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Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
PRIMARY GRADE CHILDREN
ENTERTAIN MILFORDROTARIANS
Boys And Girls Demonstrate The
Worth OF Their Training

Children of Milford who are in the
primary grades of the Milford Pub
lie Schools, brought home to thirty
or more business men last Friday
evening at the Rotary dinner in the
Windsor Hotel, the fact that the
children - especially the smaller
boys, are responding surprising well
to the training by Miss Eiler, the in
structOr in vocal and instrumental
music in the Milford Public Schools.
AS part of the program for the ev-
ening dinner, two little girls, Jane
Harrington and Beatrice Johnson,
accompanied by Miss Eiler on the
piano, sang a duet, which was ap-
plauded to the echo; each child in
sweet little voice sang and acted the
parts in perfect time to the music.
Then fourteen little boys sang
and they sang well-several carols
of Christmas and songs, all of which
was so well done, that the Rotarians
and their guests of the evening, were
amazed that such small boys had re-
sponded to training, as to call forth
a special vote of thanks to Miss Eli
er for her work with the children.
That kind of instruction will make
life happier and better for the boys
and girls, and give them ability to
take part in after life in church
singing, or any other kind of sing
ing which makes pleasure and hap
piness.
The children were guests of the
Rotary Club and were served at the
close of the meeting and their enter
tainment by their hosts.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
DELAWARE SHIVERED In
COLDEST WEATHER OF SEASON
Sudden Arrival OF Frigid Weather
Brought Skating Here

Delaware, in company with the
balance of the eastern part of the
United States, shivered over the
weekend when the coolest weather
of the present winter swept suddenly
on the inhabitants without warning.
The thermometer at the official gov
ernment weather mans at Milford
showed a low mark of 10 degrees
above zero Friday night and Satur-
day morning. Saturday night and
Sunday morning the lowest mark
was z degrees above zero. This was
coldest weather of the present win
ter and the second coolest of the en-
tire year, the coolest day being last
January. The advent of the cold
weather came Immediately following
a light fall of snow which gave the
kiddies an opportunity to use their
sleds during the cold weather. Ice
the thickness of several inches form
ed on the lakes in Milford, and Sat
urday afternoon and Sunday found
the youngsters skating for the first
time this season. The weather mod
Grated greatly this week and rainy,
disagreeable weather has been serv-
ed to the residents since.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
BABY CHICK SCHEME
TO DEFRAUD NIPPED
Promoters OF "JameS Hatchery
Operating From Milton, Arrested

Upon complaint of those who for
warded money to buy small chicks,
and received no reply, D. w. Mich
OILS, H. D. Gaines and J. G. Grimes
have been arrested in Atlanta, Ca,
charged by the Federal authorities
with the operation of scheme to
defraud.
The accused operated through the
"James Hatchery" of Milton, Del,
and advertised through that name.
When the advertisement appeared,
the promoters of the scheme secured
an order on Postmaster Robbins of
Milton, to forward all their mail to
Atlanta. None of the men are known
in Milton.
Upon receiving inquiries as to why
chicks were not sent after money
was forwarded, Mr.. Robin reported
the matter to the Washington au-
thorities. The arrests, made by Post
Office Inspector R. H. Tomlinson, of
Atlanta, followed. The State of Geor-
gia is also prosecuting the men for
larceny after trust.
Inasmuch as Postmaster Robin
forwarded scores of letters, address,
ed to the James Hatchery" to At
lanta before complaint was made, it
is thought that many people of Mary
land, Pennsylvania and Delaware
were defrauded,
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
TALK ON ELECTRICITY
BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
Ralph Brown Shows Pupils How To
Care For Irons

Last Friday afternoon at 2:SO,
Ralph Brown of the Milford Electric
Shop gave very interesting talk
before the high school on the me-
chanism and use of household cleo
trical appliances. He gave much in
teresting information about electri-
city and how to use it safely.
The Home Economics Glasses were
especially interested in the mechan-
ism of the electric iron. Mr.. Brown
exhibited each part of the iron and
explained the function of each part.
He instructed the class how to leng-
then the life of the iron by proper
use and care.
This was not an advertising talk.
Mr.. Brown had been invited to speak
to the high school assembly on this
topic. In many nigh schools in
struction is given the pupils in as
sembling and repairing household
appliances of all sorts. The manual
training classes have projects along
this line each month.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
FIRST YEAR OF EGG
CONTEST BOOSTS
EGG PRODUCTION
B. S. Palmer Announces Results
Of First Year State COmpeti-
tiOn.
$4,000 BIRDS ENTERED
Seek Feeding Information About
Feeding From The Winning
FIOcks.

