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Milford chronicle., 1924-11-14
STUDENT KILLED in
AUTOMOBILE WRECK
Twenty Year Old Son Of Former
Delaware People Meets Death
In State OF Wyoming.

John Bennett, 20 years old, men,
ber of the freshman foot ball squad
of the University of Wyoming, was
killed instantly when his automobile
overturned Thursday afternoon, Oc-
tober 30th. Word of his death has
lust been received by relatives in
Milford. Benefits neck was broken
as the car skidded and left the road.
He was one of the most popular
members of this years entering
class at the University of Wyoming.
Resides having obtained place on
the freshman team he had attained
nronninence in scholastic activities
and was known as good student.
He was a member Of the family hav-
ing the largest number Of students
at the high school at Laramie, Wy
Oming at one time, and graduated
from that institution with the class
of 1924. He was born near Marshall
Wyoming, the son of Thomas Ben
nett, a large ranch owner. Young
Bennett was a member of the stock
'adging team which took second
prize at the Denver stock show last
year, and won several individual
medals for stock judging.
While the young man is not known |
generally in Delaware, his parents
are former Delawareans, who res1d-
ed in and around Milford. The IA
ther, Thomas Bennett, is a son OF
John w. Bennett, of Slaughter Neck.
The boys mother before her mar
riage was Miss Bessie Draper,
daughter Of the late N. D. Draper, of
Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1924-11-14
ODD FELLOWS
MEET NEXT WEEK
in WILMINGTON
L. G. Markert OF Harrington Will
Probably Be Elected Grand
Master OF State.
FAVOR LOWER AGE LIMIT
Meeting Will Be Asked To Ratify
Amendment Changing Men,
ship Aged To IS Years.

The Grand Lodge Of the Independ.
ent Order of Odd Fellows will meet
in annual session in the Odd Eel
lows Building, Tenth and King
streets, Wilmington, on Wednesday,
November 10.
L. G. Markert, of Harrington, is
expected to succeed Charles For
wood as grand master. Mr.. Markert
is deputy grand master at present.
Mr.. Markert is employed by the
Pennsylvania Railroad with head
quarters at Harrington.
Reelection of Grand Secretary
William w. Douty and of Grand
Treasurer Philip J. Isaac are ex-
pected.
The ratification of the constitu-
tional amendment passed by the last
session of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge, providing for the minimum
admission age of 18 instead Of 81
years, will probably take place at
this session.
Plans for increasing the fund for
the I. o. o. F. home, which has been
for several years, and for
which there is now about $4,000 in
the grand lodge treasury, will be
-aken up this year.
Among those who will probably
attend the session are Judge Henry |
Y. Horst, of New Amsterdam, N. Y, |
past grand sire of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, and Grand Secretary
Harry S. Pine, of the Grand Lodge
# New Jersey.
The Grand Lodge session will open
With the Grand Encampment on
tuesday night, November 18. The
outline sessions Of the lodge will
tart Wednesday morning and con-
inue throughout the day.
There will be a dinner given by
he past grand officers to the visitors
nd their wives in the evening and
lter the installation Of the newly
lected grand officers will take
lace.
Milford chronicle., 1924-11-14
SMALLEST CORN
CROP in YEARS:
ACREAGE LARGE
Merchantable Quality Lowest In
Thirty Years, With Exception
Of 1917 Report.
MORE WHITE POTATOES
Moderate Prices For 'Spuds' Is
Predicted; Pear And Apple
Yields Above Average.

