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Milford chronicle., 1925-03-06
REED FINED FOR DRIVING
CAR WITHOUT PROPER EIGHTS
Aftermath of State Police Raid Here
Aired in HendrixsOn'S Court

Charles Reed, a farmer residing in
Slaughter Neck, was arraigned be-
fore Justice of the Peace E. V. Hen
drixsOn in Milford last Wednesday
night on three charges of violation
of the motor vehicle laws of the
state. The charges were brought by
State Highway officer VOshel, and
were a direct result of the raid on
violatOrs of the motor laws by the
State Police two weeks ago. The
cases against the other persons
rounded up in the drive of the state
troopers were dropped with warn
ings, but Reed failed to appear at
the time the others were told to.
Three charges were then placed
against him. One for driving with
rear lights out; another for driving
a car with a dirty license tag and
third for disorderly conduct at the
time of the original arrest. When
the case was brought before Justice
of the Peace Hendrixson for trial
his Office was packed with persons
interested in the outcome Of the
trial. Reed was found guilty on the
charge of having driven without a
rear light, and as he did not fight
further the two remaining charges
were withdrawn by the state troop
aT
Milford chronicle., 1925-03-06
MILFORD GRANGE

The recently appointed lecturers
committee is right on the job and
has arranged the following interest
ing program for next Saturday af-
ternoon: Instrumental music; a
community sing, in which there is a
part for every one; current events
by Mrs. Lemex; reading, Mrs. Aus
tin Peet; fruit spraying for profit,
by three men who are in the busi-
ness, Jacob Roosa, Raymond Will
kins and Medford Jones; question
box for which every member is re-
quested to bring a written question.
If there is not time for all the chair
man will select some Of the most
for discussion. Music.
The chicken salad supper next
Tuesday evening at the hall prom
ises to be a great success. See no
tices in other columns of this paper
and plan to come. If you don't want
salad, you may order oysters, baked
beans, ice cream or other good
things.
Milford chronicle., 1925-03-06
DELAWARE HAD RIGHT j
OF Line In PARADE
New York and Pennsylvania Sought
the Honor But Delaware Won

Delaware occupied it's usual posi-
ton at the head of the Inauguration
day parade in Washington on We'd
nesday despite the claims made for
that honor by the New York delega-
ton that appeared before the sub
committee of the Inaugural Day Pa
rade Committee or that made by the
Pennsylvania delegation.
The matter of positions was dis
cussed at meeting of the sub-com-
mittee on Tuesday, when New York
demanded the honor position on the
ground that New York was the larg-
est State in the Union. The Pennsyl-
vania contingent argued that as they
would have the largest representa-
ton, that State should have the hon
or position.
State Senators Highfield and AL
len and Representative Hastings
and Croll, of Delaware, who appear
ed before the sub committee, con-
tended that Delaware having been
the first State in the Union to ratify
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Milford chronicle., 1925-03-06
SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY

On Thursday of last week the
Community Hall at MillwoOd was
the scene of a very pleasant event,
when about fifty neighbors and
friends of Mrs. Luther Cubbage
gathered there to give her birthday
party. It needed only one look at the
lady's face when she was brought to
the hall to assure everyone that the
affair was genuine surprise. A
most delightful afternoon was spent
and at it's close, delicious refresh
ments were served, consisting of
fruit salad, ice cream, cake, coffee
and candy. In a few well chosen
words Mrs. A. E. Num- presented to
Mrs. .Cubbage on behalf of the as
sembled guests, two dozen beautiful
silver spoons. The merry company
wishing Mrs. Cubbage
much prosperity and happiness and
many pleasant returns of the day.
Milford chronicle., 1925-03-06
SOCIAL WORKERS WILL MEET
In WILMINGTON THIS MONTH
TWenty-fOurth and Twenty-fifth Are
Selected As Dates For Conference

The annual Delaware Conference
of Social Work will be held March
24-27 in the First-Central Presbytcr-
ian Church, Wilmington, under the
auspices of the Professional Social
Workers Club
A general conference committee
has been at work for some time un-
der the direction of Miss Merle z.
MacMahon, the club president, and
plans are well under way for a sue
cessful conference. The president
and executive committee are work
ing in close cooperation with the
following committee chairmen:
Finance-Charles A. Hagner.
Resolutions-Mrs. Emma S. Jack
son.
Publicity-Miss Mary G. Hunter.
Program and Entertainment-Miss
Elsie Lee Spring.
The sessions of the conference
Milford chronicle., 1925-03-06
YOUNG HIGH SCHOOL PUPIL
DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS
Miss Grace Meyer Succumbed to
Rare Disease

