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Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
DINNER GIVEN TO
LOCAL CHAMPIONS.
Basketball Winners Were
Guests OF The Rotary
Club Last Monday.

The members of the championship
Milford High School basketball team
were the guests of the Milford Ro-
tary Club at a dinner held in the
main dining room of the Hotel Wind
sor Monday evening. August Faix
was in charge of the program, and
introduced Coach Herbert L. Eli
Oft. who in a few we'll chosen re-
marks outlined the hightlights OF
the past seasons basketball cam
paign. He also presented the follow
ing members of the team to the
group: Leroy wilkins, captain;
Thomas Palmer. Horace Wiley, JOS
eph Griffith, John William. Thomas
Bennett. manager; Hayes Dickerson'
Pierce Maloney. Lorraine wilkins,
Jack Williams. William Johnson,
Robert Maxwell. Leroy Elton. David
Sills, Willard Tease. and Douglas
Lynch.
George w Ayers. director of phys
ical education for the State, the next
speaker on the program, lauded the
BOYS for their fine record, and splen-
did spirit of cooperation during play
The principal speaker of the eve
ming was Steve Grenda, football
coach at the University of Delaware.
Coach Grenda in his depression urg-
ed the boys to be sure to give their
lessons the proper amount OF study
to insure good grades. stating that
a truly successful athlete was al
ways the fellow who made good
grades.
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Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
WARNING ISSUED ON
STRAWBERRY WEEVIL
Dust Applications Should Be Made
Now To Control Pest

"If strawberry weeYil is to be con-
trolled In lower Delaware. the first
application OF sulfur lead dust S5-l5
should be made Immediately"
This warning has been issued by
John NJ. Amos. of the Delaware Ag-
ricultural Extension Service. New
ark. who said that observations made
in the vicinity OF Bridgeville, in the
center Of the Delaware strawberry
area, indicate that the weevils ap-
pear to be more active in old straw
berry beds than In beds to be har-
vested for the first time this year
"The weevils are feeding oil the
flower petals and an occasional bud
can be found that has been cut" he
reported. "It is the clipping of the
buds by the egg laying female wee
wills that causes losses" he pointed
out.
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Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
SEN. PAUL RNARD
GIVES VIEWS ON
ADULT EDUCATION
Wilmington SOlOn, A For
mer Educator Himself,
Reviews Situation.
TRACES ITS HISTORY
Lawmaker Believes That
Project Has Become
Adulterated Education.

The following article entitled
Adult Education" was prepared and
written by Senator Paul R. Rinard,
OF Wilmington, and deals in some
length with the subject of adult ed
ucation:
Since the almost unanimous decis-
ion of the State Assembly to reduce
the amount of money spent on adult
education. there has been created
quite Juror in the press by the ad-
vocates of this particular branch Of
our educational program and nearly
all the remarks made have been In
eulOgy of the marvels of adult edu-
cation and the heartlessness of the
State Assembly in cutting their
funds. | think that the public is en-
titled to know a little more about
adult education than | am sure it
does know and not be allowed blind
ly to view all OF the pretty pana-
romas that have been painted by the
adult educators who perch upon the
public's nosea pair of strong rose
tinted spectacles when 1t invites the
public to survey the situation.
Adult education was initiated in
the State of Delaware twenty years
ago because it was felt that al
though the State was then beginning
to take care of its secondary edu-
cation of children there still re-
mained in the State a great number
of illiterate adults and aliens so un-
educated that they were incapable
of absorbing the principles of demo-
cratic government. No right-minded
or logical person would deny that
this was a very worthy project con-
sidering the end that it had in view.
No person knowing the facts OF adult
education will deny that the Work
Df educating our illiterate adults IN
the rudiments necessary to raise
hem to literacy and the work done
oward educating our aliens has
,een a very laudable and commend
Ible undertaking. Certainly | would !
,e the last one to detract in any
way from the splendid work that
vas done in this direction. However,
dult education had not been in
progress many years before 1t was
eallzed by those people at its head
hat they were going to work them
elves out of a job because the poor
nd illiterate of our State were
uickly being removed from the
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Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
DELMARVA CAMP
U.S.W.V. TO MEET HERE
Department Commander Waltmyer
Spoke At Meeting In ArmOry

