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Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
THE |. D. CAULK COMPANY
CELEBRATES 5OTHANNIVERSARY
Employees Entertained At Banquet
In Community Building

The Charles E. Varney Auditorium
of the Milford Community Building
on Monday evening of this week was
the scene of most enjoyable party.
1927 is the fiftieth anniversary OF
the L. D. Caulk Company, which was
established in 1877 by DR.. Levin D.
Caulk in Camden, Delaware. To
commemorate this occasion, a large
banquet was given to the employees
By the company, and out of total
of two hundred, one hundred and
seventy-five were in attendance.
The auditorium was appropriately
decorated in patriotic colors, for
this occasion and in celebration Of
George Washington's Birthday.
Harry NJ Taylor, pianist and song
leader, with his Adelphia male quar-
tet. furnished the music and kept
the spirit of the party at full heighth
from beginning to end.
After the dinner was over, the
quartet rendered several peppy
numbers, and then VIM. V. Grier,
toastmaster, related the fact that
there is only one member connected
at the present time with the Caulk
Company who was associated back
in those early days with the COM
pany's founder. DR.. G. Layton Grier,
president of the company, was then
called upon and told of some Of the
early experiences of the company
and it's progress up until the present
time.
VIM. Mclaughlin, one Of the man.
ayers of the L. D. Caulk Dental De-
pot of Philadelphia, was called upon
to introduce the speaker of the eve
ming, DR.. E. J. Cattell, former stat1s-
tician of Philadelphia, and one OF
Americas foremost after dinner
speakers. Mr.. Mclaughlin said that
DR.. Cattell has spoken to over thlr-
ty thousand audiences, which includ-
ed over twenty-five million people
not to include his radio listeners.
DIT. Cattell's address was full ol
wonderful thoughts and his message
of optimism not only made everyone
feel that this world is good place
to live in, but that they themselves
are better for having heard him.
The evenings program CLOSED
about 10:3O with several addit1ona
selections by the Adelphia Quartet.
It is the intention of the Cauli
Company to make this banquet al
annual affair.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
FORMER STATE LIBRARIAN
DIES AT HIS DOVER HOME
Z. b. LOuderbOugh Passes Away In
His S3rd Year

E. B. Louderbough, former State
Librarian, was found dead sitting IN
a chair in the reception hall OF ms
home in Dover by his wife, MIS-
Margaret Louderbough, early We'd
nesday morning. He was in his S3ru
Heart trouble caused by "ompli-
cations. from which Mr.. Louder
bongh had been suffering for the
mast few weeks, is believed to have
caused his death. He arose early
Wednesday morning and went down
stairs. Sometime later Mrs. Louder
bough called him and failing to get
a response found him dead IN a
chair. ,-,--,,
For many years Mr.. Louderbougn
was manager of the State Sentinel
nublished at Dover. He was a musi-
clan and at one time was a cnurch
organist He was a member or the
mover Clee Club and of of Peoples
Christian Church.
Mr.. Louderbough was state Ii.
brarian two years ago. lie WoutI
nave been SO years old in MaTch
last March Mr.. and Mrs. Louder
bough celebrated their tifty-eignIl
wedding anniversary. ,, !,
Funeral services will probably D'
held Saturday. =,
Mr.. Louderbough is survived 0!
his wife and two sisters and twC
brothers. They are: Mrs. Alden b
Benson, wife of the former SecIe It,
tary of State; Mrs. Carrie Ritter an, am
Thomas Louderbough, all Oh nea
Dover, and Frank Louderbougn' o
Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
STILL LEAD
In EGG PRODUCTION
January Report Of Delaware
Farm Egg Record Club Shows
Young Birds Best.

Daily egg records from total of
72,O76 hens and pullets representing
1872 farms throughout the State are
included in the January report of
the Delaware Farm Egg Record
Club which has recently been issued
by H. S. Palmer, Extension Poultry
man of the University of Delaware.
Starting with November 1, 1926,
this is the second year in which this
project has been conducted in the
State under the direction of the
Poultry Specialist in cooperation
with the three county agricultural
agents, and the majority Of the
leading commercial poultry raisers,
as well as many of the small flock
owners, are taking an active inter-
est in this method of keeping accu-
rate daily records of the egg pro-
duction from their hOcks.
During the month of January the
average production per pullet was
1872 eggs, and the average produc-
ton for each hen was 8.9 eggs,
while the mixed flocks comprising
both hens and pullets laid on the
average 8.3 eggs per bird. This re-
port represents the monthly sum-
maries of the daily egg production
of S4,745 pullets, 1892 hens and
1889 birds in mixed hocks, which
is an increase of 5,421 birds over the
total number reported in the egg
record report for December, and
represents "a additional farms from
which these records were secured.
The principal subject discussed by
Mr.. Palmer in the January report,
which was mailed few days ago
to all the members of this Delaware
Farm Egg Record Club, was the i'm
portance of properly preparing eggs
for the markets. AS eggs are very
delicate they are easily contaminat-
ed by dirt and filth, consequently
great care should be taken to keep
them as clean as possible.
In a recent study of the retail
prices of eggs on the Wilmington
markets conducted by DR.. H. S.
Gabriel in cooperation with DR.. c.
L. Benner, of the Economics Depart
continued on page Hve)
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
SENATOR HARRY DEPUTY
INTRODUCES LIQUOR BILL
Surprise Measure Would Allow Liq-
uOr On Prescription With Regulations

