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Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-26
SEELEY

By Press staff Correspondent
SEELtN, June 26.-G. l.. Camp
bell received word Thursday morn
ing that Fred G.. Henderson had pass
ed away at National City WedneS-
day afternoon. Mr.. Henderson has
been n longtime resident at Seeley,
he was prominent in church and
school circles being officer of each
organization. His funeral will be
Monday at > p. M. ut San Diego.
He is survived by his wife and two
children, Alice f. and Richard
Henderson.
The Seeley depot was Il busy place
on Wednesday when several car
loads Of watermelons were being
shipped out.
Mrs. A. l.. Bartle who sprained
her ankle n couple Of weeks ago is
slowly improving.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Garcia have opened
the old bank building and are OPP
Grating an ice cream parIor and
cafe.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-26
Gas Lose Lives
In Accidents

SAN FRANCISCO. June 2G. =
Death toll OF 64j California workers
in 1924. the state Industrial Accident
Commission reported here today.
There were 206,13l accidents re
ported to the commission. Three
hundred and nine workers were
permanently disabled, S7,9s2 tenn
porarily disabled and 1l6,lSj re
qured services of a doctor.
The building trades were most
hazardous. the commission found.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-26
Nice Sum Realized
at MT. Signal Dance

The dance given by the Mt. Sig
nal home department at Mt Signal
school house ON Wednesday night
was a success, more than $40 being
realized which will go into improve
ments on the school building.
Much appreciation is expressed by
committee in charge for the water
melons donated by y. A. Contos
and the cantaIoupes presented by
the Amicon Fruit company toward
tn" evenings enjoyment.
There viii be no more dances un-
I'll fan, but they have proven 50
successful that the committee hopes
10 start Them again when the wealth
er is cool
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-26

Many delegations from the differ
ent valley churches includes Mr..
and Mrs. Alex Meyers and several
young people from the Meioland
church; Rev. and Mrs. Sam SmySer,
head Of the HoItvillc delegations;
Earl CLANCY, press and transporta-
tion manager, is the official dele
gate from Brawley; Merle Warne,
county president of the Christian
Endcavor, is representing Alamo
and a group Of young people from
SeeIey are also attending. From
the state Street Christian church ~
have signed up to be present tomor-
row, the day OF the parade. Five
ncmbrrs including Herman Knapp,
The president, and Robert Carey,
are attending the entire convention.
Mrs. r, y. Pope heads n large dele
CATION from the Presbyterian
IEUrrh
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-26
Mrs. Strieby Named to
Important CLUB Post

Mrs. J. J. Strieby of Brawlcy,
county chairman of the farm home
department, has accepted the chair
manship of the country life section
Tor the Southern District of the
Federation of Women s clubs. Mrs.
S'rIrby, who lives east of Brawlev
on a farm, is well fitted to fill this
position in Il very capable manner,
due ia the fact that she has been
connected with the farm home de
partment and has always been prom
incntly affiliated with anv move.
ment agitatmg better homes for
The farm.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-26
Society, Clubs, Lodges,
Churches and Schools


Tomorrow will be the day of the
parade, in which floats of every
description are to be entered. Due
to the fact that FL Centre Endeav-
ors were seventh to have their quota
of attendants filled, they will be
given seventh place in the parade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lingo and almost 40
mcmbGfs will leave here tomorrow
morning in order to participate in
the parade. Following the awarding
Of the prize to the best float, the
evening will be spent in social times.
All business will be finished by Sun
day night, the new officers install
ed and the meeting adjourned until
next year.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Burrows who have
been living on Seventh and d, left
Yesterday for Los Angeles, where
they viii remain for the sammcr.
Mr. Burrows was employed IN the
local barbershop owred by Charles
Port.
Mr.. McPherrin and S. P. Williams
have returned from Los Angeles.
Mrs. Williams and the children will
remain there for the summer. Mrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-26

Williams plans to take an advauc-
ed course in music willie there.
Mrs. Ray Martin and Mrs. r. G..
Cornish have returned from San Di>
ego where they spent a couple of
DAYS. Mrs. Cornish and daughters,
Miriam and Charlotte, will leave to-
night for San Diego to stay for tine
summer Mrs. Cornish and the girls
arrived here several weeks ago from
Chicago and have been visiting at
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-26
IMPERIAL
ny Press staff correspondent

IMPERIAl1, June 26-- Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Hallowell and w. D. Gott
were dinner guests Of Mrs. ELha
Pitts last evening.
/. Martin, agent in the local Of
flee Of the United Stages is con
fined to his home on account Of
illness.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-26
THE WEATHER

