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Milford chronicle., 1923-05-04
NATIONAL HOSPITAL DAY

Saturday, May IL, is National Hos
pital Day. Although hospitals have ex-
listed in one form or another for hun
dreds of years, until two years ago no
one ever thought that it would be a
good idea for them to get together
with their communities and become
better acquainted. The vast majority
of the people knew nothing. and cared
less about hospitals, and the hospitals,
running on a 24-hour, 365-day year
basis, had too much to do trying to
take care Of the sick to wonder what
the public thought about them. In
1921, however, the National Hospital
Day movement originated and that
year 1900 hospitals threw open their
doors to their communities and tried
to show the public what they were
trying to do.
The Milford Emergency Hospital is
planning to make Saturday, May IL,
an "open day." and issues a cordial
invitation to the public to be present.
The hospital will be open from 10 a.
m to p. M, and there will be nurses
and ushers to show visitors about,
while in the operating room, X-ray
room, and other departments, there
will be persons who will explain the
work of these divisions,
Milford chronicle., 1923-05-04
DU POINT BOULEVARD
THRU DOVER MAIN STREET

1t is understood that the State High
way Commission has determined upon
State street as the most logical route
for the connecting link Of the du POnt
Boulevard, thru Dover.
This route was determined upon af-
ter very careful consideration had
been given to the matter and to the
wishes of the majority of the citizens
of the town interested in the project,
whopreferred that the traffic be not
diverted from the principal street.
Such plans as the Highway Depart
ment has at this time for this road,
provide for a causeway much WIDER
than the present one over the lake at
the north side of Dover, with a hard
surfaced road 20 feet in width from
the town limits to the highway on the
north.
A road Of similar width will be con-
structed from the south side of Dover
to Cooper's Corner and if it is found
feasible to make use of the present
macadam road now between Hayes
Hill and Cooper's Corner, this will
permit of road even wider than 20
feet.
It is expected that the work can be
advertised within two weeks.
Milford chronicle., 1923-05-04
BALL TEAM HERE NEXT WEEK
Players Will Report About Tuesday
For Preliminary Practice Work.

Manager r. M. Clark, of the Milford
team of the Eastern Short League, ar
rived in Milford on Monday to make
preliminary arrangements for the ar
rival of his players. On Tuesday trans
portation was provided for each of the
men signed by the Milford manage
ment, and instructions were given the
men to report the first of next week.
It is thought that all of them will
be here so that real work can start
about Wednesday. This will give the
team over two weeks to round itself
into shape before the opening game
with Dover, on Friday, May 25th.
Manager Clark is much pleased with
the prospects of his team. He says
that the team that beats his aggrega-
ton consistently will be the one that
wins the pennant; meaning by this
that he expects to be well up in the
league when the season closes.
Work on the baseball grounds has
been progressing rapidly this week.
The fence is complete, the grandstand
is all ready, and only the completing
of a small portion of the bleachers is
vet to be done. Workmen have been
placing new clay and sand on the in
field this week, and it will be properly
graded before next week when the
team arrives. Manager Clark has
been busy looking over the field and
seeing that the diamond was properly
laid out.
Milford chronicle., 1923-05-04
LEVY COURTS TO PAY

When the legislature amended the
school laws two years ago, by chang
ing from a county unit to a statewide
system of management, it failed to
provide for the outstanding obliga-
lions to special districts that the sew
eral counties were bound for under the
old school laws. The recent session
of the legislature made provision for
payment by passing a bill directing
the levy courts of both Kent and Sus-
sew counties to pay the bills due the
several districts when the laws were
changed.
The levy courts Of the two lower
counties have in compliance with the
new law, arranged to meet these bills
at or before October LIST, next, when
the amounts to which they are en-
titled will be set to the credit of the
special districts.
The Kent County Levy Court also
ordered that the highway department
be paid the amount lue on roads con-
tracted for in 1922 and also for the
work done for January, February and
March of the present year--the amount
of the road bills to be paid totals less
than $4,000.
Milford chronicle., 1923-05-04
ALLOT ROADS
TO BE BUILT
Will Construct Seventy-Eight Miles
OF Highway To Complete Sus-
sex Lateral System.


