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Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02
MILLS BROS. AT PLAZA
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10
World FamOus Radio And Stage
Group VIII Give Five Shows


The Mills Brothers, who are ap-
pearing at the New Plaza Theatre
for five shows on Saturday only,
September 10, have been made one
of the greatest meteorie rises in the
annals Of radio. It was impossible
to conceive that four boys could pro-
duce the effects of regular orches-
ira without the aid OF any instru-
ment other than the guitar and the
use Of the hands and lips. Skeptics
by the hundreds we're invited into
the studios at each broadcast to
witness the truth of the phenomenal
fact. Radio and broadway columnists
daily write of their intriguing har-
monies and weird effects. The public
was rapidly convinced that they ac-
tually accomplish their style of or
chestrated singing with the use Of
only the hands, voice and guitar.
John Mills, Sr., father of the boys
and imitator of the tuba, says, II
manage to do this by forming the
largest possible room in my mouth
and puckering the lips so that when
the oompsh is ready to come out 1t
not only has the tone OF the tuba, but
also the volume Getting very close
to the microphone helps" Harry
Mills, cherublc member Of the fam
lily and imitator Of the trumpet. ex-
plains his technique as follows: 81
cup my hands around the mouth
and nose. When the air comes out
with the sound 1t is in a much high
er pitch than II ordinarily would be.
(Turn TO Page ,. Pleasel
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02
COLDEY COLLEGE TO
REOPEN SEPTEMBER 6
VIII Present Temple University Ex-
tra.Mural Courses, With Credits

With one of the largest enroll
ments in recent years. GOldey Col
lege will formally open its fall
course on September s. in its build
ing which has recently undergone
considerable modernization. Addi-
tional seating capacity has been ad-
ded. the faculty has been increased.
several new courses will be included
in the curriculum and many new
features will be presented for the
coming term. The sessions Of Col
dey College evening school will be-
gin on September 10.
Another feature OF the coming
school year will be the presentation
Crurn to Page J. Plsase)
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02

Have you planned your Labor Day
weekend trip yet? II is a double
holiday and many motorists are
doubtless planning to take advan-
tage Of the extra day for a trip
somewhere. Just keep in mind that
thousands upon thousands OF others
are planning the same thing. For
that reason these double holidays
are dangerous days for driving. and
records show that on these double
holidays motor vehicle accidents
reach their peak.
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02
REsCUER FAILS no
SAVE FRIENDS LIFE

Lewis Bacillia, 80 years old
of 25O5 Elder street, Philadel-
phia, was drowned and his
companion, Nicholas Ciraolo,
rs years old Of 935 League
street. Philadelphia, narrow
ly escaped a similar fate at
Woodland Beach last Sunday
when their boat struck some
piHngs and the former was
thrown into the water.
Ciraolo jumped overheard
In his effort to rescue Bucillia,
who, however, began to pull
the former under water. fore
ing him to break loose and
swim for HIS life.
Ciraolo was near exhaus-
tion when he reached shore.
He was given first aid treat
ment by a Robbins Hose Com
pany crew and was then TAX
en- to the Kent General Hos
pitaI, from where he was re-
leased Sunday night. The body
Of BucilIia has not been re-
covered.
The men were grabbing at
the time Of the accident.
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02

can Committee, and Senator Chand-
Ter, chairman.
Delegate Election Sept. 10
Plans for the state convention are
moving forward. The delegate cleo
ton will be held on Saturday. Sept.
10.
Two Of the FIVE offices which will
appear on the state ticket in No
yember are held by Republicans: At
torney general, P. Warren Green, Of
Wilmington; state insurance COM
missioner, ]. Postles Hammond Of
Milford.
Considerable activity already pre-
walls in Republican circles for the
Republican nomination for Repre-
Sentative in Congress.
Three names have been men
toned: Former State Treasurer
George S. Williams of Millsboro;
Atfy.-Gen. P. Warren Green and
former Congressman J. George
Stewart OF Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02
State Motorists Urged To Be
Careful On Labor Day HOlidd,

Every weekend sees heavy travel
on the rural highways, but the com
ing weekend will probably be the
worst this summer in that respect.
The wBe driver will recognize that
all these conditions present extra
traffic hazards and he will prepare
for them. The Delaware Safety
Council suggests that you plan your
trip successfully and carefully. See
that Your car Is IN good condition
before you start out. Plant to get
Crun 70 rags y rlsassl
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02
Pres. Cannon Of 5oth Pioneers
APPOints Committees For Year

