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Milford chronicle., 1938-06-03
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GRADUATED FROM
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Diplomas Presented To
First Class Of New
Institution.
LARGE ATTENDANCE
DIR. Oliver V. James Made
Address; Diplomas Pre-
sented BY DIR. Grier.
LARGE ATTENDANCE

Diplomas were presented last
Thursday night to seven girls who
constitute the first class Of the
nurses school Of the new Milford
Memorial Hospital
The class also is the last Of the
old hospital. There will be no other
class until 1941 when student nurses
who will be enrolled this autumn
will graduate. Enrolment was stop
ped three years ago due to cramped
quarters in the old building.
DR.. o. v. James Of Milford, the
principal speaker, spoke on the
Ladder of Life" which follows:
"The heights of great mountains
are not attained by sudden fight,
but we build the ladder by which
we rise from the lowly valley to the
vaulted skies; and we mount to its
summit round by round"
This statement applies not only
to any and all individuals in any and
all walks of life but to any indus
try, business, profession, or eorDor-
alton.
As individuals we all have a COM
mon level upon which to start as
babies.
1t is true, as babies. we have diff
ferent heritages of disposition.
traits, and physical conditions; we
are cared for in different surround
ings and environments, but soon we
begin to build the ladder by which
we rise to a life's career.
We have the right, the privilege
and 1t is our duty to select the ma
terial of which that ladder is built.
We are the builders, we may be
assisted by friends or partners; for
how frequently big business or sue
cessfti men are iH4lneneed and in
spired to greater heights by a good
woman.
The material Of which that ladder
is composed is chiefly OF three kinds
namely mental, physical and spirit
ual. % The mental material from
which to select is Of many different
kinds and qualities and at times the
good material and the bad material
at first glance appear so much alike
that it is at times difiicult to acquire
the best material.
The kinds OF mental material, ta) |
Good homes, (b) Good books, (c) /
Good schools, I'D Good teachers. (e) |
Good associates. (al-A good home
IS a wonderful Foundation upon
which to set the ladder Of life.
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Milford chronicle., 1938-06-03
Weather Cuts Traffic By
4,IO8 BeLOI0 Last Years
Total Tally.
I9,4I8 Use dupont High
WGy; 1922, Glasgow
Road; FeLO BrGUe Surf.

The usually heavy Memorial Day
weekend traffic in Delaware was
trimmed down considerably Satur-
day and Sunday by the unfavorable
weather.
The 40-hour period from a. m.
last Saturday until Sunday midnight
saw 3S,54O vehicles pass the State
Road police station, compared with
42,64S for the same 40-hour period
of last year, when the weather was
favorable. This was a decrease of
4,1O8.
OF the total vehicles passing the
station, 1913 used the DUPONT High
way and 1922 used the Glasgow
Road.
Busiest Hours
The most traffic used the Glasgow
Road from to 5 p. m, Saturday,
when S22 vehicles were checked by
the State Highway employees. The
DUPONT Highway was used the most
between 3 and p. m, Saturday,
when 1893 vehicles passed.
The total of 1922 vehicles for the
Glasgow Road included 14,59S for
eign pleasure cars and 1916 Della
ware pleasure cars, 40 foreign
trucks and 326 Delaware trucks.
The dupont Highway total Of 49,
4l8 vehicles included 1856 foreign
pleasure cars and S,445 Delaware
pleasure cars, 40 foreign trucks and
649 Delaware trucks.
BY eight-hour periods, the total
vehicles using the Glasgow Road
were: Saturday. a. m. to 4 p. m,
1857; p. m. to midnight, 4,571;
Sunday, midnight to 8 a. m, 1885;
8 a. m. to 4 p. m, 3,945; p. m. to
midnight, 4,676. a.sss- @s-sss.s.s
The totals by eight hour periods
on the DUPONT Highway we're: Sat
urday. a. m. TO 4 p. m. 1857; 4
p. m. to midnight, 4.338; Sunday,
midnight to a. M, 1858; s a. m. to
p. M, 4,4S2; p. m. to midnight,
4.353.
Bathers Are Scarce
Lifeguards sat on their high per-
ches at shore resorts, but had to
wrap themselves in robes to keep :
warm. The few persons who braved
damp winds found the water slightly
warmer than the sir, which was 5S
degrees.
The weather had been bad for
more than two weeks and conse-
luently a relatively small crowd of
visitors went to the seashore during
the weekend. The crowd on the
boardwalk in Atlantic City looked
like that Of an average spring week.
end and was estimated at less than
100000.
Milford chronicle., 1938-06-03
DEFECTS IN GUNS,
RAIN, HALTS WAR
AT LEWES CAMP
Town At Mercy OF Enemy
AS Sind Coast Artillery
Returns To Base.
"SEA WITCH" BLAMED

