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Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
BOB BURNS IN "OUR
LEADING CITIZEN"
Al Reese Theatre, Harrington, OctO.
ber 1S And Il; "BacheIOr Mother"
Set For October is And II.

According to the management of
the Reese Theatre, located at Har-
rington. the offering for this week
end and the coming week eclipses
any program yet listed this season
hy this popular theatre. The adver-
tisement 10 be found in this newspa-
per lists three of the biggest motion
picture hits. plus a big Broadway
stage revue composed of twenty peo-
pie.
On Friday and Saturday, October
l3 and Il. the ever popular Bob
Burns stars in the new Paramount
hit, Our Leading Citizen" In this
down to earth picture Bob Burns
takes what might be called an ideal
Will Rogers role, and according to
critics and public alike. the story fits
Bob like a shoe. For ideal family en-
tertainment none could be better
than "OuI Leading Citizen" Gene
Autry, the cowboy singing action
star, is sure to please in Mountain
Rhythm" feature number two of this
all family weekend bill.
Many have requested Bachelor
Mother" and it is with much pleas
ure that the announcement comes
forth that this great hit. featuring
Ginger Rogers will play the Reese
Theatre. Monday and Tuesday, Oc-
tober 16 and II. To miss il is to miss
one of the years best.
1t has always been the custom of
the Reese Theatre to give to it's
patrons novelty and variety For
that reason the management is
bringing TO its stage for the enjoy
ment of theatre fans. Harry Ber-
ry's Sunkist Vanities, with a cast of
twenty people, featuring an all girl
band and ten streamline vaudeville
acts. This ninety minute stage show
will be shown in conjunction with
the new motion picture hit, stop,
Look and Love" with Jean Rogers
and a great cast. This great stage
and screen show will be presented
at no advance in prices.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
Farmer, 80, Gets First Shave
In Barber ShOn

Living 80 years without "enjoy-
ing" a barber shop shave is the odd
distinction attained by John Gillis
Rayne, well-known WicOmico coun-
ty (Maryland) farmer. rr'
But Mr.. Rayne relented on Thurs
day of last week and had his face
shaved in a barber shop for the first
time. He selected his old friend,
Thomas Donoway, 50 years old, who
has been a barber As years, to do the
work.
Mr. Rayne. who enjoys excellent
health, and who carries his row.
with all his sons and workers when
stripping blades" in the corn field,
was born September IS, lS49, and
has lived in the Delmar section all
his life He liked the shave so well.
he said, he intends to get another
one.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
Five State Plants
Set Safety Record

Thirty-five plants in the Delaware
Safety Council inter-plant contest
had no accidents during August, Il
was announced this week. All So
competing plants had only % acci-
dents during the month.
Among the u firms which have
not had a lost time accident this
year. the Pullman Company con-
tinues to lead In Group A with a
clean record for 23 consecutive
months. The following also have
had no accidents for long periods:
dupont Company, Seaford con-
struction, eight months; DUPONT
Company, Experimental Station,
chemical division, nine months; du-
Pont Company, Newport plant, 13
months; dupont Company, Edge
Moor plant, eight months; Benjamin
F. Shaw Company, IL months; du-
Pont Company, Experimental Sta
tion, ammonia division, 20 months;
J. +. Rhoads and Sons. 19 months,
and Board OF Park Commissioners,
13 months.
The Delaware Electric Power
Company. mechanical division, con-
tinues to lead Group B, having work.
ed II consecutive months without
an accident. Atlas Powder Company
is second, with 20 consecutive
months. with Baker-Layton Machine
Company, third, with % months. The
companies are ranked according to
the number OF man hours worked.
Other plants without lost time ac-
cidents In August are: National Vul-
canized Fibre Company, Yorklyn,
Wilmington and Newark plants; du-
Pont Company, Wilmington Shops;
Department of Health; L. ID. Caulk
Company, Bethlehem Steel Com
pany; Board of Harbor Commission
ers; Board of Water Commission
ers; J. A. Bader and Company; The
Pyrites Company, Inc, Speakman
Company; Bond Manufacturing Cor
poration. Inc; John II. Mulholland
Delaware Rayon Com
pany; Diamond Ice and Coal Com
pany; George w. Helme Company;
T. C. Hubert and Company; Lob
dell Car Wheel Company; A. C. Lay
man Machine Company; bravo Con-
tracing Company; Modern Bond
Corporation and Brosius and Smed-
ley Company.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
Many New Ships

