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Milford chronicle., 1924-12-12
SCHOOL DIRECTORY
FOR new YEAR ISSUED

The Educational Directory Of 1924
25, which is compiled and published
annually by the Department Of Pub
lie Instruction has just been issued.
This directory is always in demand
for, besides containing the names OF
the members Of the boards Of edu-
cation in the several school and spe-
cial districts it has the names Of all
the teachers in all of the schoos
throughout the state which come un-
der the direction of this department.
1t also contains the names of the
members of the county boards Of
trustees an dteachers in the county
schools as well as complete similar
information about the Wilmington
schools, the University Of Delaware,
the names and locations Of parOchial
and private schools and kindergar-
tens.
The names of the officers of the
State Parent-Teacher Association
are given. The booklet concludes
with a brief table showing total ex-
penditures for public schools for the
four years ending June 30, 1924.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-12
TRAIN WRECK NEAR
GLENDALE STATION
Train Due At Milford At 7.45 A.
M. DeraiIed Thursday Morn.
ing---NO One Hurt.

= The northbound passenger train
on the D. M. & V. Railroad which is
due at Milford at 7:45 O'CLOCK was
derailed just south of the town at
the intersection of the old Queen
Anne Railroad with the D. NJ. G. v.
on Thursday morning. The wreck
occurred when the train ran into an
open rail caused by the signals being
set against her to let a westbOund
freight train pass on the Queen Anne
road. The engineer in charge Of the
passenger train applied his brakes,
but they did not hold the train quick
enough to avert the wreck. The To-
comotive and tender and the baggage
car left the tracks and turned over
on their right side. The front trucks
of the head passenger car also left
the track. The engineer stuck to his
engine until it turned over, and for
tunately he was not injured. The
baggage master was slightly bruis-
ed when he was thrown against the
side of the car in which he was
None of the passengers
were injured AN of the passengers
from the train were loaded into au-
and transferred to Har-
rington where they were put on
trains for their destinations. The
rain due about an hour after the
wreck train was held up and its
likewise transferred.
crews worked on the
wreck all day Thursday and 1t was
ate at night before traffic was again
'esumed.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-12
HOUSTON COMMUNITY
FARM RMPRODUCTSSHOW
Dewey Sapp Takes Big Proper
ton Of The Prizes Offered
At Local Fair.

Prize winners in the Houston Com
munity Farm Products Show and
Fair have been announced. The
show, which was under the auspices
of the Houston Boys and Girls
Clubs, was one of the best ever Civ
en- in this section, with a large num-
Der of exhibitors. County Agent M. C..
Vaughn of Sussex county, and Miss
Annie B. Moore, Sussex county club
agent, acted as judges. The affair,
held on November %, was the third
annual Farm Products Show for this
section and attracted much atten-
tion.
Following is list of the prize
winners:
Grain and forage department open
class, best ten ears of white corn,
first, w. B. Simpson; second and
third, Dewey Sapp; fourth, w. B.
Simpson; largest ear of corn, first
and second, George Simpson; third,
Mrs. E. Biggs; fourth, Miss Hazel
Biggs; best single ear white corn,
first, F. D. Sapp; second and third,
w. B. Simpson; fourth, Dewey Sapp;
best ten ears Of yellow corn, first,
Dewey Sapp; second, Mrs. e. Biggs;
third, F. D. Sapp; fourth, Dewey
Sapp; best single ear of yellow corn,
first, F. D. Sapp; second, Dewey
Continued on page hVe)
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-12
HEAD OF STATE ODD FELLOWS
NAMES DEPUTIES FOR THE YEAR

L. G. Markert, Of Harrington
grand master of the Grand Lodge ot
Delaware, 1. o. o. F., has appointed
district deputy grand masters and
committees for the year. The dis
trict deputies are:
Wilmington, Joseph M. Cross.
Rural New Castle county, ]. Har-
vey Dickey, of Newark.
Kent county, Ignatius T. Cooper,
Camden.
Sussex county, Grand Master Mar
kert.
The committees follow:
Accounts-George H. Taylor, No.
1, chairman; Charles E. Searles, No.
"a; Otto NJ. Burkhard, No. 26; Fred
G. Wolfe, No. IS; g. Roland Mes
sick, No. 3.
Returns and Goldsmith
C. Nailor, No. 8, chairman; William
A. Barney, No. 4, Jacob F. Snyder,
No. 26; Oscar G. Draper, No. "a;
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-12
MARYLAND PLANNING
TO SAVE The OYSTER
Packers And Dredgers Of The
Eastern Shore see Extinc-
tiOn Of Bivalves.

