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Milford chronicle., 1937-07-16
MILFORD WILL PLAY z
GAMES SUNDAY, JULY Is
WOOdstOwn AvlatOrs To Return For
Double Headers

The Milford baseball team will
play a double header on Sunday
July Is, with the Woodstown Avia-
tors at their ball park in town. This
game was scheduled for last Sunday,
but was postponed. The Aviators are
a well-known team around Milford,
having played the locals several
times last year and twice this sea-
son. Both times this year they have
been beaten, but since then they
have been strengthened by players
from the Salem, N. j., team. and
promise to put up good fight. Hall
and Selby will be the starting pit
chers for the home club.
Up to date Milford has had an ex-
cellent season, winning eleven out
of fourteen games. The only con-
tests lost were one each to Newark.
the Wilmington Diamond Ice team
and to- she strong Oxford Pa. clue
two weeks ago. Manager Grier
plans to meet this club again in Au-
gust to play off the tie which re-
suited from their two-game series
played over the Fourth of July.
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-16
UNEMPLOYMENT BODY
TO ISSUE REPORT
Forms VIII Be Mailed Every En-
ployer In State In August

A status report" form will be
mailed to every employer in Della
ware early in August, according to
DR.. Charles NJ. Wharton, executive
director of the State Unemployment
Compensation Commission. This
form, which really is QUESTIONABLE
on the number and types of employ
ees of a given business establish
ment, will be used in determining
which employers in the State are re-
quired to make contributions to the
State unemployment fund.
At the meeting of the commission
on Monday it was decided to request
bids from all interested parties on
the printing of the forms. Closing
date for bids will be Saturday, July
"a. Sealed bids will be opened at the
meeting of the commission on Mon
day, July 26. The award will be
made at that time for delivery on
August 5.
Generally speaking" said DR..
Wharton, employers who are sub
ject to the excise tax levied under
title VIII of the Social Security Act
will also be responsible for this
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Milford chronicle., 1937-07-16
BOUTS AT COMMUNITY
BLDG. HERE TONIGHT
Ccllister Opposes White In Wind.Up
Excellent Gard

The non-commissioned officers
club of Battery F. 19sth Coast Ar
tillery, Milford. will again put on an
all-star boxing tournament. The
tournament will be held in the Mil
ford Community Building tonight
First bout at S:15 o'clock sharp.
There will be seven bouts, each a
five rounder. The card follows:
Bout one-Ross Lockwood. III 10
of Milford VS.. Petey Truitt, 1913 10,
of Milford. These are TWO of Mil
ford's outstanding coiored fighters
and are noted for their speed and
hitting ability.
Bout two-Walt Davis. 1873 10. of
Milford VS.. Red Malone, 1876 10. OF
New York Both hoys are in top
notch form, with Davis, the rugged
protege of Harry Davis, given the
edge by local sportsmen.
Bout three-Harry Ewes, 1870 10. of
Trenton, N. j., VS.. Herb Webb. 135 10,
Milford. Webb. entering the ring af
ter long lay-off. promises a real
battle.
Bout four-Leroy Parker. 1856 10.
of Milford VS.. Amos Vann. 1872 10,
of Milford. Parker is the recognized
king of the colored lightweights and
expects to defeat Vann for his fourth
straight victory.
Bout five-Tony Riley. 1870 10. of
VS.. Lloyd Hunt of Mil
ford. Riley is one of the finest box
ers ever to appear on the Eastern
Shore. Hunt is the former light
weight champ of Fort Hamilton, N.
Y.
Bout six-Jiggs Greenly. 145 10. of
VS.. Dominica Tobacco. 144
ID, of Patterson, N. J. Tobacco is the
lad who whipped Collister so badly
4 short time ago. This is Greenly's
irst appearance in the local ring
since his knockout by Eddie Gut
nan.
Bout seven-Johnny Collister. 1876
b, of Denton, Md, VS.. Jimmy White.
81 10. of Schenectady. N. Y. Collis-
er. plucky fighter, is expected to
i've White. a former Golden Glover.
he battle of his career.
Clement Nevins. second lieutenant
7. G. R.. is promoter and match
maker; Kearney Hitch. referee; Mil /
on A. Brimer. timekeeper. and Cor |
on Love and Heck" Townsend.
udgeg.
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-16
SUSSEX FARM LEADERS
DISCUSS SOIL PLANS
G. A. Taylor, President OF State
Committee, Addresses County Group

