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Milford chronicle., 1925-11-13
SUSSEX POULTRYMEN
ENTER HENS in One
YEARLAYING CONTEST
Sixty Of COunty's Leading Grow.
ers Have Already Received
Calendars.
KEEP MONTHLY RECORDS
The Principal Reason For Contest
Is To Learn Cost OF PrOduc-
ton Ia State.

The poultrymen of Sussex Coun-
ty are taking a great deal of inter
est in the State Farm Egg Laying
Contest according to County Agent
NJ. C. Vaughn of Georgetown, that
is being conducted by Mr.. H. S. Pal
mer, Extension Poultryman, and
County Agents of the Extension De-
partment of the University of Della
ware.
Several community meetings have
already been held in the county and
more than one hundred personal
visits have been made by County
Agent Vaughn and Mr.. Palmer.
Those who have entered the contest
have agreed to keep accurate egg
production recOdrs and at the end
of each month will furnish Mr.. Pal
mer with their record, who will
summarize them into a state report
giving the average egg production
per bird and the production of the
ten highest flocks. Sixty of the
leading poultrymen have already re-
ceived their poultry calendars, upon
which the records are kept, and
there are quite a number of more
requests for calendars. There will
probably be eighty in Sussex Coun-
ty to keep such records.
Those who have entered the con-
test are as follows: Asa Reynolds,
John L. Lesher, Mrs. J. H. Geyer, G.
w. Spicer, Harvey Short, J. T. War
rington, Jacob S. Smith, A. F. ROg-
ers, Byron Pepper, Andrew Marvel
and M. c.. Vaughn, all of Georgetown
Elmer Dickerson, John Ponder, W.
W. Davidson, Mrs. Geo. c. Marvel,
Thos. T. Moore, Raymond M. Lank,
Mrs. c. E. Thackery, Mrs w. C.
White, Mrs. S. NJ. Reynolds and Mrs.
Chas. P. Reynolds all of Milton.
Chas. E. PettyjOhn, F. A. Walls,
Edw. T. Vaughn, Mrs. Hugo Keep
pie and Mrs. C. c. Maull, all of Har-
beson.
Mrs. w. E. Thompson and Jas. W.
Hopkins of Lewes.
John S. Dobson of AIillsboro.
Willie Williams and Everett Long
Of DagsborO. S. E. Evans, Millville,
w. A. Ireland, Guy L. Jones and G.
A. Colell of Milford. Mrs. E. G..
Greenwood Agricultural
c. E. Mai, w. F. Mai,
las. H. Edgell, Eli Gingerich, Fred
H. Zott, J. H. Seely, G. F. Seely,
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Milford chronicle., 1925-11-13
BOULEVARD SOUTH
OF MILFORD MAY BE
WTDENED NEXT YEAR
Increased Traffic Over High
ways Make Present Road In
adequate.
TRAFFIC IS THE PROBLEM
Licensed Cars Have Doubled
Since Year 1922 And Still
They Come.