The Defense of Lewes." which
has been carried on in installments
at old Cape Henlopen, will be re-
sumed later from Fort Hancock, N,
J., by a special system Of remote
control. 4-. --e~.
Last Saturday the SIND Coast Ar
tillery, U. S. Army, was busy break
ing camp. In view Of their expert
ence with rain, fog, or haze, and
shearing bolts on the big guns, the
staff of the 52nd C. A. decided to
leave Lewes to the mercy of the
enemy"
The defense of Lewes will be car
ried on later with an even greater
use of military imagination from
Fort Hancock, N. J.
Not with any great show of sor-
row, in view Of the almost uninter-
rupted bad weather they have ex-
perienced since arrival May 8, the
regiment busted themselves last Sat
urday moving out of their tempor-
airy camp site.
The big Pinch. mOrtars, which
caused the difficulty. because of
shearing bolts, and the eight-inch
railway guns were prepared for the
return trip.
Lieut.-Col. Samuel F. Hawkins,
commanding officer of the regiment,
directed the breaking of the camp.
He announced the discontinuance Of
the maneuvers last Friday afternoon
following a staff meeting.
Who Won The Warl
He said he was unable to under
stand the defects in the mOrtars as
new bolts had been placed on the
guns when the others were damaged
last Wednesday. Colonel Hawkins
said he considered it unsafe to use
the guns in their present condition.
Trouble with the guns coupled
with the exceptionally long period of
bad weather made it imperative to
break camp Immediately" Colonel
Hawkins explained.
"The two mortars had been re-
but not tested since |
1921" Colonel Hawkins added. He
asserted the firing practice with the
railway rifles was sue
cessful and the artillerymen had
good field training.
Lewes residents are now discuss
ing whether the legendary bad
"Sea Witch" mechanical
trouble, or the enemy won the
war"
Milford chronicle., 1938-06-03
CROP INSURANCE CONF.
HELD IN BALTIMORE
Kent County Well Represented Al
Regional Conference

For the purpose Of discussing the
provisions of the Federal Crop In
surance Act, which offers crop in
surance to wheat growers. a regional
conference was held in Baltimore,
on Wednesday of this week under
the direction of the United States
Department of Agriculture in coop
Grafton with the State Extension De-
partments and representative farm
ers who arc connected with the ag-
ricultural conservation program.
Kent county was represented at
this conference by R. Harry Wilson
H. Clifford Clark and Laurence E..
Cain, members of the county COM
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Milford chronicle., 1938-06-03
$3.50 VEHICLES
STATE ROAD
. FORTY HOURS
KENT BANKERS DEBATE
CHANGE IN INTEREST

A debate on whether inter-
est on savings deposits should
be reduced to two per cent
featured the May dinner of
the Kent County Bankers AS
sOciation last Thursday night
in Grange Hall.
Wallace F. McFaul of the
First National Bank and Trust
Company, Milford, argued for
the lower rate. He was oppos-
ed by Harvey c. Jones, presi-
dent of the Smyrna Bank.
There was no verdict.
Clarence D. Clark. cashier
of the Farmers Bank, Dover.
spoke on THE Bankers Re-
sponsibility to His DEPOSIT
tors" C. Roland Messick.
treasurer of The L. D. Caulk
Company, Milford, spoke on
Bankers from the Depositor's
viewpoint.
Milford chronicle., 1938-06-03
DELAWARE WHEAT is
FAR ABOVE AVERAGE
1888 Yield Expected To Be $1,000
Bushels; Hay Also Exceeds 1887

