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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1938-09-30
BETHEL.

Bethel NJ. E. Church. Rev. ]. H.
Whedbee. pastor, Sunday. Oct. q:
Church School at 10 A. NJ; morning
worship II O'Clock. Evening service
at 1880. Choir rehearsal Friday
evening
Mrs. NJ. G. Smith. Mrs. Herbert d.
Wilson and Mr.. Tilghman Andrews
of Baltimore. Md, were recent guests
at the home of Mrs. Vida Spicer.
Miss Margaret Phillips Of Middle
town, is spending some thine with
her aunt, Mrs. r. P. Quillin.
Mr.. Oris Wright returned to Will
mington Saturday, after spending a
weeks vacation with his parents,
Capt. and Mrs. H. T. Wright.
Miss Frances Smith was a week
end guest of MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Col
Inns of ShaTptown.
Mrs. Reuben ]. Phillips entertained
the members of the Count on Me"
Club at her home Wednesday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Hurley spent
the weekend with relatives in Bal
timore, Md.
MIR. and Mrs. Benjamin MCGEE and
family spent Sunday with their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee West, near Laurel.
Mrs. Bessie Phillips is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Victor Knowles, at Mays
Landing. N. j.
Capt. Thos. Eggers is spending sew
eral days with relatives in Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. Chas. Ellis of Laurel was a
Sunday guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Townsend.
Mrs. Eley ]. Cordrey and children,
George Meyer Phillips. spent the
week end with relatives at Mays
Landing. N. J.
Mrs. Walter Eskridge, Mrs. Twi-
ford Eskridge spent Thursday in
Wilmington.
Miss Beulah Moore of Broad Greek,
spent a part Of last week with her
grandmother. Mrs. Carrie Wright.
The Ladies' Aid of the Bethel M. e.
Church will hold a bake in Laurel
Oct. 1.
Mrs. Ella Morris entertained the
guests over the weekend:
Mr.. and Mrs. Tucker and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Weaver and |
daughter Ruth, Mr.. Hoyt Morris, Jry
Of Wilmington.
Mrs. Arba Culver and children of
Laurel spent Thursday with Mrs.
Isabel Elliott.
The funeral Of Mrs. Virgie Morris.
wife of Raymond Morris, was held
afternoon in the Bethel M.
e. Church, with the Rev. ]. H. Whed-
bee officiating. The burial was in
he adjoining cemetery.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1938-09-30

ed manner. And as the Texas col
umnist observed, the chains can do
it because they are chains. They can
dc ii because by their nature they
are intensely local as we'll as inten-
sely national. They advertise local
ly and buy local products. Yet on
the other hand, their field of distri-
button is almost unlimited. A single
chain may dispose of goods purchas-
ed in Maine or California to consum-
ers from Juget Sound to Key West.
The chains have undeniably made
a substantial contribution toward a
steady increase in the distribution
of goods and services essential to
a rising standard of living. Why, in
the name Of common sense or logic,
should they be driven out Of BUSH
ness by political attacks and punt
tive legislation? Why, instead.
shouldn't our lawmakers give their
energies to seeing that proven sys-
TEN Of free, above-board competition
that gives consumer, producer. and
merchandiser the best possible
break, is encouraged?
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1938-09-30
COOLSPRING ANNIVERSARY .
SERVICE SUNDAY, OCTOBER lie

