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Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01

On Saturday, December 9. the peo-
pie of Salisbury, through their mer-
chants. are presenting one of the
most unusual spectacles ever to APP
pear in Salisbury. or any place else
ON the Eastern Shore.
Advance notices tell of crowds
varying from $4,000 to 210,00 bal
timorc had over 200,000 watching
this parade on Thanksgiving after
noonl, breaking all records in every
city that the balloons have appeared.
1t is difficult to imagine a mile long
parade with enormous balloons fill
ing up the line of march. Some of the
balloons arc sixty feet long and are
as high as fifteen feet and if one
cares to me; sure the cubic contents
several of The larger figures have six
thousand cubic feet of air pumped
into then by special blowers. 1t
takes more than five hours to initiate
the figure balloons and four to draw
the air ont so that they may be
packed in compact cases.
II is not generally known how eX-
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
Kent Bankers Elect Mcbride as
praSiflanf

John Mcbride of the Delaware
Trust Company. Frederick. was
elected president of the Kent County
Bankers Association Tuesday, No
vember 81, at the annual association
banquet in the Wayside Inn Smyrna
He will succeed Harvey C. Jones
Other officers chosen:
Vice-president, Theodore IIar-
rington. First National Bank Of Har
rington; secretary-treasurer, Ran
dali Knox, Peoples Bank of IIarring-
ton; directors, DR.. l. B. McCullen,
First National Bank of Wyoming;
Ernest Clark, Farmers Bank of DO
vcr, and Winifred Hughes. West Do
YER Trust Company of FIartlv.
In an address, Mr. Jones asserted
"a bank is almost !, public institu-
ton, and the bank officer must as
sumo responsibility far beyond mere
money handling" George W. Wright.
assistant superintendent i'm charge
of finances of the JDha BasSett
Moore School, presented the 'ay-
mans view, saying ''thc banker is
guardian of both the rich aud The
poor Cf the community"
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
Scout Leader Speaks at DeImarIa
COnclaye

DR.. George j. Fisher, deputy chief
scout executive of the Boy Scouts Ot
America, spoke at the annual confer
ence for scouters of the Delmarvl
Council in the Dover public school
Thursday.
DR.. Fisher addressed the general
assembly of the scouters and the
scoutmasters' testimonial dinner.
Discussion forums were held follow
ing the general assembly, on ad-
vancement, camping. clubbing. sea
scouting. leadership training and
district administration.
DR.. Burton P. Fowler. headmaster
Of the Tower Hill School. was in
charge of the program. Other COM
mittee members were:
Dinner committee. Arthur G. Liv-
ingston, of Dover; invitations com
mittee. J. Wallace Woodford. Dover;
Wallace Williams. Elkton; DR.. Gill
rert w. Mead. ChestertOwn; John
w. Noble, Preston; Emerson c. Har-
rington. Jr.. Cambridge: Col. Will
liam B. Tilghman, Jr.. Salisbury;
Ralph A. Ross. PocOmOke City. and
r. Clarke Hill. Rehoboth Beach.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
REV. A. TTRKINGTON TO
PREACH At HARRINGTON \

A special service has been ar
ranged TO. Saturday night i'm the
Trinity Methodist Church, in con-
nection with the special evangelistic
crusade beng conducted by the two
Methodist Churches of Harrington.
There will be a special musical pro-
gramme by Rev. and Mrs. lurking
ton preceding the sermon. The Rev
Albert Huntington, assisted by his
wife. have been conducting union
services in Harrington for the past
two weeks. The campaign will close
on Sunday night with a sermon in
Asbury Church by Mr. Huntington.
Trinity church is in the shopping
district. and for that reason has
been selected for the Saturday SER
vice The public is invited.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY
WANTS NEW MEMBERS
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on indefinitely. All this money ha !;
been raised through the dues OF one
dollar 3Il such projects as card
parties, cake bakes, minslrels etc
The new hospital, with its enlarg-
cd scope. has even greater needs
Owing to the great amount of char
ity work done, the hospital is hard
pressed for funds for the ordinary
running expenses. There are many
needs and lacks which the auxiliary
attempts to fiji. During the past year
they have provided for the hospital:
1900 yards of material (patient
gowns. binder curtains,.
1926 yards linen tOweling.
Drug scales.
Hamper for operating room.
Stretcher for operating room.
IA dozen baby shirts.
. dozen doctors gowns.
SIS bed spreads
"a dozen towels.
"a baby blankets
Is dozen wash cloths.
2lA dozen slippers.
Group kettle
Cabinet installed in children's
room.
Blinds for nurses home.
Electric potato peeler.
Giant electric mixer.
These have been provided with a
total expenditure of $1,650.00.
Each of these items has been
direct necessity for the hospital and
how much !, means to the comfort
of patients! Every dollar of men,
bership dues is spent in a worthy
cause 10 render comfort 10 the sick
and suffering
Knowing the large amount of
charity work the hospital does for
patients from Milford and surround
ing towns. we are sure that there
are many who will be glad to join |
the auxiliary and know their dollar
dues will give them a part in the !
great charitable cause.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
Delaware Firm TO Raise Barge Near
PaulSbOrO