Our Maritime Commission has
gone into the job of providing a feet
OF 500 modern cargo vessels and op-
Grating a system of training scohols
for the crews who will man the ves-
sells.
Work is being speeded up on many
new ships because they may be
needed for war. But the main pur-
pose in building so many of them
is to develop a great Merchant Ma.
rine of our own. After many fiops
and fizzles the Maritime Commission
was given broad powers TO provide
these ships. AS a result we have
our fleets of American ships plying
between the Northeastern Atlantic
Coast through the Panama Canal to
the Northwest of the Pacific. Our
ships cover all the principal ports
in Central and South America. Eu-
ropean travel by American ships has
been halted by the war, but we are
getting in shape to handle future
peace time commerce and travel.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
State Police To Begin Auto
INSPECTION Drive

The State Motor Vehicle Depart
ment last Monday asked the State
police to check on all uninspected
automobiles starting this Sunday.
Zack W. Wells, State motor We
hicle commissioner. sent the re-
quest to Superintendent of State PO-
lice John r. Fader
Superintendent Fader said names
of drivers of all uninspected cars
and registration numbers of cars.
will be taken and the list turned
over to the motor vehicle depart
ment. Each driver of an uninspect-
ed car will be warned they are sub
ject to cancellation of registration
license of the automobile.
Owners of uninspected automo-
biles will be given five days. after
they are notified by State police.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
tuberculosis Kills
103 In Delaware

G. Taggart Evans, executive secre-
tary of the Delaware Anti-Tubercu-
lOsi3 Society, on Tuesday reported
the tuberculosis death rate of Della
ware increased approximately 30
per cent during the first eight
months of 1889, thus reversing the
downward Iend of the past quarter
century.
He spoke at the fall luncheon
meeting of the society in the Hotel
dupont, Wilmington, which was fea-
tured by the showing of the Christ
mas Seal Tor this year.
Up until September /. this year,
there were lO3 deaths as compared
with 79 for the corresponding per-
iod of las: year, he said. Although
the society expects a levelling off of
the death rate during the last quar-
ter which may bring the yearly to-
tai nearer the normal figure, Mr..
Evans said the death total will prob
ably be 10 to 20 per cent more than
last year
He declared that one reason for
the increase may be the improved
reporting by physicians during re-
cent years. In former years tuber-
culosis deaths were sometimes at
tributed to other causes. The death
rate will be fought with extension
of the tuberculin testing and X-ray-
ing program in schools, Mr.. Evans
said, an extension planned well be-
fore the rate showed such an in
crease.
Plans are being drawn for the
construction of the new EdgewoOd
SanatOrium for which the Legi3la-
ture appropriated s15O.0O0 at the
last session. AS this will double the
disqualification facilities for negro
patients IL is expected TO reduce the
death rate.
Mr. Evans pointed out that while
the negro race forms only about IA
per cent OF the States population,
40 per cent of the deaths are from
that race.
Carl Holbcell of Denmark, son of
EinOr HOlboell, Father of the
Christmas Seal" and Mrs. Holboell,
were guests at the luncheon. His
father, a postal clerk in Copenhagen,
conceived the idea of putting a tax
on the mail TO obtain revenue for the
care of children i'll with tuberculosis
and the first seals, bearing the pic
ture of the late Queen Louise, were
issued on December. 1904.
Mr.. Holboell was presented with
an autographed picture of Miss En-
lily p. Bissell. president of the Della
ware society and originator of the
first American seals, with blocks of
two 1907 seals, by Miss Bis3ell who
presided at the luncheon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holboell spent sew
eral months in New York City where
Mrs. Holboell, as Miss Denmark"
was official representative of her
country at the Worlds Fair.
Plans were made for the thirty
third annual Christmas seal sale.
It was decided that the entire MEM
bership of the board will act as a
working committee with Miss Bissell
and Mr.. Evans directing the cam
paign.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
State Educators Will
Meet In Wilmington

The twenty-first annual conven-
ton of the Delaware State Educa-
/ ton Association will be held in Will
mington on Thursday and Friday,
October 26 and 81. Clarence A. Full
mer, principal of the Wilmington
High School, will preside.
The first general meeting, which
will be attended by members from
all sections of the State, will be in
the Warner Theatre, Wilmington,
Thursday morning at o'clock. The
final meeting is scheduled for the
auditorium of the Pierre s. dupont
High School Friday afternoon.
Group meetings will be held in var
ious schools throughout the city on
Thursday afternoon and Friday NOR
ming.
The Representative Assembly of
the association will meet in the
Warner Junior High School, Will
mington, Wednesday night, October
25, at o'clock. The annual banquet
will be in the Hotel dupont Thurs
day night.
w. n. Renshaw of New York, au-
thority on shorthand and shorthand
methods, will be a speaker at the
commercial section meeting. Tran
scription Practices" will be his sub
ject. Lloyd n. Jacobs. a member of
the faculty at the State Teachers
College at Trenton. N. j.. will speak
ON Value of Social Business Edu-
cation" John G. Leach of Beacon
College, is president of the section,
and George w. Wright, assistant
superintendent of the Smyrna
schools, is program chairman. Lu-
ther Weaver. Jr., of the Pierre S.
dupont High School, is chairman Of
arrangements for the section.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
Farm Prices And The
Consumer

