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Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
JOHN W. DAVIS
SPEAKS in WILMINGTON

John W. Davis, Democratic nomi-
nee for President of the United
States, will speak at a mass meeting
in the Playhouse in Wilmington to-
morrow night, his presence here
having been secured by National
Committeeman Andrew C. Gray.
Mr.. Davis will come to Wilmington
direct from Huntington, w. ", where
he will speak Friday night-a fifteen
hour run. Whether he will be able to
remain there over night is not yet
known. If so, he will be entertained
by former Judge George Gray. Ma
tional Committeeman Gray, who
made the arrangements through Sen
ator Pittman, in charge of the can
didate's speaking tour, had expected
Mr.. Davis would be able to spend all
Of Saturday in Delaware and that in
to speaking in Wilmington
also would speak in Dover and Mil
ord.
The talk when it was learned that
Mr. Davis would visit Delaware was
hat Milford would in all probability
oe honored by visit from him. In
lew of the fact that he will go direct
o Wilmington, lower Delaware will
miss the opportunity of
caring and seeing him.
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
CAN HAUL FRUIT
IN THEIR AUTOMOBILES

An article sent out from George
town last week and printed in many
newspapers regarding the use Of a
pleasure automobile for commercial
purposes has caused a stir through
out the state, and many farmers
have Travelled to Dover to inquire
of the State Highway Department
whether they will be prohibited from
carrying fruit and other farm pro-
duce in their pleasure cars.
"Of course they will not be-" said
G. Douglas Buck, chief engineer of
the State Highway Department, who
desires that auto owners be "set
straight" as to the real situation.
The story sent out from George
town was to the effect that George
Walls, Georgetown painter, on his
way in an automobile to paint
house in Clayton, was arrested by
highway police because he was
bed clothing, which he
expected to use while sleeping in
the house. Magistrate Wilson, of
ruled at a hearing that
inasmuch as Walls had a pleasure
car license, he had no right to carry
the goods. Walls then made the trip
on a railroad train with his bed
An investigation discloses the cor
rect story to be that Private Dare, a
State trooper, working out from sta
ion No. 4, near Georgetown, came
Upon a man driving a touring car
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
PREPARING FOR SUPPER

At present the ladies of the Pres
byterian Church are very busy pre-
pairing for a supper and bazaar to
be held some time during the month
of October. These ladies each win
ter season serve a chicken and waf-
file supper which has become an an
nual affair which is looked forward
to by the people of the town with
much pleasure, however, the menu
for the supper they expect to serve
next month, has not as yet been pre-
pared; but we are assured it will in
clude many delicious things which
will tempt the appetite of all and
which only the native Delawarean
knows how to prepare. The dainty,
fancy articles are being completed
and all who are trying to get time
to make Christmas presents will
save time by purchasing from this
assortment. Other notices will be
given the public as to the date.
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
VOTERS QUALIFY FOR
GENERAL ELECTIONS
Registration On Saturday Brought
Out Large Number Of Voters.
Only One More Day Left.

The voters in Delaware are inter-
ested in the coming General Elec-
tions-this is attested to by the fact
that already the registration
throughout the state is larger than
for any other election, and there is
yet one more registration day on
which to add voters to the eligible
list. At Milford last Saturday inter-
est was keen, and both party leaders
were busy seeing that their follow
ers registered. At the three registra-
tion places in Milford the following
numbers registered on Saturday.
East side, the first election district
Of the Tenth Representative District
of Kent county, 106; west side, the
second election district of the Tenth
District of Kent
county, 1888; south side, the first
election district of the First Repre-
sentative District of Sussex county,
207. This brings the total registra-
lion for the three districts as fol-
Ows: east side, 472; west side, 760,
and south side, 1868.
There is only one more lsgistra- |
ion day on which the voters may
lualify for the November elections.
AL persons who have not registered
should bear this in mind and get
on Saturday, October 18th.
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
LIVED OVER 1OS YEARS

William Heavalow died at the res
idence of his daughter, Mrs. Mark
Townsend, in Glenolden, Penna., on
September 18th, 1924, aged 10S years
and 2 months. He formerly resided
in Sussex county and was from the
vicinity of Milton, where his family
was we'll known early in the last
century. He went to Pennsylvania
about thirty years ago, when his
sons left Milford to make their home
in that state. He was well-known
farmer near Milford for many years.
He leaves three sons and one daugh-
ter. The sons are Alfred HeavalOw,
of Philadelphia; Harry Heavalow, of
Frankford, Pa; James w. Heavalow
Of Norwood, Pa, and Mrs. Mark
of Glenolden, Pa. The re-
mains were brought to Milford for
in Odd Fellows cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
MILFORD BOY
OFF FOR OXFORD
Charles D. Abbott, Jr., Sails For
England For Four Year Course
In Large University.

