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Milford chronicle., 1926-08-27
REV. BURGETTE SHORT
TALKS ON BUILDING
The COMMUNITY HERE
Speaking Before Rotary Club,
He Pointed Out Ways And
Offered Suggestions.
FOR BETTER MILFORD
"PeabOdy Avenue" Approach
To Town Condemned In No
Uncertain Terms.

Speaking before the Milford Ro-
tarv Club at their regular weekly
dinner at the Slaughter Beach HoteI
last Friday evening, Rev. trahcis
Burgette Short visioned better ana
larger Milford, condemned the prac-
tice of allowing petty jealousles 10
befog the question of improving lne
community and urged compreneh-
sive plan which will ALLOW a healthy
and steady growth in the future. DE-
Short. one of the best known speak
ers in America, came pefore the
Rotarians and their guests by spe-
cial invitation, and his message on
community Building" held his auol-
ence for we'll over an hour; at inc
conclusion of which many men pres
ent expressed opinions and agreeu
with the speaker that he had pre-
scented the real condition OIL ahdlIs
as they related to Milford.
During the course CT speech Dr
Short urged better school tacllltles
for the children of Milford. He con
demned the practice of inadequate
rooms, and Fairgrounds, and asKe'
that the citizens of the town coop
crate to remedy this unfortunate SIT
nation here. He voiced approVal o.
a live Chamber of Commerce an'
told of instances which had occur
red in other sections OF the couhtI!
TO show that properly functionlni
bodies of that kind produce rea
benefits for all citizens in the com
munity. He expressed the oplnlol
that Milford, like thousands Oh oCne
towns scattered from coast TO coas'
had never been planned, out ha
iust sprung up" In illustrating nj
thought, he spoke Of the DuslheS
section of the town, with its narro"
crooked street. He called attentio
IN the lack of modern store trontS
and told of instances wherein Dusl
ness had been greatly increase
through the remOdeling of store
with proper show windows ana a'
tractive fronts.
Touching on the pool room
question, he said that he would nc
endeavor to "shut up" but to "cIea
I'D" these places where they are III
conducted properly. This assertlo
he illustrated by telling OF an II
stance which came to his notice
the middle west. A properly col
Quoted pool room, he said, is alrlgl
for a community. The young me
must have some place to congrega'
and such a place properly manage
and supervised he believed was III
tCuntlnued ON page nve)
Milford chronicle., 1926-08-27
CHARLES M. CURTIS NAMED
JUDGE OF JUVENILE COURT
Appointed By Governor Robinson 10
Succeed VIM. s. Prickett =

Former Chancellor Charles M.
Curtis, the idol of the Boy Scouts of
Wilmington, was appointed judge OF
the Juvenile Court in Wilmington
for a term of four years, by Cover
nor Robinson on Tuesday.
Mr.. Curtis for many years has
been prominently identified with var
ious civic movements.
He was appointed to succeed the
late Judge William S. Prickett, who
died while visiting in Westport' NJ
Y, about two weeks ago.
One Of the principal reasons for
the appointment of Mr.. Curtis to the
position was the interest he has dis
played in the youth Of Wilmington
for several years, particularly in Boy
Scout work.
For many years Mr.. Curtis has
been one of the leading attorneys
and jurists in Delaware, and one OF
the most earnest and effective advo-
Gates and promoters Of the Boy
Scout movement. He is chairman OF
the Court of Honor of the Boy Scout
Council of Wilmington, and one OF
the most prominent members OF the
council.
He is a trustee Of the University
of Delaware, trustee and chancellor
of the Protestant Episcopal diocese
of Delaware, a member Of the board
of managers of the Delaware Indus
trial School for Girls, and also one
| of tba managers of the Babies Hos
pital in Wilmington. Two OF the
most important clubs to which ne
belongs are the Wilmington Country
Club and the Church Club Of Della
ware.
Those who know Mr.. Curtis say
that with his warm, sympathetic ma
ture and his love for children, nc
will make an admirable successor tc
Judge Prickett.
Milford chronicle., 1926-08-27
RECORD WHEAT GROWER
GIVES FORMULA HE USED
Valuable Information Given To Grain
Growers On Peninsula

