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Milford chronicle., 1925-11-27
SUSSEX POULTRYMEN
WILL MEET AT COOLSPRINC
Prominent Men Will Address Meet
ing Tomorrow Evening

A special poultry meeting will be
held at the Coolspring Grange Hall,
near Coolspring, next Saturday
night, November 28th, at 1880 p. m.
Mr.. H. S. Palmer, Extension Poul-
tryman Of the University of Della
ware will speak on the "Care and
Management of Hens and Pullets at
This Season." and DR.. Frank Hare,
who has charge of the poultry dis
ease work for the State Board of Ag-
riculture in Dover, will speak on
Poultry Diseases Common in Della
ware" County Agent M. c. Vaughn
of Georgetown will be present also.
The poultry industry according to
the U. S. Department of Agriculture
ranks fifth in value in the United
States, exceeded by, first, dairy pro-
ducts; second, corn; third, cotton;
fourth, swine. Poultry products
probably bring more cash into Sus-
sex county than any other farm en-
terprise, and every farmer who pro-
vides a comfortable house and gives
attention to his chickens
will be well repaid for his time and
money expended.
Everyone interested in poultry
should attend this meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-27
FIRE DESTROYED HOME
OF LINCOLN FARMER
Entire Contents Of Samson CIendan.
iel'S Residence Burned

The residence of Samson Clendan-
iel, one half mile east of Lincoln
City, was burned last Wednesday
night.
The flames had enveloped the
stairway when discovered. Mr.. Glen
daniel and family were just retiring
for the night when they first noticed
the flames.
Mr.. Cledaniel ran to the rear
porch shed and jumped to the
ground. He then secured a ladder
and removed his wife and two small
children from the burning building.
The family managed to save a few
clothes and one chair. Mr.. Clendan-
iel had 1000 baskets of sweet pota-
toes in the cellar for which he had
refused 81 basket just a few days
previous to the fire, but had intended
to sell the potatoes this week. There
was a wood stove in the cellar to
keep the potatoes from freezing and
it is thought that the fire originated
from it. The Carlisle Fire Company
of Milford responded to a call for
aid, but arrived too late to be of.
as the building burned
rapidly.
The loss is estimated at about
$4,000, on which there is an insur-
ance Of $1,000.
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-27
POTATO SHORTAGE
BRINGS PEAK PRICES
Winter Supply Hit By Drought
And Cold, Says N. J. Secretary
Of Agriculture.

White potatoes this year have
SCARED to unheard of figures after
several years of comparatively low
prices. The northern late potato
producing States, upon which we are
dependent for our winters supply,
are unusually hard hit through ear
ly drought and later through rot and
freezing temperatures, says William
b. Quryee, secretary of the State
Board of Agriculture.
The national potato crop, as es-
timated for November l, is placed at
346,563,000 bushels, compared with
454,784,O00 bushels last year. This
cuts the per capita production from
the average of about four bushels to
little more than three bushels this
season. This does not tell the whole
story, however, declares the secre-
tary. The eight major late crop
States have only 78 per cent of their
average crop, and all the late crop
states combined have only rs per
cent Of last years production. Very
little relief can be expected from
Canada, as the crop in that country
IS reported to be Is per cent less
han last years production and fore
gn imports are unlikely.
Potato shipments have been heavy
his fall, a larger percentage of the
'rop than usual has been moved to
markets and the market
las recently weakened. The weak
less is looked upon as only tempor-
ry, however, and higher prices are
ooked for by the trade before
pring.
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-27
HEAVIER MAILS CAUSE
EARLIER LOCKING OF POUCHES
Postmaster Says NOrthbOund After
noon Mail Must Be Bagged Sooner

Postmaster Mark L. Davis has an
nOunced that in the future it will
be necessary to close the mail for
the 5.12 northbound train each af-
ternoon at 4:30 o'clock. This new
ruling has been made necessary by
the rapidly increasing volume of
mail which is dispatched from the
Milford postoffice. Patrons of the
Milford postoffice who desire to
have mail sent out on the 5:12 train
should bear this fact in mind and
see that it is in the postoffice as
early as possible, for it is only in
this manner that the heavy mail
can be handled at the local Office.
Under no consideration should the
mail be dropped in the postofice
later than AIS o'clock to assure it's
shipment on the afternoon train
northbound.
During the past year the mails
have increased steadily in the Mil
ford Office. The volume of mail
handled through this office is by
far the largest in Delaware south of
Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-27
ENGINEER LOCATES TROUBLE
CAUSING RADIO INTERFERENCE
Several Sussex Towns Will Be En-
abled to Enjoy Their Sets in Future

