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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01
MILFORD NEW CENTURY CLUB

The regular meeting of the Milford
New Century Club was held Monday,
January %. The president, Mrs. J.
Lynn Pratt, in the chair.
The chairman of the day was dis
appointed in her expected speaker so
change of program was hurriedly
planned by the president.
Most interesting to all was a con-
trast of fashions and magazines 1867
1924.
Miss Burdella Davis read a short
story of romance of by-gone-days.
Several articles were read from the
National Geographic Magazine by Mrs.
&c. A. COlell.
A letter from the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs was read by
Mrs. Hester Bunstein.
Mrs. C. D. Abbott then told of their
narrow escape when a few Sundays
ago their automobile collided with
speeding passenger train. This indeed
is a thrill we never hope to expert
ence.
Mrs. Mary Marshall told Of a few of
her experiences on her trip to Europe
last summer.
A program for the last half of the
club year has been made and some
very interesting days are planned.
Monday next Mrs. w. H. Warren,
chairman of music, has a lovely day
for.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01
W. C. 7. q.

A very interesting program was Civ
en- in the chapel Tuesday evening of
this week. Mrs. Roy Cannon had the
Loyal Temperance Legion girls and
boys give a demonstration of their
training in the work of clean habits
and observance of the laws; this is
fine training for our children. Par
ents, send your boys and girls and
have them enlist in this training also.
After serving refreshments the chill
dren were dismissed and the regular
meeting of the w. C.. T. U. was open
ed. After business was completed
Mrs. Pierce gave a good report of the
anti-saloOn league convention which
was held in Washington, D. c.
Our own town of Milford was rep
resented at that convention by several
delegates and the State of Delaware
was finely represented with people
who were enthusiastic about law en-
forcement and world prohibition.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01
POSTAL OFFICIALS TO
RUSH NEWSPAPERS

AS a result of several months of in
Yestigation and study by experts OF
the Post Office Department, Postmas-
ter General New today issued the first
definite, concise and complete pro-
gram that has ever been put on by
the department for the mailing, trans
mission and delivery of newspapers.
This order is most important. It is
far reaching. 1t gives the same expe-
dition to newspapers as is accorded to
first class mail.
The order is the result of painstak-
ing effort on the part of the post office
inspectors, under the direction of First
Assistant Postmaster General Bart
lett. Carefully worded and minute in
structions have been issued to all en-
ployees engaged in handling the mails
so that there will be no possibility of
misunderstanding the importance of
getting newspapers to the reader with
minimum of delay.
The essence of the order is that
newspapers shall not be mixed with
parcels post at any point in their dis
patch from the publishers offices I'M
til their delivery to the addresses. Pa
pers shall be handled by themselves,
and kept in constant transit not be-
ing sent to railway terminals to be re-
In other words, they are to be
handled in the same manner as first
class mail.
An important feature of the order is
hat no publication shall be given any
continued on page 100
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01
HEN LAYS EXTRA SIZE EGGS

At the poultry farm of A. V. Nc
Cormack, near Milford, is a white
leghorn hen that is of ordinary size
and in all respects, resembles the
general utility hens kept for egg pro-
duction. Yet this hen has the pecu-
liar habit of laying every other day a
very large egg, that varies but trifle
as to size or appearance. The eggs
from this hen weigh on an average,
four ounces each. The circumference
around the center measures exactly
six and one-quarter inches, while
around the length of the egg it meas
ures seven and three-quarters inches.
The shell is almost a clear white and
there is only one yolk in the eggs. If
eggs were sold by weight-as they
should be sold, this hen would be a
winner O. money for the owner.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01
SUPERIOR COURT In SUSSEX
COnvenes Next Monday With Many
Cases On Its Calendar.