The wheat yield this year on the
Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore has sur
passed all other years in quantity of
production. Word received from Dr.
Milton Campbell, president OF the IL.
K. Mulford Company, at PhiladeI-
phia, by the Research Department or
the DeI-Mar-Va Eastern Shore Asso-
citation, accounts in part for this
yield. The farmers may well clip
this information for future use.
DR.. Campbell states that he had
twenty acres of wheat planted on his
farm, known as "The Anchorage" IN
Talbot county, and the yield was IN
excess of Sc bushels per acre. The
formula for fertilizer used and the
amount put on is as follows: ESQ
pounds of acid phosphate; 200
pounds of tankage, so amonia; lou
pounds of muriate Of potash per
acre.
DR.. Campbell continues:
"The ground was very carefully
prepared and worked a number OF
times before the wheat was SEEDED
and the wheat itself was seed
which I have grown for a number
of years on my farm, carefully
cleaned each year and free from all
extraneous seeds"
The experience of DR.. Campbell IN
securing a large yield from the cor
rect use of fertilizer is confirmed in
a recent pamphlet entitled Wheat
Fertilizers for Sassafras Soils
which is being distributed by the Re-
search Department of the Del-Mar-
Va Eastern Shore Association. Geo
L. Schuster, agronomist at the Uni
versity of Delaware, and also a mem
ber of the Research Committee OF the
CONTINUED on page 6ve)
Milford chronicle., 1926-08-27
FIRST NATIONAL
BANK REACHES ITS
5OTH ANNIVERSARY
Ably Managed Institution Has
Shown Steady Progress Since
Organized.
HAS LARGE DEPOSITS
Deposits Grow From $l9,255.4S
To Present Deposits Of ST.
226,OS7.67.

Next Tuesday, August 81, 1926, the
First National Bank of Milford will
celebrate the fiftieth anniversary Of
service to Milford and the surround
ing territory. The growth of Mil
fOrd's first banking institution has
been steady since the opening Of its
doors on August 81, 1876. From
small initial deposits of $19,255.48 in
1876 the deposits have grown until
at present total of S2,226,O7.67 is
now deposited in the institution.
From the beginning the bank has
been well and carefully managed.
Its service to the community and
lower Delaware has been great, and
it has paid continuous dividends to
its stockholders.
Among the men VINO have served
as officers at the bank during the
fifty years of it's existence will be
found those who have been among
the leading business and financial
men of Milford. Henry B. Fiddeman
was the first president. In 1877 he
was succeeded by James M. Hall,
who served until 1913 when Robert
II. Williams, the president head of
the institution, was elected. Mr.. Will
liams at this time is seriously i'll at
his home on South Walnut street.
The vice presidents are Daniel
Hirsch and Joseph E. Holland, both
of whom were elected this year.
The late John B. Smith, who died
in June of this year, was the first
cashier of the bank. He served from
1876 until the time of his death. It
was largely through his banking
abilities and knowledge of this COM
munity, that the bank made such
rapid strides and reached it's pres
ent high standing among the banks
of the State. Mr.. Smith was sue
ceeded upon his death by Wallace F.
McFaul. Mr.. McFaul is a young man
who has had excellent training for
| his duties; having acted as assist
ant to Mr.. Smith for several years.
In 1917 John C. Truitt was elected
assistant cashier at the bank. He
resigned in 1928 and was succeeded
by Mr.. McFaul.
When the bank was organized the
late Isaac S. Truitt, who died few
months ago, took an active part in
it's organization. He was elected
teller at that time and served until
1888, at which time William R. AL
dred succeeded him. Edwin P Mes.
sick was made assistant teller. il
1923.
The growth of the bank has beer
steady and each ten year period ha:
shown approximately a doubling o
the deposits in the institution. Tht
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Milford chronicle., 1926-08-27
P. S. DU POINT PUTS
SCHOOL NEEDS TO
CHOICE OF PEOPLE
Will Not Present Building Plan
At The Next Session OF The
Legislature.
is WILLING TO ADVISE
He Feels That The General AS
sembIy Will Act If Residents
Voice Desire.