Improved highways to be construct
ed in lower Delaware by the Sussex
County Highway Improvement Com
mission assisted by State-aid were
named at a meeting held in the court
house last week, as follows: State
highway at Greenwood east to connect
with dupont Road, 6 miles; State
highway at Greenwood west through
Greenwood, 4 miles; Bridgeville west
towards Woodenhawk, miles;
Bridgeville west towards Federals-
burg, Md, miles; Cannon to State
highway running from Delmar to Har-
rington, IL miles; Bethel to State
highway at Laurel, 21s miles; Laurel
west towards Sharptown, Nd, 61s
miles: Delmar west towards Column
bia, 6 miles; Del1mar west, provided
the State of Maryland will share cost,
miles; Peppers Store in Little Creek
District to Mission, miles; Gumboro
north 4 miles; Blades to Concord, l1s
miles; Concord road to Georgetown
Laurel road 4 miles; Lincoln City to
dupont Road, mile; Glendale to du-
Point Road, 1 mile; DUPONT Road thru
DdSSDOTO W WIG OlOOhJ q H4AASS' ~
Pont road thru Frankfort to Omar, 2
miles; Millville to Bethany Beach, 3
miles; Oak Orchard to Harmon's
school house, / mile; Harmon's school
house to Lewes-Georgetown road, B
miles; Milton to Harbeson, miles.
The total mileage of all roads to be
built in order to complete the lateral
highway system in southern Delaware
is seventy-eight miles.
The following roads are scheduled
to be built during 1928: From State
highway west through Greenwood 1
mile; State highway west through
Bridgeville, u mile; Bridgeville to-
wards Woodenhawk, IN miles;
Bridgeville towards fredericksburg, No.
.1% miles; Cannon TO State highway,
IL miles; Lincoln City to DUPONT road
1 mile; Milton to Harbeson, miles;
dupont road through Dagsboro l mile;
dupont road through Glendale mile;
dupont road through Frankfort l
mile: Millville to Bethany Beach, 8
miles; State highway east through
Blades, p mile; Seaford to Reliance
5.45 miles; Harbeson to Sunshine
school, 4.4S miles; Sunshine school to
Lewes, 4.583 miles.
More than SO miles of road are to be
built this year, and some of the most
important roads in the country are TO
be connected.
Milford chronicle., 1923-05-04
PRESBYTERIAN UsHERs' UNION

The Ushers' Union of the First
Presbyterian Church wishes to take
this opportunity to thank the ones
who made their entertainment last
week such a great success. Any part
of the entertainment was worth the
price of admission. George B. Hyn-
sons interesting lecture will be re-
membered for life time, as will Mrs.
Tunis o. Roosa's Interpretation Of one
of Fritz Krieslers classics and Mrs.
Wilson S. Vineyards fine recitations.
The ushers wish to publicly thank Mr..
Hynson, Mrs. Roosa and Mrs. Vim
yard and also for the beautiful slides
illustrating the song, Delaware"
These slides were all taken in Della
ware and anyone who saw them could
not help but feel that Delaware was
the finest place to live in after all.
The next meeting of the Ushers' I'm
ion will be held Friday evening, May
4th. at the residence of John S. Hor-
ton, 426 South Walnut street.
Milford chronicle., 1923-05-04
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exami-
nation to be held at Georgetown, Del,
on June 9, 1928, to fill the position of
rural carrier at Glendale and vacan-
cies that may later occur on rural
routes from that post Office. The sal
airy of rural carrier on standard
daily wagon route of "a miles is $500
per annum, with an additional $50 per
mile per annum for each mile or ma
jor fraction thereof in excess of "a
miles. The salary on motor routes
range from $3.50 to $4,000 per an
mum, according to length. The exami-
nation will be open only to citizens
who are actually domiciled in the ter
ritory of the post office where the va
cancy exist and who meet with the
other requirements set forth in Form
1871. Form 1877 and application
blanks may be obtained from the Of
fees mentioned above or from the
United States Civil Service Commits
sion at Washington, D. G.
Milford chronicle., 1923-05-04
STATE FAIR WILL HAVE
FINE DISPLAY OF CATTLE

The greatest display of Guernsey
cattle ever seen in Delaware will be
exhibited at the Delaware State Fair,
this year at Wilmington. Specimens of
this producing breed from all
sections of the east, and from the i'm
portant Guernsey raising parts of To-
wa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, will
compete for hOnors at the State Fair
Guernsey show, which will be one of
the most important in this country.
The prizes for the winners will en-
brace an outlay of $4,000.
Plans for the Guernsey show were
completed at a meeting Of the Eastern
Guernsey Breeders Association this
week. Guernsey breeders from Penn
sylvania, Maryland, New Jersey and
Delaware attended and many Of them
were named on important committees
for the show.
The Delaware State Fair Guernsey
show is the beginning of Guernsey
circuit in the east. The cattle that will
be brought to the Atlantic Seaboard
for exhibit will go from here to limo
MUM. Md, from there to the New York
State Fair at Syracuse, then to SPRING
field. Mass, to Trenton, N. j., and
hack to Syracuse for the National
Dairy Show. There will be about two
hundred Guernseys in the show. The
Eastern Guernsey Breeders Associa-
ton will act as host to the visiting
Guernsey breeders from the west, VINO
will compete at the State Fair.
Milford chronicle., 1923-05-04
CHANGERS OCCUPY
THEIR new HOME
Large Gathering Of Changers From
All Parts Of State AT Dedica-
ton Of New Hall In Milford.

