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Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
DELAWARE MAY PUT
ROADS UNDER STATE
Control And Maintenance Would
Be In Hands OF The Highway
Department.

AS the time for the session of the
legislature nears there has been a
revival OF the proposal to turn the
maintenance of all county roads and
bridges over to the State Highway
Department.
Those in favor of that step assert
that the roads ana bridges could be
more efficiently handled if under
State supervision. The present Com
missioners of the Levy Court would
become members of the State High
way Commission ex-OfficiO under the
plan now under consideration.
There is some opposition to the
bill in Wilmington. Wilmingtonians
claim that the lower counties would
have to pay less taxes, but that the
burden would be increased in Will
mington. The opponents point out
that Wilmington has built more than
ninety linear miles of improved
highways. The city has within its
corporate limits enough linear miles
of improved highways to reach from
the Christiana River on the north to
the State. In addition, the streets of
Wilmington are one and One-half
times as wide as the du POnt High
way. These roads are enjoyed by
persons from every part OF the State.
These streets have been built by
the pay-as-yOu-go plan and by bond
ed Indebtedness. All that has been
charged to the taxables of the city.
There is at this time bonded in
debtedness for street improvement
of S2,873,810. If the State by legisla-
tive enactment decides to assume the
highway bonded Indebtedness as
well, the people of Wilmington must
pay out of their legal holdings in the
State Treasury more than $4,5OO,OOO
of the entire bonded debt of the
and receive in return only
their per capita share of the States
financial pie-cutting. 1t is figured
that by any operation of the State
that fails to include the munich
palities in it's assumption of highway
bonded Indebtedness Wilmington
stands to lose about $1,691,078. Both
parties in their platforms adopted at
their State conventions have approx
ed the plan for the State to assume
the debt of the counties for road
Another highway bill proposed
would specify that in the future all
roads be constructed of concrete. 1t
is not thought that this measure has
much chance of getting through, as
the feeling here is that the Highway
should be the judge of
kind of roads to be constructed
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
DRY AGENTS FROM
PHILADELPHIA SENT
TO WORK in STATE
Major Thomas Bailey, The New
Deputy Prohibition Administra-
tor, Has New Force.
WILL ENFORCE THE LAW
No Spectacular Work Promised,
But Expect To Diminish Sup
ply Of Liquor.

Prohibition agents from Philadel-
phia have reported for duty in Della
ware at the Office of Major Thomas
Bailey, the new deputy prohibition
administrator for Delaware.
Major Bailey was installed in
charge of Delaware prohibition en-
fOrcement activities on Wednesday
of last week by Colonel Thomas j.
CaVanaugh of Philadelphia, prohi-
bition administrator for the Eastern
Observation-Disclosures district. He
succeeded George A. Hill, of Bridge
vile.
Although Mr.. Hill was deposed as
head of the Delaware Office, he has
been retained by Colonel Cavanaugh
to aid Major Bailey.
The agents who resigned follow
ing the announcement that Major
Bailey will be in charge of enforce
ment of the dry" law in this State,
were Ira H. Melvin, group head;
John NJ. Anderson and Clarence H.
Poole. Norman E. Jett, of Dover, was
retained as an agent.
Major Bailey and his new agents
have visited U. S. District Attorney
David J. Reinhardt and other officials
to become acquainted.
We've started our work." Major
Bailey said.
He does not guarantee to dry up
the state" in forty-eight hours, nor
does he promise that he and his men
will do the impossible. He makes no
glowing promises and is not talk
ative when questioned concerning
what he plans to do.
He said that he had made no plans
for the operation of his men in Del
aware as he was not fully acquainted
with the territory his Office covers
and would have to look it over be-
fore he could frame his policy. When
asked how large force he would
have operating in Delaware, he said
that it could not be determined just
yet, but that there would be sufi-
cient men to take care of the state.
Both 1 and my men will carry
out our duty and do everything in
oNr power to enforce the law" he
said. Major Bailey, while in Penn
sylvania, was widely known because
of the important raids he made. He
was known as "The Phantom"
1t is more than likely that Della
ware Senators and Congressman at
Washington will ask prohibition en-
forcement officials why the changes
have been made in Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
MANY KENT OFFICIALS
WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS
Democrats Will Replace Repub-
leans In Number Of Positions
In That County.