At the meeting of Delmarva Camp
No. IA. U. s. W. ". Department of
Maryland, held in the new Milford
Armory on Sunday, the Department
Commander. Wesley H. Waltmyer.
of Baltimore, accompanied by his
staff, paid the camp his official visit.
There was a very good attendance
at this meeting. At the same time
and place the Ladies' Auxiliary met
and the Department President. Mrs.
Emma L. Ernst. OF Baltimore. ac-
companied by her staff. paid her Of
fetal visit. After the meetings were
over. all went to the Windsor Hotel
for dinner. where a very fine mess
was served. Also present at the meet
ing. as guests. were Commander
John ]. Bauth. American Legion Of
Cambridge. and Past Department
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Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
1899 WHEAT CROP TO
BE GREATLY REDUCED
Is Expected To Shrink To l.35O,OOO
Bushels

The 1889 Delaware wheat crop is
expected to shrink to l.950.000 bush
els according to the April l Crop
Report, which was received at Ag-
ricultural Extension headquarters in
Newark recently from the College
Park station of the Bureau of AGri-
cultural Economics.
According to c. E. Burkhead and
Paul l.. Warner. agricultural statis-
ticians at College Park, this years
wheat crop will be the smallest for
Delaware since 1888. and will be
we'll below the average for the per-
iod 192S-l937 of l,590.0O0 bushels.
The predicted reduction is attri-
buted to a reduced wheat acreage in
Delaware. The indicated yield per
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Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
GARDEN DAY AT NEW
CENTURY CLUB MONDAY
Mrs. Philip Jacobs Is Chairman Or
Planning Committee

Garden Day at the Milford New
Century Club for the past two years
has been outstanding for its beauty
and arrangement. Garden Day this
year will be just as lovely If the
present plans carry through, ana
there is no reason why this should
not be done. Mrs. Philip Jacobs. the
chairman, and her committee, have
made plans for a flower arrange
ment exhibit to precede the regular
meeting. Members of the club are
urged to have entries for the exhibit
and to have them at the club Tor
classification between ten and twelve
O'Clock. There will be three judges
who will pass on the exhibits De-
tween one o'clock and the time Tor
the regular weekly meeting. Tables
will be placed in plenty OF time 10
take care of the arrangements that
will be brought. Mrs. Jacobs Is CIV
ing much effort to make this day
success. The platform will be taken
up with a miniature display that has
been nicely worked out by Mrs. Har-
wood Jamison. Mrs. Edward Hurley
and Mrs. Elizabeth d. Riggs VIII
play a piano duet and the club Choir
us, under the direction of William
f. Miller, will sing. Mrs George
Ehinger, of Dover, will be the guest
speaker, while Mrs. Harry ii,
will read paper on gar
iens. Following the exhibit and the
meeting refreshments will be served /
The following are the classifcations
Ior the exhibit:
Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
FATAL MlSHAPS
OCCUR IN HOMES
More Fatal Accidents In
Homes Last Year Than
Happened In Industry.

According to the Delaware Safety
Council, Home, which should be the
happiest and safest place in the
world, produced more fatal accidents
in 1888 than did Industry, or any
other accident-prOducing unit, in
cluding traffic.
Medical and hospital bills for the
care Of hOme-accident victims last
year were almost $2,000,000 a day;
and every day scores of new graves
were filled by such accidents. Last
year. 32.5O0 men. women, and chill
dren were killed in the home, 500
more than were killed I'm 1887.
No home should have to be a con-
tributor to this horrible annual toll.
Observance of a few preventive reg
ulations and the diligent exercise of
intelligent watchfulness can reduce
the home hazards greatly. Accidents
do not Just Happen" They are al
ways caused. Accidents that can
happen, do happen. Sooner or later
trouble is almost bound to result
from unremedied dangerous condi-
tiOns.
Spring is here and housewives are
doing their spring cleaning. Now Is
a good time to fix the dangerous
conditions in the home. The Safety
Council offers two rules that we
should follow and that will help
eliminate the dangerous conditions
in the home. Always remember the
two "Fs,"-"FIND IT-FIX IT."
Find the hazard, then fix it immed-
lately. Make an inspection of your
home today. Most of us, practically
all of us, recognize dangerous con-
dition Immediately. Right now is the
time for all members of the family
to find the hazard and Immediately
fix it. Right now is the time that we
should make FIND IT-FIX 1T" a
practice in the home. Al
ways bear i'm mind that the houses
we live in and the things we use and
take for granted are imperfect
things. They can all be made safer.
Too much cannot he said about the
necessity for having an alert, con-
structive attitude toward safety con-
ditlons In the home. Where life and
limb are at stake, there is no valid
excuse for any other frame OF mihds !
Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
HOME ECONOMIST
HERE APRIL 27-2S
Miss Viola Decker viii
Demonstrate Culinary
Art In Grange Hall.

