger than for many
seasons past.
Milford chronicle., 1937-04-02
TO HOLD FIGHTS HERE
NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT
y. A. 4. L. Champ To Meet Johnny
COllister In Wind-up

The Nom Commissioned Officers
Club of the Delaware National GuarC
Unit is sponsoring a championship
boxing tournament to be held in the
Milford Community Building next
Friday evening, April 9Th. The bouts
are co-prOmoted by William E. Hol-
leger,. End lieut.. 19Sth c. A, Match
maker Clement ]. Nevins, End lieut.
y. G. R., C. A. C. The judges for
the tournament will be Lieut.. Will
liam Lyle Mowlds, Dover, and John
F. Collins. Dover. Timekeeper,
James a. Ward; referees. Clem New
ins and Kearney Hitch.
First bout will start at $50 o'clock
sharp. Reserve seat tickets are now
on sale at the Milford Armory and
Peterman's Electric Store.
In the first preliminary Wally Lof-
land, 1S5 pounds. colored lightweight,
of Milford. will engage Glen Harmon,
13S pounds, also of Milford. Both
these boys are speedy and real slug
gers.
Second preliminary brings together
Roy Parker. 130 pounds. of Milford,
and Lou Fisher. l2S pounds. Camden.
Del. Both these boys are colored
and are real fighting stars.
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Milford chronicle., 1937-04-02
FIRE DESTROYS SMALL
BARN NEAR MILFORD
Structure Ignited BY Brush Fire;
Oyerheated Stove Causes Garage Fire

A small barn and shed on the farm
of Cyrus Spencer. three miles east
of Milford. burned down Monday af-
ternoon after It had been ignited by
sparks from a brush fire.
The Carlisle Fire Company Of Mill
ford, summoned by Mr.. Spencer. was
unable to do anything but protect
the home. He told firemen he had
been burning brush at some distance
from the barn and had been confident
there was no danger.
Fire Damages Garage
Fire damaged room in the garage
of Onis Carpenter. Milford. Sunday
night while group of boys who
called themselves "The Black
League" was holding a meeting in an
adjoining room. The flames started
from an overheated stove. A school
bus was moved out of the garage
and was undamaged
To date the Carlisle Fire Company
has answered 3S calls. constituting
an all-time record for the three
month period from January LIST to
April LIST.
Milford chronicle., 1937-04-02
POLICE PURSUIT
BILL APPROVED
.BYSTATE SENATE
Senate Passes Measure to Permit Chases of Criminals
Across State Lines; Proposal Part of Program
Urged by Attorney General Green to Combat
Crime
Senator ChandIer's Bill Establishing Minimum
Salary for State Police Passes Senate Unopposed
Senate Passes Representative ZebIey's Bill to
Make Use of Amber Fog Lights on Autos.

State lines no longer would be
! barriers against officers pursuing
criminals or those suspected of hav-
ing committed a crime, under a
House bill passed unanimously by
the Senate Tuesday afternoon. I'm
der this act Delaware police could
go into another state to make an ar
rest and officers from other states
could come into Delaware for the
same purpose. Under existing stat
utes police must stop at state lines.
The bill now goes to the Governor
for his consideration.
The act is one of a series of four
advocated by Attorney-General P.
Warren Green. They are the out
growth of an Interstate conference
on crime in Washington two years
ago under the auspices of the United
States Attorney-Gener
The measure provides that when
a policeman from another state
comes into Delaware in fresh pur-
suit" and makes the arrest here, the
prisoner must be Immediately taken
before a magistrate who shall deter
mine whether the prisoner is to be
held for extraditiOn or liberated. If
the prisoner valves extradition the
officer from outside the state NAV
take him to the state in which he is
wanted. This would apply to Della
ware officers who pursue a man into
state.
Milford chronicle., 1937-04-02
MefhOdists Are
Given Call 70Arms
Conference Speakers Urge Church To War On Ganib-
ling, Liquor. Lay Auto Death Rise To Greater
Drinking. District Superintendent Reads Report

eulogies on ministers, their wives
or. widows who died during the year
Reading of the memorial testimon-
ials was started Wednesday morning
The Rev. DR.. E. C. Hallman, SUI
perintendent of the Dover district
read his report first, followed by
the Rev. DIR. ]. J. Bunting, superin-
tendent of the Salisbury District,
and the Rev. DR.. w. E. Gunby. SUI
perintendent of the Wilmington Dis
trict.
The superintendents, just before
adjournment, attested to the char
acter of all the ministers of their
districts, a formality of the con-
ference.
Absentees Not to Vote
Bishop Edwin Fl. Hughes. resident
Bishop of the Washington NJ. =.
Area. who is presiding. announced
that under the rules of the con-
ference absentees cannot vote by
mail or otherwise on the question
OF merger of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church North, Methodist
Episcopal Church South, and Meth
odist Protestant Church.
Vote on the question was sched-
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Milford chronicle., 1937-04-02
LINCOLN MAN INJURED
SELF SAVING FRIEND
Mr.. Nance Received Broken Shoulder
When Bump Bady Dropped 4.