The smallest corn crop since 1919
was the reward of American farm
ers this year, who planted the fifth
largest acreage to that crop in the
history of farming. Not only was the
harvest substantially below those of
the last four years, but the merchan-
table quality of this years crop is
the lowest in thirty years, with the
exception of 1917.
Preliminary estimates of produc-
ton, issued on Monday by the De-
partment of Agriculture, placed the
crop at 2,477,538,OO bushels, the
acreage at 105,604,O0O, or IA per
cent more than last year, and the
merchantable quality of the crop as
65.2 per cent. Corn production dur
ing the last four years has averaged
more than 3,00O,OO0,O0O bushels.
More White Potatoes
The white potato crop, estimated
at 454,119,00O bushels, is slightly lar
ger than the big crops of 1917 and
1922, yields in northern states run
nlng far above earlier expectations
because in some regions the crop es-
capped frost and continued growing
far into October. Per capita produce
tlon this year is 4.08 bushels COM
pared with an average of 3.76 bush
els per capita during the last twenty |
years.
There will be an ample supply of
good potatoes at moderate prices,
government officials declare and be-
,ause of low prices in some Western
states some good potatoes will be fed
o live stock. There are indications
hat some of the crop may not be
The average yield ran to
2I.O bushels per acre, as compared
7lth 99.1 bushels, the ten-year aver i
ge. .
Drought in important Southern
reducing states greatly reduced the ]
weet potato crop, which is estimat-
d at 75,620,000 bushels, or about
100000 bushels below the aver
ge of the last five years and the t
nallest crop since 1916. +
The apple crop, estimated at IT, ]
$1,000 bushels, is slightly above the
1erage of the last five years, but a
mailer than last year. Prospects are tt
poor in Washington, Id tt
10, Michigan, and in commercial d
'ctions Of Pennsylvania and Mary G.
nd. The total commercial crop is s.
timated at 27,188,0OO barrels. A
The harvest of pears this year has h
'en exceeded only once, in 1920. W
'oduction has about doubled since 81
O9. California leads this year with e.
$4,000 bushels. W
Milford chronicle., 1924-11-14
POSTOEFYCE DOES
ALARGE BUSINESS
Milford Office Is More Than Self
Sustaining--Three Cars OF
Mail In One Day.

Last year the total business of tb,
Milford Post Office was $47,335.2S
In 1924 from January 1st to Novem.
Der 1st, ten months of the entire
year. the receipts of the Milford
Post Office have been $54,I19.OO-
leaving two months of the heaviest
business to be transacted; il is
more than probable that the total
receipts of the Milford Office will ex-
ceed $6O,00O.OO at the close of 1924.
This shows the steady increase of
business passing through the post
office in Milford and the necessity
for a large clerical force to give
service to the patrons from whom
this large business comes.
Three carloads of mail went ont
from Milford in one days shipment
last week; all of which was loaded
by the L. D. Caulk. Company, while
IN addition to these three carloads,
there was nearly another half car
load which went out the following
day from this and other local sour
ces all in Milford.
The first fifteen days of October
the Post Office at Milford paid all
the salaries and expenses of all
kinds incurred in the operation of
the Milford Post Office from the re-
ceipts, and the sum Of the balance
after making these payments,
amounted to S5,148.06, which was
remitted to the United States at that
time. The last half of October after
paying all salaries and bills for the |
Milford Post Office, the sum of $3,-
4O7.10 was sent to the United States |
Postal Department, making a total |
Of net earnings over cost of opera
lions of $8,555.16 for month of Oc-
ober alone from the Milford Post
Office.
For the first twelve days of No
7ember the total sales of stamps
llone-through the windows of the
Iilford Post Office totalled an even
/ $4,000.
Of course a very large part of this
BUSINESS came from the Caulk Com
amy for stamps and it is likely to
e repeated before the end of No {
ember.
Milford Post Office is second in the '
tate in volume of business trans
cted; the City of Wilmington alone I
xceeding this town. S
Milford chronicle., 1924-11-14
JUVENILE GRANGE ORGANIZED