Major James W. Cannon. of Mil
ford. who was reelected president
Of the 5sth Pioneers Association at
their reunion this month, has an
nounced the appointment Of the fol-
lowing committees who will direct
the affairs Of Delaware's World War
regiment for the coming year.
Executive Committee Howard
Jester. Wilmington; Charles CORN
ley. Hockessin; Elmer Grey. Cam
den; Dewey Quillen. Dover; Earl
Rust, Georgetown, and John Kern,
Bridgeville.
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02
$4,000 AUTOS PASS
FREE-TEST INSPECTION
Owners OF 5000 To 1O.OOO Cars Lack
ing Tags Face Loss OF License

The free auto inspection period
ended Wednesday night with appro-
ximately $4,000 pleasure and COM
mercial cars approved by the State
Motor Vehicle Department. Begin
ming Thursday fee Of $1.O0 is being
charged for inspection.
Deputy Commission Zack W.
Wells estimates between 5000 and
10000 cars remain unapproved.
There were slightly more than $1,000
registrations in the state as Of Au-
gust 1.
There will be one lane in Whining
ton. one in Dover and one in George
town to care for all unapproved
vehicles. Ample time will be allowed
owners to have inspections made.
Owners of unapproved vehicles stand
to lose their tags
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02
SMALL GAME BIRD
SEASON NOW OPEN
Season Which Opened Yesterday
Promises To Be Interesting One


Delaware's small game hunting
season got under way yesterday
morning with the opening Of the
dove. rail. sora. and gallinule sea-
sons.
Sportsmen OF the state are prom
ised plentiful supply Of the birds
by the Delaware Game and Fish
Commission, which has just issued a
new pamphlet announcing the open
seasons on all Delaware game.
Clarence s. Foster, Delaware's
chief game warden. said surveys
made by wardens show the birds to
be more plentiful than in recent
years, which also bears out the con-
tention OF the U. s. Bureau of Bio
logical Survey about better condi-
tions among all migratory birds.
(Turp 10 psge ,. Please)
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02
TWO WOMEN SUICIDES
In SAME LOCALITY
COreners So Rule In Case OF Fatal
Shooting At Blades, And Drowning

tOrcnerS so hule IN Ease vi Eathl
Shooting At Blades, And Drowning
Two women in the BIades-Feder-
alsburg, Nd. area are said to have
committed suicide because of de-
spondency over i'll health
They were Mrs. Susie d. Morgan,
80 years old, of Blades, and Miss
Nellie Pearl Willis, 80 years, of near
fredericksburg.
Mrs. Morgan was found dead Sun
day morning in bed by her husband,
M. Roland Morgan. BY her side was
a .32-calibre rife which belonged to
her son, Joseph.
Coroner H. E. Hardesty of Bridge
vile gave verdict Of death by sui
eide.
She Is survived by her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Ward of near Sea-
ford. and children: Mrs. Lee Sulli-
van OF fredericksburg, Nd, Mrs. Chas.
p Hill Of Seaford, and Joseph Nor
gan.
trum = Pass y PIssssl
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02
PLANS COMPLETED
FOR LEGION MEETING
Dept. Of Delaware To Convene At Re-
hobOth, Sept. 0 And 10.

Elaborate plans are being made foI
the reception Of the Leginnaires Of
Delaware at Rehoboth Beach, Sep
tember and 10 where the annual
convention Of the Department Of Del
aware OF the American Legion will be
held. The Belhaven Hotel has been
selected as the headquarters for both
the American Legion and the Depart
ment Auxiliary.
At the annual banquet on Friday.
September 8 at $3.50 p. M, many pro-
uurn 70 Page ., Fisassl
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02
2OO-ACRE TRACT GIVEN
GUARD FOR NEW CAMP
Highway Body Grants 1000 Feet OF
Ocean Front Land Near Inlet.