Tho agricultural marketing coop
Cratives have carried on many a
battle with middlemen in an attempt
to obtain meter prices for produc-
ers.
But this does no. mean that the
marketing groups are attempting to
stick the consumer" and to force
the public to pay an extortionate
price for the products of the farm.
To the contrary, the desire of the
marketing co-ops is to receive for
their members fairer share of the
final selling price. In many instan-
ces middleman profits have been ex-
cessive. Aggressive cooperative ac-
ton. by forcing middlemen to meet
producers on basis of equality, has
made it possible to materially in
crease the farmers income without
increasing the price paid by the con-
sumer.
No intelligent marketing manage
ment is trying to gouge The public.
The wise farmer knows full well the
folly of alternating those who must
consume what he produces.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
Collections q OF Liquor Taxes
Show Decline

Collections of the Delaware Liquor
Commission during September were
S52, ,499.40 compared with $65,71097
fer the same month last year.
Spirits tax collections decreased
during September, but beer and wine
tax collections increased over Sep
tember OF 1888
Beer collections were $11,12G.9 95
compared with $9.27l.9O during Sep
tember of 1888; wine tax collections.
$3,950.9S, compared with $3,27L9O,
last year.
Spirits tax collections last month
amounted to 7,S26.35 compared
with 44,436.26 for September last
year. The commission deposited
$51 ,6026i to the account of the
State Treasurer.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
Judge Warns Girls

A warning to girls against accept
ing automobile rides with strange
men was sounded by Chief Justice
Daniel ]. Layton in Court of Oyer
and Terminer, Wilmington, recent
ly. The chief justice gave the ad-
monition in sentencing William Ken
nard Hartley, 27 years old. of Car
ney's Point, N. j., to life imprison-
ment for criminal assault on Miss
Mary Dick. of Wilmington. Hartley
was found guilty with a recommen-
dation for mercy by a jury after
less than Is minutes deliberatiOn.
He allegedly attacked the 20-year-
old girl, whom he met in a beer
garden. at a secluded spot near New
Castle.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
Duck Hunting In State To
Onen October %

change in the date for the open
ing of the duck hunting season in
Delaware has been announced in
Washington.
The 45-day season in Delaware will
open October % instead of October
Is and close December 5. The same
date holds for New Jersey and Penn
sylvania. The Maryland season will
extend from November Is to Decem-
ber %.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
Lift For Hitch Hiker Costs
Driver $1,000

Reginald Moore. Cambridge, Md,
thumbed free ride. but il cost
Charles Dashiell, Jr., of Salisbury.
Md, S2,50O in the Somerset County
Circuit Court
Dashiell picked up the young man
in Salisbury November 6, last year.
The car struck a mule and swarvcd
into an approaching car. Dashi ELL \
car was demolished and Moore was
injured.
In a suit for damages, Moore
charged DaaEiell was operating the
car in an negligent manner
A jury returned d verdict for the
hitch-hikCr and set damages at
S2,500. The case was said to be the
first of its kind in the First Judicial
Circuit of Maryland.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
State Police Pistol Team Wins
Eighth Place At Meet

The Delaware State Police revol-
yer team won eighth place in the
fourth annual police pistol match at
Metropolitan Police range at Terra
Gotta, u. c., Saturday last. First
place was taken by the Pennsylvania
motor police team and second by
West Vii lginia State Police.
Members of the Delaware team
and theil scores were: Lieutenant
William j. Davidson. Jr, 277; Pri-
vate Carl Schnetter. 266; Private
Thomas Lamb. 27S; Corporal G. X.
Shockley. 279; Private Russell ID.
Jones, 259, and Lieutenant Roger p.
Elderkin. coach. 259. Private Sch
netter captured third place in the
individual shoot with score of 266.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
Funny Notion