Owners of radio sets in manv of
the towns in Sussex County are
happy as result of a recent inves-
t1gation in the towns which has To-
Gated source Of annoyance. For
several months past radio owners
nave been bothered with a serious
interference which spoiled the re-
cep1on of programs as broadcasted
from several stations. Local fans
investigated and tried to locate the
trouble, but to no avail AS a last
resort a request was sent to the
RADIO Corporation Of America who
sent H. P. Kasner, Interference En-
gineer of the Company to investigate
the disturbance. He brought with
him special instruments made for
the purpose Of locating interfer-
ence. A visit was made to Harring-
ton, Pennington, Greenwood, Sea-
ford, Laurel in Delaware and Sharp
town, Hurlock and fredericksburg,
Maryland. Interference of a serious
nature was located at Greenwood.
Laurel and Sharptown.
Instructions were given by Mr..
Kasner to the local representatives
in each town as to how to eliminate
this trouble or any further troubles
which may develop. When the in
struct1ons are complied with the
trouble should be eliminated and
owners Of radio sets will again en-
Joy their sets. The Radio Corpora
lion of America made no charge |
5Or their services.
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-27
HOMER WHITE GOES ON
TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE
Aged Mrs. Hall Tells of the AtrOei.
GUS Assault Upon Her

Before the Court of Over and
Terminer on Tuesday was started
the case of Homer White, colored.
who was indicted for rape on aged
Mary Ann Hall of Frederick on the
night of October 80. 1t took over
an hour to draw the jury, and AZ
jurors were called before the I2,
were selected. Attorney General
Switzerland is conducting the case,
assisted by Earl D. Wiley, deputy
attorney general for Kent county.
Mn, Switzerland outlined the case
to the jury and then called Mrs,
Hall as first witness.
She told the story Of how the man
came to the house on that night
and how he assaulted her and
choked her into Inconsistencies.
She was unconscious and did not
know everything that went on.
John B. Hutton, attorney for White
cross-examined her. Mr.. Hutton
is assisted by James M. Satterfield
and H. E Lynch, Jr.
The taking of testimony of wit
nesses was concluded on Tuesday.
On wednesday the attorneys arr
gued the case.
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-27
NAME COMMITTEES
FOR STATE GRANGE
Will Prepare For Three-Day Meet
in At Dover.

The following standing commit
tees of the Delaware State Grange
of which Governor Robert P. Rob-
inson is worthy master, and which
conVenes in Dover on December 8,
. and 10, have been announced.
Division Of Labor-H. e. Phillips,
chairman; Ed. Todd, Mrs Thomp-
son.
Education-George Butler, chair
man; Raymond Montney, Mrs.
Harry Brackin.
Legislation and Taxation-Frank
r. Yearsley, chairman; Arthur F.
Walker, Richard Buckingham.
Agriculture-Harry Brackin, chair
man; George D. Jackson, Mrs. S. H.
Hewitt.
Resolutions-A. E. Dunn, chair
man; Fred c. Snyder, Mrs. H. E.
Phillips.
Womans Work-Mrs. DOnalda NJ
Jones, chairman; Mrs. Raymond
Montney, Mrs. F. C. Snyder.
Good of the Order-William H.
Continued on page 12)
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-27
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
PRESENT EXCELLENT
THANKS'G PROGRAM
Entertainment Held Wednesday
Afternoon Showed Result Of
Excellent Ira ming.
WINNING ESSAY READ
Miss Florence Lyons, Member OF
The Twelfth Grade, Spoke On
National Thanksgiving"

