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Milford chronicle., 1923-12-07
MILFORD GRANGE

At last Saturdays meeting the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
coming year:
Master, A. 2. Num-; oVerseer, Willis
Hammond; lecturer, Mrs. Jacob
Roosa; chaplain, Miss Edna Barker;
secretary, Mrs. Hester Bunstein;
treasurer, Jacob Rosa; steward, w.
E. Lank; Asst. steward, Earl Hud-
son; lady Asst. steward, Mrs. H. R.
Lemex; pomona, Mrs. Harry Warren;
ceres, Mrs. A. E. Num-; fora, Mrs.
Maud Abbott; gatekeeper, Chas. Wea-
therly; pianist, Miss Carrie Houston;
Asst. pianist, Miss Trena Lemex.
Let's all get back of our officers
and try to make the coming year the
biggest in the history of Milford
Grange.
Next Saturday Mrs. Jacob Rosa,
Mrs. Hester Bunstein and Miss Edna
Barker will tell us everything they
did, saw, and heard at the National
Grange Convention held in Pittsburgh.
Those of us who are still weeping
over the fact that we were unable to
attend this convention may dry our
tears now, for on Saturday, we shall
have the entire program revealed to
us free of cost.
Mrs. John. Lodge has been working
on her voice and promises to have it
in first class working order for this
meeting. All this will be thrown in
extra.
Milford chronicle., 1923-12-07
MILK WILL FORM
LARGE MONEY PROFIT
Eastern Sussex Farmers Starting
Right For Successful Revolution
In Farm Revenues.

Farmers of Sussex county, are jubil-
ant as their receiving station for dairy
products nears completion. This coun-
ty boasts of high grade of dairy cat
tie stock and for many years has pro-
duced milk that is rich in butter fat.
The product could not be placed on
the market, however, because there
was no receiving station to which the
milk could be shipped for distribu-
ton. The farmers were obliged to use
what they could in home consumption
and the remainder was churned into
butter.
Early last summer the dairy far
mers of this county formed a local
unit, and through their county farm
agent, M. c. Vaughn, appealed to the
Interstate Milk Producers Associa-
ton to find a means for procuring the
much-needed receiving station.
This organization, headed by H. D.
AlIebach, made arrangements with
large dairy plant of Philadelphia to
build the receiving station, on condi-
ton that the Milk Producers Asso-
citation would guarantee grade "a"
milk from the dairy farms of that vi
cinity. This was agreed to and an in
tensive educational campaign for the
dairy farmers was launched by the
Quality Control Department of the In
ter-State Dairy Council, an allied or
ganization devoted to the education of
both producer and consumer.
The receiving station is now under
and will be completed, it
is expected, before the 18th Of Deem
Der, next week.
Meantime, a preliminary barn score
has been made by the Quality Control
Department. It was found that the
cattle owned by farmers of Sussex
county is of excellent grade and for
the most part, tuberculin tested. But
because milk production has hitherto
not been a paying proposition for far
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Milford chronicle., 1923-12-07
CORN SHOW WILL Be
HELD in WILMINGTON
Annual Affair This Year Promises
To Be The Largest Ever Held
By Organization.
OTHER STATES TO COMPETE
Displays From NeighbOring States
Will Give Comparison For
Delaware Growers.

The seventeenth annual State
corn show and grain exhibit will be
held under the auspices of the Della
ware Corn Growers Association, with
the cooperation of the Wilmington
Chamber of Commerce, at the Audi
forum in Wilmington from January 2
to inclusive. The premium list in
cludes $500 in cash prizes. The money
will be divided into $50 awards for
corn, wheat, soy beans and other
grain and forage crops.
A silver cup is being offered by the
Dover Rotary Club for the best ten
ear exhibit of corn grown in Della
ware during the past season.
Another cup, to be competed for by
the members of the Boys Corn Clubs
of the State, is the Association Chal-
lenge cup awarded to the best boy
corn judge annually and now in the
hands of w. Burnham Simpson of
Houston. The Houston boys have is
sued a challenge to the other boys of
the State through their motto, which
is Keep the Cup at Houston"
One of the most interesting classes
at the show, not only among Della
ware corn growers, but those outside
the State as well, is the Interstate
Glass open to our neighboring states
of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Mary
land and Virginia. All first and Sec
Ond prizes in the ten ear classes from
Delaware at the State show will COM
pete in the Interstate competition.
Delaware corn growers through this
class hope to test their skill as grow
ers and exhibitors with that Of their
Through this exhibit the
rival states may test out the quality
of their various strains of corn and
through it the States should be able to
bring up the level Of all their corn
by means of seed selection based on
higher standards. All of the neighbor-
ing states have responded by saying
they would be represented with ex-
hibits from some of their best grow
ers. This feature alone should make
this years show far superior to any
held and should attract wide
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Milford chronicle., 1923-12-07
RED CROSS NOTES

