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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-07-20

All my life 1 have wanted to write
an essay on dogs. I never thought
I knew enough about 'em until now
that we got lily pool. A dog is
both friend and pest to man. All
the good dogs are at home and all
the bad ones are in our garden.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-07-20
| Would Say
By A. w. CONAWAY

old version, honor among thieves.
However, l am sure disappointed in
humanity l drove over the new
Kettle river-or it was new two or
three years ago-bridge Sunday and
park picnic tables right near the
center of OF Man River.
Now that table didn't walk there
and it is pretty difficult for me to
think that group of picnickers
donned bathing suits and held pic
mic jamboree out there with the little
fishes, but by gum, it was there . .
twas there where it will 60 to wrack
and ruin L. and hope the fellow
who put it there will have to set
himself down in bunch of poison
ivy the next time he looks for a
place to eat his picnic lunch.
I worked long and arduously to get
one of them things out of the river
some time back, but bless me, can't
reach this one. You know there
should even be honor in the fellow
who put that table in the river, for
those park tables are not yours and
neither are they mine, but just plain
ours . let's keep them in the park.
| I see where st. Louis county, be-
sides having multi-colored tile drink
ing fountains in their schools, will
/ 70
Highway Department has let an iron
paving project near Eveleth $40 of
a mile long, which will cost SCI 900
:. that is they said it was to be iron.
Well, now the politicians have been
kicking that range iron around for
many, many years, so now we might
as well drive on some of it. At that
price, though, they will need a night
Waterman to keep it from being
stolen.
ShuckS, I know another place up
there where they spent more money
than that for gravel.
Then too, 81 cents block for that
iron paving is very little more than
each of that sections votes have cost
in the past.
A report tells us that failure to
carry through an assigned task in
Germany means Jail sentence. By
golly, several politicians 1 know in
this country would be in a pretty
predicament over there.
Bund camp in New Jersey is fight
ing to retain its liquor license. By
gum, they might as well let them
keep it, for a "stew" couldn't be
any worse than person who will
attempt to overthrow this country
Italy plans on using blind opera
tors for airplane detecting devices.
Tests have shown that the blind have
more sensitive hearing than those
with unimpaired sight. Then too,
suppose it is pretty difficult for one
with good eyes to stick around long
enough so he can hear raiding air
plane.
That plan of Italys should give the
Republican party good idea =.
the blind might be able to put their
ears to the ground and solve that
third term" rumbling.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-07-20
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-07-20

What I'm trying to get at, if you
have not guessed by this time, is
that there are entirely too many dogs
running loose in this community and
then washing off their sins in our
lily pool.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-07-20

About 260 varieties of food are
canned in this country.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-07-20

Some of them, like politicians, are
immune to epithets, but are very
touchy when it comes to jogging with
the pointed end of human foot
but first one has to catch 'em. When
he does, it is usually too late, like
in the case of the politician.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-07-20

Deal should be able to use good
listener, it doesn't seem to be able
to see the handwriting on the wall.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-07-20

Invest Is cents in a classified ad
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-07-20
SUB. Tor EISOIa IN 4th.
PURPLE PAINTERS

Summary-TWo base hits, Nystrom, An
derSon, Smith; home runs, Troolin; struck
out, by Bergseth 2, by Sandwich 0.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-07-20

Then too, as many think, the New
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-07-20

That plan of Italy's should give the
Republican party a good idea . .
the blind might be able to put their
ears to the ground and solve that
third term" rumbling.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-07-20

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Italian dictator; he himself is of their
ilk
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-07-20

A report tells us that failure tc
carry through an assigned task ir
Germany means a Jail sentence. By
golly, several politicians 1 know ir
this country would be in a pretty
predicament over there.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-07-20

I see where the German-American
Bund camp in New Jersey is fight
ing to retain its liquor license. By
gum, they might as well let them
keep it, for a "stew" couldn't be
any worse than a person who will
attempt to overthrow this country.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
HIGHWAY DEPT.
ASKS $9,272,55O
Modern Roads Last Twen-
ty Years, Mack Tells
Budget Committee.

