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Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
MAY CHANGE NAME
OF BEEBE HOSPITAL
Lewes Institution May Be Called
The Shaw Memorial

Dedication of the new annex to
the hospital at Lewes is expected to
take place some time this month.
It is reported that the name of the
hospital will be changed from the
Beebe Hospital to Shaw Memorial
Hospital, in honor if Benjamin F.
and Helen M. Shaw, of Wilmington,
who have made the hospital possible.
The original intention of Mr..
Shaw, head of the B. F. Shaw Com
pany, of Wilmington, it is said, was
to donate about $4,000 for the first
building erected, but after construc-
ton work was started and before
completion the cost reached more
than four times that amount.
The first building was dedicated in
October, 1922, and gradually the de-
mand for a larger building has in
creased. In the new addition there
are thirty rooms, making a total of
fifty in all. The cost for the annex
is approximated at $4,000.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
DELAWARE FIRE LOSS
$524,7lO In 1926
State Second On List For Lowest
Amount In Damages

According to the current number
of Safeguarding America Against
Fire." issued by the National Board
of Fire Underwriters, the fire loss in
Delaware for 1925 was $524,710. For
the entire country the losses were
S447, ,54S, ,O87 for 1925 as compared to
S499 9,249, 500 for 1924. 1t is custom
ary to add to these figures 25 per
cent to cover losses not reported to
the Actuarial Bureau; this gives an
estimated total of $3.50, 9,42S,S5S for
1925. An interesting picture on the
cover page points out that the Am
erican fire doss is $1,064 a minute.
The losses are divided into two
groups, strictly preventable causes
and partly preventable causes. For
Delaware, the totals in the former
group are: Defective chimneys and
fiues, $44,7OS; fireworks, firecrack-
ers, etc, $189; gas, natural and arti-
fetal, S14,476; hot ashes and Goals,
open fires, $49,892; ignition of hot
grease. tar, wax, asphalt, etc., $1,215;
matches, smoking, $22,163; open
lights, $6,SOS; petroleum and its
products, S6,723; sparks on roofs,
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Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
DRAW JURORS FOR KENT
FEBRUARY TERM OF COURT
Howard Moore, ArmWell Quillen
and Walter Dill Form 10th District

Kent County Jury Commissioners
Hopkins and Hope, have drawn the
following petit jury for the February
term of the Kent county courts
which meet at Dover on February
21st.
First District-Wm. H. Thompson,
Gilbert Garrison, Eugene W. Colds
borough.
Second-John Deats, Harry A.
Richardson, Jr., Cliff Morris, Will
liam H. Dawson.
Third. A. Marker, Frank Say
in, John Chairman.
Fourth-Kenneth Meredith, Geo
W. Cook, ]. B. Chadwick, Jacob
Ross.
Fifth-Grover C. Frear, James v
Carson, Frank L. Mckee, Edward
Haman.
Sixth-Emil Sapp, George E
Johnson, Myrtle Webb.
Seventh-Emil Cubbage, Thomas
Cooper, John Holiday, Cove S
Gooden.
Eighth-Reynolds Rogers, Frank
Sipple, Samuel Minner, Benjamin
c. Ingram.
Ninth-Roy Hopkins, William
Wright, Edgar Cain, Charles Taylor
Tenth-Howard w. Moore, Arm
we'll L. Quillen, Walter G. Dill.
The Jury Commissioners on Tues
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Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
RECORD OF PULLETS
BETTER THAN Hens
December Reports Show That
Young Fowl Produce Better
Than Old.

