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Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
ADVANCE in SUSSEX
Active Organizations Are Func.
tiOning In Many Of Towns
In The County.

Christian Endeavor is going for.
ward in Sussex county. Some few
societies are not measuring up to
standard, but on the whole the out
look is very encouraging to those
who know the field.
Field Secretary Carroll M. Wright
accompanied by Alumni Superinten-
dent of Sussex county, Mrs. Frank
Green; General Secretary of State
Union, Dorothy Krauss, and County
Secretary, Mrs. Oscar S. Wilson, re-
Gently completed a tour of Sussex
county and with few exceptions
found the work progressing.
In Delmar M. P. Church a Senior
and a Junior Society was organized
as well as an Alumni Council. There
is good prospect of a new society in
Midway Presbyterian Church; plans
now being laid for the organization
some time in january. There is a
very live organization of young peO-
pie in SeafOrd and also one for the
adults. Milton M. P. Church has
three very good societies, Senior,
and Junior. The Provi-
1ence Society is doing exceptionally |
we'll and for the length of time they |
have been organized bid fair to out
shine some of the older societies. |
other societies in the county are do
ng things of interest, too. Green
wood has a very good young peoples
that furnishes music for
heir Sunday evening service. Lewes
las good senior society in the M.
}. Church and a junior society wor-
by of mention in the Presbyterian
,hurch.
Milford juniors in the M. P.
,hurch are doing fine under the
leadership of Mrs. N. B. Downing.
he Presbyterian Church of Milford
as an active senior society and al /
o a junior. Dagsboro, Frankford,
nd Harbeson are showing signs of {
e-awakening. Georgetown M. P. t
eniOrs are doing splendid work and {
ne juniors are doing fine with Mrs. {
has. T. Jester as superintendent. {
The next rally of the Sussex Coun- 1
2 Union will be held in the Harbe- I
ln M. P. Church and a very inter- e
sting program is being arranged. It t
i'll be Purpose Meeting" where p
sfinite purposes for the work in the tt
cal societies will be explained and t
e service will close with an in fl
bring conservation service, which e.
i'll be in charge of Rev. William c. o
tile, D. D., of Midway Presbyterian 7
lurch. b
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19

The people living in the path of
the total eclipse will have a chance
to see the suns corona, only observ-
able with naked eye during a total
eclipse. AS a part of the suns sur
face will still be seen in Delaware,
the corona will not be visible here,
The corona is a band of many col
ored lights, caused, scientists be-
l1eVe, by gases arising from the suns
surface.
viii Photograph Corona
DR.. John A. Miller, director of the
SprouI Observatory at Swarthmore
College, will head an expedition to
New Haven, Conn, to photograph
the corona by means of a large
camera with tube 621s feet long,
which he used last year in Yer
bania, Mexico, during a total eclipse
in that section. He will be accom-
panied by DR.. Herbert D. Curtis, di-
rector of the Allegheny Observa-
tory, University of Pittsburgh.
SwarthmOre College has been
permit by the building in
spector for the erection of an OBJ
servatory tower at the site where
the Yale observatory is located. Spe-
cial equipment for the observations
will be shipped from the college.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
GOVERNOR-ELECT
HEADS STATE GRANGE
Robinson Unanimously Elected
Worthy Master At Session
In Dover.

= Robert P. Robinson. of WiIn,ing-
ton' goVeTnor-elect, who will assume
charge Of the Office of the chief ex-
ecutiVe on January 9th, was signal
Iy honored last Thursday by the
members of the Delaware State
Grange at their annual session at
Dover when he was reelected wor-
thy master of the State Grange bv
the unanimous vote of the men and
women attending the session. Mrs
Robinson was also paid a marked
tribute by her reelection as WORTHY
Flora of the State Grange
Other officers elected are: Wortbv
oVerseer, Jefferson Cooper, of Cbes.
void; worthy lecturer, E. A. Evans
CheswOld; worthy steward. E n
vaughan, Coolspring; worthy assis-
tant steward, Joseph Mitchell Tr
Hockessin; worthy chaplain. w. D.
wilson Lewes; worthy treasurer,
FRANK c. Bancroft, Wyoming; wor-
thy secretary, Wesley Webb, Dover:
worthy gate keeper, H. E. PhilliDs.
Delmar; worthy Pomona, Miss An
ME l. Cow, FELTON,; worthy Ceres.
Mrs. E. T. Vaughan, Coolspring:
worthy lady assistant steward. Miss
Emily Mitchell, Hockessin.
). +. Rice, of FELTON,, was elected a
MEMBER of the executive committee.
The election of officers occupied
most of the morning session on
thursday. In the afternoon they
were installed.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
MAN AND WIFE HELD
ON LIQUOR CHARGE
Lincoln Residents Are Held FOr
The Second Time On Illegal
Liquor Charges.

