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Milford chronicle., 1920-02-06
CARLISLE-TRUITT POST NO. 10
THE AMERICAN LEGION

Vas memorial to our two brothers
Paris T. Carlisle and Richard S
Truitt, who so noble gave their lives
that freedom and right might live
we have changed the name of Milford
Post No. 10 to "Carlisle-Truitt Post
No. 10" Of Milford, Delaware
We now have a membership of AZ
and intend to increase to $50 in the
very near future, and in order that
we may be provided with a furnished
Post room where we may hold our
meetings and enjoy a social hour, a
series of dances have been arranged.
The first one will be held next Thurs
day, February 18th in the Armory
Hall, with music by the Salisbury or
chestra. Tickets are $500 for each
couple. Refreshments, consisting of
sandwiches, coffee, ice cream and
fancy cakes will be on sale. This is
a very worthy cause. Come out and
help the boys, who helped you"
The new membership cards are now
in the adjutant's hands and ready to
be issued. 1t is earnestly requested
that eacn member apply iOr mis- carG
at our next meeting to be held Tues
day evening, February 10th, in Arm
ory at 1880 p. m. All the members of
the music, refreshments and adver-
tising committees are asked to be
present at this meeting. Our request
TO the public: Come out and help
The boys-who helped you.
The "Carlisle-Truitt Post No. 10
7. Carlisle Collins, Adjutant |
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-06
DOVER CORN SHOW
FIRST AND SECOND PLACES ARE TAKEN
BY MILTON BOYS.

Results Of the corn judging contest
which was held in Dover, December
is. for vocational high school students
of agriculture. in conjunction with the
State Corn Show, have been announc-
ed as follows:
Winning first place, David Donovan,
Milton; second place, Eldredge DOno-
van, Milton; third place, Earl Wood
ward, Marshaltown; fourth place,
Joseph Vaughn Cheswold; fifth
place, NJ. +. Hastings, Delmar; sixth
place, Robert Wason. Pennington.
The first four Of the above won
prize money OF SIS, $40. So, and 81
for the first, second, third and fourth
places, respectively.
In the contest were thirty-eight con-
testants from departments of voca-
tional agriculture in the various high
schools of the state which are being
operated under the State Board for
Vocational education.
The corn used for judging by the
boys was all prize corn, so that the
contest was by no means easy for any
one. All of the contestants handed in
excellent papers. The first three were
nearly perfect scores compared with
the score of the judge.
Prize money was contributed for
this purpose by H. P. Scott, Josiah
and H. j. Krebs, of Whining
ton and vocational instructors.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-06
A WIRELESS OUTFIT
FOR DELAWARE COLLEGE,

The E. l. du Pont de Nemours Com
pany, Of Wilmington, has given Della
ware College the wireless telegraphy
equipment that has for so many years
occupied the roof of the du Pont
building in Wilmington. For several
years this equipment has not been in
use and the officials of the company
felt that the best use that it could be
put to would be in giving instruction
to young men of this State
Professor Kegereis, of Delaware
College, negotiated for the college in
securing the outfit II is one of the
best private equipments in the Unit
ed States and win prove to be a valu-
able addition to the engineering and
science departments of the college.
Delaware has had a wireless out
ft for some time. II is erected on top
of Mechanical Hall but has been far
inadequate to give the students the
proper training in this branch of
work The new instruments and ma
terials will be erected between Harter
Hail, the mems dermitory, and the
new temporary engineering buildings
now being erected. President Nit
cheh says that this gift is one of the
most practical and pleasing received
by the college for a long time.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-06
SELBYYILLE HAS
STARTED SOMETHING