Mrs. R. P. Robinson, wife of Gov.
ernor-elect of Delaware, who is a
Juvenile Granger, was present in
Milford Grange Hall on Saturday.
November 8th and organized the fifth
Juvenile Grange in Delaware and
the first in Sussex county. There
were twenty children taken as char
ter members, as follows: Ethel Aus
tin, Eleanor Bunstein, Henry Bun
stein, Owen Brooks, Joe Elliott.
Louise Higman, Wesley Heebner.
Carlton Jester, Donald Jester, John
Keller, Ross Lemex, Eleanor Moore.
Dorothy Peet, Ruth Peet, Josepb
Pendleton, John Pendleton, Jacob H.
Roosa, Jr., Watson Shew, Geneva J..
Stevenson and Marian Timewell.
The meetings are held each Sat
urday at 2 p. m. in the lower room
of Grange Hall. Applications for
membership can be presented at any
time to the members. The next in
itiation of new members will be in
December.
The following officers were chos-
en- for one year:
Master, Owen Brooks; overseer.
John Keller; lecturer, Watson Shew;l
steward, J. H. Roosa, Jr.; assistant
steward, Joe Elliott; chaplain, Carl
ton Jester; treasurer, Louise Hig-
man; secretary, Ruth Peet; gate
keeper, Ross Lemex; ceres, Dorothy
Peet; pomona, Geneva Stevenson:
lora, Ethel Austin; lady assistant
Eleanor Moore.
Milford chronicle., 1924-11-14
TURKEY PRICES WILL PROBABLYBE
LOWER THAN ANY TIME SINCE WAX

Reports from the large turkey
growing districts throughout the
United States lead observers to be-
lieve that the price of the Thanks
giving turkey will be lower this year
than at any time since the price of
the birds took record jumps during
the war. The city markets at this
early date are being swamped with
turkeys from South America and
from the producing districts in the
Middle West. Early reports indicated
that the Texas and other western
crop of turkeys would be much
smaller this year than last, and that
as result the prices would be
higher. The fact that the birds are
tinding their way to the city markets
in unusually large quantities, shows
that early predictions were wrong.
The price being paid for them at the
centers is much lower
and assures the city householder
that the fowl will not sell for fancy
prices.
To the residents in the towns in
lower Delaware the promise Of low
Or price turkeys win be pleasing;
Milford chronicle., 1924-11-14
STATE HIGHWAY POLICE
ARREST l76 in OCTOBER

The report of the State Highway
Police for the month of October
shows Sc more arrests than for Sep
tember, when 140 arrests were
made.
Last months report is as follows:
Fines paid, $3,5OO; arrests, 176; rep
rimands, 377.
Arrests were made as follows:
Reckless driving, 50; operating
while under the influence of liquor,
26; improper lights, IA; gambling,
1S; no mirror, 12; no operators IL
cense, 12; drunk and disorderly, 10;
transporting liquor, 4; carrying con-
cealed deadly weapons, 8; man
slaughter, 8; teams without lights,
3; overloaded trucks, 8; assault and
battery, 3; improper tags, 2; pass
ing car on the right, q; larceny, Q;
leaving scene of accident without
complying with the law, Q; no title
for car, o; unlawful possession Of
carr; parking on concrete, 1; illeg-
al possession Of liquor, 1; vagrancy,
l; unregistered, l.; selling liquor, 1.
Milford chronicle., 1924-11-14
DWELLING BURNS
AS OWNER SLEEPS
Home OF Lawrence Tatman'es AT
Greenwood Was Destroyed By
Fire Tuesday Morning.

The home of Laurence Tatman. of
Greenwood, was destroyed bv fire
about B o'clock Tuesday morning.
and Mr.. Tatman who was asleeD in
tAe house at the time narrowly es-
capped with his life.
MI. Tatman's wife was away and
ne was asleep alone in the house.
Inc tlre was discovered by a neigh
Dor p. B. Belts. Awakened about s
O'Clock, Mr.. Belts looked out of his
bedroom window and saw flames
coming from the roof of the Tatman
home. He hurried from his house
and managed to gain an entrance to
the Tatman home and arouse Mr..
Tatman.
By this time practically the entire
roof of the dwelling was on fire and
embers were falling through to the
lower floor. The Harrington and
BridgeVille fire companies respond-
ed to an alarm and kept the fire
from spreading to the Belts home.
The loss was about $1,000, partly
covered by insurance.
Milford chronicle., 1924-11-14
BUILDING OPERATIONS IN TOWN

