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Milford chronicle., 1925-02-20
KENT BONDED DEBT
IS NOW 100000
The County Auditors Make Inter-
esting Comment In Reporting
Financial Status.

County Auditors Walter o. Hof-
fecker and John C. Hopkins have
completed their audit of the books
OF County Comptroller Thomas
Meredith, who retired from office
January L, after four-year-term in
that office. The period covered by
the report is from December 1, 1928,
to December 1, 1924, and the show
ing is as follows:
Receipts-General fund.- including
revenues from county offices, re-
celYer of taxes, State appropriations
for dirt roads and mothers pension,
etc, amounting to $226,68956.
Expenditures, including salaries
OF county Officers-ROad supervi-
sOrs, bridge repairs, county board
Of assessment salaries and clerks;
appropriations to Industrial Schools
for boys and girls, board of prison
ers at New Castle county work.
house; appropriations to Kent coun-
ty almshOuse, court expenses, print
ing ballots and election supplies,
etc, amounted to $189,733.31.
Bonded Indebtedness Fund-$112,-
C11,89; State Aid Road Fund, $977,-
959.4O; Good Road Fund including
balance, December 1, 1928, ST.
85613.
Kent County Indebtedness-Fund
Bonds; Kent County Good Roads
Eonds, State Aid Road Bonds, ST.
SS5.OOO.0O. Total Indebtedness, De-
cemeber 1, 1924 balance available
General Fund, $38,965.25; Bonded
Indebtedness Fund, $43, 3,O49.39; Good
Road Fund, $6,O15.83; State Aid
Road Fund, $256,,8O6.81; uncollect-
ed taxes 1928, $1O,25O.53; unoOllect-
Continued on page f1vey
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-20
SUSSEX PROPERTY VALUED -
AT THIRTY-TWO MILLIONS
COmptrOller's Report Shows A Good
Balance In The County Treasury

Chas. W. Messick, who retired as
county comptroller on January 1. has
just submitted to the Levy Court
Commissioners what is considered
one of the most complete reports of
the financial condition of Sussex
county that has been rendered since
the establishment of the Office a lit
tie more than a decade ago. The re-
port covers the period from January
1, 1924, to January 1, 1925.
The cash balance reported on jan
uary 1, 1924, was S141, ,782.78. The to-
tai receipts for the year were $685.
221.75 from all sources.
The expenditures including salar-
les, amounted to $34,441.O4. The gen
eral expenses, including advertising,
court house maintenance, stationary
and loan from Farmers Bank amoun-
ted to $4O,223.9O.
In the public health and welfare
department the heaviest outlay was
for mothers pensions, amounting to
$14,497OO, out of a total for that
item of $15,43975.
Public safety and welfare, which
includes the maintenance of the
county jail, cost of prisoners and
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-20
DIR. FRANK |. CRIER
OFFERED TO
CLOSE HOSPITAL HERE
Story Printed In Last Weeks State
Sentinel As To The Offer Not
Correct He Says.
DID SUGGEST A new site
Was Willing To Recommend That
Resources Be Pooled If Hospital
Was Differently Located.

In last weeks issue of the State
Sentinel, of Dover, an article deal
ing with the successful hospitaI
drive just finished in that town. also
carried story to the effect that DR.
Frank L. Grier had offered to turn
over the equipment of the Milford
Emergency Hospital to the Dover in
stitution. With the idea Of learning
the accuracy of the statement the
management of the Chronicle wrote
DR.. Grier asking for the authentity
of the statement. DR.. Grier replied
that the statements made by him
had been distorted when presented
to the Dover citizens. Both the let
ter written to Dr. Grier and his COM
municatiOn in answer are given.
They are self-explanatory. They fol-
low:
February II, 1925.
DR.. Frank L. Grier,
Milford, Delaware.
Dear Sir:-In this weeks issue of
the State Sentinel of Dover, there
appears an article dealing with the
successful hospital drive just made
by the citizens of the town. The arti-
Gle is of interest to residents of Mil
ford and contiguous territory in that
reference is made therein to the pos
sible removal of the Milford Emer-
gency Hospital. The part dealing
with our local institution reads as
follows:
"It was announced at Monday
nights meeting that DR.. Frank Irier
of Milford was going to recommend
that the instruments, beds and gen.
eral equipment of the Milford Emer-
gency Hospital be turned over to
Dover as Milford, besides the Emer-
gency Hospital, had the Marshall
Hospital which, with the Lewes Hos
pital, could take care of the needs
of the citizens of that section. It
was also said that if the citizens Of
Milford decided on that course, a
Thirty Thousand Dollar endowment
fund which the Emergency Hospital
now has, would go with the trans
fer"
With the view point of learning y
the correctness Of this statement,
and also whether there is a possi-
bility of the closing Of the Emergen-
CONTINUED on page fVe)
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-20
AGED LADY LEAVES
MILFORD AFTER ILLNESS
Mrs. James Chamberlain VIII Reside
In Virginia With Sister.