Widening of some stretches OF the
du Pont Boulevard to take care OF
the increasing traffic is to be con-
sidered by the State Highway Com
mission. Two portions OF the high
way that are believed by many per-
sons to require widening are be-
tween Odessa and Smyrna, where
there is a sixteen-foOt concrete road
ned and from Milford southwark in
sussex county where most OF the
roadbed is fourteen feet wide. This
year, Delaware has issued $4,000 au-
10 licenses, double the number OF
1922.
Now that we have splendid
roads even down in lower Delaware,
and are rapidly increasing them,
The question is how to handle the
traffic at the northern part, where
travel is heaviest" says w. W. Mack
acting Chief Engineer of the State
Highway Department.
when we built the highways be-
tween Smyrna and Odessa, a sixteen
foot road was all that was needed,
but it isn't wide enough now. Many
accidents have happened on the six
teen foot highway, and it it were
eighteen or twenty foot in width
there might not be so many.
"One of the big and most impOr-
Uant things 1 believe the Highway
Commission will have to consider
and decide upon very soon is this
item about widening the roads. Ot
course, the most ideal road, as it is
considered nowadays by many
leading engineers, is a road in two
sections. By that 1 mean two roads
or highways running parallel to
each other and perhaps separated by
a few feet, but two roads just the
same and not one big highway. The
plan is that all traffic going north
would then have road wide enough
for two lines of travel, but because !
it is all headed the one way, there |
would be no danger of someone tray
cling in an opposite direction, cut
ting in and hitting another car. A
driver would only have to watch the
car or truck ahead of him and not |
some other car approaching in an
opposite direction.
I'm some of the right-of-way, We
hold, the width is enough to war
rant such an ideal highway Of two
roads, but in other sections it would
be necessary to obtain the extra land
and that is always job requiring
much diplomacy and tact. But every
one seems to be agreed upon one
fact and that is that if the motor
traffic increases even but portion
of what it has in the past three
years something must be done to
relieve the congestion at some
points,"
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-13
SEARCH Is ABANDONED
FOR BUNNY II VICTIMS
Secretary Of State Taylor and E. r.
Pusey Given Up For Lost

All official search for the yacht
Bunny II, which was burned in the
Atlantic Ocean off Charleston, S. c..
on October "a and on which Secre-
| tary of State William G. Taylor and
Edward R. Pusey of Wilmington
were passengers, was abandoned
this week. A careful search by
Government Cutters and other small
boats, along a 100 mile stretch of
coast proved fruitless. Major Harry
B. Van Solver who was sent south
by Governor Robinson to conduct a
search for the missing Delawareans,
has returned home and reports that
no trace has been found of either
the men, their bodies or the missing
boat. The families of the men have
given up hope that they were saved
and it is now practically certain
that they met their deaths when the
boat burned.
In response to numerous inquir-
les and to the heartfelt interest
shown by many friends, Joseph M.
Pusey, brother of Edward R. Pusey,
owner of the ill-fated motor yacht,
who has been an active yachtsman
for 25 years, has volunteered the
following explanations of what he
believes happened on board the
Bunny Ii
Il saw the Bunny II Is minutes
before she started down the Marine
Construction COmpany's dock at
Commerce street, this city, bound
for Miami, Florida, and bade God
speed and good luck to the crew
for a safe and pleasant trip.
There were eight or ten large
cans of gasoline for emergency sup
ply in the cockpit, which were to be
stored under the cockpit floor.
think that one of these cans, stored
under the floor (due to the pitching
of the bOat) sprang a leak, whereby
the gasoline, due to the heat of the
muffler pipes, filled the bilge and
space under the cockpit floor with
gas. l am unable to surmise how
this gas was ignited as it may have
been done in many ways-carburetor
backfre, spark from wire, hot bear
ings, etc, but it exploded. Explo-
sion verified by Captain Davis of the
Mary A. Share, (eye Witness).
AL 6AP4Oo4On III b1llS CudL dClG4
could blow up the cockpit floor,
throwing men overheard in dazed
condition, causing them to be unfit
to take care of. themselves.
81 do not believe they had a
chance to put on life preservers or |
to have gotten in a tender even if |
they had had one. They must have
been dazed, as they were all good |
swimmers and could have easily |
kept afoat until the Mary A. Share,
with Captain Davis aboard, arrived |
30 minutes later. 1 feel that the
men were in the cockpit because in
a 33-foot boat running in rough
water it is the natural place to be,
the cabin being shut up tight to
keep out the spray so as to keep
.hings dry inside.
"The above was written after a
very careful survey and study of all
conditions and authentic reports re-
,eived from the different reliable
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-13
DISTRICT GOVERNOR VISITS
ROTARY CLUB TONIGHT
Gilbert ]. Palen VIII Pay His OH.
cial Visit With Local ROtarians

