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tinues to lead baseballs Big Six
hitters but fell from .39l to .377.
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five times at bat.
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Wright of Washington Senators
is now heading the runs-batted-
in department. He sent home
three runs yesterday for total
of 81 to go one up on Goodman
of Cincinnati Reds. Williams of
Boston Red Sox also produced a
run to tie Wright.
STANDINGS.
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aid (4-Ol VS.. Harder (0-2).
Boston at Detroit Galehouse
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Washington at Chicago Hayes
OBJ VS.. Lee (3-5.
Philadelphia at St. Louis Ross
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LEGALS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, nth
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, MONROE
COUNTY. FLORIDA. IN CHAN
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Thomas. Eisenstat and York.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
CHARITY BOARD AIDED
500 CHILDREN In AUG.
Statement Disclosed At Board Meet
ing On Monday

The State Board of Charities held
its regular monthly meeting Monday
afternoon. September 25. at its New
Castle county office. Wilmington.
Mrs. william S. Bergland. president
of the board, presided. ]. Thompson
Brown. Mrs. Harry Mayer, Rev. R.
Y. Barber. board members, and C..
Rollin Zane, executive director. also
attended.
The board announced that Miss
Norma Philbrick had been appointed
supervisor of its New Castle county
office. Miss Philbrick has held i'm
portant positions with the Children's
Aid Society of Pennsylvania for the
last ten years. She is graduate of
tie New York School of Social
Work.
Mr.. Zane reported that the Della
ware Children's Home Society was
transferring all the children under
its care to the State Board. The
society recently was forced to close
due to inadequate financial support.
The State Board in its Child We'll
fare Department assisted approx
mately 500 children during August. a
20 per cent increase over August,
1888. Mr.. Zane stated that he ex-
pected this increased responsibility
would continue throughout the pres
year.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
SQUIRRELS PLENTIFUL
IN MOST SECTIONS
County "NimrOds" Say Season VIII
Be Best In Five Years

The squirreling season throughout
lower Delaware opens on Friday of
last week. From reports all sections
of the county, they are to be found
in greater numbers than for many
years.
The squirrel is just as cunning as
a fox and are said to be Que of the
most difficult of all game to kill be-
cause they are very evasive and steer
clear of gunners. The meat is of ex-
cellent quality and is in demand by
those who rather prefer to buy them
than go into the woods, fight fiys and
mosquitoes at this season of the year
and try out their patience of sitting
quiet for hours waiting for them to
appear and start feeding on nuts or
adjacent cornfields.
In the Stockley section, four miles
south Of Georgetown. farmers report
that they are so plentiful that they
are doing great damage TO the corn
fields located near the woodland. Ac-
cording to motorists, can be seen
scampering across the highways from
one wooded section to another.
The bags will depend largely on
climatic conditions and the numbers
OF gunners. II sportsmen become too
numerous in sections where they fire.
quent, then they will go to other
parts.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
sl,59l,179 BUDGET
ADOPTED BY
SCHOOL BOARD
Salary Raises Account
For Slight Increase
Over Previous Year.
GENER'L CONTROL UP
Emergency Fund Is Set
Up; DR.. Holloway Au-
thOriZed To Decide.
GENER'L CONTROL UP

Increased by $2O,012.30 over last
year. a 1881. 1881 budget for the
current school year was adopted by
the State Board OF Education Tues
day. Last years budget was $1,571.-
1871.
Salary increments voted at the last
session OF the Legislature and in
cluded in the costs for instruction
account for the increase. The costs
for instruction this year are listed at
$1,O27. .253.79 compared with $685.
86708 for last year.
Comparison of other items in the
budget with the 1883 appropria-
tions. the amounts for last year after
the AMOUNTS for the current year. fol-
low: General control, S73,S39. $72.-
257; operation, $117,750. S116.260;
maintenance. S29.S00 $27,300; aux
iliary. $330.399. SS41.O76; fixed
charges. $11.427.S2. s14.10O; capital
costs. $500. $1,30723.
The s25,O00 appropriated by the
Legislature for extra painting and
repairs of school buildings will be
divided with $4,000 going to the Will
mington district and the remainder
to other schools throughout the
state. the board decided.
To Determine Emergency
The board authorized DR.. H. V.
Holloway. state superintendent. and
his aides. to decide when an emer-
gency arises warranting the expen-
diture of the funds for schools in
the state outside Of Wilmington.
The board granted the request of
the community of Blanco, near Ken
ton, for the use of a vacant school
there as a community building The
residents. under the agreement. will
keep the building in repair and carry
insurance.
installation of a heating system
in the Hartly school at cost of
$4,000. was approved
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
s CONSIDERED FOR
STATE HEALTH HEAD
State Board, However. Fails To Name
Sec'y. To Succeed Dr. A. c. JOSt

