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Milford chronicle., 1938-02-18
YOUTH NABBED TWELVE
HOURS AFTER ROBBERY
Alleged Offender Getting Ready To
Leave City When Arrested

Four officers working on a tip
arrested a 20-year-old youth last
Saturday within 70 hours after he
allegedly broke into Norman Wind
sor's Cafe in Milford and stole over
a hundred dollars.
State Detective Wharton said the
youth. Frank Carsese alias Frank
Auriemena, confessed the robbery.
Carsese was seized shortly before
noon in an automobile police said
he had hired to fee town. The money.
was found In a bag. He entered the
store through back window. police
said. and took the money from a
cash drawer which he forced open.
Offlcer Wilson w. Moore of the
police, and State Policemen
Conrad and Purnell worked with
Wharton in the arrest
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-18

Land is our greatest natural re-
source! The use to which II is put
and the ability of that use to pro-
duce income determines it's value.
Consequently, II you, as a landowner,
permit your little-used fields. swami
by corners and steep. outlying hill
sides to lie idle, you are reducing
your own income. Why not put your
loafing lands to work by planting
forest trees that win eventually pro-
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-18
YOUTHS HELD HERE
FOR STEALING CRATES
Are Alleged To Have Removed Them
From Milford Brick Yard

Officers Moore of the local police,
and Constable Harry Vinyard Of Mil
ford, are being cOmplimented on de-
teetive work in locating in Whining
ton a large quantity of iron that had
been stolen from the brick yard OF
C. V. Wilkerson, near Milford. valued
at S170.
Twenty-Five new iron CRATES, val
ued at $125. Five hundred pounds OF
old crate iron worth IS and one new
grinding iron at $40 were recovered.
The officers learned that iron OF
this character had been purchased
by a junk dealer of Wilmington.
Then they learned he had purchased
ii through a Dover dealer who said
secured it from a young man of Mil
ford. This young man it is said i'm
plicated five other youths Of Milford,
all of whom were given a hearing
by Justice Of the Peace Harry b.
Thaw. and held under $500 bail for
court.
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-18
REA OFFICIALS TO AID
PROJECT IN DELAWARE

Rural Electrical Administra-
tion officials from Washington
will come to Delaware next
week to assist farmers in sign
ing contracts and completing
preliminary work in connec-
tiOn with the project, it was
announced Wednesday night at
a mass meeting of farmers in
Grange Hall. The program was
similar to the one held Tues
day night in Georgetown to
promote interest in electrifica-
tion of the countryside.
Among the speakers were
Lee C. Prickett, agricultural
engineer; Walton Moultons r.
E. A. utilization division; Ro-
land Marsh. project superin-
tendent. and Alex D. Cobb.
Mrs. ElVa S. Bonannan gave a
cooking demonstration. County
Agent Russell Wilson presided.
About $50 attended.
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-18
Delaware State Poultry Assn.
Sponsoring An Essay Contest

To stimulate the use of eggs and
to drive home the Importance of the
poultry industry to Delaware peo-
pie, the Delaware State Poultry As
sociation is sponsoring an essay con-
test open to any Delaware boy or
girl eighteen years Of age or young
er.
In announcing the contest, Charles
H. Conaway, Greenwood. secretary
of the Egg Publicity Committee Of
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-18
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY

The regular monthly meeting OF
the American Legion Auxiliary was
held on Monday evening at the home
Of Mrs. Anthony Summers. Most all
officers and committee chairmen
were present.
Various activities during the past
month were reported by the welfare
and unit activity chairman. 1t was
voted to donate sums to both the
Boy Scouts and school cafeteria.
Mrs. Gibson reported the essay con-
test was being taken care Of by the
English department in the high
school. 1t was decided TO hold a
covered dish luncheon on March is
at the home of Mrs. Augustus Faix.
All members are urged to be pres
ent and bring a guest.
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-18
HENRY RIDGELY NAMED
TO EDUCATION BOARD