At the request of several of Mil
ford Women's Clubs, Miss Viola
Decker. nationally famous Home
Economist, will demonstrate the lat
est developments in the art of cook
ing at the Milford Grange Hall ON
Thursday evening and Friday after
noon, April q and %.
The demonstration should be par
ticularly interesting because Miss
Decker has only recently returned
from an extended series of demon
strations in the Hawaiian Islands
and the western states.
Miss Decker's national reputation
has been well earned. for she has
now given demonstrations in all 4S
states and in many territorial pos
sessions.
Several of Aiilford's Women's
Clubs felt a desire to know more
about the new developments in cook
ing about which they were reading
in the magazines. They approached
Albert Peterman. prominent Hot
point dealer. who succeeded in ar
ranging with the Hotpoint Company
the oldest and largest electric range
in the world. for Miss
Decker's appearance. (
Several prominent Milford matrons
have been requested to submit sew
eral dishes that would be OF partic-
ular interest so that. wherever pos
sible, they can be used.
In addition. Miss Decker will use
several new recipes now possible
with the newest improved Hotpoint
range that were not possible with
Did methods of cooking.
A demonstration is being held on
both Thursday evening and Friday
afternoon, so that it will be possible
'or interested husbands to attend
md also maids who are not familiar
With the new improvements In
.anges that have been announced In
he last few years.
The dishes prepared, and several
especially selected appliances, viii
De given away as door prizes.
Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
HIGHWAY BOARD
VOTESSl,3O2,NO
FOR ROAD WORK
Commission Acts To OBJ
tain 5000, 900 In Federal
Government Aid.
NEW TRUCK SCALES
Zack Wells Appointed Mo-
tor Vehicle Commission
er To Succeed Marvel.

The State Highway Commission
on Monday authorized the depart
ment to advertise for bids for a
100000 highway building pro-
gram, which must be under contract
by July l for the State to obtain
$609, 900 in federal funds.
The new commission. which takes
office May /. will receive the pro-
gram at that time and may accept
or reject IL. Charles w. Cullen,
chairman; A. Frank Fader, Frank
V. dupont. and Mai. Chauncey p.
Holcomb, secretary. attended the
meeting in the highway administra-
tion building at State Road. Donald
P. Ross, who will join the commii-
sion May /. also attended.
Wells Succeeds Marvel
Zack W. Wells was appointed mo-
tor vehicle commissioner to serve
until a successor is appointed. For
merly deputy commissioner. he sue
ceeds Secretary of State Josiah
Marvel. Jr., who was legislated out
of office when the motor vehicle de-
partment was transferred to the
State Highway Department.
Mr.. Wells had been acting COM
missioner since last Friday. Prior to
Friday the three offices of the de-
partment were unable to operate at
capacity due to a lack of an admin
istrative head.
The roads included In the pro-
gram approved Monday follow:
New Castle County-Route 79,
Prices Corner to Limestone Road,
extension of the new dual highway,
2.O4 miles, total, $S25,OO0; federal
$162, 500.
Route 4s, Lancaster Pike-Center
Road to Loveville, 4 miles concrete
paving, total. 100000; federal
sll1 900.
Route So, Kennett Pike. Rising Sun
avenue to Barley Mill Road. one
mile. concrete: widening. resurfac-
ing. total. s35,OOO; federal. $17.5OO.
Kent County
Route No. S, Dover to Pierce's
Corner. 6.458 miles, concrete WIDEN
ing. total. $65.OOO; federal, $l7.5OO.
Route No. 8, Harrington-Milford.
, .95 miles. concrete; widening; total
,ost. $50, 900; federal. $4,000.
Route No. 8. Little Creek-Leipslc.
$50 miles, concrete; widening. total
;ll5OO0; federal, $57,5OO.
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Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
KENT FRUIT GROWERS
GET SPRAY SERVICE
Valuable Aid Given Orchardists By
County Agent Wilson

Fruit growers in Kent county
have received the fourth edition of
orchard spray notes for the 1889
season from the Office of County
Agent Russell E. Wilson, calling at
tention to the Importance of the pink
spray in apple orchards for the con-
troll of scab, and the prevention of
brown rot in peaches.
AS has been stated in previous
news releases, these spray notes are
prepared by DR.. X. J. Kadow, plant
pathologist of the University of Del
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Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
BOYS STATE
HEADS CHOSEN
Governor Invited to Speak
Before Legislators" At
Dover Session" May 5.