A wholesale change in the partisan
lineup of the various job holders OF
Kent. county employed by the Levy
Court is expected early in January
due to the change in the political
complication of that body.
At present the Levy Court, which
is composed of three commissioners
is in control of the Republicans by
one vote. The newly elected court
will, however, be composed Of three
Democratic members. All county
road supervisors, bridge tenders, tax
collectors and cOnstables that at
present hold Office, will be Ousted ii
is now reported. Several clerks in
the Court House may also be affected
by this change, it is predicted.
The county engineer, Edward
Todd, and his Office force may be
included in the changes by the new
Levy Court when it convenes.
Engineer Todd succeeded T. Mar
vel GOOden, Democrat of Dover, a
former county engineer. Mr.. Todd
was former employee of the State
Highway Department and is said to
be Republican.
Mr.. Gooden succeeded w. Hart
Scott, of Townsend, who was the
cOunty's first engineer, several years
ago, and who inaugurated the road
drag system as we'll as the present
system of putting the mileage Of dirt
roads Under care of supervisors af-
ter the old road commissioner sys-
TEN was abolished by an act of the
General Assembly.
Mr.. Scott resigned as engineer at
the outbreak of the World War and
volunteered his services in the army,
entering as a second lieutenant, be-
ing succeeded by Mr. GoOden. Scott
and GOoden are now being promi-
nently mentioned for the position as
county engineer again, to succeed
Todd. Both are well known in DEM
ocratic circles.
Should the proposed legislation of
combining the Levy Courts of the
three counties with the State High
way Commission as now being plan
ned in all parts of the State be en-
acted the Office of county engineer
would most likely be abolished and
the work of construction and main
tenance of all county roads and
bridges would be turned over to the
State Highway Department for up
keep.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
WILL ASK $2,OOO,OOO
FOR new SCHOOLS
State Board Reach Decision Not
To Ask For Bond Issue At
Regular Meeting.

Members of the State Board of
Education, in session at Dover last
Wednesday, decided to ask the next
legislature to appropriate S2,0OO,OOO
for the next two years, with which
to carry out school building pro-
gram throughout Delaware. 1t will
be suggested this money be taken
from the surplus funds collected for
the support of the schools. 1t will
further be proposed that the apprO-
priation, if made, be divided 40 per
cent to the city of Wilmington and
go per cent to the rest Of the State
outside of Wilmington.
The members of he board were in
session during the greater part of
the day and much of their time was
occupied discussing the proposed
building program as formulated at
their last meeting. After adjourn
ment DR.. H. V. Holloway, the secre-
tary, issued the following formal
statement from the board relative to
it's decision:
'The board decided to ask the leg
islature to appropriate not to exceed
$2,000,000 for the next two years,
said amount to be taken from the
surplus in funds collected for sup
port of schools. II was further
agreed that the funds should be di-
vided between the city of Whining
ton and for the rest Of the State on
a basis of 40 per cent for Whining
ton and so per cent for the rest of
the State outside of Wilmington, di-
vided approximately between the
school enrolment of Wilmington and
the remainder of the State.
This is as far as definite scon-
clusions of the board seemed TO go.
"The secretary was authorized to
have an attorney prepare the draft
of bill which is to be definitely
passed upon by the board at its next
meeting.
"The draft will probably provide
for building commission though no
decision was arrived at as to wheth-
er that was the best plan for carry
ing out the provisions of the bill.
1t will likewise probably provide for
state aid to districts needing new
schools after the said districts have
bonded themselves for the per cent
limit now provided by law"
The next meeting of the board will
likely be held within two weeks. A
delegation from the State Colored
Teachers Association was headed by
CONTINUED on page fveI
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
STATE GRANGE WILL
HAVE FINE PROGRAM
Edward A. Evans, State Lecturer,
Announces Plans For Three
Day Meet.