Henry Ridgely, we'll known,
OF Dover, former member of
the State Board Of Education,
was appointed to the board by
Gov. Richard C. McMullen
Wednesday.
He takes the place of Warner
w. Price Of Smyrna. who died
last week.
Mfr. Ridgely had resigned
from the board last year.
The governor also appointed
]. r. Donovan Of Holly Oak as
a trustee OF Ferris Industrial
School to I'LL the vacancy
caused by the resignation OF
Richard Sellers.
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-18

the Association, said that every ef-
fort was to be made to inform Del
aware people Of the health value Of
eggs as food.
The association has chosen the
subject, "The Value of Eggs as
Food" as the subject for the essays
to be submitted. According to Coma
way, all essays must be in his Office
in Greenwood on or before March /.
rTwn 10 Page 9, PlsassJ
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-18
State Forestry Dept Urges
Reforestation Of Idle Acres

duce forest products for use ON the
farm for future commercial timber?
Your State Forestry Department
maintains a nursery solely for the
production of suitable reforestation
stocks and sells the little trees at
figure low enough that any land
owner can afford to buy and plant
them. The Department further Of
fers to send a representative to aid
TTHys 10 PAGE 2. PleaSej
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-18
MILFORD H. s. SW AMPS
DOVER, Han On
Sink Capital Five s9-Is; HARRINGTON
1914; Have Perfect Record

Milford High Schools undefeated
quintet added another victim to its
growing list at Dover last Friday
night, when Dover High fell before
its powerful attack. The score was
80 to IL.
Holzmueller and L. wilkins led the
Milford attack against Dover, the
former being the games high scor-
er, with ten points. Murphy and
Massey topped the Dover scorers, .
In the preliminary game, the MIL
ford Jay Wees team defeated the Do
yer Jay Wees II to Is. =
The lineup:
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-18
FRANK AUSTIN, MILFORD
PRESIDENT OF EGG CLUB
Local Man Discussing Expansion
With County Agent X. !. Wilson

WIN AUNMAJ ARNAAA ~ -
The success of the Diamond Egg
Club, which has been in operation IN
Sussex county for the past year and
now has a membership of over twen-
ty leading poultrymen, has resulted
In commercial egg producers IN other
sections OF the state becoming inter
ested IN forming similar clubs for the
purpose Of improving the quality OF
eggs and receiving better market
prices.
The Diamond Egg Club was or
ganized about a year ago under the
direction of Byard V. carmean, as
sistant agricultural agent OF Sussex
county, with the cooperation Of ten
poultrymen, and within the past year
the membership has been more than
doubled with indications pointing
toward a further increase as the club
continues TO make progress. At re-
cent meeting of the club, Frank b..
Austin Of Milford was elected presi-
dent; Pratt Cooper OF Delmar, vice
president; Albert N. Hill OF Bethel.
secretary, and Charles N. Carey OF
Georgetown, treasurer.
TTaHa r. R<Ss ;. Ple9tel
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-18
MILFORD BOY HONOR
STUDENT AT PRINCETON
]. L. Latehum, Sophomore At Uni
versity, Invited To Join Honor Group

J. Levin Latchum, Oldest son of
former State Senator and Mrs. j..
Harry Latchum, of Milford, has been
advised by the faculty head at Prin-
ceton University at Princeton, N. j.,
that he, through excellent marks in
philosophy, military science. psy-
chology and, geology. is eligible for
membership in the select honor
group at the university. Students to
be eligible for membership in this
body must obtain grades of excel
lence in all their subjects.
Levin, a graduate OF the Milford
High School, is also active in extra
activities at Princeton.
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-18
MILFORD
DOVER
Totals
referee: Hurley.

Tuesday evening the locals repeat
ed and scored their twelfth straight
victory Of the current season on
their own court. defeating Harring-
ton High, 80 to IA.
The first half was slow with Mill
ford holding 1874 edge, but in the
final chapter Coach Herb Elliott's
TErH 10 Page 8. PisaSeI
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-18
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, February 9, To
Tuesday, February Is, Inclusive

Charles ]. Holzmueller, local wea-
ther recorder, reports the following
weather conditions for Milford, from
Wednesday, February 8, to Tuesday,
February Is, inclusive:
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-18
ORDER ON STOP
SIGNS IN EFFECT
"StOp" Means Just That
AS New Rules Become
Active.
ONE NABBED so FAR

Stop!
And it means just that at all road
intersections in this State, where
stop signs have been erected.
Secretary of State Charles l. Ter
ry, Jr., backed by the State and
Wilmington police forces, put his
new regulations on stop signs into
effect on Tuesday of this week.
Slipping into second gear and
inching across intersections with
out stopping when a sign says stop"
can get you into plenty of trouble.
You can lose your license for 10
days, and if that doesn't stop you
and YOU become a third offender,
you can lose the right to drive for
one year.
State police kept an eye out this
week for possible violatOrs as the
rule became effective. So far, only
one motorist was reported te have
drifted by a stop sign.
Maryland. meanwhile, has notified
this State Of willingness to cooper
ate in enforcing the new regulation
ANY Maryland driver rensiesed tssies
within a year for failing to stop at
an intersection is liable for 10
day suspension of his divers IL
cense.
Promises Cooperation
Walter r. Rudy. Maryland COM
missioner of motor vehicles, said MS
department will cooperate fully with
the Delaware department.
It is anticipated Pennsylvania
authorities will also cooperate.
The new ruling provides that
person arrested for violating the
rule the first time must take a new
examination in driving and that for
a second offense his license will be
suspended 70: 10 days.
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-18
Temperature
Total Rainfall
Snow