A tract of more than 200 acres of
state-owned land just south of In
dian River Inlet was granted to the
Delaware National Guard Wednes-
day by the State Highway Commits
sion for use as site for the National
Guard camp.
The tract extends 1000 feet along
the Atlantic Ocean and includes all
of the land between the ocean on
the east and Rehoboth Bay on the
west.
CTum to Pass =. Please)
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, August "a, To
Tuesday, August 80, Inclusive

Charles ]. HolzmueIler, local wea,-
ther recorder, reports the following
weather conditions for Milford, from
Wednesday. August "a, to Tuesday,
August 80, inclusive:
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02
Temperature

Total Rainfall ...... .05
The following winds and condi-
tions prevailed during the same per-
lod:
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THE CATCH INIT

Whenever the, American tax load is mentioned,
some one amongst the group committed to endless
expenditures will sooner on later get around TO
citing the British figures, to emphasizing how much
higher they are than our own and how much more
on the basis Of the obligations assumed and borne
by our cousins across the sea, can be safely sad
died upon the economy of these United States.
What the spenders say is partly true But IN
that very half truth as is all too frequently inc
case, lies the catch-and howl
Under theme budget which John Bull recently
adopted British taxation will aosofp ~ per cent
IF the national income during the coming fiscal
ve.r Rut the American tax load is only slightly
behind this imposition as attested by latest eStl-
mates which place our own total taxation at ~
ner. cent of the national income, or~2o cents out
of, every dollar earned that, too'. under the IN
creased national income which washington spokes-
men emphasize, with sharp falling OF already
manifested in. and for this year OF the recession
The real difference, upon wmch the CONSIDERS of
A.. a,,,er;c,n taxpaying public fail to comment, is
th circumstance that the British virtually bear
tha full burden in their taxes. His majesty's gov
ou,,,,out.r bepping pardon of that defaulted obga
f;on TO YOUR Uncle Samuel, is on a pay.as-you-go
- In the coming year there is S45OOOO Ono
5oso;+ which government spokesman presume to
i+o of as funds expended in permanent invast
mont" Be that explanation as it may. the differ
o,co yates as a mere bagatelle in comparison with
the several billions of dollars on the debit side Of
ON, own treasury books, If the United States wero
| having instead of borrowing, there would not bo
| ,nnob argument left as to where that dubions bon
which Great Britain claims would be resting
And the lingering thought is that paw dav with
its towering rates, must eventually come, or non
goes the weasel- Greensboro News NOp
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HIDDEN TAXES GALORE.
server.

You sit down to cat and the tax collector is an
unlimited guest says Representative r. A Hartley
Jr of New Jersey. There forty-cight taxes
on bread, thrty-eight taxes on meat, forty-hVe
taxes on sugar one and half cents on quart OF
milk or a tax assessment of more than 20 per cent
of the cost of all the food you cat. Your silver
ware linens dishes and household appliances bear
the invisible mark of the tax collector.
You drive your car to work land | am wonder
ing if as Il car owner you realize you are taxed
345 times Yes there are twenty-Seven taxes on
the purchase of car III taxes on its upkecp, and
2O1 taxes on the oil and gas YOU use. The tax on
gas is greater than its wholesale cost.
There are, l46 taxes on drugs and medicines
amounting to one-third of their cost, Your insur-
ance premium is taxed from Is to 20 per cent.
If you hunt or fish, your gun and your rod bear a
10 per cent tax. Nor is your wife immune from
such taxes. Her cosmetics, perfumes, furs and
jewcls-if she is fortunate enough to possess them
arc all taxed at 10 per cent
"Soak the richr' Buncombc. Hidden taxes are
sknning the powhand and the ditch digger, the
baker the butcher and the candleStick maker, Hid
den taxes are sknning the poorest in the land, for
these hidden taxes are paid by the consumer The
lower the income. the greater the burden of hid
den taxes The federal govrnment is collecting
taxes foodStuffs.
Politicians say they will not impose sales taxes,
They are imposing many sales taxes indirectly.
They are Disgusting them. They would stand In
fear of the average person if he should become
aware of the many taxes he is paying. The federal
impost on sugar is sales tax under another name
Notwithstanding all the taxes it is collecting, the
federal government continues to spend far more
than it receives. 1t must collect the interest on the
federal debt and collect funds for the staff neces
Sary to do the bookkeeping on that interest There
are hidden taxes galore, but they do not yield
enough to pay for the evtravagant spending. Pol-
ticans talk about soaking the rich and all the time
they arc soaking the poor,-Charleston News and
Courier.
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NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
TUE DAMAGE HAS BEEN TERRIFIC