Gilbert J. Palen, governor of the
Fiftieth Rotary District of which
Milford is a part, will pay his Off
cial visit to the Milford Rotary Club
this evening. At the request of
Governor Palen, R. Arthur Derrick
son, President of the local club, has
called a meeting of the officers,
Board of Directors and all members
of committees for 5 o'clock this af-
ternoon. The meeting will be held
at the New Windsor Hotel. At this
gathering, Governor Palen will dis
cuss the Rotary program for this
year, and outline the work required
of the Milford Club. Immediately
following this meeting The regular
weekly dinner will be held at 6:3O~
O'Clock, at the Windsor Hotel At
the dinner meeting, a number of Wis
iting Rotarians from Dover and
other nearby towns will be present.
Governor Palen will address this
He will return to Phila-
delphia, the district Headquarters,
after the affair.
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-13
ARMISTTCE DAY IS
FITTINGLY OBSERVED
BY SCHOOL CHILDREN
Milford High School Pupils Give
Excellent Program At Noon
Wednesday.
TAKE PART IN A PLAY
One Of The Many Interesting
Features Was A Play Given
By Students.

The Armistice Day observance at
the Milford 1 Public Schools last
! Tuesday morning, was a splendid
surprise to those who had not been
| informed as to the program, or who
knew nothing about the fine pat
riotic spirit which the teachers
have instilled into the children of
the school enmass.
Too much praise can not be given
for their patriotic work, which was
in response to the suggestions of
the State Board of Education thru
its executive officer, DR.. Holloway,
who wisely directed the policy of
observing Armistice Day.
1t is unfortunate that the Mil
ford Public Schools have no ade-
quate assembly room for the chill
dren of all the grades, which on
this occasion caused all the primary
grades to be entirely eliminated
from even witnessing the work of
the older children and so these were
dismissed for the balance of the day.
The musical part of the program
was a surprise to all who have not
attended the music periods of the
school for the past eight weeks, be-
cause of the excellence of the sing
chestra work of the boys and girls
taking part. 1t does the instructor,
Miss Eiler, credit and the people
have right to be proud of the way
the children sing in chorus. It was
fine.
The program was submitted by
Miss Warden and arranged with the
cO-laborature of other teachers and
students of the upper grades.
The program chairman, Bernard
Ireland presided and conducted the
entire service like a veteran in the
work. The opening was blowing
the Reville call on the cornet by
Thomas Derrickson. Then the Pres
ident of the Milford Board of Edu-
cation read a scriptural selection
and the entire audience paid tri-
butte to Armistice Day by a two
minutes of silence. This was fol-
lowed by singing of the "Star Span
gled Banner" and the Salute to the
Flag by the school, led by Donnell
Marshall
Miss Dorothy Vinyard and Donnell
let4 oHetl4 SdCu udu6 IOuT minute
address on Armistice Day, which
was followed by a recitation by
Raleigh Baker entitled Spring in
he Trenches, each received liber-
Il applause for the rendering and %
'esults of their study of training
Methods
Singing of america For Us" by
he school followed and then came
-Four Poems of the World War;,
which were rendered by Ralph
Brown, Wilson Sockrider, Margaret
Iarvel, Elvie Davis and Clayton
Hitch
"a Dream of Peace" a play, was
tagged which presented to the audi
nee in picturesque form, recent
historical facts of the countries of
he world and their welfare as to
'eace. 1t was a nice piece of use
ul thinking for the young as we'll
S older folks to study. Those who
ook part were Herbert BuckaIew.(
CONTINUED on page y
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-13
ANNUAL RED CROSS DRIVE
HERE STARTED WEDNESDAY
Tea At Home of Mrs. Marshall Will
Inaugurate the Campaign.