4 Charles D. Abbott, Jr., leaves Mil
ford this morning for New York City
where he will sail on the giant
steamship "Leviathan" for England,
to enter Oxford University. He will
be accompanied to New York by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Abbott.
Young Mr.. Abbott has had an envi-
able record in his scholastic endeav-
ors, and has made well in every line
of work in which he has engaged
He graduated from HaverfOrd CoE
lege with hOnrs, and shortly thereaf-
ter was chosen to write the "Life of
Howard Pyle" He has been working
on this steadily during the summer
months at his home, here. In compe-
tition with number of students
from Delaware, Mr. Abbott took the
examinations last spring for the
Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford Uni
gersity. He was selected as Della
wares choice after the examinations.
Fhe scholarship carries with it a
our year course at this well-known
In all of his school work |
Ir. Abbott has ranked high. In the |
ocal schools his work stood out
Lbove the others in his class, and |
N through his college career it did
likewise. He left Milford this NOR
ing with the well-wishes of the en-
ire community.
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
FIRE AT The DRAPER
CANNERY IN COUNTRY
Slaughter Neck Factory Saved By
Efficient Work Of Carlisle
Fire Company.

Fire, which is supposed to have
fstarted over the boilers at the plant
quilted the boiler room and roof of
the Draper Canning factory in
Slaughter Neck early Saturday NOR
ming last. AS soon as the fire was
discovered a call was sent to Mil
ford for aid and the Carlisle Fire
Company had covered the long rough
road leading to the factory within
fifteen minutes after the call was
received. When the local firemen ar
rived on the scene they found the
boiler house a mass of flames. For
tunately a large stream of water
was located near the factory and The
pumping engine was soon in SER
vice. The fire was under control
within a few minutes after the ar
rival of the firemen. The wind was
blowing so that the flames were car
ried away from the main building,
and this did much to aid the fire.
men in their successful fight
against the spread Of the blaze. The
main building was not damaged at
all, but the engine room contents
were badly damaged. The brine
tanks and water tanks used in the
factory are located in the burned
part of the factory, and they were
damaged by the fire. George H. Dra-
per, Jr., owner of the factory, start
ed operations again on Monday but
the engine room has not been Gov
cred by a new building as yet. The
loss was covered by insurance.
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26

which displayed dealers tags and
carrying painters tools and mater
lals, his destination being a town
upstate where he had a contract for
painting.
A paragraph from section POI of
the Motor Vehicle Laws, having to
DO with motor vehicles, operated by
manufacturers or dealers for the
purpose of testing, selling or dem
onstrating, which display the so
termed dealers license" provided
that, "Such car shall be operated
only by licensed drivers, who shall
have authority to operate motor We
h1cles bearing the said tags for the
purpose of testing, selling or dem
onstrating, or for any other purpose
except for hire or commercial pur-
poses."
There was no arrest made in this
case, Mr.. Buck stated on Tuesday,
the operator simply being notified
that, according to the law, he could
not use car bearing a dealers Ii
cense for commercial purposes. 1.-THE !
driver of the car, learned, appre-
ciated being told just what the law |
was and returned home to transfer |
his tools, etc, to another car" Mr..
Buck added
The writer of a news item can
cause much trouble to the public
through ill-advised stories sent out
to the newspapers. This story was
)ne of them.
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
LARGE ENROLMENT
AT DELAWARE COLLEGE

University of Delaware reopened
for the college year on Monday of
this week with a large freshmen en-
rollment in both Delaware College
and the Women's College. The enter
ing class in each college will exceed
100 by the last of this week and this
is probably the largest joint Fresh
man class in the history of the Uni
versity.
Monday was registration day and
Tuesday classes were organized and
started. The annual conyocation ex-
ercises were held Wednesday after
noon, September "a, with Alfred Err
nest Stearns, principal of Philips
Andover Academy, Mass, as the
speaker.
There were comparatively few
changes in the faculty this year. The
opened this year with ma
tive Delaware girls in charge of the
dining halls at both Delaware Col
Iege and the Women's College and |
both graduates of the Women's Col |
ege. Miss Marian E. Skewis, of Mil
ord, is head dietitian at Delaware
College and Miss Ruth King, of |
head dietitian at the
Nomen's College.
The University of Delaware foot
,all season will open on Saturday
# next week. st. Joseph's College, of
will be Delaware's op-
,onents in the opening game which
will be played on Frazer Field, New
rk. All home games will start at
80 o'clock, standard time.
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
RYE AND VETCH
FOR COVER CROP
AgrOnOmist M. o. Pence Advises
This Combination For Fall .
Sowing Here.