Eight persons were considered for
the position of executive secretary
of the State Board of Health to sue
ceed DR.. A. c. Jost. resigned. by the
state board. it was learned after the
meeting recently in the nurses home
uf the Brandywine Sanatorium.
They are: DR.. NJ. I. Samuel. presi-
dent of the State Medical Society:
DIR. Joseph R. Beck. supervisor of the
department of communicable diseases
Of the State Board of Health: DIR.
j. Gill of the State Health Depart
ment of Massachusetts. a native of
Delaware; DR.. r. H. Foster of the
State Board of Health of North Car
olina: DR.. William B. Foote of the
Department of Communicable Dis
eases of Connecticut. and DR.. Kam-
per. health director of Iron County.
Mich. native of Delaware.
The board directed Robinson. Stan
hope and Manning. architects. to
draw up plans for the addition to
the Edgewood Sanatorium for which
the legislature appropriated s150,000
in the late hours of the last session.
DR.. William Fl. Speer. who was re-
Gently appointed by Gov. Richard c.
McMullen to succeed Dr. Robert Ellie
good. resigned. was sworn in. DR..
Stanley Worden of Dover. president,
presided.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
PLANS COMPLETE FOR
GEORGETOWN ARMORY
Drafts OF Proposed Building We're
Submitted By Martin and Jeffries

Plans for the construction of the
new armOry for Battery B, 26lst
Coast Artillery, HarbOr Defense, at
Georgetown, passed by the Delaware
Legislature in April Of this year, and
appropriations fOr which, amounting
to around S65,O0O, were approved on
July 1, have been made. The site
selected Is on Pine street. 1t will face
Pine street and occupy lot 80 feet
on the front and 600 feet deep on the
south side of that stI eet The lot is
about 120 feet from the corner of
Pine and Front streets and extends
800 feet west to the old road, locally
known as the "Jimtown road" lead
ing to the grounds of the Georgetown
Special School district. The final
decision. as to the location. will rest
with the state military board consist
ing of Governor Richard C. McMul-
len. General Weller E. Stover and
Colonel George J. Schulz, command
ing officer of the 19sth Regiment. A.
A.. Coast Artillery Colonel Schulz
inspected the site on Wednesday
while Colonel S. B. I. Duncan. execu-
tive officer. made an inspection also.
Test holes have been made under
the supervision of Capt. r. B. Baker
CTurn 70 Page }. Plesse)
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
3O7 FRESHMEN ARE
ENROLLED AT u. OF D.
a1s At Delaware College, SO At
WOman'S College

Freshman enrolment at Delaware
College. University of Delaware, is
21S, it has been announced by Dean
George E. Dutton. The freshman en-
rollment at Women's College, an
nounced last week. is SO. making a
joint freshman class of 307.
While the freshman class in each
college is slightly less than last
year. the total enrolment at the Uni
versity. considerably over 900. is the
largest in the history of the institu-
tion.
OF the 21S freshmen at Delaware
College. 80 enrolled from Whining
ton, 40 from rural New Castle coun-
ty. IS from Kent, and "a from Sus-
sex county. Only 80. which is less
than 20 per cent, are from outside
the state.
The Arts and Science courses at
tracted the largest number of the
freshmen. 9s, Sc enrolled for the
various engineering courses and "a
in agriculture.
There has been rapid growth in the
agricultural students the last few
years and with this years class, more
than 100 students have enrolled in
this course at the university. OF the
engineering courses, chemical engin-
(Tun 10 Page ,, Pleass]
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29