For the past two years Mr.. and
Mrs. James Chamberlain, of East
Front street, North Milford, have
been almost helpless because of af-
Fiction and the infirmities of age.
Mr.. Chamberlain is a victim of can
Ger, which for six months has not
only caused great suffering, but has
necessitated much care. Mrs. Cham
berlain had a slight stroke of par
alysis more than one year ago.
which prevented her from caring for
the house and her husband, so the
situation had to be taken over by
others.
Mr.. Chamberlain for thirty years
was a clerk in the leading hotel in
Milford and is well known to the
travelling public as well as locally;
genial and generous, he made many
friends. Mrs Chamberlain before her
marriage was Elizabeth Harrington
and has a brother, Isaac Harrington
in northern Kent County and a sis
ter, Mrs. Linda Harris, at Warsaw,
Virinia. They have one child, ELLIS
Chamberlain, who was connected
with the U. S. Government in its
Survey Department, for { the past
twelve years and during that TIME
was moved to all points Of the Unit
ed States where work was being con-
Quoted through that department; for
that reason the old folks were lett
alone in their home for years, where
they resided happy and in comfort,
up to their troubles by iaffliction fell
upon them.
When they became unable to help
Mrs. Ellis Chamberlain
with one child then came to them in
the early summer Of 1924, and at |
tempted to do the duties of caring |
for the two very old people. Since |
then another child was born, and |
that entailed responsibilities, which |
took her from the work of looking |
after the afflicted ibld people.
Rapidly the conditions grew worse |
at the home and the Kings Daugh-
.ers and others, helped with money,
food and service when possible, in
he afflicted hOnbe. Up to Christmas
his condition continued; at that
.ime Ellis Chamberlain returned to
Continued on page ive)
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-20
BILL NOW BEFORE
THE LEGISLATURE TO
AID 7. B. SANITORTUM
Institution Offered Debt Free To
State Provided 1t Will Be
Operated.
FOR WHITE PERSONS ONLY
State Already Owns And Oper-
ates Place For COIOred Folks
So Afflicted.

Brandywine sanatorium, located in
Mill Creek hundred, New Castle
county, and conducted by the Della
ware Anti-Tuberculosis Society, the
only institution in the state where
white persons suffering from the
white plague may be treated as be-
ing offered debt-free to the state. AT
the last session of the legislature, the
building was offered the state and it
is said the offer would have been ac-
cepted but for the fact there was a
mortgage hanging over it. This OBJ
legation has been removed and the
main building and others connected
with the institution, valued at $125,-
900 is now offered the state.
The Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis
Society is desirous of having the
state accept the building, because it
wOuldthen give the society the use
of the money collected by the sales
of the Christmas Seals for use in
educational work, teaching the chill
dren in schools the terrible effects
of neglect that brings on tubercu-
lOsis and in other spreading the gOs-
pei of good health and freedom from
bAAS AAIC pcs AACs oCtAA4LO4 AAAAA4 4LcA9
been conducted for many years by
the Society from private contribu-
tiOn, aided by the state. In nearly
every other state in the Union, such
institutions are under the direction
of the state.
Another reason, it is stated, why
it would be better for the state to
have control of such an institution,
is that there would then be mol
chance Of conflict between the insti-
tuition and the regularly authorized
health officials of Delaware. Such
clashes might occur at any time, but
fortunately have not in the asst. But
under state direction there would be
no divergence of opinion in the Oper-
alton of the home.
A third reason is that white VIC
Tins of the white plague ought, in
the minds of many, to be given the
same consideration as those of the
colored race. Within a mile of the
Continued on page fve)
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-20
KENT GRAND JURY FINDS
TRUE BILLS AGAINST MANY
Judges Grant Five Divorces On
Opening Day OF February Term.