Governor Ritchie and Swepson
Earle, Conservation Commissioner
of Maryland, declare that it is their
purpose to plant 100000 bushels Of
oyster shells in the Chesapeake Bay
within the next two years. The gov
ernOr repeated his statement made
some time ago that he intends to
make conservation of the food pro-
ducts of the bay and its tributaries
his chief constructive work of the
next and last two years Of his ad-
ministration.
The announcement came after
several months planning between
the governor and Mr.. Earle and a
conference of Governor Ritchie and
Gov. e. Lee Trinkle, of Virginia, Mr..
Earle, w. Mcdonald Lee, Commits
sioner of Fisheries of Virginia, and
experts from the United States Bur-
eau of Fisheries at the Executive
Mansion at Annapolis several weeks
ago. A number of conferences also
were held between Mr.. Earle and
leading packers and dredgers of
Crisfield and Cambridge,
the principal seats of the oyster in
1ustry in the state.
Mr.. Earle reported that he found
The packers and dredgers alarmed |
over the situation and convinced
hat the increased demand and di-
supply threatens the ex-
inction of the industry within a
year or two, if nothing is done to
and protect the young oys-
ers. He held meetings at Crisfield
Ind Cambridge, which were attend
ID by practically all the packers and
lredgers who make their headquar-
ers at the two places, and by num-
,ers of leading bankers, merchants
nd other business men. At both
meetings. the citizens pledged their
ull aid to the work of conserva-
ion. ;
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-12
STATE DEMOCRATS
LOOK FOR PLUMS
Three Aspirants Now Mentioned
For President Pro TempOre
Of State Senate.

Democrats are discussing the
coming session Of the General AS
sembly and as they are in control of
the Senate, they look forward to the
organization of that branch. Sena-
tor Harris B. Mcdowell, Of New
Castle county, and William 4. Truitt
OF Sussex county, are being Dropos-
ed for president pro tenn OF the SEN
ate. 1t is understood that Senator
Mcdowell will not contend for this
position as he has several aspirants
from his district for various clerk
ships in the Senate as we'll as hav-
ing many drafts of new legislation
to offer that body, he can be of
service as a member from
the hoor than a presiding officer.
Senator Charles Hardesty, of Kent
county, is also being mentioned for
presiding officer. All three of these
Senators mentioned are hold over
members of the Senate.
James L. Wolcott, an attorney of
Dover is being mentioned as Senate
attorney, while Earl Carey, of Little
Creek, is being mentioned for read
ing clerk. Friends of Mr.. Carey con-
Tend that he should be rewarded
with this appointment for his untir-
ng efforts for his party's success
Turing the last campaign. Mrs. Eliz-
abeth 7. Collins, of Townsend, wild
wv of former Levy Court Commits
;ioner S. A. Collins, is mentioned
,or enrolling clerk. Newton L. Nc
1arrity, Of Pencader Hundred, is
spoken Of for sergeant at arms for
he Senate.
Should the president pro TEN be
awarded to either Kent or Sussex
counties, it is expected that rural
Jew Castle and Wilmington would
De given many of the appointments.
t is being proposed that when the
Democratic members of the Senate
aucus for the selection of the vari-
us officers, the Democratic State
committee meet with them also so
s to preserve harmony as much as
ossible in their party.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-12
Stranger, Posing As State Board
OF Education Official, Escapes
Before Identity Is Known.
DROVE A FORD SEDAN CAR
The Man Took Children Into His
Automobile For Examination"
According To Report.

Citizens in the vicinity of Cooch's
Bridge, in New Castle county. are nm
in arms and are vowing vengeance
upon fake doctor" who last
Thursday visited Salem Public
school No. 43, posed as an official Of
the State Board of Education and
mlstreated the small girl pupils at
the school. State Highway police and
county detectives have been search
ing for the man since the affair, but
as yet they have been unable to To-
cate him.
According to the report made by
the teacher, the man drove up to
the school in a sedan car Thurs
day afternoon. He entered the build
ing and told her he was "Dr. Ed
mandson" of the State Board Of
Health and explained that he was
sent to make an examination of the
eyes, nose and throat of the children.
After looking around the building he
remarked that as the cloak room
to be crowded with wraps he
would conduct the examinations in
his car.
With the blinds to the windows Of
his car pulled down, he took several
)f the girl pupils, ranging in ages
rom 6 to IA years, out to the auto,
me at time, to conduct the suppos-
I'd examination. The teacher noticed
hat the little girls when they re-
urned to the school room from the
ar were nervous and almost hyster-
cal. She questioned them and thone
earned that the supposed physician
lad acted in a most revolving man
Ter towards the children.
She then went out but the strang-
r was hurrying away in his ma
hine. Unfortunately, in the excite
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Milford chronicle., 1924-12-12
c. ]. HOLZMUELLER HEADS
new INSURANCE CLUB