zeal which marked the members of
the congregation during the many
years that the chapel was used as an
active place of worship.
Memory of family life always is
strong with u.s." he said. land it is
always pleasant to turn back to those
days when as children we were first
brought to church by our parents.
Although each year brings new i'm
provements. there is nothing so mod
ern that 1t keeps US from looking
back with pleasure on by-gone days. "
Cites PrOdigal Son
He spoke of how the prodigal son.
after having spent his fortune in
riotous living and having come on
evil days. recalled the pleasures of
life in his fathers home and returned
there. asking forgiveness.
The Rev. W. l.. Reckwith. pastor
of the Magnolia charge. which in
cludes Barratt's Chapel. was in
charge of the service Other minis
ters who took part we're the Rev. f.
S. Gault of Frederick, the Rev. Frank
Herson of Milford. the Rev Robert
E. Green of Harrington, and Rev
Benjamin Waner. of Rehoboth. The
musical part of the service was in
charge of r. W. McFadden of FELTON,.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
800 ATTENDED THE
SERVICES AT BARRATT,S
CHAPEL LAST SUNDAY
ReU. W. Albert Wright, OF Salisbury, Nd, Brought
The Message In Absence of ReU. Hamilton P. Fox,
Who Was I'LL. Many Spent Entire Day There.

More than 1900 persons from thru
out the Delmarva Peninsula gathered
in the grove surrounding historic old
Barratt's Chapel last Sunday after
noon toatoin in the observance Of the
159th anniversary Of the church's
founding.
Automobiles started arriving dur
ing the morning. Many persons spent
the greater part Of the day in the
old church and its surroundings. By
the time the services started at 200
O'Clock the grove was filled and long
lines OF cars we're parked on both
sides. of the highway.
The Rev. DR.. Hamilton p. Fox, pas
tor of Asbury Methodist Church, Sal
isbury. Md, who was scheduled to
preach. was unable to attend because
of illness. The Rev. DR.. Albert w.
Wright. pastor Of the Methodist
Church. South. in Salisbury. preached
in his place.
Memory Factor Stressed
DR.. Wright spoke of the import
aRce of memory in ones life. stress
ing how the old chapel brought back
memories of the early Methodist lead
ers who preached there in the days
OF the Revolution and the religious
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
KENT FIREMEN HOLD
MEET AT HOUSTON
Abandon Idea OF Forming County
Bowling League At Session

Kent County firemen at their regu-
lar meeting held at Houston last
Wednesday night, decided to abandon
the idea of forming a bowling league
in the county. This decision follow
ed a discussion on the subject after
il was pointed out that only q few
Of the companies could get much
practice, since there are alleys only
in Dover and Milford. They did con-
cur in a plan to conduct county pool
tournament as recreation during the
winter months. Smyrna, Milford.
Camden Wyoming. Frederica and
Harrington have pool tables. Har-
rington has conducted local tourna-
ment for several years. II. c. Tee.
W. W. Pettyjohn and Howard Jones
will arrange for the tournament.
Rev. Ira Crum offered the invoca-
ton at the dinner served by the ladies
of Houston and which preceded the
business session. about seventy-five
attending. Milford and Clayton being
q absent. John Bamberger responded
10 the words of welcome extended to
the delegates by President Emory
Webb. A motion offered by Tom Ba-
ker of Dover that Kent county fire.
men assist Smyrna next year. il
needed. when they entertain the
state association.
Announcements were made bv dele
gates that card party would be
held in Bowers fire-hOuse on Septem-
ber 80 and that the annual firemen's
lTun 10 Faes ,. PlsAssO
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
PHOTOSTAT SERVICE
PRESERVES TITLES
New Archives Service Boon To
Maintenance of Ancient Records