Both advocates and opponents OF
the KIair and Loose law repealers,
the two state endorsements acts
were surprised Monday afternoon
when Senator H. M. Deputy, OF Mil
ford, introduced in the Senate a Dill
to allow physicians of the state 10
have prescriptions for liquor hlleu
under certain and numerous specl-
fed restrictions. The Deputy Dill
would probably, if enacted into law
make the most drastic bill in the
Union under which physicians coula
prescribe liquor for medicinal puP-
poses and it is doubtful If thPse
physicians who have been mak1pg a
fight for the repeal or amendment OF
the Klair law, so that they can pre-
scribe liquors for medicinal pur-
noses. will be satisfied with this
measure. On motion Of Senator Da-
vid. 1000 copies Of the bill were or
dered printed for Distribution.
The Deputy bill is not the Dill 70
be sponsored by the New CastIe
County Medical Society proVlolnLg
for filiinguf prescriptions for meol,
ci1a1 liquor, which it had planned
I 10 have introduced later this week.
The Deputy bill provides for the
State Board of Health to make
survey after the bill becomes law
to ascertain how much liquors OF
various kinds for medicinal purpose
would be needed in the state lot tn'
Continued on page u
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
MARYLAND MAY CHANGE
ITS AUTOMOBILE LAWS
Legislative COnferees Favor Recip-
rOcity With Delaware On Trucks

AS a result of the conference this
week between joint committees OF
the Maryland and Delaware Leglsla-
lures relative to the controversy OF
some months standing between the
two states over Maryland requiring
licenses for automobile trucks from
Delaware used as common carriers
that entered Maryland. The Mary
land legislators agreed they would
return to their home State and en-
deavor to have put through the leg
islature laws that will assure full
reciprocity between the two states
as to truck and bus licenses. 1t is
said to have been admitted at the
conference by the visitors that the
Maryland auto laws are at fault and
that every effort will be made to
remeddy the situation.
Delaware laws at this time eX-
tend reciprocal relations with-eny
state adopting similar laws. Under
the present Maryland laws 1t de-
velops the Delaware truck or bus
owners are supposed to secure a
hermit from the Public Service
Commission of that state and also
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ANSWERS MANY INQUIRIES
Almost 1000 Persons Have Asked
For Information About Milford

Since Rev. Guy Hill was elected
secretary of the Milford Chamber OF
Commerce that organization has be-
gun to function in business like
manner. Speaking Of the activities
of the body this week Secretary Hill
said:
\ "The Chamber Of Commerce at all
times seeks to aid all who will use
tbA service of this organization. So
farNwe have sent between fifteen
hundSed and two thousand letters
and Pamphlets to parties in the
United States and to all parts Of the
world; Including England, The
Hague, Holland; Pugwast, Nova
Scotia: Alberta, Canada; Madrid
Spain In order to sell an article one
must usually see that article and we
are therefore endeavoring to create
a desire, on the part Of all interest,"
ed people, to come to Milford. All
those Of you who have farm OF
any kind of real estate for sale OF
CONTINUED on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
MILFORD FOLKS ENJOY
ROUND OF CARD PARTIES
Almost Every Evening Has Witness
- ed Some Social Activity