Senators. representatives, and at
taches who will serve at the "legis-
lative" sessions at Dover during the
Boys State, May and 6, have been
elected from schools throughout
Delaware. The American Legion is
sponsoring the affair.
The elected boys will perform
their legislative duties" tour the
Offices of department heads. and
hear short talks on the work OF the
bureaus.
Governor Richard C. McMullen has
been invited to speak at the opening
session at 10 a. m. May 5. The "leg-
isltOrs" and their schools follow:
Senators
Dan Conley, H. Fletcher Brown
Vocational High School; Donald
Harting, Tower Hill School; John J.
Hannigan. Salesianum High School;
Paul DOlan. Alexis l. dupont High
School; Rodney Jones, Henry C.
Conrad High School; Herman From.
New Castle High School; William
Geoghegan, Delaware City High
School; Emil Ebert. Smyrna High;
Vance Morris, Dover High; Arley
Golden. Caesar Rodney High of
Camden and Wyoming: Louis Price.
Harrington High; Louis Schwindt,
FELTON, High; Charles Elliott, Green
wood High; Paul Baskette. Seaford
High: Paul Hamblin, MillsbOro
ui0h. Warran Rogers SeIhyyille
High. and Harold Brittlngham. Lew
es High.
Representative
William Rogers. Pierre S. DUPONT
High; Francis Gibson, Salesianum
High; Samuel Frankel, Wilmington
High; Stanley Damiecki, H. Fletcher
Brown Vocational High; John Nc
Cune, Friends School; Robert Rus
sell, Sunny Hills School; Robert
Ewing, Henry C. Conrad High; Felix
Alexis ]. DUPONT High.
John Dawson. Archmere School
for Boys; Fred Moore. Claymcnt
High; Robert Stewart. Newark High; /
Joseph DiFeterici, New Castle High; !
Ralph Malln, Delaware City High;
Boyer, Middletown High;
Joseph Harrison. Caesar Rodney
High; Thomas Palmer and Iseeph
Griffith, Milford High; Rhesa Walton.
Smyrna High; Ebert Massey. Dover
High; Gus Raughley. Harrington
High; Lister Hall. FELTON, High.
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Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
ASSEMBLY ASSAILED BY
p. T. A. In RESOLUTION
~Thanks" Legislature For Slashine
Fands For Adult Education

The Delaware Parent-Teacher AS
sociation in a sarcastic resolution
last Saturday thanked" the Legis-
lature for slashing the appropriation
for adult education.
Presenting the resolution, Mrs. p.
C. Elliott, of Seaford, declared:
members of the Legislature
should not condemn Hitler for de-
stroying democracy, when they cur
tail something which has taken 20
years to build"
Adopted Unanimously
The resolution. adopted unani-
mously, read:
"The Parent-Teacher Association
sincerely thanks the Delaware Leg
islature for forcing a decision to
curtail the appropriation for adult
education in the State"
Mrs. Elliott said the fund had been
cut so per cent. and termed adult
education one "of the most impor-
tant factors in the social life OF the
State"
The only other resolution express
ed gratitude to Miss Eta J. Wilson.
executive secretary Of the Delaware
Citizens Association, for her twenty
years service to the parent-teacher
group.
Both resolutions were adopted Just
before adjournment Of the morning
session in Delmar Public School.
Progress Reviewed
Parents and teachers reviewed 20
years progress in Delaware educa-
tion in their meeting and pledged
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Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
PLAN TO LIMIT
ASSEMBLY COSTS
KILLED BY DEMS'
Lack Of Necessary Two
Thirds, Defeated Bill
At Dover On Tuesday.
BACKED IOOqS BY COP.
Short Votes With Minor
ity Against Creating
Kent Election Board.