On Saturday. January II, 1920, the
Home Economics Department at Sell
byville high school entertained those
who attended the local institute at
luncheon. The Home Economics De-
partment at Selbyville is housed in
the former Methodist Church. A por-
tion of the church has been partition
ed off. Equipment for the teaching
of clothing and foods work has been
installed. The students planned the
menu, estimated the cost of mater
ials, the time necessary for prepara-
ton, and the best methods of prepa-
ration and serving Luncheon was
served at a minimum cost and every
one who partoOk expressed keen ap-
probation of the work in vocational
home economics.
Some of the accessories, including
dishes, silver and linen were borrow
ed from the pupils homes, as the
equipment for the schools throughout
the state for this beginning year has
been minimized as far as possible.
Future growth will be formulated for
adequate laboratories for Home Econ
omics instruction in the new school
buildings.
The Home Economics departments
at several of the other centers are
planning to cooperate in a similar
manner at the local institute meet
ings. Those who attended the meet
ings are keenly interested in the re-
suits of the clothing classes; and an
exhibit of the work will be made
available. Emphasis is being placed
upon the economic side of clothing,
and the weekly mending day has func-
toned very creditably. The mending
INCLUDED darning and patching and es-
Inmates are made of the amount of
money that can be saved by forming
the habit Of taking care OF ones ward .
robe as well as the furnishings of a .
home.
The Home Economies departments
are cooperating with the Thrift
Campaign throughout the State and
he clothing classes are following the
outlined in the thrift
eaflets.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-06
site SELECTED FOR
new COLORED SCHOOL
1T HAS BEEN ADOPTED AND THE new
BUILDING WILL Be STARTED
EARLY THIS SPRING.
WILL COST ABOUT $4,000
THERE WILL Be SIX ROOMS WITH ALL
THE MODERN IMPROVEMENTS AND
EQUIPMENT. WILL Be A MODEL.

The State Board of Education has
approved the location OF the new
building for the colored public school
building in Milford, which is to be
built from the Pierre du Pont fund for
the cOlored schools of Delaware.
The new building will be located at
the extreme end of North street, op-
posite the bungalow of Thomas Pierce
and about five acres of the tract
known as the Pratt land" will be US
ed for the site and surrounding
grounds. This adjoins the lands of
Mrs. Clement Nutter and others, and
is on the main street running into the
county road leading to the Odd Fell
lows cemetery. The cost will be
about $4,000. The building will face
southwest and 1t will be construct
ed Of brick, one story and contain
about six rooms in all. No school
buildings will be constructed with an
odd number of rooms in it, and the
plans will be those approved by the
architect, James o. Beetle, employed
by the State Board of Education.
The Superintendent of the Milford
Public Schools has recommended that
the Milford ColOred Schools must not
have less than five rooms for their i'm
mediate needs, and at the present
time four rooms are in use, but the
pupils in the first grade are very
crowded, and should be re-classified
and special class be formed, with
another teacher.
The following statement of the at
tendance in the various grades of
these colored schools for the school
year now current, Will show the great
need for larger and more rooms.
In the First Grade the attendance is
so. In the second 13 In the third
II. In the fourth 49, In the fifth II.
In the sixth 10. In the seventh Z and
in the eighth 8, a total of 144 chill
dren, nearly one-third in one room in
conditions.
1t is estimated that with proper
school rooms and proper equipment
Of the schools for educating these peo-
pie, that the attendance will be at thA /
end of five years as follows: In first
grade 80. In second 80. In third %. |
In fourth 25. In fifth 35, in sixth 35. 1
in seventh Is, in eighth Is, a total of .
2SO.
With teaching made interesting to
The children so that they will hold a
iesire to attend regularly, and possi-
ply learn the rudiments of mechanical .
occupations, there will come new
era for the colored race in Delaware.
The building of this school will not
cost the people of Milford, one pen
ny, as it will be a gift from Mr.. du
9ont outside of his two million dollar
sift to the white public schools: which
las to be matched dollar for dollar
With money from the white people, be-
ore they can benefit from that build
ng fund. The colOred people were
lnable to help themselves to proper
chool buildings, and the State of
Delaware had made no effort on an
dequate scale 10 help them, and So
lr. du POnt is building the colored
chools free for the colored people.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-06
FORTY YEARS PASTOR
OF MILFORD CHURCH

