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Milford chronicle., 1926-05-14
OFFICIALS PROTECT FARMERS
In The BUYING OF SUPPLIES
9Tests OF Fertilizers Show Out-Of-
State Firm Sold Inferior Goods

How the State Board of Agricul-
ture, and particularly the chemical
laboratory in charge of Captain H.
H. Hanson protects the farmers of
Delaware from inferior supplies
was given fresh evidence the past
week.
Captain Hanson and Ralph c. viii
son, secretary of the State Board of
Agriculture, were invited to come
to certain farm in Kent county
and obtain samples of fertilizer
that had been shipped from Georgia
A local DelaWarean, acting as agent
for the southern fertilizer company,
had sold several carloads of this
fertilizer to Kent county farmer.
The officials visited the farm and
obtained samples which were ana
lyzed at the State laboratory at Do
yer. The samples indicated that
the fertilizer was many points be-
low the grade under which it was
sold and guaranteed.
Under State statutes the Kent
county agent for the southern COM
pany could have been prosecuted.
However, the result of the chemical
tests were submitted to Federal Of
ficials of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture in Philadel-
phia. This brought an immediate
reply and a Federal agent, with the
Delaware officials visited the farm
again. and obtained fresh samples.
These were tested in the govern
ment laboratory in Philadelphia,
which verified the findings of the
Dover laboratory and Saturday the
Delaware State Board of Agricul-
ture was notified by the govern
ment officials, that they would take
the matter up with the Georgia cor
poration and straighten it out.
This is a happy solution of the
matter because the Delaware agent
was innocent enough and the re-
sponsibility lies with the manufac-
turer who sold the fertilizer under
a guarantee that didn't measure up
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-14
KENT FARMERS LEARN
ABOUT SWEET CLOVER
Method OF Producing Crop Explain
ed At Field Day Meeting

The fact that considerable inter
est is being shown by many Of the
farmers in Kent County this spring
in the growing of sweet clover was
demonstrated on Monday afternoon,
May 10th, when approximately 70
farmers from the two lower coun-
ties of the State attended a field
meeting of the farm of J. Harold
Scbabinger near FELTON,, for the pur
pose of inspecting this variety Of
clover and discussing its possibili-
ties and advantages as a profitable
pasture and hay crop for our Della
ware farms.
This field meeting, which was IN
charge of Kent County Agent Rus
sell e. Wilson, was planned with a
view to creating more interest
among the farmers in the growing
of sweet clover, and those who were
present at this demonstration were
very enthusiastic concerning the
value of this clover as compared to
the other varieties of clover COM
monty used in this section for pas
ture and hay purposes.
The first speaker on the program
was Mr.. Schabinger, who is recog-
nized as one of the most successful
growers of sweet clover in the
state and through whose coopera-
ton this field meeting was made pos
sible. Mr.. Schabinger has been
growing this clover for the past
three years with excellent results,
and in his remarks to the visiting
farmers, emphasized the Importance
of lime and seed incubation as
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Milford chronicle., 1926-05-14
PROMINENT LECTURER
WILL Be HERE TONIGHT
Frank Branch Riley Will Give
Free Address Under Auspices
Of Rotary Club.