H. S. Palmer, extension poultry
man at the University of Delaware
has made an interesting report on
the first year of the Delaware Farm
Egg Laying Contest which was
started in November of last year.
Much information of value to pouI-
try raisers of the State has been OBJ
tanned as a result of this contest ac-
cording to the report. The report
follows:
1.-TWO hundred and fifteen poultry
men took the calendars and began
keeping records in November, 1925.
One hundred and eighteen kept the
records for the full year, ending Oc-
tOber 81, 1926. The average years
production per bird on these 11S
farms was 141 eggs for pullets, 124
eggs for hens, and 120 eggs for mix
ed focks.
According to the U. S. census re-
port the average production per
hen on all farms in Delaware for
1924 was Sc eggs.
"Of the $4,000 birds that were en-
tered in the Farm Egg Laying Con-
test November 1, 1925, $4,000 were
kept in flocks of hens and pullets
separated, while 10000 were kept
in mixed docks, hens and pulIets
running together. Reports from
these $4,000 birds, show that for
the three months, November, De-
cember and January, when egg
prices are highest, the fiocks where
hens and pullets were kept separate
average 3O.6 eggs per pullet and 1872
eggs per hen, or 24.4 eggs per bird.
as compared to 1872 eggs per bird
where hens and pullets were mixed
together.
"As shown above the flocks where
hens and pullets were kept separate
averaged for the year 141 eggs per
pullet and 124 eggs per hen as COM
pared with 120 eggs per bird where
pullets and hens ran together.
"The important thing is to keep
hens and pullets separate while the
pullets are growing and for the first
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Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
DR.. ROBT. WATT DEAD
AFTER A USEFUL and
BUSY LIFE AS MINISTER
Well Known Methodist Episcopal
Clergyman Dies In Worcester,
Mass, Home.
RETIRED THREE YEARS
Served As Superintendent OF
Wilmington Conference Pastor
Here At One Time.

The Rev. Robert Wattk-D.D.. for
mer district superintendent of the
Wilmington Methodist Episcopal
Conference, and one of the foremost
pastors of the Conference until his
retirement three years ago, died at
his home in Worcester, Mass, at
noon on Monday.
DR.. Watt was SO years old.
Whlle his health had not been of
the best the past few months. his
death was unexpected, and news of
1t came as a shock to his thousands
of friends.
DR.. Watt suffered a nervous break
down more than a year ago and nev-
er fully recovered from its effects.
DR.. Watt was born in Ireland and
came to the United States when a
young man.
He is survived by his wife and
by his adopted daughter, Mrs. John
w. Kirn, of Worcester, with whom
Dr. and Mrs. Watt made their home.
DR.. Watt had been one of the
outstanding pastors of the Whining
ton Conference for many years, and
had held more positions of honor in
the Conference than any other mem
berof it. He had served as district
superintendent of Wilmington dis
trict twice and of Eastern district
once.
DR.. Watt served the following
charges in the Wilmington Confer
ence, including the years that he
also served as District Superinten-
dent:
1885 to 1887, at Princess Anne;
18SS-1S89, Snow Hill; 1890 to 1898,
Milford; 1894 to 1895, Scott Church,
Wilmington; 1896-1897, Laurel; 1898
to 1908, District Superintendent of
Wilmington District; 1904 to 1909,
Smyrna; 1910 to 1915, District Su-
perintendent of EastOn District; 1916
until his retirement in 1923, District
Superintendent of Wilmington Dis
trict.
DR.. Watt had been elected dele
gate to the General Conference of
the church three times, and enjoyed
the closest relations with the bish-
ops of the church. 1t had been re-
ported at various times that DIR.
Watt rejected offers of important
secretaryships of church boards or
commissions.
DR.. Watt was, at one time, a mem
ber of the Board of Home Missions
and Church Extension.
On the occasion of his retirement,
at his own request, at the session of
conference three years ago at Do
yer, DR.. Watt was presented with
purse Of $1,225 by members of the
conference.
Failing health and a desire to take
rest after his pastoral service of
SO years, including nineteen years
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Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
MAY SPARE MUSKRATS
FROM STEEL TRAPS
S. P. C. A. Will Ask Legislature
To End Cruelty To Furbearing
Rodents In Delaware.