Rumors that Pierre S. DUPONT
would present a school building pro-
gram before the General Assembly
were set at rest last Thursday when
a statement issued from his Office de-
clared definitely that such was not
his intention.
According to the statement Mr..
dupont is willing to appear before
the legislature whenever he is called
and will give what advice he can on
the subject. Mr.. DUPONT believes he
has done what he could to impress
some idea as to the reeds of better
school buildings upon TIE citizens Of
the State.
The statement further adds that If
the legislature fails to take any ac-
ton on the matter it can only mean
that the people do not desire such a
movement.
The latest and most reliable re-
port was that Mr.. DUPONT was re-
yamping his school building program
was fashioning it after the one he
| introduced at the most recent Cen
eral Assembly except that the bond
issue feature will be eliminated. The
report, however, was denied in Mr..
duPont's Office.
Shows Funds Available
What was pointed out at Tax Col
lector duPOnt's Office was the impor-
tance OF certain recommendations
made at the recent meeting Of the
Service Citizens, an organization
sponsored for public school pun poses
by Mr.. dupont. At that time, the
public was informed through the
press that on June 80, 1927, there
will be available S4000,G00 in cast
from the State Income Tax Office. II
the succeeding two years, it is esti
mated there will be surplus in
come from the School Fund approx
mately s1,254,OO0, making total O.
$5,254,O00.
"If 20 per cent is added in loca
bond issues ($5OO,OO0) by the dis
trict in which the new school is tt
be built" the recommendation adds
eve have O5,754,0OO out of the SO,
200 900 required for State Schoo
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1926-08-27
JUNE AVERAGE EGG
YIELD WAS GOOD

Daily egg records from over
forty-twO thousand hens and
pullets, comprising a total Of
124 farms throughout the
State, are included in the June
report of the Delaware Farm
Egg Laying Contest which has
been prepared by H. S. Palmer,
Extension Poultryman of the
University of Delaware.
Of this total number of birds,
17,171 are pullets, 1O,S8O are
hens, and 14,275 are classed as
mixed hocks consisting of both
pullets and hens. The average
egg production from the pull
lets was 1872 eggs, and that
from the hens was 16.1 eggs,
while the mixed flocks produc-
ed only 1876 eggs per bird dur
ing the month of June.
Milford chronicle., 1926-08-27
PARKSLEY PENALTZED FOR
TOO MANY CLASS PLAYERS
Protest Sustained By President Rev
On Player Rule

Sustaining a protest that the Park
sley club of the Eastern Shore
League violated a league regulation
in playing four "class men" from the
first of the season to July 8, Presi-
dent Harry Rev on Monday ordered
all games won by Parksley during
that period forfeited to the non-of-
Tending clubs.
AS a result of the ruling, Parks
ley loses twenty games from its win
column. Of the forfeited games,
Crisfeld gets six, Easton five, and
Dover, Salisbury and Cambridge,
three each. Crisfield also pleaded
guilty to exceeding the "class" play
er limit in six games, five of which
were lost. The victory was won
against Parksley, and forfeited to
that club.
The revised standing Of the clubs
following President Rew's decision
Milford chronicle., 1926-08-27