February ~ .......- 2 inches
The following winds and eondi-
tions prevailed during the same per-
icd:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-02-24
To Give Lighting Demonstration

Albert V. Krewatch, specialist in
agricultural engineering, University
of Maryland, will be in Garrett county
next week giving a demonstration on
uses of electricity for farmers in the
Pleasant Valley community, and also
conducting a lighting and remodel
ing of lamp demonstration at Grants
vile and Oakland.
The demonstration on uses of cleo
tricity will be given in the Sunnyside
Grange Hall on Thursday evening,
March g. There is possibility of an
extension line being constructed thru
this section by the West Maryland
Power Company, John H. Garter,
county agent, stated, and approx
mately fifty farmers are DESTROYS of
having electric service in their homes
and on their farms.
The demonstration on lighting and
remodeling of lamps will be held at
Grantsville, Wednesday afternoon,
March 2, and in Oakland, Thursday
afternoon, March 3.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-02-24
Truck Load Limits Set For This
Area BY Commission

The following roads in Garrett
county are those upon which the State
Roads Commission has set a maxi
mum truck weight of 10000 pounds
limit until further notice:
Oakland to Gortner; Route PIG to
Pennsylvania Line via Friendsville;
Grantsville to Bittinger; Hoyes to
Friendsville, from Route 219 to Hoyes
towards Friendsville; Hoyes Run
road, Power House to Route PIG to
McHenry; Cove road, from Route PIG
to the Cove; Glendale road, Thayer-
vile to Glendale bridge; Rock Lodge
road, Route 219 to Bittinger; Pleas
ant Valley road, Loeb Lynn to Pleas
ant Valley; Crellin road, from Crellin
to West Virginia line; Bloomington
road, from Bloomington to top OF
Backbone Mountain; Avilton road,
from Route 40 to Avilton; Steyer
road. Gormania to Steyer, to Kearney;
Underwood road, Oakland to Under
wood; GAINESVILLE road, Oakland to
Youghiogheny River bridge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-02-24
PLANS FOR SAVAGE RIVER
DAM SENT TO WPA OFFICE
Upper Potomac River Commits
sion Informed Of Action

George W. Legge, chairman of the
Upper Potomac River Commission,
was notified one day this week by Maj.
w. D. Luplow, district U. S. Army
engineer, that complete plans, speci-
fcations and the analysis of design
for the Savage River dam have been
forwarded to Works Progress Admin
istration officials, Baltimore, through
the office of the chief of U. S. Army
engineers.
Rock cores and soil samples used in
Washington in preparation of the
plans will be placed in the storage
shed at the dam.
This action on the part Of the en-
gineers brings the dam step nearer
realization. 1t is now up to WPA Off
cials to act one way or the other on
the plans. The structure would cost
several million dollars.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-02-24
Youth Club Selects Miss Jessie
Guard As It's President

Officers in the Garrett County
Youth club were elected for the COM
ing year, at meeting of that organ-
cation at Friendsville last Friday
evening in the Friendsville High
school.
Those selected were Miss Jessie
Guard, president; William Wildesen,
president; Robert Dewitt, treas
urer; Miss Mary Jane Porter, secre-
tary; Miss Margaret Rowan, reporter.
Mylo S. Downey, assistant State
Boys Agent, University of Maryland,
gave a talk on the different clubs
throughout the state. The remainder
of the meeting was spent in playing
games and other entertainment.
The Youth club is under the direc-
ton of Miss Mildred Barton, home
demonstration agent, and John H.
Carter, county agent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-02-24
STATE FORESTS INCREASE
1000 ACRES SINCE 1886
Maryland For Years Has Cut
Timber In Excess of Growth