One gets reasonably good insight INTO 'ne
damage the recession has wrought IN american
business and industry by the statement from M,
tionaf Budgeteer Bell that the dchct Tor the "S''
year beginning July / will probably he as m"en "S
SIS, 70OO 0O, 900.
When the President was talking money 10 COLI
gress in January, he said that the signs We're 'na'
the deficit for that year would run as hlgh as
S950,OOO,O 00
Five months later the prospect is that 1t Will De
four times greater than that January estimate
This change of face is appalling not only 1or
its financial implications.
All informed citizens know what these tgureS
spell away deep down in their SignihcanceS'
They speak at once and with commanding EN-
phasis Of the seriousness of the present mduStr'a
recession, of millions again thrown out OF employ
ment, of business and industry being so S'agnane
and the markets SO sterile that economic activity
has been thrown into reverse
Mn. Hopkins estimates that 100000 tam'ieS
are receiving some form of federal subsidy ana
assistance That means that at least 20,0OO,O00
people are relief in this country-agaln, one
sixth of the entire population.
The situation does suggest, as The Philadelphia
Inquirer points out, questions of the most serious
Importance.
Here" that newspaper remarks us the great
est and richest country in the world its possblll-
ties and resources virtually infinite in scope and
abundance. What has happened to it? Is this
reckless administration now in command Of the
government unable to do anything for recovery
except to pour out public funds, process that
adds not one penny to the national income?
Congress should maintain control of the purse
strings in the proposed new spending lending pro-
gram. But withholding from, the president the ire
mcndous grant of power inherent in blank check
for four five billions removes only part Of the
dangers in spending program which can be only
shot in the arm for recovery. charlotte OBJ
server
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BEHIND THE SCENES
..s IN WASHINGTON
by RODNEY BUTCHER

Observation-Disclosures indl-
Nv Gates every intention of going
away without needing Mr.. RooSe-
velt's plea that it stop the issuance
Of tax-eXempt bonds.
Hardness of the request, which
came late in the session after the
long struggle over pending legis-
lation had reached final stage,
aroused sour comment among con-
gressional and administration tax
experts who had been worn down
by a season of heavy work.
The President used to be able
to pop tax surprise into Congress
at almost the last minute and ex-
pect action. But not any more.
Furthermore, the tax-exempt Sc
curltles issue is both complicated
and controversial. No one knows
now long it might take to draft an
intelligent bill to cover the prob
lem.
Nevertheless, there are students
Of taxation who believe the re-
moVal of tax exemption from pub
lie bonds would contribute more
toward business revival than re-
peal of the corporate surplus prof
It's tax and the capital gains tax.
About $67,OOO,OOO,OOo of fed
eral, state, county, city and other
public bonds are now outstanding.
IL has been estimated that the
loss to the Treasury through its
inability TO tax these bonds has
been running upwards of $780,
100000 a year.
But the point made by oppo-
nents of exemption is that the
bonds offer almost hopeless COM
petition for private borrowers in
the capital market. Lenders pre-
fer the small but certain return
nom public bonds, as long as that
income is tax exempt, to the COM
blnation of risk and taxes.
1t has been figured out that 2
lender in the S1,OD0,OOO income
bracket. assuming that he pays a
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state income taX--SuCh 3S that iii
New York-aS well rs the federal
tax, finds taX-eXempt securities at
3 per cent more attractive than
the chance to make a private bust
ness loan at II per cent. Under
the circumstances. removal OF tax
exemption on future public issues
could hardly fail to drive money
into private investment.
pEHIND the Presidents contin-
~ ued failure to choose a new
ambassador TO Russia to succeed
Ambassador Joe Davies, who is
being transferred to Belgium, is
the fact no one who might exactly
fit the Moscow post seems willing
to accept it, and the further fact
that officials of this government
arc annoyed by the facts Of life in
the Russian capital which contrib
ute to making the job unattrac-
tive. The State Department re-
CARDS the Russian attitude on the
Rubens "spy" case as unsatisfac-
tory.
Ambassador Bullitt became fed
up with the post and was trans
ferred to Paris at his own request.
Mr.. and Mrs, Davies had enough
of it almost at once and have spent
very little time on Russian soil.
Disappearance of numerous EN-.
ployes and friends of, diplomats,
correspondents and other Ameri-
cans in Moscow has helped make
the country unpopular among
Americans assigned there, many
of whom have felt compelled to
urge Russian friends to stay away
from them for their own safety.
Even the most sympathetic
Americans, anxious to study the
~ S. S. r. with a friendly at
titude, find themselves baked, ac-
cording to Foreign Service men
who have served at Moscow and
found themselves unable to report
much accurate information.
tCopyright 1883. NEA Service, IncD
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THE REALIsT AS BLUNDERER
(By BRUCE CATION

