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Milford chronicle., 1925-06-05
FIREMEN HAVE
BOUGHT CHAUTAUQUA
All Monies Received Over $500
Will Be Devoted To Community
Building Fund.

y The Chautauqua, which will open
in Milford next Thursday, June 18th,
has been bought outright by the
Carlisle Fire Company this year.
They have paid the Chautauqua As
sociatiOn $500 for the full enter
tainment, and are handling the SELL
ing of the season tickets. The pro-
ceeds from Chautauqua over and
above the amount paid will be de-
posted to the Community Building
Fund of the fire company. The fire.
men hope to realize neat sum for
the fund from the sale of tickets
This week ladies of the town have
been soliciting the citizens to pur-
chase tickets. The sale of season
tickets will continue until Wednes-
day night at which time it will be
impossible to purchase the season
tickets. This year the price of the
tickets is $3.50 for the full series of
The children's |
Jhautauqua will be a feature of the |
weeks program just as it has in
past years.
This year Chautauqua will be held |
IN the lot at the corner of Railroad
venue and Maple avenue, adjoining
he home of Charles e. Varney. This
S much better location for the
ent than at the base ball grounds
which is further from the centre of
he town and also harder to reach.
he changing of the location for the
fair is very pleasing to the patrons.
Milford chronicle., 1925-06-05
COMMUNITY BUILDING.
CORNER STONE LAYED
Appropriate Exercises Marked This
Important Occasion

The corner stone of the Commun-
ity Building, now being erected in
Milford by the Carlisle Fire Com
pany, was laid with appropriate ex-
ercises last Saturday afternoon.
The ceremonies were in charge of
the Grand Lodge Ancient Free and
Accepted MasOns of Delaware, whose
officers oficiated at the corner stone
laying/
Placed within the corner stone
were the following articles: A copy
of the resolution Incorporating the
Carlisle Fire Company; a copy of
the Constitution and Bylaws of the
Carlisle Fire Company, including
the list of members; a list of sub
scribers to the Community Building
Fund, copy of the Constitution and
Bylaws of Delaware State Fire
mems Association; copy of the reso-
luton authorizing the Board of Di-
rectors to build the building; a copy
of the Milford Chronicle of February
End, 1928, reporting the banquet at
which the building project was
launched; a copy of the Milford
Chronicle of February 9th, 1928, con-
tanning a report of the launching of
the campaign to raise funds; a copy
of the proceedings of the Grand
Lodge A. F. and A. M. of Delaware;
a program of the laying of the cor
ner stone; a copy of the Milford
Chronicle of May 20, 1925, giving
advance program of laying of cor
ner stone; a photograph of Paris T.
Carlisle, 4th, who was killed in
France in 1918 and for whom the
was named; package con-
tanning Caulk's goth Century Alloy, |
a package of Caulk's Synthetic Por-
oelain and advertising matter; en-
7elope of coins presented by the
Milford Trust Company, and an en-
7elope of coins presented by the
First National Bank.
The event was Of more than pass
ng interest to the citizens of Mil
ord. It makes the opening of new
ira for the younger generation of
he town. The new building, which
will not be ready for occupancy be-
ore fall, will be equipped with a
modern gymnasium, and plans are
Deing perfected so that the older
.hildren of the town may make use
f it. Other features of the building
re big kitchens, auditorium, rooms
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Milford chronicle., 1925-06-05
FINED FOR DRIVING CAR
AFTER TAKING A DRINK
Slaughter Neck Man Pays $1OO Fine
And Pal Donates $40

Chief of Police Courtney, of Mil
ford, last Friday night arrested
Handy Davis, of Slaughter Neck, on
the charge of driving an automobile
while under the influence of intOxi-
eating liquor. He was taken before
Justice of the Peace HENDERSON who
fined him $4,000 and costs. The con-
viction of Davis was reported to
Secretary of State Taylor, who un-
der the Delaware law is compelled
to revoke the drivers license issued
to Davis.
George Webb, who was with Da-
Wis at the time, started an argu-
ment with officer Courtney, and was
arrested He was charged with
drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
Magistrate HENDERSON fined him $40
and costs on the charge. During the
month of May the Milford police
force made a number Of arrests and
the fines collected from the often
ders amounted to $26000.
Milford chronicle., 1925-06-05
MILFORD PROPERTY WAS
In FIRE DANGER THIS WEEK
Reckless Use OF Water BY Citizens
Practically Exhausted Supply

