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Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
MILFORD M. P. CHURCH
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Pastor Bailey Invited To Return For
Fifth Year; Church In Good Shape

The Methodist Protestant Church
of Milford held its annual business
meeting on Monday night. Reports
were submitted from the various de-
partments of the church which
showed that the church was in
splendid condition. The pastor re-
ported some of his activities during
the year. He reported he had been in
the pulpit twice each Sunday the
whole year. No vacation had been
taken so far as the regular services
were concerned. Certain recOmmen-
datiOns were made by the pastor
which were adopted with the entire
report. The Sunday school reported
a balance of cash on hand of $97 af-
ter all expenses were paid.
The officers of the church were
elected as follows. the board of trus-
tees the same as last year, except E.
Anderson who has been a trustee
ever since the church was organized.
and now inactive because of infirSl-
tiles. was elected a member emerit-
us; and N. B. Downing was elected
as an active member. The board OF
stewards was elected the same as
last year. John wilkins was elected
superintendent of the Sunday school
for the nineteenth consecutive year.
For r8 years, Mr.. wilkins has not
missed Sunday from Sunday
school. Fulton Downing was elected
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Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
ORANGES TO GATHER
AT BARRATT'S SUNDAY
VIII Be Second Annual Observance
OF Rural Life Sunday

All the oranges of the State will
gather at historic old Barratt's
Chapel on Sunday, May %, at 2:3O
o'clock, standard time.
Rev. DR.. Frank Herson, pastor OF
the Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church, Milford, will be the guest
speaker.
This will be the second annual OBJ
servance of Rural Life Sunday by
the oranges of Delaware. Last year
practically all of the 1900 grangers
in the State attended the rally.
The following program has been
arranged by the Worthy State chap
lain, Howard r. Moore, of Milford:
Prelude, Miss Mary Hynson, Smyr-
na Grange.
Call TO worship. State Chaplain
Howard r. Moore. Milford Grange.
Hymn, congregation.
Prayer, Rev. William Wilson. Past
State Chaplain. Henlopen Grange,
Rehoboth.
Special music. Miss Mary Hynson.
Responsive reading, chaplain and
congregation.
Announcements and Offering.
Sermon. Rev. DR.. Frank Herson.
Hymn, congregation.
Benediction, Rev. G. w. Dawson,
pastor Of Barrati J Chapel.
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
STATE POULTRYMEN
INVITED TO MD. MEET
Invitation For DelaWareahs To Az.
tend July Rally S Received

An invitation to the pOultrymen Of
Delaware has been received by
Frank B. Austin, president of the
Delaware State Poultry Association,
from John w. Snoddy, president of
the Maryland State Poultry Council,
to join in with the Maryland poultry
raisers at their summer meeting and
worlds poultry congress rally which
will be held July q and Is at Ocean
City. Md.
This announcement was made re-
Gently by H. L. Richardson, extern
sion poultry specialist of the Uni
versity of Delaware, and acting sec
retary for the Delaware State POul-
try Association, and is being releas-
ed to the newspapers of the State
through the Office of Kent County
Agent Russell p. Wilson, who Is
State director of publicity in con-
nection with this seventh worlds
poultry congress and exposition to
be held in Cleveland. Ohio, next
summer during the period from July
2S to August 7.
The purpose of this summer meet
ing at Ocean City, Md, will be to
stimulate interest in this worlds
poultry congress, and the details of
the program will be announced later
as the plans are completed. Poultry
men in each State of the Union are
being given the opportunity to pur-
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Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
SAFETY COUNCIL
WARNS WILD DRIVERS
Continued Disregard OF Safety Rules
Often Ends In Tragedy