Frank Branch Riley. nationally
known lecturer, will give his fasci-
Mating travel tale "The Lure Of the
Great Northwest" this evening in
the Community Building Gymnasium
Mr.. Riley, who is now making his
eighth trans-cOntinent tour, comes
to Milford this evening under the
auspices of the Milford Rotary Club
There will be no charge for admis-
sion, but persons desiring to hear
the lecture must secure tickets from
some member of the Rotary Club,
all of whom have them for Tree dis
tribution. The lecture is illustrat-
ed with beautiful pictures showing
the worlds greatest out of doors at
its best. Mr.. Riley is one of the
most successful mountain climbers
in America. His daring and per-
sistence have won him the way to
many of the loftiest peaks and the
inspiration of those eXhalted views
thrills his platform utterance. He
is an enthusiastic motOrist, q
founder and Vice-President for Ore
gOn of the Pacific Highway Associa
ton and Executive committeeman
of the National Park Highway As
sociation. He was chosen as Off
cial orator for the state of Oregon
in the celebration of one hundred
years of peace between the United
States and Great Britain, held at
the International Boundary. He is
known throughout the Northwest
as a good roads advocate, patriotic
orator, after-dinner speaker and
lecturer on civic affairs, public
highway development and western
scenery.
The Community Building gymnas-
ium provides seating facilities for
approximately five hundred persons
for that reason the tickets of ad-
mission will be limited to that
number. 1t will be well for those
desiring to hear this lecture and
see the beautiful pictures to see a
member of the Rotary Club imme-
diately and get ticket. They are
free.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-14
MILFORD MAY HAVE
I EARLY MORNING MAIL
Inspector FavOrs Plan Of Congress-
man Houston For Truck Service

The delivery of newspapers and
business mail for eastern Sussex
county towns would be speeded up
four or five hours under a plan ad-
vanced to the Post Office Depart
ment by Representative Robert G.
Houston, whereby arrangements be
made for mail truck to meet the
train due at Harrington at a. m.
Mr.. Houston called to the atten-
ton of the department that the
people of Milford, Milton, Harbeson
Lewes and Rehoboth now receive
their morning mail about noon, but
that if a truck service were es-
tablished as suggested it would
speed up delivery to these towns,
enabling the delivery of newspaper
and business mail at breakfast time
instead of at noon.
Following the suggestion of Mr..
Houston the department sent one
of it's inspectors to look into the
matter, and while the report had
not reached the department We'd
nesday, Mr.. Houston was Informed
that the inspector would recommend
the establishment of the truck SER
vice to accept the mail from the
train at Harrington, making deliver
les to Milford, Milton, Harbeson
Lewes and Rehoboth.
Mr.. Houston pointed out that the
adoption of this service would be oi
great benefit to the people of those
towns as well as the newspapers
and business men of all the towns
The same plan has been suggested
by Postmaster Leroy W. Hickman
of Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-14
SHORE ASSOCIATION.
WILL ASSIST FARMERS
Begin Survey For TabulatiOn Of
Products And Their Distribu-
ten.

The Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore
Association has begun a survey
which will show the distribution of
Eastern Shore Products and tabu-
late facilities of existing distribution
centers.
The survey will assemble data
which will also reveal the relative
experience Of shippers operating
thru Norfolk, Baltimore, Whining
ton, Philadelphia and New York. The
claims and advantages of the vari-
GUS centers for general business will
in addition be carefully summarized.
AS a result of this survey it is ex-
pected Eastern Shore shippers of all
classes will be enabled to deal with
the various distribution centers
strictly on their respective merits.
The Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore
Association wants to know why the
business done with Baltimore has
declined; what if any has been the
relative increase in the amount of
business done with Norfolk, Will
mington and Philadelphia and what
portion of Eastern Shore products
which were formerly hauled to New
York by rail are now transported by
truck. A study will also be made
which will compare the variations in
price for identical products which
have prevailed on identical days in
the various distributing centers.
Current discussion regarding the
possibility that the three counties OF
Delaware, the nine counties OF
Maryland and the two counties OF
Virginia which comprises the Eas-
tern Shore might at some future
time take steps looking toward the
formation of a new state has served
to direct attention to the economic
factors which are common to ant
serve to unite this region.
"The objects of the Del-Mar-Vi
Eastern Shore Association have beer
misunderstood in some quarters,
says DR.. G. Layton Grier of SUSSEX
county, and chairman of the commit
tee which frames the association
policies.
"The association, to a considerable
degree, says DR.. Grier, represent
an uprising upon the part of the EN-
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Milford chronicle., 1926-05-14
PROHIBITION HEAD TALKS
TO SUSSEX W. c. 7. U.
George A. Hill Says Lack OF Sup
port Prevents Enforcement