The regular February term of Su
perior Court and Court of Genera
Sessions of Sussex county will con
vene next Monday, February 4th.
In Superior Court there are thirty
three cases dOcketed for trial anC
twenty for argument.
There are seventeen divorce cases
for trial and four in which final de-
crees are to be issued.
Following is a list of cases: James
X. Orrell; Frank T. Miller and Whea-
ton M. Coward, trading as Miller and
Coward; Sam Dinelli, two cases; Will
liam Blaine Atkins; Burton G.. Can
non and Samuel J. Messick, trading as
Cannon & Messick, and Oscar J. Stew
ems, two cases; Oscar H. Campbell,
trading as o. H. Campbell & Co.;
Charles 3. Parsons, Lille Collins and
Edwin c. Ryan, trading as c. E. Par
sons & Co.; Harry J. Purse; William
Collins, trading in the name of Collins
Company, three cases; Grover c.
Lynch; George Carey and Ebe Walter,
trading as Carey and Walter, three
cases; Samuel J. Speal, two cases; all
against the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company; Carl ]. Hearne VS.. John F.
Driscoll, capias in SANDER; Oscar J.
VS.. American Railway Elk
press Company; Mary L. Stille VS..
Grover C. Marvel, trespess vi ct ar
mis-; Laurel Produce Growers .AssO-
citation, D. B. A. VS.. Reese o. GOrdy,
P. B. R., appeal from a justice of the
peace; Annanias J. Lowe VS.. Eastern
Shore Gas and Electric Company;
Frank S. Carter VS.. Lewes Fertilizer
Company; Anna Kohlenberg VS.. Ma
thaniel Coverdale, trespass quare
clausum fregit; Elijah N. Holloway VS..
American Railway Express Company;
Bertha Handy, D. B. A. VS.. Able Able
man, P. B. R., appeal from justice of
the peace; Bay City Dredge Works, a
of Michigan, VS.. Landreth
L. Layton; Salisbury Brick Company,
a corporation of Maryland, VS.. George
town Gas Company, Georgetown, Del,
sums. case; Elijah E. Wootten, admin
cum testamento annexo Of AL
bert L. Elliott VS.. Delaware Trust Co.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01
KENT TEACHERS MEET
TOMORROW AT WYOMING

saturday, February second, will be
day of great interest for all the
teachers and parents of Kent county.
when the first of series of demon
stration meetings, organized by the
State Parent-Teacher Association, will
be held at the Caesar Rodney school
at Wyoming. The purpose of these
meetings is to help the local officers
TO provide worthwhile programs for
their monthly meetings; to inform the
parents Of the most modern methods
which the teachers are attempting to
adopt in the schools throughout the
state; to encourage a whole-hearted
cooperation between parent and tea
cher and to exhibit some of the re-
suits of the years work by the pupils.
The teachers under the leadership
of Miss Helen Cunningham, State SUI
pervisOr, will hold their February
group meeting in the morning. This
will be followed by a hot luncheon,
served by the members of the Home
Economics Department for the small
sum of thirty-five cents apiece. At
one-thirty the demonstration meeting
will commence. G. S. Williams of
MillsbOrO will present the subject for
the month, which is Schools of Ran
dolph County, Indiana" The program
leaflets which the State Parent-Teach-
er Association sends out each month
to every organization, are on this
subject. From listening to Mr.. Will
liams, the officers may obtain some
new ideas and a renewed incentive to
work up their own programs in their
OWN districts.
Another feature of the afternoon
will be a demonstration History Les
son, conducted by Miss Agnes Snyder
If Johns Hopkins University, Balti-
more. The parents may see by this ex-
nipple how the present day methods Of
eaching differ from those by which
hey were taught when they were chill
ren.
It is hoped that not only all the
eachers and officers, but also as many
1embers of the association as possible
7ill attend the meetings and by their
resence and interest help to make
hem even more Of a success than
lose of the past few years.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01
MURPHY AGAIN HEAD
OF FAIR ASSOCIATION
Harrington Man To Serve Fifth
Term AS President Of Kent
And Sussex Fair.
DIRECTORS ARE REELECTED
Financial Report Showed That The
Fair Was Largely Attended.
improvements To Be Made.