The 212th anniversary service Of
the coolspring Presbyterian Church
win be held in the afternoon OF sun
day, October 1e, at three o'clock. The
anniversary sermon will be deliver
ed by the Rev. DR.. John w. Christie
Of Wilmington. DR.. Christie Is one OF
the outstanding preachers OF the
State and pastor Of the Westminster
Presbyterian Church Of Wilmington;
a church of a thousand members.
The committee OF arrangements is
fortunate in their speaker this year
and large gathering is expected.
The annual supper given by the
Ladies Aid Society OF the Cooispririg
Presbyterian Church will be held IN
the Community House at Cooispring
on the evening of October 20.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1938-09-30
DONATIONS RECEIVED BIZ THE
MILFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Donations received by the Milford
Memorial Hospital during the sum.
mer Of 1888, follow:
Milford Business and Professional
Girls Club, one wheel stretcher and
mattress.
Miss Anna Beswick, one dozen
glasses of jelly.
Delaware Colony, 8 baskets cab
bage, 4 punches beets, Y basket rad
ishes, 2 baskets carrots, baskets
squashes, 3 baskets cucumbers, bas-
ket of lettuce, basket of string beans.
Mrs. David Clements, / basket Of
greens, 10 punches of beets, one-half
dozen peppers, basket of squashes.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jester, basket Of
kale.
Mrs. Augusta Swanson, IS jars Of
jam, jelly, pickles, cottage cheese,
three dozen cup custards.
Donor unknown, one half dozen
jars jelly.
Shawnee Home Demonstration
Club, so jars canned goods.
Elton Lynch. about 900 gladiola
blooms.
Miss Harriet Sappington, one
scrap book.
Magazines from Mrs. G. M. Town
send. Mrs. Willard Pierce. Mrs. FL
bert Jones, Mrs. Davis Grier. Mrs.
William Smith, Mrs. Walter Grier.
Mrs. Earl Seymour. Mrs. C. J. Holz-
mueller, Mrs. Harry Hunt.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1938-09-30
F. F. A. MEETING

The Milford Vocational Agrlcul-
ture students will hold their regular
monthly business meeting next We'd
nesday, October 5, in the high school.
Harold Davis, president Of the f.
F. A. Club, is anxious to outline the
annual program of work that the or
ganization will follow. Competitive
games with other F. F. A. chapters
and educational programs viii fea-
ture each months entertainment.
The new students enrolled In
Vo.-Ag. are Robbins Webb, David
Robbins, Crerar Bennett. Chas. Ham
mond, Marvin Hitch, Walter Swain.
Robert Shilling. VIM. Donovan. Her
man McNatt, Harold Root. Harold
Wilson. Philip Watson and Hummel
Sapp.
Students enrolled in advanced ass
ricu1ture classes are: Gordon ShraA
der, Crerar Bennett, Gordon Clark,
Walter Townsend. Ralph Root, Eu-
gene Parker. Harold Robinson. John
williams. Harvey Marvel, Donald
Kern and Raymond Hamilton.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1938-09-30
MORE Distribution
NOT LESS PRODUCTION

More distribution. not less produc-
ton, is the country's great need to-
day, says a columnist in the Dallas
(Texas) Morning News" Of course
this is not a new doctrine-but
what makes 1t interesting is the
fact that the columnist frankly
credits a large measure OF existing
increased distribution to the retail
chain stores OF the nation. Through
the medium Of these organized re-
tail outlets, everything rpm turkeys
to hairpins has been handled on
businessIiIye basis and distributed
TO the consuming public with an abb
solute minimum Of waste and ex-
pense.
Especially have the chains been
beneficial TO the farmer. BY means
OF concerted drives they have NOV
ed crop surpiuses in an >unpredent-
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1938-09-30
NEIGHBORS SAVE CROPS
FAlxINEK NEAR MlLrUKD
CONTINUED lrOm Fiat PageJ
last week.

last week.
Roy DOWNS, a prominent farmer
and hunter living on the Bennett
place, was stricken few weeks ago
with what may be typhoid fever.
His illness hit at time when 1t was
next to impossible to secure help,
due to the bean and corn harvest,
that is in full swing in this section.
Recognizing his plight the neighbors
and friends who gather nightly be-
hind the old stove, to pass the time
of day, in one of the few remaining
general country stores in Delaware
at ThOmpsonville, took matters in
hand.
Laying aside their own work and
led by Harvey Thompson, the genial
owner of the store, thirty-three
neighbors and friends met at the
Downs home last Thursday after
noon and began to cut and stock
his thirty-five acres Of corn. Unable
to complete the Job in one afternoon
they returned this week and finished
it. Mr.. Downs is SLOWLY improving.
He is very much gratified to know
he has neighbors and friends that
came to his aid at this time. Acts Of
this kind mark any community.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1938-09-30
ADAMS x ROADS