At the w. C. T. U. county con-
vention held in Lincoln Tuesday,
George A. Hill, regional prohibition
director for Delaware, in behalf Of
customs reorganization bill, spoke
to approximately two hundred dele
gates. He emphasized the fact of
the impossibility of enforcing the
prohibition law on account of in
sufficient support Mr.. Hill in his
address stated that with the learned
lawyers of today, and the ability
from a financial standpoint of the
moOnshiners in Delaware, that the
prohibition laws were failure in
asmuch as enforcement was con-
cerned.
Mrs. Anna Lee Wallen, president
of the Sussex County w. C. T. u,
addressed the delegates and an ap-
peal was sent to Reed Smoot, chair
man Senate Finance Committee, to
do everything possible to pass the
| Prohibition and Customs Reorgani-
zation bill before Congress adjourns
Rev. E. C. Prettyman, superin-
tendent of the Maryland and Della
ware Anti-Saloon League, in his ad-
dress expressed the opinion that the
purpose of The w. c. T. u, was
growing in strength, but lacked the
| proper government support.
! Mrs. Jane Penniwell, of Whining
ton, in speaking on Christian citi-
zenship, made special mention as
to furnishing proper men as rep
resentatives to Dover and Wash
ington, as in the past improper re-
presentation has been handicaI
to the cause.
In the evening the delegates from
the Sussex towns enjoyed CHECKER
dinner at the town hall prepared b!
the local w. c. T. U. A very in
teresting program rendered by thu
L C. T. L., in charge of Mrs. Georg'
Morrison, was a feature Of the con
ventiOn.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-14
SUSSEX COUNTY GIRLS
Are WINNERS In
STATE CONTESTS
Miss Mary Flood OF SeIbyville
Takes First HOnOrs In State
Competition.
BRIDCEVILLE IS SECOND
Miss Emily Cannon, Sussex COun-
tian, Places Next The Winner
In Contests.

Mary Flood, aged thirteen, a pu-
pill of the SelbyVille public school,
last Friday night won the State
spelling championship in a contest
held at the Wilmington High School.
She is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Flood, who live on a farm
near Selbyville, and is an eighth
grade pupil in the Selbyville school.
AS a result of the honor she won she
will represent Delaware in the ma
tional spelling contest at Washing
ton on June II.
Sussex county contestants carried
off the three highest hOnors in COM
petition, in which there were twenty
contestants who had won in Will
mington, rural New Castle, Kent and
Sussex counties. Kent county spell
lers were fifth and sixth.
The best Wilmington could do was
to gain seventh and eighth places.
dupont school in ninth place, was
the highest rural New Castle repre-
sentative.
A singular phase of the contest
was that girls proved to be the best
spoilers. The last nine to go down
were girls. The results of the cham
pionship "bee" were as follows:
! First-Mary Flood of Selbyville.
Second-Emily Cannon, of Bridge
vile.
Third-Louise Rogers of selby-
Vile.
Fourth-Margaret Stark of Clay
ton.
Fifth-Hazel Bigg, of Houston.
Sixth-Hazel King, Of Smyrna.
Seventh-Ethel Brady, of 1O15
Church street, School No. I, Will
mington, who was the Wilmington
champion.
Eighth-Sylvia vanPelt, 607 Fifth
street, School No. %.
Ninth-Eleanor Lushy of DUPONT
School.
Tenth-Ellis Walker, 1902 Monroe
street, of No. 80 School.
Eleventh - Elizabeth Laramore
Delaware City.
Twelfth - Dorothy Ulrich, 260;
Madison street, No. "a School.
Thirteenth - Carl Russell, o
Greenwood.
Fourteenth-Lucy Dandy, duPon
School.
Fifteenth-Josephine viands, II!
West Twenty-ninth street, No. Q
School.
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Milford chronicle., 1926-05-14
HIGHWAY POLICE WERE
BUSY DURING APRIL
A Total OF 1SG Arrests We're Made
BY Police Officers