The drive for members in the Red
Cross in Milford, Houston, Lincoln
and the surrounding country was a
great success. To date, there has been
collected three hundred and three
dollars. with a few yet to be heard
from. Mrs. George W. Marshall wants
to cordially thank everyone of the
collectors who worked so faithfully
to make the drive a success in this To-
cality. The collectors were: Miss Mar
garet Grier, Mrs. G. Layton Grier,
Mrs. George Baynum, Mrs. Arthur
Gray, Mrs. Alderman, Mrs. Edith
Reedy, Mrs. Wallace Burn, Miss Sar-
ali Banning, Miss Edith Simpson, Mrs.
Harry Pettyjohn, Mrs. Chas. Huber,
Mrs. Robert Hall, Mrs. Haswell
Pierce, Mrs. Walter Grier, Mrs. Clyde
Davis, Mrs. William Sipple, Mrs. D.
w. Jacobs, Mrs. George Grier, Mrs.
Fred Lewis, Miss Elizabeth Collins,
Mrs. Willard Pierce, Miss Fannie
Holmes, Miss Nan Deputy, Mrs. Will
liam Riggs, Mrs. Wilson Vineyard, Jr.,
Miss Virginia Fisher, Mrs. George w.
Marshall, Mrs. Jack Hanley, Mrs. Lee
Hirsch, Mrs. A. Donnell Marshall,
Miss Ida Draper, Miss Eleanor Titus,
Mrs. Garrett Vreeland, Mrs. Charles
Shew and Rev. Holland Of st. Paul's
Church.
For Houston, the collectors were:
Mrs. Ethel Johnson, Miss Elizabeth
Wharton and Miss M. Denney.
For Lincoln: Mrs. Harry Southland.
Milford chronicle., 1923-12-07
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE
Will Be. Held In Georgetown On
Friday, December l4th.

Statistics show that only three out
of every ten teachers of classes in
Sunday school have received any
training for their task; that seventy
five out of every hundred teachers
commence in Sunday schools before
reaching the age of twenty; that sew
enty-five per cent of the members of
our Sunday schools leave the church
when they reach the age of eighteen
years and but few of them return.
These and other startling facts indi-
cate the need of a greater knowledge
of methods of teaching.
The Sussex County Sunday School
Association with the aid of the State
officers, wishes to help every school
combat this situation, and in order
to assist teachers in their Sunday
school work, an all day institute will
be held Friday, December IA, in the
First Methodist Protestant Church at
Georgetown.
Study classes will be conducted by
highly trained Christian workers,
both in children's and young peoples
work
A very splendid program has been
arranged.
Milford chronicle., 1923-12-07
BREAKS HIS LEG IN FALL

Benjamin Holston, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Holston, of Washing
ton street, South Milford, was pain
fully injured on Thanksgiving Day
when he fell from tree and broke
his leg. Young Holston, who is about
twenty years of age, was in the tree
cutting off large limb. In some man
ner the limb few back after it had
been sawed loose and struck Holston,
knocking him to the ground. DR.. S.
M. D. Marshall was called to give
medical attention, and had him re-
moved to the Marshall Hospital. An
examination disclosed two fractures
between the knee and ankle. For a
time it was feared that Holston had
received other severe injuries, but
this was not the case.
Milford chronicle., 1923-12-07
NANTTCOKE INDIANS
in ANNUAL POW WOW
Big Chiefs Smoke Pipe OF Peace At
RiverdaIe Park At Picturesque
Thanksgiving Meet.

