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Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
MILFORD JEWELER
REPAIRS A FAMOUS WATCH
Time Piece Made For Royalty Finds
Its Way To Local Repair Shop

George M. Mcclellan, of Bethany
Beach, left a famous watch with
Samuel c. Evans, a local jeweler re-
Gently for repairing. This watch was
made for Kalikowa I, King of Ha-
waii, and was given by him to his
nephew, Prince Kalanianaole. Mr..
Mcclellan was living in Honolulu
some years ago, and when he left
the Islands, at a farewell dinner
given him by the Prince, he was
presented with this watch. The Ha-
waiians have custom, when making
a gift to a friend they always give
something they possess which they
value very much-they never think
of buying something for the occa-
sion. This watch is new 1Sk gold, the
case weighing over go pennyweight,
and is ornamented on the outside
with the Kings monogram and crest
and the photograph Of the Queen.
On the inside of the case is the
following inscription: Presented to
George M. Mcclellan, by the Prince
and Princess Kalanianaole, Honolulu
1910" Needless to say Mr.. Evans
was proud to handle such an unus-
ual repair job.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
QUARANTINE STATION SITE
TO Be STATE PROPERTY
Government Will Cede so Acres And
Buildings Worth $4,000 At Lewes

The State of Delaware will soon
receive from the Federal govern
ment a tract of about sixty acres
of land on the Delaware Bay, a
mile from Lewes, upon which sever
al valuable buildings are erected.
The land was ceded to the govern
ment by the state about two decades
ago for use as a quarantine station
for ships coming up the Delaware
River from the Delaware Bay and
Atlantic Ocean.
After it obtained the tract the
government constructed large bar
racks, an electric lighting plant,
houses, stables and garages. 1t is
estimated that the buildings today
would cost more than $4,000 to re-
place. When the land was ceded to
the government, there were no
buildings upon it.
Governor Robinson has been ad-
vised by the government that in
view of the fact the quarantine stat
ion has been abandoned, it is desir-
ed to turn the land back to the
state. The executive was requested
to inform the government whether
he desired having the buildings
torn down and removed.
The Governor visited the tract.
His inspection led him to inform
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Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
MRS. NELSON LEAVES
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL
Woman Who Was Hurt In Auto
Accident July Fourth Is Now
At FrankfOrd.

Mrs. Laura Nelson, wife of Elwood
Nelson of Wilmington, who was
seriously injured in an automobile
accident near Georgetown, was dis
charged from the Milford Emergency
Hospital on Monday. Mrs. Nelson
has been a patient at the institution
since the accident, and her recovery
is considered almost a miracle by the
hospital authoritis. When she was
admitted Immediately after the ac-
cident, she was suffering from con-
custom of the brain, fractured arms
and leg, severe cuts and internal in
juries. For several days she was
unconscious and every indication
was that death would result. Mrs.
Nelson has shown gradual improve
ment since the change came for the
better, and this week had so greatly
improved that the physicians in
charge allowed her to leave the
institution. She was taken to the
home of Mr.. Nelson's parents at
Frankford where she is now with
her husband and children. The en-
tire Nelson family sustained injuries
in the accident which sent the
mother to the hospital for such
long period of time. The others re-
covered several weeks ago.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
MILFORD FOLKS ENJOYED
new ENGLAND MOTOR TRIP
Mr.. and Mrs. George Collins and
Party Have Delightful Time

Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Collins, Of
Milford, and son, Norman and family
of Marcus Hook, Pa, have returned
to their homes after pleasant motor
trip which covered many of the in
teresting places in the New England
States. After leaving Pennsylvania,
the trip took in the following cities:
Trenton and Princeton, N. j., over
to the Hudson River; up as far as
Bear Mt. Bridge then to Bridgeport,
Conn.,, from Bridgeport the route
was along the sea coast to Wake
field, R. l., and then to Providence,
Boston and Portland, Maine; then
across country by way or SabagO
Lake to Mt. Warrington and Lancas-
ter, New Hampshire. Before start
ing homeward, they travelled leisure
ly through the White and Green
Mountain, visiting the Green Hills
Woolen Mills, at Bridgewater, vt, a
place of great interest showing the
wool from the raw form to the mate
rial sent out in blankets and bolt
form. Along the Hudson River, Glen
Falls, they spent day viewing the
many places of interest around Sara
toga Springs, Albany, Troy and New
burg, then across country and down
along the Delaware River, to Della
ware Water Gap and through Read
ing to the Battlefelds of Gettysburg,
Pa. The return trip was via the Lin
coin Highway and the du POnt
Boulevard to Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
CHILD AT PLAY NARROWLY
ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURIES
Runaway Mule Just Misses Striking
Two -Year-OId Steen Boy