Twelve farm leaders of Sussex
county met in the county agricultur-
al agents Office recently to discuss
plans for an agricultural conserva-
tion program in 1888. The group en-
dorsed the 1887 program as good
and sound and did not want any
great changes made from it in the
1888 program. These farmers
brought out In their discussion that
they would like to have emphasis
placed on the methods of establish
ing farm bases in the 1888 pro-
gram. They thought that some stress
should be placed on the crop his
tory of each farm-this history to
be given by the farmer himself and
covering the last six years. This
group also suggested that a balanc-
ed cropping system for our Sussex
farms is another important phase in
our soils.
The turning under of winter le-
gumes or cover crops, following
soil depicting crop, in their estima-
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Milford chronicle., 1937-07-16
TWO LOCAL DWELLINGS
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
Two Cows Killed In Heavy Thunder
Storm On Sunday Night

On Sunday night. during a sharp
thunder storm and driving rain, two
buildings in Milford were struck by
lightning. At about ten-thirty, dur
ing the heaviest part of the shower,
lightning hit a barn owned by John
Nailor, of North Walnut street, Mil
ford, i'm which there were six cows.
Two of the animals were killed. the
others left unharmed. A short time
later, the nearby home of William
McNatt, colored, was struck. dam
aging the roof and chimney. Neither
of the buildings were set on fire,
because both were thoroughly soak
ed by rain at the time.
The rain. which fell in a cloud
burst fashion for a quarter of an
hour. is said to have damaged the
early tomato and corn crops in up
per Sussex and lower Kent coun-
ties The driving wind broke OFF sew
eral large tree limbs in South Mil
ford, and wrecking crew was call
ed out early Monday morning to re-
owe several trees which were blown
across the railroad tracks in the
Glendale swamp. The storm was es-
pecialIy. severe in the Georgetown
and Redden section. farmers report
ing that roofs were blown of OF sew
eral hen houses.
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-16
EXPLOSION OF STOVE
CAUSES BLAZE HERE
Prompt Response OF Local Company
Saved Whitley Wehbs Home

Prompt action by the Carlisle Fire
Company of Milford prevented SER
ious damage and possible injuries to
members of the family of Whitley
Webb on Fisher avenue. South Mil
ford on Monday, when an oil stove
exploded while the parents were
away from home.
Flames spread from the kitchen
to the living room but were quickly
extinguished by firemen. Several
children were in the home at the
time. Several of them, as we'll as
firemen, were made slightly i'll by
the gas fumes. Neighbors, seeing the
blaze. rushed into the house and led
the smaller children to safety.
The fire truck was on the way to
the blaze six seconds after the
alarm was received at the station.
The writer is an eye witness to this
fact, being in front of the building,
when the alarm was received.
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-16
FARM PRODUCE PRICES
LOWER DURING JUNE
Statistician's Report Shows Prices
Lowest Since March

Delaware farmers received lower
prices for the things they had to
sell on June is, 1887, than they did
both one and two months previous
ly, according to word received from
J. A. Ewing. Federal Agricultural
Statistician for Delaware, with office
at College Park. Md.
Mr.. Ewing's report showed that
the June is index of prices received
by Delaware farmers declined seven
points from that of May is and was
nine points below the April is in
dex. However. the index. on June
is. was III or IL per cent higher
than the average for the period Au-
gust. 1909 TO July. 1914.
Only three farm products show
ed any increase in the price receiv-
ed over the figures for May is. Corn
rose one cent to s1.10 a bushel,
hogs rose from $1,000 per hundred
weight to 5000, and horses rose
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Milford chronicle., 1937-07-16
new TELEPHONE
DIRECTORY BEING
PLACED In STATE
Contains Listings Of Sub
scribers In Every Della
ware Community.
.36,8OO LISTIN G. S
New Arrangement Makes
For Quicker And More
Complete References.
$4,000 LISTIN G. S