A Mr.. Nance. of Lincoln City, three
miles south of Milford. an employee
of W. W. Truitt. .troad contractor. re-
ceiyed a broken shoulder early Mon
day morning as he pushed fellow
worker. Nelson Bennett. Lincoln.
from beneath the accidentally de-
scending body of a dump truck.
The two men had raised the body
to empty a load on a road cOnstruc-
ton job near Lincoln and were low
ering it slightly when the catches
slipped. Mr.. Bennett was standing
with his head beneath the descending
truck body and Mr.. Nance dashed
against him to throw him out Of
danger. In doing so Mr.. Nance was
caught by the shoulder himself. He
was brought to the Milford Emerg-
ency Hospital where DR.. Willard
Pierce. Milford. took an X-ray and
found Nance to be suffering with a
badly broken shoulder. After treat
ment at the hospital he was sent to
his home in Lincoln.
Elwood Conoway and John Keen,
both of Georgetown, were discharged
from the Milford Emergency Hos
pital Monday after receiving treat
ment for decorations and abrasions
sustained when the car in which
they were riding near Georgetown
turned over three times Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1937-04-02
WOODHEAD IS
H0NORED AT
DOVER DINNER
Former Field Executive
Del-Mar-Va Council
Given Banquet
RECEIVES GIFTS

Stanley NJ. Woodhead. of Dover,
Boy Scout Field Executive of the
Del-Mar-Va Council who has left
for Middletown. N. Y. to become
! executive of the Boy Scout Council
of that city, was honored at a testi-
monial dinner last Thursday night
at the Hotel Richardson, Dover.
Sixty friends, Scout leaders and
their wives attended the affair for
Mr.. Woodhead, who has been with
the Del-Mar-Va Council since 1880.
The work of the retiring executive
was praised by Gordon S. Patton of
Port Deposit. Md, Lee Gill of Ches-
tertown, Md, John W. Noble of Eas-
ton, Clarence s. p. Weber of Mid
dletown, Del, Elmer p. Corrie of
Smyrna. and Arthur G. Livingston
of Dover.
A letter from Governor. Richard c.
McMuilen praising the work OF Mr..
Woodhead was read as was one from
Charles H. Cant. president of the
Council, of Wilmington.
A motion picture camera and pro-
jector set was presented to Mr..
Woodhead by Dr. Harry v. Holloway.
state superintendent of schools. of
Dover, while Virgil G. Wylie, of Do
yer. presented Mrs. Woodhead with
set of silver salad forks. The
presentations were on behalf of the
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Milford chronicle., 1937-04-02
LEGISLATURE
VISITED LEWES
ON WEDNESDAY
Legislators, Guests Tour
Town. Inspect His
tOric HarbOr
TAKE FINE BOAT TRIP
Gov. McMullen Spoke At
Banquet; Promised
To Shun Politics
TAKE FINE BOAT TRIP

Gov. Richard c. McMullen and
members of the State Legislature
Wednesday were guests of the Cham
ber of Commerce on a tour of Lewes
on boat trip around the harbOr,
and at a banquet.
At the banquet in the Caesar Rod
ney Hotel the Governor promised to
keep partisan considerations out of
his administration. The legislative
program supported by the admins
tration, he said. is for the whole
people, and is not for any political
party.
Other Leaders Speak
Other speakers were Lt.-Gov. Ed
ward W. Cooch. President Pro Tenn
of the State Senate. William A..
Simonton. Speaker of the House;
John r. Fader. Capt. Harry v.
Lyons of this town, former speaker
of the House; Rep. Howard NJ. Buck
son, Dover; James NJ. Tunnel and
Ralph Baker, Georgetown; Mayor
David W. Burbage, Lewes, and Paul
H., Carpenter, vice-president of the
Lewes Chamber of Commerce, who
was in charge of arrangements for
the whole affair. Thomas r. In
grom of the Sussex Trust Company
was toastmaster.
The Governors party reached
Lewes around 3 p. m. and was greet
ed by a prolonged blast of the fire
siren and the ringing of church
bells. At WescOats Corner they
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Milford chronicle., 1937-04-02
LEWES CCC CAMP TO
ENTERTAIN OFFICIALS
Governor McMullen Invited To, In-
spect Camp Next Sunday