Parksley appealed the decision to
the league directors and President
Rev fixed next Monday afternoon as
the date for the hearing. Easton filed
a petition for a rehearing on the de-
cision Of the directors last Monday,
directing Easton to forfeit "a games
to the other clubs. This petition also
will be heard Monday.
Milford chronicle., 1926-08-27
CEDAR CREEK REPUBLICANS
WILL MEET MONDAY NIGHT
County Committeeman Clendaulel
Calls Meeting To Discuss Matters

County Committeeman George
Clendaniel has called meeting OF
the Republican voters of the First
Representative District of Sussex
County, Cedar Greek, for next Mon
day evening, August 3Oth. The meet
ing will be held in the community
building in Milford at o'clock. All
Dersons interested in the success OF
the Republican party are invited to
attend the meeting, and discuss
matters of party interest which will
be brought before the gathering.
County Committeeman Clendanlel is
desirous of having a good attendance
at Mondays evenings meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1926-08-27
THREE STOLEN AUTOS
RECOVERED BY OFFICERS
Two Found On Farm Near Dover;
One In Garage There

State automobile Inspector Will
liam Ball and State Highway Officer
Conrad recently recovered three
stolen cars, a 1925 Dodge roadster;
1926 Ford sedan, and a 1926 Ford
coupe. Two of the machines are the
property Of persons in New Jersey
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1926-08-27

The bank will celebrate it's ami
versary in quiet manner next Tues
day. -..-.
Milford chronicle., 1926-08-27

QUA PRINTING PLANT
20 The LARGEST ON
THE PENINSULA. LET
J's QUOTE ON YOUR
NEXT PRINTING ORDER
Milford chronicle., 1926-08-27

THERE ARE 1900 RU-
RAL WEEKLY NEWS
PAPERS IN THE UNI.
TED ST ATE s. THE
CHRONICLE S T A N p Q
EOURTH IN THIS LIST
IN CIRCULATION.
Evening star., 1926-10-17
COTTON IS EASIER
ON HEAVY SELLING
Southern and Wall Street
Bear Trading Gives Staple
Downward Trend.

NEW YORK, October 1G.-The
easier tone which developed in the
cc4tqn market late yesterday was in
evidence again today. January con-
tracts selling off to 1900, or AZ points
net lower, under continued Southern
and Wall Street selling. Closing
prices were at the lowest of the day,
with the market barely steady at
net declines of 80 to "A points.
The opening was steady. but "a to
81 points lower under overnight sell
ing orders which included further
hedging by the South. Initial offer
irgs We're readily absorbed by week
end covering and trade and invest
nnent buying, but rallies of 10 or 15
points appeared to meet more sell
ing, particularly by brokers with
Mall Street connections. This was
attributed to the liquidation of long
contracts purchased earlier in the
week. and probably was influenced
TO some extent by weakness in the
stock market.
The Southern selling continued
also. while demand tapered off to
sCme extent after the early buying
orders had been supplied, the fore
neon market becoming rather weak
and unsettled.
December broke to 1921, while
March sold off TO 1925. net declines
Of 40 to "A points on active positions
and reactions of about 20 points from
the high touched on the rally yester-
day morning.
Reports of further showers in the
Sout Invest were accompanied by com
piaints Of damage to grades, and addi-
tional adviceS were received here,
stating that lOwgrade cotton was be-
ing abandoned in the fields. owing to
the scarcity and high costs of labor
for picking. These advices evidently
had little immediate effect on senti-
ment and some of the local traders
took the reports of increased hedging
10 mean that the rallies Of the past
few days had brought out increased
offerings of spot cotton in the South
Private cables reported trade calling
and covering in Liverpool. but said
the market was lower under hedge
selling and local or continental
liquidation
Trade interests We're credited with
buying quite heavily here on the late
forenoon break believed to be partly
for foreign account.
Evening star., 1926-10-17
GRAIN GOES HIGHER
ON WEATHER NEWS
Frost in Argentina Has Bull
ish Effect on Price of
Wheat in Chicago.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, October 16.-Buying
based largely on Argentine reports of
frost gave the wheat market today
decided upward trend. Closing
quotations on wheat were firm. l
cent to 1ss cents net higher, with
corn 4-cent to q cent down, oats at
a shade to sa4 advance, and pro-
visions varying from 20 cents decline
to. 5 cents gain.
Notwithstanding rather general
opinion that the froSts in Argentina
had as yet done but little actual dam
age, the wheat trade appeared un-
easy because of accompanying re-
ports of unreasonable cold weather
over the South American wheat
region. In this connection, too,
notice was taken of an unofficial fore
cast of SHOWS in Canada and the
Dakotas the coming week, and of
rains across the corn belt. The fore
cast said also that the frosts in
Argentina pointed to an adverse
Spring and to a short Summer as
well.
Strength of wheat values developed
in the face of sharp breaks in the
stock market and likewise in cotton.
A noticeable feature was that houses
with Eastern connections led the pur-
chasing movement in wheat, mean
while, however. new export demand
for North American wheat was re-
latively slow and deliveries of wheat
at interior points in the Canadian
Northwest were the largest Of the
season. totaling about 100000
bushels for "a hours. The wheat crop
in 80 countries of the northern hem
isphere was estimated at 100000
bushels less than last year, but above
a 5-year average.
Evening star., 1926-10-17