A new telephone directory con.
tanning in a single volume the list.
ings of subscribers In every COM
munity in Delaware is now being
delivered throughout the State. Dis
tribution began Wednesday, July IA
and will be completed Saturday, the
18th.
This announcement was made this
week by c. Burton Sypherd, manager
for the Diamond State Telephone
Company in this section of the
State. who pointed out that 41.1O0
copies of the new Diamond State
directory will be delivered, 8,100 of
which will be in lower Delaware. A
force of so men will make the dis
tribution.
The new book contains $4,000 list
ings in the white section. These in
clude all subscribers in Delaware,
together with those In twenty-one
nearby out-of-State points which are
called frequently. The yellow Sec
tion contains listings of business
subscribers in Milford and other
communities in lower Delaware.
This new arrangement of the
white section" Mr.. Sypherd explain
ed, was introduced in order to
make the directory a more complete
reference medium. II makes in
stantly available listings which here
tofore subscribers could obtain only
by calling information This fea-
ture should prove to be a real time
saver to telephone users"
Mr. Sypherd pointed out that the
new book has been further simpli-
fed by arranging all the listings al
phabetically, regardless of COM
munity. This makes 1t unneces-
sary to know the name of the ex-
change in order to find a listing" he
said.
There are thousands of new and
changed numbers contained in the
new directory. Hence Mr.. Sypherd
urged everyone to consult the new
book for the correct numbers before
placing calls. especially to subscrib-
ers in Laurel. Seaford, Bridgeville
and Greenwood. In these communi-
ties the dial method of telephone
operation is being placed in service
on July Is. This necessitated chang
ing all telephone numbers here.
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-16
1897 DELMARVA TOUR
PLANNED FOR AUG. 22
Visit To Great Lakes Exhibition Is
Scheduled

A. day at the Great Lakes Exposi-
tion in Cleveland is in store for
those who are planning to join the
fourth annual Delmarva Tour which
is scheduled to leave Wilmington on
August % for Cleveland and De-
troit.
The Delmarva Tour. which is
sponsored annually by the Delmarva
Tour Association in cooperation
with the Agricultural Extension De-
partments of Delaware, Maryland,
and Virginia, was originated in Del
aware in 1884 to give persons living
on the Delmarva Peninsula an op-
portunity to find out how people in
other sections of the country live
and to obtain information and in
spiration" in line with the recon-
mendations made to State Agricul-
tural Extension Departments by
President Theodore Roosevelt's
Country Life Commission which
suggested, that the work by "
so managed as to reach every per-
son in the land with both informa-
tion and inspiration" A more re-
cent official statement of the scope
of extension work adds that ". E.
the aim of extension work should
be towards better, happier and more
homes"
In scheduling visit to the Great
Lakes Exposition for the 1897 Del
marva Tour. Extension officials from
Delaware, Maryland. and Virginia
agreed that the Exposition would do
much to provide information and in
spiration to tour members as we'll
as be an interesting stop for a
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Milford chronicle., 1937-07-16
GOVERNOR NAMES.
TWO ACCIDENT
BOARD MEMBERS
Notifies State Treasurer
OF. Appointments; Re
publicans' Pay To Stop.
QUESTIONS DECISION
Incumbents Will Refuse
To Quit Posts Unless
Forced To By Courts.

