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Evening star., 1924-04-26
PARENTS AID Is ASKED
IN SANDLOT ATHLETICS

Manager Lawrence of the Shamrock
Senior, Junior and Midget teams
asked the cooperation of the parents
in Southeast to promote athletic &C
tivities in that section at q meeting
last night.
Schmidt of the Washington Base
Ball and Athletic Association out
lined the program adopted by that
body.
4 jazz band and the National Male
Quartet enlivened the meeting.
Approximately zoe persons were
present.
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who tries to do this will never get
anything for his pains but golf
troubles. 1T must he accomplished
automatically, and tho way TO that
accomplishment is by seeing 10 ~
that the left arm il held straIEht
throughout the swing. u il not
held rigid, just firmly 'trGight--n"
bend mt the elbow. The fingers
must hold onto the shaft vt tie
top of the back swing. 100. You
give the cIubhead, thus. a sort OF
n throw Mt the instant ii meets the
bail. Once you get the feeling OF
this unbendiBE of the left wrist
mt the moment the ball is hit
which il all there is tn the idea OF
s'fljck7EE the withstand when
you feel tie lightning speed with
which the clubhend then gees
through the bnlI, you will begin TO
realize how and why the c.ubhcad
hits, and perhaps frOsn then on
you can keep your body-puSh out
Srf If
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POTOMACS AND CUBANS
PLAY RUBBER CONTEST

Washington Potomacs, who nosed
out the Cuban Stars yesterday in a
5-to-4 engagement, were to face the
Havana tossers in the final game of
the series today at $3.50 o'clock at the
American League Park.
Each team garnered eight bingles
yesterday, but Williams of the local
club kept his safetfes well scattered.
Shively and Eggelton of the Poto-
macs led their team at bat, each con-
nectirA for a pair of timely blows.
The PotomacS are to appear in an
exhibition game tomorrow at Jersey
City.
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CARDS GET GONZALES;
DODGERS OBTAIN STOCK

MOBILE, Ala, April 26.-Milton Stock.
third baseman Of the st. Louis Car
dinals, whose home is in this city, where
he has been a hold-out all spring. an
nounced today that Manager Branch
Rickey of the st. Louis National League
Club had traded him to the Brooklyn
Nationals The Cardinals get Catcher
Gonzales and cash consideration for
stock Stock will join the Brooklyn
team at Boston Mondax
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ID. C.. WELL REPRESENTED
IN QUAKER CITY TODAY
BY II. G. BYRD

PHILADELPHIA April 6-Followers of Washington athletics
the Georgetown team particular today have their
cued the Htoppers the championship
the Penn relay carnival which the Blue
WELL hardly lived expectations
Georgetown thinks
Wasngtonans
which
college
Maryland
part Washingtonans also have
Dowdng being the
Hoppers high hurdles and Beers Of MARYLAND
cleu
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NINE HOME RUNS FEATURE
BATTLES OF BIG LEAGUERS

EW YORK April 26The crack ohome run hits echoed in every
major league yesterday Four OF the seven victories were
! ' directre results OF the blow spectacular
Ruth his third homer week thousand boys
home behind Joe
the
the fifth straight and landed the world
half behind Chicago
place Joe held the Red o six hits
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COMMITTEE ACCEPTS
TILDEN'S RESIGNATION