One hundred and eighty-siX ar
rests were made by the State High
way Police last month and 290 rep
rimands were given users Of the
road, according to the monthly re-
port made public this week. The
amount collected in fines totaled
$4270.
Reckless driving caused the ar
rest of 81 and operating automobiles
under the influence Of liquor, got
% drivers into trouble.
Other offenders and the number OF
arrests on each charge follow: In
proper tags, 20; no operators liz
censes, IS; no mirror on truck, II;
operating an unregistered car, 16;
overloaded trucks, 6; larceny, 5;
improper lights, 4; possession Of Ii
quor, 4; disorderly conduct, 4; fail
ing to stop at cross road, 8; assault
and battery, 2, and having no pub
lie permit, 2.
One arrest was made on each OF
the following charges:
Making threats, interfering with
an officer, manslaughter, non-sup-
port, leaving accident without COM
plying with the law; drunk, taking
car without the owners consent;
felonious assault, contempt, resist
ing an officer and keeping gambling
devices.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-14
NEAR ACCIDENT RESULTS
IN FINES FOR AUTO DRIVER
Trouble Following Occurance OR
Milford Street Brought Arrest

A near accident at the intersec-
ton of Causey avenue and Railroad
avenue, in South Milford, last Friday
evening resulted in the arrest and
fining of some of the participants.
The trouble started when Roosevelt
Walls, cOlored, is alleged to have cut
across Causey avenue in front of an
automobile owned and driven ty
Kerney Hitch, a local taxi man.
Hitch, according to the rules of the
road, had the right of way, and when
the two men met at the railroad sta
ton shortly thereafter an argument
arose about the driving of Walls.
One word brought on another until
not only Walls but Joseph Styles
and Babe" Holland, both cOlored,
became mixed up in the trouble.
Hitch went before Magistrate Hen
drixson and swore out warrant for
the arrest of all three of the negroes.
After hearing the evidence in the
case, Magistrate Hendrixson fined
Roosevelt Walls $38.00 for reckless
driving and disorderly conduct; JOS
eph Styles, S11.50 for disorderly con-
duct; and Babe" Holland $11.50 on
the same charge.
On Monday Walls went before
Magistrate HENDERSON and swore
out warrant for Mr.. Hitch. The
case was heard on Monday evening
and after the evidence had been
presented the defendant was dis
| charged.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-14
GEORGETOWN BOY
WILL REPRESENT
STATE In CONTESTS
James M. Tunnel, Jr., Secures
First Place In Regional Semi
Finals.
ELIGIBLE FOR FINALS
He Will Compete In Philadelphia
Regional Finals On Friday,
May 2S.

Delaware was the first State to
win place in the Philadelphia Reg
ional Finals of the Third National
OratOrical Contest on the Constitu-
ton.
And it was a personal triumph for
the smallest of eight competitors in
the semi-final meeting held in the
Upper Darby High School last Sat
urday night as well as a triumph of
the second smallest State in the I'm
ion over the best oratOrical talent in
suburban school in the vicinity of
Philadelphia.
A fifteen-year-old lad it was, who
won; lad in knee breeches, small
in stature but big in voice and abil-
ity-James M. Tunnel, Jr., a junior
in the Georgetown High School. He
is a son of James M. Tunnel, we'll
known attorney and Democratic
leader.
Many marveled at the courage Of
the youth-so small he was-in de-
Tending himself in OratOrical COM
bat against boys of greater maturity
some of whom were veterans of this
patriotic and educational contest.
But those who marveled at his cour-
age as they waited for him to de-
liver his Grafton, soon marveled over
the effectiveness of the boy, and over
the resonant voice which belied his
years and enunciated words so
clearly.
Seventh on the program of eight,
his Grafton on John Marshall and
the Constitution, was delivered in
a manner which won the decision of
the judges, all of whom are active in
public life in Philadelphia. He spoke
in a voice of deep timbre which
seemed unnatural at first, but as
successfully he traced the salient
contribution of John Marshall to the
Constitution, he put into his address
a sincerity which was impressive.
Characterizing Marshall as "The
Master Mind who held the executive
branch within it's Constitutional au-
thority during the formative years
of the Constitution" he appealed to
his audience to revere the memory
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Milford chronicle., 1926-05-14
SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
AGAINST AMENDMENT CHANGE
At Annual Convention Resolutions
Are Passed Declaring Against 1t