Charles w. Franklin and his wife
Estella Franklin, of Lincoln, were
arraigned before Justice of the
Peace 3. v, Hendrixson, of Milford.
on Tuesday, charged with the manu-
facture and sale of illegal liouor.
Both were held under $1,000 bond
Tor their appearance at court to ans
Wer to the charge. They offered their
tarm as security and it was accent
ed. They were released until the
next term of court. The arrests
were made by State Policeman Nor
man VosheL, accompanied by a par
ty OF officers. When asked about the
charge by Magistrate Hendrixson
Mrs. Franklin freely admitted that
she had made the liquor and that her
husband had sold it. The officers
said that they found complete out
NJ Tor making the "stuff" and that it
was working when they visited the
FRANKLIN home. Before making the
arrests the officers sent a man to
the place and purchased liquor.
The Franklins have been before
the courts before on liquor making
charges. About two years ago, they,
with several others, were arrested,
and held for court. At that time they
got off easy before the judges.
After the Franklin case was dis
posed of on Tuesday, the officers
asked for a warrant for John Miller.
colored, who resides near Lincoln.
The warrant was issued, and when
they left to serve it on Miller it was
understood that he would be taken
direct to Georgetown if arrested.
Miller was up before the courts at
-he same time the E'ranklins were
wo years ago.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
LADY REPRESENTATIVE
HAS NO PET HOBBIES
First Woman Ever Elected To
Delaware House Has POIiti-
cal Experience.

/W1ll woman be named as Speak.
er of the Delaware House of Repre-
sentatiVes at the coming session?
Mrs. Florence N. Handy, the lady
legislator in question, has not had
the question popped to her as to
whether or not she will rule the
destinies of the House of Represen-
tatives.
And as to whether she would ac-
cept the honor, if offered, she wisely
says she will wait until she comes
to that bridge before trying to pass
over. ''0'
The Brandywine hundred legisla-
tor, who will go down in Delaware
history as the first woman to sit in
either house as member, is a pleas
ant-faced woman who declares she
feels more at home in the kitchen
than she will in framing laws for
the government of Delaware citizens
She lives on Holly Oak Road, Holly
Oak, and is the widow of the late
Fred Handy, who was the son of the
late State Senator Robert ]. Hanbv
of Brandywine hundred.
She is familiar with politics, as
her husband was for a number of
years interested in promoting the
of his father, who served
two terms in the State Senate. That
was when she lived near Hanby's
Corner
She has no children, but is keen
~ interested in the affairs of the
nome and the school,
She was an Office worker for a
number of years, being connected
Continued on page fiVe)
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
CHRISTMAS SING IN MILFORD
ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT

The people of Milford and vicinity
are especially invited to take part in
a Community Christmas Sing of
carols and songs appropriate for the
great holiday. The ceremonies will
be opened by prayer by Rev. H. l..
Bunstein to be followed with sing
ing by everybody, both old and
young, trained and unframed, just
so they sing the songs which will be
printed and distributed among the
audience and those who will take
part. This will be followed by an ad-
dress by Rev. Disston w. Jacobs
and then more singing by the peo-
pie. At the close of the singing, Rev.
c. r. Strausburg will pronounce
the benediction and the services will
end; but the tree will remain lighted
for the balance of the night.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
KILLS WARDEN who
HAD ARRESTED HIM
Negro Arrested, He Is Secreted
For Fear Of Lynching At Hands
Of Maryland Mob.