The monthly summaries of the
daily egg production from 1873 farms
in the state are included in the Dec
ember report of the Delaware Farm
Egg Record Club which has been
prepared by H. S. Palmer, Extension
Poultryman of the University of
Delaware, and distributed to the
members of this club through the
offices of the three county agricul-
tural agents.
Of the 58,O94 birds whose eggs
are included in this report, 32,397
are pullets, 1871 are hens and
1906 are in mixed focks comprising
both hens and pullets. The average
production of the pullets during the
month of December was 7.8 eggs,
and that of the hens was only 3.3
eggs, while the mixed f1ocks pro-
duced on the average of At eggs per
bird.
During the first year of this egg
record club, which covered the per-
iod from November 1, 1925 to OctO-
Der 81, 1926, the flock of pulletts
which stood the highest in egg pro-
ductiOn in those flocks of less than
100 birds were the White LeghOrn
which also ranked the highest in
those fiocks consisting of from 100
to 400 in number, and in those hav-
ing over 400 birds. This was also
true of the White Leghorn hens in
each of these three divisions of
flOcks according to size.
The highest producing mixed class
of less than hundred birds, how
ever, was a flock of White Plymouth
Rock pullets and hens kept to-
gether. In those fiocks consisting
of from 100 to 400 pullets and hens,
the highest producers for the past
year were White LeghOrns which
also were at the head of the list in
those fiocks of over 400 birds.
In determining the most essential
factors which resulted in carrying
these different high producing fOcks
through the year, the owners con-
sidered that proper feeding with
plenty of green food and sanitary
housing conditions were largely re-
sponsible for their success. In the
majority of these cases no artificial
lights were used, while with the
other poultry raisers, the lights
were used from October to April,
either in the morning or evening in
order to give the birds a 12-hour
day.
In the case of the best flock of
bullets of 400 and over, however, ar
tificial lights were used during the
fall and winter months from to 8
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Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
SCHOOL TAX REPEALER
BEFORE LEGISLATURE
Representative AshtOn's Measure
Would Cut Off More Revenue
From Schools.

The members of the General AS
sembly have been marking time this
week awaiting action from the Bud
get Committee which has held meet
ings each morning. Both branches
adjourned Wednesday noon until
Monday. Wednesday evening they
were guests of w. ], Highfeld in
in Philadelphia. Visits to stateOwn-
ed institutions have taken up the
rest of the week.
Repeal of the law of several years
ago imposing a tax of 25 cents on
the S100 of assessment on real es-
tate in each of the three counties,
for school purposes is proposed in a
bill introduced in the House Mon
day afternoon by Representative
Ashton.
Under this bill much of the reve-
nue. now used to operate the public
schools of the State is raised. 1t
provides that in each county a Spe-
cial tax of 25 cents on the $100 as
sessment on real estate shall go for
the upkeep of the schools. The Ash
ton bill, while providing for the re-
peal of the present law, says moth
ing as to how money shall be raised
to take the place of the law that it is
proposed to repeal.
Representative Cubbage introduced
a resolution in the House authOriz-
ing the Speaker to appoint a COM
mittee of five to examine and in
vestigate the text books that are be-
ing used in the public schools. The
preamble of the resolution set out
that there has been considerable
criticism of the text books. The res
olution specifies that the committee
make its report to the House by
February 25th, Speaker WintTup ap-
pointed Representatives Cubbage,
Hart, Conwell, Evans and Bucking-
ham as members of the committee. ?
The House passed Representative
Balls bill authorizing the appoint
ment of an exchange telephone Oper-
ator at the State House at salary
not exceeding 5000 year.
Representative Virden introduced
a bill to amend the Workmen's Com
pensatiOn Act to bring the employees
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Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
A Total Of $4,000, 900 Would Be
Taken From General Fund And
Applied To Building Fund.
PROVIDES FOR COMMISSION
Under Bill Governor Would Ap-
point Four Member Body To
Supervise Work.

Senator William F. Allen, of Sea-
ford, president pro TEN of the upper
branch of the legislature, last
Thursday afternoon introduced in
the Senate q bill to provide school
buildings, school grounds and school
equipment in tls0 school districts of
this state and making applUT777iisst-
tiOns of certain state moneys in
connection Herewith. In other
words this is the long awaited
school building program about
which there has been so much dis
cussiOn from one end of the state
to the other during the last several
months. 1t was referred to the
committee on education of which
Senator Harry M. Deputy, of Mil
ford, is the chairman.
The bill as submitted is the one
compiled by the State Board of
Education and the proposed act
which is favored by and has the
support of the several Parent-Tea-
cher Associations in all parts of
Delaware. 1t is the measure which
has been awaited with keen interest
by those favoring better schools and
also by those who contend that this
state cannot afford to launch out
upon an extensive school building
program, despite the surplus of
about $2,40O,000 that will be in the
State Treasury for the sole use of
the schools on June 80 of this year.
It is expected it will prove to be
one of the most important measures
before this session and certainly it
is going to be the bone of conten-
ton in one of the hottest and most
bitterly fought campaigns ever wag-
ed before the General Assembly.
The point of greatest interest in
the bill is the amount of money it
would appropriate for the building
program. This sum is fixed at ST.
100000 OF this money Wilmington
would receive two-fifths, or 100000.
The remaining three-fifths, or ST.
100000. would be for the use of the
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mington.
Some surprise was OccasiOned by
the introduction of the bill in its
present form and containing the
clause giving Wilmington 100000.
That city has steadfastly refused to
consent to anything in the way of a
division of the school surplus for
building purposes less than One-half
of the total and so far as could be
learned in Dover there has been no
agreement whereby the Wilmington
officials would be satisfied with the
two-fifths allotment. This feature
alone was said by many to doom the
proposed act to defeat if it is allow
ed to remain in the bill.
The bill creates the State School
Building Commission composed of
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Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
SON HELD FOR COURT
FOR STRIKING BLIND FATHER
Young White Man Must Face Trial
For MurderOus Assault