The science of the photostat is de-
feating the decorating inroads upon
ancient title records in Delaware.
Title searchers of the present and
future will find victory over the ef-
fects of time as they will have avail
able. from the services of the Public
Archives Commission, photostatic
copies of original deeds.
Such copies. DR.. George H. Ryden,
state archivist explained. have val
idity under a state law.
For some time there has been 8
law in the state permitting recorder
of deeds to accept from the COM
mission photostatic copies OF original
titles but this service was not avail
able until the archives commission
recently moved into its new building
at Dover and obtained its new pho
tostatic equipment.
The new quarters and additional
equipment of the Public Archives
Commission are described by DR.. Ry-
den in the current number of the
American Archivist.
DR.. Ryden points out that after
being housed for "a years in very in
adequate quarters. the commission
moved into new and larger space al
loted to them by legislature. in the
Hall of Records.
The new quarters contain, besides
the photostatic equipment, two large
fire-proofed and aforementioned
vaults, for valuable records; a re-
search room with a catalogue room
(rum 70 Pase ,, PisaseI
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
SAW THE
PARADE HERE
TUESDAY NIGHT
Thirty Companies In Line
of Parade, Largest
EUer Held Here.
CarniUGL viii Close Mon
day Night, Oct. 2. Car
viii Be Awarded.

approximately 10000 persons lined
the streets in the Milford business
section Tuesday night to view what
judges said was the largest firemen's
parade ever held in Milford. Thirty
companies from Delaware and Mary
land, five auxiliaries, and ten bands,
in addition to fire fighting equipment,
made up colorful procession in con-
nection with the Carlisle firemen's
carnival.
The Delaware First State Girls
Drum and Bugle Corps of Talleyville,
heading the Elkton delegation, won
applause in their red and white uni
forms. A number of the marchers
carried red flares, adding to the eff
fectiveness of the scene
In line of parade was the George
town High School Band. under the
direction of Prof. Chester Stroup.
This was the first appearance of the
Georgetown Band in a firemen's par
ade.
Women Wear Capes
The women in the auxiliary sec
tion wore many colored capes and
some carried flowers. The Selbyville
company unit, comprising 25 men in
blue coats and white trousers, was
another favorite with the spectators.
Following are the awards: Best
band, Sharptown, Md; second best
band, Harrington: best drum and bu-
gle corps, Elkton; second best drum
and bugle corps, Salisbury; company
making the best appearance, Selby-
vile; company coming the longest
distance, Five Points Company of
Richardson Park; best auxiliary,
Selbyville; IS awards to bands from
Henry c. Conrad High school, Mid
dletown, Lewes. Sudlersville, George
town and Blades
Other Companies In Line
Other companies represented were
Maryland Parsonsburg, St. Mfchaels
Ocean City. BishopviIle, Berlin. E1EA
ton, and Perryville; Delaware: Ellen
dale. Blades, Ssaford, Bridgeville,
Lewes, Christiana, Bowers Beach,
Rehoboth. Georgetown, Milton, Do
yer, Hartly. Houston, Delmar, Smyf-
ma. Frederick. FFanhford, and Ches-
wold
City Manager C. E Banning was
in charge of the parade. assisted by
Harry Lindale. James Abbott, George
Manlove. W. NJ Marvil. ]. g. HoIz-
mueller, and Thomas Tribbett.. The
judges were: Bands, w. E. Miller, G.
]. Holzmueller and Earl K. VIII
liams; auxiliaries. Mrs. C. d. Holz-
mueller. Mrs. J. P. Hammond and
Mrs. R. A. Derrickson; firemen. Ed
ward c. Evans, Maj. William 2. Lank
and William " Grier.
The carnival will close Monday
night, Oct. 2, at which time the new
1910 Hudson sedan will be given
away. There are beautiful free prizes
each and every night. Come out and
have good time. Plenty of free at
fractions. Also rides for the. chill
dren; games for the grown-ups.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
LOCAL INTEREST FILM
AT PLAZA OCT. 2-3
Work Of Mr.. And Mrs. John Z. Abbott
Depicted In "Mareh OF Time"

For the first time film embOdying
local interest will be presented at
the Plaza Theatre, Milford. next
Monday and Tuesday. October 2-S.
This presentation is an issue of
THE March of Time" depicting facts
of worldwide interest which you
should know and remember.
This particular episode is treatise
on preserving the moving pictures of
yesterdays. and this work has been
undertaken by the Museum of Mod
ern Arts. New York City.
This work is in charge of a former
Milford High School student. John E.
Abbott. son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. D.
Abbott of this city, and his wife the
former Iris Barry.
Nelson Rockefeller is president of
this institution; Mr.. Abbott is vice
president and general manager. and
also manager of the film library. and
his wife is curator.
This episode OF the March of
Time" embodies Mr.. Abbott at this
work in the museum preserving such
films as "The Kid" with Charlie
Chaplin and Jackie Coogan; "Tarzan
the Mighty" and Lillian Gish in
Birth of A Nation" and hundreds
of others.
This run of local interest is being
shown Monday and Tuesday as a part
of the 50th anniversary Of the incep-
tion of moving pictures conceived by
Thomas Edison in 1889, and is part
of the Jubilee celebration now in pro-
gress at the Plaza, Milford. II will
be shown in conjunction with the an
hit, Dust Be My Destiny"
starring John Garfield and Priscilla
Lane.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
STATE GUARD TO GET
600 MORE SOLDIERS
Boost of as Pct VIII Give Total
Force OF 1,5OO