A mixture of rye or wheat and
winter vetch, sown after summer
truck or field crops, is in all prob
ability one of the best cover crops
for most Delaware farms, according
to M. o. Pence, Extension Agrono-
mist, University of Delaware. Exper-
ience of practical and successful far
mers together with work done bv
the Department of AgronOmy empha-
sizes this statement. The term "cov-
er crops" refers to all crops which,
when seeded in the fall, live over
winter and can be used either for
plowing down in the spring or util-
lied for hay or feed where stock is
kept. Rye and vetch work well to-
gether as the latter, a twining leg
ume, needs the support of the rye.
Rye alone is often used but it is in
ferior to the mixture since the vetch,
a legume when inoculated utilizes
the nitrogen from the air and is able
to add much of that element to the
soil. This mixture not only pre-
vents plant food from teaching out
Of the soil during the open part of
winter, but it also adds humus to the
soil which makes it more retentive |
Of moisture and thereby more pro-
1uctive. Many farmers of lower Del
aware are finding that cover crops |
such as rye and vetch or crimson
clover take the place of manure to
extent, especially where
with fertilizer carry
ng potash and phosphoric acid.
Time and Rate of Seeding
Seeding should be. done as early as
'ossible, but good stands may be Sc
ured of this combination as late as
nid-O October-after that time it will
e risky to use vetch in the mixture.
'ollowing early potatoes, tomatoes,
and even soy beans or
owpeas, this combination fits in
yell. At present prices of vetch Is
} 20 pounds of seed and one bushel 1
oone and one-half bushels of rye,
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
BIRTHDAY PARTIES

Little Miss Charlotte Ryder,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Ry-
der, of South Walnut street, enter
tanned number of her little friends
on Friday afternoon, it being the oc-
casion Of her sixth birthday. The
children report fine time.
Theodore Townsend, son of Mr..
and Mrs. G. Marshall Townsend, on
Saturday afternoon celebrated his
seventh birthday with a party on
the lawn of his parents home. A
of his school friends were
present.
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
GRANGE FAIR HAD
VERY FINE FARM
PRODUCE DISPLAY
Owing To The NOn-ArrivaI OF
COOps The Poultry Exhibit Had
To Be Greatly Curtailed.
WAS A GRAND SUCCESS
The Affair Was Successful Both
Financially And From An In
structive Viewpoint.

Milford Grange held its annual Fair
IN the Grange Hall here on Friday
and Saturday Of last week, with a
hne display of farm produce, fruit
and poultry. The attendance this
year was up to the average for for
mer years, and those who came were
much pleased with the exhibits
shown. The fruit display was excel
lent, as was the needle work and
other displays shown by the lady
members of the Grange. Owing to the
non-arrival of many coops purchased
for display purposes it was neces-
sary to greatly curtail the display of
poultry this year; but the poultry on
was ample to give the
poultry growers an opportunity to
see what the poultrymen in Della
ware were producing. The winners
in the poultry exhibits were:
Barred Rocks, Uutility Glass
Old pen, 1st and End, Marvel
Farm.
Young pen, 1st, Harry Van Kirk;
Ind, Marvel Homestead Farm.
Hen, Marvel Homestead Farm.
Pullet, 1st, Marvel Homestead; End
". D Scott.
Cock, Marvel Homestead.
COckerel, Marvel Homestead.
Exhibition Glasses:
Old pen, hen and cockerel, Marvel
homestead.
Cock, w. D. Scott, 1st; Harry Van
Kirk, End.
Best display, Marvel Homestead. r
w. D. Scott, of Harrington, took
rizes for the following, also special
rize for best display:
Light Brahma, hen and pullet, 1st
nd End.
Golden Wyandotte, cock and hen,
st and End.
Black Wyandotte, cock and hen, q
st and End.
S. S. Hundsbury, cock and hen, 1st
nd End.
White Silkie, cock and hen, 1st.
Bantams-Black Cochin cock and I
CONTINUED on page seven) s
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
PRIMARIES TOMORROW
AFTERNOON IN BOTH COUNTIES

