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Milford chronicle., 1927-05-20
POULTRYMEN WILL MEET
AT BRIDGEVILLE MONDAY
Demonstration Will Be Conducted At
NewtOn's Poultry Farm In Afternoon

A poultry meeting of unusual in
terest to all poultrymen in southern
Delaware will be held on Newton's
poultry farm, near Bridgeville, next
Monday afternoon, May %, at l o.
clock. Everyone interested in the
poultry industry is invited to attend
this meeting which is being conduct
ed by H. S. Palmer, extension poul-
tryman of the University of Della
ware, in cooperation with County
Agent M. c. Vaughn of Georgetown.
Brooding and rearing of chick
problems will be discussed by Mr..
Palmer. The main features to be
demonstrated are as follows:
1. Type of brooder house.
2. Interior fixtures.
8. Double yarding system to pro-
vide green food and clean soil.
A. All mash system of feeding.
At the age of four weeks, Mr.. New
ton has only lost fifteen chicks out of
two broods of 851. His chicks are
all from birds that are tested and
free from white diarrhea.
Poultrymen are becoming very
much interested in the all mash
system of feeding, as well as white
diarrhea tested stock, and this meet
ing will be of usual interest to ev-
eryone interested in the poultry in
duStry.
Milford chronicle., 1927-05-20
QUARANTINE FOR MANY
CROPS AFTER JUNE Is
State To Resume Warfare On jap
anese Beetle Next Month

Governor Robinson, under author
ity conferred by law passed by the
last legislature, has ordered a quar-
antine of that part of Delaware
which is now, or which may here
after be designated as infested or
Immediately threatened with infes-
tation by the Japanese Beetle.
Notice of quarantine orders that
farm, garden and orchard products
of all kinds, including cut flowers,
hay and straw, with the exception of
sweet and white potatoes and water
melons, will be in quarantine from
June Is until October Is and are rot
to be moved out of the quarantine
area unless certified as being free Of
the beetle.
Throughout the year, nursery, or
greenhouse stock, and all
other plants and plant roots, sand,
soil, earth, peat, compost and man
ure shall not be removed from the
area without 4 permit.
The Office of the Federal Japanese
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Milford chronicle., 1927-05-20
HIGH SCHOOL CLOSES
BASEBALL SEASON SATURDAY
Successful Season Nears Close With
A Worthy Foe For Final Game

Milford High School base ball
team will bring its home season to
a close next Saturday afternoon at 8
o'clock when they face the strong
Beacon College nine on the local
diamond.
Much interest is being manifested
in this game as Beacon has a strong
team. Several boys from this vicin-
ity are starring with them, includ-
ing Hershbergef and Collision of
Greenwood and Holzmueller of Mil
ford.
The Highlets have made an ex-
cellent record this year having won
ten games to date.
Six games have been played in the
last twelve days and although the
Caesar Rodney team eliminated the
locals for the league championship,
they were later defeate by M. Fl. S.
in thrilling ninth inning rally 81.
On Monday of this week Bridge
vile was defeated 100. Tuesday the
squad faced W. C. I. and next week
go to Dover for a return game.
However, the Beacon contest on
Saturday will probably be the last
home game.
Capt. Elwood Tatman left on We'd
nesday for Williamson Trade School
and the Highlets will feel the loss of
their leader keenly. "Tatty' has set
a good example for his teammates as
he excels in all departments al the
game.
Milford chronicle., 1927-05-20
CHANGE in OWNERSHIP
OF LARGE MILFORD STORE
Charles III. Abbott Retires From C..
ID. Abbott & Company

An announcement of much inter
est to the mercantile interests of
Milford was made this week, when
plans for the reorganization of c..
D. Abbott & Company, Milford's lar
gest department store, were made
public. Under the plans as announ-
ced, Charles H. Abbott retires from
the business. He has sold his inter-
est to Charles D. Abbott, Harry p.
Van Kirk and ]. L. Scott. While the
new management has not completed
it's plans for the future operation of
the business, they are said to con-
template disseminating some of the
departments now operated by the
company. Those departments which
will be discontinued when convent
ent to do so, will be the dry goods
and notions, furniture, house fur
nishings and glassware sections. The
business will be conducted when
final reorganization is completed as
a mems clothing and furnishing
store, ladies ready-to-wear and
shoes for both men, women and
children. Just how the several de-
partments will be disposed of has
not been definitely decided as yet.
1t may be that each department will
be sold and operated as a distinct
business by the purchaser, or it may
be possible that they will be discon-
tinued altogether. 1t is probable that
future plans of the company will be
made public Through their regular
in the near future.
Milford chronicle., 1927-05-20
LAND DEVELOPING COMPANY
MAY LOCATE NEAR MILFORD
G. Chester Marshall, Local Sales
Agent, Interests Concern In Project