With one of the largest wheat
crops on record in prospect for 1888,
Delaware's outlook for this years
crop is above average, although
slightly reduced acreage will cut
down the indicated yield, advices re-
ceived at Newark from the Depart
ment Of Agriculture indicate.
Probable production for wheat in
Delaware in 1888 will be 1,494,000
bushels, compared with $4,000 in
1887 and an average Of 1.655,000 dur
ing the period Of 1927-19S6.
Likewise. the prospective rye crop
for this year is larger than for 1887,
with a total indicated production Of
$4,000 bushels, against $1,000 last
year.
Hay Prospects Coed
The hay crop in Delaware also
shows prospects of being larger than
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Milford chronicle., 1938-06-03
STATE COLLEGE MAKING
GRADUATION PLANS
Exercises Began Today When The
Annual Prom Was Held

Commencement activities at State
College for Colored Students began
today, when the junior class enter
tanned the senior class at the annual
prom.
On Sunday afternoon, June 5, at
2.3O o'clock, standard time. patrons
of the school will hear the baccalau-
reate message delivered by the Rev.
Marshall L. Shepard, pastor of the
Mount Olivet Tabernacle Baptist
Church, Philadelphia. Monday, June
6, will be alumni day when an ad-
dress will be made by the Rev. Ralph
Thompson, pastor of Mt. Joy M. e.
Church, Wilmington, an alumnus.
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Milford chronicle., 1938-06-03

Held to three runs and four hits
for the first seven innings in the af-
ternOOn game and apparently beat
en- by the favored Orioles, the Little
Giants put on a six-run rally In the
eighth inning to pull the game out
Of the fire to send the home fans
home singing their praises.
Lueaire Starts Uprising
Bill Lucaire. who had been in a
batting slump. started the uprising
with a double off the right field
wall. Singles by Harry Shuman, the
winning hurler. Harold Gruber, and
Ralph Benzenberg kept the rally
going, and after Stan Mizerak had
chased Eddie Reisinger to the CEN
terfield wall for his long fly, sgd
Gordon. Joe Cannon, and Woody
Wills banged out successive singles
with five runs crossing the plate.
Two Dover errors, one on Gordon's
single by Theurer and a second by
MOnchak with a possible double
killing in the Offing contributed to
the scoring with the result that six
runs in all were added to the Mil
ford total.
Dover scored in the first on sim
giles by Theurer and Monchak, fol-
lowed by Eddie Vandergrift's fly.
taken in foul territory by Cannon.
but a double play. Gruber to Mix
erak to Lucaire, ended the rally.
The Orioles total and lead mount
ed TO six in the fourth inning when.
with Monchak out on a pop to third.
Vandergrift drew a pass and Zip
Legates was safe when Mizerak
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Milford chronicle., 1938-06-03
Motorists Urged To Be Careful
When Driving ArOHnd Children

realizes his responsibility and does
his share by driving with extra eau
tion, whenever he sees a child or
group OF children in or near the
street.
The Delaware Safety Council is
certain that much could be done for
the promotion Of safety If the driver
would remember that the young
sters are not capable of thinking
things out for themselves. at least
as well as the adult. For. even
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Milford chronicle., 1938-06-03

In few more days thousands Of
school children will be free again
for the summer months. which
means many new chances will sud
denly be created for automobile ac-
cidents. But thanks to the recogni-
tion in many schools of the value of
safety training. children are not so
liable to death and injury on the
highways as they were a few years
ago, but all the training in the
world will not assure the safety OF
every child. unless the motorist
Milford chronicle., 1938-06-03
TRUST co. NSTALLS
VAULT VENTILATOR
Latest In Safety Devices Now In
Operation At Milford Ranking House