The students in the Milford High
School were called upon to observe
Thanksgiving Day with a special
program, which they arranged and
carried out on Wednesday afternoon,
with marked excellence. The ar
rangement of the program was in
part formed from the results OF spe-
cial work done by the students dur
ing the week preceding. Those pu-
pills in the high school studying his
tory were requested to write an es-
say on Thanksgiving, of three or
more pages of manuscript. Nineteen
complied and handed in articles
which were passed upon by a special
committee Of the student body and
the teachers. Several were of espe-
cial merit, but the committee was
unanimous in their award of first
place, to that handed in by Miss
Florence Lyons, a member of the
twelfth grade; which is printed fol-
lowing the program in this report.
The singing was without special
training, but it showed the good re-
suits from instruction that has been !
given in the past two months by
Miss Eiler.
The training of students to think, |
make search for dates in history |
and collate their thoughts and then
present their efforts in arranged ar
ticles, certainly has great value to
the students; not only in their
school work, but in their life work
in later years. The program fol-
lows: l-I
Chairman, Burnham Simpson.
Columbia the Gem of the Ocean,"
by the school.
Presidents Proclamation, read by
Hedvig Matthews.
Thanksgiving at Grandma's," by
Elenor Moore.
Oral essay, ''The First Thanksgiv-
ng," by Dorothy Derrickson./
"TOmmy's Thankfulness on
Thanksgiving" by Clarence WeIch.
Oral essay, National Thanksgiv-
ng," by Florence Lyons.
Thanksgiving song, by Boys Glee
ylub.
Play, Scenes from Pilgrim Life" i
y sophomore class. The cast was /
made up of Raleigh Baker, Ruth I
'eat, Chester Coffin, John Roosa,
Donald Smith, Betty Varney, Donald s
'ennett, William Humes, Blanche l
CONTINUED on page y Y Z
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-27
NEGRO BURNED TO DEATH
In ATTEMPT TO SAVE HOME
Robert PettyiOhn, of Glendale, Vic
tim Of Evening Blaze Monday

Robert Pettyjohn, aged So years
a highly respected cOlored man
who resided about three miles west
of Ellendale, was burned to death
Monday evening when he entered
his burning home in an attempt to
save it from destruction. Many
| stories are afiOat concerning the
tragic death, but the one mosk gem
orally accepted is as follows: Fire
is thought to have started from a
defective fue and spread rapidly
over the roof which soon was a mass
of flames. In an attempt to same
his home, Pettyjohn grabbed a buck
cit of water and entered the burning
building against the protests of his
family. His wife fought with him in
an etfoN to keep him from going
into the house, and in so doing was
badly burned herself. When he
reached the second floor of the
building the roof fell, causing the
second floor to give way and carry
PettyjOhn to the ground floor. It
is probable that he was pinned by a
falling timber. He made no sound
and his family were compelled to
stand by helpless and witness the
death of the father and husband.
After the flames were subdued the
body was found burned to a cinder.
HIS arms and legs had been burn
ed completely. The Ellendale Fire
Company responded to a call for
assistance, but the building was
doomed when they arrived. Peo-
pie who knew the Pettyjohns well,
say that the predicament in which !
the widow now finds herself is one
wherein the sympathy and substan-
tial aid of the public is needed.
Robert Pettyjohn was poor, but
honest and respected by everybody.
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-27
R0TARIANS HEAR CONNIE
MACK TELL OF BASE BALL
Boy Guests Enjoy "reminiscences OF
Leader Of Philadelphia Athletics

The members of the Milford Ro-
tary Club, together with about thir-
ty boy guests, were delightfully."- en-
tertained last Thursday night when
Connie Mack, leader of the Philadel-
phia Athletics was the principal
speaker. Accompanying Mr.. Mack
were Ira Thomas, coach of the team,
Jimmy Dykes and Bing Miller, of the
Athletics, and Eddie Williams, for
mer baseball player who started his
career in Milford. Connie spoke for
about an hour, more in the line of
reminiscence. He carried his listen
ers back to the time when he work.
ed in a shoe factory, and told of the
experiences which he had in his
early baseball career. Amusing in
cidents of his intimate baseball eX-
periences. He told of how he came to
secure Rube Waddell, that wonder
full pitcher of a decade ago, of the
peculiarities of the "Rube" and of
his manner of managing him. He
spoke Of his present team, and Of
fered no alibi for his failure to land
pennant this season. He said that
in looking back over the past sea-
son he can see no reason why his
team failed to win, and can give no
reason for the bad slump in the end
of the season.
Each of the visiting ball players
spoke to the boys, and all brought
something to the boys about which
to think. Mack and Thomas spoke
before the school children in Mil
ford on Friday morning. Their prin-
cipal theme at that time was the |
need of ample Fairgrounds and IA
cilities for athletic development of
he children.
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-27
RESIGNS AFTER SERVING
THIRTY-SK YEARS AS TEACHER
Miss Anna Hall VIII Retire From
Active School Work Immediately