Ne" YORK, April 2G.-The Davis
cup committee Of the nited states
Lawn Tennis Association an
Hounced today that il had accepted
the resignation IF William r. TIL
den, I'd, of Philadelphia. as "a mem
Der of the American team.
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dcSlranlc 10 MI
the bali with the
cIubh cad instead
of trying to
whauE il away
|, with n push OF
ne body.
| L think it is II
\ iiStake 10 trS
10 tell golfers TO
ni'rk their wrists
at the moment
Gf hitting the
boil The nlaycr
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MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Buffalo. IL; Jersey City, II.
Syracuse, 8; Newark, 5.
Toronto. Z; Reading. 8.
Baltimore, 8; Rochester, Z.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Columbus. 6; Minneapolis, s.
Milwaukee, /; Indiana polls, o.
T leGo, 8: St. Paul, 4.
Louisville, g; Kansas City, 5.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Birmingham, 8; New Orleans, Q.
Memphis. 5; Chattanooga, l.
Nashville, 5; Little Rock. 4.
Atlanta, "a; Mobile, 6.
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE.
Orlando, IL; Bradertown, 8.
Lakeland, 6; Tampa. 8.
Daytona, 10; St. Petersburg, 8.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Spartanburg, IA Greenville, 10.
Augusta, 8: Ashevilie. o.
Charlotte, Z; Macon, 5.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Portsmouth. 4: Wilson, y
Norf Tx, 8; Richmond, 7.
Petersburg. z; Pockymoult. E
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InSideGOlf
By Chester Horton

When golfers really understand
how the ..f1ick of the wrists" il nc
cOmpIiShed. automatically, they
will begin to appreciate why IL ~
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OF YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Philadelphia. 9; Warrington, 5.
New York, 81 Boston, 2.
Cleveland, 10; Detroit, 2.
Chicago, 8; St. Louis, b
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At Pittsburgh-Pitt, 4: BuckneII, 2.
At AnnapOlis--St. Johns, =; WASH
ington College. Z.
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MANAGING n BALL CLUB
Nearly Au Boys Are Ambitious to Be Pitchers, But
Most of Them Are Soon Cured.
JOHN B.
CHAPTER XL

IEN the preln organization have been perfected the
wv charge OF the whether
o the selection of his players.
Never undertake ball the
theory that the field
eQua well That is no. true
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TANK BATTALION TEAM
WINS CAMP MEADE MEET

Athletes of the 18th Tank Battalion
piled up 50 points to win the fifth
annual track and field meet of the
Tank Corps yesterday al Camp
Meade
Special Units was second with 40
points, while the 18th Battalion was
third with q points.
Sergt. Stanford of the service school
detachment was the highest indi-
vidual scorer with % points
Lieut. White Of Company c, 18th
Tank Battalion. and Private Olin,
Company A, 18th Tank Battalion. each
scored Is to tie for second place.
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Answered by
TED RAY

The sieEc gun of English golf.
Winner of fnnumcrablc tournaments
and member of the greatest golf
combination in hfstory-the team of
"VardOn and Ray"
x x * Z:
In a hot climate it will be very
necessary to have the clubs oiled oc-
casionally and also to have the shafts
polished, which will keep all damp
ness out of the wood and stop any
inclination to become too supple.
The golfer should also visit his pro-
fessional to make sure that his grips
are in good condition, as that, to my
mind, is very necessary should a man
wish to get satisfactory results.
Other than these precautions, COM
mon sense is the thing to use in TAX
ing care of your clubs.
Copyright, 1924. Associated Editors. Incl
Evening star., 1924-04-26

Washington Gun Club shooters to-
day were entertaining the Whining
ton Trapshooting Association and
representatives from the gun clubs
at Baltimore, Richmond and Lam
caster in a registered shoot today
over the Benning traps.
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+Batted for Naylor in third.
Slated for Hasty in fifth.
Washington 80 0 0 Is
Philadelphia 30 0 o 0 / 3 2 0 Ks
Two-base llits-Prothro, Judge, Goslin,
Welch, Dykes. Home run-Simmons. SAcri-
ice-S. Harris. Double plays-Goslin to Judge,
s. Harris 70 Peokinpsugh to Judge. Left on
on bals-of Naylor, 2; off Hasty, l; off B.
Harris, l.. Struck out-By johnson. 4; by
Wingfeld, l; by B. Harris, 2. Hits-Of John
SON, in innings; of Wingfeld. in in
ming; of Specie, in ! inning: off Naylor, 4
in innings; off Hasty. in innings; off B.
Harris. Losing pitcher-JohnsJn. Umpires-
Messrs. Evans. Nallin and Rowland. Time of
game-1 hour and Sc minutes.
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RiaIto Midgets showed the way to
the Monroe Midgets in 19-to-7 en-
Sagement. Cohen hurled well for the
winners,
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At PhiinseIrhiH-Temp D. 0t.
JoSeph'as :.
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What care should golfer gf0e iii
clubs?
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BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