Z A death bringing with it more
than usual sadness because of the
circumstances surrounding the case
occurred at the Milford Emergency
Hospital last Friday evening when
Miss Grace Meyer, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Meyer who reside
at the eastern entrance of South
Milford, succumbed after a very
short illness. The young girl was IA
years of age and was a freshman at
the Milford High SCHOOL, She at
tended school as usual on Thursday,
and while there tainted in one of the
class rooms. She soon revived from
the fainting spell and apparently
was all right. She was able to walk
to her home after school. On Friday
morning it was seen that she was
very sick and she was sent to the
Emergency Hospital. The case baff-
led the physicians at the institution,
and though seven doctors were in
attendance they were unable to do
anything for the child, who died
early Friday evening. Following her
death an autopsy was held, and it
was found that she had been suffer-
ing from Pernicious Anemia which
is a very rare and fatal disease.
Miss Meyer was one of the most !
popular students at the high school, |
where she was also a good scholar. !
Her death cast gloom over the stu |
dent body. Funeral services were
held at the home of her parents on
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. C. R.
Strausburg officiating, and interment
was made at Odd Fellows cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1925-03-06
MILFORD SHTPYARDS
WORKING FULL Time
Both ShipbuiIding Plants Are Civ
ing Employment To Number
Of Men.

Not since the World War has the
shipyards at Milford been so busy
All through the winter months the
work has been steadily going on and
the work afforded has been a big
boost to business in Milford.
At the yards of the Abbott Ship
building Company, a large acid barge
has just been completed for the du-
Pont Company, of Wilmington. This
barge will be used in transporting
acid used in the manufacture of
powder. Car tracks have been laid
on deck in order that cars may be
run directly on the vessel for load
ing and unloading the tanks. The
vessel is 100 feet long, 80 feet wide
and has a hold of 8 feet deep.
The Abbott Company has received
a contract to build a tug for the
Ocean Steamship Company, of New
York. The tug will be "a feet long,
% feet wide and 9 feet deep. It will
be a sea going tug and will be COM
pleted by the middle of summer.
Finishing touches are also just
being given to the tug Maurania,
built for the Providence Steamboat
Company. In few days this vessel
will be delivered to the owners.
At the yards of the Vinyard Ship
building Company important work
is being done for the Government.
This plant is just completing the
last of a number of boats built for
the Coast Guard Service. A contract
given them by the government call
ed for 10 new chasers.
The contract which started in the
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Milford chronicle., 1925-03-06
SPRING-LIKE WEATHER
GIVES WAY TO WINTER
Coolest Day of Year Follows Several
Days Of Unreasonable Weather

Those persons who had had Wis
ions of an early spring, and who
were elated that the old ground hog
had not seen his shadow and had
come out for the season, were a
badly disappointed bunch when old
winter returned on Thursday night
in earnest. Following the rain-snow
flurries were noticeable, and on Fri
day real winter weather was the por-
tion. The weather moderated on Sat
urday; but, rain on Sunday was
again followed by drop in the tenn
perature. Thermometers in Milford
on Tuesday registered as low as 3
degrees above zero, which was the
coolest weather Of the winter here.
Intensely heavy winds accompanied
the drop in temperature and this
made it very hard to heat the homes.
Notwithstanding the heavy wind, ice
formed on the lakes at Milford. Per-
sons who had plowed their land pre-
paratory to seeding it in peas, were
retarded in their work; and no
planting could be done this week.
Flowers which had made their ap-
pearance in some of the yards in
Milford were badly nipped by the
heavy freezes. Fruit growers well
Ened the return of winter weather
it's low temperature, for they
ed that the unreasonable warm
Ather of a few weeks ago, would
suit in a killing for the entire
lit crop when the April frosts
ch the blossoms.
Milford chronicle., 1925-03-06
LEGISLATURE VISITS
WASHINGTON FOR
THE INAUGURATION
Worked On Monday, But Will Be
Absent From Duties Until
This Morning.
REDUCE AUTOMOBILE SPEED
Bill Which Limits Speed Of Auto
mobiles In Towns Unanimously
Passes Senate.