Fronting on Pear street, North
Milford and in rear of the Cooper-
smith block of stores which front
on North Walnut street, Mr.. Cooper
smith is having concrete foundations
built on which will be built a con-
crete block building 60 12O feet
with galvanized iron frame and as
bestos roof, which will be used as
individual garages, so arranged that
each machine will be secure from
trespass while in use by any person
other than those occupying that in
d1vidual stall or division. This will
afford accommodation for at least
thirty machines at one time and will
be convenience to those who de-
sire to remain in town late in the
evening, but who do not at present
feel safe with their cars standing
upon the public streets.
The new fire house and community
building in North Milford is nearly
ready for the roof to be put on.
When this is accomplished, the
building can be closed in and the in
side work proceed without interrupt
lion from storms or inclement wea-
her. This building will be one of
he show places in Milford when
and occupied.
Senator I. D. Shorts new resi-
ience on Lake View avenue, South
dilford, has been delayed for a few
lays because of the joiner work,
which was expected to be delivered
November 1st. It is expected that
he builders will be able to finish
nd turn the handsome new struc-
lre over to Mr.. and Mrs. Short, in
me for them to have Christmas
in the new residence.
In and about Milford there are
early twenty new dwellings, which |
re in the finishing stages, that are
} be occupied by the owners before I
lie holidays.
Milford chronicle., 1924-11-14
MANY VIEW HOME
FOR FEEBLE-MINDED
Field Day FittingIy Observed With
Exercises At Delaware Colony,
Near StOckley.

Field Day at Delaware Colony
near Stockley, the home of feeble
minded children, was celebrated last
Saturday with appropriate exercises
The members Of the executive
committee of the Delaware Auxiliary
Board of Visitors of the Delaware
Commission for the Feeble Minded,
were entertained at luncheon at the
home of Mrs. John B. Hutton, of
Dover, who is chairman of the COM
mittee.
Following the luncheon the mem
bers went by auto to the Delaware
institution for the care of the feeble
minded children and inspection Of
the buildings.
Following the inspection a pro-
gram was presented, arranged by
Mrs. T. c. du Pont, chairman of the
commission, in the new boys build
ing.
The other members of the COM
mission, who were present, were:-
Mrs. S. Harrington Messick, of
Bridgeville, Robert G. Houston, of
Georgetown and A. B. Magee, of Do
yer.
DR.. A. T. Davis, secretary Of the
State Health and Welfare Commits
sion was one of the speakers as was
also Congressmen-elect Robert G.
Houston.
Howard Ennis, superintendent of
the Delaware Colony, gave an out
line of the work done at the Colony,
the number of patients there and
other interesting details of the insti-
tuition.
He stated that most of the work in
the making of the blocks which were
used in building the new boys
building was done by the boys them
selves. He also told of vegetables |
being grown and chickens being
raised by the boys and girls OF the
institution. He stated that 889 cans
of fruit were also put up by these
children. The boys building, Mr.. En-
mis- stated, has been open since
about the first of March. The boys
building is about mile from the
girls building. The superintendent
quarters which were finished about
october 1, are about halfway be-
.ween the boys and the girls build
ngs. The girls building is known as
he "Kate Deemer Cottage" being I
lamed after Mrs. Selden S. Deemer,
While the boys building is known as I
he "Alice du Pont Cottage" All the K
buildings are lighted by dynamoes
n the place.
The celebration was attended by \
undreds of persons throughout the I
tate interested in welfare work. Y
Mrs. Eta Gray Jones, of Bridge n
lille, chairman of the auxiliary, pre- r
ided over the exercises at the col a
ny. t,
A display of handiwork, made by ii
le girls Of the institution, was a a.
,ature Of the celebration. Some of
le girls sang selections while
hers performed on the piano, very u u
.. a.
The day was also set aside for a tS tS
1und party and, many contribu- u
ons of food, fruit and other neces-
ties were given to the home by the
sitOrs.
Milford chronicle., 1924-11-14
A FALL AND A KICK;
RESULT, BROKEN TEETH