The Republicans of Kent county
will hold their primary elections to-
morrow afternoon az which they
will nominate candidates to be plac-
ed on their county ticket for the No
vember elections. The contests will
be spirited in many districts.
The Democrats of Sussex county
will hold their county primaries Sat
urday afternoon to select their coun-
ty ticket. A large number of candi-
dates have filed for the several Off
ces and an interesting fight is in
sight.
The Republicans of Sussex county
will hold their county primaries on
Saturday, October 4th. Persons who
are candidates for nomination have
already filed their names with the
county committee.
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
FUNDS APPORTTONED
FORSPECIALDTSTRTCTS
State Board Of Education Last
Thursday Decided Amount To
Be Paid Each District

A meeting of the State Board Ot
Education was held at Dover last
Thursday in the Supreme Court
room with all members present. The
main object of the meeting was to
consider the building program to be
presented to the coming legislature.
the greater part of the days session
being taken up in a discussion of
this subject.
Other business disposed of before
taking up the building program in
cluded the revocation Of the certif-
cate of Elmer C. Delaney, who had
accepted the principalship of the
Commodore McDonough school and
on August 80 presented his resigna-
tion two days before the school op-
ened.
The board authorized the Har-
ringtOn school district to sell
school bus in their possession.
The board authorized the secre-
tary and business manager to ar
range for the sale of the following
school properties in the three coun-
ties as follows, provided there be no
objection by local trustees:
New Castle-Red Lion, No. so; St.
Georges, colored, No. III.
Kent cOunty-Pratts Branch, No.
Il; Piney Grove, No. Sc; Logans, No.
'6; Forest Lane, No. 104; Marydel,
No. 115; Houston, No. 1875; Will
iamsville, No. 1874.
Sussex county-Cedar Neck, No. l.;
No. z; Shingles, No. 65;
No. 81; Hollyville, No.
80; Ivy College, No. 141; Excelsior,
70. 1866; Bethany Beach, No. 281s.
A lot Of about one-half acre at
CONTINUED on page 12)
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
CHILD INJURED HAND

Dolphus wilkins, small son of Mr..
and Mrs. Neal Wilkins, of Causey
avenue, met with a painful accident
Wednesday evening of last week.
The child, who is a little over a year
old, was standing up in a rocking
chair, holding on to the back of the
chair. In rocking back and forth the
baby tilted the chair over and when
the back of the chair struck the
floor the child's fingers were caught.
The third finger of the left hand
was cut completely off at the first
Joint, and the thumb was badly
bruised
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
KIRBY is A SUPERVISOR

C. Davis Kirby left Milford Sunday
for Philadelphia where he has ac-
cepted a position as supervisor in
the Mt. Airy High School, from
which he is a graduate. He has
many friends in Milford who regret
his departure and who will miss him
very much during the basket ball
season as he was one of the best
players on the Co. F team.
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
Annual Event Has The Backing Of
Milford Citizens And Gives Prom
Use Of Being Best Ever.
HAVE Two FINE PARADES
tuesday And Thursday Evenings
lime For These Features. Mask
Carnival Friday Night.

Inc time for Milford's week of
pleasure is here-for tomOrrOw ave-
nlng the Carlisle Fire Comnanv NTiI
Ioros efficient fire-fghting organiza-
tlon' opens its annual carnival For
years past the fairs operated bv the
CarIlsle Fire Company have been
growing in size, and the peOpIe of
Ghe town with very few excentions
nave AIDED them in making them a
huge success. Each year the carni-
Vals held in Milford are the bes+
conducted in the state. and the
crowds come from all sections to aid
tne nremen in the efforts to make
the aHalr a success. This year the
committees in charge of the carni-
val nave made greater efforts than
ever TO give entertainment to those
VINO attend. Several additional
booths have been added to the field
ana new features have been added
AS was the custom last year. a large
prize will be given each evening tn
some person on the carnival grounds.
Ihls feature has proven itself a
winner and announcement that il
Will be continued will be received
with pleasure.
Two parades will feature the
weeks activities. On Tuesday even
lng' parade will be staged at six
o'clock in which decorated automo-
piles and business floats will be the
principle feature. Prizes have been
)ffered for the best decorated car in
ne dealers section and also for the
'est decorated automobile in the
private owners section. This parade
S open to decorated automobiles
rom any town, or from any of the
ural districts. The fremen request
S many entries as possible for this
arade.
On Thursday evening the Fire
lens Parade will be held. There
i'll be three sections in the parade.
he first will be composed of fire
and large number of
'Wns have accepted invitations to
tend with their apparatus. The
'cond section will be given over to
'cieties, while the third will be for
e school section. In each Of these
ctions prizes will be awarded.
lree prizes of $25.OO each will be
ven in the Firemen's section; in
e society section two prizes will
awarded, one of $500 and one
$1,000; the school section will be
ven three prizes, of $500, $1,000
d $500 respectively. These pa
des are open to all entries. Fur
er details will be found in a full
ge advertisement in this weeks
rOnicle.
The line of march for the parade
lows:
The parades will form on Lake
the railroad station.
Che line of march will be: Causey
enue to Railroad avenue; Railroad
enue to Front street; Front street
Walnut; Walnut to East Front
eet; East Front to Washington; to
'nival grounds; around the band
nd and disband.
IN Friday evening new feature
be added to the carnival. A
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
MILFORD GRANGE