Governor Richard C. McMullen
announced Wednesday that the ap-
pointment Of John C. Saylor as the
third and last Democratic member
of the Industrial Accident Board to
supplant a Republican board which
announced 1t would refuse to make
way unless forced to do so by the
courts would be made as soon as he
could obtain legal advice as to the
necessity of asking Mr.. Grantland's 8
resignation before the appointment.
-"I have not acted precipitately in
this matter" the Governor declar-
ed. 81 have been advised by compe-
tent attorneys of both political par
ties that / have the right to make
these appointments.
New Board To Organize
"Sinee the Republican members
have not acted as 1 thought they
would-since they have not been
sporting enough to accept the situa-
toni have decided to appoint Mr..
SayIor and let the board organize"
The Governor said he had notified
State Treasurer Ernest C. Black
stone of the new appointments and
that hence the salaries of the Re-
publican members would cease as of
the time they were supplanted.
Governor McMullen's statement
followed refusal of the board at
Tuesdays meeting to seat his two
appointees, Norman L. Collision of
Bridgeville. and former State Sem
ator J. Harry Latchum of Milford.
to, succeed Capt. Harry v. Lyons of
Lewes, and Robert X. Jones Of Har-
rington. respectively.
Charles HI. Grantland. the third
Republican member. whom Mr.. Say
Tor is expected to succeed, gave the
following statement: sssiss-s;ss,, ,,,.a..
"The Delaware Industrial Acct
dent Board as now constituted will
continue to function as heretofore
in all compensation cases between
Delaware employees and Delaware
employers until such time as the
courts of the State decide other
wise"
Thomas F0ur8cre Removed
Democratic leaders declared that
Mr.. Grantland. himself. was serving
as successor to man who had been
forcibly removed. Thomas Fouracre,
of Middletown. Mr.. Fouracre said he
had resigned at the request of the |
then Governor C, Douglass Buck.
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Milford chronicle., 1937-07-16

s11,215,77O over the previous fiscal
year, or an increase of 40.9 per cent.
Mr.. Deputy said the collections
for the fiscal year, just closed, are
best appreciated by a comparison
with the S12.500.000 collected in the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1884.
Revenue Report To Be Issued
The collector for internal revenue
for Delaware was not prepared this
week to furnish breakdown of the
$62,006.236 total, he said. until Guy
t. Helvering. U. S. collector of in
ternal revenue, makes public his re-
port for the fiscal year in Washing
ton.
Indications are federal income
taxes collected in Delaware for the
fiscal year just closed accounted for
the major part of the sos increase.
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-16
AUTO MISHAPS INJURE
FIVE AT MILFORD
Mrs. Sara Fields Critically Injured
When Struck By Car

Five persons we're injured, one
critically, in three auto accidents at
Milford over the weekend. Mrs
Sarah Fields, of South Milford, age
rs years, is in a serious condition
at the Milford Emergency Hospital
suffering a fracture of the skull and
internal injuries received last Sat
urday evening when she was struck
by a car driven by F. l.. Corbit on
Front street, South Milford. Corbit,
who lives in Cedar Neck, was hell
in $500 bail on a charge of assault
and battery by auto by Magistrate
William E. Lank. Witnesses say
Mrs. Fields walked directly in the
path of the Corbit car.
Mrs. Fields is very hard of hear
ing and it is believed she failed to
hear the horn on the Corbit ma
chine.
State police are looking for the
auto which forced the machine driv-
en- by James Lof1and of Lincoln. off
the highway into a telephone pole
on the road between Frederick Lane
and Tubb's MILL Leroy Coverdale.
owner of the car. received lacera-
tions and Hilda Carpenter. of near
Milford, was admitted to the Milford
Emergency Hospital suffering
spine injury.
Harry Tharp. negro contractor of
Harrington. was fined $50 and costs
on a reckless driving charge by
Lank after his car col
lided with a machine driven by Clar-
ence d. Watson of Cedar Neck in
front of Lovett's nursery on Satur-
day morning. II was Tharp's second
arrest within two months on a reck-
less driving charge. He received lac
arations while Watson suffered a
chest injury.
Only the presence of mind on Mr..
part in swerving his ma
chine, avoided what might of been
1 fatal head-on collision.
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-16
MILFORD MAY ABOLISH
CHIEF OF POLICE POST