Maryland has added approximately
1900 acres to her forest reserves
since the fall of 1886, according to
Karl E. Pfeiffer, assistant State for
ester.
The State now has 61,755 acres in
forests and parks, but it was stated
the reserves are far short of the goal
of 100000 acres set ten years ago by
F. w. Besley, State forester, and still
further short of the 100000 acres
which the Baltimore Association of
Commerce in a recent study found de-
sirable property to protect the indus
tries of Maryland dependent upon
lumber and other forest products.
Lack of funds, Mr.. Pfeiffer said, has
made it impossible for the State De-
partment Of Forestry to acquire re-
serves any faster. 1t has been spend
ing recently a $4,000 appropriation
from the last Legislature, adding a
few tracts here and there to the
States nine forest and five park areas.
Much of the States forest area is To-
Gated in Garrett county.
The theory behind State acquisition
of public land, it was explained, is
that forest reserves under State own
ership can be used as demonstration
areas to PERSUADE private owners of
timber land to engage in sound con-
servation measures.
Maryland has 2,23O,0OO acres of
forest land, but for decades has been
cutting wood and saw timber at rate
in excess of the annual growth, the
forester explained. The annual pro-
duction has now fallen to a low level.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-02-24
Oakland Cagers Lost To Beall
High, FrOstburg

Beall High cagers of Frostburg
turned back an invading Oakland
High quint last Friday night by a
score of 81 to II. Frostburg held the
edge at the quarters 81, 1876 and
21-8. Critics was high scorer for Oak
land with three field goals, while Fra
zee and Fazzalari each Tailed three
points.
In the preliminary game the Beall
girls swamped the Oakland maidens
Sc to 16.
Oakland High boys also dropped a
close contest with Kingwood on the
local court last Wednesday evening
% to 81.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-02-24
BOARD OF EDUCATION IN
SESSION LAST THURSDAY
Appointment of Several Elemen-
tary Teachers Announced

A number of matters of business
were disposed of at a regular meet
ing of the Board of Education held
last Thursday in the board room at
the Court House. Walter w. Dawson
president, and Walter W. Savage, as
sociate member, were present, in ad-
dition to F. E. Rathbun, County Su-
perintendent.
Reports of auditors of the financial
records of school funds were submit
ted for November and December, 1887
and filed.
Miss Martha Houtari was appointed
assistant teacher in the Kempton ele-
mentary school, and Miss Anna Lou
Use Connolly was officially appointed
assistant teacher in the Oakland ele-
mentary school to supply vacancies
Miss Christine Harper was placed as
principal of the Black Hawk school;
Mrs. Elizabeth K. Rank, as principal
of the Mckenzie school, and Mrs
Mary Jankey-Otto was named prln.
cipal of the Fairview school.
In accordance with a petition from
fourteen citizens of the former Min
eral Spring school community, the
Board advanced for sale the aband-
oned school building and ground tc
George Oester.
Due to small attendance, according
to Superintendent Rathbun, the Board
ordered the Broadford school to be
closed, provided that transportation
costs of pupils is provided from avail
able State funds.
An order was passed instructing
principals of schools of the county
having an assembly room, auditorium
or other types of rooms that may be
rented. to remit all funds received
from rental to the treasurer of the
Board of Education.
Consideration was given to adver-
Using twenty-five schoo. bus routes
of the total number that will expire In
June, 1888, in order to spread the eX-
piration of all such contracts in about
three equal parts for the same number
Of years.
Information was submitted to the
BOARD of the unsuccessful efforts to
purchase two railroad company lots
in Bloomington, which were recon-
mended for school building purposes
along with four other lots Immediately
adjacent thereto.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-02-24
Recovering From Accident

]. Robert Thrasher, who had his leg
broken in two places as the result of
an accident on the Petersburg branch
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
one day last week, is recovering
satisfactorily in Memorial Hospital,
Cumberland, but will be confined there
for about three weeks.
Gay Hayden, Mt. Lake Park, also
suffered injuries in the same accident
but is now at his home after being
at Petersburg for several days.
A crew of six men were on a mo-
torized car on their way to work when
it struck a rock which had become
dislodged and rolled down a mountain
side onto the track Thrasher jumped
from the car and was the only one
seriously injured. Mr.. Hayden suffered
from bruises and shock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-02-24
Four Youths Held On Larceny
Charge