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Kent & Sussex Fair As
ISOLATION, held at Harrington last
Thursday, Senator Charles d. Murphy,
was reelected president for the fifth
consecutive year.
Benjamin Irving Shaw was elected
vice-president; Ernest Raughley, Sec
rotary and Horace E. Quillen, treas
urer.
The financial report showed that the
Fair last year attracted large crowds.
The deficit, after having made numer-
was only $24.OO.
| Discussions were held on many sub
jects pertaining to the plans for this
year. Needed repairs will be started at
once by the executive committee, in
Guiding. re-roOfng of the exhibition
building. Repairs will also be made
to the race track.
The following directors were elect
ed: A. C. Creadick, c. D. Murphy,
Charles S. Warren, Frank Graham, w.
H. Cahall, B. 1. Shaw, Warren T.
Moore, w. S. Smith, George H. Brown,
w. E. Jacobs, L. B. Harrington, John
w. Sheldrake, John H. Holloway, d.
B. Sharp, J. A. Masten, Ernest Raugh-
ley, S. o. Bailey, Lorenzo T. Jones, w.
B. Fleming, Alfred Raughley, G. S. E.
CULLEN, all of Harrington; John
Harrington, James F. Cahall and H.
H. Bullock and Harry Mcdaniel, Jr.,
Dover; Dewey Sapp, Houston; ]. Nor
ris Harrington, FELTON,; L. D. Caulk,
Viola; William J. Swain, Norman Col
70 IF rid
vile; John Sipple, DR.. ]. B. Derrick
son, Frederick; Henry Stafford, Burrs-
vile, Nd; George H. Hearn, c. E.
Hurley, Seaford; John G. Townsend,
of Selbyville.
The directors organized and named
the superintendent of the different
departments: Executive Committee:
Benjamin 1. Shaw, A. C. Creadick,
Horace E. CULLEN, Charles D. Murphy,
William J. Swain, w. S. Smith, Nor
man Collision, L. T. Jones, Alfred |
and Ernest Raughley.
Superintendent of grounds, William |
H. Cahall; superintendent of State |
Building, Alfred Raughley; assistant,
A. C. Creadick.
Superintendent of-races, J. Morris |
superintendent of poul-
try, w. D. Scott; assistant, Raymond
M. Head; superintendent of ladies'
Mrs. Alverta Cahall; SUI
perintendent of floral and plants, Mrs.
W. P. Poole; superintendent Of fruits
and grain, Warren c. Newton, super
Intendent of live stock, Charles War
rem, assistants, L. D. Caulk, ]. A. Mas
ters, Dewey Sapp and Alfred Raugh-
ley; superintendent of machinery,
Joshua Smith; superintendent of
and vaudeville stage, John
H. Holloway; superintendent of cleo
.ric light, John H. Holloway, assist
ants, Warren T. Moore and D. B.
rharp.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01
CHAUTAUQUA COMING BACK

Milford will have it Chautauqua pro-
gram as usal next summer. William
E. Bohn, the director of our Chautau-
qua Circuit, was in town on Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week. Twenty
two guarantors were secured last
summer and pledges for $3.50 worth of
tickets were taken under the big
brown tent. With the help of some. of
our enthusiastic townspeOple, espec-
tally c. J. Holzmueller, the number of
guarantors was easily brought up to
the required forty. Mr.. HOlzmueller
has a copy of the contract in his Office
and any other interested persons are
invited to sign it.
The officers elected by the guaran-
tors are: President, Rev. H. L. Bum
stein; secretary, Rev. Samuel 9.
Welsh; treasurer, VIM. S. Daugherty.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01
HELP KENT AND
SUSSEX PEOPLE
An Expert Will Visit Kent And Sus-
sex And Help Make Out u. S.
Income Tax Reports.

Word has been received in Milford
that Deputy Collector w. Morris Black
Of the Government Income Tax SER
vice will be in town on February IA,
Is, and 16 for three days to assist To-
cal residents who are required to file
income tax returns for 1928.
United States Collector of Internal
Revenue, John w. Herring, has urged
all persons liable for the tax to con-
suit Mr.. Black and file return with
him at that time in order to avoid the
inconvenience of a trip to the Will
mington Office.
Before taking up the question of
your tax liability, it has been sug-
gested that the instructions on the
forms recently sent to all taxpayers
be carefully studied. If no form was
received, request for the same should
be made of Deputy Black.
1t is recommended by Collector Her
ing that return be filed whenever
any doubt exists as to whether or not
a return is due. I'm order to be sure,
file a return" he says.
Every single man must file if his
income is $1,000 or more. A married
man must file if his income is $4,000
or more, provided he is living with his
wife on the last day of the taxable
period. A man who supports a family
but is not living with his wife must
file a return if his income equals ST.
900.
With regard to the proper form to
be used it was stated that the small
form, 104OA, for 1928 provides for re-
porting salary only. If you have other
income to report in addition to salary
such as rents, income from business,
profit from sale of real estate and the
like, the large form must be used. It
is a very good practice to retain a
copy Of the form filed with the col
lector.
In reporting the income from farm,
a special schedule has been made by
the Internal Revenue Bureau for this
purpose known as form 1O4OF which
should be filed together with form
1040 as a supplement.
Employers are liable for returns of
information on form 1899 and 1896, |
when they have paid salaries and !
wages or the like in excess Of 81, 900 |
Jul MS InC past yOctAs INCIuA llO are uuG !
IN or before March Is, 1924, and fail
ire to file within that time will result
IN the assertion of severe penalties. |
Deputy Collector Blacks visit to this
own will be the last opportunity be-
ore that date to secure his aid in
making your return.
The Governments income tax man
S visiting the towns in Kent and Sus-
lex counties, sitting at post offices and
,anks. His itinerary for the month of
will be as follows:
February 1 and 2-Georgetown.
February 4-Clayton.
February and 6-Smyrna
February Z, 8 and 9-Dover
February 11-Wyoming.
February IL and 13-Harrington.
February IA, Is and 16-Milford.
February 1S, 10 and 2O-Seaford.
February 21-Bridgeville.
February %, u day-Millsboro
February %, 1sday-Frankford
February %, 26 and 27-Laurel. T.
February %, 20 and March del
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01
BATTERY F VICTORS
In two FAST GAMES

