davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-01
STATE OYSTERS
WIN APPROVAL
Given Clean Bill OF Health By Del
aware And Federal Officials

That Delaware oysters have been
given clean bill of health is set
forth in the Delaware Health News,
issued by the State Board of Health.
The Board in cooperation with the
United States Public Health Service
has examined at frequent intervals
samples of water and oysters taken
from Delaware beds and they have
been approved by the Federal and
State health officials. Certificates
also have been granted the Della
ware oyster shucking and packing
houses, they having adapted ap-
proved sanitary methods of prepar-
ing the oysters for market. Certi-
ficates to this effect are sent out
with packed oysters whenever re-
quired by authorities of certain
states or cities. The Health News
says in part:
The full publicity given to the
oyster during 1924 and 1925 must
make the oyster blush with embar-
assment whenever exposed to the
public view. Moreover it's head must
be turned by the obviously overdone
publicity given to an otherwise
quiet and modest food product. Del
aware adds it's share to this out
burst but oyster resident in Della
ware may look the public in the eye
satisfied that they are clean and
pure after their bath of fresh water
and compressed air. Certainly they
could never go back to their own
dirty shells.
The outbreak of typhoid fever
attributed to oysters in 1924 started
a ball rolling which finally became
so large that it encompassed all the
oyster producing and consuming
states and at the same time flat
tened out the oyster industry for
the remainder Of the year. Bruised
but not defeated the oyster industry
arose this fall and now appears to
have grown fat on the rough treat
ment of 1924.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-01
NINETEENTH ANNUAL
CORN SHOW WILL BE
HELD AT DOVER
At The Display This Year Nine
Classes Of Entries May Be
Made.
PRIZES FOR SCHOOL PUPILS
Bankers Cup To Be Given To
High School Judging Team
Scoring Most Points.

The nineteenth annual state corn
show will be held in the armory at
Dover, January 10, 20, 21. There
are nine different classes in which
entries may be made. The interstate
class which comprises Virginia,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Maryland is for 1O-ear samples of
white and yellow corn. The 5O-ear
class is for New Castle, Kent and
Sussex counties respectively for any
variety of Ocrn. The amateur class
consists of 10-ear samples of white
and yellow corn and is open to any
one who has not won a premium in
a previous show. The honorary class
consists of 10-ear samples of white
and yellow corn and is open to those
who have won premiums in previous
shows. The white cap or calico con-
s1sts of 10-ear samples and is omen
to any one. The single ear class
consists of white and yellow corn
and is open to any exhibitor. The
boys class consists of 1O-ear sam
pies of white and yellow corn Sc
lected by any boy between the ages
of 1920 years. There are sweep
stake placings for these classes. in
which championship ribbon is
awarded to the best sample exhibit
ed. There is also a class for small
grain and seeds, consisting of peck
samples of winter wheat, soy beans,
coWpeas, rye, buckwheat, crimson
clover, red clover and oats. There
is also a class for grain and forage
in the sheaf consisting of bundles
not less than six inches in diameter
OF rye, wheat, alfalfa, oats, timothy,
crimson clover, soy beans, cowpeas.
mixed vetch or vetch hay, alsike
clover and red clover. All exhibits
must be delivered to the secretary.
Z. l.. Schuster at the armory at Do
yer by Tuesday, January 19. at 10
a. m. II they are shipped by freight
or express charges must be prepaid.
Exhibits will not be returned unless
requested by the exhibitor. The
officers of the association are: Pres
ldent, Wallace Cook, Newark. New
Castle county, F. A. TrimbIe. Hook
essin, Kent county, Dewey Sapp.
Houston, Sussex county, A. M. Tarr,
secretary-treasurer, Geo. I.
Newark.
There will be three sterling silver
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-01
DELAWARE TO ENFORCE
PENNSYLVANIA MOTOR LAW
State Police Requested To Arrest
Those without New Tags