The February term of Kent
county courts opened at Dover on
Monday with Chief Justice Penne-
will and Associate Judges Rice and
Rodney sitting. The court selected
w. Denney Clements as foreman of
the grand jury, and Wilur D. Wilds,
was chosen secretary.
Judge Rice delivered the charge to
the new grand jurors, explaining
briefly their duties, after which they
retired.
During the day the grand jury re-
turned the following true bills:
State VS.. Frank Flamer, unlawful
possession of a narcotic drug; Ed
ward Thomas, Negro, three indict-
ments, unlawful possession of mar
cotic drug, unlawful possession of a
hypOdermic syringe or hypoderm1c
needle and unlawful carrying and
delivering narcotic drug; Mary E.
ROlsal, two indictments, unlawful
of narcotic drug; Cor
nelius Rolsal, unlawful possession
of narcotic drug; Edward Anderson,
Howard w. PleasantOn,
bf second degree; Clarence
rceny and assault and bat
uis EllerbrOok, two indict-
carrying concealed a deadly
and pointing a revolver;
continued on page fve)
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-20
PENINSULAR JEWELLERS
TO MEET in BALTIMORE
Convention In May Promises To Be
Best Ever Held.

The annual convention of the
Maryland and Delaware Retail Jew
elery Association will be held i'll
Baltimore on May goth and 21st. The
committees working for the conVen-
ton say that this years gathering
will be even better than that Of last
season which was held at the Hotel
DUPONT in Wilmington. A number of
the largest jewellers in Baltimore
have recently become members of
the association, and are using their
every ounce of energy to provide
talent for a fine meeting. jewelers.
from Maryland, Delaware, District of
Columbia and Pennsylvania will be
in attendance. The officers of the As
sociation are: Charles M. Banks, Will
mington, president; J. G. Evans,
Cambridge, 1st Vice President; E. H.
Benson, Berlin, End Vice President;
Samuel c. Evans, Milford, Secretary;
and James S. Kreeger, Chestertown,
Treasurer The Convention Commit
tees follow:
Entertainment: c. Howard Milli-
kin, G. Frank Pearson, F. M. Scho-
field, S. Judson Mealy, Harry E.
Jacob.
Publicity: Philip Katz, Harry R.
Greenebaum, Howard o. Jenkins,
Michael Caplan.
Reception: S. Judson Mealy, Henry
Castelberg, H. C. Garthe, l.. Krieger,
Fred Kohner, E. D. MCFARLAND, w. H.
Brockman, S. P. Norfolk, Jr., A. H.
Morstein.
Program: Jacob Engel, VIM. J. Mil
Ter, Leon Levi, Fred J. Euler.
Finance: L. f. Sackerman, G. n.
Stieff, Sig. Katz, Arnold Rosenfieid.
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-20
DEADLOCK BROKEN AND
LEGISLATURE GETS BUSY
Budet Committee Squabble Straight
ened Out When Governor InterVenes

The long drawnout deadlock of
the state legislature was ended on
Monday following a conference be-
tween two democratic senators, two
republican Representatives and Gov
ernOr Robinson. The meeting at the
request of the governor who told
them that it was necessary that the
deadlock end. An agreement was
reached whereby the Republican
members of the house agreed to
change it's action of increasing it's
appropriation committee member
ship, and the democratic Senate to
restore the finance committee which
it had abolished. Senator Mcdowell,
deOmcrat, was made the secretary
of the budet committee when it met.
This action should have been taken
weeks ago after the Democrats had
conceded the Craftsmanship to Rep
resentative Drexler. The members
of the legislature had been hearing
from the folks back home" and
their action was demanded from all
sections of the state.
Following the organization of the
Budget Committee hearings were
started, and departments making re-
quests for monies from the State
treasury were heard. The dem
ocratic Senator commenced to func-
tion and act on measures which had
originated in the house. During the
deadlock the senate had steadfastly
refused to act on anything coming
to them from the House. After the
committee had organized the mem
bers of the committee were more
than cordial, even the leaders of the
fight on both sides seemingly being
well pleased that the controversy
had ended.
1--WE have buried the hatchet and
everything is now harmonious" Mr..
DreXler remarked.
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-20
new LAW MAKES
One REGISTRATION
NECESSARY in FUTURE
Bill Has Passed Both Houses And
Will Save Much Money For
The State.
WOULD RAISE R. R. TAX
Senator Allen Introduces Bill
Which Would Double Taxes
Now Paid.