The State Highway Department is
asking appropriations of $4.S7S.775
for the next fiscal year and $685.
775 for the following year. a total
of $9,212.55O. w. W. Mack. chief en-
eineer of the department, told the
joint legislative budget committee on
Monday. Governor Richard c. Nc
Mullen recommended these amounts
in his tentative budget. The sum in
cludes operation of the State police
and $1,306,310 to pay interest and
maturities on State and county road
0aads foF-the two. years. $ ! = s-
Members OF the committee ex-
pressed surprise when informed by
Mr.. Mack that highways even when
built by modern means and of the
best materials do not last much
more than 20 years. He said many
of the State roads are now in need
of repair but il the weight of trucks
using them we're reduced il might
tend to prolong the life of n road
bed. However, when it came to lin
iting truck weights and the amount
of gasoline a truck coming into Del
aware would be allowed tn carry he
warned that legislation TO this end
might bring reprisals from other
states against Delaware owners and
operators.
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Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
MANY DIVORCE CASES
LISTED In KENT
Thirty Cases ON Calendar For Open
ing Next Monday

Thirty cases are listed on the di-
vOrce calendar for the term OF court
opening February 90. They are:
Edward Wyatt from Helen II. Wy
att, Pauline NJ. Beebe from Raymond
Leebe, James McClements from Jen-
ME NJ. McClements. Julia Weller
Faulkner from Edgar Faulkner, Bes-
sic 4. Lohand from Henry W. Lof-
land. Gertrude Meding Peterson
from Hans Peterson, Ernest HAM
mond from Dorothy p. Hammond,
Mary L. Scott from Raymond Scott.
Clifton Richardson from Viola b.
Richardson, Madge j. PoulOs from
Theodore Poulos, John A. Williams
from Willie Eason Williams, Mary
=. Lunger from Arthur W. Lunger,
Carroll Brown from Mary b. Brown.
William +. Jones from Adah Jones.
also known as Ada Jones and Ada
Warren.
Estella Mae Tucker from Norman
Wells Tucker, Tabathia p. Potter
from Purnell p. Potter. Beatrice A.
Price from Kenneth S. Price. Agnes
Hilda Phillips from John Henry Phil
lips, Jane Harrington Harrison from
Alfred B. Harrison. Jr.; Nathaniel
DOdson Elliott, Jr., from Lillian NJ.
Elliott. James NJ. Ryan from Grace
NJ. Ryan. Homer Purnell Anderson
from Alberta Kercher Anderson.
Fanny Wenhard from Jacob |. Wen
hard. Anna Eliza Mitchell from Will
liam Carl Mitchell. Rachel Thompson
from Marion Thompson. Clara Bush
Ashton from Ira Ashton. Lillian +.
Ross from Charles +. Ross. Myrtle
Masten Carey from Henry Hudson
Carey. Ida Nj. Alexander from Oscar
Alexander. Carl Carney from Elsie
Carney.
There are also l2 cases scheduled
for final DEGREES:
Ruth Irene Council from Oakley
r. Council. Helen Virginia Hicks
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Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
CEDARS PLANNING
FOR CONVENTION
Robert d. Prettyman, Mil
ford, Named Treasurer
OF The Group.

An enthusiastic meeting of Ever
green Forests convention commit
tee, headed by Warren T. Moore,
junior deputy tall cedar, took place
last week during a recess of the
February Ceremonial, for the pur-
pose Of orgaRlS peEfeetlug
plans to attend tue Supreme Forest
Convention in Atlantic City on May
10 and 20.
One of the first acts Of the COM
mittee was to name Robert d. Pret-
lyman, of the Milford Trust Com
pany, and a member of the band, as
treasurer. Mr.. Prettyman entered
upon his duties at once.
Several methods were talked over
relatives to the financial end Of the
question. They are being worked
out very satisfactory.
The plan of the committee not on
ly includes the membership attend
ing the convention, but arrange
ments will be made for the wives
and sweethearts to attend with them.
Special rates will be secured from
a popular boardwalk hotel for the
where Evergreen
members will make up one big fam
lily party.
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Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
CENTURY CLUB HERE
OBSERVES BIRTHDAY
Luncheon Held Monday In Honor OF
FOrty.FirSt Birthday