Descendants of the NanticOke Tribe
of Indians from all parts of Delaware
met at Riverdale Park, on the Indian
river, Thursday afternoon, ThanksgiV-
ing Day, for a pow-wow and annual
Thanksgiving Day reunion at the call
of Chief w. R. Wyniaco, head Of the
Nanticoke Indian Association, which
was formed last year.
The first annual reunion was OBJ
served on Thanksgiving Day last
year, and since that time the associa-
ton has succeeded in tracing descend
ants in all parts of Delaware and the
Eastern Shore Of Maryland.
The exercises were opened by pray
er by Chief Strong Wolf Of the Ojib-
ways Tribe. Speeches were made by
Chief George Nelson of the Rappahan-
mock Tribe, Chief o. w. Atkins Of the
Chicahominy Tribe, Chief ]. L. Bass
of the Nansemons Tribe, all Of Virgin
ia, and Princess TantaquadgeOn of the
Mohecan Tribe of Connecticut.
Professor F. G.. Speck and Prof. r.
vim Hollowell, of the University Of
PENNSYLVANIA also delivered addresses.
All of the visiting chiefs were dress
Gu III luuActn 5clAO anu ReSAAS oAA0 Sso
sembled on the grounds in old-time
Indian fashion and smoked the pipe of
peace.
Chief Strong Wolf made strong
plea for the education of the Indians
and lamented the fact that the school
at Carlisle, Pa, had been closed. He
stated that they only had one school
in the country, it being located at
Haswell.
He told of the noble work that is
being done for China, Japan and the
Near East, but pressed home the fact
that the Indians in the United States
are being neglected.
He urged that they be given the
right of franchise and at least place
them on an equality of the Negro. Five
hundred visitors were present at the
gathering. On Thursday night Chief
Wyniaco gave a feast to the chiefs.
Milford chronicle., 1923-12-07
RECOMMEND LARGE sums
FOR DELAWARE STREAMS

Appropriations totaling $1,770,000
for work on the rivers, harbors and
inland waterways of Delaware during
the next fiscal year, ending June 80,
1925, were recommended in the an
nual report of the chief of army engi-
neers, submitted to Congress on Mon
day.
The sum of $1,5OO,OOO is apportion-
ed to the inland waterway, Delaware
River to Chesapeake Bay; 100000 to
Wilmington harbor; $4,000 to Broad
kill river; $4,000 to st. Jones river;
$4,000 to the Harbor of Refuge, Del
aware Bay, and $4,000 to Appoquini-
mink river.
No appropriation is recommended
for work on the pier in Delaware Bay
near Lewes, which was partially de-
stroyed by fire in May, 1928. On the
contrary, available funds amounting
to $5,898 were transferred during the
year to another project.
Available funds are sufficient, the
report says, for Smyrna river, Leipsic
river, Little River, Murderkill river,
and Mispillion river.
Milford chronicle., 1923-12-07
RETIRED AFTER Is YEARS
OF FAITHFUL SERVICE

John C.. Hall retired on December
LIST, as manager of the Milford station
of the Atlantic Refining Company and
goes upon the pension roll of that
company after twenty-five years Of
faithful service.
In November, 1898 Mr.. Hall took
charge of the first oil station estab-
lished in Milford; managed unloading,
sales and delivery of all coal oil and
gasoline, collected and banked all the
moneys and performed all the work Of
the business. The wagons were drawn
by horses and mules and a schedule
kept from Milford to FELTON,, George
town, Milton, Bridgeville, Frederick
and other tributary points. The roads
then were horrible for the heavy wag-
Ons and teams to drag them when
loaded, through the mud and sand, yet
with all that it was seldom that any
trips were missed by the teams under
his direct care.
Since the establishment of this dis
tributing depot by the Atlantic Oil
Company twenty-five years ago, sew
eraI other depots have been establish
ed, each doing large business, even
though the then tributary towns, have
been taken away, by reason Of depots
having been established by this and
other oil companies. Now the wagons
are all motor driven trucks carrying
twice the quantities or more Of the
animal drawn wagons.
Mr.. Hall has been succeeded at Mil
ford by Mr.. George w. Smith, from
who will with his family
move here at January LIST.
Milford chronicle., 1923-12-07
NEWARK STATE CHAMPIONS
In Game Here They Defeated Sea-
ford For Football Title Of State.

In well played game at Milford on
Wednesday afternoon, despite the rain
and wet field, the Newark High School
football team, champions of the north
ern half of the State, defeated the
strong Seaford High School team,
champions of the southern half of the
State, and thereby won the State
Championship. The score was 6 to 0.
The game was called in the last per-
iod with seven minutes more of play,
and at that time Newark was march
ing steadily toward the goal for an
other touchdown. For most of the
game the ball was in Seaford's terri
tory; but when the Sussex cOuntians
tried line plunges they walked right
through the Newark tribe. Several
first downs were made in this manner,
but at crucial stages of the game Sea-
ford seemed to lack proper general
ship to put across the winning score.
In two different instances Seaford had
an opportunity for a touchdown; but
in each their plays went wrong. Their
first opportunity came in the second
quarter when they were within strik-
ing distance of the goal. After having
gained ground consistently through
center, they tried a forward pass
which was intercepted by a Newark
player. They lost this chance to score
then. Again in the last quarter they
had an excellent chance for touch
down. They had marched steadily up
the field and were within foot Of the
goal for the fourth down. All their
gains had been through center. They
had not gained around the ends to any
extent all afternoon; but they essay
ed an end run and were held by the
New Castle countians. With that went
their last hope Of scoring. The game
was hard fought in every department.
Newark make their touchdown when
a forward pass gave them an oppor-
tunity to score in the second period.
The teams lined up as follows:
Milford chronicle., 1923-12-07
DELAWARE JOINED
UNION DEC. 7, 1887
First State To Ratify Federal Con-
stitutiOn One Hundred And
Thirty-six Years Ago Today.