The Red Cross Roll Call starts on
George W. Marshall of the Milford
Branch of the Delaware Red Cross
Chapter, will open the drive here
and the nearby towns and country
with a Red Cross Tea at her home
on Tuesday afternoon, November
18th, at $3.50 o'clock. You are cOr-
daily invited to the tea. This no
tice will be your invitation as it
would be impossible to reach all
the members in any other way. This
tea is given each year in order to
organize the workers to start on
the campaign.
The annual meeting of the Della
ware Chapter of the American Red
Cross will be held at 2 P. NJ, on
Monday, November 10Th, in the Club
Room of the Hotel DUPONT. In ad-
dition to the annual reports and the
election of officers, there will be an
address by Royal Clyde Agne, which
will be worth while coming to hear.
Two delegates from the Milford
branch are expected, whose expen-
ses will be paid from the branch
funds. Luncheon can be had at the
hotel, though it will not be lunch
con meeting. Any number are well
come from the branch, but only two
can be official delegates. 1t is hoped
a good representation will be pres
ent.
"The Red Cross served we'll dur
ing the war, in the relief of the sick
and wounded, in providing comforts
for the soldiers, sailors and marines
and in assisting their families dur
ing their absence.
"Now that the war is over, the |
United States Government through |
the Veterans Bureau is giving |
splendid service to disabled ex-ser-
CONTINUED on page y
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-13
CONNIE MACK WILL
PAY MILFORD A VISIT
Leader OF Philadelphia Athletics
Will Address Rotary Club Next
Thursday Evening.

Connie Mack, manager of the
Philadelphia Athletics, will be a
visitor in Milford next Thursday
and Friday. Connie comes to Mil
ford primarily as guest and
speaker at the Rotary Club. Owing
to the fact that he was unable to be
here on Friday night, the regular
dinner meeting of the club, the
meeting next week will be held on
Thursday evening at $3.50 O'Clock.
Accompanying Mr.. Mack will be Ira
Thomas, also of the Athletic team.
1t is probably that Eddie Collins,
manager of the Chicago White SOX
Bing Miller and Jimmie Dykes, both
of the Athletics team will be in the
party which will come here next
Thursday. Most of them will speak
at the dinner. The Rotarians plan
to make the occasion of Connie
Mack's visit a memorable one. Bill
White, song leader of the Whining
ton Rotary Club will lead the sing
ing that evening. Each member of
the Club who has a son will have
his boy with him that evening. Those
members who have no sons will
each bring one boy as his guest.
Invitations have been issued to the
members of the Dover, Laurel, Will
mington and Salisbury clubs to visit
Milford Rotary Club that evening.
It is expected that $50 persons will
be present. .I.
On Thursday evening the visitors
will be the guests of DR.. Walter L.
Grier, who will entertain them over
night. DR.. Grier is one of the mem
Oers of the Milford Board of Educa-
lion. He has made arrangements |
with Superintendent of schools |
Robert E. Shilling to have Connie
Mack address the boys sometime
either Thursday afternoon or on
Friday
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-13
REVENUES FROM AUTOS
LARGE In OCTOBER
The Total Revenue For Month Was
$11,45S.75 From All Sources

S. D. Prouse, head of the Automo-
bile Titling Department, has COM
pleted his report of registrations,
revenues, etc., >for the month of Oc-
tober as follows:
Pleasure cars registration, 49,
TAP; pleasure car, re-registrations,
1925; total, $4,567. Truck registra-
tions, $1,604; truck re-registrations,
SIPS; total $1,729. Dealers, $S5;
trailers, So; tractors, $50; motor
cycle registrations, $35; motorcycle
re-registrations, 50; public service
permits, So; operators licenses, ST.
464; chauffeurs licenses, 1881; ex-
ira weight, 1924; liens and encum-
berances, $S1925; titles, $1,632,50;
total revenue for month, $11, 1,458.75.
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-13
CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE
CANAL WORK NEARLY DONE
Will Be Ready for Formal Reopen
ing on June 1, Says Engineer