An effort will be made to spare
the muskrat and other fur-bearing
animals from the crueIties of the
steel trap, through a law that the
Delaware legislature will be asked
to enact during the present session.
The Society for the prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, which is head
ed by Mrs. A. D. Warner, Sr., of Will
mington, is sponsoring the move
ment, and is assured of the Coop
GRAFTON of almost all other societies
and clubs of the state having to do
with Out-Of-dOOr activities.
Sidney H. Coleman, president of
the American Humane Association,
has made one or two trips to Della
ware and after consulting with game
commissioners has found them re-
ceptive to his proposition to bar the
steel trap to muskrat hunters. 1t is
understood that Colonel LIE Fevre,
game commissioner is heartily in ia
vOr of robbing trapping of it's bru-
tality and it is said that upwards of
a dozen organizations already have
assured Colonel lie Fevre of their
cooperation.
The Women's Legislative Commit
tee has also assured the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
that it will press the bill before the
legislature, after the New Year and
will insist that it be enacted into a
law to end the suffering of all fur
bearing animals that are captured in
steel traps.
1t has been shown that muskrats
and similar animals, when caught in
such traps, suffer keenly from the
wounds on their legs, and that fire.
quently they are held in this cruel
captivity for twenty-four hours or
longer until the trapper comes to
despatch them. They not infrequent-
ly eat their own leg off in order to
escape from the painful clutches of
the trap, and it is their long drawn
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Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
PAGEANT OF BETHLEHEM
AT FIRST M. P. CHURCH
Christmas Pageant Will Be Given
Sunday Evening At 1880 O'clock

The Bible School of the Metho-
dist Protestant Church will present
the Christmas Pageant Bethlehem" I"
at that church on Sunday evening,
December 26th at 1880 o'clock. The
members of the Bible Glass will be
assisted by the church choir. In ad-
dition to the pageant musical pro-
gram by the choir and Sunday
school orchestra will be presented
that evening. The cast for the pag-
cant has been working hard for some
time to make bethlehem" success
and it is expected that large con-
gregation will assemble to enjoy this
feast. The following compose the
cast:
Herod the King, John Wilkins;
the Queen, Mabel Dyer; Prophecies,
Anna Smith; Three Wise Men, Geo.
Gillespie, Harry Berridge, Fulton
Downing; Shepherds, Harry Emory,
Geo. Hall, Wilbur Simpson, Frank
Dyer; Priests, VIM. Richardson, Will
bert Dickerson; Slave, James Dick
erson; Innkeeper, James Gillespie;
Mary and Joseph, Mr.. and Mrs. Dow
dy; Angels, Sara Alexander, Eliza
beth Bennett, Pearl Cooper, Sara
Dickerson, Margaret Marvil, Marga-
ret Mccullough Elizabeth Courtney.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
SUGGEST CHANGES in
STATE INCOME TAX TO
GREATLY CLARIFY'LAW
Would Increase Tax Commits
iOner's Salary To Get Men
Of Ability.
AMEND CORPORATION LAW
Propose That Bonus And Fees
Shall Be Included In ''Net
Incomes.

Revision of the state income tax
law and the corporation invested tax
law in various phases is provided
for in the draft of bill prepared by
the State Tax Department. These
proposed changes are the outgrowth
of the experience of Pierre S. du
POnt, State School Tax Commission
er, and his assistants in working un-
der the present law. The draft will
be presented to the State Legislature
for consideration next month.
In many instances the amend
ments suggested are purely for clar-
ificatiOn of the provisions of the
present law. No attempt is made to
increase or decrease the school tax.
An important change suggested is
to increase the salary of the tax
commissioner from $4,000 to $500
so that the Office will attract men of
ability and experience. 1t is also
sought, through the amendments, to
fix the maximum salary of the as
sistant tax commissioner at $4,000
and the field auditors at $4,000. The
appointment of a special deputy at
torney general, whose duties would
be to assist the tax department, is
suggested. His salary will be $1,000
a year.
1t is pointed out, in the proposed
changes, that as the tax commission
er is appointed in November when
the State Senate is not in session
the section of the present law pro-
viding that the appointment be made
with "the advice and consent of the
Senate" should be stricken out. Sug-
gestion is made that a provision be
substituted to the effect that the tax
commissioner may be removed if not
approved by the Senate.
The new draft in defining met in
come" adds the words bonus, hon
orariums, and fees" as taxable
items. In the same paragraph the
words Income credited subject to
withdrawal" are inserted to cover
cases where taxables have a right to
withdraw income not actually re-
ceived. Such income is taxable, it is
pointed out.
Ine prOnLS OIL taxable uerlVeu
from membership in a syndicate or
unincorporated association are de-
clared taxable in the same para
graph.
One section defines capital gains
or losses to be such as result from
sale, exchange or disposition, other
than by gift or donation, Of real or
personal property, but excepts gains
or losses arising from the operation
of business. Another section makes
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Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
MILFORD ORGANIZATIONS
SPREAD CHRISTMAS CHEER
Kings Daughters And Rotary Club
Aid UnfOrtunates This Week