Letters have been received by Su-
perintendent Reynolds Of the State
Highway Police setting out arrange
ments for enforcement of the auto
mobile license tag laws between
Delaware and Pennsylvania. The
letters are from the Title Depart
ment of Delaware and the Motor
Vehicle Commission of Pennsylva-
mia.
All Delaware Highway policemen
have been instructed to arrest driv-
ers of Pennsylvania cars operating
with 1926 license tag after midnight
last night. The Pennsylvania COM
mission pointed out that according
to law all motor vehicles of that
State must bear the tag Of the new
year after midnight, December 81
of the old year. Enforcement of that
law in Delaware was requested.
Delaware automobiles will be al
lowed to operate in Pennsylvania
until January 5, 1926, with 1925 Ii
cense tags if they so desire. This is
in accordance with the law of this
state. After January all Delaware
cars must carry 1926 tags.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-01
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DANCE
TWAS VERY ENJOYABLE AFFAIR
First Dance Held In New COmmun-
ity Building Was One OF Finest

The annual Christmas Dance in
Milford, held on Monday evening,
was one of the finest and most en-
joyable ever given by the men of
Milford. The affair this year was
sponsored by the Carlisle Fire Com
pany, and was held in the new Com
munity Building-Varney Auditor
ium being used for the dancing.
Music for the occasion was furnish
ed by George Madden, who brought
a ten piece orchestra here. The
music was fine and appealing, and
all enjoyed it immensely. The dance
was conducted in an efficient man
ner, such as the local firemen are
noted for, and those who attended
had only the highest of praise for
those who headed the affair. During
the intermission the dancers went to
the large gymnasium on the first
floor of the Community Building
where they found the tables all set
and ready for them. Sandwiches and
coffee were served. The ample
room and table seating capacity
added much to the affair. The dance
was the first formal affair ever held
in the new building; and the towns
people were given demonstration
of just how easily such a gathering
can be handled in the structure,
with its modern auditorium, kitch-
ems and large tables. The firemen
have ample dishes for serving the
largest of crowds capable of being
handled at the building.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-01
CITIZENS CHOOSE
TICKET TONIGHT
Annual Town Meeting Will Be
Held In ArmOry For Purpose
OF Discussing Civic Affairs.

Mayor Frank Reedy has issued a
call for the annual town meeting
to be held in the Armory Hall here
tonight at 7:15 o'clock. The meet
ing is held in pursuance with the
custom practiced by the citizens Of
Milford for years past. The report
OF Mayor Reedy will be read to the
gathering, and suggestions will be
made for the management of the
town during the ensuing year. At
the meeting tonight a ticket will be
named to be presented as the "Town
Ticket" at the town elections on
Monday afternoon. Members of
Council will be nominated as fol-
lows: Two members from North
Milford, and two members from
South Milford-one in North and
one in South for two years, the
other for one year. A candidate for
President of Council, and a candi-
date for Collector and Treasurer.
One member will be nominated for
the Light & Water Commission.
The citizens of Milford generally
seem to be more interested in the
town elections this year than for
years past. There seems to be no
desire to start fight or snarl, but
to talk over the requirements of the
town and to name a ticket at to-
nights meeting which all factions
can get behind and support. At
this time there is no indication of a
fight of any sort.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-01
GOVERNMENT WILL GIVE
HEARING ON INDIAN RIVER
District Engineer Brown Sets Next
Tuesday Afternoon As Time

Colonel Earl L. Brown, District
Engineer, representing the War De. ]
partment in Delaware has issued
notice Of a public hearing on
Indian River project, suggestionl
the abandonment of which
been made. The Chronicle b
ceived the following notice
Colonel Brown, requesting that
published:
Notice is hereby given that a b1b-
lie hearing will be held in the Opera
House, Millsboro, Delaware, on
Tuesday, January 5, 1926, at 200 p.
M, to discuss the advisability of
recommending to the War Depart
ment for abandonment the existing
project for the Federal improvement
of Indian River, Delaware, author
lied in Section of the River and
Harbor Act of March 8, 1925.
Interested parties are invited to
be present or to be represented at
the hearing. While for accuracy of
record all important facts and ar
guments should be submitted in
writing, oral evidence will also be
heard.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-01
DISASTROUS FIRE
SWEEPS HOTEL AREA
AT OCEAN CITY, MD.
The Atlantic Aud Seaside Hotels
Burned Along With Other
Buildings.
RESORT in DARKNESS
Electric And Water Plant, Where
Blaze Originated, A Complete
Loss.