The Delaware Safety Council is
somewhat amazed at the manner in
which many people regard safety.
Some think that the practice Of rea-
sonable care and caution is demon
stration of cOwardice and is some
thing associated with children or old
people. Others flaunt their disregard
of safety as an indication of their
bravery and hardness. when as a
matter of fact this is merely an ex-
hibition of exaggerated egotism.
A continued disregard of safe
thinking and acting can, beyond the
slightest doubt, bring nothing but
tragedy to those involved or their
associates. Safety is a practical
ideal and is merely the state of mind
to which the individual, who prac-
tices it. has arrived at the point
where they intelligently analyze the
modern day hazards and apply such
methods as will cope with them.
Life is replete with hazards, many
of which can never be eliminated,
but surely there is no excuse for
continually exposing oneself to the
liability of an unnecessary accident
Can you imagine for a moment
that Commander Byrd or Colonel
Lindberg overlooked the element of
safety in their exploits? Did they
make their plans for safety in secret
as though it was something to be
ashamed of? You know the answer
as we'll as the writer.
Some philosophers claim that life
without danger is drab and uninter-
esting and that exposure to these
hazards provide the real thrill of
life. The Safety Council contends,
and their contentious are admirably
in our automobile death
record, that the real thrill in life
comes from meeting these hazards
and without bodily
harm. That is the true essence Of
safety.
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
ANNUALSPRHNG
CONCERT HERE
NEXT FRIDAY
Third Annual Milford
High School Affair to be
Held In Auditorium.
MILLER rs DIRECTOR
Program viii Consist Of
Numbers By Orchestra,
Glee Clubs And Chorus.

The third annual spring concert
of the Milford Junior-Senior High
School will be held on Friday night.
May q. at 8 O'Clock, In the Milford
High School Auditorium. William E.
Miller, director Of music, will he in
charge and conduct. Miss Florence
F. Horn, music teacher of the ele-
mentary school and William Mitten
will be accompanies. The program
will be as follows:
Milford High School Orchestra
New York Life" Asher, ar
ranged by Fred Lampe.
2@"The Dream" Asher, arranged
by Fred Lampe.
3-"Cupid's Heart" Asher, ar
ranged by Fred Lampe.
4-Medley-0vertuTe, Asher, ar
ranged by Fred Lampe.
H-MllfOrd Junior High School
Girls GIee Club
1-"How Lovely is the Evening"
Round.
2-"My Homeland" Swedish Folk
Song.
3-"On the Lagoon" Brahms, ar
ranged by Ira Wilson.
4-"Moonbeams," Herbert-BlOs-
som.
5-"Day Is Done," U. S. Army
Bubble Call.
HI-7.1 Section
1-"Pale Moon," Logan.
2-"I Passed by Your window"
Brake-Lucas.
V-MilfOrd High School Mixed
Chorus
1-"SOng of Home" from New
World Symphony" DoOrah.
Pin Sweden Swedish Folk
Tune, (Vermelandl.
"Integer Vitae" F. Flemming.
"Hallelujah Chorus" from ~ Mes
sia1. g. F. Handel.
Remarks by Robert E. Shilling
of Milford Schools.
V-MiIfOrd High School Band
military March, E. Bucher.
2-"SoIdier's Chorus" from
Faust" Gounod.
S-"Petronel March," C. w. Ben
nett.
E"Star SpangIed Banner" Smith.
The Milford High School Orchestra
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Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
MEMORIAL POPPIES
MADE BY VETERANS
Sales Made On Poppy Day By Local
Auxiliary Units Aids State Men