Miss Anna Hall has resigned her
| position in the Milford High School
where she has been actively engag-
ed in teaching for twenty-eight
consecutive years. At a meeting of
the Board of Education held last
Monday night in the office of the
High School her resignation was
read by the Clerk, Mr.. Robert Shill-
ing, in which she requested to be
| relieved from further service at the
earliest opportunity.
1t was decided to accept the re-
slgnatlon as taking effect at the end
OF December, 1925 and a leave of
absence was given to Miss Hall
from November 25th until the end
Of the month of December.
In point of years of service, Miss
Anna Hall was the dean of the
corps of teachers in the Milford
Public Schools, and for the past six
years she had been advisor to each
succeeding Junior Glass. For fif-
teen years Of the twenty-eight years
in Milford school work, she was in
charge of the study hall in addition
to her o.her periods of work, and
her departure from the schools will
be cause for regret by hundreds of
her former pupils as well as those |
engaged in educational work.
Miss Anna Hall started her teach
ing career in 1889 when she took
charge of the public school at Far
mington, Kent County, Del, where
she remained for seven years. In
1897 she taught for the Harrington
Public School and that fall came to
where she has been en-
gagged in the school teaching work
for 2S years, ending with the pres
ent unfinished term. Making a TO-
tai of 36 years work in teaching,
The Board of Education is ar
ranging for her successor, who will
have charge of the study hall and
must be firm disciplinarian as
well as strong in mathematics and
lines.
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-27
AUTOMOBILES MUST
STOP AT CROSSINGS
State Police Will Arrest All Who
Ignore Law In Reference To
Stopping At Road intersections.

All automobile drivers who do moi
stop at road intersections where
stop signs are posted in the future
will be taken before a magistrate
by State highway policemen, Super
intendent Reynolds of the State po-
lice, announced last Friday.
Three intersection collisions on
the Philadelphia pike last week and
several on the DUPONT Boulevard
have caused this action by the State
police, Superintendent Reynolds
said.
Under the new intersection stop
ping rule put in effect sometime ago
all motorists are required to stop
their cars before proceeding from a
side road onto main highway. At
the more dangerous crossing stop
signs of various kinds have been
posted by the State Highway De-
partment.
Many persons have been ignoring
the rule and so far the State Police
have only been repremanding the
violators. But from now on those
who do not observe the rule will be
In the case of an accident
at an intersection, those who had
the right of way will be subpoenaed
as witnesses to appear against the
driver, who did not stop his car
when he came to a main highway
from out a side road where a stop |
sign was posted.
superintendent Reynolds announ-
'ed that he had given instructions
o the corporals at all stations of
he State police to see that the new
)rder is carried into effect.
1t is the aim of the State Police
o cut the accident rate on the high
Ways of the State.
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-27
JOSEPH CONKLTN FOUND
DEAD In HIS APARTMENT
Search For Man Revealed Him lay
ing Dead On Floor of His Room

Joseph Conklin, a white man
about so years of age, was found
dead in his room in The apartments
in the old National Hotel Building
on North Building on North Walnut
street last Saturday morning. The
man was last seen Thursday night
about 700 o'clock at which time he
had been drinking heavily. He had
rented the room in which he was
later found dead last Wednesday.
Persons who recalled that Conklin
had not been around his usual
haunts on Saturday notified Chief
of Police Courtney who went to the
room, broke down the door and
found the man dead on the floor.
The Coroner of Kent County was
Immediately notified. He came to
Milford and held an inquest, the
verdict being ito the effect that death
was due to alcoholism and other
complications.
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-27
RURAL MAIL CARRIERS
TO MAKE HOG CENSUS
Department of Agriculture Says In.
formation is of Value to Farmers

Since there is misunderstanding
on the part of some farmers in this
locality as to the usefulness of the
Information as to hog production
and crop acreages, obtained from
the cards distributed by the rural
mail carriers Postmaster Mark l..
Davis of Milford, has requested the
Milford Chronicle to publish the fol-
lowing statement furnished him by
the United States Department of
Agriculture.
These surveys are made with the
help Of the rural carriers, who
either distribute the cards to a GER
tain number of farmers along their
routes, with the request that these
be filled out, or the carrier fills out
the card himself by interviewing the
farmer. The carrier is instructed
to get information from farms which
will give a good average picture or
sample of farms on his route, pre-
ferably by taking all of the farms
along a part Of his route, big and
little, good and poor, owned and
rented.
If a fair example of all farms is
returned in each State, figures for
Continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-27
POULTRY INDUSTRY
STEADILY GROWING
Inspection Of FIOcks And Stand
ardizatiOn Of Prices EncOurag-
ing Owners.