Three blocks of ocean-front prom
erty at Ocean City, Maryland, were
destroyed or Tuesday by a fire
which, aided by thirty-five-mile
wind, ragged for two hours and caus-
ed damage estimated at S35O,OOO.
Many of the oldest buildings of
the resort are in ashes. Practically
none OF the property was covered
by insurance, the average insurance
being about twenty per cent of the
loss.
The properties burned and the es-
timated loses are:
Atlantic Hotel of 200 rooms, $780,
900; electric power plant, S1OO. 900:
Ocean City pier, $5O,OOO; Casino
Building, $4,000; Dolles Candy
Shop, $4,000; Seaside Hotel, of IS
rooms, $4,000; cottage of C. W.
Purnell, $4,000.
The fire originated in the engine
room of the power plant, according
to the firemen, who discovered the
rear portion of the building in
flames. The blaze spread rapidly,
and within few minutes the entire
building was in flames.
The blaze spread to the Seaside
Hotel, adjoining, then leaped across
Baltimore avenue to the Atlantic
Hotel, spreading over that entire
square.
DOlles Candy Shop was the next
building to catch fire. The flames
then leaped to the Casino Building,
where several amusement devices
are located, across the boardwalk
to the pier, laying waste all build
ings as it spread.
The firemen checked the blaze at
the Walls Hotel, just south Of the
pier. The frame structure was bad
ly damaged.
Six companies were called to the
aid of the Ocean City Department.
They came from Salisbury, Berlin.
Pocomoke City, Princess Anne, Lau-
rel and Snow Hill.
Fearing that the whole of the re-
sort was doomed, buildings for some
distance from the danger zone were
stripped of furniture, which was
piled along the streets and on va
cant lots. For some time it ap-
peared that the loss would reach
A4bO AI4444Ouos AOuS dlI6T IQ0 uT6
was under control, $50 firemen still
played streams on the ruins.
The boardwalk was burned for
the entire distance of three blocks
and many buildings adjacent to the
threatened section were scorched by
fire or damaged by water. Some of
the equipment of the ruined power
plant can be salvaged, it is believed.
officials of the Eastern Shore Gas
and Electric Company, said that the
town would be in darkness for pos
sibly ten days.
Shortly after the fire assumed
proportions, wire COM
with the resort were
put out of commission as the main
lines of the telephone service run
down Baltimore avenue.
Frozen fire plugs hampered the
efforts of firemen, and it was neces-
sary to pump water direct from
Bay.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-01
DELAWARE FARMERS
FINANCIAL RETURNS
WERE EXCELLENT
Resume Of Year 1925 Shows
State Agriculturists Had Very
Good Year.
STATE BOARD HELPED
Free Analysis Of Seeds And Ferti.
lizers And Inspection Of Fruit
Were Factors In Solution.

The year closing this week, was
according to the best information
obtainable, the most successful one
from a financial return standpoint
the farmers of this state have ever
experienced. Through the use of
scientific and more modern methods,
in planting, cultivating, harvesting,
storing and sale of fruits, produce
and vegetables, the Delaware farmer
in the past twelve months, has been
able to overcome many difficulties,
that previously would have meant a
bad season and a loss.
From the time when he begins the
purchase of seeds, which are tested
free of charge at the laboratory of
the State Board of Agriculture, the
testing of fertilizer at the same sta
ton free of charge, which enables
all farmers to determine whether
the dealer has sold them goods that
will stand up under the guarantee
made for them, all through the
growing and harvesting season, he is
protected, encouraged and aided by
the agricultural board and it's many
agencies, all of which are directed at
helping him make the most of every
thing.
When the time arrives for his
crop to be harvested, the farmer
goes to the Bureau of Markets,
where the latest and most accurate
information is obtainable and hun
dreds of them have been helped to
make more money through the mar
ket quotations and advice given,
which service is a daily feature of
the Bureau of Markets. Inspection of
fruits and vegetables and the stor-
age of the products when the market
prices are off, have been the two
most outstanding facts in helping
the farmer the past year and the
coming year he is going to use them
more than ever. In giving a resume
of the year, w. T. Derickson, direc-
tor of the Bureau of Markets, said:
Starting with the crop of straw
berries, which is one of the largest
items of income in the state, the
general result this year was better
than the average. The yield of straw
berries was not so great the past
year, falling off from 80 to so per
cent as compared with the year
previous, but the returns received
'or what berries were harvested was
n like ratio, but to the good of the
falling off in yield. The returnS
brought from 25 to so per cent high y
er prices. The hot dry weather to-
wards the end of the season caused |
many hundreds of thousands of |
quarts to shrivel up on the vines
ind they were not harvested. How
continued on page fiVe)
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-01
FORESTRY COMMISSION
TO HOLD FIRST LECTURE
Statewide Series Of Lectures viii
Be Feature Of 1926 Work