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY:
Fair warm weather tonight and Sat
urday.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Fair
tonight and Saturday except cloudy
near coast in morning Mid along
coast, continued warm in the in
terror.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-26

Stockings trimmed in colorcd
Ioschuds below tine knee were seen
ON thrc" women, Il girl in II small
candy shop, an elderly w0'tld be
flaPper and 4 megress There is
pretty good proof they WI net be
.hosor by smart women.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-26
Cattle Market

Federal and State Market Bur
eau's Prices For To-day, Furnish
ed ThrouGk Courtesy of the L.
h. Union Stock Yards Company.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-26

the home of Mrs. Cornish s parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. =. Martin. They viii
return to their home in Chicago in
the fall.
Miss Margaret Mason OF Ell Gem
tro was 4 visitor in Inlpe iai yester-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-26

Milwaukee Wan asks divorce be-
cause she kisses him too much. On
ions would be cheaper.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
STATE TROOPS UNDER
CANVAS AUGUST FIRST
Will Assemble At Rifle Range and
Travel To RehObOth

Plans are rapidly maturing for the
summer encampment and the timer
ary OF the 19Sth Coast Artillery
(Anti Aircraft Regiment) Delaware
National Guard, which will begin
with the five days camp at the State
Rifle Range below New Castle. Ad-
Jutant-General J. Austin Ellison has
issued the program for this years
camp and itinerary.
The several units of the regiment
will assemble at their individual
headquarters on Saturday morning,
August 1, and proceed by motor
truck convoy to the rifle range.
where the tents and other equip
ment will be in readiness for the
first official inspection at $3.50 o.
clock. The first guard mount will
take place at 4:3O, with music by
the regimental band, under the di- !
rectiOn of Bandmaster Wingert. The |
regiment will remain at the range
for five days and will then leave by
truck convoy on Thursday, August |
for RehObOth, where they will
spend ten days in range finding, air
craft defense, and rifle practice with
targets floating in the air and on the
ocean surface.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
RIDER MAY
WIN A LARGE PRIZE
Ii Expert HOrseman Resides In Sus-
sex. He May Compete For Prizes

Does Sussex county boast a good
bronchO rider, steer wrestler or
calf roper? Or a fellow adept at
trick and fancy riding? He may
now be covering a policeman's beat,
employed as a delivery man for a
moving concern, clerking in a store
or holding down an office job, but if
he still has the spirit of the plains
and ranges in him and thinks he's
no back number, he's wanted. The
Chicago Association of Commerce is
putting on a Roundup" August Is
to % and has asked the help of this
newspaper in finding persons for
merly having a part of the life of
the great West.
Thirty thousand dollars in cash
purses, in addition to worlds
championship titles, belts and tro-
phies will go to the victors of the
Chicago Roundup" which is to be
held in the Grant Park Stadium un-
der the direction of Tex Austin, fam
Gus rodeO man, and it is thought
that there may be some one in Sus-
sex county who is still good enough
to try and run away with a part of
this money.
The Roundup" marks Chicago's
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Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
SENDS THREE TO HOSPITAL
Car Ditched BY Driver To Avert
Running Into Train

-Four persons were injured, three
OF them so bad that they were taken
to the Milford Emergency Hospital
and other occupants of the autOmo-
bile narrowly escaped serious in
juries when the car driven by Roose-
velt Walls was ditched by the
driver to avert crashing into a
freight train early Wednesday morn
ing. All of them are negroes. The
accident occurred at the railroad
crossing where the Delaware, Mary
land and Virginia Railroad crosses
the State Highway near the Kent
Sussex Fair Grounds at Harrington.
1t happened about o'clock in the
morning. The negroes were pre-
ceding north, having been to Sea-
ford and being on their way to Mil
ford where they resided. Walls saw
the freight car loom up in front of
him and swerved into a ditch be-
side the railroad tracks. He was in
jured about the stomach, but was
not taken to the hospital. Henry
Clarence Holland and Vir-
ginia White were all admitted to the
Milford Emergency Hospital for
reatment The Benson man was
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Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
NEW CENTURY CLUB