Many homes in Milford and vicin-
ity have been made happy and a
touch of the holiday spirit has been
given through the thoughtfulness and
kindness of two of Milford's civic
organizations this week. Following a
custom of several years standing the
Kings Daughters of Milford have
made a thorough canvass of the
town and vicinity searching for
those unfortunates who need aid and
assistance at this time. They have
provided for the needs of these peO-
pie in a substantial manner. Several
weeks ago the Milford Rotary Club
offered it's assistance to the Kings
Daughters in their work, and they
have given valuable aid. The Rotary
Club not only assisted in the work
of the Kings Daughters, but they Sc
lected number of elderly folks who
were physically unable to properly
provide for their needs and have
aided them and provided necessities
which will help them along this
winter. Many homes in Milford will
be happier tomorrow as a result of
the activities of these two civic Or
ganiZatiOnS.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
FEDERAL JURY DRAWN
FOR DECEMBER TERM
Miss Ida Rosa Will Serve On
Jury From Milford Hundred.
Court Meets Tuesday.

December term of Federal Court
in Wilmington will open for criminal
cases December % at 10 o'clock.
The list of petit jurors for the De-
cember term have been drawn by
Henry C. Mahaffy, Jr., clerk of the
court. Among those drawn was the
name of a woman, Miss Ida Rosa of
Milford hundred.
The names are:
Wilmington-Lee M. Montgomery.
Frederick E. Stone, Frederick Pyle,
Alexis P. Clark, Edmund Mitchell,
Jr., Haran G. Scott, Fred H. Cav
throp, Granville P. Alexander, Will
liam A. Hannigan, Albert S. Bird,
Robert w. Smith, Harry B. War
rington, William Butz, Frederick L.
Kurtz.
Christiana hundred-F'rank ]. B.
HObson, Joseph P. Chandler.
White Clay Creek-Harry Ford
ham, William P. Wollaston.
Brandywine-James H. Wright,
Robert Orr.
NIilford-NIiss Ida Rosa.
Pencader-James P. Ford.
Dagsboro-John H. Long.
St. Georges-Nathaniel J. Williams
and W. S. Leatherbury.
Mispillion-Albert Cook Creadick,
Ernest Raughley.
Kenton-Gamaliel Garrison.
West Dover-Henry Williams.
East Dover-James V. Carson, Eu-
gene Raughley.
Nanticoke-Horace L. Tatman.
North Murderkill-Frank Ban
croft.
Cedar Creek-George H. Hall.
Baltimore-Asa Bennett.
Georgetown-John C. Abbott.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
N. E. SUNDAY SCHOOL
TOOTH ANNIVERSARY
Program For Celebration Of Event
Has Been Almost Completed By
Committee.

What gives promise of being one
of the greatest anniversary weeks
ever held in this town is being ar
ranged by the Anniversary Commit
tee of the Avenue Methodist EpiscO-
pal Church school, M. Haswell
Pierce, superintendent, to take place
January End to 9th.
The program, with the exception
of some minor details in connection
with each evenings service, is COM
pleted and it will be printed IN the
beautiful Christmas Church service
calendar which will be distributed to
each person attending the services
next Sunday. Many will desire to
keep the calendar as souvenir of
the hundredths anniversary Of their
Church school.
With the exception of two even
ings each evenings program will be
rendered in the auditorium of the
church. On Wednesday evening,
Thomas Davis, chairman, the Com
munity Building will be the place of
meeting. This will be the annual
Christmas treat to all members of
the school, On Friday evening, Jan
uary 7th, the committee has secured
that most excellent picture, "a Max
er of Men," and will bring to the
youth of this community a strong
challenge to Christian manhood and
womanhood by showing same at 1880
o'clock in the Plaza Theatre. The
community at large is invited to see
this picture free Of charge. ]. z.
Lewis, president of the Plaza Thea
tire Corporation, is giving the use of
his building and apparatus and the
service of his employees to this COM
munity this evening for the inspira-
ton and instruction of it's youth.
Citizens of our neighboring towns
and of the rural sections, especially
the youth, are invited to see this
wonderful picture. No seats will be
reserved; you will enter free of
charge and sit wherever you can find
a seat.
DR.. John H. Wiley, former pas
tor, will be with us on January End.
Bishop William F. Mcdowell will be
with us on January 9th.
The program will be printed in de-
tail next week in this paper.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
KEEN INTEREST in DEL-MAR-VA
INVENTORY CONGRESS
Meeting At Salisbury Next Month
Promises TO Be Largely Attended