Miss Laura D. SaleVan had two
teeth broken last Saturday afternoon
in a peculiar accident, while attend
ing the averford-Delaware foot
ball game at Newark. Miss Salevan,
accompanied by James Deputy, a
student at the University of Della
ware, were standing on a high grass
embankment watching the game. In
attempting to walk down the side of
the steep hill, she lost her balance
and fell to the cinder pathway be-
low. In attempting to catch her, Dep
uty lost his balance and fell. In the
mixup Miss Salevan was kicked in
the jaw and two teeth were broken.
Her injuries were not so bad but
that she could attend the Kappa AL
pha fraternity dance that evening,
she has been nursing a
stiff jaw all this week.
Milford chronicle., 1924-11-14

disposed of and alfalfa was handled
as a commercial crop. More recently
l have gone over the farm of Mr..
Henry P. Scott, of Delaware City,
where he is growing 200 acres of
alfalfa, the entire crop being hand
led in a commercial way. In 1928,
which was a very dry season, Mr..
Scott sold $50 tons of alfalfa hay at
an average price of S28 per ton at
the farm. In 1922 he sold 400 tons of
hay at an average price of $24 per
ton at the farm. With the exception
OF 40 tons, the entire crop was sold
to local farmers and local feed deal
ers. During the two year period Mr..
Scott sold total of $4,000 worth
of alfalfa hay. 1t seems evident that
Mr.. Scott could have gotten better
distribution of labor and bolstered
up his receipts materially by supple
menting alfalfa with soy beans and
corn.
''The advantage of alfalfa as a
commercial crop in the East is it's
heavy yielding qualities and the uni
formly good price. Alfalfa will prob
ably always be a good price in the
East due to its bulky nature making
it impractical to get western hay on
our eastern market. Alfalfa then is
a product with which we are not in
with the West.
Experimental work in Wisconsin
and Kansas has thrown much light |
on the growing of alfalfa. In Kansas
The number of cuttings were reduc-
ed from four to three and in Wis
consin from three to two. In each
state instead of cutting when the
lew shoots are about one inch high,
Is we have always thought proper,
ZACH cutting is delayed until the
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1924-11-14
Evening en- Parade Was Feature Of
The Celebration Which Was
Marred By Bad Weather.
SPEAKING In ARMORY HALL
Large Audience Listened To In
structiVe' Talks On Matters
Of Vital Interest.

Arm1st1ce Day in Milford attract
ed a large number of people to tbe
town, especially in the evening when
tne parade and speaking in Armory
I1dII TOOK place. The automobiles
were parked and occupied about the
same space as that of the main
shopping day, Saturday.
The weather was damp and
heaVy fog which was almost rain en-
VeIoped the town, but the parade
went through as announced bv the
local Post of the American Legion
Two bands Of music and red fire
mares Illuminated the parade the en-
TIRE route. The Carlisle Fire Com
pany made an attractive feature.
while the other organizations march
ed well and moved promptly,
After the parade ended, the pro-
gram in Armory Hall was carried
out as follows: Singing by the aud
1ence of "The Red, White and Blue"
Rev. Henry L. Bunstein made the
opening prayer, which was followed
by singing Of America, the Beauti-
full" Rabbi Lee J. Lorenger, who is
Ine state chaplain of the Legion,
the audience on "Peace
After War;" which held the attention
Of his hearers for a half hour. Mrs.
Lillian Sapp Vinyard rendered
"The Golden Star" which
vas applauded long and vociferous
~ the appreciative listeners. The
service ended with singing "Ameri-
"a" and prayer by Rev. Disston w.
acobs.
The observation of Armistice Day
an be recorded as a success in Mil
ord, because the address of the
speaker must have caused
lany who heard it to think serious
over the subject, from several
Landpoints.
Such public affairs serve to keep
right the fires Of patriotism in the
in which they are held.
Milford chronicle., 1924-11-14
MOVING CHANGES