Edward A. Evans, of CheswOld
State lecturer for the Delaware State
Grange and Patrons of Husbandry
who has charge of the evening en-
tertainments for the State Grange,
which convenes at Dover December
IA, Is and 16, has announced the
program for the first two evenings
of the meeting. The meeting will be
held in the Dover Century Club
rooms on Dover Green. The program
will be as follows:
Tuesday evening: Piano solo,
"Souvenirde Trovatore," Hoffman,
by Miss Dorothy WeltOn; address of
welcome, by w. V. Cosden, master
of Capital Grange, Dover; response,
Mrs. Nellie F. Snyder, secretary of
New Castle County Pomona; vocal
solo, Mrs. Russell E. Wilson, of Do
yer; piano solo, (a) "a Rustic of
Spring." Sindling, (b) "The Lost
Chord" Sullivan, by Miss Dorothy
Welton; address, Impressions of the
National Grange Session of 1926, at
Portland, Maine," by Mrs. Margaret
F. Robinson; vocal duet, Venetian
Boat Song" Mrs. Frank Hall Davis
and Mrs. w. D. Burton, of Dover;
recitation by Miss Emile Mitchell;
vocal trio, "a Day in Venice" Mrs.
Davis, Mrs. Burton and Mrs. Rus
sell E. Wilson, with piano accom-
panist, Mrs. Nelson FOrney.
This meeting is open to the public
as well as to the grangers.
Wednesday evening, December Is,
the program will be as follows: Cen
ferring of the sixth degree by State
Master Governor Robert P. Robin
son; refreshments; selections. piano
and violin, by Miss Dorothy WeltOn,
Richard Welton and Mr.. CASTOR and
Mr.. Danemoustier. "The Narrow Es-
CAPE" and "Cin' NJ Buns" playlets
will be given by Miss Margaret
and members of Green
wood Grange; music by Miss Welton
and Mr.. DanemOustier.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
HARTLY FTREBUG BURNS
DWELLING IN new OUTBREAK
ROdway Family Have Mario, = Escape
When Home Is Firesl

The Hartly firebug who ter 'Orized
citizens of this small Kent county
town for many weeks durinA the
spring and summer is busy again in
the opinion of many residentsA
About midnight Saturday night. the
store and dwelling house tenanted
by George Roadway was found to be
on fire and the fire is thought to
have been of incendiary origin. Mir,
and Mrs. Roadway and their daugE-
ter had to get out in their night
clothes and had a narrow escape.
The building was owned by Mr.. Rod
ways brother, David Roadway. The
building was practically destroyed.
This was the first fire in the town
for about three months and citizens
were hoping the supposed fiIebug
had been frightened off.
At the time of the outbreak of
the fire a stiff wind was blowing,
burning brands were carried to
buildings opposite the Roadway
property and two of them set afire.
The homes of Charles Rodway and
James Bedwell took fire but the
flames were extinguished by the
Robbins Hose Company of Dover,
who were summoned when the Rod
way fire was discovered. Clayton and
Smyrna fire companies also re-
sponded to the call for help and
aided in preventing a spread Of the
flames.
The loss to the building and con-
tents of the Roadway home will
amount to approximately $500 with
but little insurance. The store room
of the building was only equipped
with fixtures as no business was be-
ing conducted at the place at the
time.
The police authorities were called
upon but so far they have no clue
to the firebug suspect,
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
MISS ELIZABETH ACKERMAN
BRIDE OF JOHN JACOBS
Milford Young Couple Married At
ChestertOWn, Nd, On Monday

Announcement was made this
week of the marriage of Miss Eliza
beth Demarest Ackerman, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar D. Alderman
of Milford, and John Jacobs, son of
Mrs. Molly Jacobs, also Of this town,
which took place on Monday at Ches-
tertown, Md. The marriage knot was
tied by Rev. Mr.. Corkran Of Chester
town. The young couple are we'll
known in Milford and lower Della
ware. The bride is a granddaughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Harrison
Davis, Milford's grand old couple.
Mr.. Jacobs and his bride are now on
a wedding trip and upon their re-
turn will make their home in Mil
ford. He is connected with a steel
construction firm, now working at
Chesapeake City, Md. The newly
married couple have numerous
friends here who wish them well in
their married life.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
JOINT EDUCATIONAL
COMMITTEE FAVORS
BUILDING PLAN
At Dinner Meeting Held In Dover
Members Are Told Objects
And Purposes.
AGAINST BOND ISSUE
Favor Plan Of Diverting Surplus
Money Now In The State
Treasury.