For the past two weeks, Milford
folks have been enjoying round of
dinner parties and card parties. At
ter Christmas everyone seemed to
settle down for long winters nap,
until some little social bug got busy
and the gayety started. Mr.. and Mrs.
C. D. HolZmueller entertained a few
of their friends on Sunday evening
to a dinner party. Those present
were: Mr., and Mrs. Stephen Toad
vine, DR.. and Mrs. Elmer Williams,
DR.. and Mrs. Walter L. Grier, DR..
and Mrs. S. M. D. Marshall, and Mr..
and Mrs. G. M. Townsend. On Tues-
day afternoon Miss Mildred Causey
entertained her bridge club, While
on Wednesday afternoon OF TINS
week. it was entertained by MISS
Elizabeth Collins.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Car
Isle Fire Company gave large cara
party at the Community Building on
Friday evening which was decided
success. The ladies wish to thank
the public for the generous response
given to the appeal for money TO
buy tabIecloths. 1t is certain that
everyone who purchased ticket got
value received for their money
Nearly one hundred dollars was
raised from the sale of tickets. The
beautiful prizes and delicious re-
freshments were donated by the
members of the Auxiliary which
helped considerably to cut down ex-
penses. The total cost of the thirty
new linen tablecloths was not quite
covered by the proceeds of the caro-
party but it is hoped that IN tnt
near future. another entertallInen.
can he given to make up the balance
Of the expense. -.
On Saturday evening, while thu
storm ragged without, the home O
Mrs. Elmer T. Williams was tne
scene of a very delightful party. 4
number of her friends spent the eve
CONTINUED on page four
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
KENT LEVY COURT HEARS
MANY ROAD DELEGATIONS
Western Part OF County Desires
More Improved Highways

At the weekly session of the A@ent @
County Levy Court a deleg non
from GTTn't the Third district appeared. ed.
asking that something be done 10 Ior
fbe % road from Clayton to Blackls-
IONS cross Roads to Mllllng'ons L.
Nd Md . the state line, a distance OF OF
abont e'I 2 miles. The court agreed 10 70
recon recommend the road to the state
Highway Department suo,,, tho
State Senator Attix, also Iron from tbe tEe
Third district, appeared before ns tns
court. asking for an improved r3au 9;"
+ance of three and one-half mlles' s
Tbev asked for a hard surface roSu sto
The The' court agreed to look e1,na5 after the
road and report at ,1ateG,1eT later %ee'lWIi who
had audited the books of the sever ;n1aa
Rnd justices Of the peace and the books books
of the treasurer Of the Kent Cognts G19
al S,,Tnsbonse, ImS a. were received and hled
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
FARMERS SHORT
COURSE NEXT WEEK
Arrangements Have Been Com
pleted For Three Day Gath
ing At Camden.

The program and local arrange
ments have been completed for the
annual Farmers Short Course which
will be heldin the Fruitland Grange
Hall, Camden, Delaware, on March
l, 2 and 8, under the direction of
the School of Agriculture of the
University Of Delaware, and it is
expected that large crowds of farm
ers from all sections of Kent coun-
ty and the state will be in attend
ance at each of the sessions during
these three days which will be de-
voted to fruit culture, poultry rails
ing, and agricultural economics and
marketing.
A special committee composed of
Herbert C. Richardson, A. Bailey
Thomas, N. w. Taylor, Marple c..
Dagger, Arthur F. Walker and H. E..
CoVerdale was appointed by the
Fruitland Grange to work in coop
Grafton with Kent County Agent
Russell E. Wilson in making the
necessary local arrangements for
this Farmers Short Course, and the
preparation of the program was in
charge of Director c. A. McCue, Of
the University of Delaware, who has
had the supervision Of these annual
short courses in the state for sever
al years.
The ladies of Fruitland Grange
will serve dinners each day at a
nominal cost for the convenience of
those who are attending the various
sessions during these three days.
The program is as follows:
Tuesday, March Fruit Day
$3.50 a. m. The Apple Export
Problem. R. r. Pailthorp, U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture.
1O:45 a. m. Composition OF Fruit
continued on page fVe)
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
BETTER TRAIN SERVICE
PROMISED PENINSULA GROWERS
Farmers And Growers OF Fruit And
Vegetables Promised Fast Delivery