The memorial poppy made by dis
abled World War veterans in gov
ernment hospitals and in GONZALES
cent work rooms scattered over the
United States will be offered to the
people in Delaware by the various
American Legion Auxiliary units on
Poppy Day.
The entire receipts from the poppy
sales of the auxiliary are devoted by
it to the welfare and rehabilitation.
Welfare to this organization means
child welfare. All child welfare
funds are distributed under social
service directions. State and school
nurses report many cases. In some
homes large families are furnished
with necessary clothing and food.
The auxiliary has spent nearly one
thousand dollars this past year in
direct relief. A large amount of this
money is spent locally.
While it may not be known to the
majority of the people in this State
there is not one single veteran from
Delaware in any government hospi-
tai that does not receive a gift at
Christmas time with his name on it,
wrapped especially for him by some
member of the American Legion
Auxiliary in his own State. This may
not seem very important to the peo-
pie on the outside with health. home
and family. but to these veterans
(some of them there for the rest OF
their lives) this means more than
the average tongue can express.
Delaware having no veterans hos
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Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
MHFORD'S new
WATER TANK IS
TAKING SHAPE
Tank Will Have Storage
Capacity OF 25O,OOO Gal
Ions, Increase Pressure.
SHUMAN IN CHARGE
Aerial Warming Lights To
Be Lighted At Night To
Guide Airplanes.
SHUMAN IN CHARGE

The elevated water tank being
erected on Pearl Alley, Milford, is
daily growing in height and dwarf
ing the old municipal standpipe,
which was erected over forty years
ago.
The new tank will have a storage
capacity of 250,000 gallons of water
as compared to 1880 gallons in the
old standpipe and only about one
third of the storage in the old stand
pipe is available as pressure sup
ply.
The balcony around the new tank,
which was first constructed, is III
feet, 8 inches above the foundations.
The bottom of the double-ellipsoidal
tank will be an even 100 feet above
the foundations and the hneal 1S6
feet, making the top 36 feet above
the old 100 foot high standpipe.
The Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel
Company, contractors for the tank,
were low bidders under contract No.
2 of the project now under con-
struction with the assistance OF the
Public Works Administration. ]. w.
Shuman is superintendent in charge
of construction. Mr.. Shuman has
handled the erection of steel water
tanks and standpipes for over TWEEN
ty years. The efficiency of the erec-
tion of the local project reflects his
experience and ability, which has in
cluded the supervision of the eree-
ton of a one million gallon elevated
water storage tank at Columbus, 0.
To recognize the size Of the Mil
ford tank it should be noted that the
total load carried by the pile foun-
dation will be approximately 2,1S4,-
900 pounds requiring 40 concrete
piles driven to provide a bearing ca
pacity of IS tons each.
The water load alone viii total p
$4,000 pounds and the steel used
weighs over 40 tons. In the con-
struction 1882 rivets will be used
The diameter of the tank wfil be SS
feet.
Aerial warning lights will be
lighted at night on top of the tanks
as a warning to airplanes. In the
daytime the tank will be visible for
many miles. It will be painted with
aluminium and have the name OF
Milford painted on two sides in
black letters five feet high.
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Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
MILFORD SCHOOLS TO
HAVE EXHIBIT OF ART
Exhibition VIII Be Held In The Ele-
mentary Building On May 2e

There will be an exhibition of the
work in art done by the pupils OF
the Milford Special District Schools
in the elementary school building on
Thursday, May 26 from 8 to p. m.
This will include work of all ele-
mentary grades and the art class in
the high school.
Because of the Swedish Tercenten-
ary this year some of the classes
have put special emphasis on the
study of interesting facts concern
ing these early settlers and their
homeland. Art has been developed
along these lines in several rooms.
In connection with the work OF
the children there will be an exhi-
bition of Swedish crafts which has
been loaned to the school for our
enjoyment and appreciation.
They hope that all parents of the
children and their friends will go to
the school on Thursday, May rs, be-
tween three and five in the after
noon.
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
REHOBOTHDHNNER
PLANNED DBY COP.
State Chairman To Sug-
gest Committee To Stu
dy Platform.