Tonight, Friday, February 9Th,
1920, Rev. Henry L. Bunstein, pastor
of the Presbyterian Church of Mil
ford, will be given a reception by his
parishioners and friends. this being
the fOrtieth anniversary OF his pastor
ate OF the church in this town. The
reception will be held in the Church
and everybody is cordially invited to
be present and assist in making this
anniversary a happy event in the his
tory of the church, as well as ex-
pressing their high regard for the
Reverend II. L. Bunstein and his fine
helpmate, his wife. This is also the
fiftieth anniversary of their marriage
and there will be a great part OF the
citizenship of Milford to congratulate
them. Mr.. Bunstein has been one OF
the hardest workers for the general
uplift of the moral standards of this
part of Delaware. and the writer re-
members that about thirty-seven
years ago he performed a marriage
ceremony which brought to his life a
great blessing in a real wife, the same
as he has been blessed with for fifty
year. The public, regardless of crede
or belief are invited to this reception
in the Presbyterian Church.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-06
PRESS ASSOCIATION MEETS
CLOSE COOPERATION AND UNIFORM
ADVERTISING RATES DISCUSSED.

It developed at the banquet, in the
Hotel du Pont at Wilmington, as part
Of the annual meeting Of the Del-Mar-
Va Press Association, on Saturday
afternoon. that there is a general de-
sire, on the part of the newspapers of
the peninsula, to cooperate for the
general good. Several of the speakers
talked this line and along their re-
marks were assented to by the others
present. That the organization shall
not be permitted to become dormant
il was decided to have some real get
together gatherings between the an
nual meetings. The first one will be
held in April, and already invitations
have been received from Salisbury
and Easton, Mr.. while the association
is always welcome in Wilmington 1t
is likely that the April meeting will
not. however, be held at Wilmington.
II was decided that a questionnaire
on rates should be sent out by the as
sOciatiOn to all the newspapers Of
the Delmarvia Peninsula.
At the luncheon in the Hotel du
POnt club" Mayor William G. Tay-
lor welcomed the out-of-town mem
bers to the city and spoke of the real
need of closer cooperation between
this city and lower Delawafe and the
Eastern Shore. He was warmly ap-
plauded
Frank Williams, of the Cecil Whig,
of the store of Kennard & Co, prais-
ed the newspapers for what they had
done for Wilmington, and declared he
had no sympathy with those persons
who objected to Wilmington papers
carrying put-of-town advertising. Just
as Wilmington firms placed advertis-
ing in newspapers down the State and
on the Eastern Shore, he said, so
Philadelphia firms should be free to
place advertising in papers in Will
mington.
E. T. Jackson, managing editor of
the Wicomico News of Salisbury, Md,
that his paper has bought
a site for a new building the erection
to begin soon. He invited the asso-
citation to meet there at future date.
A general discussion and question
naire was held on advertising and
rates. The speakers on
this topic were Everett c. johnson, E. |
7. Johnson, Colonel Townsend, James
9. Wickes, p E. Williams, George |
Carter. A. R. Saylor and Clarence J. !
Pyle.
The decision of President S. E. /
of the Star-Democrat of |
1aston, Md, to accept reelection for /
he ensuing year was gratifying to
he membership. In fact, the same is
rue of all of the other officers, who
we're also reelected, as follows: Vice
PRESIDENT, George Carter, Evening
Journal; secretary and treasurer,
William F. Metten, Every Evening;
xecutive committee, Theodore Town
end, Milford Chronicle; Evertt C.
ohnson, Newark Post; Fred G. Usil-
on Kent News, Chestertown.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-06
MILFORD NEW CENTURY CLUB