Dr.. Frank Hare, poultry expert o1
the State Board of Agriculture, was
busy last week visiting various
chicken hatcheries and hocks OF
chickens to examine them and pass
upon whether they should be contin-
ued as accredited focks and hatcher
les. He also visited other places
which have applied for a guarantee
that the eggs they produce are free
from disease and the chickens from
various ailments to which they are
subject.
Hatcheries which were approved
by the State Board of Agriculture
were: Andrew Marvel, Georgetown;
Carl M. Scarborough, Milford, and
w. D. Scott, Harrington.
FlOcks accredited for the first time
this year were D. S. Yoder, Green
wood and BrookwOod Farms, Green
vile.
Flocks accredited last year and
again certified to this year are W. C.
Newton, Davidson Todd, Mrs. M. V.
Bennett, of BridgevilIe; F. B. Aus
tin, Milford; E. C. Allen and Mrs. w.
W. Workman, Seaford; Elwood
Chapman, Laurel; University of Del
aware College Farm, Newark, and
W. B. HatfOrd, Greenwood.
DR.. Hare will visit the f1ocks and |
hatcheries from time to time to de-
termine whether the owners are liv-
ing up to the standards set by the
State Board of Agriculture. In this
way those who obtain the title of
having accredited fiocks must MAIN
tain the standards, because they new
9r know when Dr. Hare is going to
1rop in on them.
Because of the services of DR..
Hare, more farmers are going in for
'aising poultry and eggs owing to
he fact that now if they start a
'lean flock and keep it clean, the
act is recognized by the state and
will help the farmer in obtaining a
'etter price for his poultry and eggs
'ecause they are free from disease
aint.
Many former raisers of poultry
re also increasing their flocks. One
nan, near Dover, is building up his
ock from 800 to 5000 white leghorn
hickens this fall and in many Sec t
ions Of Sussex county the chicken
aisers are entering the business 1
lore extensively. 7
Milford chronicle., 1925-11-27
PLEDGES GIVEN LAST
SUNDAY ASSURE new
METHODIST CHURCH
At Morning And Evening Services
Contributions To The Building
Fund Were Received.
S55,OOO GIVEN FIRST DAY
DR.. G. Layton Grier Gave $25.-
600 Toward New Edifice For
Avenue Church.

A modern new church building
for the Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church of Milford was practically
assured when the members of the
congregation last Sunday at the
morning and evening services pledg-
ed themselves for S55,000. Before
the end of The week those in charge
of the campaign to raise funds for
the building hope to increase this
total TO at least $4,000. The sub
scriptiOns to the building fund came
from members of all stations of
life, all pledging themselves to the
best of their financial condition.
The banner subscription of the day
was received from DR.. G. Layton
Grier, who gave $4,000 toward the
project Of this amount he gave
$1,000 in memory of his father, the
late George S. Grier; $1,000 in mem
ory of his mother, Margaret Grier;
$1,000 in memory of VIM. Thornton
Vaules; 1000 in memory of Sarah
M. Vaules; 1000 in memory of
Paris T. Carlisle, ", who was kill
ed in France in the World War; and
$1,000 in memory of DR.. Garrett S.
Layton. The amount raised and as
sured is sufficient to guarantee the
building of the proposed new church
plans for which contemplate the
expenditure of S150,000.
With sufficient funds in sight to
enable them to start building oper-
atiOns, the church officials will
start construction work early in
1926. The first section to be built |
will be the Sunday School edifice,
plans for which include a complete |
departmental Sunday School with |
a Sunday School auditorium Other |
units of the new church will be
erected as the financial condition of
the church will allow.
Last Sunday both the morning and
evening services were conducted by
Bishop John W. Hamilton, who
came to Milford to aid the officials
in their campaign for funds. It is
the plan of those heading the new
church project to make the new edi-
flee the centre of Methodism in this
section of the State.
The structure will be built of
granite, and will be of
he most modern architecture. It
IS the purpose of the congregation
70 make this church one of the
and most complete
on the Peninsula. The
)resen. membership of the church
S about 500. It holds a record as
having one of the largest Sunday
chOOls in the State, the average
sunday school attendance being
bout 250.
The earliest record of the Meth
dist Episcopal Church in Milford :
5 December 3, 1880, when it was a 6
mall frame structure. This was i
eplaced by brick structure, start
d in 1912 and completed in 1876,
Ow occupied by the African M. E. =
hurch congregation. The third 7
nd present church was started in L
S71 and completed in 1874. y