The Barge Interstate Company,
Ocean View. is preparing to raise the
oil barge, Interstate No. 6. which
sank recently in the Delaware River
at tine southwesterly corner of Man
tua Greek anchorage off Paulsboro,
y. j.
Mai. c. W. Burlin. U, S District
Engineer, Philadelphia. in notice to
mariners said the wreck lies on its
beams end in about SO feet of water
with the upstream end of the barge
projecting 2.5 feet above mean low
water.
Masters of vessels were warned by
Major Burlin to proceed with spe-
cial care in passing the barge to
avoid equipment being used to re-
move the wreck
The barge is a steel oil craft 1862
feet long. &c feet wide and 10 feet
deep.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01

pensive figure balloons are. nor how
much artistic labor is required. VAL
ues of the many balloons range from
$4O0 to $4,000 each. Sometimes il
takes six months before a design is
properly worked out. All kinds of
geometrical problems present them
selves before proper patterns can be
obtained Then the sections some
times numbering more than 100 are
laboriously cemented together and
reinforced and made absolutely leak
proof After the figure has been put
together and inflated, the artist be-
gins with varied color rubber paints
and beauties the creature.
Even then the job is not done,
trailers must be made. distinctive
costumes created. The sponsor sup
plies bands, so that before the pa
rade actually gets under way, hum
dreds of people have had part.
The unit that will appear in Sal
isbury On Saturday. December 8.
represents an investment of $35,000.
The parade will start promptly at
10 a. m.-Iain or shine.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
Clippings
from "UNCLE NICK"
MILFORD DELAWARE
Edward kurtz Dies Following Long
Illness

Edward kurtz Dies Following Long
Illness
Funeral services for Edward
Kurtz, widely known as one of the
outstanding Indian relic collectors in
the East, were held at Ocean City,
Md, on Saturday morning, Novem-
+ her Is, at 1920 O'Clock. The Rev.
/ DR.. j. X. Berbycke. former pastor of
the Buckingham Presbyterian
Church in Berlin. and Rev. o. Shell
don Blair. of Ocean City. conducted
the services.
Mr.. Kurtz was born August 13.
1879. at Milton, Delaware. son of the
late Christopher Kurtz and Ella
Manship KurtZ, where he spent his
early days. In early manhood he
moved to Westville, ~ j., where he
was married July &c, 1904. For more
than Is years he was head of the ac-
counting department of the Guaran-
lee Trust Company in Philadelphia.
Ill health forced him TO retire about
20 years ago when he went to Berlin
10 assist in managing the Atlantic
Hotel. owned by his brother-in-law
and half-sister. Mr.. and Mrs. II. F.
ttafnOnSOn.
During his life on the Eastern
Shore he spent his leisure hours
hunting for Indian relics. a number
of which are now in the Smithsonian
Institute i'm Washington. In his col
lection are arrow heads and other
instruments of warfare from prac-
tically every known tribe from every
state i'm the union.
About 1925 he moved to Ocean City
to take over the Gables" and later
purchased hostelry in Milton.
Mr.. KurtZ died Thursday. NOvem-
ber 16 at Ocean City. following a
long illness. He had been confined
to his bed for over two months. In
terment was made in Wenonah Gem
etery in New Jersey.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Sophia Schwinger Kurtz. and by one
daughter, Mrs. Henry ]. Burbage, of
Ocean City.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
EX-SHERIFF CONAWAY
DIES AT GEORGETOWN
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on the Independent Republican and
Democratic tickets Shortly after his
term expired the first of this year he
was taken i'll. He was widely known
in political circles throughout lower
Della ware.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Annie
CWesD ,'onaway, he is survived by
two sons and one daughter. Harry
NJ. and Harley J. Conaway, Jr.. and
Mrs. Elwood Cosden, of Georgetown,
and a third son, Howard II. Conaway
young attorney of Baltimore. Two
sisters. hrs Robert West and Mrs
Joseph King OF Georgetown. and one
brother. Noble COnaway of Albany,
n. Y, also survive.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
Commander Of New Sub is Native
DelaMnrCnn