All Of the property in the town of
Milford has been IN grave danger
from fire if blaze had started dur
ing this week. 1t was fortunate
That no fires originated in the town,
for outside of the small area near
the river and lakes the town has
been practically without water with
which to fight the fires. This con-
dItlon OF affairs was caused by the
reckless use of water by the citizens
of the town all of the week. On We'd
nesday the Light & Water Commits
sion was compelled to fire extra boil
ers at the plant, but even this would
not keep up with the drain made
upon the plant for water. A total of
765,000 gallons of water was pumped
on Wednesday alone, but even with
this great amount of water the
amount used was greater than that
pumped and surplus quickly reached
the vanishing point The standpipe
had less than 18 pounds pressure on
it Wednesday night, and the large
reserve storage reservoirs were al
most dry. Such a condition of affairs
endangered property, for even with
the pumping engines on the trucks
sufficient water could not be taken
from the mains to fight a fire.
This shortage of water was not
caused by failure of any of the wells
at the water plant, for more than a
normal supply of water was pump
ed. 1t was caused by the citizens of
the town turning on their lawn
sprinklers and running them con-
by children playing with
hoses of water and by others run
ming water in their homes to keep a
cool supply of water. The Light 6
Water Commission on Wednesday
announced that unless the reckless
use of water stopped Immediately
they would be compelled to place
water meters in every home.
If the citizens of Milford have re-
gard for the safety of their homes in
time of fire they will Immediately
cut down on the quantity of water
hat they are using.
Milford chronicle., 1925-06-05
LEGION DRIVE WINS
WITH $4,000 TO SPARE
Subscription Lists Remain Open
In Effort To Get The James
A. Drain Cup.

In the last hours of the American
Legion's campaign for Delaware's Is
quota toward the national endoW-
ment fund for widows and orphans
Of veterans and disabled service
men, the Legion captains and teams
of the posts in Wilmington put it
over the top with $4,000 to spare.
The quota was $4,000 and the
amount of cash or pledges reported
in hand totaled $4,000.
The campaign closed Saturday
night but the subscription lists are
to continue open for several days at
campaign headquarters, 2169 Du
Pont Building. The reason is that
State Chairman Jay R. Holmes,
backed up by all the Legion men,
think it important for Delaware to
give more than its quota, so that
Delaware's contribution to the en-
dOwment fund will help to offset
that from any other state in the un-
ion where the states quota cannot
be entirely raised and will therefore
help make the realization of the full
$5,000,000 fund possible, for it is all
needed if the widows and orphans of
veterans are to have the care they
need. Moreover, Delaware will |
strengthen her position when need |
arises here for support of such wor-
.hy causes from the national fund.
Should the total received from
This state go to $4,000 or $4,000
above the quota, it is possible also
hat Delaware will be a real con-
tender for the General James A.
Drain cup which has been offered
1y the national president of the Am
srican Legion to this state which,
most largely exceeds its quota.
There are no local expenses in
his campaign to be deducted from
he amount contributed by Delaware.
III of this is paid by national head
quarters as state expenses. There
ore those who have contributed may
NOW that all they gave will go to
he cause for which it was raised.
Milford chronicle., 1925-06-05
new DOG LICENSE
LAW IS NOW in FORCE
Statute Affecting Kent and Sussex
Counties Designed To Protect Game

Dog owners in Kent and Sussex
counties are keenly interested in the
new dog license law which went in
to effect in those two counties on
Monday, it having been passed by
the recent legislature. The enforce
ment of the law is up to the Board
of Game and Fish Commissioners.
The law provides that a license
fee of 81 for every male dog and
So for every female dog over four
months old in the two counties shall
be paid by the owners. The license
this year is due June 1, but hereaf-
ter it. shall be payable by March l,
Of each year to the Board of Game
and Fish Commissioners. 1t is also
provided in the law that the owner
of a kennel where dogs are kept for
breeding, training, sale or show pur-
poses, may pay a kennel tax of
$1,000, providing there are not more
than u dogs in the kennel or a ken
mel tax of $3.50, which will entitle
him to keep as maAg as he desires
in the kennel.
The law provides that kennel dogs
must at all times be kept confined
unless accompanied by the owner or
his agent, except in case of dogs |
when in a chase or returning home |
from a chase. The license tag must |
be on the dogs collar at all times.
The law makes it unlawful to
hold field trials with dogs without
first securing a permit from the
Board of Game and Fish Commits
ioners.
Penalties for violations of the act
ire prescribed as follows:
"Any person violating any Of the
PROVISIONS of the act shall be guilty
f a misdemeanor and upon convic-
ion thereof shall be fined not less
han SIS nor more than $50, for each
ffense and upon failure to pay such
ne and costs be imprisoned for a
eriod not exceeding ten days"
Milford chronicle., 1925-06-05
SEEKING TO TEST
THE BIBLE READING
LAW FOR SCHOOLS
American Civil Liberties Union
Looking For Teacher Who Will
Make Test.
WOULD PAY EXPENSES
Union Would Aid With Legal Tai
ent And Financing Backing In
Making Fight.

