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Milford chronicle., 1924-03-21
MILFORD HIGH ENTERS
JUVENILE LELECTSLATURE
Primaries And Elections Held And
Represen atives Elected To
The School Body.
LIBERAL PARTY THE WINNER
William Kitchens, William Chism
And Eugene Pratt Will Repre-
sent Milford Schools.

School authorities in the State have
been active recently in forming a
Juvenile Legislature, to which rep
resentatives from the several high
schools in the State will be sent for
one week; the idea of the movement
being to better acquaint the children
with the workings of the State Gov
ernment. The children in each school
which has Joined this worthy move
ment hold primary elections at which
candidates for the several offices are
nominated, and then an election at
which representative are elected to
the Juvenile Legislature. This body
will meet in the State House at Dover
the week beginning Monday, April
21st. The Juvenile Senate will con-
Vene in the Senate Chamber and the
Juvenile House will assemble in the
House Chamber of the State House.
The children will receive a message
from Governor Denney, just as do the
members of the General Assembly
when they convene. The body will be
in session for several days, md mat
ters pertaining to school life will be
discussed and acted upon just as are
bills when presented to the legisla-
i've body of the State. While unique,
he experiment should be an interest
ng one, and one that will give great
benefit to those children who have
)een selected to represent their
schools.
At the Milford High School reg
llarly conducted primary election
Ias held last Friday afternoon. Two
arties were in the field and nominat-
ID their tickets. The Liberal party
dominated William Reese Kitchens
DR. Senator, and William Smith Chism
nd Eugene L. Pratt for Representa-
ives. The Stand Pat party nominated
ames Everett Manlove for Senator
nd Bess Marie Elliott and Bernard
atten Ireland for Representatives
he elections at which these two par
es competed were held on Tuesday.
he Liberal party elected its ticket at
le polls. Both parties promulgated
latfOrm, in which were some very
Iteresting planks. One plank incor-
)rated in that of the Liberal party
as to the effect that they would work
r one session school days when the d
Gather was unduly threatening. A L
tai of Is votes were cast by the pu- v
Is. It is remarkable that the chill p
en- were able to handle their ballots o
lth so few errors as were made. OF d
e total of rs votes, it was found ne n
ssary to throw out only 2 as being W
duly executed. This is an average IL
UGH better than shown by their eld- "
S at the regular State elections. s.
The Juvenile Legislature will COM ii
Ind much interest on the part of the
liens of the State, and certainly 81
Ould react very favorably for bet in
: citizenship on the part of the CT
lnger generation. D
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-21
2l KILLED, go INJURED
ON STATE HIGHWAYS
Year Ending March lst Saw l35 In
Accidents, 90 Of Them Being
Owned By Delawareans.
LOCAL CROSSING DANGEROUS
Du POnt Boulevard, MiIfOrd-Har-
ringtOn Road Intersection Prob
ably Most Dangerous.

TWenty-One persons were killed and
so injured in motor accidents occur
ring on Delaware highways in the
year ending March 1, according to
statistics kept by the State Highway
Department, and which figures were
made public last Saturday. Of this
number, 16 of the persons who were
fatally hurt were riding in Delaware
cars and three in cars with another
state license. OF the injured, AZ were
passengers in Delaware cars and IS
in outside cars. In addition to this.
there were 81 cars damaged to the ex-
tent Of $500 or more. These were
equally divided between Delaware
owned motors and cars owned outside
the state. There were 1876 cars in mis-
haps, 80 of them being Delaware own
ed cars.
The plan to keep a record of the
motor accidents happening on Della
ware highways, was inaugurated by c..
Douglas Buck, chief engineer of the
state highway system, in the hope that
through such a record, other accidents |
in the future might be averted. Out
side the office of Mr.. Buck at Dover |
is large map of the state, probably |
eight feet long. Whenever an accident |
happens a pin is inserted at the place
where the mishap took place. If it's a
fatal accident, there is a red colored
pin. If it's a case of a collision where
the persons are only injured and not
seriously, another colOred pin is in
serted and if it's purely one of dam
age to cars, another pin of still diff
ferent color is inserted. In this way,
person and state highway official or
attache desiring to learn about the
accidents within the twelve months
can quickly ascertain the facts by =
glancing at the map.
That much good is bound to result ,
from the plan has already been dem
Onstrated in the twelve months just
passed. Whenever an accident hap \
pened, highway engineers or attaches
rushed to the spot and h
made a careful examination of the ~
to ascertain if the road had
worn to such an extent as made the -
accident one for which the highway =
was, in any way, responsible. The VI
highway officials also made another /;
this one bearing on the A.
curves, if there were any, near the
scene of the accident. In some in n
stances, it has been found that the
iew of the mOtOrist was partly cut ~
,ff by sharp curve, and in these
ases, extra warning signs have been
laced, hoping to avoid future mis-
aps.
In addition to the records of acci- 81
ents being of value to the highway
apartment from a purely practical is
ue, the location and character of the
ccident and highway has proven of
reat assistance in damage suits
rOught in the courts, and in the
CONTINUED on page five) II II
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-21
WEIGHT OF ALL TRUCKS
ARE CAREFULLY CHECKED