City Council on Tuesday ev-
ening decided to do away with
the office of chief of police fer
the time being. There were Is
applicants for the position.
Council plans to hire an
other officer. At present there
are two with a special officer
assisting at night and on Sat-
urdays.
The vacancy in the force
was caused by the death of
Daniel r. Baker, who had SER
we'd as chief for many years.
John H. MuIholIand, promi-
nent Milford manufacturer,
was present and announced he
had had a Philadelphia artist
sketch a design for a seal for
the city. He will have a pen
sketch made from the original
and present IL to the city. The
seal will be used on the city
stationery. City Manager Chas.
E. Banning also announced
that he and Councilman C.. E.
Harrington had completed a
derrick to be used by the city
at a cost of approximately
$4,000. A new derrick would
have cost the city $3,500.0O.
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-16
LEGION TO MEET
AT REHOBOTH
AUGUST 2O-21
Officers Will Be Elected
At 10Th Annual COnven-
tiOn Of State Group.
BANQUET AUGUST 20

The nineteenth annual convention
of the Delaware Department of the
American Legion will be held in Re-
hoboth on August 20 and 81.
The convention is called for the
purpose of electing officers for the
ensuing year, amending the depart
ment constitution, to elect delegates
and alternates to the nineteenth an
nual convention in New York, Sep
tember 20 to %. and for the trans
action of such other business as may
come before 1t. e' ~.
Representation in the convention
shall be by post, and IN accordance
with the provisions of the depart
ment constitution (Art. W.
Each post shall be entitled to two
delegates, by virtue of charter and
to one additional delegate for each
fifty members or major fraction
thereof. fully paid by that post. ac-
cording to the books of the depart
ment adjutant. at midnight, Wednes-
day, July 20.
Each post is entitled to send to,
and to seat in the convention a num-
ber of alternates equal to the num-
ber of delegates to which such post
is entitled.
Alternates will have power to vote
only in the absence of the regular
delegates.
The selection of alternates to rep
resent absent delegates is matter
for the decision within the respec-
tive delegations.
Each post in the department shall
send to the department adjutant 80
days prior to the convention. a list
of its delegates and alternates, to-
gether with the registration fee of
$1.0O for each delegate to which the
post is entitled.
ANY resolutions to be submitted |
by a post for the consideration of
the department convention must be |
in the hands of the department ad-
jutant, typewriter in triplicate, ten
days preceding the department con-
II is extremely important
that all posts comply with this re-
quest, so that the proposed resolu-
lions may be classified and referred
TO the standing committee of the
The annual banquet will be held
at $3.50 p. m, standard time. Friday,
August 20, in the dining room of the
Hotel Belhaven.
The opening session of the con-
,ention will be called at 8 a. M,
standard time. August 81, for the
,urrose of receiving reports of Off
ers and committee chairmen, and
o transact such other business as
nay come before the convention.
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-16
$62,OO6,236 u. S.
Taxes Paid In State
During Fiscal Yea,
Collections 60.5 Per Cent Greater Than Previous "
Months; Income Assessments Account For Major
Portion of Record Total For State

Federal taxes collected in the Dis
trict of Delaware for the fiscal year.
ending June 80. 1887, reached an all
time high of s62.006, ,236.20, 1t was
revealed this week by Willard r.
Deputy, collector for this district.
Emphasizing that the figure in
cluded all federal taxes, including
the new social security and old age
pension taxes, Mr.. Deputy also
stressed that the latter did not bulk
very large in the total picture.
Increase Is COS Per Cent
The increase over the previous
fiscal year amounted to s23,3s3, 1858.
or sos per cent. The total federal
taxes collected in this district for
the fiscal year ending June 30. 1886.
amounted to $3S.622,S6S. That
amount represented an increase of
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-16
]. II. LATCHUM Is
APPOINTED TO
ACCIDENT BOARD
Milford Man Appointed to
Take Place Held By r.
X. Jones, Harrington.
FORMER S NATOR

