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Evening star., 1925-11-15
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Milford chronicle., 1925-04-03
CARLISLE FIRE COMPANY
REPORTS ON FINANCES
Interesting Information Given Ont
To The Public

The Carlisle Fire Company has
made the following report of it's
finances:
The community building is now
over half completed and it is hoped
to have it ready for occupancy by
September 1st. Of the S35, ,455. 90
subscribed $1S,9O9.8S has been paid
to date, with about 100000 due to
be paid on or before May 1st.
VIII not those of you who have
subscribed to this fund and are not
paid up to May LIST, please definitely
arrange to pay up your arrears dur
ing the next thirty days?
Solicitors will call upon you dur
ing this time with statement Of
your account, or if you prefer to
call at G. D. Holzmueller's Office in
person, you can ascertain the
due and pay Mr.. Holzmuel-
Ter or his secretary.
The building to date, including
and wharf, has cost $S5,-
370.5S distributed as follows: Ma
terials and supplies, S22,714.O1; la
Dor, $11,602.61; interest, sS7O.21;
printing and clerical work, $164.O5;
and tools, $519.70, and we
believe we will be able to complete
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Milford chronicle., 1925-04-03
SUSSEX SCHOOLS BASEBALL
SEASON BEGINS TODAY
Ten Games Scheduled For Two Di-
visions In Lower County

Ten high school base ball teams in
eastern and western Sussex county
will start the race for the D. I. A. A.
championship of this section today.
The eastern division is composed of
Georgetown, Millsboro, Milton and
Rehoboth, and the western division
includes SeafOrd, Laurel, Delmar,
Bridgeville, Greenwood and Harring-
ton.
The winners>in each division will
play for the right to represent the
county in the State championship.
The winners will be decided on a
percentage basis, It is understood.
Fridays schedule follows:
Eastern division - Milton at
Georgetown; Rehoboth at Millsboro
Western division - SeafOrd at
Greenwood; Delniar at Bridgeville;
Harrington at Laurel.
All games will be played on Tues
days and Fridays. The season will
come to close in the eastern divi-
sion on May Is and in the western
division on May 5. Two weeks will
be given by the Delaware Inter
scholastic Athletic Association fer
playing off the sectional champion
ship and the State championship
games.
All the teams have been practicing
for the past two weeks and a hard
fight in both divisions is looked for.
At present Harrington and Green
wood, in the western division, and
in the eastern division,
are looming strong.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-03
SPRAY GRAPES EARLY
TO CONTROL BLACK ROT
Plant Pathology Department Gives
Recommendations

Results obtained from the crane
spraying demonstrations work
which has been conducted in Kent
County for the past four years under
the direction of the Department of
Plant Pathology of the University of
Delaware have proven conclusively
that the black rot is spread from
year to year by the carrying over of
the fungus on the wood that is used
in tying up each spring. 1t is there
fore of vital Importance that this
new growth be thoroughly covered
with the Bordeaux spray at the time
the black rot spores are shooting
from the last years infected canes.
In studying the various dates for
applying this spray to control the
black rot it has been found that the
first application should go on when
the new growth is from one-half to
of an inch in length.
This first spray is known as the de-
layed dormant application and
should be somewhat stronger than
the summer sprays. The Department
Of Plant Pathology recommends the
6-1O-5O formula for this first Bor-
1eaux spray which means pounds
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Milford chronicle., 1925-04-03
MILFORD TEAM TAKES
GAME FROM HARRINGTON
Practice Game Shows That Locals
Have Good Material

Milford High School got off to a
flying start on Tuesday when they
nosed out the State Champion Har-
rington team at the local ball park.
This was not a league game but
was arranged for the purpose of
getting a line on the players and
Coach Barsby is more than pleased
at the showing of his team.
Jester was selected for mound
duty and his wildness in the initial
frame enabled the Champs to secure
a three run lead which they held
until the third inning. Milford SHOW
ed six runs over in this inning due
to some excellent hitting on the
part of Pratt, johnson and Tatman.
In the sixth, Southard, of Milford,
chOked off rally by Harrington
with a spectacular one hand catch
of line drive with the bases loaded.
Slim Ryan who pitched Harring-
ton to two State Championships was
on the mound and with the exception
Of the third inning was very effec-
tive.
The score:
go. 3OOOOO2O1-6SS|
Milford ..... OO6OOOOO1-79S|
Struck out, by Jester 10; Ryan
10. Bases on balls, off JesterI6; off
Ryan 4. Umpire, Vann.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-03
POOR ATTENDANCE
AT The CARNIVAL
The Firemen Are Disappointed In
Returns From Their Indoor AT.
fair Now Going On.