The annual convention of the Del
aware State Sunday School Associa-
ton was held in Peoples Christian
Church at Dover last Friday with
over three hundred delegates in at
tendance.
A verbal report was given by I.
Elmer Perry, chairman Of the eXecu-
tive committee, as to the work of the
committee for the year. George j..
Chandler, treasurer of the associa-
ton, submitted his report showing
the receipts for the year to have
been $794.S5 and expenses $713.36,
leaving a balance in treasury Of
$S1.49.
The afternoon session Of the con-
vention was taken up in conferences
in different parts Of the church.
At 6 o'clock banquet and fellow
ship hour was held in the dining
room of the church, with 1. Elmer
Perry as chairman. Short speeches
were made by Col. Joseph H. Cud-
lipp, DR.. R. c. Helfenstein and Dr..
Paul H. Vieth of Chicago.
The evening session was held in
the auditorium of Peoples Church,
which was filled to overAowing. DR..
H. V. Holloway, State Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction, acted as
chairman of the meeting and Rev. z.
w. Jones, pastor of Wesley M. E.
Church, Dover, conducted the praise
and prayer service, preceding the ad-
dress Of the evening by DR.. o. T.
Bartholow, pastor of Mt. Vernon M
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Milford chronicle., 1926-05-14
OYSTER TROUBLE BREAKS
OUT ANEW in THE BAY
Attempt Made By New Jersey Off
ciaIs To Arrest Capt. BuckalOO

1t would appear that the gentle
mems agreement" entered into by
the New Jersey and Delaware oys-
termen of some weeks ago relative
to the disputed rights for Oystering
in Delaware River and Bay until the
legislatures of the two states can
meet and pass laws satisfactory to
all concerned, has not been kept by
New Jersey authorities.
The contention of the New Jersey
oystermen has been that the divid-
ing line of the two states is in the
center of the channel, while the Del
aware oystermen, basing their claim
on surveys that have been made and
established for years, say it is the
center of Delaware Bay, such point
yet to be determined.
The apparent breaking OF the
agreement made some weeks ago
came the latter part of last week,
when a New Jersy Police Boat, with
in hailing distance of Captain Eldon
Buckaloo's oyster boat, who with his
crew was working west of the steam
boat traffic, in Blake's Channel Or
dered Buckaloo to haul down his jib,
evidently intending to make line to
his boat. Buckaloo, recognizing the
New Jersey boat and police officer,
and being on the Delaware side OF
the water forewarned any man on
the New Jersey boat to not board his
boat.
Paying no attention to the COM
mand of Captain BuckaloO, the Of
fcer of the New Jersey boat landed
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Milford chronicle., 1926-05-14
MILFORD PUPILS WILL
LEAD FIELD DAY PARADE
Local School Receives Honor Be-
cause OF Large Honor Roll