The o. b. McClintOck Co. OF Mime
apOlis. Minn., installed during the
past week a West system OF vault
ventilation in the vault at the Mil
ford Trust Co. The vault az the Mil
ford Trust Co. Is one Of the most
modern in the east. Built according
to specifications OF Federal Reserve
Bank. Phila. is supplied with four
time clocks, sound wave system, and
automatic burglar alarm system. The
massive door with frame weighs Is
tons. the steel in the door is II inch
es thick. exclusive of the locks and
bolt works.
The rest OF vault is 81 inches
thick and is constructed of rein
forced concrete. 1t took two men
total of 2 1-2 days to make a hole
through the side wall Of the vault.
working with electric drills, acety-
lene torch and specially hardened
steel chisels. Six steel bars embed
ded in the concrete added to their
work in cutting through the wall.
The ventilator draws 500 cubic
feet of fresh air per minute and is
supplied with a red signal light
which stays lit all the time. and a
speaking tube.
The new ventilator is convenient
to both hank employees and depos-
itOrs. eliminating any danger of a
mishap which might occur should the
door be closed while anyone was in
the vault.
Milford chronicle., 1938-06-03
BANDIT ROBS SUSSEX
POSTOFFICE OF $500
Escapes After Singing BridgevIlIe
Postmaster In Early Morning HOldup


Police are conducting a wide
spread search for a negro who held
up the Bridgeville postoffice, slug
ged the postmaster. Bradford Jones,
and escaped with nearly $500 in
bills on Wednesday morning.
A description Of the negro. given
by the postmaster, indicated he is
five feet, nine inches tall and weighs
about 100 pounds. He was masked
and wearing a dark fedora and black
coat when he entered the postoiiiee
shortly after Mr.. Jones arrived to
open up.
Raps On Door
The postmaster was confronted by
the negro at the door between the
lobby and work room. The negro
had raped at the door and Mr..
Jones opened It thinking a customer
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Milford chronicle., 1938-06-03
TWO KILLED In
HOLIDAY CRASHES.
In DELAWARE.
Robert Ramsey, New Cas-
tie, Killed In Auto Mis-
hap On Sunday.
STATE TOLL NOW 20
Woman Killed When Car
COllides With Train
Near Greenwood.

Robert Ramsey, II years old. oi
New Castle, met his death early Sun
day when an automobile he was
driving struck a car ahead of him
ON the Glasgow road, two miles west
of State Road. His car swerved
into a oulvert and turned over
Ramsey is the son Of Mrs. Elizabeth
Ramsey of New Castle.
Delaware's second automobile ia
tality of the holidays occurred near
Greenwood Monday afternoon. Mrs.
Mary r. Arnold, So. was instantly
killed and her husband. William II.
Arnold, 63, Of New York City. was
seriously. injured when the car in
which they were riding cOllided with
n northbOund express of the Penn
sylVania Railroad at Snyder's Cross
ing, one mile south of Greenwood.
The accident occurred shortly after
4P. NJ. The automobile was demol-
ished. The wOman's death brings
the highway toll in this state TO 23
for this year.
Mr.. Arnold, who suffered a frac-
tured shoulder and injuries to the
back and thigh, was at the wheel OF
the car when the accident occurred.
He was given first-aid treatment by
DR.. G. Metzler of Bridgeville, and
later rushed TO the Milford Memorial
-Hospital. Both he and Mrs. Arnold
are we'll known on the peninsula,
where Mr.. Arnold has been novelty
salesman for years. The wreckage
showed their automobile was heavily
laden with samples and baggage.
The train, a holiday special was
proceeding toward Seaf0rd ahead Of
the regular express. The accident
DELAYED both trains at the scene for
more than one hour.
Violent deaths took at least 25Q
lives in the United States during the
extended 72-hour Memorial Day
weekend" but the holiday period
stiIl seemed safer than in 1887.
With as states reporting, the death
total this year Jagged far behind last
years three-day toll Of 356.
Traffic accidents, as usual, acr
counted for the bulk Of fatalities
149; but the opening of the outdoor
sDorts season also brought 5S
drownings. Fire killed ten and mis-
accidents caused 80 other
deaths.
Milford chronicle., 1938-06-03
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, May 25 To Tues
'day, May 81, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller, local wea-
ther recorder, reports the following
weather conditions for Milford, from
Wednesday, May rs, to Tuesday, May
81. inclusive:
Milford chronicle., 1938-06-03
Temperature
Total Rainfall