The legislature this week has been
busy receiving new bills, Wednes-
day being the deadliQe after no new
business would be received. The
members from now on will have a
plenty OF work to keep them busy.
BY unanimous vote of all the
members present, the House last
Friday afternoon passed the bill to
amend the constitution giving the
General Assembly the right to enact
into a law a measure providing for
permanent registration in this State.
This bill was presented in the Sen
ate by Senator Viven. 1t passed that
branch without opposition. 1t was
passed by the Legislature two years
ago and this action by the House
completes the procedure necessary
to amend the Constitution, this being
possible only by the favorable action
of two sessions of the General AS
sembly. This bill is to be followed
by another which will carry out the
plans for permanent registration.
The measure was called up for
final action by Representative DreX-
Ter who explained it's purpose. He
DOluLGu OuL ltoLA IL II ouOuAu BC
changed it would delay for four
more years the consummatiOn Of the
plan to have permanent registration
in Delaware. He said the question
has been before the people of the
State and the legislators long
enough for everyone to understand
what it means and he thought it
should now become a permanent
thing. He asked for the privilege of
the floor for Senator Viven who
stated the action taken two years
ago and who said this was a fore
runner of another bill that will be
offered shortly carrying out the de-
tails of the plan. He said he had
heard some talk of amending this
act to provide for five registration
days instead of the two specified in
the law but he advised against any
Continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-20
TO INSPECT GRADE
CROSSINGS in DEL.
Highway Engineer C. D. Buck
And Railroad Official Will
Make Inspection.

Planning to reduce the number oil
fatal accidents occurring at unpro-
tected grade crossings thruout the
state, I. B. Sinclair, superintendent
of the Delaware division of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, and c. D. Buck
chief engineer of the state highway
commission, have planned a trip by
rail from Wilmington to the lower
extremity of Delaware, stopping at
all grade crossings and discussing
ways for their elimination.
The trip will be made in a few
days because there is a bill now be-
fore the general assembly author
izing the state highway commission
to provide protection for the grade
crossings not protected now and be-
fore it can act intelligently upon
what is needed the legislature must
know how many unprotected cross
ings there are. Mr.. Sinclair has dis
cussed the proposed trip with Mr..
Buck and has said that the railroad
would do everything in it's power
to cooperate with the state author
tiles and aid them in all ways to
make the crossings more safe.
There are upward of 400 grade
crossings in Delaware, and while
some are protected, the majority are
not. One of the ways in which the
grade crossings can, it is thought, be
eliminated would be thru the merg-
ing of two roads. When there are
two roads crossing the railroad
tracks within a short distance Of
each other, it is the idea of the engi-
neers that by diverting one road into
the other before it crosses the tracks,
one crossing could be made to serve
for both roads. In doing this it would
be necessary to obtain the consent
of property owners for a right of
way, and there would be some eX-
pense attached, but it is believed the
railroad would assume half of this
burden.
When it is not possible to combine |
'oads, and where the travel is so light |
that a crossing wat3hman is out of
he question, there are other means
That have been fOuEi efficient One of
these is the silaat warning light
placed in tn middle of the road Just
before the tracks are reached, such
rs was tried out at Wyoming and
Cool Spring last summer.
These dumb warning have been ap-
proved by the raill0a and highway
engineers as one OF the best substi-
utes, because a motorist must
iwerve and slow up to pass, and
here can be no question in the mind
If a sober driver but that it is a
Ocation where caution and care
hOuld be exercised.
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-20
JEWELRY FIRM ANNOUNCES
OPENING OF REPAIR DEPT
N. NJ. Stokes Brings Expert Here To
Look After Business.

N. M. Stokes, one of the Milford
jewelers., is announcing in an ad-
Vertisment in this weeks issue of the
Milford Chronicle. the opening of a
repair department in his store, un-
der the supervision of a man who
has had years of training in the
work. /Mr. R. J. Wellman, a mem
berIOf the Theological Institute of
America, will head the department.
Mr.. Wellman is now in Milford and
is well pleased with the town beth
as a business centre and a place in
which to live. He says that he fees
hat the department will be a big
asset to the community generally.
The announcement will be found on
another page of this issue of the
Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-20
R. 0. U.A.M M. GATHER
AT DOVER in ANNUAL
BUSINESS MEETING
Membership Of The Order In Del
aware Is Slightly Smaller Than
Last Year.
SWAIN IS new COUNCILLOR
Was Elected Without Opposition
In Accordance With Prece-
dence Of Order.