Miss Leila Thomas, visiting teacher
for Kent county, is planning a uni
que feature for field day, to be held
today on the athletic field of Dover
High School, between II and 1 o.
clock, 1T consisting of the awarding
of certificates and prizes for per
feet attendance in the schools Of
Kent county for the past eight years.
Prior to the presentation of the GER
tificates and awards, 400 children of
the county will march to the dia-
mond in the center of the track,
wearing crepe paper caps of gold
and blue with bands of crepe paper
from the right shoulder to the left
hip. They will also wear bands OF
felt around their arms, which will be
given for this years perfect attend
ance.
The children will parade around
the track, with the Milford High
School, the banner school for atten-
dance, in the lead, as they have 80
on the honor roll. Harrington with
AZ, will come second; Smyrna with
46, Julrus caesar IeOuHSy VIII SOi
fourth, and Dover with "a, fifth.
After the parade, the pupils of the
special districts will form a dia-
mond, while the pupils from the ru-
raj district will stand in circle
around them. All will salute the
flag. and Milford will give a fas
drill.
DR.. H. v. Holloway, State super
intendent of public instruction, will
present special certificates for per
feet attendance.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-14
PRISONER DUMPS EVIDENCE
DOWN THE SEWER in DOVER
Clarence 7. POstles Of Near Fred
erica, Poured Out Liquor Sample

Returning from a raid in which
they arrested Clarence T. Postles,
of near Frederica and seized two
jugs of alleged liquor, officers Jett
and Dickerson of Dover placed the
Jugs of evidence on the desk Of
Magistrate w. D. Burton and went
outside the office for a moment.
Postles seized the evidence, rushed
into a back room of the Office and
before the officers could reach him
had dumped it down the sewer.
Finding that POstles had outwit-
ted them, the officers took the man
to Kent county Jail and locked him
up while they hurried back to his
home and secured some samples of
mash which they alleged they found
there. The mash had been treated
with coal oil but it is claimed this
will not prevent it being tested for
alcohol and when this is done Pos
ties will be given a hearing.
When Postles place was raided
the officers claim that they found a
twenty gallon still but it was not
working. They also found guam
tity of wheat mash and a quantity
of first run and also seasoned liquor
1t was this liquor which was takeI
to the Office of the magistrate as
evidence.
Postles was indicted at the Apri
term of court for the possession O.
liquor though he was not in thu
place when the raid was made.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-14
GOVERNOR ROBINSON
FOROCEAN BOULEVARD
Mentions Project At RehObOth
Chamber Of Commerce Dinner
Friday Night.

Addressing about 200 members and
guests of the RehobOth Chamber OF
Commerce, at the BelhaVen Hotel,
Rehoboth, Friday night, Governor r.
p. Robinson, of Delaware, made the
first official announcement of actiV-
ity relative to a proposed Ocean
Boulevard to extend from Lewes
south to the Maryland line.
The Governor said that while he
was Offering nothing definite and did
not desire to arouse false hopes, he
felt safe in reporting that he had
been asked by the Public Lands
Commission, of Delaware, to secure
information and take tentative plans
of this project.
An ocean boulevard has long been
talked of by residents in the vicinity
of the shore line in Delaware.
Governor RobinsOn's remarks
were met with tremendous applause.
The Chamber of Commerce meet
ing was the largest representative
gathering ever held at the Delaware
shore resort. The official family of
the state was well represented by
the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor,
Secretary of State and several les
ser officials. A considerable delega-
ton from several sections Of Mary
land, Pennsylvania and Virginia,
with guests from all sections of Del
aware were present.
The meeting was the first of SER
les which the Chamber of Commerce
plans for the immediate future, their
purpose being to interest nearby
sections by personal contact with
members of other civic bodies.
Daniel w. Conant, president of the
Chamber of Commerce introduced
Thomas R. Ingram, as toastmaster of
the evening, and following delight
full dinner Mr.. Ingram read of sew
eral guests who could not attend and
then called upon the speakers.
Governor Robinson, as guest OF
honor, not only brought the message
relative to the proposed ocean boule-
ward, but extended his cOngratula-
tions to the Chamber for their work
and activity and talked on matters OF
interest to Rehoboth and its devel-
opment.
Lieutenant-Governor ]. Hall An
derson was the next speaker. He
paid tribute to the Chamber of Com
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