On Saturday the Milford Grange
will hold it's Fall Rally. This being
the first afternoon meeting for the
winter, fine program has been ar
ranged. Members and their families
are cordially invited to be present.
Mrs. Robinson, wife of State Master
Robinson, will be with us to organ
ize the Juniorville Grange. Session
starts at 2:30 p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
Health And Welfare Commission
Had Expert Make Survey OF
Milford Public Schools.
REPORT SHOWS FAIR TO
Good Sanitary Condition But Over
crowded Rooms And Need For
More Seating Space.

The following report made BY Mr.
K. c. Beckett, the expert who was
employed by the Health and We'll
fare Commission of Delaware. TO
make surveys of the Special School
Districts in Delaware as to property
conditions, space available and re-
quired for the welfare of the school.
the actual condition of the property
and what the present growing con-
ditions as to size, indicate will be
needed in the next few years for
each special school district. This is
a State Commission, created by the
legislature and acting by authority
of law made and provided for it to
function, and its work has been sub
mitted to the Executive Secretary,
DR.. A. T. Davis, at Dover. Mr.. Beck
ett's report has been submitted to
the Health and Welfare Commission
and copies of it made and delivered
to the State Board of Health of Del
aware and those interested.
The following is the report in full
on the Milford Special School Dis
trict and is interesting reading to
all citizens, but especially to the par
.ents of children now attending, or
who will attend the school in the !
next ten years. Read it carefully |
and think what can be and how the |
needs can be most quickly accom- |
plished, as the school life of the chill |
dren passes never to return. The re-
port on Milford is as follows; viz
" 81 respectfully submit the fol-
lowing report of a survey made on
September 4, of the public school in
company with DR.. willard Pierce
and the Superintendent of Schools,
Mr. Shilling.
Report
"The total enrolment consists of
61O pupils of which $50 are high
school students. half come from
other districts. Less than ten
per cent of all enrolled in the
grammar grades come from out
of the district in which this school l
is located. The primary grades are I
located in the older building which I
is directly in back of the newer {
building. In addition primary stu '
tents are housed in a one-rOom pOr- '
able school and a two-room portable /
school One-half of the latter being I
Used as the manual training room a
or the high school students. t
"The high school students are To- S
lated in the newer addition which a
oins the old building by means of
tunnel or closed passageway. The
lewer building consists of eleven
lass rooms, one assembly hall and
wo offices, besides a small library
CONTINUED on page seven) IL II
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
SLXTY-THIRD ANNIVERSARY

The First Delaware Veteran Vol
unteer Infantry will hold their sixty
third anniversary in Wilmington on
Saturday, October 18, at 6O8 French
street, at 10:30 a. m. The secretary
has sent cards to all the members
and especially invites them to be
present, as the veterans who attend
are fewer in number each year.
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
STUCK NAIL IN HEAD

Stephen Draper, small son of Mr..
and Mrs. George H. Draper, fell on
a board in which a nail was pro-
truding and stuck the nail in his
head on Saturday morning last.
While painful, the injury is not SER
IONS
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
NUPTLALS
SHIRER-RICKARDS

5I-lNNEN-IN@
Miss Sushanna Richards, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Richards of
Frankford and Edward Shirer. of
Milford, were united in marriage on
Sunday evening, September 21. 1924,
at Burrsville, Md, by Rev. E. N.
Wright.
Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26

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