Total Rainfall .. .95
Total rain in May ......4.79 inches
The following winds and condi-
tions prevailed during the same per-
iod:
The Washington times., 1938-05-02

able preliminary hearings the
other day. The State accused
Sam Of being a publicity
hound"
Il love it," confessed the great
criminal lawyer. But I don't
love it any more than does Tom
Dewey"
Mr.. Dewey, as almost every
body knows, is States attorney
Of New York.
IRWIN had fled from Cleveland
= where he had been working
as a bus boy in a hotel. A
pantrymaid had said to him
aren't you Robert Irwin" The
mailman jumped a bus and
came to Chicago, arriving there
about four o'clock on the after
noon Of Saturday, June "a. He
went to a telephone booth and
called up a Chicago newspaper.
He said to the man who an
Swered the phone in the editorial
room:
I'm Robert Irwin, who muir.
dered Ronnie Gedeon. I'd like
to talk to the editor
you're nuts" the man replied.
II know that" answered the
murderer-and hung up.
He next called the Chicago
Herald.Examiner and made the
same statement. This time the
desk man switched him to John
Dienhart, the managing editor,
a man who checks everything on
the worthwhile theory that if
you don't you will some day miss
a big story.
where are you now, Bob?"
asked Dienhart in a soothing
voice.
I'm in front of the Art In
Stitute on Michigan Avenue.
The Washington times., 1938-05-02
they were incorrectly marked.

Chey were incorrectly marked.
And these anxious voters not disqualified for any sort
of phony businesses is pracced in elections the country
with the exception of Washington We in the capital
After ALL only few nonagenaran among have voted
We just don't know how
So marched to the polls and of made mistakes
And the slightest the ballot disqualified that voter
We sympahize with the Washington businessman who
wrote his ballot Throw Out Congress- when he had
finished putting "Yes to the two questions asked Although
he employs than three hundred people, neither he his
three hundred had voted he let his past nd
nations get the better of him. And his vote thrown out
But will learn And that thoroughly honest ypcally
The Washington times., 1938-05-02
Urges Solidarity

Until the 1910 election, let's
all forget petty differences and
get behind President Roosevelt,
so as to show those European
dictators that nation can have
prosperity and still keep all
its liberties. JAMES G. w.
$3.50
Glue "The Kid" a Break
From the allegations in his
court order wherein he charged
his stepfather, Arthur L. Bern
stein, with gross usurpation,
Jackie" Coogan, erstwhile child
prodigy of the film armament,
seems to have rallied much sup
port to his side, before his case
is heard in a California hall Of
law.
Cognizant also are we Of the
fact there will be the usual re.
buttals and counter.rebuttalS,
but on the eve Of the court
battle, Junior Coogan has an
nexed a national following, COM
posed mostly Of Sentimentalists,
who have long cherished his
memory for that stellar per.
Torrance he gave as 1.-THE Kid"
in a Charlie Chaplin comedy, a
decade ago.
Through his brilliant inter.
probation of difficult role for
a child actor. the Coogan urchin
was launched upon the path
paved with gold and climaxed
with his gaining parity with the
celluloid gods and goddesseS Of
Hollywood.
To the casual observer it does
appear that Step-father Bern
stein Is not strictly &dhering
The Washington times., 1938-05-02
A Mandate From the People of Washington