The closing session for the club
year was held on Monday afternoon
IN the club rooms with the presi-
dent, Mrs. c. H. Nutter, in the chair.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read by Mrs. Robert Griffith,
acting secretary. Reports from Of
Hcers were given and plans were
discussed for raising money. The
president urged that some definite
action be taken soon to raise funds
for the payment of the amount sub
scribed to the Firemen's fund. 1t
was decided to hold another bake in
the club rooms, Wednesday, May 10,
beginning at ten o'clock, and all
members are asked to contribute to
this bake, especially those who did
not give to the other bake.
A beautiful piano solo, "a Spanish
Dance" was played by Miss Mabel
Smith, Mrs. ]. H. Skewis recited
Over the Orchard Fence" and Mrs.
VIM. Warren, with Mrs. E. T. Hur-
ley accompanist, sang Goodnight"
by Eastman and zone Day" by Gel
bel.
The meeting was then turned over
to the chairman of hospitality, Mrs.
0. D. Ackerman, and her committee,
and delicious refreshments were
served.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
REPORTS SHOW GOOD
WHEAT PROSPECTS
Delaware And Maryland May lst
Had Better Prospects Than Last
Year.

The average condition of winter
wheat in Maryland on May 1st, 1925
was SO per cent of a normal, and in
Delaware 90 per cent. On April 1st
condition in Maryland was 81 per
cent and in Delaware 80. Ten-year
average condition in Maryland on
May 1st is Sc; in Delaware Sc.
A condition of SO per cent in
on May 1st is indicative of
a yield Of approximately 16.5 bush
els, assuming average variations to
prevail thereafter. On the esti-
mated area to be harvested (553,O
acres) 16.5 bushels would produce
about 9.148.OOO bushels; the har-
vested production in 1924 was g.
$4,000 bushels. 3.5 per cent of the
area planted last fall was abandoned
because of winter injury from vari-
JUS causes.
In Delaware the indicated produc-
ion based on May 1st condition is
-,841 900 bushels; the harvested
in 1924 was 1,616,000
per cent of the area
planted last fall was abandoned.
The crop in Maryland came thru
he winter in averagely good shape
nd in Delaware better that average. |
he winter was only moderately |
old, and moisture and snow cover
ng were ample.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
SUICIDE The VERDICT
in FLEETWOOD DEATH
Farmer Residing East OF Milford
Took His Life Saturday Last

John Homer Fleetwood, a farmer
residing about a mile east of Mil
ford, killed himself by hanging on
Saturday afternoon last. He was
AZ years of age, and moved to the
farm from Marcus Hook last year
The man was apparently in his
usual good health and his wife no
ticed nothing unusual about him on
Saturday morning. The only rea-
son that can be absorbed for the
deed was possible worry over having
broken a piece of farm machinery
which he had borrowed from a
neighbor. That morning he was
planting corn with a borrowed plan
ter, and in turning around the pole
to the machine was broken off.
This worried him considerable, but
his wife thought nothing of the mat
ter at the time. She came to Mil
ford and shortly before leaving the
house her husband told her that he
intended to make a new pole for the
planter. This was the last that she
saw of him until she found his body
hanging in the barn. He had been
dead for some time when found.
A cOroner's jury on Sunday
brought in a verdict to the effect
hat death had been self inflicted.
The body was shipped to Chester on
Tuesday morning and interment was
made at that place.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
DELAWARE PACKERS MET
AT WILMINGTON LAST FRIDAY
Tomato Gamers Plan To Organize
For Better Marketing

Seven cooperative tomato packing
concerns in Delaware and the East
ern Shore of Maryland, representing
5000 acres and upward and 500 far
mers which average in normal sea-
sons a pack of more than $100,000,-
600 cans of tomatoes, met at the
Hotel DUPONT last Friday and effect
ed a tentative organization and
named committees to conduct inves-
legations concerning grading, pack
ing and marketing of tomatoes,
which will be reported back at sub
sequent meetings.
The meeting was the elimination
of attemps made in the last six
months to assemble the cooperative
canneries, which pack tomatoes and
market them on a fifty-fifty basis
between Gamers and growers. Even
tually it is predicted that all tomato
packing and marketing will be done
along this method, because it not
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Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
INSPECTORS WILL ISSUE
DOG TAX ON PREMISES
John w. Ingram Has Been Appoint
ed For First Rep. District

John W. Ingram of South Milford
has been appointed enumerator and
inspector by the State Game Asso-
citation to canvass the First Repre-
sentative District of Sussex County,
visiting each farm, habitation or in
stitutiOn in his district to take the
census of dogs, the first week or ten
days in June. He is authorized to
carry with him the metal tags sup
piled by the State and receive the
annual fee for each dog-giving the
proper tag and certificate of regis
tration for one year, this saving any
further trouble for the owners of
dogs, or for those who in August
will canvas each district to catch
and impound any unlicensed dog.
Registration under the new law,
makes dogs personal property, and
the money goes towards paying for
of the law.
This will do away with hundreds
of mOngrel and worthless dogs in
both Kent and Sussex counties.
Each district in these counties
will have a canvaser, carrying the
tags and Certificates of Registration
in the month of June.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
DELAWARE GIRL HURT ON
GOLF COURSE AT CAPITOL
Miss Hurley, StenOgrapher To Sem
atOr Hit With Club.