The American Farm Agency, Inc,
of Philadelphia, who are large de-
velopers of real estate, being one of
the pioneers who have been sue
cessful in making Vineland, N. j.,
one of the largest poultry centers in
the United States, has been pros
pecting in Delaware and the Eastern
Shore of Maryland, with the object
of opening a large development
suitable for the raising of poultry.
This company desires to locate
where they can build dwellings and
suitable buildings for the raising of
poultry on tracts of ten acres. 1t is
said that they find the climate, soil
and other conditions ideal for To-
eating a project of this nature in
this section.
For a time the officials of the COM
pany were undecided concerning
lower Delaware as a location, be-
cause of the distance from the cities,
but their local sales agent, G. Ches-
ter Marshall of Milford, has been
able to convince the officials of the
company that this was really ben
eft rather than a disadvantage.
Mr.. Marshall reports the following
sales:
The IA acre farm, located in Mil
ford Neck, owned by Charles Jaynes
to Thomas E. Hilbert of Claymont.
Mr.. HILBERT expects to engage in the
poultry business.
The 35 acre farm of George Muir
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Milford chronicle., 1927-05-20
SUSSEX COUNTY ENDEAVORERS
TO HOLD SPRING RALLY
Interest Manifested In Attendance
At Lewes Meeting Tuesday

On next Tuesday evening, May "a,
the Sussex County Christian Endeav-
or Societies will hold their spring
rally in the Lewes M. P. Church.
A particularly interesting pro-
gram has been arranged, which in
cludes number of entirely new
features.
The attendance banner will be
awarded again. This banner is now
held by the Milford M. P. intermedi-
ates, who won it at the last rally for
having 1000 attendance. All of the
Sussex county societies are work.
ing hard to capture the banner from
Milford at this coming rally, and it
looks as if Milford is going to have
a hard fight to fulfill their promise
to keep the banner now that they
have won it.
The Lewes juniors are taking part
in the program, as well as the Mil
ford M. P. orchestra, and the speak
ers of the evening are expected to be
Congressman Robert G.. Houston,
Mrs. Oscar S. Wilson, of George
town, and Mrs. Charles Swain of
Milford.
All junior, intermediate, and young
peoples societies of Sussex county
will be represented at this rally, and
all those interested in the activities
of Christian Endeavor in Sussex
county and throughout the State are
cordially invited to be present.
Milford chronicle., 1927-05-20
SMALL BOY SERIOUSLY
HURT BY FALLING Tree
Enos Ross, ColOred, Taken To
Marshall Hospital With Frac-
tured Skull.

During the rain and wind storm
which passed over Milford late last
Sunday afternoon, Enos Ross, color
ed, 11-year-old son of Enos Ross,
who resides in the negro section of
North Milford, was seriously injur-
ed when falling tree struck him
and pinned him to the ground. He
was taken to the Marshall Hospital
where it was found that his skull is
severely fractured. The child was
running along West Fourth street on
his way home when the storm broke.
When the wind twisted a large tree
limb about eighteen inches in dia-
meter was broken off. 1t fell direct
ly on the child's head. 1t was nee
essary to cut away several branches
before the youngster could be re-
leased. The storm lasted only few
minutes, but while it did last it was
very severe in some sections of the
town.
Milford chronicle., 1927-05-20
TRAVELLING PUBLIC IS
PROTECTED in STATE
State Method OF Handling Situa-
tiOn Explained By DR.. Davis At
Meeting In Washington.