Delaware highways are being pro-
tected this year more carefully and
generally than ever before through
the Inauguration of a system whereby
the weight of each truck passing over
the highways is determined by State
highway traffic scales.
When a truck bound from Philadel-
phia or some other point north of the
State enters Delaware with goods
consigned to lower Delaware, it is
weighed just north of Wilmington.
The chauffeur is given a blue card
stating his license, the date and
weight of his truck. When the truck
passes State Road it is checked by the
State traffic man located there. If the
load has started from Wilmington and
has not passed the first weighing sta
tion, the chauffeur has his load weigh
ed and is given a white card. AS the
truck gets into lower Delaware, it is
again checked at Dover. If the load
has started from below the State
Road, it is weighed and the chauffeur
is given blue card. But if the load |
comes from north of Delaware and
was weighed on the Philadelphia pike
scales, all that the traffic man does is
check it. Through this system of red,
white and blue cards there is little
opportunity for an overloaded truck
getting by. The same regulations
would apply from loads bound from
over Delaware northward.
Through this system Of weighing
rucks some data that has not been
from any other source will
'e at the disposal of the State. Not
My will the statistics be of value to 8
he highway department but also to h
he Bureau of Markets, to determine a
he volume of business being done in '
Delaware and the amount of goods t
hipped out of the State by truck. e
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-21
LETTER go YEARS OLD
Recalls Names Of Men Who Were In
The Civil War From This Vicinity.

James H. Bell, who was young
man during the Civil War years and
took an active part in the war during
its early stages, wrote letter to his
mother, Mrs. Nancy Williams Bell,
who resided in Milford and was one
of the loyal supporters of the Union
cause. After the war ended Mr.. Bell
conducted a lumber and building ma
terial business in Milford, and during
the latter part of his life was keeper
of the Mispillion Light House on the
Delaware Bay shore. The letter from
Mr.. Bell to his mother written August
1Cth, 1864, mentions several men who
were well known to the older citizens
and who afterwards took active part
in business and public affairs. The let
ter, or rather, a copy Of part of it,
was given the writer,by Mrs. Sallie
Flammer, of Lake View avenue, who
is a niece of Mr.. Bell.-Editor.
Dear MOther-I got through on The
last train of cars before the Johnny
Rebs" tore up the railroad track be-
tween Baltimore and Philadelphia
that is, passed on the train by Mag
nolia Station about six o'clock in the
morning and at nine o'clock the
"JOhnnies" held the track at that
point. No train passed after our train
passed over the road.
I went down to the neighborhOod of |
Baltimore to see the Milford fellows. /!
They were quartered in a woods |
near the ruins of Governor Bradford's !
mansion. found JOhite Lowber near
y used up. James Richards sat writ
ng on his knee a history of his cam
)aign. Tom Hill was playing poker
With three other men. James and John
Wallace hugged me and acted as if
hey were Overjoyed at seeing me.
Captain Alex Hall and Kitchens
we're busy trying to learn how to boil
alt pork, make rye" coffee and eat
ard tack.
Alexander Dempster complained of {
he march from the Relay House the +
reviOus night. He and Jake" Moore, +
the lawyer of Georgetown, are the 6
attest men in the regiment and are r
own and out. They are down on the :
because horses are not
to all fat men. h
AS the regiment moved about in the n
oods, I was reminded of a male h
amp meeting only guns took the :
ACE of mourners.
am informed that these boys will fl
art for bone today, as their time n
IS expired. 9
Their hardships and agony of the n
,dy are over, but their minds VIII %
sver outlive the horrors of the war. f.
The remainder of his letter was Of p,
,rsonal matters; but, the above as NJ
produced will serve to recall many ~
ho have passed from the scenes of
e and a few who yet are awaiting "
e last roll call. ct
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-21
SEVEN MONTHS FOR GIBSON