The annual luncheon of the Milford
New Century Club, in honor of the
forty-first birthday of its organiza-
lion. took place on Monday. Mrs.
l.. milford Taylor. of Wilmington,
the state president of the Federated
Clubs, with club women from all
parts of the state were guests of the
local club. The luncheon was served
IN the dining room of the Windsor
Hotel.
Mrs. Wilson Sharp Vinyard, the
president, and Mrs. Thomas Davis,
the hostess, received the guests with
Mrs. +. Roscoe Galloway, Mrs. Ray
mond Masten, Mrs. Octavia B. Bach.
Mrs. H. Conner Mitten. Mrs. +. Bur-
gette Short and Mrs. G. Marshall
Townsend. The luncheon tables
were beautiful with the club flower.
the daffodil, and tall lighted green
tapers. One hundred and fOrty-One
club women sat down to luncheon to-
eether. Mrs. Elizabeth d. Riggs
gave the invocation. The toastmis-
tress. Mrs. G. Marshall Townsend,
Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. Louis
A. Drexler. Mrs. Walter X. Barrett.
Mrs. NJ. Burton Meyer and Mrs. Pc
ter Whaley. state officers, who gave
responses. The program was then
presented by Mrs. August Faix, who
with Mrs. Davis r. Grier and Mrs.
Wilmer o. LankfOrd. planned it.
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Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
HYLON SMITH HEADS
cow TESTING ASSN.
Head Of Firemen's Auxiliary AssO.
citation Announces Selections

Mrs. Frank O'Neal, of Harrington,
president of the Delaware Volunteer
Firemen's Auxiliary Association, has
appointed the following chairmen to
serve during her term of office:
Chairman Of resolutions, Mrs. Cas-
sic Keen, of Rehoboth: chairman of
publicity, Mrs. Alvin Ruth of New
port, for New Castle county; Mrs.
Fannie Swain, of Harrington, for
Kent county; Mrs. Norris Tull of
Seaford, for Sussex county; Mrs.
Raymond Smith of Harrington, was
appointed pianist, and Mrs. James
Wilgus, of Selbyville, chaplain.
The elected officers of the State
Association are: President, Mrs.
Frank o'Neal, of Harrington; vice
president, Mrs. Volta Long, of Sell
byville; secretary. Mrs. Nan Laws
Woods, of Richardson Park; treas
urer, Mrs. Clara Cashell, of Christi
ana. The directors are Mrs. James
Berry, Bellefonte, for New Castle
county; Mrs. r. B. Smith, of Har-
rington, for Kent county, and Mrs.
Robert Shaffer, Ocean View, for Sus-
sex county.
The annual convention will be
held in September at Rehoboth with
the members Of the Rehoboth Auxil-
iary acting as hostesses.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
STATE POLICE ARRESTS
DOUBLED LAST MONTH
Move To Reduce Accidents Cause OF
Increase Over 1888

Arrests by state police last month
were double the number for January,
1888, as the move to reduce accidents
by Tightening up on traffic regula-
tiOns was continued.
Supt. of State Police John R. Fader
said the increase in arrests was due
TO increased care and vigilance of
the state police while on patrol"
Reckless driving headed the list of
cffenses with $50 during January,
more than double the 205 arrested on
the same charge during January of
last year.
Total arrests on all charges num-
bered So compared with 446 January
1888. Fines imposed and paid dur
ing the past month amounted to
$9,O27.
Reprimands by the police were
$500. more than three times the
1,635 warnings issued for January
last year. This indicates. it was said,
that state police are giving careless
motorists a chance, as reprimands
issued exceeded arrests more than
six times.
Arrests on charges of driving over
loaded vehicles totalled 152. the sec
ond most frequent offense for which
were made.
Fourteen motorists were arrested
for driving while under the influence
of liquor compared with 13 during
January last year.
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Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
WILLARD HALL NAMED
BOOKKEEPER FOR CITY
Former Victor Lynn Transportation
Employee Gains Appointment

At Il meeting of Milford City
Council held Tuesday evening, Will
lard Hall of Milford was selected TO
be bookkeeper for the city. Mr.. Hall
IS well and favorably known, having
Eeen employed at the Victor Lynn
Transportation Company here for
several years.
Council also voted to supply the
Milford sewing unit with 500 worth
of material to be used in the making
Of garments for the use of the needy.
This appropriation by City Council.
together with one of like amount by
the Sussex Levy Court, will enable
the unit to keep operating until the
late summer months. The unit at
Milford has made thousands of use
full garments, which have been turn
cd over to the Kings Daughters, a
local charitable organization, for dis
tributiOn to the needy of this city.
The unit has also supplied the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital with many
useful and necessary items.
A letter from the Game and Fish
Commission was read. in which that
body urged council to impress on
Milford citizens that March is the
deadline for the purchase OF dog Ii
censes. after which time persons pos
sessing unlicensed CANNES will be
fined in accordance with the law.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
GOAL FOR BOY SCOUT
DRIVE HERE $500
Milford Rotary Club WIN Solicit
Funds