The work that Delaware has been
doing in the way of protecting the
travelling public by seeing that the
drinking water and sanitary ar
rangements of garages and roadside
stations are fit, was outlined in the
report made on Monday by DR.. Ar
thur 7. Davis, executive secretary of
the Delaware State Board of Health
before the annual meeting of the
State and Provincial Health Officials
of the United States and Canada in
session at Washington.
DR.. Davis was chairman of a COM
mittee on Sanitation of Roadside
Water Supplies and Tourists Camps"
and in his report after referring to
what other States were doing said:
81 should especially like to mem
ton the method which we in Della
ware have adopted in this work.
I'VE have made survey of all the
good roads in the State of Delaware
and 1 may say in this connection,
that all the incorporated towns in
the State are connected by concrete
1--WE have selected along these
the better type of service
station, have interested the owners
of these stations in the installation
of flush or chemical toilets, and n
stallation of water either under
pressure or from a driven well
properly protected.
1--WE have pointed out to these
that from the stand
point of business this was a desir-
able move on their part as the trav-
cling public will have a tendency to
stop at the better grade stations. 1t
is but natural that persons travelling
along these highways and either
use of the sanitary facilities
afforded or of securing their drink
ng water will make some purchases
at the station to compensate the
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Milford chronicle., 1927-05-20
BOXING BOUTS DREW Big
CROWD HERE LAST WEEK
Man Who Refereed Dempsey-FirpO
Fight Was Here Last Wednesday

The bouts in Coopersmith's Hall
Wednesday night of last week at
tracted attention due to the fact
that Jimmy Daugherty of Leiper-
vile, Pa, who refereed the DENIM
sey-Firpo fight, was present. He ref
creed the opening bout. There were
about HOO present, including the
well known fighter, Alev Harte. who
was introduced from the ring to the
audience. The first bout was he
tween Kid NAPLES of Milford and
Battling Williams of BridgevjIIe.
NAPLES was knocked out in the first
round. The second bout was between
Jimmy Jones of Elkton, Md. and
Teddie Dicks of Chester, Pa. Tones
got the popular decision. The third
bout was between Willie Peterson.
the well-known fighter of Elkton.
who has scored several times In the
ring of late, notably in Wilmington.
and Bill Angelo of Leiperyiue Pa,
Peterson was technically knocked
out in the second round. He was 40
badly beaten that his seconda threw
the towel in the ring. Tho, fonr+b
was between Kid Couch of Nilford
and Honeyboy Foster of Chastar ]
Pa. Couch had the. edge on RoSte 1ToSter
The star bout of the EVENING" SI~r, ,Tas
between Jack Akers oS Elktob, "n "nJ
Battling Smack of - Don't
who fought four rolll y
Milford chronicle., 1927-05-20
PENINSUL 5OSTERS
WILL Mr,.tAT PLAZA
THEATRE IN MILFORD
Persons From All Parts OF Del
Mar-Va WI Hear DIR. r. b.
Bomberger May 81.
EXPECT LARCE CROWD
Milford ChamIsr OF Commerce,
Sponsor OF Meeting, Assured
OF Large Attendance.

For the purpOke of introducing Dr'
Franlklin r RonIberger, recently ap-
pointed director OF the FlarKetlns
Bureau of the Dei-Mar-VaI Eastern
Shore Association. TO the tpeople OF
the Peninsula, the Milford ChamDer
of Commerce has arransed a Fehih-
sula wide meeting, to he hfid IN tne
Plaza Theatre at Milford, at elghC
O'Clock on the night OF May 31st.
Although only tentative pEanS nave
been under way there is flreauy
pronounced interest in the meetlng
throughout all counties onlthe rem
insula. The Rev. Guy l.. killl, sec
retary of the Milford ChahDer OF
Commerce, has received assurance
of large attendance from various
sections, and wi th unusual interest,"
in the work with DR.. Bomperger Is
undertaking, there is every lnulca-
ton that the Plaza Theatre, Whlcn
will accommodate 1850 persons, Will
be filled to overflowing at the meet
ing.
DIR. Bomberger will address TINS
gathering with q message OF decld-
edly vital interest to the farmer ana
grower as well as every business
man on the Peninsula. Rated as one
of the foremost authorities in the
United States on agricultural and
horticultural questions, speclallst
in marketing, having served as Chief
of the Market Bureau Of the UniveF-
sity of Maryland until his recent af-
filiation was made with the Del
Mar-Va Association, he is now MAX
ing immediate contact and obtaining
by first hand observation the condi-
tions whichexist in the cooperative
marketing organizations on the Pa
cific Coast and throughout the North
west. His subject at the Milford
meeting will be FThe Marketing of
Farm Products" and he will pre-
sent at that time the facts which he
finds as the result of the tour he is
now making. He will explain on
Just what basis the success of the |
California fruit growers has been es-
tahlished; how the marketing o. the |
famous Imperial Valley cantaloupes
have become perfected and in direct
detail present thd conditions and !
working plans of the numerous lead |
ing cooperative marketing associa-
tions in other sections.
The entire Peninsula is keenly in |
terested in the fact that DR.. Bomber
ger has been seer lred to head the |
agricultural and marketing bureau
of the Del-Mar-Va Association. His
wide experience, which will be |
brought up to the last minute stand
ard by his western trip, is accepted
as assurance that he will enter into
the agricultural and marketing
Continued o page five)
Milford chronicle., 1927-05-20
DELAWARE BOY Wins
BIG ORATORICAL PRIZE
in REGIONAL CONTEST
James M. Tunnel, l6, Captures
Tri-State Title With Ringing
Speech On Constitution.
STIRS CROWDED ACADEMY
Large Audience In Philadelphia
Acclaim Youthful Orator From
Delaware---Wins Scholarship.