Both branches of the Delaware
General Assembly attended the in
augural ceremonies at Washington
on special pullman cars, and will. re-
turn to their duties at Dover this
morning. An effort was made to have
the Budget Committee stay at Dover
to complete its work, but the major
ity of the committee members voted
against the plan.
In an effort to put a stop to the
growing practice of auto drivers who
are involved in an accident, hurry
ing from the scene without revealing
their identity, the Senate last Friday
afternoon passed, by unanimous vote,
the bill making it compulsory that
such Identification be established by
the driver so involved and specifying
heavy penalties for failure to COM
ply with this law.
This measure makes it mandatory
upon a driver, when his car has in
jured another person or done any
damage to another car or other prop
erty, to stop and give his or her
name, address and license number to
the person injured or the owner of
the car damaged. They must also re-
port their name, address and license
number to the nearest police officer
or highway policeman and in case
none can be found they must go to
the nearest police headquarters and
report.
For driving away without doing
this any such offender may be fined
$500 or sentenced to two years in
prison, or both.
By the unanimous vote of the |
members present Friday afternoon,
the Senate passed the House bill fix
ing the penalties for failure to COM
ply with the law requiring the read
ing of the Bible and the recitation of
the Lords prayer in the public
schools. This measure had been in
troduced in the House by Represen-
tative Slant and was passed several
days ago by that body. 1t will now
go to the governor for his consider
alton and, if signed, will become a
aw.
The same bill was passed two
years ago but provided no penalty.
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Milford chronicle., 1925-03-06
Bee KEEPERS WARNED OF
A new PEST AMONG BEES
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Says Maryland County Is Center

The United States Department of
Agriculture, in statement issued
this week warned beekeepers Of the
appearance of new pest of bees in
Carroll County, Maryland, which, it
has been reported to the department,
has been found in considerable num-
bers in this section of Maryland, and
in other parts of the United States.
1t is the opinion of the department
that the pest was imported from
Europe with queen bees, and while
it is not, so far, to be regarded as a
menace, beekeepers will do well to
take steps to eradicate it from their
colonies and discarded" the depart
ment says.
The pest, known as Braula, is not
a true parasite, according to the
Bureau of Entomology, but it is
capable of weakening a bee colony
by taking it's food and by torment
ing the queen bee. 1t lives on honey
carried by the bees, not on their
blood, as was at one time supposed.
1t is found singly on the workers,
and in numbers on the queen bee,
but seldom on drones. 4
Milford chronicle., 1925-03-06
MOTHERS CLUB ORGANIZED
In MILFORD LAST WEEK
Organization Has For Purpose the
Welfare Of Children of the Town

At a recent meeting at the home
of Mrs. James P. Pierce on Lake
View avenue a Mothers Club was
formed, which is a branch of the
Woman's Christian Temperance I'm
ion. 1t is the purpose of this new
club to hold meetings once every
month, more often if necessary, and
to bring together mothers, who have
a mutual interest in discussing prob
lens that confront them in their eV-
cry day life. Outside help will be OBJ
tanned whenever it is possible. If
you are a mother, you will certain
ly be interested in the welfare of
your children. Show that interest by
coming to the next meeting. Bring
neighbor who is a mother. The next
meeting will be held on Wednesday,
March 18th at 2:30 o'clock at the
home of the president, Mrs. G. Mar
shall Townsend.
Milford chronicle., 1925-03-06
DELAWARE CROPS
TOTALED $2O,OOO,OOO
DURING YEAR 1924
Report Just Made By Bureau OF
Markets Gives Detailed To-
tails For All Crops.
POULTRY NOT INCLUDED
When Values OF Poultry Industry
Are Added To The List Big In
Creases Will Be Noted.