The average attendance at the in
door carnival now being staged in
the ArmOry Hall by the Carlisle
Fire Company has been very small.
and the firemen naturally are disap-
pointed that their efforts to provide
a week of pleasure for the people of
Milford has met with. such poor re-
sponse. Opening last Saturday even
ing, the carnical has been run each
night this week with but meyer at
tendance and returns in revenue.
The fire lighted had hoped to wipe
out a debt of $1300.O0 which is still
owed on the new fire truck; but un-
less the attendance tonight and SAT-
urday night is much larger than it
has been to date they will not be
able to do this. The boys realize the
ract that the farmers are very busy
at this season of the year and for
That reason they did not expect a
very large attendance from their far
mer friends; but they had antici- |
pated that the town people would |
pack the Armory each evening and |
ald in Wiping out their indebtness. |
mere are yet two nights remaining
n winch this can be done. Let's all |
make 1t our business to visit the
carnival each evening and see that
ne Carlisle Fire Company puts their
PROJECT across in good fashion.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-03
ROADWORK DEMANDS HEARD
BY The KENT LEVY COURT
of Business Had to do With
Roads in County

John Baynard, living between Ris-
ing Sun and Magnolia, appeared be-
fore the Levy Court at its weekly
session at Dover on Tuesday, asking
THAT short strip of road over land
he owns be vacated, and new road
opened, in order to straighten the
old road.
The court instructed the county
engineer to secure two road drags,
for improvement of dirt roads.
An order of $3.50 for Kent county
almshOuse was ordered drawn. A
transfer of $1,000 from the general
fund of the county to the road fund
Of each of the following districts
was ordered: For districts Nos.1, 8,
and g., and transfer of $500 from
general fund to the road fund of dis
tricts Nos. 8, and 10.
The county engineer was ordered
to notify all towns or other places
where dumps were being maintained
to remedy all defects.
The sum of $500 was ordered
transferred from the general fund
to the South Bowers Beach road
County Engineer Todd was in
structed to employ a general fore
man for county road work, at a sal
ary of $35 per week.
d. H. Boyce, of CheswOld, asked
for a car of Stag for the road at
Smyrna Landing.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-03
CONGRESSMAN HOUSTON
ON THE JOB AT CAPITOL
Is Rapidly Becoming Acquainted And
Laying Plans To Aid Delaware

Few new members of the House of
Representatives have started their
terms as thoroughly as Congressman
Robert G. Houston, of GEORGETOWN.
Delaware. Mr.. Houston has already
made 1t a rule to call on and per
sonally become acquainted with the
various heads of Government de-
partments and bureau chiefs, IN or
der to transact business for his con-
stituents as speedily as possible. This
is also a rule of Senator du Pont.
who has known many of the Cabinet
members and departments heads for
years.
Senator du Pont and Congressman
Houston are working in harmony for
the States interest, and Senator du
Pont has taken occasion to present
Mr.. Houston to many of the depart
ment heads personally.
Colonel Houston is obtaining a list
of all organizations in Delaware,
such as Oranges, women's clubs and
Chambers of Commerce. He has ask
ed the Wilmington Chamber of Com
to send him such information
as would be of use to him III looking
out for the interest of city and State.
Another rule Colonel Houston has
adopted is personally to reply to ev-
cry communication received by his
office from residents of his State who
request information or assistance in
In order to do this he is
keeping his office open during the |
recess period, and will be available |
in event that any delegation from
the State desires to come to present |
matters to the Federal departments.
Before the end of the fiscal year
ne will check up with the Bureau of
Public Roads, Departments of Agri-
when the Federal allotment
or State-aid roads is made.
Another department which will
lave his full cooperation will be the
2ostofice Department for an oppor-
unity to bring about improved mail
ervice in the State
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-03
HAS FOOT BADLY CRUSHED
CRAWLING BETWEEN CARS
James ArgO May Lose A Foot As
Result of Accident