Stanley, the two-year-old son, of
Steward Steen, of near Milton, mar
rowly escaped serious injury, and
possibly death, when a young mule,
with which his older brother, Dom
aid, was plowing Out-potatoes, be-
came frightened and ran from the
field into the barnyard, where the
child was playing. The little fellow
saw the mule coming and in trying
to get out of the way, ran directly in
the path of the animal, the mule
turned quickly aside, however, the
plow at the same time striking the
ground with great force and becom-
ing imbedded in the soft earth, just
behind the child breaking the traces
and knocking Stanley down when it
fell over. The baby was badly
frightened, but otherwise uninjured.
Donald sustained a badly sprained
ankle in trying to stop the mule, and
was unable to walk for several days.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
DELAWARE TAXES
TWICE PER CAPITA
OF AVERAGE STATE
Russell Ramsey, Taxpayers Re-
search League Director, Gives
Out Statement.
GIVES SEVERAL REASONS
Pays Most OF School Expenses
Instead Of Local District, Says
Report.

That the per capita cost of State
government in Delaware is almost
twice the average cost of all States
in this country and why this is the
case is analyzed in a report made
by Russell Ramsey, director of the
Taxpayers Research League issued
Friday. The report concludes that
there is no criticism offered but the
analysis is given merely for the pur-
pose of familiarizing taxpayers with
the cost of State government. The
director gives reasons why the cost
of government in Delaware is higher
than in other States. These Ieasons
are:
First, that the major costs of the
public school system in Delaware
are charged to the State, whereas
in most States the major costs of
the school system are charged to 10
cal districts.
Second, that per-capita costs of
government tend to be higher in
small States than in large States.
Third, that Delaware spends more
per capita than the average State
for public safety, conservation and
development of natural resources
health and sanitation, and interest in
bonded debt.
The statement issued by the Tax
payers Research League follows:
Numerous inquirers have asked
fo,. -, ,for,,o n fioy1 ovpIair1iv,or RI,o ekoAo
ment in recent dispatches from
Washington that the cost of State
government in Delaware is more
than twice the average for the. whole
country. In repsonse to theke re-
quests, the Taxpayers Research
League of Delaware has made an
analysis of the cost of the various
services rendered by the government
in this and other States, to determine
what functions of State government
account for the difference in cost
here and elsewhere.
"As complete information for 1926
for all the States is not yet avail
able, the League has used as a basis
for it's analysis the figures for the
fiscal year of 1925, in which Della
wares cost of State government was
not quite double the average for all
States. The data analyzed by the
Research League are from the State
Auditors report, the United States
Bureau of the Census, and the United
States Bureau of Education. To
show that conditions in 1925 and 1926
were substantially the same, the fol-
lowing figures representing the per-
capital governmental-cost payments
for all expenses and interest for the
five highest States, and the average
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DOLLAR DAY Was A
SUCCESS In MILFORD
Weather Was Ideal And Crowds
Came And Took Home Bargains

Weather conditions were ideal on
Wednesday, and thousands of people
came to Milford and purchased Dol
lar Day bargains from the merchats
here. When the stores opened early
Wednesday morning crowds were
waiting to enter the stores, and from
then until noon the clerks were kept
busy waiting on those who desire to
secure merchandise at greatly re-
duced prices. Shoe stores, mems
stores, dry goods stores, department
stores, hardware stores, drug stores,
and in fact all the stores were busy
during the entire day. One merchant
stated long before noon that he had
then done as much business as he
had done all day any previous Dol
lar Day-and he continued busy until
the store closed Wednesday night.
Extra clerks in most of the stores
aided in handling the crowds, but
even then it was with great effort
that all were served. The merchants
gave real values during the day, and
expressions on the street made by
satisfied buyers bear out this state
ment. Good natured to the extreme,
the shoppers apparently enjoyed
their visit to Milford. They bought
freely and left well pleased with
their purchases. Dollar Day this
week was the largest and best ever
held by Milford merchants.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
LOCAL POULTRYMAN ADDS
new INCUBATOR TO PLANT
Carl Scarborough Ships Chicks All
Over the United States =