One of the navy's most up-to-date
submarines. the Sea Dragon. which
left New London. Conn last Monday
on its first test trip. is commanded
by a Della warean, Lieut.. John G..
Johns. a native of KentOn.
Lieut.. Johns is graduate of Smyr
na High school. and was appointed
TO the U. S Naval Academy in 1921
He has spent most of his sea duty
on submarines, serving on them in
Shanghai and other stations in the
Far East.
For the past two years he has been
an instructor at the u. S. Naval
Academy. The Sea Dragon, recently
commissioned. cost $7.000,000. The
complement of the ship comprises 50
II en- and five officers. A sister ship.
the Sea Lion. was launched at New
London Tuesday.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
MILTON PLANS FOR
GALA XMAS SEASON
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Several hundred dollars have been
subscribed by the retail division of
the chamber of commerce and the
members Of the retail trade associ-
alton To BE- offered as prizes to their
patrons. The money will be divided
into four equal portions and distri-
buted each Saturday night until
Christmas.
The Milton Fire Company will
give benefit performance on Fri
day. December s. to the children of
Milton Consolidated Schools in the
Milton Theatre. at which time gifts
of toys and canned goods will be
received to be later distributed
among the less fortunate of the
town.
Work Of decorating the town was
started IN Monday and "A number of
the local merchants are employing
additional help in anticipation of
their celebration of the closing of the
most prosperous year in the entire
history of Milton
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DAYS are much shorter now.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
CHARITY BOARD HELD
MEETING NOVEMBER %

\ The State Board of Charities held
4 its monthly meeting on Monday, No
vember 81 at its Wilmington Office
9O5 West street. Those attending
were Mrs. William S. Bergland
president: J. Thompson Brown, Mrs
Harry Mayer, Rev. r. Y. Barber and
William Winder Laird. Jr., board
members; c. ROllin Zane, executive
director
MIR. Zane reported that sos chill
dren received 12,SS9 days care dur
ing the month. 80 were in adoption
homes. 302 i'm boarding homes. 93 in
free and in wage homes. Three re-
ceived institutional care (Children S
Home). Sixty children living in their
own homes were carried as active
cases. 113 other children were re-
ferred for some type of service be-
cause of broken home situation
and dependency, gross neglect or
delinquency.
These sos children came from PSI
different homes. Kent county was
Represented by 15S children from
so homes. New Castle by 240 children
from 126 homes and Sussex by 11O
children from rs homes.
1876 family homes looked after
these children during October So of
these were located in Kent; "a i'm
New Castle and i3 in Sussex county.
95 applications by prospective fOs-
ter parents to care for children were
% of these came from
Kent. So from New Castle and II
from Sussex county.
The number of children given care
IN October. 1888. was All. The great
est increase is in free placements
21 requests for information from
Othe ragencies and 90 refcrrals re-
garding the legal settlement of in
digent persons were investigated by
our Child Welfare workers.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
Man Gets ( More Years In Attempted
Jail Break

Robert John Hammond. who is
serving five years on a charge of
murderOus assault. was sentenced by
Judge Richard S. Rodney in Kent
General Sessions Court last week TO
an additional four years on charge
of assault following an attempt to
escape Jail.
Hammond who was given his first
sentence on 4 charge OF attacking
Policeman KOsci of Milford. last
July. tried to escape from Jail some
time ago, allegedly stabbing Jailer
Garrison. Hammond was shot and
recaptured by Garrison. however be-
fore he got out of the prison yard.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
Greenwood III Youth Awarded
lhirag0 Trim

Lester r. Cannon. 10, of Green
wood. has been awarded "A trip to the
National All Club congress at Chi
cagO. Dee. TO Q. by the Westing-
house Electric and Manufacturing
Company.
The award is in recognition of
work done by the boy in connection
with All Club rural clectrilicatiOn
projects. lie drew scale map of
farm grounds, indicating where and
to what extent electricity was in use.
He also drew plans of the upper and
main floors of an average farm home
showing switches, fixtures. and out
lets.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
ARMED THUG ROBS
MILFORD OIL MAN
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Dickerson's pockets and removing
the contents. the man forced his vic
tim into the closet, police were told.
DickersOn kicked a hole in the bot
tom of the door. overturned the clos
et. and finally made his escape He
notified both town and state police.
This same bandit is believed by
authorities to be the one who was
responsible for two other holdups in
the state Monday and Tuesday
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
Sons Of Delaware Plan Annual
BANQUET December