A case of inhuman treatment and
ingratitude to a blind father, a
Spanish War veteran, as heard at
Dover, Tuesday afternoon before
Magistrate w. D. Burton, when
Charles Frank Clifford Craig,
young married man, was charged
with a murderous assault on his
father, resulting in the holding of
young Craig in $1,000 bail for the
upper court, in default of which he
was sent to Kent county Jail.
Tuesday, the son and father en7
gagged in an argument over an au-
tOmObile that was stuck in the road
near the farm and when the father
refused to allow the son to use a
horse to pull the machine out, the
son is said to have struck his blind
father with his fists, and then with
stick.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
ANNOUNCE DATES FOR
KENT P. 7. A. MEETINGS
Several Are Scheduled for February
In Middle County

Among the meetings scheduled for
February at the schools of Kent
county, the following may be given
for those who may care to attend
other Parent-Teacher Association
meetings besides their own:
On Tuesday, February 9Th, mem
hers of Hollandville PIT. A., near
Harrington, are to hear speaker
tell of the school building program;
on the same evening, the regular
meeting will be held at Laws, near
Harrington.
On February 9th, the school build
ing plan will be talked about at the
meeting of Cedar Grove PIT. A,
District No 81; and on February IL,
the same subject will be discussed
by members of Wiley's PIT. A., near
Dover. The meeting of Viola PIT.
A.. is to be on February Is; that OF
Denney's association, on February
18th: while on the 18th, meetings
are scheduled for Church Hill PIT.
A., Woodside, near Magnolia; and
Postles. near Frederick on either the
18th or the 26th of the month. At
the meeting of Potash PIT. A, near
FELTON,, the school building program
will also be the main topic, and on
the last day, the 2Sth, the regular
meeting of Harrington School Com
munity Association is to be held.
On January 28th, the teacher OF
Chestnut Grove school arranged a
fine program for the meeting of the
Willing Workers or PIT. A. Thrift
notices and Health rules had been
made by the children and were on
display; and after studying up on
the origin and preparation of leath-
er. the pupils were given demon
stration lesson in Geography, under
the direction of their teacher MISS
Evelyn M. Harris.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
Nc new BUSINESS
BEFORE LEGISLATURE
AFTER FEBRUARY Is
AssembIymen Will Not Leave
Dover Before The Middle Of
April.
PAID FOR SIXTY DAYS
Under Constitution Members OF
House And Senate Can Draw
Pay For Only so Days.

Although they have been in ses-
sion less than three weeks of legis-
latiVe days there are indications
that the members of the General
Assembly are beginning to look for
which they will receive their $40
per day, which is the amount of pay
fixed by the constitution. 1t is also
specified by law that they are to sit
only so working days and no matter
how long after the Goth day they re-
main in session they do not receive
any pay for it.
The best evidence that they are
thinking of the time when they may
go home and stay there was submit
ted in the Senate Thursday after
noon when Senator Hall introduced
a concurrent resolution fixing Fri
day, February 25, at o'clock in the
afternoon, Arlington time, as the
dead line for the admission of new
business, except the introduction OF
the omnibus appropriation bill,
claims resolutions and resolution
for final adjournment. This means
that after that the time on the date
specified above no new business will
be admitted in either branch, pro-
viding the House cOncurs in this
resolution.
In the memory of those who have
been attending the sessions of the
legislature for many years this is
the latest date fixed as a dead line
for admitting new business that any
of them can recall. AS a rule the
time limit is fixed about the second
week in February.
Only those days the House and
Senate are in session are counted
in the so provided for under the
constitution. The lawmakers were
away two days this week so that II
they sit five days a week during the
balance of February they cannot
get more than 18 working days in
this month.
If they are in session five days a
week during all of March there will
be total of % Legislative days in
that month so that this will make
the Goth legislative day fall on April
s, providing the legislature remains
in session five days a week every
week beginning February Z. There
are sure to be some Interruptions
due to various causes so that those
who have been figuring on date
for final adjournment cannot see
how this can be done much before
the second week in April and there
is a possibility that the session may
run over to the third week of that
month, if the entire month is not
taken up with the consideration OF
business in Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
LONG AWAITED SCHOOL
BUILDING BILL INTRODUCED
IN THE STATE SENATE.
Jurors In State Courts
Will Get $500 Per Day