Miss Olive B. Hurley, of George
town, stenographer in the Office of
Senator Thomas F. Bayard, was
struck on the nose with a golf club,
while accompanying a party of golf
players last Thursday.
Miss Hurley was accompanying
Mrs. Lena Reed Anderson, secretary
to Congressman Robert G. Houston,
and friends for a round of golf on
the Potomac links, and when one of
the players made drive the club
swung over his shoulder and hit
Miss Hurley between the eyes, and
on the bridge of her nose. Miss Hur-
ley was taken to Emergency Hos
pital, where an X-ray was taken to
determine the result of her injury.
1t was learned that the injury would
not prove serious, or result perma-
nently.
Miss Hurley is rapidly recovering
and will resume her duties this week
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
VINEYARD SHTPBUTLDTNC
COMPANY COMPLETES
LARGE CONTRACT
Last Of Rum Chasers For The U.
S. Government Will Leave Yards
This Month.
TRIAL TRIPS THIS WEEK
One Boat Has Been Given Trials
And Will Leave Milford On
Monday Next.

The Vinyard Shipbuilding Com
pany, whose yards are located in
South Milford, are putting the finish
ing touches on the last two rum
chasers which they are building for
the government. One of the boats
has been given its trial trips this
week and has come up to the gov
ernment requirements. It has been
newly painted and the crew has been
IN Milford several days waiting to
put it in commission. This boat
will leave the builders yards on
Monday or Tuesday of next week.
The remaining boat is rapidly be-
ing made ready for its crew. The
builders expect to deliver it to the
on or about May 9th.
The boats are the last of a con-
tract of ten rum chasers which the
local yard received in competition
with some of the largest shipyards
in the east several months ago. The
total contract amounted to about
100000, and the boats completed
and delivered have come to the
strict government requirements in
every respect. During the World
War the Vinyard Company built a
number of submarine chasers for
Navy Department, and it was their
excellent performances in actual
ervice that gave the local plant an
to bid on the rum chas-
rs.
Just what work the plant has un-
er contract or in sight has not
cen announced by the management.
At the Abbott shipyards, two boats
re now on the ways.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
MILFORD GRANGE

In spite of the fact that these are
busy days for everyone, there is no
lack of interest in the Grange pyra-
mid parties and nearly every week
sees one or more of these pleasant,
popular and profitable gatherings in
one or another grange home.
The attendance was excellent at
the meeting last Saturday night and
the program which included several
tableaus by the juveniles, was very
good. Next Saturday come and enjoy
this program: Music, selected, cur
rent events by John Rosa; reading
by Mrs. Sanford Griffith; landscape
gardening by Miss Houston; discus
sion, "Dairying for Profit" led by
Mr.. Moore, Mr.. Num- and Mrs. Short.
Should there be time the question
box will be opened.
The juvenile matron requests that
every member be present next Sat
urday as rehearsals for the Memoir
ial Day program will begin at this
meeting. Everyone is asked to bring
some item about Cuba, relating to it's
people, history, products. climate or
whatever you may choose.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
MISS ETHEL HOLZMUELLER
TO Be BRIDE ON SATURDAY
Milford Girl Will Marry Theodore
D. Miller of WiIliamspOrt, Pa.

On Saturday, May 18th, at II o.
clock, Miss Ethel HOlzmueller,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. J.
HOlzmueller, will become the bride
of Mr.. Theodore Davenport Miller,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd T. Miller,
of TerryVille, Conn.
The ceremony will be performed
in the Presbyterian Church, Rev. H.
L. Bunstein officiating and with Mr..
Samuel c. Evans at the organ. The
following selections will be render
ed: Comemoration March, Scotson
Clark; Melody in D, Williams; Ex-
cerpts from Faust" GounOd; Med
ley Of Popular Air and "Fantasie."
The bride will be given in mar
riage by her father and will wear
a dress of white georgette crepe ov-
er satin, trimmed with clusters of
orange blossoms and carrying a
brides bouquet of lilies of the val
ley. She will wear white Neapoli-
tan straw hat.
The maid of honor, Miss Eliza
beth MacIntire, of Lewes, will wear
pink geOrgette crepe and a pink silk
nat " LldlCI, CdlI yluS DOuQueL VI
spring flowers to blend in color with
her dress. The bride maids, Miss Mil
dred Griffith of Milford and Miss
Dorothy Miller of Williamsport, sis
ter Of the groom, will wear canary
canton crepe, trimmed in silk lace
with large picture hats of Milan
straw, and carrying bouquets of
spring flowers.
Mr.. Paul Vincent Mickey of Will
Transport will act as best man and
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Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
PRESBYTERIANS WILL HOLD
A STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
''Press Agent" Says 1t viii Be Most
Wonderful OF Events

