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Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
RED Men WILL INITIATE
LARGE CLASS In MILFORD
Wilmington Degree Team Will Put
On Work In ArmOry

One of the best drilled degree
teams, which is picked from the sew
eral tribes of Red Men in and near
the city of Wilmington, will come to
Milford tomorrow evening, Saturday,
January 22nd, and starting at 1880
p. M, will put on the initiatory de-
gree work of Redmanship using Ar
mory Hall for the purpose, so as to
have ample room to do the work to
conform to the beauty of the ritual.
This super team will initiate a
class of more than one hundred from
several parts of Kent and Sussex
counties, into the mysteries of Red
manship This will probably be the
largest class limitations ever before
held in Delaware for several years.
All the tribes of Redmanship in Kent
and Sussex especially will be helped
by this special degree work tomOr-
row night in Milford.
This team will confer all the de-
grees in form prescribed by the rit-
ual, which is certainly a beautiful
picture; so, all Red Men who can
possibly be present should be pres
ent Saturday evening to see the
braves while scouting the forest and
then enjoy the picture of the coun-
Gil fire.
Several speakers of prominence
will make addresses, which will be
well worth hearing. Remember the
date is tomorrow night, January %;
the time is 1880 p. m, and the place
is the State Armory in South Milford
This will be an event for pleasant
memories for those who are present
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
SEVERAL BILLS INTRODUCED
In HOUSE AT DOVER
Representative Duncan'S Measure
Would Increase Pay OF Grand Jurors

In the House Tuesday, Represen-
tative Duncan introduced bill to in
crease the pay of grand, petit or
special jurors from So to S5 a day,
and for attendance by petit or spe-
cial jurors on view from 81 to SIS
a day.
Representative Tinsman introduc-
ed a bill to amend the Constitution
to make the terms of the sheriff and
coroner of New Castle county four
instead of two years. These are the
only two elective offices in the coun-
ty that have twO-year terms.
Representative Sheldrake intro
duced a bill to clear title of certain
property in Harrington now owned
by the New Century Club of that
town.
Representative Buckson introduced
a bill authorizing that notices oi
liens for taxes payable to the United
States and certificates discharging
such liens shall be filed in The office
of the recorder of deeds Of the cOun-
ty or counties in this State within
which the property subject to such
lien is situated.
This bill is endorsed by the State
Bar Association. At present in cases
where the government may get 9
lien against a persons property un'
der the Federal income tax law the
lien is only on record in the Federal
Court.
Representative Buckson also in.
troduced a bill to increase the sal
ary of the official court stenographel
of the State from $4,000 to $4,000
year.
An invitation was received by the
House from the Ferris Industria
School to visit that institution bu
no action was taken, as it is likely
arrangements will be made to visi
number of institutions in New
Castle county on the same day.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
The STATE SCHOOL
TAX COLLECTIONS
TOTAL TO $2,35l,S2O
Pierre S. Du POnt Tells Of Ac-
tivities Of Tax Department In
Annual Report.
PRIVATE FUNDS USED
State Appropriation insufficient
To Properly Conduct The Tax
Office.

Total collection of taxes for the
State school found for the year end
ing October 81, 1926, was $2.351,-
82O.61, compared with the total COL
lections of $1,S5S,S7892, for the year
ending October 81, 1925. These fig
ures are given in the report of
Pierre S. dupont, State school tax
commissioner, for the past Two years
forwarded to the legislature. This
shows tremendous increase in the
taxes collected during those two
years compared with previous years
upGeI the school tax laws OF the
State.
The report also shows that filing
fees to the abount OF $219,606, or
total filing fee return of 1850 per-
sons, were paid tie past year. The
report further states that 2346 per-
sons are listed as exempted from
paying the filing Zee; 7060 cases are
in the hands of magistrates for col
lections and 1000 other names are
in course of examination.
For the year 1925 the report shows
45 citizens paid tax on incomes
ranging from 100000 to 100000 and
10 on incomes of over 100000.
Mr.. DUPONT estimates that the
costs of collecting the filing fee is
not more than 10 cents for each re-
turn, thereby netting $3.50 for the
school fund on each SO filing fee
promptly paid. The Commissioner
recommends that even should the
filing fee be eliminated the present
feature of compelling every citizen
over 21 years of age to make a re-
turn should be continued as part
of the law.
The report states that the legis-
Iature two years ago did not appro-
pirate the funds estimated necessary
for the collection of taxes and that
the Tax Department has expended
more than double the appropriation
granted, which was made possible
through the authorized use of inter-
est and penalties. The department
has also received material aid in its
work through private funds donated
for the purpose. The expenditure of
the department for the year ending
October 81, 1926, totalled S119,-
943.46. Of this amount $56,67S.25,
was appropriated by the state and
S63,27O.21, was money received as
penalties. This does not include the
salary of the Assistant Tax Commits
sioner and excess salaries paid from
private funds totalling $12,3S6.64.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
MARYLAND men
WIN AT CORN SHOW
Much Interest Was Manifested In
Boys Class--Sussex Growers
Exhibited.