Keen interest in and hearty ap-
prOVal of the Del-Mar-Va Takes In
Ventory Congress to be held in Sal
being expressed throughout the en-
tire Peninsula. The proposed Con-
gress, under the direction of the Del
Mar-Va Eastern Shore Association,
and actively sponsored by Organiza-
tions representative of all lines of
business and industry, has received
most favorable comment editorially
in all sections.
Officials of the Del-Mar-Va Asso-
citation in discussing the Congress,
or conference, point out that it will
be the most thorough means of as
certaining just what conditions on
the peninsula are in every phase of
business activity.
F. P. Adkins, president of the as
sociation, talking of the Congress
said:
Every business of any conse-
quence takes inventory at regular
periods. This is the direct method of
securing definite information as to
WndC STOCK LQ6T6 D6 Oh manu-. WIFI d
clear and unbiased statement show
ing this condition the business con-
Germ can easily determine it's status.
1t is then possible to decide whether
business is up to a sound standard,
and if not to set about correcting or
remedying the conditions.
1.-THE purpose of a peninsula in
ventory is to present clean-cut, cold
facts relative to every feature of
peninsula business in agricultural,
commercial, mercantile, and indus
trial lines. We plan to obtain au
thentic information from men who
are entirely familiar with every in
terest that goes to make up the Del
Mar-Va business life. With these
facts placed before a Congress and
properly analyzed we can decide
very readily what our situation is.
"There is no question but what a
Congress such as we plan will not
only obtain facts of invaluable i'm
portance to our general welfare, but
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Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
TOLD IN A FEW LINES

The Woman's Home Missionary
Society will meet at the chapel on
Tuesday, December 2Sth, at 2:30 o.
clock. A full attendance is desired.
Episcopal Church: Christmas Eve
watch hour service, 1880 p. m. All
come. Saturday, Christmas Day,
Christmas eucharist $3.50 a. m. No
service Sunday.
The University of Delaware closed
at noon on Wednesday of this week
for the holidays and will not reopen
until Monday, January 8. The orig
inal schedule was to close on Thurs
day this week at noon but a petit
ton of the students asking for the
extra day was granted by the Uni
versity authorities.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
AN OLD VETERAN
GONE TO LAST REST

VIM. H. Scott, who was formerly
captain of sailing vessels, and SER
we'd over four years in the Civil War
with a Pennsylvania regiment, died
at the residence Of his son, Joseph
P. Scott, in South Milford. He was
aged 81 years, 715 months, and for
forty-two years he resided in Mil
ford. His remains were laid at rest
in Odd Fellows cemetery. Rev. ]. F.
Bryan officiating. He leaves five
children, four of whom reside in
PHILADELPHIA.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
NUPTLALS
HOUSTON-RYAN

Miss Helen J. Ryan, daughter of
the late Seymour Ryan, of Milford,
and Alfred c. Houston, Jr., were
married December Is, 1926, by Rev.
w. Morgan at Richardson Park, New
Castle county. Mr.. Houston is mer-
chant of Milford and they will re-
side here in South Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hudson of East
Fourth street, North Milford, observ-
ed Mrs. Hudson's birthday anniver-
sary last Tuesday, December 21st, by
entertaining a few of their intimate
friends and relatives at a turkey
dinner. Mr.. Hudson is employed by
the Erickson Line of Steamers ply
ing between Philadelphia and Bal
timore, and was home for this es-
pecial occasion; as he could not ar
range to be here on Christmas Day.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
MILFORD W. C. T. o.

Tuesday evening, December 28th,
there will be very interesting pro-
gram given by the members of the
w. C. T. U. under the direction of
Mrs. Ingram. A very good time is
promised. This program will lead us
out in the knowledge of the work
the crusaders and pioneers did in the
beginning of our great "Women's
Christian Temperance Union" work.
And we would like you all to be held
in the chapel. 1880 O'Clock, Decem-
ber 2Sth.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
WHY WE HAVE CHRISTMAS

Rock-a-bye my baby dear, mother
will a story tell as to dreamland you
will go. Once upon a time a baby in
a manger lie, a manger, only, for a
bed, and star lighted the way for
three wise men who followed it and
found the Baby Jesus asleep on the
hay. They fell down on their knees
and worshipped Him, and gave Him
gifts of love. And that Baby is now
our Lord Jesus which helps us in all
our work and play. And that is the
reason we have Christmas.
Written by Margaret w. Hazard,
fourth grade, Milford school.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24

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