James ArgO, aged about "a years,
was severely injured Tuesday after
noon when he attempted to crawl
between two freight cars standing
on siding at the Milford railroad
yards. Argo claims that he did not
know that an engine was coupled to
the train at the time and attributes
his actions to this fact. He was
walking across the ends of two
freight cars and had just stepped on
the coupling when the engine back
ed up. The foot was caught in the
coupling and greatly mashed. Suf-
fering greatly from the pain he fell
from the cars into the roadway. He
was picked up by William A. Webb
who took him to the Marshall Hos
pital in his car. AT the hospital the
in charge found that the
first, fourth and fifth metatoral
bones were badly fractured and that
the second and third metatorsal
bones were dislocated. The ankle
joint was also dislocated. A pecu-
liar feature of the accident was the
Jack of any surface injuries to the
foot. Not one place can be found
where the skin is even broken. 1t
will be several days. before it can be
dehn1tely asceitained whether the
foot can Ibe saved, but early indica-
tlons are that it will possibly have
to be amputated
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-03
LARGE DROP in STATES
INCOME TAXES IS REPORTED
Show a Loss of $S,OOO,OOO For Eight
Months Of Present Fiscal Year

United States internal revenue re-
ceipts for Delaware declined heavily
IN the first eight months for the pre-
sent fiscal year, from July 1, 1924, to
February %, 1925,
Income tax collections were 81
78O,669, as compared with S5,859.965
in the first eight months of the pre-
cedlng fiscal year, the decline being
$3,079, ,296.
Collections on accounts of miscel-
laneous taxes were somewhat ahead
OF the showing made in the preced-
ing period, the figures being S1.37I.-
9S7 for the current eight months, as
against $1,29761O for the cores
1924.
Total receipts were $4152.657. as
compared with $7157,576, the de-
crease being O3,0O4,919.
For the whole United States re-
ceipts were off in both income and
miscellaneous tax collections. In
come collections showed a decrease
of S56,980,830 and miscellaneous tax
collections, decrease of S1O1.435.-
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-03
CONDEMN METHODS OF
SUPPLYING GRAPE VINES
Authorities Say That They Are Not
Careful In Selecting Prunings

From the time the commercial
grape industry was first Started in
Delaware it has been the custom of
many nurserymen to go into these
grape districts and gather the prun-
ings which are used to furnish other
farmers with cuttings or with roots.
In following this practice apparently
no attention has been given by these
nurserymen to the great danger in
volved in the distribution of the
black rot which causes thousands of
dollars in damaged grapes each year
in this State.
In the grape spraying demonstra-
tions which have been conducted in
the grape districts of Dover and Wy
oming during the past four or five
years by DR.. T. F. Manns of the Uni
versity of Delaware, it has been
proven conclusively that the vine in
fection is a much greater agency in
spreading such diseases as black rot,
brown rot and anthracnose than >is
the infection on the fruit. These de-
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Milford chronicle., 1925-04-03
SELECT TANNER TO
HEAD The FERRIS
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
Laurel School Principal Chosen
To Manage Boys Institution
Near Wilmington.
FOR A MILITARY SYSTEM
Since Going To Laurel He Has In
stalled Excellent System, And
Aroused School Interest.

Lieutenant Colonel A. e. Tanner,
at present principal of the Laurel
Public Schools, has been elected
and accepted the position of super
intendent of the Ferris Industrial
School for Boys, which is located
near Prices Corner, near Whining
ton. Col. Tanner will assume his
new duties July 1st, after the pres
ent school term at Laurel expires.
He will succeed George E. Marx, the
present encumbent.
The appointment of Colonel Tan
ner as superintendent of the school
for boys came as a direct result of
the criticism and investigation of
the management of the institution
made by the General Assembly.
When the legislature visited the
place few weeks ago, the members
were very much dissatisfied with the
of the school and ask
ed the Trustees of the institution to>
come before them for a hearing.
This was held last week, and the
very openly acknowledged
that they were not satisfied with the !
of the school; but said |
that the funds available were not !
such that they could employ better
managers. The hearing was a friend
" one and much good resulted from /.
he discussion.
Following the hearing, the Trus-
.ees of the institution visited Col.
Tanner at Laurel and offered him
ne position as superintendent of the
school. He considered the propOsi-
ion offered, and at another meeting
n Wilmington on Sunday last ac-
'epted the offer.
Colonel Tanner has attracted
tate-Wide attention because of his
Methods of running the Laurel High
school. He has adopted a semi
Military system at the school, and
ne pupils wear uniforms and drill
ally.
The uniforming of the school was
olonel Tanners idea to have the
uplIs dressed alike and promote
emocracy. His methods have not
My attracted attention from Della
are educators and others in this 7
tate, but have come to the atten-
on of other states.
Inc school organization as it has
cen perfected at the Laurel School
Colonel Tanner is considered to Il
one of the finest in Delaware. D
nd when members of the legisla- s.
Ire advised some changes at the 81
err1s School, the Board of trus- C
es immediately centered its atten- il
On on securing Colonel Tanner for h,
lper1ntendent to install a new C;
stem there. cC
The Colonel has a remarkable tt
and wins the confidence til
boys. ie
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-03
MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL WILL
HAVE GOOD BASEBALL TEAM
Thirty Candidates Are Out For Var
sity Team And They Look Good