Courtland Gibson, colored, who was
captured at Selbyville last week, was
taken to Dover where he plead gull
ty to the charge of manufacturing
liquor. Judge Harrington sentenced
Gibson to pay a fine of $50 and sew
en- months Imprisonment in the New
Castle County Workhouse. Gibson re-
sided in Milford, and his "mash" and
liquor manufacturing equipment was
discovered when his home burned
about two weeks ago.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-21
new MILK RECEIVING
STATION OPENS APR. |
Plant Of SuppIee-W WiIIis-JOnes Com
Pany At Nassau, Sussex County,
Cost SIS, 1000.
PUBLIC INSPECTION MAR. 81
Plant One Of Most Modern In The
East And Only A-grade Station
On The Peninsula.

Final plans for the opening of the
receiving station, at Nassau, Sussex
county, by the Nassau Milk Produc-
ers' Association, was made with the
Supplee-Wills-JOnes Company, oil
Philadelphia, when a committee con-
sisting of County Agent Molloy C.
| Vaughn, James T. Lank and William
E. Thompson took up the matter with
the Philadelphia firm who will handle
the milk
1t is planned to open the plant on
April l, and the farmers will be re-
quired to deliver the milk before 8
o'clock each morning so that it may
have time to be tested and cooled be-
fore shipment at o'clock in the af-
ternoon. The price to be paid will be
$285 per hundred pounds at the plant.
On the night before the opening,
the plant will be thrown open to the
public for inspection and an interest
ing program will be arranged for Wis
itOrs.
Dean C. A. McCue, of the University
of Delaware and County Agent Molloy
c. Vaughn of Sussex county, are plan
ming for the formal opening of the
station and have arranged to have ad-
The plant is owned by the Supplee-
Wills-Jones Company and is one of
the most modern in the East, it is
stated, costing more than S25,GO0 1t is
the only A-grade receiving station on
The Delmarvia Peninsula and the !
equipment is the latest obtainable to |
make the milk attain the standard of |
grade.
More than four hundred thorough
bred COWS will furnish milk for the
plant, many of them having been
bought after it became known that the
station was an assured thing.
All the farmers in the eastern sec
ion of Sussex county are alive to the
that has been made pos
ible for them to have 4 high-class
milk station, and a large share of the
redit has been due to the untiring ef- !
orts of County Agent Vaughn OF this
Ounty, Dean McCue Oh the University
f Delaware and cooperative work of
be community leaders. ,
Representatives of the Supplee- ,
Company and the Inter :
tate Milk Producers Association, of \
will be present on the +
light of March 81 and assist in the !
rogram that is being mapped out by
ean McCue and County Agent .
aughn. Refreshments of ice cream
nd cake will be furnished the visit 4
IS by the two Philadelphia firms.
The opening of the milk plant at
assau is but the forerunner of many
her dairy projects that are contem- n
ated in lower Delaware and in Wor- b
ster county, Md. It is understood
at within a few months a campaign
Ill be started to interest the farm
S in dairying along the D. M. & V.
ilroad line south of Georgetown,
tn the hope that milk shipments
n be made from Franklin City, Va, kC
ow HILL, Newark, Shovel, Bishop, Cl
rlin, in Maryland, and Selbyville, fe
ankford, Dagsboro, MillsborO and gi
Ockley, in Sussex county. at
The farmers of the Seafor,l district ca
2 planning for a milk station this Oh
ar. of
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-21
DEMOCRATS MEET MARCH 9th

Frank H. Janvier, chairman of the
Democratic State Committee, has sent
out notices to the members for a
meeting of the State Committee to be
held at the Hotel Richardson at Do
yer on Thursday, March 9th, at 1 o.
clock in the afternoon.
The object of the meeting is to ar
range for the State Convention, at
which will be elected delegates to the
National Convention to be held in
New York City next June, when can
didates for President and Vice-Pres-
ident will be nominated.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-21
ST. PATRICK'S PARTY

A st. Patrick's party was given BY
Miss Elva Andrews at her home on
Monday evening. The evening was
spent in playing games and dancing
and at late hour refreshments were
served. Those present were: Misses
Catherine McCaffery, Mildred Hill,
Agnes McCaffery, Elizabeth Ham
mond, Anna Smith, Mary Travers,
Mrs. Mary Hammond, Messrs. John
Fairess, Rigsby Holt, Nelson Jones,
Alvin Larimore of Dover and Cornell
lus Lofand and Fred Hammond.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-21
CHURCH HILL