The unexpected happened Thursday
night, January oath, when Battery F
defeated Frederick A. c., at Frederick.
This is the first time such thing has
ever happened. There was no doubt
any time during the game who would
be the winners. The Milford boys
started off with a brand of basket ball
that upset the whole Frederick team,
and then in very business like man
ner scored twenty field goals. That
Frederick did not make much larger
score is due directly to the excellent
guard work of Hyde and Kirby, two
boys who are always in there work.
ing hard, regardless of personal points
scored. The final score, Milford AZ,
Frederick 20. The official score fol-
1OuTcs
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01
The KENT LEVY COURT
HEAR ROAD ADVOCATES

At Tuesdays session of the Kent
County Levy Court, Armwell CULLEN,
road supervisor in the Tenth district,
suggested that the Court purchase a
gravel bed on farm near the Davis
Road cutoff in the Tenth district, for
road purposes. The Court agreed to
make the purchase.
The Court was visited by delega-
tiOns from different parts of the
county seeking recommendation for
concrete roads connecting up with the
main trunk lines already completed
and to be built this year. The delega-
tons included one from Ninth dis
trict, recommending a road from Har-
ringtOn to Gaines Cross Roads. Re-
ferred to State Highway Department.
Delegation from the Sixth and Ninth
districts asked for an improved road
from J. B. Gains farm to Whiteleys-
burg, near the Maryland line. Road
approved.
Delegation from Sixth district for
road from Harrington to Masten's
Corner and thence to Hollandsville.
This road was also approved. A dele
cation from Frederick appeared before
the Court asking that the street in
that town to be improved, be changed
from David street to Front street.
A list of the number of miles in in
corporated towns securing county APP
preparations, was submitted as fol-
lows: Bowers one and one-half miles;
Camden, two miles; Cheswold, half
mile; Clayton, one and quarters
mile; Dover, three miles; Hartley,
three-quarters of mile; Pennington,
seventy ight-one-hundredth of a !
mile; FELTON,, one and one-quarter of a |
mile; Frederick, two miles; Harring-
ton, four miles; Houston, one-half |
mile; Kenton, One-half mile; Leipsic,
three-quarters of mile; Little Creek
has a special appropriation of SIS an
nually; Magnolia, one-quarter of a
mile; Milford, two and nineteen one
of mile; Smyrna, three
and one-half miles; Viola, one and
one-quarter Of a mile; WOodside,
of a mile; Wyoming,
two miles.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01
GENEROUS GIFT TO
AIILFORD CHILDREN

DR.. Evans Roberts gave fifty pounds
of cocoa to the Milford Public Schools
for use in the domestic science
work. The members of the class in
school No. serve hot cocoa end milk
with light lunch. In No. 2 school the
Parent-Teacher Association join with
the pupils in serving hot lunch each
noon hour The pupils and teachers
appreciate the kind and generous gift
by DR.. Roberts, and the board of cdu-
cation appreciate his act, which makes
possible a palatable lunch for the
children. Thanks for DR.. Roberts.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01
SUNSHINE SOCIETY

On January 18th the Alden Branch
of the Sunshine Society of Milford met
at the home of Mrs. o. D. Alderman.
Mrs. H. L. Bunstein presiding. A con-
tribution was reported from Mrs. Ra-
tie Deputy which was received with
appreciation and thanks. Miss Edna
Barker reported that a wheel chair
had been given to the society by the
Kings Daughters which the society
accepted with thanks.
After the business meeting a social
time was enjoyed and refreshments
were served by the hostess. The So
ciety will meet with Mrs. C. H. ABB
bolt on South Walnut street, this Fri
day afternoon at three O'Clock.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01
FEBRUARY HAS FIVE
FRIDAYS THIS YEAR

Five Fridays fall in February, this
year according to the calendar CO.
incidence which occurred only three
times in the last century, and is slated
for the same total in the present cycle.
The years were 1928, 1856, 1884, and
will be 1924, 1852 and 1880.
The year 1900 was not included, al
though otherwise eligible, on account
of the fact that only every fourth CEN
tenary year, 1900, 1000, and so on is
reckoned as bisextile, the interven-
ing ones as ordinary years.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01
P. I. A. MEETING