Delaware crops last year had a
value of approximately $20,OO0,OOO
and brought prosperity to the agri-
cultural districts of the state. A re-
port just made public by w. T. Der
ickson, chief of the Bureau If Mar
kets at Dover, is comprehensive and
gives the total shipments and money
value of each crop grown in the
state. The report is the most elab-
crate and comprehensive Of any ever
gathered in any state. 1t shows that
the sweet potato took rank well in
the forefront of Delaware's crops
last year, and that the strawberry
crop was big money crop. While
the total value of the crops is great,
the report does not contain any in
formation as to the value of the
poultry industry in the state, other
than to refer to Sussex county as
being one of the big poultry centers
in the United States. The report of
Mr.. Derickson is so full of valuable
information that it is herewith re-
produced in full It follows:
For the purpose of arriving at an
OoIAA4bbO VI LnG JOIdl COulluGICldl
agricultural production of Delaware
during the year 1924, the State Board
of Agriculture, through w. T. Der
lcksOn, director of the Bureau of
has compiled the following
data. This information was supplied |
to the Bureau of Markets by the |
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, !
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad |
Company, the Reading Company, the
State Highway Department, the var
GUS boat operators and owners, and
he different Gamers of the state.
This report does not cover any ship
nents made by freight or express in
ess than carload lots. 1t is realized
hat a large amount of agricultural
PRODUCTS are moved in less than car
Dad lots; however, no statistics are
.vailable regarding this movement.
This year, for the first time, we
lave accurate information regard
ng the amount of agricultural COM
Milford chronicle., 1925-03-06
OPPOSITION GROWS
TO THE WEER LIQUOR
BILL NOW in SENATE
"FOlks Back Home" Are Awak-
ening To Fact That Measure
Is Dangerous.
CARRIES SEVERE PENALTIES
The Bill Provides No AIterna.
tive But Jail For Any Per-
son Violating Act.

opposition to the drastic provisioD
OF the so-called Weer bill, but which
IS really fOstered by Rev. e. g. Pret-
lyman, representing the Peninsular
Law Enforcement League, which
would amend the present Loose law
so as to make it mandatory on the
courts TO impose a maximum prison
sentence of one year and a fine of I'm
TO $500, or both, is growing rapidlv
throughout the state,
since the bill passed the House
last week, when some of the legisIa-
tors declared they had voted for il
only on the ground that they felt
they were voicing the sentiments of
their constituents, these Legislators
nave begun to hear from back home.
Many OF them, returning to Dover
after weekend visit "back home'
told OF finding a strong opposition
10 the measure in their districts. II
was found, the legislators said, that
the grumblings of dissatisfaction ov-
er the results of attempts to enforce
the Loose law have trebled in their
intensity since the Weer bill was
passed by the House.
Daily the legislature is swamped
with letters from representative Cit
zens opposing the bill, which is now
IN the Senate for concurrence. The
of sentiment of these
citizens is that the bill, instead of
being of assistance in stamping ont
Illicit liquor traffic, will work a dis
met injury and prove a setback to
'rohoblt1on and the temperance
ause.
Possession of not more than one
luart of intoxicating LIQUOR is per-
nitted under the present prohibition
aw, but the Weer bill would make
misdemeanor to have in ones
possession any quantity whatsoever.
ven for medicinal purposes. No
natter how mitigating the circum-
tances, no matter how, or by whom.
ny quantity of liquor may be found
n his person or premises, the pris-
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Milford chronicle., 1925-03-06
PARTY

I On Saturday evening Miss Anna
Smith gave party in honor of her
birthday. The evening was spent in
playing games and dancing and at
late hour refreshments were serv-
ed. Those present were the Misses
Mary Travis, Sara Alexander, Agnes
McCaffery, Elizabeth Hammond,
Katherine McCaffery, Elva Andrews
and Mary Keegan, of Wilmington,
and Messrs. Stanton Hammond,
Thomas McCaffery, Charles McCol-
ley, Milford, Hubbard Patterson, of
Bowers Beach, Cornelius Lofand, of
Greenwood, Nelson Jones. Dover and
Lewis Blake, Crisf1eld, Md. All re-
ported an ENJOYABLE evening.
Milford chronicle., 1925-03-06
WILMINGTON SHAKEN BY
EARTHQUAKE SATURDAY
Large Buildings Shaken In Quake
Of Few Seconds Duration

/An earthquake varying from a
gentle sway to a tremOr of such in
tesnity as to shake pictures from the
walls, Saturday night shook parts of
several eastern states, Delaware be-
ing among the number. In Whining
ton the quake was felt in most all
sections of the city, but in the low
er part of the state the tremors
were not noticeable. 1t occurred in
the northern part of the state about
$3.50 O'Clock and lasted a few Sec
onds only. In some of the higher
apartment houses and Office build
ings persons were shaken, and re-
ports of persons being rocked in
their chairs were Veceived by the
newspaper offices /Some of the per-
sons thought that an explosion had
occurred in the near vicinity and the
newspaper offices were flooded with
inquiries asking for information.
New Castle reported feeling the
quake. No persons in Kent or Sus-
sex county felt the earth culver so
far as is known; for if they did they
made no report of the occurrence.
Just how marked intensity was the
quake in Delaware is not known for =
their is no seismograph in Delaware
and for tEat reason the intensity of
the tremOrs could not be measured.
Milford chronicle., 1925-03-06
AN INDICATION OF
QUAKE SEEN in MILFORD
Lamp in Catholic Church SWayed At
Time Earth TremOrs Were Noted

