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Milford chronicle., 1926-06-04
LEGION JOINS WITH G. A. R.
TO DECORATE GRAVES
Cemeteries Near Milford Are Visited
On Memorial Day

Members of James A. Garfield
Post, G.. A. R., assisted by Milford
Post, No. 8, American Legion, deco
rated graves of former service men
on Memorial Day. All the cemeteries
in this district were visited during
the day on Monday. A list of the
places visited, and the graves deco
rated follows:
Slaughter Neck Church-One
World War veterans name not OBJ
tanned. James Roach, William Rus
sell, Edward Ward, Nehemiah In
gram, Levi Jackson, James Darby
Robert Hazel, James D. Bennett
Robert F. Davidson.
Cemetery of Cedar Neck Church
John Victor, Henry B. Spencer.
Union Cemetery-T. G. Chance, W.
H. Voos, S. T. Clendaniel, ]. L. Hyn-
son, William H. Harris, Jas. J. Hol-
stein, William J. Holston, T. ]. Hill
man. Five graves containing soldiers
we could not name as they have no
marker. Three graves contain SOL
diers but we could not locate them.
Odd Fellows Cemetery-Gardner
Joseph, Kendall B. Shockley, Dr.
William Marshall, Sr., Harry N
Johnson, Robert Wroten, Geo. A.
Walls, John H. Johnson, Geo. w
Pitcher, ]. L. Campbell, Jas. r. Ma
son. Willard Richardson, Samuel
Ratcliff, Elbert De Graft, Jas. II
Truitt, Henry ]. Pierce, Jonathan
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Milford chronicle., 1926-06-04
SECOND NSTALLMENT OF
STATE INCOME TAX DUE
Notices Say Failure To Pay Makes
Liability For Entire Amount

Notices were mailed to taxables
for the second quarterly install
ment of the State School Tax on
incomes, the Tax Department an
nounced.
In view of the fact that the install
ment method of payment is new
feature of the law with which tax
ables are unfamiliar, it was re-
ouested that notice be returned with
the remittance.
Under the bracket marked "un-
paid balance" will be found the
amount remaining to be paid dur
ing the remaining portion of the
year. One third of the amount
noted under the unpaid balance
marking is due and payable not
later than June 18th.
Failure to pay this installment
on or before the due date renders
the taxable liable for the entire bal
ance. Careful attention should
therefore be given these notices, on
which remittance should be made
by check or money order, payable
to the State School Tax Commits
sioner, and forwarded to No. 2. East
Ninth Street, Wilmington, Delaware
Taxables were cautioned not tc
transmit payment by cash through
the mails.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-04
VOTE is FOR OR AGAINST A SCHOOL

The voter vote fOr" against issuing bonds
build eighteen school Duldlng IOr ue
primary and grammar of the Milford Special School Dis
tc that and only is the question at issue when te spe-
ca election Saturday. June 18th, 1926 In Milford
Every parent deeply interested to to that they vote
to helm their children the future welfare OF educatlOn
The old fossils Objecting to building any form OF
school house the children fighting hard by mrepeSen-
taOn of the truth, prejudice the people against building
Several moved to Milford to die and care not
Dennv for the welfare children of the town country;
peniure for anything which they will have to share part OF
he cost of production Such persons in selling their property
holdings the churhesWch they support half heart
edy education advantages which they want loaded ON
Others the roads and the splendid opportunities in
Delaware: but willing that the children shall go with
out OpDOruneS for education, which children IN Dover,
LAUREL LeWeS Newark Harrington and other districts are sup
piled with - , -, =,
o the last letter. in placing advertisements of the special eec
ton TO 18th next in two leading weekly papers in
both Kent countless They have made study OF the
valuation get approximate total on which
TO base the bOnd with which to build the much needed
school and had tentative plans made through the
courtesy the Service Citizens, for eighteen room school
accommodate the children which is to be Located
uDOn some by the people of Milford Spe
cia School District and the State Board OF EducatOn
The gone far to get tentative estimates
of the cost building equppng the school, That is all
they except appoint election board for holding the
election June 10Th.
What the parents of Milford, do about this prob
lem for your Children'S educational adVanageSR
viii You vote and get others to vote for helping the chill
modern school, with health conditions; will you
to refuse to bud3 That the question for each
parent to answer right.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-04
EVERGREEN De MOLAY
DEFEATS WILMINGTON
Boys Organization Wins Decoration
Game In Milford