Carl Scarborough, who recently
purchased the Skewis farm situated
one mile north of Milford, where he
now lives, has installed his second
$4,000 Smith incubator Of $4,000 egg
capacity. This cork-lined machine,
as large as a room, gives one the i'm
preston that he is in Pullman car.
with the narrow aisle between mys-
terious curtains. When pulled back,
the curtains reveal many tiers of
trays hung by chains, in which the
eggs are Matched. To turn the eggs,
as must be done twice daily, one
merely pulls the chains, each of
which turns 1880 eggs at one time.
There is an interesting cooling sys-
TEN concealed above the ceiling of
the machine, with ventilators above
electric fans below to circulate and
distribute the air, which changes
every three minutes. The machine
is heated by steam and a recording
thermometer accurately shows the
temperature. Mr.. Scarborough has
shipped day-old chicks all over the
United States, as far as Florida, ILL
inois and Arkansas. He expects to
get orders for chicks as fast as he
can hatch them and will hatch about
10000 twice a week. He is going to
nay special attention to the quality OF
chicks he matches this year.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
TUNNEL FAMILY HOLDS
REUNION AT BETHANY BEACH
More Than Two Hundred Members
Assemble For First Reunion

More than 200 members of the
Tunnel family attended the first an
nual reunion held at Bethany Beach
Saturday and Sunday. 1t is to be
made an annual affair.
One of the features Sunday was
the presentation of a bronze tablet
to the old Blackwater Presbyterian
Church, in memory of the many
members of the family who lie buri-
ed in that old churchyard.
The speakers at the reunion Sun
day were James M. Tunnel, well
known Democratic leader and at one
time candidate Of his party for
United States Senator and Congress-
man Robert G. Houston, well known
as a Republican leader and member
of the present Congress Of the
United States. Congressman Houston
is a Tunnel descendant on his mo-
theirs side.
The address of Mr.. Tunnel was
genealogical. The family was origin
ally French and the members were
Huguenots. In 1903 the family re-
moved to England to escape persecu-
tion and about 1903 left England
and came to the United States. A
considerable number of the family
lived in various parts of Sussex
county since that time. Defendants
of the family are now scattered in
various parts of the country and a
considerable number of them from
distant points were present for the
reunion.
Congress man Houston's address
was on the line of what the Hugen-
OTIS and the original Tunnels stood
for and the necessity for the present
members of the family keeping up
the family traditions.
At the service in the old Black
water Presbyterian Church on Sun
day, the sermon was celebrated by
the Rev. L. P. Bowen, who was pas
tor of the church more than sixty
years ago, who knows a number of
the family intimately and is familiar
with its history. He is ninety-four
years old, but possesses remarkable
Vigor. He lives in Berlin Md.
Others who spoke were Willard
Harris, a well known Philadelphia
attorney, and Mrs. Sallie West, of
N. c., both of whom are
of the family.
The tablet presented was the gift
of Charles, Albert and Jack Ellis, the
small sons of John w. Ellis, of
and descendants of the
MILAN Tunnell. The wea-
ther was excellent and the affair
was a success in every way.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
DOVER PLANS PERMANENT
IMPROVEMENT FOR STREETS
Twelve Streets VIII Be Built This
Fall. Asks For Bids

Specifications for improved
streets for Dover have been COM
pleted by the State Highway De-
partment which will have charge of
the work, and are now in the hands
of the contractors. Bids will be
opened on August %. It is expected
work will begin by September 1.
With favorable conditions all of the
street work planned for this year
will be completed before cold wea-
ther sets in.
Twelve sections of streets are
planned for improvements this year.
OF this number three sections will
be constructed of concrete. The
three sections to be paved with con-
crete are Reed street from State
street to Governors avenue; Minor
street and North street from State
to Slaughter street.
The other streets to be improved
this year include, New street from
Loockerman to Fulton; Queen
street between Loockerman and
Division; North Bradford street
between Division and Fulton, and
also between Cecil and William
Mary street between State and Brad
ford; Delaware avenue between
State and Kent avenue; Maple Lane
between Delaware avenue and Divi-
sion; Cecil street between State
and Governors avenue.
The sewer work is progressing
as rapidly as possible. A force of
Workmen are laying extensions
along South State street.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
STATES GRAPE CROP
EXPECTED TO BE Low
Department OF Agriculture Pre-
diets Yield Will Exceed Ten
Year Average.