Maryland growers won first prize
for exhibiting the best of both white
and yellow corn in the Interstate
class at the annual State Corn Show
held at MiddletOwn under the aus
pices of the Delaware State Corn
Growers Association. The show
which opened on Wednesday closed
on Friday. It has been one of the
best shows in the history of the as
sOciation with large number of ex-
hibitOrs and the quality of the ex-
hibits above the average.
There was much interest in the
Boys Glass. The judge was J. E.
Metzger, of the Maryland Expert
ment Station. In addition to corn
there were also many other products
on exhibition.
Josiah Massey, of Chestertown and
NJ. P. POugh, of Sykesville, were the
two Maryland growers who won first
prizes in the Interstate classes. The
prize winners in the various classes
follow:
Interstate Glasses, White - First,
Josiah Massey, Chestertown, Md. /;
second, E. B. Milbourne, Elkton;
third, John w. Milbourne, ElktOn;
fourth, Fred Trimble, Hockessin.
Yellow-First, M. P. POugh, Sykes
vile, Md; second, George Ely,
Greenville; third, J. w. Hopkins,
Lewes; fourth, A. S. Hopkins, Lewes.
Fifty Ear Glass: New Castle Coun-
ty-First, J. T. Shallcross, Middle
town; second, George Ely, Greenville
third, H. B. Seemans, Middletown;
fourth, Alfred F. Davidson, New
Castle; fifth, A. J. Davidson, New
Castle; sixth, F. c. Snyder, New Cas-
tie; seventh, Carroll Biddle, Middle
town. Kent County-First, Denney
Pleasanton, Dover. Sussex County
First, A. S. Hopkins, Lewes; second
J w. Hopkins, Lewes; third, w. C.
Hopkins, Lewes; fourth, H. c. Dodd
Lewes; fifth, R. Pettyjohn, Lewes
sixth, Irene Tarr, Seaford; seventh
A. M. Tarr, Seaford.
Sweepstakes, best so ears in State
"A. S. Hopkins, Lewes.
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
REPEALERS STATE DRY
LAWS INTRODUCED
IN LEGISLATURE
Two Measures In House And
Same Number In Senate Would
Aid Vets.
REPOSE IN COMMITTEE
Liquor Advocates Will Have To
Muster Strength For Coming
Fight.

Bills to repeal the Loose and Klair
liquor enforcement acts were intro
duced simultaneously in the Senate
and House Monday afternoon, Sena-
tor SimOnton being sponsor for two
bills introduced in the Senate, and
representative Virden for the two
bills introduced in the House. All
four bills were referred to the tenn
perance committees of the respective
bodies.
The bills with respect to the re-
peal of the Klair law are directed
at Chapter 239, Volume 80, Laws of
Delaware, and with respect to the
repeal of the Loose law, at Chapter
10, Volume 20, Laws of Delaware.
Introduction of the Klair and
Loose law repealers by the Will
mingtOn members will start what is
expected to be one of the most spir-
tied fights between the wet" and
dry forces since the session of 1919
when the Klair Statewide prohibi-
tiOn law was passed.
With both the wet" and "dry"
forces claiming majorities on the
temperance committees, it is doubt
full if either the House or Senate
bills are acted upon until late in the
session, as it now appears the "wets"
will have to muster enough votes
either in one branch or the other to
force the bill out of committee. I'm
less this can be done, it is foregone
conclusion that neither bill will be
acted upon.
It was learned Monday afternoon,
however, that neither of the above
measures is sponsored by the ply
sicians of the State, who have gone
on record as favOring merely modi-
fication of the Klair law to enable
them to prescribe whiskey as a med
icine in certain cases, and that the
bills incorporating the wishes of the
medical fraternity.
The Klair law prohibits the manu-
facture or sale of liquor in any Sec
ton of the State and also prohibits
the filling of physicians prescrip->
tions of liquor for medicinal pur-
poses.
Physicians of the State as a body
recently adopted resolutions oppOs-
ing that section of the Klair law
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
DELAWARE ELEADTNC
HARD ROADS STATE
Survey Made By Cement AssO-
citation Shows Delaware To Be
An Easy Winner.