The Jr. Order United American
Mechanics convened in Dover on
Monday in their annual meeting. Re
ports submitted to the gathering
show>that the order has 43 councils
and 5,842 members in this State, as
shown by the records on December
81, 1924. On the corresponding date
of 1928 there were 5,919 members,
with the same number of councils.
During the past year there were
287 additions as against a deduction
of 364, which comprised 321 sus-
pensions, six Withdrawals and 81
deaths.
William B. Derrickson, the retir-
ing State councillor, in his report, re-
viewed the work of the past year. He
urged an active interest on the part
of all of the members. He recon-
mended at least two class limitations
a year in each county at some CEN
tral point and also more interest in
the degree work, with a goal for 100
members in each such class; that
the officers of the councils commit
to memory the opening and closing
exercises; that each council hold
rally exercises at least once each
year.
An interesting report was also
given by State Vice Councillor George
w. Swain, who reportde on his visit
to the Orphans Home at Tifin, o.,
memorial services in Washington
for fallen patriots in the World War;
also that he had visited practically
every council in Kent county, where, |
he said, there were three class in
itiations.
Report on Finances
Following is a summary of the fl
nancial report, which was submitted |
by State Secretary Frank Siegrist:
Receipts for the year, $71, ,459.36. |
Paid for sick benefits, $16,115.6S; |
death benefits, $13,876.75; other re-
lief $5O3.13; current expenses, $40,- |
Continued on page hve)
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-20
GRAPE GROWERS MAY GET
VALUABLE INFORMATION FREE
Booklets Giving Spray Schedules
Have Been Prepared For This Year.

County Agent Russell E. Wilson
has received a large supply of Or
chard and grape vineyard spray
schedules for distribution among the
fruit groves in Kent county. These
schedules were sent out to all the
growers whose names are on the
mailing list, but in all probability
there are other growers who are not
on the list and who would like to
have one of these spray programs.
Any fruit grower, therefore, who
failed to receive a schedule may OBJ
tain one free of charge by making
application at the County Agents Of
flee in Dover. If there are any grow
ers who are not receiving the horti-
cultural literature that is being sent
out from the Dover Office, they are
requested to notify the County Agent
who will be pleased to include them
in the mailing list of the county.
This particular spay schedule is
known as Extension Circular No. 18l
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-20
NEXT CONGRESS
OF RELIGIOUS TREND
Ninety Per Cent OF IncOping Ma
tiOnal Legislature Belong To
Churches.

More than 80 per cent Of the mem
bers of the incoming Congress are
adherents of some religious denom-
ination, according to a statement
from the Board of Temperance, Pro
hibitiOn and Public Morals of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, which
announced it had completed an in
vestigatiOn.
"Methodists lead in both the SEN
ate and House." says the statement
with Presbyterians and Episcopal
ians following closely.
I'm the House of Representatives
there are ninety Methodists and
twenty-seven in the Senate. The
Presbyterians have sixty-three men,
bers of the House and there are
eleven Presbyterian Senators.
"The Episcopalians number fifty
seven Representative and twenty
two Senators. Thirty-two Represen-
tatives are members of the Roman
Catholic Church, with four Senators.
OF that Church. There are eight He
brews in the House and none in the
Senate.
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Milford chronicle., 1925-02-20
FINEIlPAYING FEDERAL
JOB FOR A DELAWAREAN
$500 Position On Board of Tax Ap-
peals May Be Given To State.

Under the provisions of the Fed
eral Income Tax law of 1924, Presi-
dent Coolidge, if he so desires, will
shortly have the privilege of ap-
pointing a newly authorized Board
OF Tax Appeals, which shall number
not more than % and whose mem
bers shall receive salaries of $500
a year each.
The State of Delaware is embrace
ed within what is known as the
thir1 district, which also comprises
the States of New Jersey and Mary
land. AS it is expected three mem
bers of the Appeal Board will be al
lOtted to this district, it is likely
each of the three States will receive
one appointment.
The members of the new board
first appointed are to hold office for
two years. from the date of the act
creating it, following which period
seven members will be named for
the term of four, six, eight and ten
years, and can be removed from Of
flee by the President for no reasons
except those of ineficiency, neglect
of duty or malfeasance in Office.
A further qualification is that no
member appointed within two years
after the passage of this Act shall
be allowed to practice before the
board or any other committee or
any official of the Bureau of Inter
nal Revenue within two years after
leaving office.
Owing to the required high quail
iicatiOns of possible appointees it
is extremely unlikely there will be
anything like a rush of candidates
,or the appointment from Delaware.
In fact, up to the present time fewer
han ten persons have been dis
3ussed for the post. It is probable,
however, that friends of possible
will shortly take up the
question with United States Sen
ltors DUPONT and Ball.