Before the echoes of the Traffic
and Transportation report had died
away, at the Thursday afternoon
session of the Del-Mar-Takes Inven-
tory Congress, held in the State Ar
mory at Salisbury, the first out
standing result of the Congress came
as a deeply impressive climax. G..
w. Curtiss, Superintendent of the
Norfolk Division of the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad System, speaking from
the Congress platform said that his
company had already taken cogniz-
ance Of certain conditions on the
Peninsula, confronting the farmers
and shippers, and that he was at
liberty to announce and could def
nitely assure Peninsula citizens of
improved service.
He said that an additional fast
freight berry" train would positive
Iy be put into operation to serve the
Peninsula this season, and that it
is very probable an additional fast
freight potato" train would also be
added to the schedule. Furthermore,
he stated that his company would
exert every ounce of energy to meet
fair demands for improved passen-
ger traffic and that the report Of the
Traffic and Transportation Commit
tee, as submitted to the Congress,
would receive serious attention and
consideration. His words were greet
ed by tremendous applause.
The two day session of the Con-
gress was featured throughout by a
series of blunt, startling reports and
several heated discussions. The out
standing achievement of the Con-
gress was the permanent creation
of various bureaus to give specific
attention to individual problems oi
agriculture, resorts industries, mer.
camille operations, land settlement
and real estate, traffic and transpor-
tation and all business interests oi
the Peninsula, these bureaus t
work in conjunction with the Del
Mar-Va Eastern Shore Association.
Following the presentation Of th'
reports on general business condi
Continued on page eight
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
WILLARD SALISBURY
DIES AFTER TWO
YEARS ILLNESS
Former United States Senator
Was President Pro TEN. Of
U. S. Senate.
BORN In GEORGETOWN
While A Native Of Sussex County
He Spent Most OF His Life In
Wilmington.

Ill since the summer of 1925 with
heart trouble Willard Salisbury,
former United States Senator, law
yer and business man, died at his
home in Wilmington Sunday after
noon at 2:45 o'clock. His wife and
two nurses who have been in con-
stant attendance at his bedside for
several weeks, were with him when
he died. The end was peaceful, his
heart weakened by long suffering
simply ceased it's beats. News of his
death soon became known and
scores of intimate friends called at
his home to present their condo
lences.
The funeral was held on We'd
nesday morning at his home at 10:3O
O'Clock in charge of Rev. F. NJ. Kir-
kus, rector of Trinity Episcopal
Church, with which the deceased
and his wife were connected for
years. Interment was made in Christ
Episcopal churchyard at Dover
where the father and other relatives
of the former Senator are buried, at
D. m. on Wednesday and the SER
vices at the grave were in charge of
Archdeacon Thompson, rector of
Christ Church, Dover.
The honorary pail bearers were:
United States Senator Thomas +.
Bayard, Federal Judge Victor B.
WOolley, Federal Judge Hugh M.
Morris, Former State Judge Will
liam H. Boyce, Former Chancellor
Charles NJ. Curtis, State Judge Rich
ard S. Rodney, William Findlay
Brown of Philadelphia, Charles B.
Evans, Charles F. Curley, Otho Now
land, president of the Equitable
Trust Company, Former Congress-
man Albert F. Polk and DR.. L. A.
H. Bishop, of Dover.
Born in Georgetown
Willard Salisbury was born in
Georgetown on April II, 1861. His
father, Willard Salisbury, was at
that time a member of the United
States Senate and it is said that
during his babyhood he was seated
in the chair of the Senator in the
United States Senate and a col
league, jocularly alluded to him
sometime becoming Senator. When
he was comparatively young his fa-
ther was appointed chancellor of the
State and removed to Dover. In the
meantime the father had been de-
feated for Senator by his brother
Eli, as the result of a triangular
fight for the position between Will
lard Salisbury, his brother Eli, and
his brother Cove, who had been
| governor of the State
Willard Salisbury was educated
/ at the Conference Academy at Dover
and at the University of Virginia,
He studied law under his father and
after being admitted to the bar re-
Continued on page FOUR
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
KENT ASSESSMENT
BOARD REMOVED
BY LEVY COURT
Members Were Removed After
Assessments We're Changed In
NOn-COnfOrmity Of Law.
WILL TAKE APPEAL
Ousted Board Will Take Its
Appeal Before Superior Court
Sitting In Dover.