GAMES ToNo1Row.
Boston At Washing'n.
PhilA. at New York.
Cleveland at St. Louis.
Chicago at Detroit.
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GAMES TODAY.
Washington at Phila.
Boston at New York.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Chicago at St. Louis.
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+Batted for Naylor in third.
Slated for Hasty in fifth.
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DISCUS THRoW-Won by Plansky. George
town. distance, Il6 feet a. inches; Frieda
Chicago. IFS feet ( inches, second; Leggett
Navy, third; johnson, Pittsburgh fourth
West, Washington and jefferson, fifth: SUI
plee, Maryland sixth,
i.5o0-MET-R RUN-Won By West, Was Z
ington anI Jefferson: Frieda, Chicago. second
Plansky, Geor1 etown. third: Leggett, NayE
four b: Johnson. Pittsburgh fifth. Time. 10
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-10

tanned out of town guests over Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. V. Tubbs spent
the week with relatives in Whining
ton
Mrs. Ellis returned on Saturday
from visit to Snow Hill, Md.
Mrs. Virgil Williams. Mrs. Archie
Lynch. Mrs. Elma Derrickson and
Mrs. RoXie Dukes spent Thursday in
Salisbury, Md.
Miss Miriam Lynch spent the
weekend with friends in Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Johnson of
Bridgeton, N. j., are guests of
friends in town.
Albert Parker is painting his res
idence on Walnut street.
The class of boys, belonging to
Uriah Longs class, have a radio set
on exhibition, at Dr. c. l. Whittaker's
drug store. Be sure and take a
chance and secure this splendid pre-
MUM as yours.
Then try for the victrola in the
Bee Hive window, being given by
the store.
The sale at the home of Harry Ad-
Sins will be held Saturday morning
At 10 o'clock
The Community Club will hold its
first meeting on Thursday evening,
October 10th.
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-10
WHY COOLIDGE CLASSED
MELLON WITH HAMILTON

Under the able MANAGEMENT of
FSecretary of the Treasury Mellon.
and because of the drastic economy
of the entire Republican Administra-
ton, the national debt is being re-
duced at the approximate rate of a
billion dollars a year. The saving in
interest on that reduction of princi-
pal is about S42,000,0OO a year. but
the figures show that the taxpayers
are actually being saved an interest
charge of almost three times that
amount. For instance. the interest on
the public debt during the fiscal
year ending June 80, last, amounted
to $940,602913. which was more than
$115,000,000 below the interest
charge for the previous fiscal year.
That very favorable showing is
accounted for by the refunding Op-
erations conducted by the Treasury
from time to time Liberty Bonds
bearing an average interest of AZ
per cent are not only being retired
and that part Of the debt represented
by their face value Cancelled, but
others and certificates of indebted
ness bearing up to 51a per cent also
are being redeemed by money OBJ
tanned from the sale of certificates of
Indebtedness bearing 234 per cent in
terest. For every $1OO,0OO0OO of SIX
per cent certificates thus exchanged
for 2% per cent certificates there is
an immediate reduction of interest
charges of $2,750,O00 per year. It is
anticipated that the to-
tai reduction of interest charges dur |
ing the current fiscal year will sub |
exceed the cuts of the last |
fiscal year
Actual lowering of the principal of
The national debt is not the only fea-
.ure of debt management with which
he Republican Administration
should be credited. The skillful re-
,unding operations which Secretary
Mellon has directed represent one of
he major items of economy in the
more business in government" pol
cy that dominates all our Federal
ctivities.
This record of reduction in the in
crest charge is very discomfting to .
he radical critics of the Republican
administration for two reasons. first,
shows that the administration is
fling a burden from the taxpayers,
nd, second, it shows that the ad-
is not, as alleged, fav-
ring the money lenders.
When Secretary of the Treasury
[ellons calls in an obligation bear
lg five and a half per cent and is
les in its stead an obligation bear
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-10
SYCAMORE SCHOOL