Warden Lewis Dryden, of the
Somerset county (MaryIandl iaiI
was instantly killed, Patrolman Or
RE Carey and an unidentified negro
were severely wounded by pistol
shots fired by Harry Merrill, negro.
upon whom the officers were at
tempting to serve a warrant in Prin-
cess Anne, last Saturday shortly af-
ter noon.
Merrill fed and posses containing
several hundred people Immediately
started in pursuit of the fugitive.
The negro was captured by officers
on Monday in swamp near the
scene of the shooting; and he was
taken to the Salisbury Jail for safe
Keeping. Shortly after his arrival a
crowd of forty angry citizens from
Princess Anne arrived in motor cars
Gathering about the Jail and voicing
threats of lynching, they demanded
that the prisoner be turned over to
them. The prison authorities and To-
cal police, resOrting to a ruse, in
formed the crowd that the negro had
been taken to the Jail in Baltimore.
Believing the story, the crowd dis
persed most of them returning to
Princess Anne.
Late a big motor car, bearing Del
aware license plates, backed up to
the Jail door. City police threw a
Gordon about the machine and the
negro stepped from the Jail, with on
~ small group of Salisbury resi-
dents watching. The car was driven
hurriedly away in the direction of
Baltimore and no demonstration was
attempted.
Merrill was captured by deputy
sheriff Sterling and Charles F. Dry |
den, former sheriff. When ap- |
by the officers, he surrend-
cred without any effort to fight. He
was thinly clad and had gone with
'ut food for nearly two days. He was
He said that the first night
lfter the shooting he had spent in
barn. Sunday night he slept in the
wamp.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
MILFORD CACERS
SPLIT TWIN BILL

Milford High School basket ball
teams divided a double bill Friday
evening with Millsboro High in the
first scholastic basket ball games
here this season. The Milford girls
emerged victorious Is to 13, while
the Milford boys were defeated, 20 to
|19/
milford girls started with a rush
in the first half and piled up count
of IL to in their favor. In the
second half Miss Scott was compel
led to leave the game and then Mills
boro rapidly pushed their score up
ward. They threatened to take the
game in the last quarter, but the
early Milford lead kept them in the
front.
] The boys contest was hotly fought
from the first whistle and the result
was always in doubt. Kelley, Mil
ford's small forward, played a snap
py game and showed great promise.
Burton was taken out of the game
for personal fouls and his loss crip-
pied Millsboro.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
DEATH SENTENCE
, ON DELAWARE Man

Adjudged guilty of first degree muir
der, James WoOdston, a negro, form
erly of Frankford, Del, was sentenc-
ed to death by Judge Davis, in Phil
adelphia, last Friday.
Woodston pleaded guilty Monday
to an indictment charging murder of
George Jones, also a negro, in Sep
tember, 1928. It was alleged that
Woodston shot Jones four times,
while the latter was dancing at
party in West Philadelphia.
Woodston, while admitting the
murder, pleaded self-defense. He
said that Jones attacked him with a
razor.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
FEDERAL OFFICERS
RAID SUSSEX STILLS
ON FRIDAY MORNING
Alleged MOOnshiners In Baltimore
Hundred Searched By Party
Of Raiding Officers.
THREE OUTFITS ARE FOUND
In One Place The Owner Had
Hidden Plant In Supposed
Hay Stack.

Deep inroads were made on lower
Delaware's source of supply OF
Christmas liquors on Friday morn
ing when Federal Prohibition Off
GERS Leon Washburn, of Wilmington
and Edwin C. TOtten, of Laurel, as
sisted by Corporal Raymond D. In
gram and PriVates William D. Lank.
Joseph Holt, Norman Voshell and
Oscar James of the State Police
force and Constable John Ingram, of
Milford, went into Baltimore District
and conducted one of the biggest
moonshine raids in the history of
lower Delaware, arresting Bryan
Lynch, where they found a quantity
OF finished product, a still and ten
barrels of mash. Two other farms
were visited, one of them tenanted
by Amos Hudson where a still had
been operating and a quantity of
mash was discovered. A short dis
tance away third still was discov-
cred with 25-gallon capacity and
about $50 gallons of mash. The Off
GERS were unable to ascertain to
whom the land belonged where the
still was found or who operated it.
Several big raids have been con-
Quoted in this section within che
past three years, but this eclipsed
that has taken place so
far.
The first place visited was the
farm of Amos Hudson, on the road
rom Georgetown to Roxana. A
search was made of the house and
but no evidence of a |
still in operation was found. About
wo hundred yards from the house,
he officers noticed what appeared to
'e a fodder stack and thinking that
ONE finished product might be hid
len among the fodder they decided
D investigate when to their surprise
hey discovered one of the most
omplete equipments for manufac-
1ring liquor that has ever been
Continued on page eight
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
NEW GRANGE SHOW DEC. 81

The Changers announce another
good moneys worth of entertainment
for Wednesday evening, December
81, An old success, given some
years ago, has been rewritten and
provided with up-to-date trimmings
of fun and music. Many of the
grange thespians who won applause
on the previous occasion will add
their experience and ability to this
one. Rehearsals have begun and
promise to develop into something
worth an early purchase of admis-
sion for those who wish to be sure
of seat among the cosy number
that usually fills Grange Hall.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
CHRISTMAS SEALS
PROVIDE FUNDS TO
FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS
Purchasers Of These Stamps Are
Aiding In One Of The Most
Worthy Causes.
MONEY USED In DELAWARE
All The Proceeds Of The Sale Of
The Seals Used For Suffer-
ers In This State.