|/C. ]. Holzmueller Of Milford was
elected, Friday evening, president Of
the Field Club of the Equitable Life
Insurance Company Of New York.
The agents of the company met at
the Hotel Richardson in Dover and
effected a permanent organization of
the club, which will be known as
"The Eastern Shore Field Club OF
the Equitable Life," and the follow
ing officers were elected: C. ]. Holz-
mueller, of Milford, president; Eu-
gene Maddox of PocomOke City, Nd,
vice-president; ]. Lester Scotton'
Dover, secretary; Wilmer Parker,
Denton, Md, treasurer
The first regular meeting of the
will be held in Milford
on January 16.
The following were present: Geo.
Plumber, Charles Reissman, VIII
mington; r. H. Morris, Easton; B. F.
johnson, Walter Tilghman, J. L.
Scotton, Dover; Lee Wootten, Laur-
81: G. ]. Holzmueller, Milford; Eu-
gene Haddox, Pocomoke City; VIII
mer Parker, Denton.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-12
Master Robinson, GOvernOr-EIect,
Presides And Reads His Report
In The Opening Session.
FAVORS BETTER HIGHWAYS
He Recommends Better Schools,
Roads, And COmmends The
Highway Commission.

The fiftieth anniversary of the
Delaware State Grange was fitting
ly celebrated at the annual meeting
of that organization held at Dover
this week. The sessions opened on
Tuesday morning with Master Rob-
ert p. Robinson, the GoVernor-elect
of Delaware, presiding. Practically
every grange in the state was rep
resented in this years session mark
ing the golden jubilee of the grange.
1t is thought that the meeting of the
grange this year is unique and un-
like any other state grange meeting
ever held in the United States, in
that the presiding officer and head
of the State Grange this year is al
so the GoVernOr-elect of the state.
The grange was opened Tuesday
morning in the sixth degree. Tues
day afternoon was given over to a
pageant depicting the fifty years
growth of the grange since its in
ception. In the evening the grangers
enjoyed banquet at the Peoples
Church with Master Robinson act
ing as POSTMASTER. Josiah Marvel, Of
Wilmington, was the principal
speaker of the evening.
In his annual address Master
Robinson said that the grange is |
opposed to any weakening of the !
VOlstead Act, favors strict enforce
ment of the dry" laws and is also |
opposed to the proposed child labor
amendment to the Federal constitu- |
tion. On Wednesday regular business
matters were brought before the
sessions of the grange.
State Master Robinson in his an
nual address said:
"The Delaware State Grange is
fifty years old, and after a half CEN
tury of varied activity we are this
week celebrating our Golden Jubi-
lee. Let us pause for a moment to
pay grateful tribute to The Giver of
All Good, for the many blessings we
have enjoyed. not only the past
year, but during the whole fifty I
years of our existence. +
"The Grange in Delaware has !
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Milford chronicle., 1924-12-12
LEGISLATIVE INNING
FOR CHICKS AND EGGS
An Appropriation OF $4,000 To
Be Sought For Certifying
FIOcks OF Poultry.

If the next General Assembly COM
plies with a request that will be
made to 1t for an appropriation of
$4,000 with which to defray the ex-
pense of examining and qualifying
to certified hocks of chickens, insur-
ing them to be immune to certain
diseases common to chickens, then
the State Board of Agriculture will
at once begin the task of certifying
to $4,000 chickens the owners of
which have already informed the
state board they would like to have
their fowl so certified.
Frank Vadakin, manager of the
poultry tests at Milford, conducted
by the State Board of Agriculture
and who in spare times examines
docks of chickens to determine if
they are layers" or not, says there
are many raisers of poultry who
would like to have the hocks tested
and the diseased fowls, if any, eradi-
Gated.
Another important appropriation
the State Board of Agriculture will
seek from the legislature will be one
for $4,000 with which to continue
the egg laying tests at Milford. At
the present time there are chickens
from a score of states in the Union
and some from England which are
competing for honors as egg lay
ers, and the poultry raisers of Sus-
sex county and lower Kent county
where the growing Of chickens is
one Of the most important industries
will bring all the pressure poss-
ible upon their representatives in |
the legislature to have the appropri-
alton made.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-12
Delaware AgricuIturists Have Re-
turned From Chicago Meeting
Of Agricultural Commissioners.
MARKETING
Delegates From All States Were Of
Opinion That This Feature Of
Produce Hauling Is Increasing.