Decoration Day was De Molay Day
in Milford. The afternoon was fea-
tured by a base ball game between
Wilmington Chapter and Evergreen
Chapter of Milford, which resulted in
victory for the Sussex county lads
by a score of 9-5. In the evening the
local chapter gave its first annual
spring dance in the community
building, which was attended by
couples from all over the state.
Evergreen Chapter Order of De
Molay was instituted in Milford last
September and has a membership OF
about 80 young men of Sussex
county and it was a picked team
from these, of the best amateur tai
ent of the county, that faced the Will
mington boys. The local team put the
game on ice early by showing 3 tai
lies across the plate in the tlrst 8
innings on clean hitting, pounding
the Wilmington pitcher for 6 hits
two of which were baggers. The
game was featured by the air tight
playing of Milford's infield and
catches by Porter and Carmine. Sapp
allowed the visitors only hlts
Johnson, his battery mate, had 10
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Milford chronicle., 1926-06-04
FARMER MURDERS
WIFE; KILLS HIMSELF
Cedar Neck Couple Meet Tragic
Deaths Early Last Wednesday
Morning.

Mrs. James Carlisle and her hus-
band, better known as Mark Car
lise, are dead and four children are
left without parents as result of
a murder and suicide early Wednes-
day morning. The Carlisle's reside
on a farm in Cedar Neck owned by
Frank Potter. So far us is known
no persons saw the shooting or
heard any quarrel before the kill
ing. Evidence presented at the Cor
Oner's inquest shortly before noon
Wednesday clearly indicates Tha5
the woman was murdered by her
husband, who then killed himself.
1t is thought that tie tragic
deaths occurred about seven O'Clock
Wednesday morning, and subse-
quent events lead to this belief. At
this time the three oldest children
were working in a field, and &
smaller child was asleep upstairs.
The dead bodies were discovered by
a small son of Ernest Watson, who
resides nearby. Young Watson is
in the habit of meeting the Oldest
Carlisle boy each day and accom-
panying him to school. When Car
Isle failed to appear Wednesday
morning he went to the house tC
call him. Finding all the doors
and windows fastened, he peepeC
into window and saw the bodies
of Carlisle and his wife laying OF
the floor in pools of blood. Young
Watson then went to his hom'
where he notified his father of hi
discovery. Mr.. Watson got neigh
bors who accompanied him to thu
Carlisle farm and found that tn
boys version was correct.
Piecing together the meagre evi
dence available, the members of tn
Coroner's jury reached the conclu
sion that Carlisle had first killed hi
wife and had then killed himself
Mrs. Carlisle was shot twice in tn
left breast and twice in the left sid
of her throat. She had fallen to tn
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Milford chronicle., 1926-06-04
PENINSULA BOOSTERS
ARE NOW ORGANIZED
Fred P. Atkins Of Salisbury Is
Now President OF DeLMar-Va
Association.