The regular meeting Of the Milford
New Century Club was held on Mon
day, February 2nd, 1920, with the 3rd
vice president, Miss Ida E. Rosa, pre-
siding. After an instrumental solo
by Mr.. William Robinson, Jr., Mrs.
Carl A. Collel, chairman Of Literature.
took charge, and introduced Miss
Edith L. Hughes, of the War Loans
Savings Department, whose subject
for the afternoon was, How to Live
Happily on a Budget" The keynote
of Miss Hughes lecture was, Conser-
vatiOn, until existing conditions be-
come more nearly normal. and as a
solution to the problem OF the high
cost Of living. Dance, an instrument
al duet, by Macclymont was delight
fully rendered by Mrs. Walter X. Bar
raft and Mrs. Edward Hurley.
Saturday, February 18th, the club
will celebrate its anniversary lunch
con and will all members who desire
TO attend, notify the Recording Secre-
tary, Mrs. NJ. Edith Simpson, before
Monday Feb. 9Th.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-06
CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR
THREE SECTIONS OF ROAD

Bids were opened by the SUISSE,
County Highway Improvement Com
mission, Tuesday afternoon for tn,
construction of Is miles of improved
roadway in Sussex county. Contracts
were awarded to the following:
7. S. Holt, fredericksburg. Md.
Blades-Concord road. 2.3O miles: EN-
pire Construction Company, Phila-
delphia, George rgetOwn-Harbeson road
4.5S miles and Roxana-Millville road,
4.65 miles.
The following bids were submitted: !:
Contract csc, Coverdale X Roads
Jacobs School, $40 miles. Consoli-
dated Engineering Co, Baltimore.
SlS5,S96, with all materials furnish
ed and $134,36S.50 with the State sun
plying the materials.
Contract CS-7, Blades-Concord, 2.3O
miles-T. S. Holt, fredericksburg, Md.
SIS, ,93S; Michael Staub, Hammouton.
N. j., S12S,937 with material furnish
ed by contractor, and $9S,22O with
State furnishing material; Union Paw
ing Company, New York, S117, 1897. 40
and $S4,39740.
Contract CS-10, Georgetown-Harbe
son, ASS miles-Consolidate Engi-
neering Co., Baltimore, $211, 1868 and
Sl49,6445O; Michael Staub, Hammon-
TON. N I S22S.7S9 and S156.769: EN-
pire Construction Co, Philadelphia,
5113,O7O.50 State furnishing material;
Union Paving Co., New York City,
S236,29710 and S155, ,422.1O.
Contract CS-11, Roxana- -Millville.
Los miles-Empire Construction Co,
Philadelphia. $124,85S, State furnish
ng material; Diamond State Con-
truction Co., Wilmington, $219,91710,
including materials.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-06
TOLD IN A FEW LINES

Chicken salad with oysters in all
styles at the Grange Hall this evening,
Friday.
There will plenty of good things to
eat at the Grange Hall this evening.
Come and help the new order along.
The Seaford basket ball team Will
play the Frederick team in Frederica
Tuesday evening in the town hall.
Admission 25 cents.
Don't forget the supper to be held
in the Grange Hall, this evening,
Friday, Feb. 9th, by the Daughters of
Pocohontas, a branch of Improved
Order of Redmen. All invited.
The Faithful Circle Of Kings
Daughters will meet with the Misses
Davis on Wednesday evening. Febru-
ary 18th, at 1880 o'clock. It is hoped
that large number will be present to
welcome the new president Mrs. S.
NJ. Truitt.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-06
BLANKS HERE FOR
INCOMES UNDER $4,000