THE President of the United States when he returned
to office at the last election rightly termed his unprece
denied majority most definite mandate from the people
Mr. Roosevelt almost within beating his opponents
and that means all his opponents-by two to one
But the President unprecedented majority and ALL does not
within shouting distance of the majority for suffrage
in the District of Columbia rolled up the unrammeed
poll held for that purpose this the capital of the nation last
Saturday.
On the properly qualified ballots the majority in favor of
treating residents of the District of Columbia the of
Americans treated was THIRTEEN TO ONE.
We had very strict and very honest group of election Off
Gals According these ladies and gentemenand according
the of ballots thrown because
The Washington times., 1938-05-02

American piece of addenda gives picture of the sort of Amer
leans that other Americans throughout the country will
proudly welcome into membership in unclaimed unham
pered nationwide citizenry
There wardheeers to round up that impressive
hrong district captains to promise small jobs and favors
for the delivery of few hundred votes political leaders to
improve the promises of their sbordnates national rep
resentaes guarantee greater favor that they could
hold their seats in upper lower house Capitol Hill
Never in the history of this country has there been
cleaner and clearer referendum.
In the words of Chairman Pamsano of the House District
Committee who stands ready and willing his job
to Washington member of Congress:
1--WE have been given mandate"
The Washington times., 1938-05-02

to the rules Of good cricket by
the means he has employed in
the treatment accorded his STEP
son. From certain disclosures
aired by his mother, Jackie was
somewhat Of a dad" actor be-
yond the domain Of the kleig
lights and studios.
Another unusual sketch Of
fered in this drama of Holly
wood off.the-set, finds a mother
pitted against her son. Mater
Coogan has released to the film
scribes a bum press" in de-
nouncing her talented offspring,
but in the final analysis you can
rest assured there will be the
loving embrace employed by
Jackie and Mother in the fade
out.
Come what may. we are sin.
The Washington times., 1938-05-02

"I'll send over two OF my very
best men, right away" said
Dienhart, who has handled more
than one madman. In half an
hour Irwin was in the Herald.
Examiner office and two hours
later he was safely buried for
the time in a suite at the Morri-
son Hotel. We had him there
till 2 o'clock the next day when
he was handed over to the New
York police, after we had
squeezed him dry of everything
he had to say.
LIE slept for six hours and
- talked for IL. He would
blend sense with nonsense,
would sketch the camera
man who was shooting pictures
and then endeavor to kick his
camera to bits. He illustrated
the awful slaughter Of the
roomer, Frank Byrnes, who died
from II stabs Of an icepick in
the head. He asked for q pick
for purposes Of q better demon
stration but we persuaded him
to perform with a toothbrush.
told him he had tremendous
forearms.
eyes," he grinned, "the bet
ter to strangle with"
That was the way he killed
Ronnie and her mother. And
thereafter, until we took him out
of the suite, he must have asked
me two dozen times if ! did not
think his forearms were "beau-
tiful as well as strong" I agreed
and he spent long minutes ad-
miring them in the mirror.
y ~
THE sanity board which ex-
L amined Irwin has declared
him sane and aware of the diff
ference between right and
wrong. Mind you, the man has
already been committed once
as insane with homicidal ten
dencies-the most dangerous Of
all maniacS. These, as all pSy-
chiatrists know, have long lucid
spells. But conversation with
the type, even during sane pc
RODS, should be enough to con.
vince a psychiatrist. It con-
WINGED me.
Irwin would be better off cleo
trocuted and therefore dead.
But there is no law which per-
mits that method in dealing
with a mad murderer. He must
be adjudged not responsible for
his acts and therefore confined
in a criminal lunatic asylum.
But why call him sane and pile
up the expense of trial because
he has lucid moments?
The Washington times., 1938-05-02
Spending DePlOred

What does the President mean
in his fireside chat by q third
round of ammunition" to fight
the depression? How many
rounds of money ammunition
did Richard Whitney use; and
did that clear things up for
him? No-and neither will the
spendthrift habit fix things for
the government.
It is like water through q
sieve. F. D. r. admits that the
country is making at the rate Of
$4,000 100000 less than last
year. So what has he done to
cure the depression?
The WPA and similar projects
ease the pain in a persons
purse, but they don't cure 1t.
+. G.