Delaware easily continues to main
tain its position as the leading hard
roads state, in proportion to it's pOp-
ulatiOn and area. According to a
survey just completed by the Port
land Cement Association, about $50
of the approximately $4,000 miles of
concrete highways in the United
States are in Delaware.
Including several widening pro-
jects on existing paved roads, about
fifty miles of concrete paving were
constructed in Delaware in 1926. Six
thousand miles of this type were
built last year throughout the coun-
try, making an average of 12O1s
miles for each state.
In point of permanent construc-
ton, New York led the field last
year with the construction of 500
miles of hard surfaced roads. Penn
sylvania was second. Michigan was
a close third with 526 miles of mod
ern paving and Illinois fourth with
ATT miles.
Pennsylvania now has on its state
highway system approximately 1000
miles of modern concrete paving.
The mileage of this type in New
York is virtually the same. In point
of total mileage of permanent high
ways, New York and Pennsylvania
are second only to Illinois, which
state has total of 5,434 miles on its
state highway system. Delaware
ranks twentieth among the states Of
the Union.
The growing popularity of con-
crete paving, which is recognized by
our leading highway engineers as the
only economical type that can salts
factorily stand up under the ever in
creasing demands of modern motor
traffic, is attested by the fact that
5000 miles of this type were built in
the United States last year, bringing
the total upto $4,000 miles. If all our
21,O0O,0OO registered automobiles
were to be placed at one time on our
concrete highways there would be
about eleven feet of space for each
car. The total highway mileage OF
the United States is approximately
1882, 1913 miles, most of which are
dirt roads.
In Delaware and Pennsylvania, as
continued on page nVe)
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
PIERRE S. DU POINT
TO BUILD NO MORE
SCHOOLS IN STATE
He Has Spent $5,OOO,OOO Since
Taking Up Project Several
Years Ago.
no GENERAL APPROVAL
Says That Citizens Generally Have
Not Approved His Aims For
State Program.

Pierre S. du POnt will build no
more public schools in Delaware.
That is his feeling at present.
i have spent five millions of dol
lars and feel have done my duty.
1 believe the state should apprOpri-
ate at least $2,OO0,O00 annually to i'm
prove the school buildings through
out the state. If the request of the
State Board of Education for this
amount is pared, it will be a greviOus
mistake. 1 also believe, that none of
the money 1 hope the General As
sembly will appropriate, will be used
to repair schools. 1t should all be
for building new schools"
This statement given out by Mr..
du POnt this week is fOllOw-up of
the report that the Service Citizens
will cease to operate after August,
when its deed of trust will then
have expired after eight years and
that the Delaware School Auxiliary
will continue it's work until the work
already undertaken has been COM
pleted.
Not Fully Supported
Mr.. du Pont said he feels that what
he has done for the school system of
the state should be an example. He
said he did find, here and there, ap-
prOval of his efforts, but he has fail
ed to find general approval.
"Of course" added Mr.. du Pont, Il
may change my mind. By May, when
the annual meeting of the Service
Citizens takes place, I may have a
new plan in mind, but for the pres
ent, 1 am decided. Action of the
General Assembly may influence me.
However, if the Legislature fails to
pass an adequate school building
program, 1 am through. 1t will mean
that the people of Delaware do not
wish new and better schools"
Dare School 1Allxiliary Of
which DR.. Joseph H. Odell is presI-
dent, will continue to operate until
the construction of the new Howard
High School in Wilmington and its
work as an advisory body to the
Wilmington Board of Education in
the construction of the two other
public schools will have been COM
pleted. This may mean that the Del
aware School Auxiliary will be in
existence until the end of this year.
The vast amount of data relative
to school conditions in Delaware that
has been collected by the Service
Citizens may be given over to some
organization, probably the Public
Library, for public use. Such data
said Mr.. du Pont, is the sort that
soon becomes stale but it will be of
value for at least several years.
For the time being, Mr.. du Pont
said. he will continue to support the
Foreign Study Plan of the University
of Delaware, which provides fol-
sending selected students to study
for a year in the Sorbonne UniVer-
sitv. Paris. AS for the other organi-
cations, he explained, he had hoped
they would soon be taken over by
the state, like the Parent-Teachel
Association and the Americanizatior
Bureau.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
RATTERS THREATENED
BY LAND OWNERS
Trouble Brewing Between Trap
pers And Owners Over Prime
Hook Creek.