Last Saturday was a red letter day
for Milford Grange because then the
formal dedication of their handsome
new structure, which replaces in
most desirable location, their home,
that was destroyed by fire about two
years ago.
The building was erected after plans
by Mr.. Hager, the architect, who also
supervised the building as well as it's
arrangements. Every facility for
grange activities has been provided,
from the large assembly hall, to the
basement, where the social events
forming so great a part Of the inter-
est in grange membership are pro-
vided with all the conveniences of
holding banquets and harvest home
feasts.
The structure is of concrete block
construction, with modern light and
heating systems and all sanitary con-
veniences. 1t is attractive from the ex-
terror and the interior decorations are
in keeping with the entire building.
Located on Second street, just east
of the U. S. Post Office, the location is
especially central and shows up well.
The membership of Milford Grange
numbers approximately 260, all active
and interested in agriculture and lead
ing in public support Of all the moral
and progressive activities of public
affairs in Delaware.
From all parts of Delaware, many
came in automobiles to be present at
the dedication. The program as an
nounced in last weeks issue of the
Milford Chronicle, was carried out and
the enthusiastic spirit of all present
made the day especially to be remem-
bered.
There was a large class of initiates
for the morning work, which was not
open to the public.
At noon the grange membership OF
Milford served chicken dinner with
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Milford chronicle., 1923-05-04
HARDING WILL VISIT
MILFORD NOW SOON
1t Is More Than Probable That
President Harding Will Come
Here About May IS.

President Warren G.. Harding will
be Milford visitor sometime during
the next two weeks; but as yet the
exact date of the visit has not been
definitely settled upon. The informa-
ton that the President would be here
was conveyed to Milford residents this
week when Senator L. Heisler Ball
was here. In conversation with the
writer, Senator Ball stated that Pres
ident Harding would be in Milford
sometime about May 18th.
Mr.. Harding will come here to be
initiated into Evergreen Forest, No.
40, Tall Cedars of Lebanon. His visit
will be the elimination Of months of
effort on the part of DR.. Walter L.
Grier, Tall Cedar of the Forest, and
Senator Ball. The application of the
President was secured by DR.. Grier
several months ago, and he would
have come at that time, but for the
serious illness of Mrs. Harding. Dr.
Grier will go to Washington tomor-
row where he and Senator Ball have
an appointment to meet the President
At this conference the exact date OF
his visit will be settled.
Evergreen Forest is being overwhel-
med with offers of assistance on the
part of other sister forests to aid in
making the affair a huge success. Al
ready offers have been made by almost
all the Forests in the east to send
their bands to Milford if they are
wanted. The facilities for handling SO
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Milford chronicle., 1923-05-04
HEAVY SENTENCE FOR
STOLEN AUTO CONVICT
John Rudolph OF Wilmington Sent
enced For Three Year Term
Following Conviction.
FIRST CASE IN STATE COURTS
State Hopes To Break Up Business
Of DispOsing Of Cars With
Altered Numbers.

A sentence of three years impris-
Onment was imposed on Monday on
John Rudolph, of Wilmington, con-
victed last Friday in Kent County
Court of General Sessions of conspir-
acy to sell motor vehicles with chang
ed Identification marks. He was also
ordered to pay the costs of the pros
ecutiOn.
Since this was the first case of its
kind in this State the unusually heavy
penalty was imposed as warning
that the practice of traficking in Elk
ed and stolen cars must stop. Sen
sational developments of the enor-
nous scale on which the business was
conducted were barred during the trial
of Rudolph.
The States principal witness, Hir-
am Smith Johnson, of near Dover,
told on the witness stand, without
hesitancy, of the gigantic trade in au-
tomObiles with changed Identification
marks, the numbers substituted. He
testified John H. Rudolph and Harvey
Porter were the principals in this
traffic. Johnson admitted purchasing
automobiles from both Rudolph and
Porter, he (JohnsOn) selling the autos
knowing at the time of the purchase
from Rudolph and Porter, that such
machines had altered numbers.
Johnosn further revealed incidents
in the transactions in cars, by stating
that Rudolph and Porter offered to
furnish him with autos with numbers
altered or fixed" and said if the
owners saw those cars they could not
identify them.
Johnson is we'll known in Milford.
About ten years ago he conducted a
dry goods store in Milford in one of
the stores located in the old National
Hotel building.
William Parker, alias Railroad
Bill" was convicted on Monday of
having in his possession q car with
changed engine numbers, and senten-
ced to three months imprisonment in
Kent county Jail and ordered to pay
costs of prosecution.
Ellis Tiggs, colored, pleaded guilty
to a charge of transporting two quarts
of liquor from Wilmington to Dover
and was fined $50 and costs.
Milford chronicle., 1923-05-04
DELAWARE HARBORS
ARE TO BE DREDGED