A diminutive lad with a mighty
voice that reverberated throughout
the spacious Academy of Music in
Philadelphia last Friday night thrill
led the largest audience that ever
witnessed a National Oratorical
Contest in Philadelphia, and won for
himself an honor the like of which
is seldom given youth so young.
Today that boy, James NJ. Tunnel,
Jr., of the Georgetown High School,
young in years-he is barely six
teen-small in stature, modest, but
big in voice and ability, wears a
crown symbolical of the highest or
atorical honor in the high schools of
three States. He is Tri-State cham
pion of Eastern Pennsylvania, South
ern New Jersey and Delaware.
A great honor, yes, and happy he
is, but not satisfied. For now his eyes
are turned ahead to the greater re-
sponsibility that is his. He must
now represent this region, including
more than 100000 youths over whom
he emerged triumphant, at the Am
erican National Finals of the Fourth
National Oratorical Contest in
Washington, May 27. There, before
five justices of the U. S. Supreme
Court, and an audience expected to
number 5000, young Tunnel will
strive to bring to this region an
honor it has not won in four years
of participation in this countrywide
patriotic and educational movement
the National Titie.
A veteran in the contest whom
none but the regional winner last
year could defeat, Tunnel was at his
best Friday night. And, as one of the
judges expressed it, it was well that
he was, so impressive were all the
orations of the seven youths he de-
feated.
Many were there who heard him
last year. They knew he would be
Many others were there
who wondered how one so small
could hope to match his voice
against such stalwart competitors.
But no sooner had few sentences
escaped his lips in distinctly enun-
ciated words, than wonder turned to
Here was a boy, the
smallest boy present, with the stron-
gest voice there. But withal it was a
pleasing voice with no trace of
strain, and the few gestures he used
were rythmically attuned to his vo-
cal intonations.
If any single equality in his we'll
calculated address helped him win,
it was his enunciation. He pronoun-
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Milford chronicle., 1927-05-20
BOYS'-GIRLS' CLUBS
TO RALLY AT DOVER
Children OF Delaware Will Have
Day OF Pleasure AT The State
Capitol Tomorrow.

Club workers throughout Kent
county are deeply interested in the
seventh annual rally of Kent Coun-
ty Boys and Girls Club, to be held
at Dover on the school green tomor-
row, Saturday. Every Al Club men,
Der is expected to be present with
the Heart, Hands, Head and Health
insignia and hear Kent county's club
member sing some of her choice Sc
lections. The program for the day
follows:
10 a. m.-Registration, in charge
of Miss Helen E. Shapley.
IL a. m.-Visit to State Capitol;
The History of Dover Green"
Judge H. c. Conrad; tour of county
court house and Jail, Sheriff White.
IL o'clock noon-Lunch.
1880 p. m.-Club welcome by
dad" Cobb.
p. m.-Roll call, each club re-
spends with original stunt, song, or
yell. "a $40 scholarship will be
awarded for the response.)
2 p. m.-Reception to club chill
dren-Governor Robert P. Robinson;
AOoPOhSCg d hOOlSg VI Och IlONO5
song, Ida Bennett, of Benefits Gate.
2:45 p. m.-Awarding of achieve
ment pins, Mr.. A. D. Cobb.
3:15 p. m.-Games for all, direc-
tion of Miss Anne b. Moore.
If the day is stormy, the field day
will be held in the armory.
Kent county boys during the past
week were given a supply of early
tomato plants by Edgar w. Montell,
crop service specialist of Campbell
Soup Co. 1t is his desire to get the
club workers interested to such an
extent as to grow early tomatoes
and have longer canning season.
Club work is now at its height with
the boys because they are looking
after their poultry. Rhode Island
chickens are being raised from the
eggs of pure bred Rhode Island hens.
DR.. Evans Roberts of Milford, desir-
ing to encourage the work has Of
fered two Rhode Island cockerels
valued at $25 as prizes at the Kent
Sussex Fair to be held at Harring-
ton in July. One prize goes for the
best pen of old birds and the other
ior a pen of young Rhode Island
oirds.-
Milford chronicle., 1927-05-20
JOHN H. MULHOLLAND
PARTY OF FRIENDS
Guests Enjoyed Two Day Outing On
Shores OF Haven Lake Here