All members of the P. T. A. are re-
quested to be present next Friday ev-
en1ng, March 21st to answer the roll
call. Very important business to be
attended to. An invitation is extended
to others who desire to become mem
bers.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-21
LAST GAME OF SEASON

Basket ball enthusiasts in Milford
will have an opportunity to sec a fast
game of basket ball at the Armory
this evening when Battery F plays the
Caesar Rooney Independents. This
will be the last game of the season
for the Battery F boys. They will close
their season with a very good average.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-21
BOX SOCIAL MARCH 2sth

The Cedarfield school, No. 40, viii
give box social on Friday evening,
March 28th. The proceeds to go to the
annual picnic fund Miss Emily Vim
yard, the teacher, extends an invita-
tion to all who can, to be present and
enjoy this local social event.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-21
MARKER

Cyrus Marker, formerly of Lincoln,
passed away at the home of his son
in Georgetown, Friday, March 18th,
1924, aged rs years and months.
Funeral services were conducted by
the Revs. Bailey of Georgetown and
George E. Wood, in Lincoln Church,
Sunday afternoon. The deceased is
survived by a wife and two sons, John
F. Marker of Georgetown and Robt.
]. Marker of PHILADELPHIA.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-21
SEAFORD
-Gna1s s.
LIMERICK NO. 5

The Chronicle, in conjunc-
tion with Pettyjohn's Phar-
macy, offers the following Linn
erick this week. Supply the
missing line.
Said the Mayor, This office
has cares
Our streets are in need of
repairs;
But Pitch I must play,
At least once a day"
'''.''ss
Rules
All answers must be brought
to Pettyjohn's Pharmacy not
later than Thursday, March 27.
A Gold Eversharp Pencil will
be given for the best line. You
may submit as many lines as you
wish.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-21
MILFORD GRANGE

All lady members are earnestly re-
quested to be present Saturday night
at 8 p. m. Miss Katherine L. Woods
will give a demonstration, zone Hour
Dress"
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-21
CARPENTER

Mrs Nora Warren Carpenter, wife
Of James H. Carpenter of Baltimore,
died Friday, March 18th, 1924, at two
o'clock. She is survived by her hus-
band and six children, Mrs. John Da-
Wis, Willard and Robert Warren, of
Marcus Hook, Pa, and Charles, Alton
and Mrs. Sara Heitzler of Baltimore.
Interment at Cedar Hill cemetery,
Baltimore.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-21
OBITUARY
MITCHELL

Littleton Van Mitchell departed this
life Wednesday, March 12, 1924. He
was born June 4th, 1896 and was q
years and ten months old. He was a
veteran of the world war where he
lost his health. He leaves to mourn
his loss a wife, two children and mo-
ther. Our lost is his eternal gain.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-21

A boy is just a layer of curiosity
an appetite.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-21

Advertising space In "MIIford
Chronicle" ls sold on basis of
guaranteed circulation Of over
5000 copies each week.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-21
CAESAR RODNEY

Referee, Miss Chapman of Whining
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
lands DECIDES
FIVE PLAYERS ELIGIaLE

CHICAGO. Jan. 24.-Five base.
ball players today were reinstated
by Commissioner Lands. two Of
them from the voluntary retired
list.
George Cutshaw, former infielder
of the Detroit Americans, and God.
frey Brogan, of the Washington
club, had been voluntarily retired.
First Baseman Del Gamer, who
was on the ineligible list Of the St.
Louis Nationals; Infielder Leo Tay.
Tor. on the ineligible list Of the
Chicago Americans, and D. ]. HEX
man, jr.. on Brool1lyn's ineligible
list, were restored to good stand
ing.
Taylor deserted the GreanvilIe
club of the South Atlantic League
in 1928, and Hickman refused to
report to the Toledo club in 1929.
Gamer deserted the st. Louis club
in 1928.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
NAVY ALL SET
FOR HILLTOP
ATTACK
Middies Consider Georgetown
Game important Home
Struggle.
By HUGH r.. RILEY.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 24.-The
Naval Academy basketball five Is
set for the game with Georgetown
here on Saturday which it regards
as the biggest home game remain
ing on its schedule. The army
will be met at West Point this year
on February %.
with victories over New York
varsity, Lafayette and Delaware in
a row, the navy team is hitting
fast clip and improving with every
game. Craig and Harris are a
speedy pair of forwards with eyes
for the basket and Mckee, captain
who Is playing at guard this year,
is beginning to find the basket on
such long shots as marked his game
last year.
Center has been the only weak
spot this year, as Leggett has de-
veloped into q splendid guard and
Coach Allen is now experimenting
with Flippin, the football back
who came from Centre College, he
will alternate with Day against
Georgetown.
The wrestling season also starts
on Saturday, against Lehigh, losing
only Arnold, 16S-pounder by grad
uation. Prospects were bright fol-
the Navy but the squad has had
a run Of bad luck, Harrison, 1875
pounds. resigned and there have
been other casualties. Ericsson
captain. and 145-pounder and Rhea
115.pounder, are back in their
studies. Herlihy, heavyweight, ia
out on account Of football injury
and Undertake, 125.pounder. fig.
ured In an auto accident during
Christmas leave.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
MIRACLE NAN IS
NEEDED BY
PH|LL|ES