State Senator Ebe II. Chandler,
chairman of the Republican State
Committee, announced last Friday
that the Republican Statewide cam
paign will be opened with a dinner
meeting in the Rehoboth Country
Club within the next two weeks.
The meeting will be addressed by a
nationally prominent speaker.
Appointment of a committee OF
representative Republicans to re-
ceive and consider suggestions for
the Republican State platform, ex-
pressing the voice Of people OF all
walks Of life, is among recommen-
dations which Mr.. Chandler intends
to make.
All Groups To Be Represented
"This committee, which would
represent labor, business, farmers,
industry, the professions, the coun-
ties, and all walks Of life" he ex-
planned, would function actively and
hold hearings, if necessary, to solicit
and receive suggestions from all
groups in reference to what they
believe the platform should repre-
sent.
This committee would make a
mature study of the suggestions so
that when the Republican State
Convention is held, 1t will be in
position to suggest a platform ex-
pressive of the people. Its report
would be submitted to the platform
committee named by the convention.
'I am hopeful that the work OF
such a committee will assist the
party materially this year in mold
ing a platform that will be respon-
sive to the sentiments Of the party
as a whole. If the convention adopts
a platform in line with the sugges-
tions of the committee. it would
seem that the party will have a
platform meeting with the approval
of the entire Republican party, and
not one written by one or two per-
sons the evening before the conven-
tiOn.
Public Hearings On Issues
with conditions as they exist
both here and abroad, l feel that now
more than ever, it is necessary to
have the voice of the people express
ed in our platform and that this can
be done through the selection of
such committee early in the cam
paign. Even il public hearings are
on various issues, I feel
that they should be threshed out
and the views of the ma
lority of the people should be con-
Lained in the platform"
Senator Chandler will recommend
appointments of registration ad-
gisory committee to assist the thou
sands of newcomers to the State and
of a finance commit
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
STATE TROOPER
KILLED IN CRASH
SATURDAY NIGHT
Private Howard Britting-
ham Is Believed to Have
DOzed At Wheel.
CAR STRUCK TREES
Policeman Found By Fel-
low Officer Near Wreck
age, South OF MillsbOrO.

Private Howard s. Brittingham.
age 25 years, of the Georgetown Sta
tion of the State police was fatally
injured Sunday morning, when he
apparently fell asleep and lost con-
troll of his automobile about a mile
south of Millsboro on the DUPONT
Boulevard.
The auto ran off the road and
struck four trees throwing Britting-
ham into the road. The car which
remained upright, was wrecked.
Private Edgar Isaacs of the
Georgetown station, who was pa
trolling, arrived at the scene a few
minutes after the accident.
Dies In Ambulance
Brittingham died enroute to the
Milford Hospital in the Frankford
ambulance. He had suffered a frac-
tured skull, a broken neck, and Sc
we're decorations of the face. His
death was the twentieth in Della
wares highway toll this year.
The State policeman was off duty
and had been visiting at BishOpville,
Md.
Brittingham. who is the son Of
David Brittingham, of Lewes. was
appointed to the State police in May.
1896. He was a graduate of the
Lewes High School. He is survived
by his father and brother, Herald
Brittingham, a sister, Mrs. Harold
Breggs. OF Philadelphia, step-bro-
ther, William Mai. a student at the
University of Delaware; two step
sisters, Miss Marie Mai. student
nurse at the Beebe Hospital in
Lewes, and Miss Gladys Mai, a stu
dent in the Lewes High School.
Sergeant Charles Knox Of the
Georgetown station investigated the
accident. Officials indicated there
would be NO inquest
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
INFANT DEATH RATE
COULD BE REDUCED
OF knowledge Now
Available Would Better Situation

Delaware's annual infant death
rate could be reduced by 81 per cent,
through determined application OF
knowledge now available. according
to DR.. Arthur @. Jost, Executive Sec
retary OF the State Board OF Health.
writing in the spring number of the
Delaware Health News. He points
out that. through exercise of more
care in the prevention Of infection,
infant deaths could be cut from the
total of 254 in 1886, to low of not
more than 175.
254, however, represents an almost
so per cent cut in the death rate
since 1921, during which year sol
infants died. In view of the large
proportion of Negro population i'm
the state. this advance is considered
noteworthy, but DR.. Jost feels that
even further strides are possible.
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Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
a STATE 4-H'ERS WIN
ACCOUNTING AWARDS
Three Boys And One Girl Winners
In Farm Contest