Milford High School bids fair to
be represented on the base ball field
this season by the best aggregation
that has sported the Blue and White
for several years.
Some thirty candidates answered
the call about two weeks ago and
Coach Frank Barsby has had them
out every day that the weather per-
mitted in an effort to develop a
winning combination. The squad
was hard hit by graduation last
year and there will be many new
faces in the lineup this season.
The veterans are Reed, Pratt,
Walls and Chism, but they have
to hustle to retain their positions,
due to the wealth of new material.
Fats" Balsley will again be ceen
behind the bat after a seasons lay
off, due to ineligibility, and he is ex-
pected to do much to strengthen the
team, as he is a seasoned player in
every respect. Grier and Reed are
waging a hot battle for the first
baseman's position. Southard, at
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Milford chronicle., 1925-04-03
NORTHERN METHODISTS WOULD
JOIN WITH THOSE OF SOUTH
Only One Conference Has Voted
Against The Project As Yet

Fourteen conferences of the Meth
Odist Episcopal Church, according
to word given out by Rev. R. J.
Wade, D. D., secretary of the Gen
eral Conference, have voted in IA
vOr of unification with the MethO-
dist Episcopal Church, South. The
Baltimore Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, de-
feated the proposal for unifcation
by four votes.
This question was handed down
to the entire body of the Northern
Church by the last General Confer
ence. The ministerial vote in these
fourteen conferences today was 971
for and 36 against. The laymen vot-
ed 599 for and against.
The Kansas Conference voted III
for and none against, and it's lay
electoral conference SO for and none
against, the Southwest Kansas Con-
ference 190 for and against, its lay
conference Ill for and none against,
the Central Pennsylvania 208 for
and none against, its lay AZ to 1 in
favor. The Louisiana ministerial
vote was 120 for and 9 against, it's
lay Is for and none against, the
Florida 81 for and 1S against, it's
lay 9 for and against, the Bengal
80 for, none against, it's lay 13 for,
none against, the Upper Mississippi
80 for, against, it's lay AZ for, none
against, South Florida 80 for, 1 !
against, Mexico "a for, none against,
its lay 21 for, none against, Chile % |
for, none against, its lay 25 for,
none against. The vote for unifca
ton is being confirmed at all the an
nual conferences. The Wilmington |
favored the movement.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-03
ALL VEHICLES MUST NOW
CARRY LIGHTS In STATE
House COncurs i'm Senate Action and
Bill is Sent to Governor

After efforts had been made eX-
tending over a period of sixteen
years to have an act of this kind
placed upon the statute books of this
state, the House Tuesday afternoon
passed the Senate bill requiring
farm wagons and log wagons to dis
play a light at night when such We
hicles are out upon the public high
ways. AS this measure has passed
the Senate it now goes to the COVER
nor for his consideration.
Under present law vehicles, eX-
cept farm and logging wagons, are
required to show a light at night
when on the roads. This bill includes
farm and logging wagons because
these are considered the most dan
gerous to motorists. They were
made exempt from the provisions of
the existing statute because the far
mers objected to putting lights on
them two years ago when the first
bill of this kind was passed.
There was much opposition to the
bill in the House Tuesday and it
to get through only by the
bare majority of one vote. After it
had been passed Representative
Drexler said he wanted to express
his thanks to the House members for
enacting this bill into law during
this, the one hundredth session of
the Delaware General Assembly.
Il think 1 was the one to intro
duce the first bill of this kind" he
said. II submitted it in the Senate
sixteen years ago while 1 was a
of that body and it has taken
that length of time to have it enact
ed into a law"
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-03
SUSSEX TRACK EVENTS
WILL BE LARGELY ATTENDED
Entrants Must Enroll Not Later
Than April 21st