Mr. and Mrs. John Lowe and their
sons, Granville and Melvin, visited
their son, Gene. who is attending the
Dover Wesley Collegiate Institute.
The Ladies Aid Society of Syca-
more met at the home of Clay Hit
chens on Friday evening.
Miss Lillian Brown, daughter of
Ira Brown, fell and broke her arm
last Wednesday night after school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lewis were
visitors of his sister, Mrs. Roy Hitch
ers.
The teachers of Sycamore school,
MISS Jennie Neal and Norman Lewis,
the teachers meeting at the
Laurel High School on Saturday.
The Parent-Teacher Association of
Sycamore school will hold their next
meeting Friday evening, October "a.
The speaker of the evening will be
Geo. S. Williams of Millsboro.
Mrs. Hazel Friedel has gone to
live with her husband. George Erie
del, Of Philadelphia
Steve Warrington of Newark was
his father-in-law. Fl. c. Hit
chens, Sunday.
Miss Stella Steen, Chas. Wingate,
Gertrude Johnson and Raymond Hit
ohens. mOtOred to Dover to see
friends and neighbors.
There will be preaching at Syca-
more next Sunday by Rev. Ward |
Mills. All are cordially invited.
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-10
SeIbyviIIe

The Ladies Aid met at the home OF
Mrs. Dollie Williams on Tuesday ev-
ening.
The official board met at Salem M.
3. Church on Monday evening.
six volley balls, three basket ball
bladders and one Red Cross kit were
purchased for the grades and high
school from the sale of candy. C. l..
McCabe and Co. allowed the school
to have the balls at cost, which fact
was much appreciated by the candy
committee
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Johnson were
weekend guests of Mrs. Pasha Wat
son. Mr.. Johnson was formerly a
resident of this town and a graduate
Of the high school.
A birthday surprise party was Civ
EN- to Miss Emily Lynch on Thurs
day evening, by a number of her
friends. Refreshments of ice cream.
cake and candy were served and at
the close of the evening a silk UNI
orella and a beaded bag was pre-
'ented to Miss Lynch
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Long enter
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-10
DELAWARE APPLES
in BEST MINCEMEAT
New Market Developed For Fruit
By Bureau OF The State
Board Of Agriculture.

Delaware apple growers, who last
week shipped hundreds of barrels of
apples to European markets, are
waiting with great interest and con-
siderable financial anxiety to learn
how the Delaware apples will fare in
competition with European fruit this
fall.
Last year early shipments of ap-
pies abroad brought fine returns to
Delaware apple growers, but this
year conditions are not so Optimis-
tic. Last fall some apples brought as
high as $12 a barrel, but the grow
ers this fall believe that if they OBJ
tain from $5 to So barrel they will
| be doing well.
To the rains of the early spring are
blamed much of the scab that has
attacked some of the fruit. This scab
does not harm the apple as far as
the taste and quality goes, but it
ruins its appearance. Many apple
growers have been worried about
where they could find a market for
apples with the scab and also for
cracked apples. They applied to W.
T. DericksOn, chief of the Bureau of
Markets of the State Board of Agri-
culture, and this move proved an in
spiratiOn for the growers. Chief Der
ickson got busy and as a result Del
aware apple growers last week sold !
from 40 to so carloads of apples at
tackled with the scab to a mincemeat !
manufacturer. For making mince- |
meat the apples are just as good as
any others. the scab only being on |
the skin. While mincemeat manufac- !
turers have bought apples in Della
ware before, there has never been
such a wholesale distribution of
fruit as occurred last week. The
manufacturer got good fruit at
ed a sale for fruit that they had
must go to waste While the
returns were not as heavy as it
would have been for fine fruit, yet
they were able to make a small pro-
fit on the deal.
The marketing of fall apples will
start in this week. Government in
spectors will look over all the fine
fruit that is raised in lower Della
ware and in this way Delaware ap-
pies will stand just as good a chance
'or finding a market as fruit from
he South or West.
The market for pears raised in
Delaware has not been as good this l.
all as in other years. The pears are
small, some Kiefers being not any
arger than sickle pears and conse-
luently the growers could not OBJ
ain any fancy price for them. A
srower who can obtain 20 to 80 |,
ents a basket for this small fruit j
viii feel satisfied
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-10
Houston