On Sunday, April 4. Company 1924,
CcC, of Lewes. will hold open house
at the camp. In observance OF the
fourth anniversary OF the Civilian
Conservation Corps as a national in
stitution. It was ON April 4. 1888,
four years ago. that President Roos-
eveit, prompted by the nationwide
unemployment situation which ex-
isted at that time. inaugurated his
most successful experiment to give
the unemployed young men OF the
country an opportunity to do useful
work in the great out-of-doors.
Governor Richard C. McMullen. u.
s. Senator James II. Hughes. Repre-
sentative williamF. Allen, members
of the Delaware Mosquito Control
Commission, army and technical Of
ficials, and members Of the State
Legislature have been invited to
visit the camp on this day.
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Vigorous denunciation of gambling
and intoxicants and a call to Meth
odists to continued their fight against
them came from superintendents OF
the Wilmington, Dover. and Sails
bury districts at the sixty-ninth an
nual Wilmington NJ. E. Conference
which opened at Salisbury, Md.
Liquor and gambling were charged
with masking themselves in the
garb of respectability and one speak
er declared that the modern road
house sis the most degenerative in
stitution that ever existed under the
American flag"
Increasing highway accidents and
traffic deaths were charged to the
increased use of intoxicants and
blame for a lessened sense Of civic
and moral responsibility was laid
jointly to gambling and rum.
Reports, Euloglzes Read
Reading of reports Of the three
district superintendents, on the ac-
tivities of their districts the past
year and on general moral and other
conditions. occupied practically all
the session Wednesday afternoon.
The reports were not read until
after completion of the reading OF
Milford chronicle., 1937-04-02
JURORS DRAWN
FOR APRIL COURT
IN KENT COUNTY
John SmOOt, C. VanNuis
WilkersOn, Milford, Are
Drawn on Petit.
CONVENES APRIL 10Th

Kent County Jury Commissioners
have drawn the petit. and special
jurors for the April term Of the
Kent County Courts convening al
Dover April 10 and 26.
The petit jurors by districts are:
First District Harry Turner
Jackson Snow. Sr.. Henry C. Webb.
Second District-John Carey. Ed
ward Wilson, Harry Ford. Charlie
Vaughan.
Third William VI. Robin
son, Lewis H. Walker, George w.
Cook, William Hutchinson.
Fourth District-Charles Hopkins,
Robert J. Schneider. Olin Phillips.
Fifth District - Samuel Powell,
Charles r. Wilson. Albert ]. Deiss,
Earl E. James.
Sixth District-William E. Cahall,
Samuel Short. William E. Townsend.
Seventh District James Chad
wick, Francis Smith. Leon Bailey.
Harry Hopkins.
Eighth District-0la Birmingham,
William Leech, John w. Goodwin.
Ninth District-George Vincent,
George Legates, Harry Seeders, Geo.
E. Wilson.
Tenth District-John W. Smoot,
C. V. Wilkerson, Emory Webb, John
NJ. Johnson.
Special jurors are:
First District-Elwood Kemp, Es-
ley NJ. Rust, w. G. Anthony.
Second District-James Smith, FL
lis Danner.
Third District-Clinton Guthrie,
William J. Cook. Walter r. Keys.
Fourth District-Charles A. Moore.
Charles G. Moore, Willard c. Hurd.
Fifth District-Gova Ennis. Fran
els Turner, Charles F. Harper.
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Milford chronicle., 1937-04-02
WOMAN CRUSHED WHEN
AUTO TURNS OVER
Mrs. Louise Lang, Upper Darby. Pa,
Seriously Hurt Near Milford