Miss Virginia Horsey, of GOldey's
College. Wilmington, spent the week
end with her mother here.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Neff and fam
lily, of Pennsylvania. spent Sunday
with her sister and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. W. Fountain.
Mrs. Polly Graef and two lady
friends. of Pennsylvania, called on
Mrs. Ethel Wright this week.
Sunday School at 300 and preach
ing at 300 next Sunday at Bloom
cry. also a Harvest Home service. so
please bring your donation at this
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wheatley and
son. spent Sunday with her parents,
C. W. Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Adams and son,
Miss Edna Adams and Ira Adams
motored to Wilmington and Phila-
on Friday.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1938-09-30
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE

University of Delaware football
team will open the season on Satur-
day Of this week with Ursinus as OPP
ponents. The game will be played on
Frazer Field. Newark, and will start
at 1880 o'clock. Il will be the first
game for the Blue Hens under Steve
Grenda,- the new head coach. While
Grenda has been handicapped with
the small squad and many Of the
candidates inexperienced he will put
a fighting and well drilled team on
the field Saturday.
On Saturday OF next week Della
ware will play Randolph-Macon also
on Frazer Field.
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THREE THOUSAND
PERSONS ATTEND
CHAPEL SERVICES
Continued from FRS. Page,

In listing the famous conversions
of history. he spoke of that of the
Philippian jailor while Paul and
Silas were in prison, of the CONVEX
sion of st. Paul himself on the road
to Damascus, and of the conversion
of Timothy.
DR.. Hubbard traced the life of
John Wesley from his birth and
early life through his Is years min
istry in the Church of England to
his real conversion at the Alders-
gate Mission.
THUS although Wesley had been
preaching for years and had been
seeking the light, it was not really
revealed to him." he continued, "un-
til that day at Aldersgate. Then the
great happiness of a new birth came
upon him and he felt the need of
bringing such happiness to other
people"
DR. Hubbard spoke of his great
pleasure in returning to the chapel
and of the happy days he had spent
in Frederick during the ministry of
his father there.
The Rev. G. w. Dawson, pastor
of the church, was in charge of the
service. He was assisted by the Rev
Frank Herson, pastor of the Avenue
NJ. E. Church, Milford; and the Rev.
Hugh B. Kelso, pastor of Frederick
NJ. E. Church.
Prof. G. R. Miller, Jr., was in
charge of the musical program. Miss
Margaret B. Hart was organist and
there were solos by Mrs. William W.
Moore and the Rev. Robert E. Green.
pastor of the Harrington NJ. f.
Church. Prof. R. W. McFadden. d.
rector of music at the Caesar Rod
Hey School, played a cornet solo.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1938-09-30
DELMAR