Governor Robinson will preside at
the first public meeting to be con-
Quoted under the auspices of the
Delaware Forest Conservation Com
mission, which will be held in the
Wilmington High School Auditorium
on Wednesday evening, January 9Th.
a. N. Wheeler, Of the U. S. Forest
Service, will be the principal speak
er OF the evening. Mr.. Wheeler is a
acknowledgement speaker on fores-
try subjects, and he will outline
What he thinks would be best for
Delaware along this line.
The Forest Conservation Commits
sion, which consists of Willard
Springer, Jr., and George w. Butz,
Jr, of Wilmington, and Mrs. Anna
Lee Walker, of Delmar, was ap-
pointed by Governor Robinson after
the last session of the legislature
had authorized him to do so, with
the object in mind of outlining
forest policy for the state, and in
particular of suggesting some way
in which the holly trees of the state
may be preserved from extermina-
tion. 1t is to report recommendation
to the next legislature.
The meeting is scheduled as the
first of a series of public meetings
to be held during 1926 throughout
the state. The lecture will be illus
trated. There will be no admission
charge.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-01
BUSINESS MEN FORM
ORGANIZATION TO
BOOST PENINSULA
AT Conference Of Prominent Men
An agreement Is Reached To
Spend $2OO,OOO.OO.
S5O,OOO.OO IS RAISED
Delaware, Maryland And Virginia
Counties On Eastern Shore Rep
resented At Meeting.

The Maryland, Delaware and Vir-
.ginia Peninsula will tell it's story
10 the world" At a conference OF
representatives from the IA penin-
sula counties at Salisbury, Md, on
Monday the nucleus was formed for
a super-Organization designed to aid
in developing and nationally adver-
tising and publishing this section.
Two hundred thousand dollars will
be expended during the next two
years beginning January l, by the
Delmaryia Eastern Shore Associa-
ton formed on Monday for that pur-
pose. One fourth of that amount,
$4,000, was raised among the rep
resentatiVes attending the confer
ence.
Two hundred and twenty-five lead
ers in Peninsula industrial, profess
.sional and agricultural interests at
tended the all day session of the
conference. They represented the
entire State of Delaware, including
Wilmington; the nine Eastern Shore
of Maryland counties and AccOmac
and Northampton counties, Virginia.
Fred P. Adkins, of Salisbury, who
was the principal instigator of the
conference, was named temporary
chairman until the complete amount
sought is raised and the officers of
the association are elected by the
members, who pledge their support
in the campaign.
Senator Orlando Harrison, of
Berlin, was named chairman of the
finance committee, in whose hands
the raising of the entire amount of
100000 will be placed. Senator
Harrison will name a chairman in
each of the fourteen counties, who
in turn will select committee from
his county to conduct the drive for
members of the parent association.
A special committee will present
the proposal to the banking institu-
tions of the peninsula, which, it was
asserted, at the conference, are anx-
iOus to become identified with the
association.
The Delmarvia Eastern Shore As
sociation is planned along the same
lines as similar organizations in
Florida and California. It's admin
istrative officers will be president,
vice-presidents treasurer and gen
eraI secretary. The organization
will function through the following
general divisions: Administration,
traffic and transportation, informa-
ton and publicity, research, exten-
sion and finance, Industrial, market
ing and better business practices.
From the members will be elected
a board of governors of so members,
Continued on page f1Ve)
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-01
FORMER MILFORD WOMAN
I WRITES STATE SONG
Mrs: Minnie Davies Wins In Arkan-
sas Song Writing Contest

Mrs. Minnie Richards Davies, for
merly of Milford, but now resi-
dent Of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, has
just been named the winner of a
song writing contest, and her pro-
duction has been chosen as the
state song of that western state. It
is called "Our Wonder State" The
selection was made, and the winner
chosen after a large number of COM
positions had been presented to the
judges for final selection. Mrs. Da-
vies is at present teaching in the
Woodrow Wilson High School at
Pine Bluff. Those who are radio
fans and who desire to hear the Sc
lection written by Mrs. Davies may
hear same by tuning in on Station
KNOX, st. Louis, on Tuesday even
ing, January 5th. On Tuesday eve
ming, between the hours of 9 o.
clock and II o'clock eastern stand
ard time), a program is to be broad
cast from that station and the Ar
kansas state song "Our Wonder
State" will be put on the air.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-01
HOLD FARMERS SHORT
COURSE this MONTH
Session At Georgetown Will Be
Devoted Very Largely To POuI.
try Problems.