The Sons of Delaware. a Philadel-
phia organization composed of for
mer Delawareans. will hold its an
nual banquet in the Bellevue-Strat-
ford Hotel Thursday evening, Dec. Z.
The principal speaker will be Dr..
william Barnes Lower of Philadel-
phia. This will be in observance of
the anniversary of the date on which
Delaware ratified the federal Con-
stitution.
The dinner will be preceded by the
annual meeting, at which officers for
the ensuing year will be elected.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
Ministers and Wives Will Hold
Meeting

A meeting of the ministers and
their wives of the Dover district was
held in Asbury. Church at Harring-
ton. on Monday. Nov. 27, DR.. Walter
A. Hearn, district superintendent of
Dover, presided. DR.. Frank A. Her
son of Milford was the speaker. Mrs.
Hearn presided over the meeting for
the women. The ladies of Asbury
Church served a turkey dinner.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
Old Delaware Records Are Returned
To State

n gesture of good will by Penn
sylvania was demonstrated Tuesday,
November 2l, in Philadelphia in the
way of gift made TO DR.. George
II. Ryden. archivist of Delaware.
Records of the Sussex County Or
phans Court for the years 1928 to
1744. owned by the Genealogical So
Ciety of Pennsylvania. were turned
over to Dr. Ryden and Delaware by
Harold f. Gillingham. president of
the society, at "A meeting of the
Pennsylvania society in its offices,
1900 Locust street. Philadelphia.
The records were given TO the
Genealogical Society of Pennsylva-
MIA by bequest several years ago. and
on motion of the sOciety's members
at recent meeting. they were re-
paired and processed for safe keep
ing and offered to the Delaware
archives.
DR.. Ryden expressed his thanks
and the appreciation of the state for
the valuable gift.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
GOAL FOR AMBULANCE
is NEARLY IN SIGHT
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sihlc hy the great effort put on by
that body.
Those %hO have NOT as yet con-
lributcd 30 the fund are still well
come an1 urged to make a donation
Any member OF the following com
mittec will he glad to call and re-
CeivC The contribution: Chairman,
Irwin g. Burton, Edward C. Evans,
Frank Elton. V. VanNuis Wilkerson,
Roscoe Galloway. Wilmer O. Lank-
ford. r. a. Derricksoa. William A.
Berry. Robert H. Yerkes
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01

Turkeys are said to be in excellent
condition this year. and the price is
very reasonable, buy one now for
the holidays.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
Justice Of Peace Appointed

Gov. Richard G. McMullen has an
nounced the appointment of Isaac w.
Williams as justice of the peace at
Dagsboro for a four-year term, be-
ginning November 81 He will sue
ceed j. Frank Johnson whose term
exired.
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
7. 4. CoocL. Jr.. Censns Director

The appointment of f. Allyn
Cooch. Jr.. of Newark. as area man
dgcr in Delaware for the 1870 Fed
cral Census has been announced by
Director William l.. Austin. of Wash
ington. An office will be opened early
this month Mr.. COoch says. A few
clerks will be appointed first. then
about Is enumerators, who will start
work January 2. By April the force
will be increased to about $50. he
said. The population census will
start about April 2 and with it a cen
sus of quarries, hotels and amuse-
mcnts. agriculture and housing will
be carried on simultaneously. The
york will probably he finished about
.Iunp."
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01

1t pays to advertise in The Milford
Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01

Days are much shorter now.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-09
Latest News from inc Polish War Front

Ruby Greek in 1918 on both quartz and placer, initiating development of that area.
 The quartz claims, which were operated by a number of com- panies, including the Treadwel- Yukon, are now being operated by c. c. Mespelt, who is running a ten stamp mill and still pro- ducing.
 Strand himself is still hydraulick ing the placers he and his partner struck, but with a short 20-day water season, he still feels he hasn't gotten started" and is still prospecting" the upper end of his claims.
 A Swedish emigrant, going to Katalla in 1905, and eventually winding up in the Medfra district where he has been ever since, Strand is a stolid individual who loesn't wear nugget watch chains,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-09
GABLE, NORMA SHEARER
 C0-STAR HERE
"Idiofs Delight" Playing Now al Capitol
 Theatre

Norma Shearer and Clark Gable score personal triumphs in their lat est co-starring roles in Idiots De- light" which opened Sunday at the Capitol Theatre.
 A capable supporting cast includes such notable players as Edward Ar nold Charles Coburn, Joseph Schild- kraut, Burgess Meredith, Laura Hope Crews and Skeets Gallagher Each of them gives a distinguished per formance
 The original story remains almost as it was on the stage. The hoofer and a vaudeville girl meet in Omaha where they fall lightly in love and part. She is ambitious and presently finds herself in Europe as a phoney countess allied with a munitions agent. The American hoofer, on tour, meets her again and recogni- tion is mutual.
 They resume the affair where they left off and at last recognize real love. War suddenly looms and they are trapped in a border town as the enemy planes drop bombs. One of them strikes the building in which the pair have taken refuge. But the impression is left that he saves her and they go on together in partner act for life.
 This feature is on again tonight and tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-09
CAGNEY- Y-0'BRIEN TEAM E PLAYING IN DRAMA
 AT COLISEUM THEATRE