Milford for i number OF years has
been fortunate in having a splendid
Boy Scout troop. Led by competent
man. this organization has become
an essential part Of the community
life. This year Milford has been
asked to raise $500 as their share
Of the fund which has been and is
being raised to help maintain and
extend the Boy Scout program in
Delaware and the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
At the regular weekly dinner
meeting of the Milford Rotary Club
on Monday evening. Mayor Wallace
J. WGodford of Dover. and a Scout
executive outlined the scout plan.
their aims and attainments. The
Rotarians voted to handle the local
campaign, electing August FaiX as
chairman. Each Rotarian has list
of persons upon whom he will call.
1t is the aim OF the Rotary TO put
this campaign over 100 per cent. and
the cooperation of everyone in the
community is necessary to achieve
this end.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
MRS. FRANK O'NEAL
NAMES CHAIRMEN
HarbesOn Man Elected By Sussex
Group At Milton Meeting

The Sussex Cow Testing Associa-
tion was organized Wednesday eve
ming at a meeting of Sussex dairy
men, held in the Milton school.
approximately thirty farmers, rep
resenting large part of the county,
attended the meeting with Assistant
County Agent B. V. Carmean. The
purpose of the organization is gen.
eral herd improvement by records
of each individual COW pointing the
way to needed changes. All records
are kept by full time COW tester
hired by the association. In addition
to keeping record of the quantity
of milk produced. butterfat tests of
each COW will be made, and the feed
will be weighed on each of the
testers monthly visits to each farm.
1t has been proven that annual pro-
duction figures and feed costs are
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Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
WHEAT GROWERS
SHOULD REPORT LOSS
Applies To Those Who Have "AIl
Risk" Crop Insurance

Wheat growers in Delaware who
have taken out "all-risk" crop insur-
ance on their 1899 crop have been
notified that any damage to insured
wheat acreage should be reported
promptly to the county committee In
order that adjustments may be
made.
A farmer who believes his insur-
ed wheat crop has been damaged to
the extent that he will claim an tn
demnity can start the adjustment
machinery working by advising the
county committee on form provid-
ed for that purpose, FCI-7, Notice
OF Damage During Growing Season."
according to r. o. Stelzer, State
AAA Executive Officer. If a policy
holder believes his entire crop is
damaged beyond recovery and wants
TO use the land for some other pur-
pose. he should I'LL ont Form FCI-S.
Notice Before Harvest OF Removal.
Transfer. or other Use Of Wheat
Crop" Both OF these forms have
CTum to Pasn 0. Pissss)
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
DIVIDED COLONY
BOARD BLAMED
BY COMMITTEE
Senate PrObers Finds Dis
cipline Broken By Dis
pute Over Ennis.
FIGHT OVER CONTROL
FavOrS Ousting Commits
sion; Judge To Name
Substitutes.

Discord at Delaware COlOnN
Stockley. Sussex county, the home
for feeble-minded children, is caused
by differences of opinion among the
members of the commission in
charge of the institution, according
to findings of a special Senate COM
mittee appointed to investigate the
colony. This committee of which
Senator Paul r. Rinard, Whining
ton, is chairman, submitted its re-
port to the Senate last Friday after
noon.
First evidence of unrest at the
colony. the committee reported, ap-
peared shortly after the appoint
ment of the present board in 1887.
Prior to that time. according to the
report, the administration of the
colony was in complete harmony
with the entire commission. With
the new board came criticism of the
colony management on the part of
certain members of the commission.
says the report. Drastic changes
were recommended and insisted
upon by a minority of the board.
Dispute Over Control
sThe questions which were the
sources of the great differences of
opinion" according to the findings.
"revolved principally around the ad-
Visibility Of placing a psycbiatrist
in The colony as the governing au-
thority" and what then would be the
status of Superintendent Howard T.
Ennis, sss s.is ass.,--.-,=,.ss :. =.
"ft has been apparent. almost from
the beginning of the Investigation,
that minority of the hoard of COM
,laeinP the presert suuer!nfendent
in the government Of the colony bv
the Introduction of psychiatrist.
And in fact the committee found
for short duration of time this
aggressive minority succeeded in
Placing psychiatrist in the colony
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Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
MILFORD STARTS
SECOND HALF
Fast Stepping Cardinals
Have Some Stiff OppO-
SitiOn Ahead.