Sharpen your pencils. Refill your
/ fountain pens. The 1040-A's are here.
| The 1040-A's are Federal income
tax return forms for those whose in
comes in 1919 were not over $4,000.
The forms are being mailed TODAY
by Collector of Internal Revenue Har-
ry Graham, to those on his mailing
list Every person who filed a re-
turn last year win receive one Of
these forms. Failure to receive one.
however, does not relieve one of the
responsibility of filing a return if he
is amendable to the income tax law.
Every unmarried person whose net
income for 1919 was $1,000 or over
must file a return and every married
person whose income was $4,000 or
over, also must make a report. The
returns must be filed on or before
March Is, or a penalty will be impos-
ed
Deductions allowed are $1,000 for
unmarried persons and $4,000 for
married. A further deduction of 5000
is allowed for each dependent child
under eighteen.
If the combined income of husband,
wife and dependent minor children
equaled or exceeded $1,000 all such
incomes must be reported either on a
joint return or on separate returns
of husband and wife.
Collector Graham stated he has not
sufficient forms for general distribu-
ticn. The amount received, he said. /
only will cover those on the mailing
list. II is expected however, there /
will be enough received this week to /
give cut 10 the general public
The field deputies will start at
once on a tour of the State to aid tax
lbl"s n filing out the blanks. Their
schedule { lows:
w A. Scott r Februar5 4, 5. 6, Lewes
DUstOfIice; T. Townse nd postofIice; 3.
l0 IL. u, 1Cver pOstofice; T., "a
Smyrana nnstnffice: 16 IT. Middle
own postoffice; Is, 10, Newark post
)fice; 20, 21, elaware City postoffice.
J. G. Sharpe-February 4, 5, 6, Mil
ord postofiice; T. Harrington post
'ffice; 8, 10, IL Laurel postofiice, 1913
A, Seaford postoffice; 16, II, Bridge .
lille pOstoffice; is, Harrington post
'ffice, 10, 20. 21, Georgetown post ]
Iffice
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-06
LEARNING TO MAKE AND FIT

The Cedar Grove School District in
Cedar Neck has a Clothing School,
with a professional teacher supplied
by the state, which is doing excellent
work and the women appear to be in
terested, because it helps reduce the
cash outlay for making clothing for
themselves and families, and at the
same time educates themselves and
the girls how to get nice well fitting
clothing withoHt paying out large
charges for dressmaking and sewing
work.
THE Clothing School" for Cedar
Grove district will meet on Thursday.
February 18th, at 1880 p. m, at the
home of Mrs. A. E. Num-, when the
waist pattern" will be drafted and
fitted
All women are asked to be present
if it is possible for them to attend.
The Milford pupils will take notice Of
this meeting, and if possible, attend
it, as they will be more than welcome.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-06
LECTURE BY MRS. BOYER

A lecture on THE Book Of Job
viii be given by Mrs. Henry Boyer on
Thursday evening, February 18th, in
the lecture room of the Avenue NJ. z.
Church, under the auspices Of the
Fellowship Bible Glass.
This lecture was given before the
New Century Club a short time ago
and greatly pleased the audience.
Many have expressed regret at no.
having heard it at that time. Now all
will have an opportunity to enjoy a
very fine talk by a very pleasing
speaker and large audience is ex-
pected. A silver offering will be taken
at the door.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-06
KENT COUNTY CANNOT
ACCEPT ROAD MONEY