About 100000 of the $56,589, 900
appropriated by Congress over the
protest of the Budget Bureau, for i'm
provement of rivers and harbors al
ready has been allotted by Secretary
Weeks, and the remainder will be dis
tributed among various projects later.
The budget director had recommended
an appropriation of only $27,000,000
and it had been intimated that the adj
ministration might hold expenditures
to that figure.
The allOtments already made in
clude: Wilmington, Delaware, harbor,
S600,000; Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal, $1,000,0O0; Smyrna river, S12,-
900; Leipsic river, $4,000; Little River
$4,000; MurderHill river, $4,000; Mis-
pillion river, $4,000; Broadkill river,
all of Delaware, $4,000. Chester,
Pa, harbor, $4,000; Baltimore harbor
and channels, $520,000; Passaic river,
New Jersey, $4,000; Staten Island
Sound, S1,OO0,OOO; Raritan Bay, New
Jersey, 100000; Shrewsbury river,
$4,000; Delaware river, Philadelphia
to the sea, $2,OO0,000; Mantua creek,
$4,000; Old Mans creek, $4,000; Maur-
ice river, $4,000; AbsecOn Inlet, 1922
900.
Milford chronicle., 1923-05-04
COMMISSION NAMES
ROADS TO BE BUILT
Kent And Sussex Routes Announced
At Mondays Meeting Of The
State Highway Commission.
TO HAVE MORE STATE POLICE
Seven New Members Will Be Added
To Present FOrce--$l,3l5 700
Available For Road Work.

A meeting of the State Highway
Commission was held at Dover Mon
day afternoon when several delega-
lions from different parts of the State
were present asking for roads in their
respective counties.
The question of where the State
highway should come through Dover
was discussed.
Petitions were presented asking
that it come through Dover, although
there was diversity Of opinions as to
the route. After hearing the different
opinions the Commission decided to
run the State Highway to the limit
both north and south of Dover, the
northern boundary being on North
State street just above Washington
street while the southern boundary is
just south of Hayes Hill. AS to the
route through Dover the Commission
decided to let the Dover people decide
this question in any way they please
either by vote or otherwise.
The commission decided on the fol-
lowing roads to be built in Kent and
Sussex counties this year:
Kent cOunty-HarringtO to Burrs-
vile, Md; FELTON, to HollandsVille;
Canterbury to Viola; Houston to State
Boulevard; Pearson's Corner to Hart
ley; Smyrna to Kenton; Smyrna to
Blackstone; Cheswold to Kenton;
Smyrna to Leipsic.
The Harrington to Burrsville, Md,
road is still under contention as to
the route to be taken, and inasmuch
as this road is a Federal aid project
mill E1n nd h
mitted to the government for it's ap-
prevail
Sussex roads to be improved in
clude the following: State Highway
through Greenwood, one mile; State
Highway through Bridgeville, four
miles; State Highway to CannOn's,
one and one-half miles; State High
way through Blades, half mile; State
Highway through Glendale, one mile;
Milton to Harbeson, five miles; DUPONT
Highway through DagsbOrO, one mile;
Millville toward Bethany Beach, three
miles; Peppers to Loves Cross Roads
four miles; Frankfort to Omar, three
miles; Lewes to orgetown-Rehoboth
road six miles.
The budget was submitted including
$4,000 excess revenues which with
the 100000 authorized by recent Act
of Legislature will enable the COM
mission to issue bonds up to S1,315,-
700 for the year 1928, for road build
ing.
The Commission also decided to put
on seven additional police officers on
the road making twelve altogether. An
officer of the State Constabulary of
Pennsylvania will come to Delaware
to drill the men and select the seven
who will be available out of 20 appli-
cants. The seven men will be selected
as to their ability and general know
ledge of the work to be exacted of
them.
Among the delegations Monday in
cluded one from Milford with former
Secretary of State George H. Hall, Col.
Theodore Townsend, c. D. Abbott, T.
R. Wilson, and Mr.. Bennett, asking
for State highway through Milford
to the brick granary, to NAPLES Mill
and Drawbridge.
Milford chronicle., 1923-05-04
SENATOR BALL WILL BE
CANDIDATE, HE SAYS