Trouble, which has been brewing
for several weeks past, between sew
eral land owners and muskrat trap
pers in Prime Hook Neck seems to
be about ready to come to a head.
Such a conclusion can be drawn
from an advertisement inserted IN
this weeks Chronicle by Charles
Reed and others who own farm lands
in Prime Hook Neck and adjacent
districts. The land owners, accord
ing to Mr.. Reed, are suffering loss
to their farm lands because the
muskrat trappers are filling up
Prime Hook Greek which, he says, is
a natural drainage for the land. The
land owners claim that farms from
the bayshore to Glendale, Robbins
and Redden are affected by the back
ing up of the waters of the creek.
They claim that the drainage bitches
in the Redden-Robbins dis
tricts empty into Reynolds Mill
Pond, which drains into NAPLES Mill
Pond, which in turn flows into Prime
Hook Creek, sometimes termed
Back Bay" They further claim that
this condition exists on all the farms
between the BrOadkiln River and the
AIispillion River.
The muskrat trappers are said to
claim that the closing of the creek
to form the back bay is not detri-
mental to the farming lands, but
that by backing up the waters dur
ing the winter months trapping is
made much better and larger reve-
nues are earned from their traps.
For several weeks past it is claimed
that the trappers have been filling
the creep up at night. The land ow-
ners have Immediately opened up
the waterway by dynamiting. This,
it said, has been done about a dozen
times this winter. The land owners
are now threatening legal action
against those persons who are block
ing the stream unless they stop the
practice Immediately.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
ADDS $48,OOO TO SURPLUS
Daniel Hirsch Reelected President
At Annual Meeting

At the annual meeting of the di-
rectors of the First National Bank, of
Milford, a yearly dividend for 1926
of 18 per cent was declared, and
$48,OO0 added to the surplus fund
for the year.
The following directors were elect
ed for 1927: w. R. Aldred, r. J..
Clendaniel, James L. Davis, Thomas
Davis, w. Watson Harrington, John
w. Herring, Daniel Hirsch, Joseph
E. Holland, Augustus Holston, W. f.
McFaul, w. c. Powders, I. D. Short,
John c. Truitt, R. R. Vale.
The directors elected The following
officers: President, Daniel Hirsch;
first vice president, I. D. Short; sec
retary to the board, JOhh G. Truitt;
cashier, W. F. McFaul; teller, W. R.
HialazaaSss assistant teller.AE p. Mes
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
new DIRECTORS CHOSEN
FOR DELAWARE RAILROAD
W. H. Heald, H. deli. JanVier, C. du
POnt Ridgely Fill Vacancies

At the 18th annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Delaware Rail
road Company at Dover, William H.
Heald of Wilmington and Francis
deli. Janvier of New Castle were
elected to the board of directors to
succeed Joseph Bancroft and Henry
P. Scott of Wilmington; and Charles
du Pont Ridgely of Camden was
chosen in place of the late former
Governor John Huff of Wyoming.
The other directors elected are:
Jas. ]. Ross of Seaford; Walter o.
Hoffecker, of Smyrna; Henry Tat
nall of Wilmington; Nicholas R.
Johnson of Pennington; DR.. B. W.
Goldsborough of Cambridge, Md; ].
M. Dennis of Baltimore; Edward
Hart of Townsend; Oliver A. New
ton of Bridgeville; A. ]. County of
Philadelphia; Victor C. Records of
Laurel; Henry Mayer Of Dover; M.
C. Kennedy of Philadelphia.
A resolution was adopted regret
ting the death of former Governor
Huff. The financial report for the
year showed:
operating lucOue, 9+Ao'OtS1 d uS
crease of $2O2.5O. Other income, in
cluding funded security and sinking
fund, $87, ,751.96, an increase of $42,-
OO5.63. Gross income, $511, 1,100.96, an
increase of $41,8O3.15. Deductions
from gross income, $17 7,190.99, a de-
crease of $1,O19.51. Net income, $493,-
9O9.97, an increase of $42,822.S4.
Balance sheet investments charged
to capital fund showed increase OF
S194. .O61.S during the year, including
new bridge over the ChesapeakN and
Delaware Canal and other Eas'ern
| Shore improvements.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
Sussex Towns Get
$4,000 From Levy Court