Fred P. Adkins, of Salisbury, was
elected governor-at-large and by
virtue of his Office becomes the per-
manent president Of the Del-Mar-
Va Eastern Shore Association last
Friday.
Vice-president elected for one
wear terms of the counties they re-
nresent were: In Maryland, Caro-
line. Sen. L. B. Towers; Cecil, Har-
vev Mackey; Dorchester. P. watson
Webb: Kent, w. P. Cooper; queen
Anne. Dudley G. Roe; Somerset
Charles C. Gelder; Talbot, Henry T.
Turner; Wicomico. Wllliam p:
Tilghman, Jr.; Worcester, Senator
Orlando Harrison. In Delaware
Kent, Lieutenant Governor ). Han
Anderson; New Castle, William f.
Metten; Sussex, DR.. G. Layton Grler
In Virginia, Accomac, Benjamin i.
Gunter; Northampton, DR.. G' w.
Holland.
Vice-president for two year terms
were: Caroline, Harvey Long; Cecil
H. NJ. Mccullough; Kent MARY
land) DR.. Paul Ellsworth; queen
Anne, ]. Fletcher Ralph; Talbot H.
G. Cover; Dorchester, w. Z. BRAD
lev. Wicomico, William S. Gordy'
r.. Worcester, w. D. Cordrey; Som
erset. p. Benson Dennis; Accomac'
Stewart K. Powell; Northampton, j.
r Parsons; New Castle, Henry r
scott: Kent, (Delaware) W. w.
Hynson; Sussex, Landreth L. Lay
ton.
At a banquet Friday evening
Pierre S. dupont urged cooperation
in putting the Del-Mar-Va peninsula
on the map.
That the peninsula has great eco
nomicaI resources of soil, climate
and geographical location was
stressed that there was no enort o.
the counties involved was the gls'
of other addresses.
An excess of $81, 900 annually fol
the next two years has been pledg
cd the association for its work, tn'
membership was told, this amoun
in which twelve of the fourteen
counties participated, will be great
Iv augmented within few weeks
Harvey ]. Hill, executive dlrecto
said.
AS a result of the meeting reso
lutions were adopted urging deVel
onment of an inside channel
along the Atlantic coast from Re
hoboth, Delaware, to Cape Charles
Va. for use of smaller craft tina
would trade with Philadelphia an
other northern coast cities.
Mr.. dupont urging cooperate
as a means of the peninsula comm
into it's own said:
Il am told that farm product
reaching New York city passe
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Milford chronicle., 1926-06-04
MRS. RIA. DERRICKSON
INJURED in AN AUTO
ACCIDENT TUESDAY
Wife Of Local Merchant Sustained
Broken Collar Bone When Car
Overturned.
AUTOMOBILE TOTAL Loss
Destroyed By Fire Immediately
After Overturning On Du POnt
Highway.

Mrs. R. Arthur Derrickson sus-
tanned a broken collar bone, ana
her husband received slight bruises
and cuts when the automobile IN
which they were riding skidded and
turned over late Tuesday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Derrickson had been
to Baltimore and were returning to
their home in Milford when the ac-
cident occurred. When just north
of Pine Tree crossing, between
SMYRNA and Odessa, a heavy rain
storm made it necessary for Mr..
Derrickson to close all the windows
in the car. He was following an
other car at the time. Shortly
thereafter the car ahead of the Der
rickson automobile stopped quickly
and in applying his brakes Mr..
Derrickson caused his car to skid.
So quickly did the accident occur
that the occupants are unable TO
give a clear vision of the affair.
After applying the brakes, the
occupants felt the car swerve and
in an instant it was laying on its
side. At the same time flames shot
out from under the hood of the car.
The doors of the car could not be
opened, but Mr.. DerricksOn broke
the glass in the window near him
and craWled out. Several automo-
bilists who had witnessed the acci-
dent stopped and aided in taking
Mrs. Derrickson from the car. Sne
had hardly been removed from the
vehicle when the entire car broke
into flames. Had she remained II
the car a minute longer she wOulC
probably have been severely burn
ed. The automobile, Buick sedaI
was completely destroyed by thu
flames.
Bayard v. Wharton, brother-in
law of Mrs. Derrickson, went to tn
scene of the accident when inform
ed of the trouble and brought MI
and Mrs. Derrickson to their home
An X-ray examination of Mrs. Der
rickson at the Milford Emergenc,
Hospital disclosed a fractured col
lar bone. The fracture was reduce
and the injured woman was take
to her home. Other than a fey
slight cuts and bruises Mr.. Der
rickson was uninjured.
: Mr.. Derrickson is one of Milford
leading merchants and busines
men. He is a director in the Nil
ford Trust Company, a director l
the Kent & Sussex Building & Loa
, Association, immediate past pres
dent of the Milford Rotary Clul
) and is very active in Masonic an
Odd Fellow lodge work.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-04
JUDGE BOYCE TELLS
OF TAX INCREASE
Writing To Clerk Of Peace
Clements Of Kent County, He
Gives Facts.