A legal test of the Delaware law
providing compulsory reading of the
Bible without comment" in public
schools and colleges is being sought
by the American Civil Liberties I'm
ion, according to Professor Clarence
R. Skinner of Tufts College, chair
man of the Unions Committee on
Academic Freedom. Professor Skin
ner states that "the Delaware law,
like the Tennessee anti-evolution
law which the Civil Liberties Union
is fighting, strikes so serious a blow
at academic freedom that we cannot
let the issue rest until it has been
passed upon by the courts"
The Delaware Bible law, which
was approved by the legislature in
March, 1928, has recently been
amended to impose a fine of $25
upon any teacher who shall fail to
obey this act, and providing that for
a second Offense such teacher shall
forfeit his or her certificate, accord
ing to Professor Skinner. The law
provides that mo religious service
or exercise except the reading of the
Bible and the repeating of the Lords
prayer, shall be held in any school
receiving any portion of the moneys
appropriated for the support of pub
lie schools"
"Since it is customary to use the !
King James version of the Bible |
and the Protestant version of the |
Lords prayer in public schools, this |
law would make all religious teach
ing other than Protestant in the
Delaware schools a serious misde-
Professor Skinner declares.
"The law strikes so serious a blow
at the religious freedom Of teachers
and pupils alike that we can well
understand how any Catholic or
Jewish parent in the State of Della
ware would demand that this law be
tested in the courts. 1t is probable
that the law would be obnoxious to
many teachers.
1--WE are looking for a parent CT a
teacher who is willing to accept our
legal and financial services in test
ing the Delaware law. Distinguish
ed counsel have offered their serv-
ices. By this test we hope to render
/ real service to freedom of teach
ng and to religious freedom
the country, for we do
not believe the law will be sustain
d."
1t is believed that the Bible law
Ind it's amendment violate the con-
ititutional guarantee of religious
reedom, and the Delaware Bill of
rights, according to the Civil Liber- S
les Union. The Bill of Rights pro-
-ides that nobody shall be taxed to
support any place of worship, nor S
to attend any such place
f worship. It also provides that no
test shall be required as a
for any Office or public l
rust. 1
Milford chronicle., 1925-06-05
FARMING DECLINES
in DELAWARE AREA
Department Of Commerce Census
Shows Decrease In Production
Of Commodities.

Farming is slowing up in Della
ware. The 1925 farm census of the
country made by the Department OF
Commerce shows that the little agri-
cultural State has suffered decrease
in the production of almost every
commodity grown here, although the
number of farms being worked rep
resents a slight increase since 1920.
According to the preliminary an
nouncement of the census, there
were 10,257 farms in the State last
January l, as compared with 10,14O
January l, 1920. But during the same
fiVe-year period the farm acreage in
Delaware decreased from 944,511
acres, or IS per cent Of the States
area, to S99,641 acres. Similarly, the
value of land decreased from $42,-
115,SO2 to $34,537, 1854, although the
value of buildings increased from
$22,639,829 to $25,580,702.
The average size of the farms in
the State in 1920 was 93.1 acres.
Today the average farmer is work.
ing only 87.7 acres. The average
value of land and buildings OF a
farm in 1920 was $63S6. Today the
farmer is worth only $5861
in real estate. More Of the farms
now are worked by owners and few
er tenants live on the plantations Of
the State.
The census report reads in part as
follows:
"The numbers Of acres of crops
in 1924 amounted to 404,-
2O9 Including the area occupied by
,ruit trees), as compared with 44S,- |
,27 acres in 1919-the latter figure
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Milford chronicle., 1925-06-05
BIDS OPENED FOR THE
KENT GENERAL HOSPITAL
Philadelphia Firm Was Low Bidder
at $119,5OO For Job Complete