While persons in Milford and in
lower Delaware did not feel the
earth tremOrs which accompanied
the earthquake in the eastern part
of the United. States last Saturday
night, there was one indication in
this town that the ground did shake.
Persons who were in the Catholic
Church on Peabody avenue between
9 and 10 o'clock Saturday night no.
ticed that a hanging lamp burning in
the building swayed very percepta-
bly, at the time the quake was regis
tered and felt in other sections. The
lamp swung in an egg shaped arch,
to such an extent that it was very
evident that something was wrong.
At the time, those who witnessed the
occurrence thought nothing of it,
but when the news that other sec
tions of the state had experienced
cart htremors the occurrence was
very readily recalled. So far as is
known this is the only visible indi-
cation of the earth having shaken in
Milford, for no other reports have
been received of persons having no
ticed anything unusual. The earth
structure on this peninsula is such
that it is very unlikely that this Sec
ton will ever be visited by a severe
quake.
Milford chronicle., 1925-03-06
DELAWARE RECEIVES
$4,000 MORE MONEY
For Work At The Experimental
Stations Throughout This
State.

Congress has authorized and is ex-
pected to appropriate funds which
will greatly expand the work of the
Federal Experiment stations main
tanned in the various states, usually
in connection with agricultural col
leges.
Delaware at the present time re-
ceives from the federal government
100000 annually for it's experiment
station work. Under the terms of the
Purnell bill, which the President has
just signed, Delaware will receive
for the next fiscal year $4,000 addi-
tional, or a total of $4,000.
Moreover, there is to be an annual
increment of $4,000 a year until at
maturity 100000 will be at the dis
posal of the state, or 100 per cent
more than at present.
The Purnell bill is general in ap-
plication, and all the states will fare
exactly as outlined in the case Of
Delaware. The size, etc., of the state
has nothing to do with the alloca-
ton. All the states are on a parity so
far as this legislation is concerned.
The Purnell bill broadens the
scope of the stations so as to make
provisions for newer lines of work.
With the development of agriculture
new fields have opened in which the
demand for reliable knowledge, bas-
ed on research, is insistent. Chief
these are the farmers econ
Omic problems, including questions
Of farm management, grading and
transportation, stOr-
age, marketing and financing. There
ire also physiological and patholOgi-
,al, as we'll as economic, problems
involved in the handling of fruits
md vegetables.
Milford chronicle., 1925-03-06
.DU POINT WOULD
CHANGE SCHOOL PLAN
Speaking Before The Legislature
He Says Plan Could Be Started
Without Increasing Income Tax.

Announcement by Pierre S. du-
Pont before the legislature that his
statewide school building program
could be placed in operation with
out increasing the income tax of the
state for at least two years and that
he recommended that this be done
instead of his own plan being adopt
ed, has aroused considerable inter-
est in all parts of the state. Mr.. du-
Pont is basing his opinion upon the
belief that the legislature will amend
the law so as to prevent the taking
OF capital losses from incomes and
Will give the tax collecting office
sufficient money to hire the proper
help and to do the proper checking
up on incomes. He is also basing his
opinion upon the belief that a large
amount in back taxes will be col
lected.
In speeches since the one at *he
legislature Mr.. DUPONT has made it
plain that he is doubtful if the pres
ent tax would meet the needs of the
schools after the two years are over
because the back taxes will have
SACA OCCA CO44GClGus I1OW6NGT, TWO
years would show what could be
done and at the end of two years
one of several things could be done.
The rebuilding plan could be halted
and the state go on with its present
tax system, new income tax system
could be adopted and the building
plan continued or it might be dem
Onstrated that the present income |
tax system as it is proposed to
amend it, would meet the needs af-
.er the two years were over as well
rs it would meet them in the COM
ng two years. In the opinion of Mr..
iuPont it is perfectly safe to try the
plan instead of the one which he
las submitted.
In every speech which he has
made, Mr.. DUPONT has declared that
lie is willing to accept any plan
which would build the school houses
which the state needs and would not
insist upon his own plan. For this
eason he is willing to accept any
Ian which would build and is will
ng to take the suggestion that the {
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