Former Judge William H. Boyce,
in a letter to E. E. Clements, clerk
of the peace for Kent county, dis
cusses in an interesting way the
taxation problem, especially as 1t
applies to Kent and Sussex counties.
He points out the dangers in over
bonding the counties, which natur-
ally results in increased taxes ana
of the lavish expenditures of public
monies since the World War. Judge
Boyce commends Mr.. Clements on an
address the latter recently made on
the taxation question before Capital
Grange of Dover. Judge BOyce's let
ter follows:
Dover, May 29.
E. E. Clements,
Clerk Of the Peace, Kent county,
My Dear Mr.. Clements:
Relative to your address to Dover
Grange, on the subject, Kent Coun-
ty Taxation" would say that your
discussion of the subject was timely.
Manifestly, there is too little at
tention given by the taxpayers to the
matter of State, county and munlclp-
al taxation. The annual sum of such
taxation together with Federal tax
alton aggregates a sum in excess oi
100000. This is a staggering sum
for taxes alone each year. In add1-
ton to their bonded Indebtedness
very little less than $18,OOO,O00, sc
that the amount of local indebted
ness is nearly equal to our national
Indebtedness which is approximately
$40 900 900. The interest charges o.
these huge sums are enormous.
Prior to June 30th, 1917, the out
standing miscellaneous indebtedness
of the State was $S36,785. There wa'
added to such Indebtedness in 1925
the sum of $325,7S5. There the tota
miscellaneous Indebtedness the sun
of $1,161,785
Beginning January 1, 1918. unde
authority of an Act of the Genera
Assembly, April 2, 1917, and up t.
June 3Oth, 1925, there was issue'
State highway bonds, amounting t.
$7,6SO,OOO.
After June SOth, 1925, and durin
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Milford chronicle., 1926-06-04
GEORGETOWN BOY SECOND
IN ORATORICAL CONTEST
James NJ. Tunnel, Jr7 Will Be
Alternate For National Meeting

Thomas P. Cleary, 17-year-old
student at St. Joseph's College High
School, Philadelphia, and a son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank c. Cleary was
awarded first honors in the regional
eliminations in the National Ora
torical Contest before a cheering
audience in the Academy of Music
Philadelphia, last Thursday night.
He will compete for national hon
ors in the final contest at Washing
ton.
Former Governor William G..
Sproul of Pennsylvania, who acted
as chairman and announced the re-
suits of the regional contest. award
ed second honors to James M. Tun-
nell, Jr., a student at the George
town, Del, High School, and son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Tunnel.
Tunnel will accompany Cleary to
Washington as alternative orator,
Gertrude Weisberger, Is years old,
of Dunmore, Pa, was accorded hon
orable mention.
Young Tunnel recently defeated
all Delaware candidates in the ELI
mination contest for regional hon
ors.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-04
SENATOR BAYARD
ASKS ABOUT SHOOTING
Wants To Know If Authorities
COndOne Firing On AutOmO-
biIes.