The annual farmers short course
will be held at Georgetown during
the last week in January, 1926, il
was announced by Dean C. A. Nc
Cue of the University of Delaware,
this week.
AS eastern and southern Sussex
is a centre of large poultry inter-
ests it has been deemed best to de-
vote the greater part of the week
to a discussion of poultry problems.
Some time will also be devoted to
fruit and livestock problems. Dean
McCue and H. S. Palmer are work.
ing on the program and they expect
to procure the best talent for the
meetings.
The court room has been made
available for all the meetings, ex-
cept Friday, by the generous CO.
operation of the Sussex County Levy
Court. This week of intensive study
and discussion of the pressing prob
lens of Delaware pOultrymen is at
tracing the interest of every up-to-
date producer of poultry products.
Such subjects as feeding, housing,
management, disease control, selec-
ton of breeding stock, accreditiza-
tion of fiocks and egg marketing
problems will be discussed by ex-
perts.
Dean c. A. McCue of the School
of Agriculture of the university, DR..
Claude L. Benner of the Department
of Economics, and R. o. Bausman,
county agent of New Castle county,
are attending the meetings of the
Farm Economics Associa-
ton at New York City during the
holiday week.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-01
JOINT MEETING OF FARM
' ASSOCIATIONS WILL BE HELD
G. r. TitIOW, OF Federal Land Bank,
viii Address Gathering At Dover

The Delaware Corn Growers AS
sociation will have a joint program
with the State Farm Bureau on
Wednesday, January 20 in Dover.
The program will open at 10 o'clock
with a business meeting of the State
Farm Bureau Federation. This will
be followed by several speakers. At
1870 there will be a business meet
ing of the Corn Growers Associa-
ton and at 2 the State Farm Bureau
program will be continued. At 1880
p. m. the joint program will contin-
ue with music by the Dover Junior
Orchestra, and at this time an
nouncements of the awards at the
corn show will be made. The speak
er of the evening will be G. R. Tit
low, secretary, Federal Land Bank
of Baltimore Mr.. Titlow was direc-
tor of the West Virginia Extension
Service for eight years and has been
secretary of the Land Bank of Bal
timore for seven years. He was born
and raised on a farm in Ohio and
has the farmers viewpoint as well
as that of business.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-01
TELEPHONE COMPANY TO
SPEND $5OO,OOO IN STATE
Announcement Made Of Elaborate
Plans for This Years Improvements

More than half a million dollars
will be spent by the Diamond State
TeephOne Co. in Delaware during
the next year in enlaring and i'm
proving its telephone equipment, ac-
cording to an announcement made
on Tuesday by E. P. Bardo, district
manager at Wilmington.
Increased demand for telephone
facilities was given as the reason by
Mr.. Bardo, who stated that extensive
increase in exchange and wiring fa-
cilities will be necessary to meet the
demand.
1t is estimated that 4,7OO tele-
phones will be installed during the
year. Including those disconnected
because of people moving from one
place to another within the state
about $500 will be taken out leaving
a net growth of about 900 telephones
for the year.
Telephone engineers estimate that
during 1926 about 143,O00 local calls
will be handled daily and about, l.
$4,000 toll and long distance calls
throughout the year.
Approximately half of the total
amount of money in the budget for
next year will be spent for Outside"
plant extensions. These include ad-
ditional overhead and underground
cables, poles, conduit, bare and in
sulated wire, etc.
A start will be made on a new
building for Wilmington and the
1926 budget includes an item of $780,
900 for this purpose.
About 5000 miles of wire in under
ground and aerial cable is to be
placed next year. This is enough to
three single lines between
New York and San Francisco.
Bare and insulated wire on poles
in the less congested areas, to be
added next year, would form eight
complete single lines between New
York and Philadelphia.
Telephone officials are looking for
ward to a year Of general prosper
ity during 1926.