Conditions of the Delaware grape
crop on August 1 indicated lower
total yield in 1927 than in 1926 but
a higher yield than the 10-year aver
age for the State. Department of
Agriculture agents report condition
80 as of August 1, compared with
an average August 1, condition of n
covering 10 years.
Production this year is forecast at
lap tons, compared with 1886 tons
in 1926 and 10-year average of l.
158 tons.
Discussing the grape crop nation
ally, the department says the indica-
tions are that the seasons crop will
be at least 8 per cent heavier than
last years crop and about 20 per
cent above the average production
of the last five years. Eastern
grapes may be a relatively short
crop, compared with 1926, but the
California production has been in
creasing each season.
How to dispose of the large pro-
duction of grapes at profit between
now and December is a problem,
the department says, particularly
in respect to the California crop,
which constitutes 80 per cent of the
nations production.
Delaware growers of grapes for
market may obtain from the De-
partment of Agriculture a special
mimeographed report, 1.-THE Grape
Market Outlook" by writing for a
copy.
The 1927 California crop is ex-
pected to include 455.OO0 tons of
wine grape varieties, 1,373,0O0 tons
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Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
SUSSEX POULTRYMEN
GAIN BY HAVING THEIR
FLOCKS EXAMINED
Men Now At Work Have Found As
High As Two Thirds Of Entire
FIOcks Non Producers.
WORK IS ENCOURAGED
A. c. Jones, Hatchery Man OF
Georgetown, Pays For Exami-
nation Of $4,000 Birds.

The value of poultry judging and
proper elimination of nO-prOducing
hens from flocks is being very force
fully presented to the poultry grow
ers in the vicinity of Georgetown at
the present time. Working under
the direct supervision of the State
Board of Agriculture, Fred G. Smith,
pOultryman of near Milford, and
Marple Daggert, of near Dover, are
making a thorough examination of
flocks in the section surrounding
the county seat town. This work
has been greatly encouraged and
given stimulus by A. C. Jones, who
owns and operates one of the largest
commercial hatcheries in the coun-
try The Jones hatchery each year
purchases it's Plymouth Rock hatch
ing eggs from poultrymen who have
proper stock in Georgetown terri
tory. Through the efforts of Mr..
Jones the inspectors are now judg-
ing every flock from which his eggs
are bought. A total of $4,000 hens
will be tested for the Jones Hatchery
alone. This work will cost the own
er about $2500.00, but he believes
that the certainty of better Matching
eggs and a result better grade of
chicks will more than pay the cost.
Flocks from which Jones is now buy
ing eggs and which are not tested
will not be ablt to sell him eggs next
Matching season.
The inspectors find that the aver
age of non-producing birds in a
flock is about one third. This means
that the poultrymen each day feed
one third of his hens which never
produce and are just "boarders".
When such birds are found they are
marked by cutting off the tail in
such a manner that it will always
be permanently marked. Such
birds are easily identified and an in
spector can Immediately see whether
the fowl have been sold or not 1t is
customary to sell these hens for
eating purposes.
About two weeks ago Mr. Smith
and Mr.. Daggert visited a farm in
Sussex County and inspected the
flock for a woman. She was much
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Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
Committees Named At Two Meet
ings To Form Association At
An Early Date.
BANKS MUST APPROVE
When..ArticIes Have Been Written
Banks Will Pass On Them Be.
fore Final Action.