The dinner conference of the Joint
Educational Committee of the State,
held in Dover last Thursday evening,
was attended by fifty-nine persons.
After the dinner, J. E. GOslee OF
Stockley, president of the commit
tee. presided and introduced the
speakers, the first of whom was
Frank NJ. Jones of Georgetown, who
spoke on 1.-THE Purpose of the Joint
Educational Committee"
He stated that while Delaware has
made many strides in many lines and
was first in many things, it was not
first in the educational needs of its
school children.
Mr.. Jones then proceeded to tell
the object and purposes of the Joint
Educational Committee, the aim of
which is to improve the physical
conditions for the children of the
State, especially as to schools. He
cited an instance in Sussex county
where he had taught school in 1889,
which his father had taught in 1862,
and from a report from that same
school sometime back, it was prac-
tically in the same condition when
his father and he had taught from
1862. He stated that this instance
might have been an extreme one and
expressed pleasure in stating that
conditions had been bettered in re-
cent years, referring to the aid
which P. S. du POnt has given the
schools.
He recalled the rate of the build
ing program two years ago at the
hands of the legislature and hoped
that something concrete might be
accomplished this year to relieve
the situation.
He stated that he desired to disa-
buse the minds of those who might
think that this educational commit
tee originated with the Service Citi-
zens or the Delaware School Auxil-
iary, by telling them that it Originat-
ed in Sussex county and that Sus-
sex county citizen has been foremost
in its organization.
He further stated that the COM
mittee was composed of representa-
tives from the Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation, Federation of WOmen'S
CluDSy various SeIFlCS VI Sa1hAaCAOuS'
such as the Rotary, Kiwanis, Quota
and Lions Clubs, for the one purpose
of bringing before the State Legisla-
ture the needs of better educational
advantages and facilities for the
children of the State.
In pointing out what had been in
the minds of the committee after its
organization, Mr.. Jones stated that
it was suggested by some of COM
mittee that candidates for the legis-
lature should be interviewed as to
their attitude on a school building
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Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
REVIVAL OF DRAMA In
MILFORD BY SCHOOL PUPILS
18th Century Play Produced In Mil
ford For First Time Since 1880

Milford High School gave a very
pleasing performance Of Oliver
Goldsmith's play, "She Stoops to
Conquer" under the direction OF
their high school teacher, Miss Mel
lie F. Hill.
The audience was highly enter
tanned. The play was given without
any delays, starting promptly and
ending early.
Music for the occasion was fur
nished by the Milford High School
Orchestra, directed by Bob Arthurs
with Mrs. Arthurs at the piano. Sew
eral musicians from the town gem
erously assisted the orchestra BY
playing with the pupils.
The 5000 realized from this play
will be used by the Senior class to
defray the expenses of their trip to
washington in the spring.
The class desires to thank every
one who helped them with this pro-
duction and also those who patron
lied the play.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
SUSSEX COUNTY SAVES S63, 900
YEARLY ON DIRT ROADWORK
Efficient Organization Now Function
ing Reduces Force

The people of Sussex county
should be interested in the costs,
maintenance and equipment of the
County Road Department, as organ
lied and operated by the Sussex
County Levy Court, and under the
direct supervision of Robert Clark
Hill, county engineer. Up to and dur
ing 1928 the county roads were
worked and cared for by man and
team power. At that time the coun-
ty had only three one-man tractors.
Nineteen tractors are now owned and
in use by the county. With the aid
of these machines at cost of $3.50
per day, work which was formerly
done by man and team power at a
cost of $1,000 per day is gone. The
Levy Court has paid for all road ma
chinery, a complete bridge building
outfit, and equipped an up to date
machine shop for repairing all road
machinery. The working force has
been reduced from 600 men to so
men. All this work has resulted in
a saving of $63,000 yearly for the
past two years to the county. The
dirt roads generally are in the best
condition in the history of the coun-
ty Notwithstanding the increased mo-
tor traffic over them. The department
has twenty supervisors in as many
different districts, the remainder of
the force of 40 men being tractor
operators, truck drivers, road work
ers and machinists. Persons in a
position to know give much of the
credit for this splendid organization,
the equipment and operation to Rob-
ert Clark Hill, the county engineer.
The Levy Court, through its busi-
ness management has aided in cut
ting off $6S,000 road expenditures
yearly while at the same time pay
ing for the new equipment purchas-
cd
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
MILFORD SCHOOL BOYS
OPEN SEASON WITH WIN
Girls Drop Opening Game With
Lewes; Boys Show Winning Spirit