Levy Court met in regular session
Tuesday and reorganized for the year
by the election of NJ. V. Ford, presi-
dent for a second term; William Wat
son Harrington. attorney; Frank
I Jackson, custodian of court house !:
Dr. John w. James, Jail physician.
/ Trustees of the Poor-Second dis
trice, John w. Taylor. in lieu of B.
{ H. Moor; Fourth, /. L. Johnson, re-
election; Sixth, S. Carl Hughes, in
lieu Of John G. Cooper; Tenth, Will
liam B. Hall, reelection. The eighth
district trustee was not elected due to
the absence of Commissioner George
Waldman, who is out of the State at
present.
President Ford announced that the
standing committees appointed by
him last year would be the same for
the present year.
An error and delinquent list of H.
ID. Boyer, tax collector of the First
Representative district of $109.22, be-
ing one of the smallest errors and de-
linquent lists ever presented, was al
lowed
A communication from the State
Highway Commission. offering State
dlu 10 heul county On pubic highways
to the extent of $500000, was receiv-
ed, but owing to the fact that the
county has not the authority to issue
bonds for a like amount, the S500,000
being conditional that the county ap-
propriate like sum, the offer was de- |
clined at the present time.
Several property owners asked for /
an adjustment in their assessments I
over assessment and in one [
instance, where a farm is situated /
partly in Delaware and partly in
it is assessed as all in
Delaware. Also a request for a sep
aratiOn of farm which had been as
sessed for school purposes in Caesar
Rodney consolidated school district
where the rate is but 20 cents. The
adjustments were referred for settle
nent
Reports of the receipts of the sew
,ral county officers for January were
received as follows: Prothonotary
3idgely, SS9.S7; Clerk of Peace Heyd,
215O; Recorder of Deeds Coverdale.
i 1,345.75; Register of Wills Raugh-
ey, S4O5.O6; Sheriff Cook, $3.50.
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-06
RED MEN AT FREDERICA

There will be waiting at the wick.
cts of the Wigwam of Cayuga Tribe
of Imp. Order of Red Men, at Freder-
lea on the eleventh sleep Of Snow
Moon, G. S. D., which is Wednesday
February 11th. 1920, thirty pale faces
seeking admission and instruction in
the secret mysteries Of Redmanship.
The crack" initiatory team of SAX
imas Tribe, No. 10, of Milford, will do
the work of the adoption degree, with
adj the paraphernalia for this work.
A number of Great Chiefs of the
Delaware Reservation are expected to
be present and there will be special
services appropriate to the work.
Great Senior Sagimore, William S.
Simpson will examplify the' secret
work, and at the close of the ceremon-
les there will be feast of corn and
venison," which will be followed by
the calumet.
All triees of neighboring hunting
grounds are cordially invited to par
ticipate in the work and festivities,
with Cayuga Tribe, on this especial
OCCASION
Milford chronicle., 1920-02-06
RIVER PROJECT UNDER
DISCUSSION AT MEETING
OPPOSITION FROM TORSCH PACKING co.
TO PROPOSED CUT FROM PIERCE'S
PHOSPHATE PLANT TO HIGH HILL.
PROJECT BEEN APPROVED
AN ACT OF CONGRESS WOULD Be RE-
QUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE PRESENT
STREAM AFTER CUT Is MADE.

An important meeting OF persons
interested in the shipping facilities OF
the town of Milford was held in Fire
mems Hall on Tuesday afternoon
when Col. Jervey, United States Engi-
neer in charge Of Delaware District
listened TO arguments favOring and
opposing the proposed shortening of
the Mispillion River. f. A. Torsch
addressed the government official in
opposition TO the making of a cut
from the Pierce Fertilizer plant to
the High Hill" stating shat his plant
would be left without shipping facil-
tiles should the present stream fill
up as a result Of the cut.
William NJ. Pierce, George II. Hall,
Wilson NJ. Vinyard, Capt William
Murphy, Cord Magee, Capt. w. Walls,
Capt. Farrow, and ex-Sheriff Reedy
spoke concerning the condition Of that
portion OF the stream under discuss
ion. All Of these men stated that II
was their opinion that the proposed
cut would not compel the present
stream to fill up with sediment for
ten years at least, while the cut would
allow steamers TO leave their wharf
at Milford and get into the bay on
one tide. At the present time two
tides are required. Louder ~ Hearu
spoke Of the direct benefits to be de-
rived by the farmers as a result OF be-
ing able TO make Philadelphia mark
cts several hours earlier with their
perishable produce
Col. Jervey after listening TO the
various opinions of the river men,
stated that the eutoff had been ap-
proved by the. government and that
an act of congress would be required
to change il. He stated that persons
interested could possibly have a
clause inserted in the next River and
Harbors act which would provide for
the maintenance of the present
stream as far as TOrsch Factory.