United States Senator Thomas F.
Bayard of Delaware, has taken up
the question of protection of law
abiding citizens of Delaware in a
letter he has addressed to Edmund
Budnitz, prohibition director for
the district embracing Delaware.
The letter to Mr.. Budnitz at Balti-
more, was inspired by the exper-
ience of Harrison Collins and his
wife and three children who were
fired upon while on their way home
from Slaughter's Beach to Slaugh-
ter's Neck.
Two shots were fired at Collins
car, one shot striking the shoe of
one of the children. In his letter
to Mr.. Budnitz, Senator Bayard
asks if the prohibition director con-
dones the action of his agents and
the State Highway police in firing
at automobiles as occurred in the
case OF Mr.. Collins.
Senator Bayard's letter to Mr..
Budnitz in part reads as follows:
81 am enclosing clipping from The
Evening Journal, so that you may
see what the facts were, as stated
by Mr.. Buck, chief engineer of the
Highway Department of Delaware.
l beg you to notice the fact that Mr..
Buck made his statement after the
conference with the highway police
and your agents.
Your particular attention is
called to Mr.. Bucks statement, a
Federal officer shot first at the car
which failed to stop when ordered
to-
II would like very much for YOU
to write me stating definitely
whether or not you, who have
charge of the administration of the
prohibition unit in Delaware.
"Q) Condone such actions az
are herewith reported to you b!
your subordinates.
'(2) Approve of such actions b!
your subordinates.
"(S) Gave such orders undet
which your subordinates reasonabl!
supposed they had authority Il
commit such actions;
"(4) That General Anderson
your chief in Washington, authoriz
ed you to give such orders whicl
! resulted in the action of your sub
ordinates in the case; and
"(5) In view of the narrow es
cape which your subordinates cam
to committing murder, do you in
tend to vary your present orders O
instructions under similar circum
stances?"
1t is understood that Directo
Hill, of Delaware, has made an II
vestigation and forwarded his re
port to Baltimore. AS yet it has NJ
been made public.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-04
.l4llO AUTOMOBILES
OVER STATE ROADS
IN Il HOUR CHECK
Notwithstanding Heavy Traffic,
No Accidents Occurred On
Highways.
ll45 CARS IN One HOUR
Record For Day Was Made Be-
tween Six And Seven O'clock
In Evening.

Rv far the heaviest motor traIllc
of tbe wear passed over the State
Hiohwavs on Monday, according TO
a checllup made by State highway
nolicemen, working under orders Oh
chief Engineer c. Douglas Buck ana
police Superintendent c. c. Rey-
nolds. Despite the holiday tranlc
Jams the vigilance of the state
Hiabway police kept accidents at a
minimum. and at midnight only one
Derson was reported as injured III
an automobile accident, and mat
1,bicb was slight, occurred in VIII
mington. 5 c,,,o,.i,,-
tendent Reynols were on duty prdc-
tically all day Monday and Monuay
night in charge of the checkup
which started at noon and ended at
r,idnipht The figures showed that
between Dover and the State High
~ nolice station at Holly OAK
III eaverage motor traffic was SOO
automobiles passing the checKlns
stations during one hour PERIODS. .
Tho heaviest traffic was recorded
NJ State Road station between the
hours of 6 and Z o'clock, daylight
saving time, when 1145 automobiles
passed. E.. 49, +,,o1vo
hour neriod showed 14,11O cars
nossing the stations. The official
renort was handed to Superinten-
dent Reynolds Tuesday morning tol
rechecking. e.,
the department to get line on th'
traffic to be expected over the week
ends during the summer months.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-04
ODD FELLOWS INITIATE
LARGE CLASS OF CANDIDATES
Elaborate Ceremonies Staged At
Community Building Here

A large class of candidates were
initiated by Crystal Fount Lodge
No. 10, Improved Order of Odd Eel
lows, of Milford, last Friday even
ing. The degree work was put on
by the degree team of Delaware
Lodge, No. l, I. o. o. F., of VIII
mington, the members of which
came to Milford Friday afternoon
to prepare for the evenings ses-
sion. The main body of the visit
ing Odd Fellows arrived in Milford
early in the evening and went i'm
mediately to the New Windsor Hotel
where dinner was served. They
were accompanied by the Delaware
Lodge Band of thirty pieces. Grand
Master J. Harvey Dickey and his
staff were present and aided in
making the evenings initiation ex-
ercises a success. The degree
team was led by Richard Strong,
degree master. A large class OF
candidates from all parts of Sussex
County were initiated into the mys-
teries of Odd Fellowship.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-04
COUNTY AGENTS
ADVISE GROWERS
ON COOLING MOTH
The Control Of This Destructive
Pest Is OF Vital Interest To
Orchardists.
NOW Time TO SPRAY
Cold Weather Has Retarded
Moth, But This Week Will Be
Critical Time.