In nearly every bank there is some
one who loves to play with figures. >"
To the average man figures have
habit of becoming somewhat jum-
bled, but to the bank clerk with his
comptometer, his ,computator and his
own expert training, accuracy is al
most assured.
1t is a pleasure to be able to offer
to the local banks a most valuable
table of actual bank statistics anent
the working of the entire national
bank system of the country shown by
Federal reserve districts.
Washington bankers should, in
their computations of the same items
concerning their own institutions,
show a much better percentage of
earnings, etc, than the average of
the banks of the Richmond district
for the losses sustained by some of
the banks in the Carolinas brought
down the net profits figures, al
though the losses of the district as a
whole were not large.
Found Hard Going.
The smallest net profits to earning
assets shown by any of the IL dis
tricts were nationally credited to the
banks that made the largest losses,
Minneapolis and Kansas City, both of
these districts finding the year 1925,
which is covered in the subjoined
table, hard going and attended with
many suspensions.
The statistics reproduced herewith
are decidedly interesting showing as
they do the percentage of annual in
come accredited to interest: the in
terest returned on money borrowed,
salaries paid, taxes, other earnings,
90.
earning assets and nettprofits to cap
ital surplus and undivided profits
Gross earnings are the basis of all
but the last three items covered.
BY comparing the returns of your
own bank with these figures you can
tell just what you are doing, whether
YOU are making the average gains,
losses, paying the same taxes, tee,
as the various districts. One or two
local banks have made the compari-
son with satisfactory results.
Evening star., 1926-10-17
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, October 16 R.-Rye
steady: No. . Western, 108% fob.
New York and 1.07 elf. export. Bar
ley, easy; mailing, S2aS4 elf. New
York Wheat. spot, barely steady;
No. l dark Northern Spring, elf.
New York. lake and rail. 1921; No.
Hard Winter, fob. New York. lake
and rail. 15412: No. mixed Durum,
do, to arrive. 1.4512 No. l Manitoba,
lake and rail. to arrive, 1.5S12 in bond.
Wheat futures closed firm. Domestic,
December, 1.4512: May, 1.4e% bonded
December. 1.46; May, 1.46&. Corn,
spot, weak; No. yellow, elf, track
New York. lake and rail, 92A; No. 8,
yellow. do. 90&. Oats, spot. steady;
do. ., while, 54. Lard, easy; Middle
west. 143oa14.40. Other articles un'
changed.
Evening star., 1926-10-17
EARNINGS OF ALL MEMBER BANKS
IN THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Figures Have Irresistible Lure for Clerks of
Some Institutions Many Officials Are
! Collectors of Financial Curios