Given the unanimous sup
port of the members of the
Senate present the bill intro
duced in the House by Repre-
sentative Duncan, and passed
by the lower branch of the
legislature, to increase the
pay of jurors in Delaware, was
also passed by the upper
branch of the General Assem-
bly, and it now awaits the sig
nature of Governor Robinson
to make it operative. Under
this act, grand, petit and spe-
cial jurors will receive SIS per
day while doing jury duty, in
stead of SO per day, the wage
paid them under the old law.
Members of a jury on view
will have their pay increased,
under this act, from 81 to SIS
a day. In ealing up the bill for
final action and explaining its
provisions before the vote was
taken Senator Hall said it
probably will be one of the
most popular measures passed
at this session of the legisla-
ture.
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
MILFORD HIGH TEAMS DROP
! GAMES TO SEAFORD CLUBS
Handicapped By Injuries Local Boys
Made Poor ShOWing-First Defeat

The Milford High School basket
ball teams met defeat at the hands
of Seaford on the latter's floor last
Friday night. This was the first time
this year the Milford boys have been
defeated in a D. 1. A. A. game. In
defeat, however, the local boys have
some consolation for several of the
star first string players were suffer-
ing from injuries; then, too, the
Seaford floor is the hardest in the
State for a visiting team to play on
because of the low ceilings which
make long shots impossible and
places a handicap on the strangers.
Milford hopes to make better
showing when Seaford plays here.
The scores follows:
SEAFORD BOYS
Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04

THERE ARE 1900 RU-
RAJ WEEKLY NEWS
PAPERS IN THE UNI
TED TAT e S. T n e
CHRONICLE ST NJ D s
THIRD IN THE LIST IN
CIRCULATION.
The Washington times., 1927-06-29
A j / J. DEALERS
HOLD FR0LIC

Three hundred members of the
Washington Automotive Trade AS.
ISOLATION attended the annual out
ing yesterday at the Manor Club.
The day was devoted to sports and
for the third time s. F. Absher
won the silver trophy cup donated
by Rudolph Jose. The cup viii be
engraved and presented permanently
TO Mr.. Absher.
Absher scored total OF II
points in the field day events. fin.
ishing first place in the sack race,
second place in the nail drive, the
50-yard dash and the 220-yard dash
and third place In the potato race
and the running broad Jump.
H. Herman with II points was
second and j. H. Jones, with 10
points, third. B. F. Merchant was
the winner in the swimming event
with B. Bradbury second and f.
Jones third. A. f. Charles fin
ished first in the standing broad
jump with J. H. Jones second and
F. Jones third. H. Herman also
was the winner of the running
broad jump.
Stanley Horner. president of the
w. A. T. A. presided over the din.
ner as POSTMASTER following the
days events and NJ o. Eldridge,
The Washington times., 1927-06-29

This unexpected announcement en-
bodies one of ehe dramatic automo-
bile stories of the year.
Since Essex was introduced the
first of the year, tho demand for the
car has been continuously ahead of
the number which could be manu-
featured, notwithstat ding the largest
schedule of cars in Essex history.
Most companies would have been
content with such remarkable bust
ness, but the Hudson-EsSex organi-
zation decided to improve the Es-
sex still further and to enlarge the
production facilities.
To accomplish this Essex manu-.
featuring was suspended while
there were actually thousands of
buyers waiting for cars--a drastic
action which gave full risht-of-way
to the improved models. These are
now being shipped at the highest
rate by far in Fudson-Essex his
tory.
The Improvements in the new
Essex" said Walter Lambert. "af.
feet both it's performing ability and
its appearance. The motor is i'm
proved in detail and enlarged in dis
placement. This is accomplished by
adding one-quarter inch to the
stroke. the new dimensions being
Ills by Az inches,
The Washington times., 1927-06-29

of this new device is entirely
simple and positive, and adds de-
cidedly to the convenience of the
coach-type enclosed car.
List prices of the new cars, and
current color combinations are:
Essex speedabout - 2-passenger -
500; entire body and hood in
Sahara Sand; moulding and wheels
Emerald; stripping black, edged with
red
Essex coach and coupe-each
1886; finished in two tones of green:
moulding in black. with green CEN
ter and edged with straw color.
Essex coupe trimmed with leather
ST.! extra.
Essex sedan-5 passenger--$S35;
finished in two tones Of gray.
Moulding deep grAsn edged with
white.
Essex phaeton - 5.passenger -
1895: entire body in gray; moulding
in green with black stripe in
center, edged with cream color
The Washington times., 1927-06-29