a decision by the Kent County
Levy Court in the investigation
made by it some weeks ago into the
affairs of the Kent County Board Of
Assessment, as to alleged irregular
tiles in the board was handed down
by the court at Dover last Friday, in
which it was decided that the mem
bers of the board had failed to prop
erly perform their duties and should
be removed and were removed by
the court.
The law under which the Levy
Court has removed the members of
the Board of Assessment is found in
Section of Chapter IA, Vol. 81,
Laws of Delaware, which reads as
follows:
Any member of said board may
be removed by the Levy Court for
any failure to perform the duties of
his office, or any other sufficient
cause, after due notice, and hearing,
but the person so removed shall
have the right to appeal from said
Judgment or decision to the Superior
Court of the county, which said
court shall, in a summary proceed
ing, either affirm or reverse the
Judgment or decision of the Levy
Court. If such judgment or decision
shall be reversed, the person ap-
healing shall be remitted to his said
office. and shall be entitled to all ar
rears of compensation"
viii Take Appeal
In accordance with the provisions
of the above section, the members OF
the board expect to take an appeal
to the Superior Court seeking an
immediate ruling, so that no delay
NAV be had in the functioning of the
board. A clerk only is retained at
present to look after the mail and
other matters coming to the atten-
tion of the Board of Assessment.
The investigation Of the reported
irregularities was started seVeral
weeks ago by the Levy Court, near
ings being had and witnesses exam
ined relative to the raising and low
ering of the assessment on certain
properties, after the list had been
turned over to the county treasurer
for collection of the taxes.
The members of the Board OF AS
sessment are Jefferson B. Cooper OF
near Cheswold; William NJ. Hughes
of near FELTON, and Thomas Moore OF
Magnolia. Cooper and Moore are Re-
Dublicans and Hughes is Demo
crat. Cooper was represented at the
continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
TO EXTEND BOUNDARY
OF TOWN OF MILFORD
Special Committee Recommended d
Enlargement And Bill Will Be
Drawn.

A special committee OF Town
Council of Milford, Delaware, met
last Tuesday morning and went over
the terraine which should be part
of the town of Milford, but which
now is just beyond the incorporate
limits, and works to the disadvan-
tage of Milford, by no increase in
population when the census is TAX
en-, and curtails the total citizen
ship of Milford by probably fifteen
hundred at the present time; and,
they are receiving the benefit Of fire
protection, water, sanitary sewage,
electric lights. churches, schools
and amusements, not to mention ad-
vantage of markets at hand for fam
lily supplies, without contributing a
penny towards support of the town.
The special committee was COM
posed of the President of Town
Council, Frank Reedy, Councilmen
Joseph Gray Davis and James L..
Davis and Colonel Theo. Townsend.
They followed the proposed new line
for the towns boundary its entire
length, viewing the points from all
angles, and considering the possible
future growth in the next twenty or
more years, and all arrived at an
unanimous decision as to what is
most advisable for the future well
fare of Milford and its prosperity.
The committee adopted the fol-
lowing points for the new boundary;
which will be incorporated in a bill
to be introduced in the legislature
today by authority of action taken
by the Town Council at its last
meeting in February.
Proposed New Boundary Line for
the Town of Milford, Delaware
Starting at the boundary line as
fixed by the Charter of the Town of
Milford, Delaware, at what was
known as Paul Knabs," on the
Mispillion River, and following the
said river down to what is known
as the Simpson Phosphate Work, in
North Milford, and then continuing
down the course of the Mispill1on
River, to what is known as "The
Bowen Landing on the Bowen dor
sey) Farm in Kent County," thence
in a direct line in a northerly direc-
ton, to the du Pont Boulevard at the
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
DRY AGENTS MAKE
IMPORTANT RAID
Federal Men Capture Large Quantity
Of Alleged Liquor

What is believed to have been the
source of much of the liquor being
furnished to Wilmington was dis
covered several days ago by Federal
prohibition agents acting under
George A. Hill, deputy administra-
tor for Delaware, it became known
Saturday. The raid had been kept a
secret by Federal agents as no ar
rests were made at the time, and
they have been hoping to apprehend
the parties connected with the con-
traband goods.
The cache was discovered on a
farm adjoining the Crozier farm on
the Lancaster Pike, about mile and
half northwest of Mt. Cuba. In
the catch was netted one hundred
quart bottles, wrapped and filled
with alleged liquor; several hundred
empty bottles; scores Of f1ve-gallon
cans of grain alcohol, and a COM
plete Gaping and corking outfit.
Federal agents declare the plant
to be the most elaborately equipped
CONTINUED on page fiTe)
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
FRANKFORT HIGH TEAM
HAS SUCCESSFUL SEASON
Coach Richards Team Unbeaten To
Date; Scored 53s Points

Frankford High, witr< its ninth
straight victory and forfeit victory
over Milton, is ready to compete for
the southern title in the Delaware
Interscholastic Athletic Association.
Frankford made a clean sweep Oh
every one Of it's D. I. A. A. games,
not once being extended. In the first
game with Milton, Frankford scored
SO points against 16 and the Milton
lads did not come back for the sec
Continued on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
Today Is Last Day For
Bills In Legislature

Both branches of the Gen
eral Assembly have agreed to
a concurrent resolution which
fixes today as the last day up
on which new bills may be in
troduced in either the Senate
or House. This dead line will
cause many who have been
tardy in having legislation
proposed to make a late min
ute effort to get them before
the General Assembly. Prob
ably more bills will be intro
duced today than have appear
ed to date this session.