The starry-eyed idealiSt can get INTO a
good deal of trouble, what with his habit
of stepping out into traffic with his eyes
On the heavens. But there are times when
il does seem that the coldly practical real
LSt can get into more of tangle than Il
dozen idealists put together.
What ails the international Set-up in
Europe these days, if not dose of super
ycaliSm, applied cold-bloodedly by practi-
cal men whose boast it is that they have
tossed idealism overheard as a deluSion
and 4 snare?
We are witnessing right now the final
Geath-rattle of the League of Nations.
when Britain and France inform the
League. as they are to do within few
days, that they. are giving formal recOgni-
ton TO Italy'S conquest Of Ethiopia, the
League will be just about ready for the
undertaken. And when they follow that
bN. requesting the League to abandon the
S6imson policy of refusing to recognize ter
tifories acquired by force, as they are eX-
pected to do, the work of mailing down the
coffin lid will have begun.
I .All of which has, direct bearing on this
ddestion of ideaism versus realism.
With all its faults, the League was the
work of idealiStS That is, it did represent
am effort to substitute International law
for the law of the Jungle The effort may
have been weak and haH-hearted, but it
was step toward more enlightened and
civilized world order for all that. 1t tried
so free the world from the fear of war. by
setting up regime of collective security.
! What is replacing it. is, very clearly,
nothing less than return to the ancient
balance-of-power system. Europe once
more divides into armed camps, whose in
mates arm to the teeth and remain at
peace only so long as neither side can see
any percentage in starting fight. That is
system which makes peace expensive and
war inevitable. 1t could be followed, one
would think, only by people who had COM
pfetely blinded themselves TO the painful
lesson of 1914.
Yet it is precisely this system which is
being revived by the clear-eyed realists.
Prime Minister Chamberlain of England
has openly said that he is following a
policy of realism. His French allies have
said the same. On the opposite side of the
fence, DictatorS Hitler and Musselini have
long boasted of the utter absence from
their scheme of things of any faint of ideal
ism.
Yet this vaunted realism can give the
world nothing better than return to the
road to war;
The ideaiiSt may stumble and fall often
enough, with his eyes on the stars. But
can he ever get the world into worse
mess than this which the realists are cook
ing up? .....,"
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SOUTHERN HARMONY"

SOUTHERN HARMONIC
When | called for historical in
formation last Thursday on the
Southern Harmony" song book !
had no idea that its origin was so
closely identified with this section
and that | would get such detailed
information as Mrs. Preston F.
Patton provided from her vast
storehouse Of historical data Of
various kinds associated with this
territory.
Mrs. Patton says William Walk
er Of Spartanburg county, S. c.,
published the first copy Of South
ern Harmony about the year
1880. Walker was a teacher Of
music and his music was so popu-
lar he found it to his interest to
! travel in most of the Southern
states and into the far West. His
second edition in 1916 was en-
titled Southern and Western
Harmonist." The first edition was
revised in 1S47, the sales running
above 100000 copies. He was a
prolific writer of melodies and his
books contained many of his COM
positions.
Walker taught the shape-note
system. His book was based on
the four note scale, often called
the fasola method.
Mrs. Patton says there is much
uncertainty about the origin of
the shaped note method, quoting
Laws "Music Primer" of 1903 as
describing shape notes as "a new
plan of printing music"
Wishing to remain true to this
columns habitual length, I'll ter
inmate this chapter by saying that
we will later refer to Mrs. Pat
toms contribution on the "Chris-
tian Harmony" song book, from
which there is an annual singing
at Etowah. #'
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BUNGE PLEADS GUILTY

TAMPA, Fla, May ii. ttPj.
Paul Fried Bungc, -, who con.
fcsscd to staying his wife and two
small lchildrcn on May > and then
failed to carry out his part Of a
murdcr-suicidc pact, Friday plead
cd guilty to first degree murdc|
charges when arraigned in circui,
court. Judge Harry l.. Sander
said he had not accepted the
guilty plea and postponed further
action until Monday.
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ROSES ON APPLErTREE

COLLEGE CITY, Cal. (UP).-
William Hawk, grating expert
and known as the Luther Bur-
bank of College City" has success
fully grated a rose bush on an
apple Tree. The rose graft is now
in full bloom.
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terS and their
little chill d re n,
and ii the sweet
hearts, W " e s,
mothers, sisters
and little chill
drcn of those re-
Spon s i b | c for
launching w a / S
were placed in
the front ranks,
there would be
no more wars.
Some plan, some
means o t h e +
than war would
be found for set-
tim g national
differences and