Bankers of Kent and Sussex cOun-
ties, in separate meetings Saturday
adopted resolutions favOring the
creation of Clearing House AS
sociation, with a credit bureau
similar to those operated by retail
commercial houses. Committees
were appointed at both meetings to
prepare articles of association for
the regulation of it's affairs and the
conducting of the business of the as
sociation.
The articles prepared by the COM
mittees will be submitted to the re-
spective boards of directors of the
banks and trust companies in the
two counties for their approval.
Following their approval by the
boards, the committees will, then
organize the credit bureaus, accord
ing to the articles.
The committee appointed by the
Kent county bankers to accomplish
the duties outlined comprises: Henry
Ridgely, Dover, Walter o. Hoffecker,
Smyrna, and Charles S. Conwell,
Camden
The Sussex county bankers select
ed the following committee for the
similar purpose: R. D. Lingo, Days
borO, Daniel ]. Layton, Georgetown,
Henry G. Darbee, of Seaford.
The meeting Saturday, the first of
which was held in the Hotel Richard
son, at Dover, at $50 and the second
at the Hotel Belhaven at Rehoboth
at 7.S0 Saturday evening, were call
ed by Thomas R. Ingram, president
of the Delaware State Bankers As
sociation. He was present at both
meetings as were John S. Russell,
chairman of the committee, who ad-
dressed the meetings and outlined
the activities of the committee, and
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Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
UNITED WITH FATHER
AFTER II YEARS
Miss Geneva Stevenson Leaves
Milford To Make Her Home
In Colorado.

Miss Geneva Stevenson, II who
has been making her home with Mrs.
Anna Macklin on Columbia Street,
South Milford, left on Monday after
II years separation, to live with
her father, High Top Sergeant, c. w.
Stevenson, in Denver, Colorado.
Miss Stevenson had not seen her
father, but for a short visit nine
years ago, since he left Milford after
a divorce from her mother, when
Miss Stevenson was an infant.
After the death of her mother this
summer, she wrote her father ask
ing him to take her to live with him.
He Immediately arranged a furlough
and came about a week ago to Mil
ford, taking his daughter back with
him on Monday. They are making
the trip by motor and expect to reach
Denver on Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. c..
W. Stevenson, a brother and sister
in-law who lives on West Front
Street, North Milford, are planning
to join them the first of September,
in the hope that the Colorado climate
will be beneficial to the asthma
with which Mrs. Stevenson suffers,
and if so, they too will make their
home permanently in Denver.
Sergeant Stevenson has had very
eventful life since his separation
from his daughter, seeing some very
active service, especially during the
Mexican trouble on the border He
has been for 21 years in the army
and is now in the recruiting service,
being stationed at Fort Logan,
Colorado. After nine years he will
be retired from the service, with a
pension for life. He has been mar
ried two more times, his second
wife having died of tuberculosis,
and his third wife now living with
him and his two children in Denver.
Both Miss Stevenson and her father
were Overjoyed at their reunion
after so long a separation.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
NUT GROWERS PROGRAM
FOR EASTON ANNOUNCED
DR.. G. Layton Grier Will Welcome
Visiting Members To Peninsula

DIR. G.. Layton Grier, President of
the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore AS
sociation will deliver the address of
welcome to members and guests of
the Northern Nut Growers Associ-
alton, at their Eighteenth Annual
Convention which will be held at
Easton, Md, September Is and 16.
DR.. Grier will extend official greet
ings in behalf of the entire PENN
sula. Incidentally he is personally
interested in nut culture and pro-
spects for it's advancement in Del
Mar-Va.
The two day session promises to
provide much of interest and value
to those who have any interest in
the development of nuts, either from
commercial or private point of
view. Several of the most noted
authorities on this subject are on
the program to address the COnven-
ton.
In response to DIR. Grier's address
of welcome, Thomas P. Littlepage,
of Washington, D. c., will make a
brief address, and following him s..
w. Snyder, President of the Northern
Nut growers Association, of Center
Point, Iowa, will deliver his address.
This address is really a resume of
the Associations activities present.
ing all interesting phases and ac-
cOmplishments during the last year.
Henry D. Spencer, Association Secre-
tary, of Decatur, ILL.,, will follow
with his annual report reviewing the
Associations work.
Perhaps one of the most interest
ing features of the first day session
will be a talk by Earnest Henming
of EastOn, Md, well known as an
authority on nut culture, who will
speak on "Adaptability of Chesa-
peake Peninsula for Nut Growing"
Mr. Hemming will offer the practi-
cal sede and possibilities of nut de-
velOpment in Del-Mar-Va, covering
both the value of nut timber and
crops produced.
Other features on the first day
program include addresses by DR.. E.
N. Cory, State Entymologist, of the
University of Maryland, who will
talk on "The Insects Affecting Nuts
in Maryland and Methods of Con-
troll" a talk by Willard G.. Bixby, of
N. Y, who will speak on "What is
Known About Soil Requirements for
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