~ meeting of the Board Of Direc-
tors of the Kent General Hospital
Inc, of Dover, was held at the Office
Of the secretary, Arley B. Magee, on
Tuesday evening, June 2, for the
purpose of opening bids for the erec-
ton of the new hospital for Kent
county.
The bids were on a hospital of
thirty-five bed capacity, the building
to be of brick and fire-proof con-
struction, and to be approximately
116 feet long with an ell on each
end of the building
The bids were received first for
the building complete and then each
contractor submitted other bids
covering certain changes that might
be made in the building. The follow
ing bids were received and opened
at this meeting: The Bennett Nc
Laughin Co., Philadelphia, $119, 800;
H. John Homan, Philadelphia, $123,-
900; R. c. Ballenger Co., Philadel-
phia, $123,885; VIM. E. Booth &c Son,
Salisbury, $125,591; John e. Healy
& Sons, Wilmington, $129,925; Lon
W. Clifton, Dover, $163,799.
AS shown above, the bid submitted
by the Bennett Mclaughlin Co., of
Philadelphia, was the lowest; how
ever, action was deferred until af-
ter the election of the Board of Di-
rectors, which will take place on
Saturday, June 6, at which time a
complete directorate will be elected
by membership votes. Subscription
books have already been placed in
the hands of various workers |
throughout the campaign with sug-
gestions that they confer with the
people in their communities and
nominate a director who will repre-
sent them on the board.
Each of the bids mentioned above
covers the complete hospital US
shown on the plans. The alternate
bids of each contractor are on file
at the office Of the secretary.
Milford chronicle., 1925-06-05
THE MILFORD HIGH
SCHOOL GRADUATES
17PUPILS this YEAR
Boys Outnumber The Girls Almost
Two To One In Senior Class
Of 1925.
CLASS EXERCISES TONIGHT
Weeks Activities Will Start This
Evening--.Baccalaureate Sermon
Next Sunday.

The commencement season for the
Milford High School will begin this
evening when the Glass Night exer-
cises will be held by the Senior
class in the ArmOry Hall. These eX-
ercises are generally of more inter-
est TO the public than are the COM
mencement exercises, and the small
hall provided for the exercises will
be packed to capacity long before
they start this evening.
On Sunday, June 9TH, the bacca-
laureate sermon will be preached by
Rev. DisstOn w. Jacobs in the Meth
Odist Episcopal Church at IL o'clock
in the morning. For years it has
been the custom in Milford to hold
these sermons in the several
churches of the town. This year it
falls to the Methodist Episcopal
Church pastor to preach it.
On Monday evening, June Sth, the
commencement exercises will be
held in the Plaza Theatre commenc-
ing at o'clock. DR.. J. Stanley Dur
kee, of Washington, D. c., will be
the speaker of the evening. DR.. Dur
kee several weeks ago spoke before
the members of Temple Lodge, No. 8
A. f. & A. NJ, of Milford, and his
talk was such that the Board of Ed
ucation invited him to return to Mil
ford to address the graduates at the
commencement exercises. The invi-
tatiOn was accepted and the people |
of Milford have a treat in store for
them. DR.. Durkee's address when
here before was one of the finest |
ever delivered in the Masonic Lodge
rooms and was very highly COM
mented upon by those who heard it.
Music for the commencement eXer-
cises will be furnished by the Mil
ford Little Symphony Orchestra, and
by the High School Chorus.
DR.. Durkee's subject will be
"Crewn Solomon"
This years graduating class num-
bers seventeen of whom eleven are
boys and six girls. This is unusual
for years past it has been the gen
eral custom to graduate about twice
the number of girls as boys. The
school authorities attribute the in
creased interest on the part of the
boys to the installation Of manual
training work at the high school,
Those who will receive diplomas
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Milford chronicle., 1925-06-05
new PARCEL POST
TEST in MILFORD
Carrier To Deliver Products From
Farm To Town COnsumers--COI-
Iect Cost Of Articles, Too.

Rural route No. 5, out of Milford
Delaware has been definitely select
ed as one of the two rural routes in
Delaware for test of the new par
eel post service, authorized by an
act of the last Congress, H. H. Bill
lany, Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General announced Wednesday.
The date fixed for the start of the
test is June Is. J. Harry Lynch,
rural carrier on route No. from
Milford, will be the first carrier to
undertake the test in the State.
Under the new arrangement a
farmer or trucker can deliver his
surplus products to the rural car
rier, who in turn will deliver them
to the consumer in town, collecting
the amount of the farmers charges.
The farmer will be exempt from
the two-cent service charge, and will
only be required to pay for the de-
livery of his produce at the rate of
five cents for the first pound and
two cents for each additional two
pounds.
Mr.. Billany said he expected that
the second rural route in Delaware
on which the test is to be made
will be out of Smyrna. He said, |
however, that he had not had a re-
ply from the postmaster at that !
place regarding the final arrange
nents.
These tests will be continued I'M
Ill next February, at which time the
Postoffice Department will make a
report to Congress on the success or
allure of the undertaking. This will
guide Congress as to the feasibility
If passing a bill authorizing per-
nanent service from farmer to con-
umer.
Milford chronicle., 1925-06-05
STANT TELLS WHY BIBLE
LAW WAS PASSED