The press agent" for an affair
which will be given in Milford next
week, takes a unique way of pulling
it across. In a news item handed
in for publication he says:
Are you going to the Strawberry
Festival next Wednesday night, May
the twentieth? If not, reconsider.
If you are, more power to you.
''ThOse who go are going to have
time and something to write home
about.
"The most beautiful spot in Mil
ford has been selected-the green
lawn in front of the Presbyterian
Church.
I'm case of rain or unmerciful
weather the scene will be laid inside
the church and extra strawberries
will be piled in top of each dish.
This years berries will be used ex-
clusively.
This Festival will be executed by
the members of the Ushers' Union
of the church. It will commence at
Z by the Trust Co., clock and no one
knows how late it will last
1T was the ingenius brain of Mr..
Samuel Evans that Matched out the
plan. Altho it took him two years
to work out the details he now has
them completely under control and
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Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
STATE TO LICENSE
ALL MILK DEALERS
Campaign To Save Babies And
Improve Health Starts Wednes-
day, July 1st.

A most vigorous campaign to save
the babies of Delaware through see
ing they have clean pure fresh un-
contaminated milk, free from ty-
phOid fever and tuberculosis germs
IS being planned by the State Board
OF Health. The campaign will reach
its climax on July 1, when dairy
men of the state who have failed
TO clean up their dairies and taken
other precautions and common sense
methods to keep the milk they sell
clean and pure will be refused Ii
censes to sell milk.
Fortunately the number of those
who are apt to fail in their RESPONSE
bility to the public are few, accord
ing to r. G. Beckett, state sanitary
engineer. For more than year, eff
forts have been made to clean up
dairies. Last spring Mr.. Beckett
made a tour of the state and later
presented each dairyman who fell
below the standards a COPY of his |
report. Again twice during the win
ter he made a subsequent inspection |
and again this spring he has visited |
The dairies and examined conditions
On the results of the last trip and
with the first two inspec-
ions the standing of the dairymen
5 being fixed.
The state health authorities have
lied a standard of fifty points on
he dairy score card and those who t
all by fifty points to maintain clean !
airies and sell milk that is tainted. ,
hat is dirty and that is chock full Ii
I germs that cause typhoid fever t
he dreaded diarrhea and possible S
ther diseases, will find themselves a
the position of the counterfeiter S
r saloonkeeper who attemps to pass e
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Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
PRIZES OFFERED TO
CHILDREN FOR ESSAYS
Winners Will Receive Both Cash
And Medals As Prizes. Contest
Will Be By States.

The National Contest between the
children of the public schools thru
written essays on "Why has the
American Legion, and organizations
of veterans of the World War, de-
dicated itself, first of all, to uphold
and defend the Constitution of the
United States of American, opens
up an opportunity for the bright
boys and girls, to win a large sum
of money for their efforts in writing
the essay, and at the same time gain
experience in thoughtful study of a
very important part of the basic
principles Of our government. The
contest will be by states, and the
plan is well worth while for any
boy or girl to study.
Under the terms of the contest
three judges are selected for each
State. The dutiesOf the State Judges
will be to select the three best es-
says from tn winners in the COun-
ties Of the State. In the case of
Delaware their duties will be sim
ply to judge the three winning es-
says from New Castle, Kent and
Sussex counties as to relative merit. |
DR.. H. V. Holloway, State Super
Intendent of Public Instruction, has
chosen the following for the Della
ware State Judges and their accep- |
.ances have been received.
Albert w. Cummins, Editor, Will |
ningtOn Morning News; DR.. Finley |
VI. X. Foster, AssOcite Professor of
English, University of Delaware;
Iohn Shilling, Asst. Superintendent
n charge of High Schools.
The County Judges were chosen
" the three County Supervisors of
public Instruction, namely:
Miss NJ. Phyllis Mason for New
,astel County; Miss Helen Cunning
am for Kent County; Mr.. Albert
farley for Sussex County.
The following judges have signi-
ed their willingness to act in this
apacity:
Kent COunty-Rev Charles A.
Walker, pastor, First Baptist Church
lover, Del, Col. John P. LeFevre,
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