Senator Oliver A. Newton, Presi-
dent of the Delaware State Board of
Agriculture, and Wilmer T. Derrick
son, Director of the State Bureau Of
Markets, attended the meetings of
the Agricultural Commissioners and
the State Marketing officials, held in
Chicago, December 1 to 8.
Representatives from S8 states at
tended the Agricultural Commission
ers meetings, and the representative
of each state was given an oppOrtun-
ity to tell about the agricultural con-
ditiOns in his state, and in this way,
very close view of agricultural
conditions throughout the United
States was gained. Practically all of
those in attendance reported a very
short corn crop, and the representa-
tives from the wheat producing
states, stated, in most cases, that
their crop was amout normal. It is
apparent that there is quite a large
crop of white potatoes in the United
States this year, and a short crop of
sweet potatoes.
Various interesting phases of agri- |
cultural conditions in the several |
states were discussed, and it was the |
general opinion that, while the gen.
eral farming condition is somewhat
improved over the last few years,
here is much to be done in order to
yet agriculture back on firm basis.
III the states were enthusiastic
bout the help that they have gained
through the various State Fairs, and
a willingness to cooper
tie closely with the State Fair or
anizations.
It was also stated on the floor of
his meeting that the total wheat
rop produced by the farmers in the
United States was required for the
ayment of the farmers taxes. {
The Commissioner from the state 8
Wyoming stated that, while they t
vere not large producers of agricul-
lral products generally, they pro- I
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Milford chronicle., 1924-12-12
JAPANESE BEETLE
In new DISTRICTS
Expert Says That All Efforts To
Hold Pest In Check Will
Probably Fail.

At the close of last summer, the
Japanese beetle area of infestation
amounted to 5,122 square miles in
the one unit taking in portions of
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Della
ware, which was an increase of ap-
prOximately 100 per cent, according
to testimony of DR.. c. B. Smith, di-
vision chief in the Department of
Agriculture, before a committee Of
Congress this week.
The unit of infested territory now
takes in mileage in the affected
states as follows: New Jersey, 1876
square miles; Pennsylvania, 1,105
square miles; Delaware, Al square
miles.
Disquieting as was the testimony
Of DR.. Smith as to the doubling of
the area of the pests scope of de-
structive activity, and that, too, in a
short twelve months, even more dis
NAL was his testimony that the de-
partment had abandoned hope of ex-
terminating the beetle and was con-
centrating on methods and means to
retard the spread of the beetle as eff
fectiVely as possible.
"Do you think the beetle will
keep on spreading to other territory
in spite of anything you can do?"
DR.. Smith was asked.
"The beetle will continue to spread !
8, 10 or 12 miles a year in spite Of |
that can be DONE" he ans
The budget provides the sum of
s280,OO0 of Federal money for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 1925.
This would be $SS,9SO more than the
budget Of last year provided for
lighting the beetle. But it is far less
han the situation demands, DR.. !
Thomas J. Headlee, New Jersey state {
told members of con- '
,ress, last week.
He told members of the Pennsyl- /
'ania, New Jersey and Delaware del &
cations that it had been agreed. at '
conference of the state entomolo- /
lists of these states that $621,000 c
,as the least the government ought t
D appropriate. Despite the extremely t
erious menace which the japanese o
eetle constitutes, it is feared that n
he prevailing atmosphere of "econ-
my" will make progress of this rec Il
difficult.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-12
DEPARTMENT WILL
TEST CONCRETE ROADS
Core Drilling Outfit Loaned By
U. S. Bureau OF Public
Roads For This Work.

! C. D. Buck, chief engineer of the
State Highway Department has Sc
cured from the U. S. Bureau of Pub
lie Roads the loan of a core drilling
outfit for the purpose of testing the
concrete roads of the state.
This core drilling machine is
mounted on motor truck, the truck
engine furnishing the power for the
work of drilling.
Cores six inches in diameter will
be drilled out of the solid concrete,
and after measuring to determine
whether the proper thickness has
been secured, the cores will be
carefully crushed in a concrete
testing machine to determine by ac-
tual test which materials and meth
ods are producing the strongest and
most durable concrete.
Mr.. Buck is evidently determined
that Delaware road shall continue to
be second to none and the testing of
samples taken from the completed !
roads is the only known method by
which the relative value of Stag, the |
different varieties of stones, sand |
and cements, and the various meth |
DDS Of finishing can be ascertained.
The length of time required to |
drill the core also furnishes infor- |
nation as to the hardness and |
toughness of the concrete tested.
The holes from which cores are
removed will be filled with fresh
so that no injury will be
lone the pavement, nor any interfer-
ence caused to traffic.
The engineers of the Highway De-
Dartment are looking forward with
to the results Of these tests.
The work is expected to begin this
week and to be completed during
he early winter, in order that the 1
'esults may be available for use in
he work of the coming year.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-12
RISTMAS AND -
THE MAILS