Angels With Dirty Faces, sen ational melodrama of the slum districts, co-starring the famous team of James Cagney and Pat O. Brien and featuring the Dead End kids, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheri- dan and George Bancroft, is the feature attraction at the Coliseum Theatre.
 An intensely powerful story of two coys brought up together in the slums. whose lives become widely divergent when one is sent to re- form school for a prank in which both took part. He becomes a big time gangster, his friend enters the priesthood. Their paths cross again when the gangster, part of the mob that runs the city, bucks the priest, who Is heading a cleanup cam paign, his object being to save the thousands of slum boys in his parish from lives of crime.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-09
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
13TH BIRTHDAY IS
 PARTY OCCASION
 FOR DORIS CAHILL

Doris Cahill was 13 years old yes terday and on Saturday in observ- ance of the occasion a gay luncheon at 1 o'clock, followed by selected games, was the order of the day at the spacious Treadwell residence of her parents.
 Table decorations were in pink and green, with a lovely birthday cake for centerpiece.
 The following guests carried off the prizes: at cootie, Borghild and Solveig Havdahl were high and low, respectively; Shirley Davis for the bingo game; Betty Nordling first in the guessing contest and Grace Berg, low; Emma Nelson for num- bers contest.
 Others present were Irene Will Hams, Marelyn Merritt, Marian Cass, Anna Lois Davis, Maxine Nordstrom.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-09
MARGARET WHITE BECOMES BRIDE OF
 REX 5UNDERLUND
Service Performed Safur. day Evening in Norih-
 ern Light Church

Miss Margaret Ruth White, daughter of MT. and Mrs. John A. White of Saco Mont, became the bride of MT. Rex G. Sunderland, son of MT. and Mrs. A. Sunderland of Morinville, Alberta, at a ceremony Saturday evening at 6 o'clock in the Northern Light Presbyterian Church. The Rev. John A. Glasse performed the service in the pres ence of a few close friends.
 Palms and fernery formed a background for the wedding serv- ice while on either side of the chan eel were baskets of chrysanthemums, asters and gladioli, and white tapers in candelabra were placed through out the church Mrs. Carol Beery Davis, organist, played the we'd ding music and accompanied MT
 William Spicer as he sang Be cause" and T Love You Truly be-
 tore the ceremony.
 Given in marriage by MT. Paul Bloedhorn, the bride was gowned in white silk-chiffon, fashioned with tight-fitting bodice square neck line and short sleeves, puffed at the shoulders She wore elbow length white kid gloves and carried bridal bouquet of pink roses tied with white tulle. Her only piece of jewelry was a three-str fld necklace Of pearls and in her hair she wore tiera of tiny pink rosebuds and baby's breath.
 Miss Mary Boozer, the brides only attendant, chose a gown of char , treuse silk-chiffon, made princess style and she carried a colonial bou- quet tied with silver streamers. MT. Alex Sturrock was best man. A graduate of Deaconess Hospi- tai in Great Falls, Mont. the bride was at Fort Peck, Mont, for four years in the Army Engineers Divis- ions with the War Department be- fore coming to Juneau about five months ago. Since her arrival here she has been Civil Service nurse at the Government Hospital. MT Sunderland has been with the electrical department of the AL aska Juneau Gold Mining Company for the past two years. Prior to his coming here he was employed with the Nolan Brothers CofGtruction Company in Montana, and was later transferred to Fort Peck, Mont. with the Department of Army En- gineers.
 The newlyweds plan to reside ir
 this city and will be at home to their many Juneau friends aftel
 October Is, at their new residence ! in the Waynor Addition.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-09
YUKON FRElGHTER AND SON PASSING
 THROUGH JUNEAU

Glenn Day, owner ard operator of the Day Transportation Company lon the lower Yukon River, arrived in Juneau with his son Clyde yes- terday by PAA plane from Fair banks
 Day said river transportation in the Interior has nearly reached an end for the summer, with ice run ming well in the Cinema Slough and Panama River.
 Mining work is still progressing in the lower Yukon country, Day said, with number of new outfits going into production. One of the Day Transportation Company's freighting jobs this summer was to take dredge into Flat for the North American Dredging Company.
 Day and his son, who has been working with him this summer, are at the Baranof Hotel and will be going out on the Alaska.