The Delaware National Guard,
comprising the 19Sth Coast Arttl-
lery. Anti-Aircraft Regiment, and the
261st Coast Artillery Battalion. Har-
Dor Defense. will be increased rs per
cent by addition of 500 enlisted men
in line with President Roosevelt's
recent decision to augment the ma
tons armed strength.
The increase will give the Della
ware Guard total personnel of more
than 1,50O officers and enlisted men.
Brig. Gen. Weller e. Slower. the
acknowledgement. said that the in
crease has been authorized by Sec
retary of War Harry w. Woodring.
1t will raise the Delaware National
Guard from its authorized, or mafHs'
tenance. strength to the maximum
peacetime. or potential mobilization.
strength
General Slower said he would not
know the method of distribution of
the additional men until he receives
u table of organization from the War
Department.
The present strength of the Della
ware National Guard is S59 enlisted
men of whom 735 are assigned to the
harbor defense unit. With the addi-
tional men. the guard will have 1.459
enlisted men. No increase in the
number of officers is anticipated.
According to reports, the present
strength of the machine gun batter
les. which is 65 men. will be increased
to more than 100 men. Similar in
creases in the three-inch gun batter
les. each of which is composed OF 20
enlisted men. are expected.
CTurn 10 Pasa }. Plsassl
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
AMERICAN LEGION
AUXILIARY TO
INSTALL OCT. G
Joint Installation Cere-
mOny Will Be Held In
Wilmington.
PLANS COMPLETED
Mrs. Anthony Summers,
Milford, Will Be Install
ed Auxiliary Vice-Pres.

The committee in charge has just
about completed plans for a joint
installation, on October 6, at the
Cafe Grande in Wilmington. Newly
elected officers of the Auxiliary, the
40 ct s, and the Department of Della
ware. American Legion. will be in
stalled The plans which have been
arranged by the committee composed
of George Hill, Everett Borton and
John P. Benson are are as follows:
Beginning at 1880. and until 500
P. NJ. a concert by the Sons of The
Legion Band Promptly at 500 P. NJ.
the installation ceremony will begin.
From $3.50 to 9:45 p NJ. a concert
by the Drum Corps of Delaware Post
No. /. This will be the first public
appearance. in Delaware, of the corps
in their new uniforms. At 9:45 P.
NJ. a buffet supper will be served.
Immediately after the supper. dane
ing will follow.
Music will be furnished by Joe
Hudson and his Royal Knights. This
organization is we'll known to the
Delaware dancing public.
There will be no outside speakers.
The affair is expected to inaugurate
the new Legionayear and should be
well attended. Begionnaires and their
wives and friends from all over the
state are expected 10 attend
There is to be no admission charge
and no charge of any kind is required
for the affair
The incoming officers to be Install
ed are as follows:
Auxiliary-President. Mrs. Melvin
Hopkins, Dover; 1st vice-president.
Mrs. Park Huntington, Wilmington;
End vice-president, Mrs. Grant Garis.
Smyrna 3rd vice-president, Mrs An
thony Summers. Milford: secretary.
Miss Jessie Morris, 'Lewess treasurer,
Mrs. Allyn Cooch, Newark; chaplain.
Mrs. Kitty Rogers. Seaford; histor-
ian. Mrs Edward Bonner. Delaware
City: ergeant-at-arms. Mrs. Robert
Schneider. Wilmington; national
committeewoman. Mrs. John Murphy.
New Castle: alternate committeewo-
man. Mrs Calvin Affierbach. George
town.
CTurn to Page .. Fleassl