Three boys and one girl from
Delaware's All Clubs placed in the
Fourth National Farm Account Con-
test recently judged in Chicago by
a committee of Agricultural Exten-
sion specialists. Accounts covering
a full years business on a farm
were entered by 549 clubsters in 35
states. They were required to show
all receipts and expenditures. an
opening and closing inventory. and
suggest ways of increasing the net
farm income.
Charles Clendaniel. 10. of near
Dover. SIS winner. kept his records
on his fathers 24O-acre farm for the
second year and has found it so pro-
fitable he expects to continue. His
father has taken much interest in the
work and made changes when weak
nesses were shown. The main change
contemplated is raising the best heif
ers to increase the dairy herd. Vir-
gil Frazier. IS, of FELTON,. won so.
and SIS awards went to William Z.
Truitt, 20, of Milton. and Mabel E.
Cannon, II. of Greenwood. The con-
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Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
1852 RECEIVING
STATEPENSIONS
Payments In Last Ten
Months Total $SO6, ,76O,
Commission Reports.

There were 1862 persons on the
pension lists at the end Of last
month, according to the April re-
port of the State Welfare Com
mission, which showed $3O6.76O of
federal and State funds now spent
in the last 10 months for pensions.
Including expenses, s10,991.95 was
spent in April. when the average
grant was $10.S1. There were 1918
persons on the waiting list.
w. w. Hynson, executive director,
reported new grants we're stopped
during the last two or three months
because more had been taken on
than the budget would permit, but
the commission hopes to resume
taking on new cases shortly.
The distribution last month was:
Wilmington, SS5 pensioners; aver
age pension, s12.5l; rural New Cas-
tie county, AIS and $1O.S7; Kent.
499 and $3.50; Sussex, S03 and S9.47.
Up to the end of April $16S,475 of
the 100000 provided by the State
for the fiscal year, and $13S,2S5 of
the s141,S23.84 from the federal So
cial Security Commission had been
spent as follows, excluding expen-
ses: July, s31,S19; August, S32.O4S;
September, s31,743; October. $31,351;
November, s31,S17: December, S31,-
23s; January, $30.966; February.
S3O.141; March, S29,76O; April, $685.
947.
A request of the Surplus Com
modities Corporation that the COM
mission alIot $500 a year toward
expenses of distributing products to
the needy will be taken up by the
with Levy Court.
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
STATE METHODISTS TO
HONOR JOHN WESLEY
2O0th Anniversary OF His ~AWaken-
ing VIII Be Observed May 81

MethOdists of Delaware will com
memorate the 2OOth anniversary OF
John Wesley's awakening" next
Tuesday. May "a, in Harrington.
It will mark the beginning OF
MethOdism May "a. 1873. by an OBJ
scure clergyman who was fired with
an inexplicable fervor at a religious
meeting in Aldersgate street, Lon
don.
From that day Wesley. fifteenth
child of a clergyman of the Church
of England, began tireless work that
led TO foundation of a separate Pro-
testant denomination numbering
millions of followers today.
The Rev DIR. James w. COlona will
preside at the conference.-the AL
dersgate meeting opening at 10
O'Clock. standard time.
The Rev. Ralph C. Jones of Del
mar will lead a song, prayer and
praise service.
A sermon in commemoration OF
Wesley's "heart-warming exper-
ience" will be given by the Rev.
Leonard White of Newark, and the
Rev. Charles H. Hudson OF Whining
ton will lead an experience meet
ing"
An historical address will be given
by the Rev. DR.. Omar +. Jones OF
Georgetown at LAS o'clock. opening
the afternoon session.
Three ten-minute presentations
will follow:
"The Warming of the Heart" by
the Rev. Melvin Z. Wheatley Of Elk
ton. Nd; Trusting Christ Alone"
by the Rev. Roland Nelson, Sharp
town, Md. and Taking Away My
Sins. Even My Confidence" by the
Rev. r. H. Wilson of Bishops Head.
Md.
The Rev. DR.. d. W. Jacobs will
preside during the afternoon. A
service of rededicatiOn will close the
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
CEDAR HELD SPRING
CEREMONIAL WE'D.
Combination "Hardlng Memorial
And Gold Foot Night Well Attended