The cranksaaft is larger and
heavier, the connecting rods re.
designed, and the bearings enlarged
to care for the additional power
loads.
Experimental runs in the new
Essex have shown it capable both
of higher speed and of improved
performance throughout its entire
range. Maximum speed is now well
above mile-a.miLute while the
company continues it's assurance
that the car may be safely driven
at 50 miles an hour all day long.
When it is considered that this
performance is offered in a car the
list price of which begins at 500,
the remarkable advances in recent
automobile design are given an out.
standing example. Even IT it's hes
performance, the motor operates
smoothly and without apparent eff.
fort.
The Essex motor retains its
essential high-grad- items: Alan.
mum pistons, all connecting rods
balanced, a crankshaft built under
Hudson Super-Six principles, roller
tappets. front end drive by an sd.
Unstable silent chain. highly devel-
oped splash fabrication, etc.
Essex bodies are more attrac
tive throughout. The rear quar-
tiers of all enclosed cars-the coupe.
the coach and the sedan-are
rounded in pleasing curves. All
these cars, too, are painted in hand.
some duo.tones. holdings and win
dow reveals are employed as dec
orative features. The wheels are
an inch smaller. setting the whole
car closer to the ground. Large
sized tires give the whole half of
the car remarkably trim and
rugged appearance.
Upholstery is in fabrics Of rich.
er design and material than ever
before used in Essex cars-resuit.
ing in a handsome and attractive
interior. All enclosed cars have
dome light, door pocket. rear Wis
DIN mirror, window curtains. trans.
mission anti.theft lock, and all
instruments grouped under glass
and indirectly lighted.
An interesting advancement has
been made in the seating arrange
ment of the coach. The right
front seat is mounted on
mechanism which allows it to slide
forward far enough SO that PAS
sengers in the rear seat may leave
or enter the car without disturbing
the front-seat rider. The action
The Washington times., 1927-06-29

ment Of de luxe design embodyinE
the low. speedy and graceful lines
expressive Of the modern trend in
coachcraft.
Though retaining all of the char
acteristic lines Of other La Sale
models, this new body type Is dis
tinguished by a number of unusual.
ly attractive features.
Among these features is a special
coachbuilt cow extending over the
tonneau which gives virtually closed
car comfort to the rear seat pas.
sengers.
A single folding type windshield.
similar to that carried in front,
fitted on this tonneau cowl gives
The Washington times., 1927-06-29
TO CURE AUTOS

There are 1900 "dispensaries" in
Philadelphia, Pa. to fix up engine
trouble, mend tires and otherwise
keep the 100000 automobiles in the
city in working order. but only
100 dispensaries in which ailments
of the city's 100000 human beings
are cared for.
The Washington times., 1927-06-29
AROUND THE WORLD

Mis- Clairenore SHINES, daughter
Of the late industrial magnate of
Germany. has started upon motor
tour which will carry her around
the wrold Her present objective
is Constantinople. by way of the
Balkans, whence her itinerary viii
take her into Persia. Russia, Mon
golia and China. She will embark
from Japan for South America, ex.
pecting to reach the United States
in May next year. She will re.
turn to Germany by way of Spain
and France. The caravan COM
prises two cars. with a chauffeur
and cameraman.
The Washington times., 1927-06-29
CLEAN STEAMERS

Every strainer and cleaner in the
oil and vacuum system should be
cleaned. This is very essential.
Sometimes considerable sediment
gathers in the vacuum tank. This
is caused by dirt in the gasoline or
pieces of rubber from the rubber
hose at filling stations
The Washington times., 1927-06-29
BROKEN SPRING LEAVES

When touring from one Stale to
another, see that the number plates
on the car are clean and IN 4 con.
dition to be easily read and the
view not obstructed by any part OF
the vehicle or by anything carried
on it. Most State laws are rigidly
enforced in this respect due to the
epidemic of hit-and.rnn drivers.
The Washington times., 1927-06-29

additional weather protection. ana
when folded forward horizontally
preserves the flowing lines Of the
ear and lends an individualistfc
air TO the car as a whole.
The Washington times., 1927-06-29
new la SALE
MODEL OUT

The Cadillac Motor Car Company
announces the addition of a four.
passenger sport phaeton to the La
Sale line Of body types. in which
is seen the most recent develop.