Mrs. B. S. ManloVe is quite i'll anc
has been for over a week threatened
with pneumonia. Her daughter, Mrs
l.. r. Holloway of Philadelphia is
taking care of her
Smith Chism while playing foot
ball on Friday at school had one of
the bones of his leg fractured, but he
is going to school
Rally Day exercises are to be held
on Sunday morning, October 18th at
the Nj. E. Church.
| All members of Minnehaha COun-
! Gil are requested to be present on
next Tuesday sleep as Deputy POca-
hontas Lulu Walls of Milford will
raise the chiefs of the Council to
their respective stations.
Mrs. S. e. DickersOn, Mrs. c. E.
COunselman and Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Johnson attended the funeral of
Harry DickersOn at Harrington on
Monday
DR.. Chapman of Harrington re-
moved a growth from the forehead
of Mrs. Geo. w. Johnson on Monday.
Mrs. Sara e. Jacobs and daugh-
ters, Mrs. L. H. COhee, Mrs. J. M.
Webb and Mrs. }. H. Booth spent
Wednesday as the guests of Mrs.
Albert ThistlewOod near Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Downes. Jr.,
are spending some time with the
formers brother. Roy Downes and
family
Mrs. ROndal Johnson and Miss |
Willie Wyatt were Sunday afternoon |
callers at the home of Herman Mar |
vel and William Hayes
Franklin Marvel who has been i'll |
with tOnsilitis is better and visiting
his grandmother, Mrs Nutter, of
Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo l.. Davis of
Moore, Pa, have been recent guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Dawson.
J. Clifford Marvel and bride of
Chester, have been visiting his un-
Gle, Herman Marvel and family.
Mrs CapehaTt of Lincoln spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Sapp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Trice and
Mrs. Howard ThistlewoOd were Do
-er visitors on Wednesday.
W lfnn ~ "a u tANAC W CBD anu II 1CnAs /
Mr.. Hanson, were Sunday evening
,allers at the home of Herman Mar
,el
Mrs. Gordon Counselman spent the
weekend in Wilmington.
Mrs. Rachel Greenly is visiting her
lister, Mrs. POstles, near Milton.
Jack Nelson who has been spend
ng the summer with his grandpar-
nts, Mr.. and Mrs. Croper, of New
rk, N. j., has returned to his home l
nd school.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Marvel and
aughters, Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Marvel
isited at the home of Roy Downes
n Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. e. ManlOve and
on of Milford spent the weekend n
18th his mother, Mrs. B. S. Manlove e
no is quite ill.
Mrs. Rachel Greenly has been en- Z
,rtaining friends from Newark, N.
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-10
Happy Valley

This little community was so sor.
ry to hear of the sadness that came
to the home of Charles Thompson OF
Pennington on Friday when death
robbed them of their two year old
boy. While we know he is at rest, it
is hard to give the little one up. The
family has our deepest sympathy in
their lonely hours of grief
Mr.. and Mrs. J, P. Wright and son
Walter spent the weekend in Balti-
more.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Adams and
sons of Bridgeville spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Lowe
and family of Woodenhawk.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Collision of
Blanchards entertained a number of
guests on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts and Benjam-
in Tryee of Marcus Hook. Pa, spent
Sunday down on the farm, owned by
Mr.. Tryee.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Outten and
family. also Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Cade
and family of Blanchards spent Sun
day as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Mat Andrews of Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hollis spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Ow-
ems of Bridgeville
Mrs. Lawrence Taylor is on the
sick list.
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-10
Magnolia