The Breyer Ice Cream Company of
Philadelphia, it's building and loan
association and fishing club combin-
ed, at the invitation of John H. Null
HOLLAND, held it's sprins outing at the
Brentwood Club, on the shores of
Haven Lake, just west of Milford.
Twenty-six men arrived by motor
tuesday afternoon of last week from
Philadelphia on the bank of Haven
AXE, %nere baggage was stored and
hite collars removed and they en-
we'd boating and horseshoe pitch
ing until chef Sam Painter rang the
big farm bell for dinner. All sat
down to a specially built rough
hoard table where a real fish din
ner with all the trimmings was serv-
cd. and nothing forgotten.
After dinner boxing match by six
colored boys was enjoyed. Then the
regular evening began which con-
timed into the small hours of the
morning. Daybreak found some en-
sowing the fresh air and admiring the
sunrise Everybody had good appe-
fife for breakfast, afterwards swim
ming, rife practice, horseshoe pit
ching. ETC., were enjoyed. At ten a.
m ali toured to the Milford base ball
mark where the usual Breyer ms
p1aved the Breyer Outs to score
If 16-0. At 1890, back to Haven
ake to a dinner of barbecued chic
[en and more games until 4 p. m.
pben they said goodbye and return
ID to Philadelphia and New York
md Trenton, and their respective
,ffices 20 catch up with a two days
work left behind. ~
Milford chronicle., 1927-05-20
KENT GRAPE GROWERS HOLD
SPRAYING DEMONSTRATIONS
Importance OF Early Applications OF
Bordeaux Mixture Stressed

In an effort to further demonstrate
the Importance of early applications
of the Bordeaux spray, and the COM
parative effectiveness of the liquid
and dust treatments in the success
full control OF black rot, anthracnose,
dead arm, bitter rot and other fun
gous diseases which attack the grape
crop in this area, arrangements have
been made by DR.. Thos. F. Manns,
plant pathologist of the University
of Delaware, and Kent County Agent
Russell E. Wilson to conduct disease
control demonstration again this
season in cooperation with two of
the commercial growers on essen
TALLY the same basis as has been
followed for the past several years.
The demonstration showing the
importance of timely applications of
Bordeaux mixture in the control of
these various diseases will be con-
tinued in the Smyrna district this
spring for the third consecutive
year in an effort to encourage the
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Milford chronicle., 1927-05-20
BUSINESS COURSE
FOR MILFORD SCHOOL
The Milford Board Of Education
Plans To Establish Course Next
September.

The children of Milford who attend
the public schools, will have an op-
portunity to get practical education
which will be of service to them af-
ter the end of the school days have
been reached; if the plans of the
Milford Board of Education are car
ried out.
At present the boys and girls in
the Milford schools, are educated
with the standard of entering a col
lege hung up for them to accomplish
before they can graduate.
When they end the high school
without having attained this mark,
or even having gained the gradua-
ton diploma, but are unable to go
further in education training, and
must go out and find a place in the
business world and earn through
service, money for their own main
tenance, situation that is serious
for them is faced, by reason of the
present prescribed course of studies.
1t is academic and without any
form of business education, other
than that supplied through the man
ual training school and the depart
ment of domestic science; both of
which are now the only courses
leading toward business occupations.
To meet this situation and give to
he children who enter and study in
he Milford public schools, the Mil
ord Board of Education is now ar
'anging to organize department |
With a course carrying business |
English, practical math-
bookkeeping and letter
writing, the study of short hand
writing and operating typewriters.
This will afford those who are not
bile to take a college course, to go
ut into the world of business, and
let places, other than simply man
Ial labor of service of similar kind,
o apply the learning they have re-
eived from the public schools.
The plan is now as far as devel-
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