certificate is made out to Charles
Carroll of CarrolltOn, one of the sign
ers of the Declaration of Independ-
ance, and a man Of great import in
those days.
The certificate is not engraved, nor
even printed, but is a written docu-
ment, certifying to the fact that:
Charles Carroll of Carrollton is
entitled to one share in the Bank of
Maryland, transferable at the bank
by himself or his attorney.
Witness, the seal of the president
and directors of the said bank at
Baltimore this 2Sth day of May,
1892"
The certificate is numbered 766 and
on the face thereof on the left side
S indorsed Purchase of Richd. Cation
and by him conveyed to William Pat
terson, 7th of March, 1893" The
great seal is impressed.
Earl Amick, former auditor Of the
Riggs National Bank, now assistant
cashier, is another collector. He has
among other things a check signed
by Maj. L'Enfant, the French engi-
neer who laid out the National Cap
ital.
In Class All Alone.
William b. H1bbS stands today In
a class all by himself. as the only
member of the New York Stock Ex-
change in Washington.
Mr.. Hibbs organized the firm of
W. B. Hibbs & Co. way back in 1889
and it has survived panics, money
stringencies, the passing of the great
men of Wall. Street, assassination Of
Presidents, earthquakes and all man.
ner of upheavals that have shaken
the very insides of the stock market
and is today solid and financially
stronger than ever. -
Time was when Mr.. Hibbs was a d.
rector in many banks and, corpora
tions as we'll as public utilities, but
years ago he resigned from all and
gives his attention to w. B. Hibbs
& Co.
He admits that he is fortunate in
having as a Junior partner one w. w.
Spaid, who next June will become
president of the District Bankers AS
sociation, who has grown up with the
Member Banks of the Federal Reserve
Evening star., 1926-10-17
SUGAR FUTURES QUIET.
Undertone Firmer Owing to Cover
ing in December Contracts.

NEW YORK, October 16 P).-
With raw and refined sugar markets
closed, there was only moderate trade
in raw sugar futures today, with ap-
proximate sales of $1,000 tons.
The undertone was firmer, owing
to covering in December contracts, be-
lieved to be against sales of actuals.
abroad, and trade and commission
house buying of later positions.
The market closed to points net
higher. December closed 2.77; jan
,lary, 27S: March, 2.72; May. ESQ;
1,llye ASS.
Evening star., 1926-10-17
COPPER PRODUCTION.

NEW YORK, october Is (P).-Con-
sumption of copper in the United
States during 1926, at the present
rate of shipments. will exceed one and
three quarter billion pounds, said
George A. Sloan, secretary of the
Copper and Brass Research Associa-
lion. in addressing the National Asso-
citation of Purchasing Agents at Chi
cago. This is the greatest in the
history of the industry. not exclud-
ing the war years.
Evening star., 1926-10-17

Charlie Howe, treasurer of the
American Security and Trust Co, is
a veritable keeper of antiquities. For
years he has been gathering and
collecting relics of former days. many
items in his collection relating to
the earlier days of banking in this,
country and especially in, around and
near this city.
One of the curios in the possession
of Mr.. Howe Is a share Of stock. in
the Bank of Maryland, the first bank
in the United States south of, Phil
adelphia, according to- Mr.. Howe.
Making it more Interesting and
more valuable Is the fact that the
Evening star., 1926-10-17

stock business and relieves his senior
of all the burdens and details Of busi-
ness.
The sale of the New York Stock
Exchange membership formerly own
ed by the late John l.. Edwards left
Mr.. Hibbs as the only local member
of that body.
The New York Stock Exchange is
not incorporated itself, nor will it al
low. it's members doing business on the
Exchange to incorporate. The answer
is that it wishes to have back Of it's
members obligations their entire
assets without limitation, something
that is not offered by incorporate laws.
Evening star., 1926-10-17

Member Banks the Federal Reserve
Ended December 81 1925.