Mrs. george Maooox OF Pittsburgh
Pa, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Sturgis.
Our town was well represented at
the one hundred and fifty-eighth an
niversary services at historic Bar
rats Chapel last Sunday.
Mrs. Albert Hearn underwent an
operation in the Peninsula Hospital
in Salisbury on Monday OF this week.
Mrs. Ernest Reddish Of near town
is very Ill at her home with erysipe-
las.
Mrs. Elsie Chapman has returned
from visit with friends in Hampton
and Phoebus, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hearn of
oaklyn, N. j.. are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. P. H. Hearn.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Windsor and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Hudson spent
last weekend with relatives in
Gibbstown, N. J.
Mrs. Edward Lynch is visiting
relatives in Gainesville, Florida.
Mrs. Will S. Marvel who has been
confined to her home for some time
by illness, is somewhat improved.
Miss Rachel Barr of Wilmington
spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Barr.
Mrs. William Hastings who has
been seriously i'll at her home for
several weeks, is showing some i'm
provement.
Marion Hudson has resumed HIS
studies at the University of Mary
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. ]. Nichols, How
ard and Grace Gravenor spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Paul J.
Nichols in Cheltenham, Pa.
Thirty men began work on streets
on the Maryland side Of Delmar on
Monday morning in a WPA project.
The WPA has made $16.500 avail
able for the work, which will in
clude the matchmaking Of Chestnut.
Pine, East, Elizabeth, Fourth and
Sixth streets and possibly several
other.
Virgil Davis, local contractor and
members of the town council, will
be in charge of the work.
Mr.. Davis thinks work probably
will last six months and most of the
men hired will be Of Delmar. Be
sides the macadamizing there will be
several streets graded and patched.
The town is to furnish materials.
The Delmar Ice Plant here, owned
and operated by W. C. Parkhurst Of
Dagsboro, was destroyed by fire
around noon last Sunday. Two eX-
plosions, one of whict blew the roof
from the building, gave firenlen a
difficult two hour battle. Three
streams of water were concentrated
on a 5OO-gallon gasoline tank ten
feet from the burning building, but !,
It did not explode. Local Police and
firemen formed a fire line 200 feet :
from the building to hold back the |
of spectators attracted by !
the twin explosion. Angus Rogers, {
plant employee, said the fire started I
when a motor backfired while he 7
was transferring gasoline from a
storage tank to a truck, setting the r
.ank ablaze.
Loss was estimated at $4,000.
The annual flower show will fea-
lure the first meeting of the term of
he Parent-Teacher Association
meeting, Thursday evening in the
Delaware High School auditorium.
Miss Pauline Ellis is chairman of
he program and the show.
Mrs. Luther Palmer will speak on
Flower Arrangements in the Gar
len" and Mrs. Mabel Hearn will dis
.uss "Flower Arrangements in the
Home" VI
The Ladies Aid Society Of the Del v
mar NJ. E. Church will hold its an
lual supper on Friday evening, oc- r.
ober Z. II
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1938-09-30
PLATFORM OF DRY
PARTY Is ADOPTED

A platform which stresses Danish
ment of the liquor traffic was adopt
ed last Thursday night by the Della
ware Prohibition Party at its state
convention in the Y. w. c. A, Will
mington. About so delegates at
! tended.
Announcement of the party's can
didates for u. S. Representative, at
torney-general, state auditor, treas
urer, and insurance commissioner,
will be made later, it was stated.
Other leading planks of the plat
form include condemnation OF war
and arbitration of international dis
putes, together with reduction of
ornaments; attacking of unemploy-
ment and relief by local commun-
ity effort, supplemented, if neces-
sary, by state and national aid;
assertion that unemployment will not
be appreciably reduced so long as the
liquor traffic continues to render
a large portion of our citizens unem-
playable, and robs legitimate bust
ness of S3,5OO,OO0.OOO annually"
Platform Planks
Additional planks included: Old age
pensions; program of public WORKS
of permanent value to aid employ
ment; government economy, strict
civil service to every political posi-
ton in the states and national gov
lowering of tax rates;
support of the public schools of Del
aware and elimination Of the teach
ing of all subversive foreign doc
trines," reading of the Bible in the
public schools and 1.-THE teaching OF
moral precepts" in them; better law
The keynote speech was made by
Miss May B. Macken of Germantown,
Pa. a representative of the National
Prohibition Party who said America
should be "shamed by its Is billion
dollar annual crime bill" and the al
lance of the underworld and cor
rupt politics" She asserted the Pro-
hibition Party can be made the ma
ior party of the nation when Chris
tian people catch the vision. The
Christian Church can destroy the
liquor traffic if it wills to do So"
End of Liquor Traffic Aim
The Rev. DR.. T. ]. Sard said the
of good men" affiliated
,r running for public office with wet
PARTIES is a mistake on the part of
inv Christian. 1--WE are not striving
o divide, but to unite all Christian
-oters through a common desire for
destruction of the liquor traffic" he
aid.
Temporary state officers of the
,arty were elected as permanent Of
icers including: DR.. Sard as state
hartman; Mrs. Elizabeth Bringhurst
Mrs. Elizabeth Jakes'
reasurer.
County officers elected are: Mrs.
Anna B. Biddle. New Castle county
hartman; the Rev. ]. H. Cloud, Sus-
ex county chairman; Mrs. Elizabeth
Kent county chairman
In order not to burden
lrs. Bringhurst with two offices. it l
vas decided to elect permanent
Gent county chairman later.
County Representatives Elected !
Elected as county representatives ,
n the state prohibition committee
lew Castle county; Mrs. Minnie
Iolmes. Kent county; Mrs. Sarah
let's, Sussex county.
Devotions were led by the Rev. =
ohm E. French. pastor of Epworth I
I. e. Church. Mrs. Herbert Smith
ave vocal solos, accompanied at the
iano by Mrs. Emma NJ Faulkner.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Bran 7
,rd led the devotions and also gave
vocal solo, with piano accompani- c
tent by Miss Anna Biddle. s
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1938-09-30