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Milford High School opened their
basket ball season last Tuesday ra-
ther auspiciously when they met the
strong Lewes teams. The girls drop
ped the preliminary contest after a
hard fought game but the boys came
through in fine fashion registering
a 31-12 victory.
The games were played at Lewes
in the new high school auditorium
where the position of the backboards
handicapped the locals to some ex-
tent. The half ended 11-6 in Milford's
favor but during the last period the
Milford team found itself and quick
ly drew away from their opponents.
Ike Warren, star forward on the
Milford team, played whale of a
game netting six field goals while
Captain "Dike" Kitchens secured
four baskets. This pair figured in
nearly every play throughout the
game. Kitchens playing at center
was a big factor in Milford securing
the ball on practically every tap off.
Another admirable feature of the
game was that the Milford guards,
Grove and WOoten, prevented the
Lewes boys from scoring from the
field until the closing minutes of the
game when the second team was in
serted. The most spectacular shot
was a field goal by Tatman.
From all indications Milford will
have a formidable team this year, al
though they are confronted with
hard schedule. The next game of the
season will be played at home with
the local Community Club team
while the big game of the season
will be played here on December II
with Beacon Business College of
Wilmington.
For the girls Mary Lambert and
Roslee Truitt played well.
The lineup:
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10

At a recent meeting of the Board
of Trustees of the University of Del
aware, DR.. Samuel M. D. Marshall,
of Milford and State Bank Commits
sioner Harold W. Horsey, of Dover,
were elected trustees of the Univer-
sity. Both are alumni Of the Uni-
versity.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
JOSEPH H. BURNS HEADS
PRESBYTERIAN ELDERS
Next Meeting OF Association In May
Will Be Held At RehObOth

At the session last Thursday Of the
Ruling Elders Association of the
New Castle Presbytery, at Dover, the
devotions were in charge of Rev. G.
Ashworth Burslem, pastor of the
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Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
ALL MUST AID in SCHOOL
SUPPORT SAYS DU POINT
While Against Filing Fee In Princi-
pal, He Says Tax Should Not Be Cut

Support of the State School
Boards school building program
was urged by Pierre S. du Pont on
Tuesday afternoon in addressing
the seventh annual session Of the
Delaware League Of Women Voters,
at the Hotel DUPONT. He pleaded for
the construction of large, consOli-
dated schools particularly elemen-
tary schools, using good, substantial
materials. Anyone who will take
time to investigate, he said, will
agree, regardless Of costs, hardships,
theories, sacrifices, unbalanced tax
allotments, or any other argument
that may fairly be advanced, that
the children of Delaware need bet
ter and safer school buildings in
which ii develop minds and bodies
that are, and will be, demanded and
exacted from present and future
citizenship of Delaware and the
country at large.
Opposes Filing Fee
The SO filing fee tax for school
purposes in Delaware was criticised
in principle by Mr.. DUPONT, along
with any uniform tax on all classes
of people. However, he said, we
must have money, and "I venture
the State would give the biggest
gold medal it possesses to anyone
who will devise tax that will care
for such a vital thing as school
building program and at the same
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tempo of the play, the vicious strok-
ing that makes for points and extend
ed gallery-pleasing rallies always fea.
tured, when he is playing, by the
great volleying of Richards, the mas
ter of the art.
The Pyle sextet plays its matches
on a specially constructed court, laid
out in exact dimension with the regu-
lation surface and colored green to
correspond with the natural turf !.
This court will be placed over the
floor of the Arena and summer tenn
perature will be maintained in the
enclosure. The prices will be $1.10,
$3.50, $3.50 and $3.50 for box seats.
Special attention will be given to
out-of-town mail and telegraph or
ders addressed to Mr.. cambridge at
the Shubert Theatre in Minneapolis :.
A group of Red Wing tennis fans
already have requested block of Al
seats for the Minneapolis perform
ance and blocks are expected to be
reserved for delegations from other
Minnesota cities.