Today is the 10th anniversary of
the signing of the Constitution of the
United States by the State Of Della
ware, the first to ratify and become
part of the United States of America.
The Constitution of the United
States had been framed in the con-
vention which assembled in Indepen-
dence Hall, Philadelphia, on May rs,
1887 and concluded its work on Sep
TENDER II. The completed document
was at the time referred to the sew
eral states for ratification.
Delaware's delegation to the con-
vention comprised George Read, Cum
ming Bedford, John Dickinson, Rich
ard Bassett and Jacob Broom.
The Delaware Legislature met Octo-
Der "a, 1887 and issued a call for a
state convention to be held at Dover
to take up the subject. The conven-
ton, which assembled on the Bird Of
December, ratified the Constitution on
the 9TH. The official resolution is as
follows:
eve, the deputies of the people of
Delaware State, in convention met,
having taken into our serious consid-
6IdLlOu Iu6 HGuSIdA OOn0LAJuI4OAg RAO
posed and agreed upon by the deputies
of the United States, in a General Con-
vention, held in the City of Philadel-
phia, on the 18th day of Sept, in the
year of our Lord, 1887, have approved,
assented to, ratified and confirmed,
and by these presents do, in virtue Of
the power and authority to us freely
given for that purpose, for and in be-
half of our constituents, fully, freely
and entirely approve of, assent to,
ratify and confirm the said conven-
ton.
Done in convention at Dover, this
9TH day of December, in the year
aforesaid, and in the year of the INDIE
pendence of the United States of Am
erica, the Twelfth, in testimony
whereof we have hereGnto subscribed
our names.
b "I, Thomas Collins, President of the
State, do hereby certify that
the above is a true copy of the origi-
nal ratification of the Federal Con-
stitution by the convention of the Del
aware State which original rat1hca-
ton is now in my possession.
"In testimony whereof 1 have caus-
ed the seal of the Delaware State to
be hereunto affixed"
Milford chronicle., 1923-12-07
HOUSTON FARM SHOW
LARGELY ATTENDED
Second Annual Affair In NeighbOr-
ing Town Said To Be Best Of
Kind Ever Held In State.
100 RIBBONS AWARDED
The Winners In The Many Classes
Of Exhibits Awarded Ribbons.
Displays Were Fine.

The farmers residing in the vicinity
of Houston held their Second Annual
Farm Products Show in Houston last
Friday. Approximately two hundred
exhibits were on display at the show,
and ribbons were awarded in each
class to the various exhibitors. Five
ribbons were given in each class,
making a total of over one hundred
such prizes to be awarded. The num-
erous displays were judged by Sussex
County Agent M. C. Vaughn, Of
Georgetown, who pronounced the
show as being the best Community
Farm Products show he has ever Wis
tied outside of a large county fair.
During the day several hundred
visitors attended the show and exam
ined the displays of fruit, vegetables
and produce. In the evening special
program of interest to farmers was
provided. Among those who addressed
the meeting were A. D. Cobb, Univer-
sity of Delaware, Boys and Girls State
Club Leader, of Newark; Russell E.
Wilson, Kent County Farm Agent;
Randolph Graham, Charles P. Armour,
George B. Simpson, ST., Prof. John R.
Birmingham, all of Houston.
Grain and Forage Department
Best 10 ears of yellow corn-Dewey
Sapp, LIST and End; Burnham Simpson,
Bird; Tom Sharp, 4th; George Simpson
9Th.
Best single yellow corn-Dewey
Sapp, LIST, End, 3rd and 4th; Burnham
Simpson, 5th.
Best 10 ears of white corn-Dewey
Sapp, LIST, End, 3rd and 4th; Burnham
Simpson, 5th.
Best single ear white corn-Dewey
Sapp, ribbons awarded for first four
prizes.
Best bundle alfalfa hay-Dewey
Sapp, list, End and 3rd; William Mar
vel, 4th; Charles Sapp, 5th.
Best bundle red clover hay-Dewey
SapD, LIST and End.
Best bundle crimson clover hay
Dewey Sapp, LIST, End, Srd and 4th.
Best bundle vetch or vetch mixture
hay-Dewey Sapp, LIST and End; Chas.
Sapp, 3rd; Burnham Simpson, 4th;
George Simpson, 5th.
Best bundle soy bean hay-Dewey
CONTINUED on page 12)
Milford chronicle., 1923-12-07
TO ARREST MOTORISTS
Beginning Last Monday State High
way Police Arrest ALI ViOlatOrs.