Evergreen Forest closed the first
half of the 1888 season last Wednes-
day night with one of the finest GER
emonials of the year. The meeting
seemed to click right from the start.
Members and guests were IN good
spirits with a festive holiday feel
ing prevailing. Everyone seemed TO
get a big thrill out of this meeting
that was a combination Harding
Memorial" and "Cold Foot Night"
that always rings down the curtain
on Cedar activities for the summer.
George S. Grier. Grand Tall Cedar
presided at the meetlong, assisted by
Howard Bramhall, senior deputy,
and DR.. Willard Pierce, junior dep
uty.
The high spot Of the evening was
the drawing for the car. that had
been postponed several times. Feel
ing was tense and pitched right up
to a high key as preparations for the
drawing were in progress. Several
hundred holders of coupons became
potential owners of new car, only
to fade into the distance as Miss
Margaret Williams of Milford,
brought out of the barrel number
s017. held by Prof. J. C. Messner, of
Harrington, who was declared the
winner of the gift. His choice of a.
new Plymouth sedan to be selected
by him from the show room floor of
Jersey Dill. A car that has never
been driven a mile.
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Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
WHARTON HEADS
KENT CO. G. or.
Selection AS Committee
Leader Was Unanimous,
Denney Still Treasurer.

Former State Detective ID. ID.
Wharton of Dover, was unanimously
elected chairman of the Kent County
Republican Committee at Dover Nom
day night as the committee carried
forward the recent harmony pact be-
tween the regular Republicans ana
the Independent Republicans.
Former Gov. William ID. Denney'
also of Dover, was elected treasurer
to succeed Mr.. Wharton in that post.
Mrs. Frank Hall Davis, vice-chalf-
man and acting chairman since the
resignation OF J. Henry Hazel as
chairman. presided. Col. William j.
Storey continues as secretary.
Twenty-nine members Of the COM
mittee attended.
A resolution adopted by the COM
mittee set forth that "a harmony
program" has been agreed upon by
the regular Republicans and the IN
dependent Republicans of the county
for the conduct of the 1888 election
campaign and that ''it is desirable
and necessary to put the program
into effect"
The resolution provides for the
abolition of the executive commit
tee of the county committee as here
tofore constituted and creation in its
place Of "a new executive committee
to consist of d. d. Wharton, William
d. Deniey and William j. Storey
chairman, treasurer and secretary
respectively, of the Kent County
Committee. to cooperate and WORK
with a like committee Of the mde-
pendent Republican Committee"
The like committee" Of the lnde-
pendent Republican County Commit
tee is to consist of James +. Alice. Jr.
chairman; j. Morris Harrington
treasurer. and Elmer E. Benson, sec
retary, the resolution specified.
The six officers of the two county
committees will form a war board
i'm conformity with "hatchet-bury-
ing" pact recently agreed upon by
the two factions in united enort
to secure election of Republican
nominees in November.
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Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
KENT All CLUB RALLY
AT DOVER TOMORROW
Members From s5 Clubs VIII Gather
AZ Murphey Home Tomorrow

The annual rally of Kent County
All Club members will be held on
the grounds OF the Elizabeth w.
Murphey Home on Saturday. May 21,
with representatives from the en-
rolled members Of the 35 clubs
throughout the county in attendance.
A full and complete program awaits
the club members who will attend
the rally, starting with registration
at 10:30 In the morning which is in
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