Mrs. Louise Lang. As years old, OF
Upper Darby, Pa, is suffering from
a crushed shoulder. bruises and pos
sible internal injuries in Milford
Emergency Hospital after having
been literally dug from beneath the
fender of a station wagon which
turned over when she lost control
of it Sunday ON the dupont Highway
between Glendale and Lincoln.
Mrs. Lang who was driving the
car loaded with several potted plants
and flowers which she was taking
to place on her mothers grave was
headed south when the strong wind
caused her to lose control OF the car.
The machine ran up the side of
an embankment, struck telephone
pole and turned over tossing Mrs.
Lang out and pinning her under the
fender in the soft earth.
Her husband. who suffered slight
injury to his foot called Alexander
Cherry, who resides across the road
from the scene of the accident, and
the two tried in vain to pull the wo-
man out. Cherry then got shovel,
and after much digging beneath the
woman's body, managed to free her
from the fender. with the assistance
of several other persons, one Of
whom was Mr. Earle F. Warrington
an employee of the Milford Chronicle
Publishing Company.
The Milford Emergency Hospital
ambulance was called and took the
woman to the hospital where DR.. N.
r. washburn said she would re-
cover.
Milford chronicle., 1937-04-02
DEMOCRATSPLAN
FOR CELEBRATION
AT MILFORD
Eldridge Y. Prettyman
Named Chairman For
Celebration
HELD EVERYWHERE

Frank Wickersham, president of
the Young Democratic Clubs of
America, today announced from
Washington the appointment of MIR.
Eldridge Y. Prettyman OF Milford
as chairman of the Jefferson Day
Democratic celebration for the State
of Delaware. These functionsv COM
memorating the anniversary of the
birth of Thomas Jefferson, founder of
the Democratic party, are being held
simultaneously in every section Of
the country on April 18th.
Chairman Prettyman and a COM
mittee of young Democrats, to be
appointed by him will have entire
charge of organizing the affairs
throughout the state.
These functions which will i'm fact
he the second annual celebration and
rally of the Young Democratic Clubs
of America may take whatever form
deemed hest by the chairman and his
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Milford chronicle., 1937-04-02
4 PRISONERS PLEAD
GUILTY In SUSSEX
Culprits Took Advantage OF Plead
entity Day To Start Sentences

Four prisoners availed themselves
of the opportunity to plead guilty at
the monthly term OF General Ses-
sions plead guilty" court on Sat
urday last and start serving their
sentences.
Howard Holland of Harbeson, who
ON the night of February 13. shot
Joseph Harmon, Moor, on East
Pine street, Georgetown. was charg-
ed with assault with intent to muir
der. Three bullets were fired into
Harmon's body and for atime 1t was
believed that he would die at the
Beebe Hospital at Lewes. A woman
figured in the dispute. Holland was
sentenced to serve five years in the
county prison at Georgetown by
Resident Judge Charles S. Richards.
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Milford chronicle., 1937-04-02
Other Measures

OF the other three bills one makes
uniform the procedure on interstate
extradition, another makes il pos
sible for the state to compel the at
tendance of a witness who has fed
to or resides in another state, and
the third would authorize Delaware
to enter into compacts with other
states having a similar law for mu-
tual helpfulness in supervision of
persons on parole or probation.
Three bills offered in the House
by Rep. c. p. Holcomb and passed
by that body were given unanimous
approval of the Senate. All of them
relate to New Castle, one author
izing the City Council to sell prop
erty seized for non-payment of taxes
and to give clear title to it; another
authorizing it to borrow $S6.000 for
refunding of outstanding sewer bonds
at lower interest, and the third au-
thorizing the council to retire on $45
monthly persion for life the 75-year-
old town clerk who has served 20
years in the, employ of the city.
Funds For Fire Companies
Representative Ralph's bill au-
thorizing the Levy Court of Sussex
County to appropriate $500 annually
to the Laurel Fire Company for its
ambulance was passed by unani-
nous vote of the Senate which also
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Milford chronicle., 1937-04-02
WOMAN DIES In FIRE
In PRIME HOOK NECK
Kate Brown, ColOred, Fatally Burn
ed When Blaze Destroys Dwelling

Neighbors, powerless to aid,
watched Mrs. Kate Brown, 70-year-
old negro, burn to death at 2 o'clock
last Friday morning on her farm
hcme at Prime Hook Neck, 10 miles
south of Milford
Mrs. Browns body dropped
through from the second to first
floor as flames swept through to de-
stroy the house. She lived alone.
Neighbors summoned the Carlisle
Fire Company of Milford after dis
covering the fire. The nearest house
was about quarter mile distant.
Firemen were unable to enter the
building. The fire burned itself out
about o'clock in the morning. Loss
of the home was estimated at $500
to 5000. Origin of the fire was un-
determined.