Representative George T.
Slant of Townsend, who intro
duced the school Bible reading
bill, explains that, after learn
ing that there was a teacher
in a rural school in the lower
part of the state not comply
ing with the act of 1928, be-
lieving that the Bible should
be taught in the public schools,
he drew the amendment MAX
ing it compulsory to read at
least five verses of the Bible
and recite the Lords Prayer
by adding the penalty clause to
the original act.
Mr.. Slant expressed surprise
that an effort is contemplated
to test the legality of the act,
which was passed unanimous
ly.
He called attention to the
fact that the schools on the
rural districts have completed
their 1924-25 term, and ex-
pressed the belief that no par
ent or teacher could, even if
so inclined, pave the way for
a test case before the opening
of the school term next Sep
tember.
Milford chronicle., 1925-06-05
PEA CANNING SEASON
BEGINS in MILFORD
Reports Indicate That An Average
Yield Is Being Secured

The pea canning factories in Mil
ford commenced operation for the
season on Monday. Early reports in
dictate the yield so far has been
an average one. The first loads
brought in from the uplands were
somewhat dried out, and the peas
were hard. AS they are being
brought in from the bayshore dis
tricts, however, the crop seems to be
in better condition. Early prospects
this year were the largest pea crop
in years. The vines made unusually
large growth and stood the early
spring weather in good condition.
The severe hot dry weather Of ten
days ago, however, caused much
Srn on the part of the growers
crop. The threshers at the
are now telling the story
pext ten days will answer
ion as to Delaware's pea
his year. So far the crop
been an average one.
Milford chronicle., 1925-06-05
DENTAL SOCIETIES
VISIT CAULK PLANT
Reading Society Here Yesterday /;
Eastern Shore Society Visitors
Today.

Two important gatherings of den
lists and person affiliated with the
dental profession have met in Mil.
ford this week. The first meeting
was that of the Reading Dental So
ciety, of Reading, Pennsylvania
which visited the Caulk Laborator-
les in Milford on the occasion of
their annual outing. Each year, on
the first Thursday of June it is the
custom of the Reading Society to
take days outing and visit some
place where they can receive valu-
able information about their profess
sion. This year they were invited to
visit the Caulk laboratories as the
guests of the Caulk Company and
they accepted.
About fifty members of the society
came to Wilmington on Wednesday
afternoon where they were met by
the officers of the L. D. Caulk Com
pany. They were entertained at the
Hotel DUPONT as guests of the com
pany for dinner, after which they
drove to Milford in automobiles md
were entertained at the Windsor |
Hotel.
On Thursday morning the society
met at the Caulk laboratories where /
a very interesting and instructive
days program had been provided.
Short visits to the various manu-
featuring departments of the plant
we're made, after which they listen
I'd to talks on the various products
If the company by men at the heads
If the several departments.
This morning at 10 o'clock the
members Of the Eastern Short DEN
al Society, numbering about 25 den
lists, will arrive in Milford for
lays visit at the Caulk plant. They
will visit the several departments
nd see the products of the company
4 the course of manufacture. At
loOn they will lunch at the Windsor
Iotel as the guests of the Caulk
company. This afternoon they will
sten to talks about cements, root
anal filings, treatment of phyor-
hea and other subjects of vital in {
crest to their profession. Late this
fternoon they will leave for their
ONES.
Milford chronicle., 1925-06-05
THREE CHILDREN DIE IN
DENTON FIRE

Three children were burned
to death when fire destroyed
the home of Freeborn ELL
wanger, near Whitlesburg,
about eight miles from Denton
Monday afternoon.
The children ranged in age
from 2 to 6 years. They were
asleep on the second floor. The
mother was in the garden. The
origin of the blaze is a mys-
terry.
The Denton Fire Company
was on the scene a short time
after the blaze was discovered,
but the flames already had
swept the house.
Milford chronicle., 1925-06-05
CHHDREN'S DAY AT
FIRST NJ. p. CHURCH

On Sunday evening, June 7th, at
1880 o'clock, the annual Children's
Day service of the First Methodist
Protestant Church Of Milford, will
be held.
A pageant entitled "His Wondrous
Works" will be given, with special
music by a combined choir and
chorus. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.