Appropriations amounting to
$4,000 have been made by the
Sussex County Court Commits
siOners to 81 municipalities in
the county. The appropriation
is based on the street mileage
and assessed valuation as fol-
lows: Georgetown, $813.16;
Bethel, $188.64; Blades, $110.05
-Bridgeville, $3O4.O2; Bethany
Beach, $248.01; Delmar, $339.40
-Dagsboro, S154.58; Ellendale,
$148.37; FrankfOrd, $279.42;
Greenwood, $29737; Milton,
S662.26; MillsbOrO, $160.68;
Millville, 1854; North Laur-
ell, S354.42; Ocean View, 5000;
RehObOth, $619.71; SeafOrd,
S672.55; Selbyville, $474.32;
Laurel, $876.7O; Lewes, $866.7S
Milford, $1053.94.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
FOURTH DISTRICT HAS
MANY ELDERLY PERSONS
Broad Creek Has 50 Citizens Whose
Average Age Is Over "a Years

Tho Fourth Representative District
% G,Ssdo~ Se HUut County, 70 comprising Broad
CT CreoR saSiSn Hundred boasts of a having So
eo @Sn s%a and dor one 6n2 haf 3sso5 ysaEs
IheTe re are re- I'M ~: - ten, 72; four, 49,;
t. ed 70; y! toui, li1 Is: three, 76; four, II;
e@reS one u.s. 81? tWo S 79 one, 80 az and aaa 81 q
three, @ 81; two, SO; one; 80 +6e and aae SS 0f
aigRty g9dS C or more years aa are william IfG0D g. 8
sy 0Day, laurel, R. D. %7; %sst Hefsag fagreI %,
west and william }; MOTIFS %gis' seafoTd afc I'd
and BENJAMIN. n. FnT%p7Tail gS1Iie Walker, u
town, R. D., SS; sal1s0 san M,Lowe. Iu,
rel, R. D., IS i; L.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS HAVE
CHANCE FOR SCHOLARSHIP
National Live Stock Board AnnOun-
ces Rules OF The Event

Local high school girls are to be
given an opportunity to win a uni
versity scholarship through competi-
ton in a national meat story contest,
according to formal announcement
of the event which has just been sent
out to home economics teachers by
the National Live Stock and Meat
Board. Several scholarships are be-
ing offered, it is said. 1t is the
fourth annual contest to be sponsor
ed by this institution Of research and
education.
To compete, a student must write a
story or theme on some phase of the
subject of meat or the live stock
industry. The stories are to be
Judged by a committee of home econ
omics authorities. DR.. Louise Stan
ley, chief of the bureau of home eco
nomics, United States Department of
Agriculture, who has been chairman
of the judging committee for the
three previous contests, will again
serve in this capacity, it is said.
The board gives as the reason for
this annual competition for scholar
ships a desire to stimulate a greater
interest in the study of home econo-
mics, subject which is considered
of great Importance to the coming
generations of housewives. 1t is
pointed out that today education is
playing a most important part in the
solution of the housewives many
problems. More than 10000 girls
competed last year, it is said, and
the contest directors express the be-
lief that even more will enroll for
the present contest which will come
to a close on March 15.
The contest has been most sue
cessful due to the fact that teachers
have found it especially valuable as
a class project, says the boards
| qfafanoont
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
WASHINGTON COLLEGE TEAM
DEFEATS COIiihHiEfff GfUD
Shore Team Took Interesting Game
At Community Building

One Of the fastest basketball
games of the season in Milford was
staged at the Community Gymnasl-
um Wednesday night Of last week
when the Community boys were de-
feated by Washington College, Al to
2S. The game was not near as loose
as the score would indicate. The
Milford defense was lacking in the
first half and the Shore boys ran
up a big lead, 80 to Is, at half time:
In the second half Milford changed
it's tactics and outpointed the college
boys, 19 to 8. Kitchens, of Milford
High School, subbed on the Com
munity team a part of the game and
played wonderful ball. Score:
WASHINGTON COLLEGE
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
HIRAM R. EAACS DIED
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
Manager OF A. s. P. Store In Milford
Passed Away Following OperstiOn

Hiram R. Isaacs died at the Mar
shall Hospital in Milford early
Thursday morning, following an op-
GRAFTON, aged about 4S years. Mr..
Isaacs had been in poor health at in
tervals for sometime past, and re-
Gently was taken to the hospital for
observation. On Wednesday evening
an operation was performed on the
sick man, and a large quantity OF
gall stones were removed. Periton-
tits had set in when the incision was
made and death resulted about 4 o.
clock yesterday morning. Mr.. Isaacs
came to Milford about twenty years
ago from lower Sussex county, and
had been identified with business in
terests here since that time. When
the A. & P. Stores Corporation open
ed a store in Milford Mr.. Isaacs was
employed as manager and had acted
in that capacity since that time. He
is survived by a widow and one son.
AS the Chronicle goes to press no
arrangements. hee1 made fQE