Spray notices have been mailed
from the Office of Kent County Agent
Russell Z. Wilson this week to all
the fruit growers in the county and
the surrounding territory advising
them of the proper time to give their
apple trees the second application of
arsenical spray or dust for the con-
troll of the codling moth.
In a previous issue Of this paper
mention was made of the extensive
studies of the life history and con-
troll measures of this particular in
sect which are being conducted in
Kent county this spring by DR.. H. L..
Dozier, tntomologist Of the Univer-
sity of Delaware Agricultural EXper-
iment Station, and County Agent
Wilson in cooperation with the or
chardists. Fruit growers in general
throughout this section of the coun-
try consider the codling moth as one
of the most destructive insects with
which the yhave to contend during
the entire growing season, and it Is
of greatest Importance, therefore
| IUdL GNG1J pOOOAOAC AA4CehAD ~ SN~~
ployed toward formulating a sue
cessful control program adapted tC
this area.
During the past four years small
wire cages containing codling mott
larvae have been placed in few
representative apple orchards in th'
county for the purpose OF STUDYING
the time of emergence of the adul
moths of the first brood, and whel
this maximum emergence was obser
we'd in these cages spray notice
were mailed to all the fruit grower
regarding the date for applying tn
second arsenical spray. The first cod
ling moth spray was applied whe
the calyx cup was open, at whlc
time it is always necessary that
sufficient amount of lead arsenate b
deposited in the calyx to poison an
codling moth worms which may al
tempt to enter that particular pal
of the apple later in the season.
These small wire cages this yea
were placed in the orchards OF Fran
w. Richardson, r. Burton Raughle.
]. Leonard Soper, Ed. Todd, H.
Coverdale and o. D. Loose. Severe
hundred codling moth larvae wei
: collected this spring from basket
( used in the orchards during the pre-
: vious harvest seasons and placed
pupation sticks in these wire cage
where the life cycle of the first broo
may be completed and the adu
!. amergence dates easily observed.
Careful observations have bee
, kept on these various cages durir
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Milford chronicle., 1926-06-04
GOVERNOR NAMES
AN ENTIRE new
EDUCATION BOARD
Joseph S. Wilson, J. Pierce Cam,
L. M. Price And G. S. Williams
Are Appointed.
TAKE OFFICE JULY lST
New Members Will Serve For
Five Years---Must Form School
Plan.

Governor Robinson Wednesday
about noon announced the appoint
ment of an entirely new State Board
of Education to succeed the old
board, which will retire on July L.
Members of the new board are ap-
pointed for terms of five years each
and take Office on July 1.
The new members are: Joseph S.
Wilson, of Wilmington, Republican,
to succeed Ellwood SOuder of Will
mington, RepuD4. an.
J. Pierce Cam, Newark, Democrat,
for rural New Castle county, to sue
ceed Eugene ShallcrOss, of near Mid
dletown, Democrat.
L. NJ. Price, of Smyrna, Kent coun-
ty, Democrat, to succeed DR.. T. r.
Brown, of Wyoming, Republican.
George S. Williams, of MfllsborO,
Sussex county, Republican, to sue
ceed Minos E. Culver. of Laurel,
Democrat
Appointment of the State Board Of
Education has been awaited with in
terest by many State Senators and
Representative and others interest
ed in education. There was much
speculation as to whether some
members of the old board would be
i reappointed.
Mr.. Wilson, one of the new mem
bers is manager Of the Wilmington
Steamboat Company and president
of the Wilmington-Penns Grove
Ferry Company. He is a college
graduate, and well known through
out the State.
]. Pierce Cam, of Newark, is the
U. S. Commissioner for Deaware and
is a well known attorney. Mr.. Cam
is a graduate of the University of
Delaware.
The new member from Kent cOun-
ty, State Senator Price, is widely
known both in his own county and
throughout the State. He has been
active in Democratic politics for
many years. George S. Williams
from Sussex county, is a business
man and former president of the
State Parent-Teacher Association.
The old board was the original
board under the new State law. The
new State board will have the task
, of whipping into shape new school
, program for presentation to the
General Assembly which meets next
/ year.