Opposition of the Democratic min
ority members of the Senate Tuesday
afternoon resulted in defeat of the
bill to amend the State Constitution
limiting the amount of money the
Legislature could spend for expenses
at any regular or special session and
at any extraordinary session Of the
Senate. The measure had the unani-
nous support of the Republicans but
lacked the required two-thirds vote.
Senators Burton S. Heal and Paul
R. Rinard, Republicans who voted
for the bill. later changed to no for
purposes Of having it reconsidered
later.
Under this bill the General AS
sembly would have been limited to
s15O000 for expenses of all kinds
such as attaches pay, printing, and
supplies at a regular session. or
this sum the Senate could not spend
more than 100000 and the House
more than $4,000. The total, how
ever, would have excluded the sal
ary of the members of the two bran
ches and their mileage allowances.
For a special session not more than
$4,000 could be expended of which
the Senate would be limited to $780,
900 and the House $45.O00. For an
session of the Senate
the cost would have been limited to
$40 1000.
The chief purpose of the measure
was to limit the number of attaches
who could be employed by either
branch at any session. Two years
ago the Legislature cost the State
1926. 900, the largest sum in the his
tory of the State. This year the
costs have nearly equalled that fig-
ure and before final adjournment
will probably have exceeded the to-
tai. This is due largely to the large
number of attaches who have been
employed and also to the heavy bill
for printing.
Short Votes With Democrats
Senator Alden P. Short, Republi-
ran, who recently served notice on
his colleagues that he was opposed
10 the passage of any more so-called
ripper legislation made good his
threat Tuesday afternoon when he
voted with the Democratics minor
ty against a bill to create a Depart
nent of Elections for Kent county.
The bill was passed by the Senate
~ a vote of 10 to 6 and probably
will be passed by the House. How
.yer. its veto by the Governor is an
icipated and should Senator Short
maintain his attitude it will be I'M
,ossible to override the veto.
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Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
MILFORD HIGH WINS
OVER FELTON,, LEWES
Wiley Allows Only Three Hits In
Two ShutOnts

Big Horace Wiley yielded only
one hit as he hurled Milford High
School to a 10 to 0 baseball victory
last Friday over FELTON, High in the
Seasons opener.
Milford scored four runs in each
of the second and fourth innings to
clinch the decision.
The local lads nicked two OppOs-
ing momndsmen for 10 safeties.
The box score:
Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, April l2 To Tues
day, April is, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller, local wea-
ther recorder. reports the following
atmospheric conditions for Milford.
from Wednesday, April IL to Tues
day, April IS, inclusive:
Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
Temperature

Total Rainfall ...... 2.46
The following winds and condi-
tions prevailed during the same
period:
Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21

Score by Innings
Felton 10000 o. o
Errors: Gates. 2: Moore, .; Min
ner, Wiley.
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Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
Prevailing
Wind

Wind
April IL, West-Partly Cloudy
April 13, West-Clear
April IA, Southwest-Partly Cloudy
April is, ENTHUSIASTICALLY
April 16. Northeast-Cloudy
April IL. East-Cloudy
April Is, Cloudy
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Evening star., 1939-12-30
Virginia Department
OF Finance Proposed
Hy the Associated Press.

Ey tNG hSSOCIdteQ EIeSB
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 30.-The
State Chamber of Commences Com
mittee on Taxation and Govern
ment has proposed establishment Of
an integrated State department of
finance. embracing the present divi-
sion of accounts and control, the
treasury and the division Of pur-
chase and printing under a single
commissioner of finance.
Asserting the State had not
adopted the principle of unified fis-
cal planning and management, the
committee said the objective of the
proposed department of finance
would be to establish sound fiscal
management of every branch Of the
State government.
In its completed report announced
yesterday. the committee urged q
co-ordinated welfare program. The
plan called for the creation of three
departments under the direction of
the central board composed of COM
missioners of the three units, ap-
pointed by the Governor. The CEN
trail policy-making board would be
composed of the commissioners of
public welfare, mental diseases and
correction.
The change was suggested In the
manner of selecting the attorney
general. now elected by the people.
Although not recommending ap-
pointment by the Governor, the
committee offered as possibilities
election by the General Assembly or
appointment by the Supreme Court
of Appeals.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
BY EDDY GILMORE.
Associated Press Stan Writer.

This-the Nations most un-
masculine city-surprisingly has a
right fair crop Of leap year bait for
1910.
As almost every one knows, the
ratio of women to men is the highest
here of any large city in the United
States. No one, however. has ever
advanced a completely satisfactory
reason for the petticoat plurality.
Some say it's because the Govern
ment has so much clerical work and
that women do it best. Others say
it's because the Capital bachelors
are the most publicized of any in
the country, and that they naturally
attract husband hunters from the
hinterland.
Ordinarily, you would think the
ladies should have tough time here
leap year, but one look over the
landscape and you see that it isn't so
bad after all.
Alphabetically some of the lead
ing bachelors in Government posi-
tions are:
Cohen, Ben-A pleasing young
man with a reputation for unusual
mental capacities. Close to the
White House-can enter side or
front door.
Corcoran, Thomas-Also a. pleas
ing young man with a reputation
for unusual mental capacities. Very
close to the White House, can enter
side or front door and often does.
Is musical and will perform in COM
pany.
Holt, Rush-Taall and dark and