Reconstruction work on the Ches-
apeake and Delaware Canal is near
ing completion and the canal will
be ready for formal reopening on
June 1st. Col. Earl 1. Brown,
United States Engineer Corps, of
Wilmington, said this week. Col.
Brown is in charge of the work,
which was begun nearly three years
age.
The work means the excavation
of 100000 cubic yards of dirt and
the erection of five new-type verti-
cal lift bridges, all which will cost
$9.OOO,OOO/ v
The reconstructed canal will ac-
cOmmodate any ships that draw less
than twelve feet of water at any
width and will be a sea-leveI tidal
body of water. The canal will be
lockless, whereas now much time
is lost by ships as they pass thru
the canal.
Something of what the larger
canal will mean to shipping may be
realized when it is considered that
it not only accommodates bigger
vessels, but also cuts off more than
200 miles of their southwark jour-
ney," Colonel Brown said.
Rapid progress has been made
on the bridge work since the last
inspection about six months ago.
The Little Culebra' cut at Summit,
midway between the ends of the ca
nal, from which the 16,000,0O0 yards
of dirt had to be excavated, is vir-
tually completed
"The cut in 10 feet deep and the
width across the top is 400 feet. At
the bottom the width is 100 feet.
The work has not interrupted the
handling of nearly 10000 tons of
traffic per month and overhead rail-
road traffic also was maintained.
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-13
DO YOUR XMAS SHOPPING
AT THE HOSPITAL BAZAAR
Unusually Attractive Lot of Gifts
Have Been Received This Week

With Christmas only six weeks
away, it isn't bit too early to plan
where you will do your Christmas
shopping. To many of the busy
people of Milford, Christmas shop
ping is a real problem, and any sug-
gestiOn which will help make this
easier and the last few days before
Christmas happier, is always well
domed.
The Milford Emergency Hospital
Bazaar will offer this year a real
solution to the Christmas gift prob
lem. There will be for sale gifts of
every description and from practi-
cally every state in the Union.
From San Francisco we have re-
ceived beautiful Japanese Tea
Caddy filled with tea.- Salt Lake
City has contributed the two books
which made Utah famous, specially
autographed by President Herbert
J. Grant. From Pittsburgh has
come beautifully hand embroidered
lingerie, towels, scarfs, handker-
chiefs, Madeira embroidery, etc.
Every day brings new and interest
ing gifts, and we feel sure any one
who is looking for practical, as well
as unusual gifts, will find his or her
wishes satisfied in the splendid as
sortment that will be on display.
In addition to the bazaar, suppers
(that have made Delaware famous)
will be served each night commenc-
ing at five o'clock. Roast Delaware
Turkey with all the fixings on We'd
nesday night. Old-fashiOned chick
en- pot pie on Thursday night and
on Friday night chicken salad and
fried oysters.
Remember the dates-Decembe
2, 8 and 4-Milford's New Commn-
nifty Building.
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-13
STATE POLICE ARRESTED
479 VTOLATORS In OCTOBER
Fines Amounting to $2547 Collected
Others Let OF With Reprimand

One hundred and thirty-nine per-
sons were arrested, $40 were repri-
manded and $2547 was collected in
fines, according to the monthly re-
port of the State Highway Police
for October, made public this week,
by Superintendent c. c. Reynolds.
Reckless driving is again the
leading offense with 40 arrests.
Operating automobiles without OPP
orators licenses got II drivers into
trouble. Operating automobiles un-
der the influence of liquor caused
the arrest of 12 on each charge.
Other offenses and the number of
arrests on each charge follows:
No mirrior on truck, 5; selling and
possession of liquor, 5; overloaded
trucks, 4; having stolen car in pos
session, 4; drunk and disorderly, 4;
failing to stop after accident, 8;
transporting liquor, 8; improper
lights, 2; improper brakes, 2; fell
onious assault, 2; manslaughter, 2,
and disorderly conduct, 2.
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-13
COSTS $l6.18 EACH
TO OPERATE STATE
Federal Census Bureau Gives In-
formation About Delaware's
Finances.