The Milford Cardinals, first-half
champions of the Kent County Bas-
ketball League, opened the second
half of the loop on Wednesday night
when they tackled the Georgetown
outfit at Georgetown. Thursday, the
Red Birds played the Wyoming club
in the Milford Community Building.
In preliminary game to the at
traction. the green Eagles" and the
blue Hawks" met in the ninth game
of a series. that is exciting a lot of
interest locally.
Second-Half Schedule:
Monday, Feb. 90
Georgetown CCC VS. Wyoming CCC
at Dover Armory at P. NJ.
Wednesday, Feb. % ?
= Frederick VS. Georgetown Gee at'
Georgetown HIS at 8 p. NJ.
Milford VS. Dover Guards at Dover
Armory at P. NJ.
FELTON, VS. Wyoming CCC at Dover
Armory at 9 P. NJ.
Thursday. Feb. %
Georgetown CCC VS. Milford at
Milford Community Building at s.
Wyoming CCC VS. Frederica at
Frederick School at 9.
Dover Guards VS. FELTON, at Fred
erica school at s.
Monday, Feb. %
Frederica VS. Dover Guards at Dover
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Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
MAccidentaL Death Toll
Cut 1O,2OO During Past Year

on the stairs. Next to falls, burns
and scalds cause the most trouble
in the home. Children spill hot liq-
uids over themselves, or mother
tries to use a dry cleaner at home
and 1t explodes.
The reduction in work accidents
may be attributed to reduced em-
ployment. but the traffic death de-
cline was not accompanied by any
reduction in travel. This is the
greatest improvement in the acci-
dent picture ever recorded in a sim
gle year. the Council pointed out.
But the battle is still far from
won. AS long as $4,000 people were
killed in a single year, by accidents,
there is much to be done before we
can throw our hats in the air.
Caution and foresight can prevent
accidents. Let us keep the accident
curve pointed downward during
1889.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
HEALTH BOARD WARNS
AGAINST JAP BRUSHES
Anthrax Bacilll Has Been FOund In
Imported Shaving Brushes

A warning against anthrax bacilli
in a certain brand of cheap shaving
brush has been issued by the United
States Public Health Service, and a
copy received by the Delaware State
Board of Health. The recent report
ing of a few cases In the. northern
section of this State has caused con-
siderable interest among health au-
thorities.
The shaving brushes suspected Of
carrying these germs are Of foreign
manufacture and have impressed on
the handles Imperial, Sterilized
Japan, $780," the warning bulletin
states. They have been sold in a
number of states, frequently in va
riety stores, for ten cents apiece.
More than $4,000 of these brushes
received in four shipments from ia
pan since 1887 have been sold or
distributed.
While the public health authorities
are taking every precaution to locate
all known wholesale stocks Of these
brushes, there can be no assurance
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Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
FARMERS SEEK SOIL
BUILDING UNITS
County Agrlculturlsts Interested Iu
1899 Program

Already farmers are asking Coun-
ty Agricultural Agent C. r. Snyder
and members of the Agricultural
Conservation Association, what can
be done to earn their 1889 soil build
ing units. The various methods used
by the 1888 cOoperatOrs have not as
yet been tabulated but in 1887 the
5000 farmers who were members of
the above association in Sussex
county earned their payments for
improving and conserving their soils
by using approximately 1000 tons Of
lime, seeding about 1900 acres of red
clover or sericea; $1,000 acres Of
crimson clover. vetch or lespedeza,
the turning under OF 1000 acres of
soybeans, 14.S00 acres of crimson
clover and winter legumes, 4.400
acres of other crops and left $500
acres of crops on the land for win
ter protection. In addition they also
seeded $50 acres of alfalfa. 600 acres
of legume mixtures and 500 acres OF
legumes Intercepted.
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Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
HEALTH BOARD
MAKES REPORT
Few Cases OF COmmuni-
cable Diseases Reported
During Last Year.

The following letter recently re-
ceived by DR.. S. NJ. d. Marshall, pres
ident of the Milford Board of Health.
from DIR. Z. F. Smith. executive sec
retary. and director of the Kent
County Health Unit Is self explana-
lcfF.a 8 ls,s=tsss .s.s.s,sss --ls .a-sa.-- j.
DIR. S. N. D. Marshall,
President City Board Of Health,
Milford. Delaware.
Dear DIR. Marshall:
I wish TO report on the health ac-
tiyities in Milford during the year
1888.
AS you will recall. my appoint
ment as executive secretary of your
board was for the purpose of making
it legal for us to do the quarantine
work in Milford. so the work which
we have done in Milford is very
much the same we have done in
every community in Kent county.
Our work in the community is very
largely carried on through the
schools, with the cooperation of the
school authorities and the school
nurse. This cooperation We have had
in the fullest measure.
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