Mr.. and Mrs. N. M. Stokes have
leased with privilege Of buying the
large residence on South Walnut
street, formerly occupied by John
Horton and family, who have moved
to Laurel where his business is. Mr..
Stokes moved to the new residence
last Tuesday and has leased the
apartments they occupied in the
Windsor block, in the business part
of the town, to DR.. Lester o. Adkins,
the dentist, who has Office in the
Plaza Theatre building. DR.. Adkins
occupied his new home this week.
Milford chronicle., 1924-11-14
DUTTON'S SCHOOL NOTES

The P. T. A. meeting met at Dut-
toms School, near Georgetown, on
Thursday evening, November 9Th
with a large attendance. The asso-
citation reorganized and made w. G.
Carson, president; P. Headrick, vice
president; Miss Delema Sammons,
secretary, and John Pettyjohn,
treasurer. Mrs. Maud Good, Mrs.
Clara Fleetwood and Mrs. Nora Pet
tyjohn were appointed committee
on social affairs The school children
rendered a very interesting play.
The next meeting will be held the
first Thursday evening in Decem-
ber.
Milford chronicle., 1924-11-14
FORMER SERVICE MEN ARE SLOW
IN APPLYING FOR COMPEMSA TTON

A nationwide campaign to stir uI
World War veterans and get them to
expedite their bonus applications
has been launched by Major Gener-
al Robert C. Davis, adjutant general
of the army. More than half of the
men entitled to adjusted compensa-
tion have failed to get their papers
to Washington.
Approximately 100000 veterans
have submitted application of which
all but $4,000 have been examined
and either acted upon or returned
for correction by the Veterans Bu-
reau. Of the 100000 applications
gone over up to date, about 100000
have been found incomplete, princi-
pally because veterans either forgot
Milford chronicle., 1924-11-14
HAROLD GRIER BREAKS
e e HIS RIGHT ARM IN FALL

Harold C. Grier, son of DR.. and
Mrs. Frank L. Grier, of Lake avenue,
broke a bone in his elbow last Sat
urday afternoon when he fell from a
moving automobile. Mr.. Grier had
accompanied G. Marshall Townsend
and a party of friends to Newark
where they witnessed the Delaware
Haverford foot ball game. Following
the game he was invited to attend
fraternity dance that evening and
decided to remain in Newark. He left
his party and got on the rear of a
Ford coupe, owned by a friend.
In making a turn near the foot ball
field Mr.. Grier lost his balance and
was thrown heavily against a curb
ing. An X-ray examination disclosed
1 fracture of one of the elbow bones.
Milford chronicle., 1924-11-14
ADVOCATES ALFALFA
AS SGOODM MARKETCROP
County Agent r.. o. Bausman Of NeuV Castle
County Reports On Results Obtained
In GrOtOing The Crop.

County Agent R. o. Bausman, at q
meeting of the New Castle County
Farm Bureau on Saturday submitted
an interesting report covering the
activities of the bureau. The report
follows:
According to the program of the
Extension Service a farm manage
ment survey is to be held annually
in selected communities in the State.
In 1922 the survey was held in the
Lewes Community; in 1923 it was
held in the Seaford community; in
1924, according to tentative plans, it
will be held in the Middletown COM
munity. As a result of this survey
we will have records on approXi-
mately 100 farms in the community.
This will enable US to select those
farms which are making the highest
labor income and set before the far
mers of the community the factors in
the plan of farm management of
these farms which were largely re-
sponsible for the higher labor in
come. The survey will be under the
direction of Mr.. M. o. Pence. Mr.. H.
W. Hawthorne of the Federal Bur-
eau of Agricultural Economics. will
assist us. 1t is also probable that
County Agent M. C. Vaughn of
and County Agent R. E. !
Wilson Of Dover will also assist.
During an inspection tour which
took last month through New Jer-
icy in company with Messrs. M. o.
'ence of the University, Mr.. J. B. R.
)ickey, Agronomist from Penn State
Jollege, and H. R. Cox, Agronomist
rom New Jersey State College, we
bserved some farms which were
making a speciality of alfalfa, hay
nd corn. On some of these farms
he most of the live stock had been