Motorists who persist in violating
the motor law in respect to lights will
not hereafter be permitted either to
cause injury to others or to muss up
the highways with their own remains,
in view of an order issued by the
State Highway Department last week.
Proper lights in accordance with the
State law must henceforth be carried,
with no excuses for violations, except
such as the magistrate may deign to
hear. This order went into effect last
Monday and it is in order to protect
both the careful motorists as well as
the needless and reckless ones.
According to an announcement by
G. d. Buck, chief engineer of the
State Highway Department, and C. c..
Reynolds, superintendent of the State
Highway Police, beginning last Mon
day, all persons who violate that sec
ton of the state motor law pertaining
to lights on the machine, will when
apprehended, be taken before magis-
trate and if found guilty, be fined not
less than ten dollars for the first Of
Tense.
The chief violations Of the law in
this respect are the practice of run
ming with one light, with no tail
lights, or with no lights at all The
provisions in respect to "glare" lights
will also be strictly enforced, though
there has been but little trouble on
this score.
1872 persons have been noted in the
past few months who ara violatOrs of
this section, and on an average of 100
warnings have been issued per month
for the last four months.
Many complaints have been made
concerning the practice Of running
with insufficient lights, and the State
Highway Department, after having
given a long series Of warnings, is
now prepared to act. The practice of
running with one light is particular
ly puzzling as oncoming machines are
unable to determine which light it is
that is burning, whether on the inside
or the outside. There is no defense
whatever for running with no lights
or with no tail light.
Milford chronicle., 1923-12-07
MILFORD NEW CENTURY CLUB

Exactly at p. m. the meeting of the
Milford New Century Club was called
to order by the first vice president,
Mrs. S. C. Evans. After the general
routine of business the meeting was
put in the hands of the chairman Of
the day, Mrs. George W. Marshall on
Literature, Libraries and Better
Homes"
Miss Mable Bowser had arranged in
very charming way a program on
Good Literature" Little Miss Ann
Grier in her cunning manner acted as
announcer The cards were very neat
ly and plainly printed by Lawrence
Lack.
Mrs. Wilson Vineyard, Jr., with Mrs.
Walter Barrett at the piano, gave two
beautiful musical readings, can Old
Sweetheart of Nine" by James Whit
comb Riley and philosophy"
1.-THE Story of the Christmas Bible"
was delightfully."- given by Mrs. Hester
Bunstein.
"The Other Wise Man." by Henry
VanDyke was wonderfully given by
Miss Mable Bowser.
Home, Sweet Home" was then
beautifully rendered as vocal solo
by Mrs. Charles G. Humphreys, ac-
companied by Mrs. W. K. Barrett.
1.-THE Library We Should Have-A
Suggestion" was given in an original
poem by Mrs. Julius Scott.
The program was then concluded
with my Old Kentucky Home" sung
by the clubs double quartet, Mrs. ].
Postles Hammond, Mrs. Clyde Nelson,
Mrs. Thomas Davis, Mrs. w. H. War
rem, Mrs. D. W. Jacobs, Miss Anna
Ratcliff, Mrs. S. c. Evans, and Mrs. G.
D. Abbott, with Mrs. Walter X. Bar
rett at the piano.
A number of useful articles for the
making Of Better Homes" were very
kindly loaned and exhibited by our
merchants, ]. Harry Humes, Mrs.
Lena Reynolds, Harry ]. Pettyjohn, c.
D. Abbott and Co., the Pierce Hard
wore, Thos. Davis and S. c. Evans,
had various articles on display.
There was also a display Of bet
ter Eats"-cake, pie sandwiches,
bread, doughnuts, buildings, salads,
candies and coffee, of these we all
enjoyed a generous sample.
Among a number of out of town |
guests were State chairman Of 'Bet-
ter Homes" committe, Mrs. Walter
Morris of Dover, Mrs. Jordon of Rich
ardson Park Club, Mrs. Webb, Smyr-
no, and Mrs. Garrett Harrington Of
Monday next-Business and Social.