II Arthur Fletcher is to get any
where with the Phillies he will
have to be another miracle man.
Arthur will start next season with
the same club with which he fin.
ished the 1923 race, except for the
deal made with the Braves, and
that trade has only benefited the
Boston club.
Outside of Jimmy Ring, Fletcher
has the same sorry pitching staff
Hubbell, Winters, Head, Bishop,
Mitchell and that crowd.
It is a question which Is worse,
the Phillies' pitching or the unfor-
tunate teams infield. 1t has been
said that the pitchers would not
look nearly SO bad II 1t wasn't for
the infield. Perhaps that's true.
Certainly Walter Holke has slow.
ed down to walk at first. Goldie
Rapp has been recalled from the
minors and will make another stab
at playing third base.
Ford, procured from the Braves,
Is really a good fielder, but not
nearly as good a hitter as Tierney,
the man let go. Sand was better al
the close Of the 1928 season than at
the start, but he still lacks much OF
being q high grade player.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
MUCH
RICHER AFTER
GRID YEAR

SYRACUSE, N. T., Jan 24.-FoCt.
bail netted Syracuse University
profit of approximately $4,000 dur
ing the season just closed, accord
ing to officially announced figures
Receipts overtopped every previ-
Gus year; but expenditures, too, tried
for altitude records.
This money made from football.
the same official explained, runs all
the other sports at Syracuse Uni.
versity. The list . of major sports
which football had to carry were
baseball, basketball, lacrosse, crew
track and cross-country. The minor
sports which received some of the
money made in football were tennis,
golf, soccer, swimming, rifle and
wrestling. Other sports on the hill
which were not organized, but which
received some help, were hockey.
fencing and boxing.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

At the annual meeting of the
Philadelphia district much argu-
ment was heard as to why a fight
should be waged against putting
into force the stringent amateur
rule. The Showdown delegates were
instructed by q unanimous vote to
take firm stand against accepting
any change in the amateur rule
that might affect the standing Of
William T. Tilden, H., Father
PENIS native son and title holder.
No compromise Is to be accepted
by the Quaker delegates. They are
to offer no quarter and in return
give none. 1t is to be q battle to
decision. This being the case,
1t is likely that Paul w. Gibbons
and his Keystone State associates
will come to the big gathering In
hilt to battle for their champion.
Word also comes that Chicago,
San Francisco and several other
tennis centerS are not looking
upon the proposed amateur rule
with as much favor as some Of
our eastern officials would have
the fans believe to be the case.
Tilden's defenders, and they are
strong in numbers, point to the
fact that because their star took
UP q literary vocation rather than
to enter the insurance, bond sell.
ing Or stock brokerage business
that the U. s. l.. T. A. has seen
fit to level their guns in his direc-
ton.
To their mind-such a procedure
is entirely unfair. It calls for q
display Of loyalty by his brother
Showdown players and officials.
The latter intend to stand by their
guns to the very last no matter
what the outcome Of the fight.
This may mean that split up
may take place in tennis circles.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

stricted as are those Of the dia-
mond athlete.
There Is no boxing worlds
series" to provide revenue for .
central government although il
would be possible 10 run off o big
championship fight to raise funds.
Finally, no State commission
could be compelled to join the or
ganiation. Boxing thriveS locally.
1t is not dependent on intercity COM
petition and has no territory rights.
Anybody can come in. In baseball
there is no overcrowding. To get
a club a promoter must purchase
a franchise.
Baseall governs itself from with
in; boxing is governed from the out.
side. Left to the promoters it can
not live.
We doubt very much whether
even a Muldoon could help such q
situation. And. by the way, wasn't
1t Muldoon, who, as chairman Of
the New York State Commission, re-
fused to Join the movement for q
national boxing commission about
two or three years ago?
Without New York no national
boxing body will be e. factor in the
uplift Of boxing. And New York
has not yet taken boxing out Of
politics.