AT this holiday season of the year
when all is happiness and gayety
and all are imbued with the spiri
OF doing for others, it is singularlJ
appropriate that the sending O.
gifts shall not be confined to the in.
trinsic and sentimental value of the
gifts themselves, but that the most
deadly of preventable diseases, the
one that robs happy childhood OF
It's joys, tuberculosis, is also helped
by the little Christmas Seal which is
placed on the gift package or let
ter.
The Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis
Society has always urged upon the
people of Delaware that tuberculo-
SIS discovered in the early stages is
easily durable. This is the great
point of prevention.
If every man, woman and child in
Delaware who is losing weight, run
ming slight temperature, and feel
ing tired all the time will go to the
Delaware clinics and be examined
for tuberculosis, almost all early
cases can be caught and cured with
ing a few months.
Because the stamping out of tu-
berculOsis is a vital thing to Della
ware, and because. therefore, all
humanitarian spirits must recognize
that the Christmas activity in the
sale of seals is an educational and
all-impOrtant community effort,
which means something to every cit
iZen, every worker and every en-
plOyer in the State, the most promi-
nent citizens in the community are |
enlisted in the work.
Statistics show that the annual |
loss from preventable disease is ov-
er three billions, and that fOrty-two
million workers in the United States
lose three hundred and fifty million
days annually from illness, the
greater part of which is preventable.
The committee for the Christmas
Seal for 1924 is: Governor VIM. D.
Denney, honorary chairman; Hon.
G. w. K. Forrest, DR.. Arthur T. Da- !
Wis, DR.. Meredith 1. Samuel, DR.. G. :
Layton Grier, Mr.. Frank NJ. Jones, +
Mrs. Donald S. Ashbrook, chairman; I
Miss Emily P. Bissell, secretary; :
Mr.. John S. Rossell, treasurer; Mrs. y
A. D. Warner, ST., Mrs. Joseph Ban :
croft, Mrs. George S. Capelle. 6
The money from the campaign c
goes directly to support the con- il
sumptive poor of Delaware at v
SanatOrium and to care O
or the children at Sunnybrook Cot Il
age, and provides extra equipment b
md comforts for needy cases. P
These Christmas seals are on sale Il
n every town, village and city in C
he state. They are inexpensive-but
hose who buy are providing new q
ife for some poor unfortunate who II
5 afflicted with the dread disease. r
Everybody should buy these seals h
nd place them on their Christmas 9,
ackages. 81
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
ANDERSON HOME IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE

Fire of undetermined origin, but
believed to have been caused by a
defective flue, late Sunday afternoon
completely destroyed the brick
house together with all the con-
tents, on the farm of Camper And
erson, along the road from Canter-
bury to Magnolia. Mr.. and Mrs. An
derson were away for the day. There
was no insurance on the house or
furniture. The loss will total about
$4,000. The Dover fire company re-
sponded to call for help, but when
within two miles of the scene of the
blaze the machine broke down and
could not reach the farm. The Har-
rington fire company was summoned
but by the time it arrived the
house was practically in ruins.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
TURKEYS SOLD HIGH
AT FREDERICK SALE