There is a favorable and
gratifying response to the re-
quest of the postoffice depart
ment that the Christmas mail
ing be done early. Last year
there was no extraordinary
congestion at the end for the
public had been warned.
The warnings have been re-
peated for the coming Christ
mas, and the record for this
year should be even better
than last. There is no valid
reason why there should be
delay until the last bell rings.
A countless number of par
cells and other mail are to be
carried to distant points and
distributed, and the Zero"
mark for deliveries has been
moved forward.
Under the new rules the
rural carriers will make no
deliveries on Christmas Day,
and it is recommended that
Christmas parcels be mailed
before December 20-the soon
er the better. It is also urged
that the Christmas cards be
mailed early.
All the circumstances should
be considered. The employees
of the government are at best
under a heavy strain during
the approach to the holiday
season, and they should be
considered helped by the pub
lie for the public itself is ben
efitted by so doing.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-12

was so large that many were unable
to get inside the church; but the
weather was so mild that the wind
ows were thrown open and scores
listened to his talk outside the win
dows.
Rev. Cooke and Mr.. Vigneuelle are
well known in Milford, where they
conducted a very successful revival
in the Methodist Episcopal Church
about a year ago. Since that time
they have been in Wilmington,
Smyrna, Dover and other Delaware
towns as well as in cities in nearby
states. A number of persons from
Milford have attended the services
held by these men in almost every
town in which they have been since
they left here.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-12
REV GEORGE W. COOKE IS HOLDING
SUCCESSFUL REVIVAL AT SEAFORD

Rev. George W. Cooke, evangelist,
is having very successful revival
at the Methodist Episcopal Church
at Seaford at the present time, with
large crowds in attendance at each
meeting. Rev. Mr.. Cooke is assisted
by Harold Vigneulle, song leader,
and Allen D. Spencer, Jr., basso Of
Baltimore. Last Sunday night
crowd estimated as large as 1000
persons attended the services con-
Quoted by these evangelists. Persons
were present from 81 different towns
in lower Delaware and Maryland.
On Sunday afternoon Rev. Cooke ad-
dressed a gathering of men in the
church on the subject, Throwing
Boomerangs." The evening meeting
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-12
$28O,OOO SOUGHT TO
FIGHT JAP BEETLES

An appropriation of $28O,O00 is
recommended for control and pre-
vention of the spread of the Japan
ese beetle next year in Delaware
and vicinity in the agricultural ap-
preparations bill reported favorably
to the House at Washington last
Saturday by the Committee on APP
preparations.
The appropriation would be $685.
$50 in excess of that for the current
year. Testimony was given before
the Committee while it was consid-
ering the appropriation behind clos
ed doors that the beetle had spread
over an area amounting to 5,122
square miles at the close Of the last
season, Pennsylvania, 1,1O5;
New Jersey. 1916, and Delaware, Al
square miles.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-12

Samuel H. Buckworth, No. 8.
Observation-Disclosures G. Price, No
2, chairman; Alden Scovel, No. IL;
John w. Kelley, No. 1; Harry w.
Chairs, No. "a; Willard T. foreman,
No. 8.
Finance-E. W. Jester, No. 80,
chairman; Alexander Dill, No. A.;
Charles P. Maroney, No. %; Joseph
D. Patton, No. q; Herbert E. Dow
ming, No. 2.
Rebekah Assembly-The Rev. R..
K. Stephenson, No. IA, chairman;
George Turner, No. 81; Howard E.
Lynch, No. z; William ]. Quigley,
No. 21; T. M. Health, No. 25.
State of the Order-John T. Ma
gee, No. 8, chairman; George N.
Bailey, No. 4; w. w. Hynson, No. 6;
Richard D. Strong, No. /; c. Vance
Montgomery, No. 2.
Legislative-William ]. Quigley,
No. 81, chairman; Raymond McMul-
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Milford chronicle., 1924-12-12
WELFARE CENTER IS
DOING FINE WORK

DR.. Phillips, the State Health and
Welfare doctor, a chest specialist,
comes to Milford the first Thursday
in the month. This past week he
made his monthly visit and found
about twenty patients waiting for
him. He examined ten thoroughly
and instructed the rest to return at
his next monthly visit. The Welfare
Center is now located in the armory
building in Milford and is open ev-
cry Thursday with Miss Anna Bes-
wick in charge.