Calvin E. Afflerbach, of George
town, who is receiving all entries
for the Field and Track events
which will be held by the Sussex
county schools under the auspices Of
the Delaware Interscholastic Ath-
Ietic Association, has announced
that all entries must be received not
later than April 21st. The Aevents
will be held on May LIST. For many
children in the county Field Day is
the most important day of the en-
tire year. For these children it
means more than all other holidays
of the year combined Last year the
people of Eastern Sussex county
Travelled $4,000 miles going to and
returning from the Field Day events.
This would girdle the earth seven
times at the equator and leave 12,-
900 miles over. Last year sc out of
81 districts in Eastern Sussex were
represented at Field Day. This year
those in charge hope to have a per-
feet record.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-03
LARGE CROWD ENJOY
MELODY LAND PLAY
Was The Best Home Talent Show
Ever Presented In Milford Say
Some Who Were There.

What is considered as the most
nearly professional home-talent en-
tertalnment ever presented in Mil
Iord was successfully staged by the
Wheeler Production Company of
Lancaster, Pa, on Friday evening,
March 27.
The first scene, Melodies of Child
hood was participated in by thirty
five children from 3 to II years of
age. Eleanor Bunstein as the hos
tess was entertaining in honor of
her birthday. The humble attire of
an unexpected guest was suggested
as reason for not inviting her to
the party. In spite of opposition to
having her join them the hostess
ran to tell mother to prepare some
cream and cake for the recent guest.
who disappeared but reappeared in
stantly as Good Fairy" After the
guests made exclamation of awe and
regrets that she had been so des-
addressed, the good fairy
showed how the
naughty guest that dared utter the
amt had been misled by the bad
airy. Marie Hall, the good fairy.
hen summoned her fairy band of
en- most precious little girls. Marie
7ery deftly directed these tiny ere
ltures, who showed unusual train
ng and won much applause.
Mrs. Wesley Heebner as Mother
loose, who brought to the party her
children, appeared with
er natural talent. The wonderful
lother" of the Shoe Children was
lost pleasingly acted by Miss Edna
'arker. And how attractive. as thev
made their appearance from the Mo-
her Goose Book of Rhymes, were
harles Robinson as Boy Blue, Vir-
mia Sockrider as Bo Peep, Vivian
hute as Red Riding Hood, Joe OF
ell and GeOrganna Pierce as Jack
nd Jill. Beatrice Johnson as Mary.
ary Quite Contrary, as well as I
gnes SalmOns as Little Mis- Muffet.
nd Marjorie Mulholland as Golden /
ocks Wed with the fairies in re- I
Giving applause. The clowns were t
Die to furnish the expected amount S
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Milford chronicle., 1925-04-03
SUSSEX COUNTY BOND
issue BILL In COMMITTEE
RecOmmitted to Have Changes Writ
ten Into it Following Hearing

Two bills have been introduced in
the House, both having for their pur-
pose the authorization of a bond is
sue of $1,000,OOO for highway con-
structiOn work. Representative
Cannon introduced such a bill early
in the session, but about a week ago
he suddenly had. it stricken from the
calendar while his Sussex County
colleagues were in conference over
the bill. He later had it restored to
the Calendar. Representative Drex-
Ter has offered a bill authorizing a
bond issue of $1,000,O00 as a substi-
tute for another bill which he had
introduced earlier in the session.
The reason for the two bills is i'm
portant, and it has created consider
able discussion this week. The Can
non bill provides that the money
shall be handled by the Sussex Coun-
ty Levy Court, which body likewise
select the roads which are to be con-
structed from the money spent. The
DreXler bill provides that the State
Commission shall pass on
the roads to be built and construct
them. A hearing on the bills was
held Tuesday afternoon at which
time persons from Sussex County
their views on the matter.
The general impression conveyed at |
he hearing was to the effect that
he great majority of the residents
If the county would prefer the State
Highway Department to take abso-
ute charge of the work. Following
he hearing the bills were recommit-
ed to the committee and an effort
S being made to so rewrite them
hat they will meet with the appro-
al of all concerned.