A midwest Congressman wants
to call up the anti-lynching issue
before Congress in October. This
pesky measure tied up the Senate
for weeks in 1888. and finally was
laid on ice" Now the Congressman
wants to extract the issue from cold
storage and use up a million dollars
of the taxpayers money in attempts
to prove that the lynching of few
unfortunate negroes in the South
less than a dozen a year--js a mat
ter that the Federal Government
should take in charge despite the
fact that the States have exercised
their authority and practically stop
ped lynchings.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
Delaware Day Group Named

The appointment of commission
of three to prepare a suitable pro-
gram for the observance of Delaware
Day on December Z. the l52nd ami
versary OF Delaware's ratification of
the L. 5. Constitution. has been an
nounced by Governor McMullen. The
members of the commission are Df.
Harry " Holloway. Dover, State
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton; the Rev. ]. Francis Tucker,
pastor of St Anthony'3 r. c. Church.
Wilmington, and the Rev John L.
Johnson, OF Seaford
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
Battery F To Be Increased

Captain Anthony Summers, COM
mander OF Battery F, 19Sth Coast
Artillery. of Milford, has just been
ordered to recruit the Milford unit
up to 120 men. The present strength
of this company is 65 enlisted men,
and three commissioned officers.
This order is in line with strength
ening of the national defense move
ment. Captain Summers expects to
start a campaign for recruits at
once
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
Dental Society Holds Dinner
At LeweS

The Sussex County Dental Society
held its monthly meeting Thursday
night of last week in the Hotel Cae-
sar Rodney at Lewes. with DR..
James G. Varley of Chicago, as the
speaker. His topic was Artificial
Dentures. DR.. w. Blaine Atkins of
Millsboro, presided.
Gilbert NJ. Wiltbank, a former
president of the society. was in
charge of arrangements. Other Off
GERS of the society who attended
were: Vice president. Dr. Floyd
Moore, Dover; treasurer, DR.. Ralph
Jones. Smyrna, and secretary. DR..
Robert Reed, of Milford.
The speakers address was supple
mented by Photographic slides and
dental exhibits.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
$233, 1884 Collected In Gas Tax

State gasoline tax collection
amounted to $233.934 during Sep
tember, or $5,74S over September
1898. Officials attributed the increase
to more motoring due to the balmy
weather last month. Revenue in
September from granting of char
ter; was $4,l64
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
Old COOIspring Church To
Mark 2I3th Yeareh

The 213th anniversary of historic
Coolspring Presbyterian Church.
one of the oldest in the country, will
be observed on Sunday afternoon,
October Is, at $3.50 o'clock. The SER
mon will be delivered by the Rev.
Thomas A. Williams, pastor of the
Wicomico Presbyterian Church, of
Salisbury, Md.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
Held AS Still Owner

Arthur G. Donovan. 36 years old,
of near Milton, was held in $1,000
bail by L. S. Commissioner Albert
F. Polk last week for a hearing on
charges OF operation of an unregis-
tered still and possession Of tax un-
paid liquor Delaware Liquor COM
mission Inspectors Simon, Smith.
Riggin, Long aud Buckson captured
him after Il chase.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
Why Kid About 1t

There is fresh talk from Admins
tratiOn headquarters about bringing
the AFofL and the CI0 together in
one large and peaceful trade union.
Lewis and Green have a feeling to-
ward one another similar 10 that in
dicated in the old saw that described
how the devil loved holy water.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
1850 Collected In Motor
Law Fines

Revenue from violations of motor
vehicle laws last month totaled 81
65O.5O, the State Treasurer's office
reports. In August the revenue from
this source was $6,140.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
Naval Officials Recalled

Lieutenant Donald r. Evans Of
Lewes, who retired from the U. s.
Navy IA years ago, has been recalled
to active duty and will serve as an
inspector in the engineering divis-
i0n
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13

Hot cakes and sausage makes a
tasty breakfast these, chill, damp
mornings.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13

Septem Der, tht first OF the "R"
months, is oyster month.
Evening star., 1939-09-04
kosciuszko Remains Hero
Of Both America and Poland
Officer Saw u S. Objective Won,
But Lost in His Own Lund

quickly back to this country. All
was ready for the fight. On March
"a. 1894, the standard of insurrec-
ton against the Russians and Prus-
slams was raised at Krakow, the city
which the Germans bombed few
days ago. Kosciuszko was named
commander in chief of the army
and dictator of Poland. The watch
word was: Liberty, integrity and
independence.
Armed with pixies and scythes, the
peasants of the palantinate of
Krakow left their fields and joined
their leader for the fight. The reg
ular army, led by Kosciuszko, num-
bered then about 5000 men. Out
numbered four to one, he marched
forth to meet the Russians, beating
them decisively at Rachawicz.
Warsaw Rebels.
On April II, Warsaw rose against
the Russians, and in three days they
had been driven from the city. Kos
ciuszko was pleased to get this news,
not only because it further injured
his enemy but because Warsaw was
the only military magazine and
storehouse in Poland Meanwhile,
Dictator Kosciuszko set up a stable
Evening star., 1939-09-04