Governor Richard C. McMuller
appointed a second Democrat
Harry Latchum of Milford-to the
Industrial Accident Board on Mon
day on the eve of a showdown over
whether the all-Republican board
can be supplanted.
Mr.. Latchum, a former State Sen
ator, has been a prominent factor
in lower Delaware politics for over
twenty years.
The board met on Tuesday in the
Equitable Trust Building, Whining
ton. to consider seven cases. Mr..
Latchum and the other recently ap-
pointed Democrat, Norman L. Colli-
son. of Bridgeville. were present at
the meeting,
The three Republicans were also
present and proceeded to hear the
seven cases in spite of the Cover
nor's appointments.
The Republicans are Robert X.
Jones, Harrington, chairman. whom
Mr.. Latchum was appointed to sue
coed: Capt. H. V. Lyons of Lewes.
WHO'LL MI AOlllSDu w dS dppOlhNCQ "
succeed, and Charles H. Grantland
of Wilmington. who will probably be
succeeded by John Saylor. Whining
ton.
Governor McMullen has quoted
the law as giving him the right to
remove all the members with or
without cause" One person very
close to the whole situation said
this gives the Republican members
no worry whatever.
Cases which the board considered
are as follows:
Irwin G. Leighton VS.. Clarence
Chew; Bella Goldstein VS.. the
French Shop, Inc; Francis Riccio
VS.. Delaware Rayon Company; Con-
cetta CataIano. widow of Vincent
Catalano. VS.. General Chemical
Esther Handy VS.. Nc
Nichol Paving and Construction
William Owens VS.. Harry
S Lynch Company. and Robert Hill
VS.. Board Water and Light Commits
sioners of New Castle.
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-16
STAFES NAMED
FORFIVESAEETY
LINES IN STATE
Annual Campaign Opened
At NelCark, DOUer And
Georgetown Yesterday.
Cars Will Be Inspected
Here From July % To
July 81.

Officials and attendants for the
five safety lanes to be conducted
during the annual motor vehicle in
spection campaign which began yes
terday, Thursday, July Is, and will
close on August 81, were announced
last week.
Maurice Emory and John Fisher
are in charge of the two Whining
ton lanes. The attendants for these
lanes, who will be divided off into
three crews, are:
Allan J. Nagowski, Edward Ols-
cen, Carl Dale, William Maloney.
Thomas A. Connelley, John ]. Bickle,
John D'Amico, George Hart, Hilton
Burns, John Gibney, Robert Han
cock, Charles Donohue, X. L. Grove.
John J. Kerrigan, Stanley Abredekci,
John Glenn, and Frank Brodey.
Rural New Castle Lane
James Lawler is in charge of the
rural New Castle county lane, with
the following attendants: Lester
Hatfield, New Castle; James Lawler.
New Castle; Edwin r. Wilson, Bear;
Robert Hancock, Newark; Norman
Reynolds, Odessa; James Weber and
J. E. Latta, Townsend, and John r.
Pratt.
Lewis Slaughter is in charge of
the Kent county lane, with the fol-
lowing attendants: Courtland Har-
desty, Lawrence Hates. William
Craig, Warner Price. Jr., Bert Bur-
slem, and Rodney Bice.
Sussex Lane
Ebe T. Walter is in charge of the
Sussex county lane, with the follow
ing attendants: Robert Tunnel,
Georgetown; Ashur Carey, Jr., Rox-
ana; Thurman Rodgers, Frankford;
George Derrickson, New Castle; Jer-
ry Wagaman, Harbeson, and James
Marvel, Georgetown. se'sg is=.sss'sts z
Robert Walker Of Dover is over
seer for the inspection campaign.
Registration Greater
Increased auto registration and
the fact that every serial and motor
number will be checked will cause
the lanes to be buster this year than
heretofore, Zack W. Wells, deputy
motor vehicle commissioner. declar-
ed.
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