United States Senator L. Heisler
Ball was in Milford on Monday and
Tuesday of this week, the guest of ex-
Senator 1. D. Short. On Monday ev-
ening Senator Short entertained about
forty gentlemen at his home, in hon
or of Senator Ball. During the
course of the evening Senator Ball an
nounced that he would be a candidate
for denomination for United States
Senator on the Republican ticket. In
speaking of the coming campaign Sen
ator Ball is quoted as having said:
There are yet many Republicans
in Delaware, and 1 am confident there
are enough to carry the State, pro-
vided they will all vote right.
81 feel that in this coming cam
paign that the majority will support
the ticket which will be nominated
and the State will return to its for
mer Republican majority.
MANY of the newspapers have said
that am not and would not be a can
didate for reelection to the Senate,
but 1 want it distinctly understood
that I am a candidate for reelection
to the United States Senate, and that
1 am in the fight to stay.
'Now, that I have announced my
self, I intend to wage the best fight
that I can, and hope to win, but
whether am successful or not I will
support the choice of the Republicans
of the State. If they choose someone
else I will endorse their candidate"
Senator Ball went to Lewes Tues
day evening where he was the guest
of friends.
Milford chronicle., 1923-05-04
A WORD OF APPRECIATION

The Milford Chronicle-My dear Ed
itor 1 would like to be permitted to ex-
press through your papers my very
great appreciation to the people of
Milford for their feeling for me and
their many kind words. do not know
what I have done to deserve all the
good things said. tried to be true to
my church and the people whom l
served. They are worthy of all my
praise-I also tried to be true as a
citizen of the community and had no
other thought but of it's highest and
best welfare. It was the hardest task
of my life to move my residence from
the town of Milford and from my peo-
ple and friends. I trust however my
loss will be your gain in the minis
ter and citizenship Of my good bro
Their, Strausburg, who follows me. In
obedience to a request Of my confer
ence, I am here-Glen Burnie, Md. In
the changes of the years to come 1t
may be my privilege to live in Milford
again. Z. e. DRH DTN'
Milford chronicle., 1923-05-04
SOCIAL EVENTS in MILFORD
Many Delightful Parties Held Here
In The Last Two Weeks.

Milford has been the scene of much
gayety for the last two weeks. Many
parties have been given and the last
is always as enjoyable as the proceed
ing ones. Several visitors have been
with friends in town for whom they
have entertained. Each hostess and
host entertain in their delightful man
ner and the guests always enjoy the
occasion, whatever it may be.
On Tuesday evening of last week,
Miss Elizabeth V. Carlisle, entertained
at bridge for her guest, Miss Rachel
Snyder, of West Virginia. A very de-
lightful evening was spent. Mrs. Mary
Brown entertained at tea on Wednes-
day afternoon for her niece, Mrs. Err
nest Atwood, of Providence, r. l. In
the evening, Mrs. P. T. Carlisle en-
tertained her bridge club with two ex-
ira tables for Mrs. Smith, the guest OF
Miss Ida Draper and Mrs. Drake, who
is the guest of the Misses Causey. On
Thursday afternoon, the Misses CaIs-
ey entertained at bridge for their
guest and in the evening, Mrs. Frank
L. Grier and Miss Mary Grier enter
tanned quite extensively at bridge. On
Friday evening, Mrs. Harry Humes en-
tertained at bridge at her home. Sat
urday afternoon, Miss Helen Pierce
had two tables of bridge for Miss Kill
len, the new economics teacher in the
Milford High School.
In the evening, Miss Elizabeth AL
dred gave a very delightful dinner
party in honor of Mrs. Ernest Atwood
and Miss Rachel Snyder. Mrs. A. Don
nell Marshall also entertained at
bridge at her home on Causey avenue.
With one day of rest in between, the
gayety was resumed on Monday when
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Draper, Jr.,
gave a delightful bridge party at their
home in the evening. About sixty
guests were present, the majority of
whom played bridge. There was, how
ever, one table which was confined to
the enclosed porch, due to the fact
that they persisted in playing a game
called animals and diseases as well as
"I doubt it." Mrs. Draper will also
entertain on Friday evening. On We'd
nesday evening, Mrs. S. M. D. Marshall
entertained for Miss Snyder, at bridge.
Mr.. R. P. Davis entertained her bridge
club on the same evening, when she
also included two extra tables for the
guests in town.