Statisticians of the Federal Cen
sus Bureau figure that the per cap
ita cost of operation of the general
departments of the state govern
ment of Delaware in the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1924, was $16.1S.
The total was $S,763,S9O, including
$1,204,281 apportioned for education
But there were other Outlays-
$31O,895 for interest on the public
debt, and $3,876,413 for permanent
highway improvements. The grand
total was $7,876,413.
Total revenue receipts were $8,-
1925, or $34.50 per capita. This
was $3,948,840 more than total pay
ments for permanent improvements
and $t47,212 mOre than total pay
ments, including those for perma-
nent improvements.
Property and special taxes rep
resented 47.2 per cent of the total
revenue for 1924, 49 per cent for
1928 and 28.1 per cent for 1917.
The increase in the amount of
property and special taxes collected
was 59.6 per cent from 1917 to 1928
and 1876 per cent from 1928 to 1924.
The per capita property and special
taxes were $16.29 in 1924, S13.87 in
1928 and $211 in 1917.
Business and nOn-business licen-
ses constituted 1873 per cent of the
total revenue for 1924, 1876 per cent
for 1928 and 80 per cent in 1917.
Delaware's net Indebtedness, the
Census Bureau announces, was &c.
607,098 on June 80, last, or $28.41
per capita. In 1928 the per capita
debt was $28.79 and in 1917, $4.O2.
Assessed valuation of property
subject to advalorem taxation was
1926, ,36S,0O
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-13
FORMER SENATOR BALL
RESIGNS HIS POSITION
Delaware Man Found Veterans Bu-
reau Required Too Much Travelling

Former United States Senator L.
Heisler Ball, of Delaware, who has
been connected with the Veterans
Bureau for some months, resigned
his place last week.
1t has been reported in Washing
ton for some time that the former
Delaware Senator had found that
the duties were not pleasant on ac-
count of the great amount of trav-
cling about the country where the
bureaus property is located.
Senator Ball visited the various
hospitals and other property owned
or controlled by the Veterans Bu-
reau and made inspections of the
various institutions and real estate
holdings.
Rumor has carried the name of
Senator Ball as a possible successor
to the Office of Secretary of State.
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-13
DROP IN SHIPMENTS
OF FARM PRODUCE
A Total OF 44,523 Baskets Of
Sweet Potatoes Have Been
Shipped To Date.

Reports from the office of Leon
Stein, supervisor of the Delaware
Division of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, concerning the produce ship
ments during the past week show a
large decrease in the quantity of
produce in comparison with the
shipments during the corresponding
period last year. The recent week
ly consignment was made up only
of apples, tomatoes, sweet and white
potatoes.
Only baskets of tomatoes were
shipped in comparison with the 81
baskets shipped last year during the
same period. The total for this
year is 31,S14 baskets; the total of
last year, 25,526 baskets.
The sweet potato consignment
consisted of 2781 barrels, raising the
total for the year to 44,523 barrels.
Last year during the same period,
4076 barrels were shipped and the
total then was 27,083 barrels.
The shipment of white potatoes
last year exceeds the weekly ship
ment this year by more than 460
barrels. During the past week,
there were 1873 barrels shipped; dur
ing the same period last year, 594
barrels. The total of this year thus
far is 167,737; last year, S10,579
barrels.
After heavy season of heavy ship
ments of apples, the consignment
of this fruit from various parts of
the Peninsula have gradually de-
creased until they are now very
much lower than that during the
same period last year. During the
past week, 1929 baskets were ship
ped raising the total for the year
to 1,417,102 baskets. The shipments
last year amounted to 1904 bas-
kets making the total then 1852
DOB baskets.
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-13
Kent Grand Jury Called For
Extra Session

Sheriff Howard Wix of Kent
county on Monday sent out no
tices to Kent county grand
jurors directing them to report
at Dover for duty on Novem-
ber %.
This is the first time Kent
county grand jury has been
called in special session for a
number of years. The jury will
sit primarily to present an in
dictment of Homer White, ne
gro, charged with felonious as
sault on Mary Ann Hall, IA
year-old white woman, at her
home in Frederick, October 13.
If indicted, White will likely
be tried on November "a.
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-13

OUR PRINTING PLANT
Is THE LARGEST ON
THE PENINSULA. LET
US QUOTE ON YOUR
NEXT PRINTING ORDER
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-13

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