government on liberal lines which
was recognized by the papal states,
England, Spain, Holland, Sweden
and Austria.
The papal nuncio authorized the
Kosciuszko government to use the
church's wealth in Poland to pro.
vide for the national defense. The
war proceeded with apparent sue
cess for the brilliant Kosciuszko's s
cause, but the apathy of the illiberal
mobiles for the cause insured his ulti-
mate defeat.
From July Q to September 6,
Kosciuszko led an heroic defense of
Warsaw against a Russian siege. The
Russians withdrew from the War
saw walls just las years ago to-
morrow, and the Polish followers of
Kosciuszko were jubilant. But on
October 10 came Maciejowice. And
in 1795 and 1895 came the third par
tition. in which greedy Russia and
Prussia gave bit of their conquered
land to Austria. The promise of
this land had turned Austria from
friendship to enmity for Kosciuszko.
Won Jefferson's Praise.
Captured at Maciejowice, Kosci-
uszko was the prisoner of Catherine
the Great until she died in 1875.
He was freed by the Gear Paul. He
went to England and then to the
United States. where he became a
friend of Jefferson, who said of
him:
He is as pure son of liberty
as I have ever known, and that lib
erty which is to go to all and not
to the few and the rich alone"
He was so pure a son that he
could not believe q country dedi-
Evening star., 1939-09-04

Gated to liberty could act on op-
portunistic principles. In 1893 he
had went to Paris with view to
enlisting the French governments &
support for a league of republics
against league of sovereigns, with
an especial view to limiting the
threat Of Prussia. He did not know
that France was seeking to detach
Prussia from the anti-French coali-
ton.
When he left America In 1898,
he returned to France, and lived
for many years at Fontainebleu,
Napoleon urged him to aid the
French military cause, but Kosciusz-
ko refused. He sought to induce
the Emperor Alexander to restore
the Polish nation with the EN-
peror in the role of King of Po-
land.
He had no success. His last years
he lived in Switzerland, where he
was killed when his horse fell. He
died in 1877, and was buried at
Gear Alexanders stipulation, in the
cathedral at Krakow. The Polish
people built mound of earth 15C
feet high at Krakow in his honor
The earth came from the battle
fields on which he had fought.
Evening star., 1939-09-04
Goodwill Industries
To Record Open House

A Magic Carpet" recording, to be
broadcast later, will be made as one
OF the features of the first day of
open house at the Goodwill Indus
tries Antique and Book Shop, TOT
Twelfth street NV, Wednesday.
Staff and patrons will have an op-
portunity to take part in the record
ing at 3 pm.
Among the displays will be copies
OF three old books, The History of
the Reign OF, Queene Anne, Digested
Into Anne's Year the Eighth"
printed in London in 1903; Works
OF the Right Honorable Lady Mary
Wortley Montague" Vol. 2, printed
in London in 1903, and AN Easy
Introduction to the KNOWLEDGE of
the Hebrew Language Without the
Points, printed in Philadelphia in
1912.
Evening star., 1939-09-04
Summer Events
Held of Import
To Children

Events Of the summer Of 1899
have had tremendous significance
for children, according to q state
ment issued by Mrs. James T. Hon.
man Of Cleveland, Ohio, new chair.
man Of Government and Child
Welfare in the National League Of
Women Voters.
Mrs. Hoffman, who frequently
visits Washington with her hus-
band. = patent attorney, Is planning
to conduct much of her national
work in behalf of children from
Washington headquarters a. we'll
as from q special ofiice in her Cleve-
land suburban home.
1.-TWO forward steps should be
considered In their relation to each
other" she said, the decision on
the child labor amendment, holding
that ratification Is still in order by
the States and the amendments to
the Social Security Act which in
creases from q third to 4 half the
matching amount of aid to depen-
dent children extended by the Fed
eral Government, and which raise
the age Of children that may be
helped from 16 to l8.
I am optimistic enough to hope
that the child labor amendment
will be ratified when the Legislatures
will have had opportunity to meet
within the next two years." she
continued.
Juvenile delinquency was another
subject on which Mrs. Hoffman re-
ported q great stirring Of national
interest.