Arrangements are being completed
for the fifty-ninth annual convention
Of the Delaware State W. C. T. U. to
be held Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday. October IL, IS and IA, in the
FELTON, M. e. Church.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1938-09-30

Rehoboth has become Delaware's
political mecca, and Sunday night
finds scores of boardwalk groups dis
cussing the fate Of the Diamond
State.
Evening star., 1938-11-22

else she may know. It II under
standable that breakfast at noon
with Miss Newman would throw
Miss Whelan Oh schedule for the
rest Of the day.
Miss Whelan does arrive event.
ually, however, and then It is re-
freshing to ind q lass 50 full Of her
wide-eyed enthusiasm. This Is all
20 new. 80 different. The world Is
. glorious place. There is this third
picture, which Miss Whelan has
Just finished. It is called Thanks
for Everything" and she not only
sings In it, but gets sung to. The
song sung to her is even called
You're the Worlds Fairest."
And then Mr.. Greene is coming
to see her the latter part of the
week, If the studio will only let him
have q couple Of days of; New York
lies ahead, full of excitement, and
there Is no picture assignment until
after Christmas. Life is beautiful.
There Is no film definitely set at
Twentieth Century Fox, as a matter
OF fact, but Miss Whelan would love
to do "The Rains Came" But you
know how 1t is In pictures. They
cast you for q role; even make
wardrobe tests, and then the first
thing you know some one else is
playing the part. You never know.
Evening star., 1938-11-22
An Excited
Red Head
Arleen Whelan Is
Happy Over Her
Trip East
By HARRY MACARTHUR.

There was q very excited little
red-headed girl In town yesterday.
She still is here, in fact, but you
lads who 60 for excited red-headed
girls need run no temperatures, be-
cause Arleen Whelan, the Holly
wood lass who leaped from manicur-
ing to portraying deep and turbu-
lent emotions for Daryl Zanucks
motion picture cameras, looks eager
ly toward the day when Richard
Greene will meet her here. She
does 50 hope the studio will let him
get away.
The excitement, by q combination
Of circumstances, causes Miss Whe-
Ian to arrive some three-quarters OF
an hour late for her first meeting
with the Warrington press at the
Variety club. But after she has
settled down with a beaker Of tea or
something 1t is easy to forgive her.
This is her first trip east and WASH
ington, D. c., is just the loveliest
city she ever saw and it was 50 won-
derful flying over the mountains
and everything and she was 50 ex-
cited Friday night about coming
here that she couldn't sleep, 80 ex-
cited on the plane Saturday night
that she couldn't sleep, and 50 ex-
cited Sunday night that she couldn't
sleep very much.
Moreover Miss Whelan is q guest
Of Miss Acadia Newman, the attrac-
tive and popular Washington artist
who migrated to Hollywood, and
Miss Newman Is noted for never
knowing what time it is, whatever
Evening star., 1938-11-22
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