The Parent-Teacher Association Of
Caesar Rodney school will give dem
onstration program on Saturday, Feb
ruary End at 1880 p. m. 1t would be
beneficial as we'll as entertaining to
the officers and teachers and as many
parents as can of the Milford Com
munity Association to attend. The
president, Rev. Samuel G. Welsh,
would be pleased to see a goOdly
number Of our association there.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01
MRS. HOEY INJURED BY TAXI

Mrs. W. F. Hoey, of Frederick, was
struck by taxicab at Thirteenth and
Market streets, Philadelphia, on Mon
day morning and painfully injured.
Mrs. Hoey was taken to the Hahne-
mann Hospital where her injuries,
consisting of cuts and bruises on the
face, arms and body, were given med
ical attention. Reports from the in
stitution are that she is not seriously
injured. She is the widow of the late
DR.. Hoey, of Frederick.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01
FIRE co. ELECTS OFFICERS

, At the annual meeting of the Car
Isle Fire Company, of Milford, the
following officers were elected for the
present year: President, c. e. Varney;
vice president, Harvey ellis; secre-
tary, George Macklin; treasurer, Roy
E. Pettyjohn; fire chief, Charles Ban
ming; chief engineer, Henry Ryder;
superintendent of supplies, C. D. Holz-
mueller; fire recorder, Harold C..
Grier.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01
Frederick A. C.

Referee: Belts; scorer: Hugg; time
keeper: Clown; time Of halves: 20
minutes.
Friday night, January 25th, the all
stars of Dover came to Milford to play
basket ball, but long before the game
was finished they changed their mind
about it so the score ended GO to 20
in favor of Battery F, and all the boys
of the home team report they had a
splendid workout. Official score fol-
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Dolphin, of
announce the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Clarissa Doll
phin to Mr.. Frank H. Icon, of
adelphia. No date ha
wedding.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01
DIR. sTORK CALLS

Mr.. and Mrs. Valbert L. Fox, of
East Front street, South Milford, are
receiving congratulations upon the
birth Of daughter.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01

Advertising space In "MlIford
Chronicle" ls sold on basis Of
guaranteed circulation Of over
5000 copies each week.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01

Totals
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-12-19
BUSINESS MEN
OPPOSE CHILD La
Dor AMENDMENT

New York, Dec. 13.-The New York
state chamber of commerce con-
demned the federal child labor amend
ment at its monthly meeting.
\ small minority, led by Joseph NJ.
Price, opposed the resolution. Mr.,
Price declared that he was amazed
and shocked" at the committees at;i-
Jude. III the employers realized that
long hours and dangerous employ
ment do not work for good business,
child labor legislation would be I'M
necessary" he said. The only right
the state would give up under the
proposed amendment would be the
right to neglect its children. This
amendment gives the state unlimited
power to protect its children
Robert Alfred Shaw cited powers
the constitution now gives congress
and said that with such powers en-
trusted to them no enc should be
afraid to delegate authority as pro-
posed in the amendment. TO adopt
the committees resolution will not do
us credit as an association of bust
ness men" he said.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-12-19
DECEMBER Is
THE UNION
LABEL MONTH
BY II. f. Scheck,
President, Chicago Trades Union
Label League.

Custom has made the month of De-
cember one Of the best months for the
merchants, and because of the holiday
spirit, clever propaganda is resorted
TO by the ad writers. Make Others
Happy" is the slogan of the month.
And man, woman and child is in the
proper mood and tempted to release
the years savings to buy presents 20
make others-happy?
The Illinois State Federation Of
Labor has by action OF lis last con-
vention set aside the month of De-
cember as the UNION LABEL
MONTH. There can be nothing more
appropriate among trades unionists
who can afford to give Christmas
presents than to select an article that
was made in a factory where organ
lied labor is not barred, and we can
conceive of nothing that would bring
more happiness to all concerned, the
producer, the giyer, and the recipient
of a Union Label article. Therefore,
let US as Trades UnionistS shun the
Cheap trash" that is dumped on the
market and made under conditions
that would astouish Us if we only
knew. We are absolutely in accord
with the slogan of the month, Make
Others Happy" If we will insist
upon the Union Label on the Christ
mas present, then the month of De-
cember will not only be beneficial 10
the merchants. but will also give Us an
opportunity to prove our loyalty to
those who receive our gifts.