A shadow and cObweb social will
be held at the school mouse on Fri
day evening, October 18th, by the
teachers of the school. Proceeds for
the benefit of the school.
Mr. and Mrs. C.. J. Satterfield and
sons and Miss Margaret Hopkins of
FELTON,, mOtored to Philadelphia on
Saturday and spent the weekend
with relatives, in honor of their
son. Ralph's birthday anniversary.
The Ladies Aid met at the home
of Mrs. W. c. Paradee on Monday
evening. The social program was in
charge of Mrs. Roland Sipple. The
hostess served refreshments.
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Faulkner of
Delmar were guests of his mother,
Mrs. Anne E. Faulkner, on Sunday.
The Sunshine Society will meet at
the home of Mrs. Z. B. Draper on
Monday evening, October 18th.
James H. Jester and daughter,
Mrs. J. w. Wright have returned
from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Sargent of Derry, Pa.
DR.. and Mrs. James Martin enter
tained last week his sister, Mrs. |
DOdd and son of Lewes.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Stein motored !
here from Reading, Pa, on Saturday
for the weekend, with her mother
and sister, Mrs. Mary e. Higgins
and Mrs. R. F. White.
The Epworth League was led by
Mrs. D. J. Ford on Sunday evening.
Miss Emma Conner entertained
last Sunday her brother, James Con-
ler at Baltimore, Md, and the Misses
Fader of Newark.
Mrs. Lillian Reed and son of near
harrington have been visiting Mrs.
Sallie Reed this week
Raymond Wilcutts and Miss Irene
Johnson of Wilmington spent the
weekend at their homes here. I
Mr.. and Mrs John r. Legates en- {
last week Mr.. and Mrs. I
EDWARD I4egates of Philadelphia and s
Ir. and Mrs. Charles Baker of Glen {
lden, Pa. c
Mrs. Wilbur Kirby and son of
have been visiting Mrs. t
elizabeth Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs Lloyd Stout of Phil b
delphia were weekend guests of his p
arents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Stout
Miss Emma NJ. Faulkner has re- d
lrned to Salisbury, Md, where she
ill resume her musical work. V
-
Milford chronicle., 1924-10-10
HEAVY RAINS AID
DELAWARE GRAPES
COncOrdS Are More Luscious And
Juicy Following DOwnpOurs
Early Part Of Last Week.

The heavy rains for several DAYS
last week did the grape crop in Kent
county more good than anything this
season The harvesting of the lus-
cious Concord variety will reach its
peak this week and the grapes, ow-
ing to the rain, are in splendid con
ditiOn. 1t added much to their ap-
pearance and according to the grow
ers make them juicier and sweeter.
Earlier in the season the members
of the Kent County Grape Growers
Association estimated that the crop
this year would be about 80 carloads
from the ZOO acres in vineyards. This
estiamte, it is believed, from ship
ments already made and what it is
anticipated will be made this week,
will be realized. The shipments by
rail will be about so carloads and the
remaining third of the crop is going
forward by motor truck.
This year there has been a mar
ket for grapes from Delaware in
Pittsburgh, New York, Providence
and Boston. Last season practically
all of the grapes were sold in Phila-
delphia. This year the growers have
been having their grapes inspected
by government inspectors and this
o. k to the fruit has done much to
aid sales.
Profits from the Delaware crop
this season will be better than ever
before. Last year grapes sold at
about $72 a ton. This year as high as
500 is being realized But, this is
not due to the fine quality of the
Delaware grapes, which is excellent, |
but because Wisconsin and New
York grapes have been late. Grapes |
from the west and also from New
York state will be just about starting
in heavy this week. This enabled /
Delaware growers to have the mar /
ket for the past two weeks, practi- |
cally to themselves and they had the
advantage of obtaining a fancy price .
for them. Other years with all things
being equal, the price may not be
so good.
Contrary to sensational newspaper
accounts from lower Delaware, the
black rot did not destroy the crop
this year. The growers who use in
and scientific methods in
cultivation sprayed their grapes and
fought the black rot to a standstill.
Those who didn't spray had a hard
luck story to tell.
While the government inspector
grapes that were examined ]
with a guarantee of class, it was not {
needed so much this year as it will I
be in subsequent years when New {
York and western grapes vie with i
Delaware fruit in the market.