Paul Deal, Elmer Deal, Harold De-
Witt and Robert Enlow, all of Nc
Henry and vicinity, were arrested on
Monday night on charges of larceny
of automobile parts and accessories
from the property of the Reckard and
Glotfelty garage, corner Third and
Oak streets.
Robert Cogley, living nearby, heard
providers about the building and had
c. c. Reckard, one Of the owners, mott
fed. The four youths were overtaken
about a mile north of Oakland and
brought back to town by Mr.. Reck-
ard, who had followed them upon be-
ing made acquainted with the facts.
Among the things pilfered from the
lot where used cars are stored by the
firm were wheels taken from three
cars, and these were thrown from the
automobile in which the youths were
riding. All were recovered, however,
and identified.
Following an investigation made by
States Attorney Fraley, the four are
being held in Jail. They will be given
a hearing in the near future.
One of the youths involved in the
matter had purchased second hand
car from the Gortner garage, Grants
vile.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-02-24
Barn and Contents Destroyed
By Fire Near SwantOn

A large barn on the farm of Will
liam O'Brien, on Meadow Mountain,
near Swanton, and much of its con-
tents, were destroyed by fire of I'M
determined origin about three o'clock
last Saturday morning. Twenty-Five
head of sheep and one calf were in
Guided in the loss in addition to all
feed and grain that were stored in the
building.
Mr.. O'Brien was able to lead four
horses safely from the barn and due
to the warm night his cows were for
tunately left in the field.
The blaze occurred about three
hours after Mr.. O'Brien had heard
commotion among his horses and
had gone to investigate, but finding
no reason for the disturbance, had re-
turned to the house and retired. 1t is
thought the fire may have been start
ed by some transient who was seeking
a place to spend the night.
The barn was one of the largest
in that neighborhood and had been
built about eight years ago. The build
ing was only partially covered by in
surance, and Mr. O'Brien's loss is a
heavy one.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-02-24
MAN SEVERELY BURNED AS
FARM HOUSE is DESTROYED
Russell Dixon, Friendsville, In
Hospital; Friend Home in Ashes

Russell Dixon, twenty-nine-year old
truck driver of near Friendsville, was
burned severely in a fire at $50 last
Thursday morning, which destroyed
the home of Mrs. Neil Friend, located
on Blooming Rose, four miles west of
Friendsville. The blaze started when
a lantern being used by Dixon ex-
ploded.
The house was occupied by Mrs.
Neil Friend and Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine
Friend and daughter. Dixon was en-
ployed at the Friend home.
Mr.. Friend, who like members of
his family, escaped from the burning
structure in their night clothing, drove
Dixon to the office of DR.. w. C. Ned
row, at Friendsville, where the injured
man was given first aid before being
taken on to Memorial Hospital, Cum
berland, for further treatment.
While in Friendsville Mr.. Friend no.
titled the Friendsville Fire Depart
ment, which Immediately responded
to the alarm and arrived at the scene
shortly before the house was entirely
destroyed. No water being available at
the house, the fremen turned their at
tention to saving a small dwelling
located nearby by use of the booster
tank on the equipment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-02-24
TWO ARE DEAD AS RESULT
OF COLLISION ON TUESDAY
Wade Friend, Is, Friendsville,
And Mrs. Grace Benson, Eli
OttsviIle, Pa, Are Victims
FOUR OTHERS ARE HURT

A head-on collision of two automo-
biles on Summit Mountain, National
Highway, near Uniontown, Pa, on
Tuesday, February Is, resulted in the
death of two persons and serious in
jury to four others.
Wade Friend, 18, of Friendsville,
son of Herman Friend, suffered a
fracture of the skull and died the fol-
lowing day in Uniontown hospital
He was married on January 20, at
Oakland, to Miss Gertrude Mae
Friend, daughter of Archibald Friend,
and resided near Keller Glade in Gar
rett county.
The other person to die as a result
of the accident was Mrs. Grace Ben
son, of Elliottsville, Pa, who received
fractures Of the skull, jaw and left
leg. Mrs. Benson succumbed last
Friday morning.
Mrs. Benson was in the Benson car
in company with her husband, C. M.
Benson, who was also injured but is
said to be recovering in hospital at
Uniontown.
Others who received injuries We're
Everett Friend, 20, son of Beeson
Friend; Eugene Friend, IS, son of
George Friend, both of Friendsville,
and Ward Livengood, 20, Hazelton, w.
Va, driver of one of the cars involved
in the collision.
The condition of Everett Friend is
regarded as critical by hospital at
taches. Eugene Friend was released
from the hospital on Saturday. George
Friend and Livengood are said to be
improving slowly and are still at the
hospital.
The accident was investigated by
members of the State constabulary of
Pennsylvania,
Funeral services for Wade Friend
were conducted Saturday morning,
February 10, from the Blooming Rose
church, west of Friendsville, with in
terment in the church cemetery. The
service was largely attended by rela-
tives and friends of the deceased.