National-"I Am Different" Tallu-
lah Bankhead in a new comedy by
Zoe Atkins: $3.50 pm.
Capitol-"The Shining Hour"
Joan Crawford in a sophisticated
romance that misses being a trag-
edy: II am, las, 4:30, tbs and
10 pm. Stage shows: 12:45, $3.50,
6:15 and 9 pm.
Earle-"The Sisters" Bette Davis
in the screen version of the Myron
BRING novel: II am, lao, 4:20,
7:05 and $50 pm. Stage shows:
12:45, $3.50, $40 and 9:55 pm.
Keith's-"Service De Luxe" COM
edy with Constance Bennett in the
starring role: 1920 am, 1:25, $3.50,
5:35, 7:40 and 9:45 pm.
Palace-"If I Were King" Ronald
Colman as Francois Villon: II noon,
2:20, 4:45, 7:10 and 9:35 pm.
Metropolitan - Brother Rat"
comedy tale of life at v. M. l.: 1880
am, 1870, 3:35, 5:35, TAO and $40
pm.
CoIumbia-"Suez," T. Power de
Lesseps digs his famous ditch: IL,
2:25, 4:50, 7:20 and Gas pm.
Little-"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" 4"
Mr.. Capra's famed pixilated comedy
comes back to town: II am, 1905,
$40, $40, 7:25 and 9:35 pm.
Belasco-"Peg of Old Drury,'
poignant love story, with Anna
Neagle as the 18th century favorite:
4:30, $40, sos and 9:55 pm.
ns-Lux-News and shorts:
Continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1938-11-22

~~S
Atkins than that Of any one else con-
nected with II Am Different" AS
dramatist, Miss Atkins seems about
to Join the list of those who have
won distinction as weak fuses blown
out by the electric quality of Miss
Bankhead's art.
With the spirited cooperation Of
an excellent cast, Miss Bankheads
pert and sparkling performance at
times creates the deception that
here is something that is more than
a conversation piece. But it is not,
and there are interludes when even
the conversation distills into silence.
The direction of Thomas Mitchell
seeks to overcome these static still
nesses, but the play is not to be
denied its right to be its hollow self.
Il Am Different" began its life in
Hungary, whose playWrights lately
have become obseSsed with the no.
ton woman need to be taught the
truth about love. 1t is one of the
notions which seems lot safer than
many others in Central Europe, so
Lili Hatvany, who wrote the original,
Is not to be criticized for making
use of it. The manner of its use,
as offered In Miss Atkins adaptation,
is another matter.
The woman through whom the
lesson in love is to be administered
in this instance happens to be the
author of couple of sound volumes
rationalizing the relations of the
sexes. The books are so popular
that the lady, played by Miss Bank
head if that has to be explained, is
snapped up for lovelorn advising by
q newspaper syndicate.
1t is clear from the beginning of
the play that she has the emotions
right where people can admire her
for it. Then into her life walks
stalwart, handsome, healthy, func-
tioning mammal in the shape of
huntsman. And the playwright
means "huntsman" in the broadest
sense of the word.
The lady is terribly, terribly bright
and he is just big healthy animal.
Brightness, to end the suspense
quickly, is once more something not
potent enough to win that kind of
a duel.
AS the ideas and ideals of the
lovelorn lady dissolve, there is oppor-
tunity for some searching study of
the more fundamental aspects of
life. They are handled with the
delicacy Of some nice innuendo, but
there never is there any confusion
as to just what is meant. The
course OF such major affair, not to
mention a concurrent one which
eventually becomes involved with it,
however, should provide the occasion