Notwithstanding the great crop OF
turkeys throughout the country, the
prices paid for turkeys at the Fred
erica boat auction on Tuesday of
this week were higher than expect
ed. The high price paid was 511k
cents per pound for two small lots
of fancy birds. The lowest price
paid was rs cents per pound. The
prices for the various lots of turk
eys offered ranged between these
two marks. The prevailing average
price was about 47c per pound for
the entire days buy. Thousands of
turkeys were brought to the boat
for sale on that day, and the grow
.ers received better prices than most
of them had been led to hope for.
The average price is about six cents
higher than the high price paid at
the Hatfield, Pennsylvania, auctions
last week. This auction generally
governs the price paid for turkeys
in the east. The buyers were at
Frederick with the evident intention
of supplying their trade with birds
regardless of the price to be paid.
These prices were for live fowl.
In Milford on Tuesday live turk
eys were selling at 35 cents per
pound in the stores, but no quota
tions were made for dressed turkeys.
It is probable that the prevailing
price from now to Christmas will |
range from 80 to 40 cents per
pound in this section of the state.
Reports from the lower part of the |
county indicate that the price will |
be somewhat lower than in upper
Sussex and Kent counties. |
The Frederick auction has become I
)ne of the most important ones in
he east. The poultry growers for
niles around take their fowl to the
)oat on the buying day and general
y receive higher than the prevailing
market price for them. The supply
# turkeys should be ample this year
md at a reasonable price.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
MILFORD LADY HAS
STORY in MAGAZINE

Miss Anne Drew Scott, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius E. Scott, of
West Front street, North Milford, is
becoming short story writer of
note. In this weeks issue of the
Youths Companion, Miss Scott has
a story which is delightfully."- writ
ten, and entertaining to the reader.
That the story is considered one of
merit by the publishers is evident by
the position given it in the publica-
tion. The story is featured as the
leading first page article. The story
is entitled zone Man Stuff" basket
ball story.
Miss Scott inherits her writing
ability, for her mother is a writer
of considerable ability and has been
a regular contributor to the Youths
Companion and other magazines for
years. Miss Scott is a teacher of
Latin and English in the Carteret, N.
J., High School at the present time.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
CEDAR GROVE NO. III

Ihe next meeting of Cedar Grove
T: 4. A. No. III, will meet Monday
night December % at 1880.
Ihe pupils will render a Christ
mas program. There will also be
snort demonstrations of school work.
Albert Farley, supervisor of the
school of Eastern Sussex, will at
tend.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
Tax Rates PropOSe1

To the owner of income from
wages, salary or profession:
income Pres. Rate Prop. Rate
$4,000 and less .....1% 10
! 5000 to 5000 .... 2% 90
5000 to 10000 .. 2% 3G
$4,000 and over ...... 80 49,
To the owner of income from
mortgages, stocks, bonds, and so
forth:
Income Pres Rate pror Pota
| $5'UUO and less ...... 20 11kg5
| o'UUV 10 6,OOO ....... 20 PFC
5000 to 10000 ...... go 3i59S
| 10000 and over .... 80 al u
The exemption of $1,000 70 a sin
gle person and $1,000 for a married
| person is abolished. There is, how
ever reduction of SO for an adult
dependent and 50 for each minor
child.
Pierre S. DUPONT. who has given
several million dollars to the public
schools of this State has made
public plan for rebuilding the re-
naming schools of the State. In
order to do this he proposes that
the income tax law of the State be
completely changed and the collec-
ton of taxes placed in the hands
of a non-partisan commission.
Is Delaware now has good school
buildings to the value of S7,869.5OO
and capable of housing 21,7S6 pu-
pills. In order to give all chill
dren in the State the same class of
school accommodations it would be
necessary to construct buildings
costing $9,7O0,OOO capable of hous-
ing more than $3.50 pupils. Most
of the school houses already built
were constructed from gifts made
by Mr.. DUPONT, with amounts con-
tributed by the districts which re-
ceived the schools. In two cases
The districts built or are building
heir own school houses. Under
he plan proposed by Mr.. DUPONT
he State would furnish so per cent
If the amount needed to build the
'emainder of the schools and the
districts securing the schools would
'ay the remaining twenty per cent.
Financial Plan
1t is estimated that the debt
would be paid off in forty years.
In order to start the building
program it is recommended that the
General Assembly of 1925:
Appropriate for the rebuilding of
schools, $1,500,O0O, from the cash
Continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19

Tuesday night, December 2S, the
Cedar Neck Home and School Asso-
citation will hold their monthly
meeting in the school building.
There will be a Christmas program
with Santa Claus present to distri-
butte gifts. All interested are invited
to be present.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19

The exemption of $1,000 70 sin
gle person and $4,000 for a married
person is abolished. There is, how
ever a reduction of SO for an adult
dependent and 50 for each minor
child.
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19

To the owner of income from
wages, salary or profession:
Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19

I tIIV OWHeI OF INCOME from
mortgages, stocks, bonds, and so
| forth.