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Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
SHORE LEAGUE WILL PLAY
HUNDRED GAME SCHEDULE
Dover Unsuccessful In Effort 70
Have Class Decision Reviewed

Many radical changes in the regu-
lations to govern the Eastern Shore
League were adopted at the annual
meeting of the league directors ana
club officials at Salisbury last Wed
nesday. Virtually all amendments to
the bylaws, of which there were a
great number, were to place the
circuit upon a more economical Dasls
of operation and forestall another
orgy of spending which nearly sent
the loop on the financial rock at the
end of the 1926 season.
]. Harry Rev, of Parksley, was re-
elected president for third term Oh
one year each. Other league othcers
reelected were: Vice-presidents'
Walter B. Miller, Salisbury, and M.
B. Thawley, Crisfield; secretary
James A. McAllister, Cambridge;
treasurer, Robert NJ. Mathews, Cam
bridge.
Appeal of the Dover club for re-
opening of the case in which Roy
Aikens, outfielder and utility catcher
was declared a class player, was de-
MED when the board of league dl-
rectors fatty refused to review the
case.
Hayes Wilson. representing the
Climb declared that affidavits had
been secured establishing Aiken
! status as a non-class man and argu-
ed that the club was seeking vlndl'
cation. Twenty games won by Dover
last year were forfeited to opposing
clubs when Aikens was declared
class player in violation of league
regulations.
Representatives from Easton stat
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Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
MILFORD TRUST co. ,
TO ENLARGE BUILDING
Annual Meeting Reflects Direc-
tOrs--Banquet And Show Mon
day Evening.

Twenty-three years ago the Mil
ford Trust Company opened its doors
and entered the field of banking,
with local people entirely directing
the policies and business of that in
stitution. From the very start sue
cess followed and confidence and
prosperity has been the result of
careful, but liberal administration Of
the business.
From the start, the main object of
the Milford Trust Company was to
the country surrounding by encOur-
aging enterprise backed by business
integrity and a prospectus that was
worthy of confidence. This policy
has won for the business standing in
the financial world, and confidence
of those who have business interests
in common, a place which has made
the Milford Trust Company one of
the leading bases for the prosperity
Of Milford and the country adjacent
thereto.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Milford Trust Com
pany was held at the Trust Company
building on Monday with a good
representation of the stockholders.
The president, in his annual address
to the stockholders, took up the mat
ter of enlarging the bank building
to which the directors have been Civ
ing careful attention. The plans of
the directors were unanimously ap-
I,rr4 IO observation-disclosures Tho D.
tiring directors were reelected. The
following officers were elected for
1927: President, George H. Hall, first
vice president, Frank L. Grier; sec
ond vice president, William V. Sip
pie; secretary and treasurer, G. Il.
Reed; assistant treasurer, w. G..
Sammons; assistant treasurer, W.
ShOckley Daugherty
The directors and employees had a
delightful dinner at the Windsor Ho-
tel Monday evening. Those present
were: George H. Hall, DR.. Frank l..
Grier, Miss Lillian Hauser, VIM. V.
Sipple, Louder N. Hearn, Miss
Blanche Baker. Asbury Smith, J. G.
Wharton, R. Arthur Derrickson,
Marian Daugherty, George H. Dra-
per, Jr., Charles H. Saekett, J. Har-
ry Humes, Miss Bessie M. Warren,
w. G. Sammons, Robert D. Pretty
man, Harry w. Jester, w. Shockley
Daugherty, Miss Anna Sheppard =.
D. Abbott and G. T. Reed. Guests
were: Rev. Henry L. Bunstein, Col.
Theo. Townsend and Mrs. Harry W.
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party was escorted to the Plaza The
atre to enjoy the show.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
GRAND JURY NAMED
FOR KENT COUNTY COURTS
william B. Hall And Thomas Kirby
Drawn From Tenth District

Kent County Jury Commissioners
Hope and Hopkins, have drawn the
following panel of grand jurors 10
serve for the entire year:
First district-William K. Davis
William D. Hudson; second district
Ralph c.. Wilson, Harry Mayer WI
liam S. Short; third district "
Emile Potter, S. T. Bennett; fourth
district, David Rodway, Charles Hop
kins; fifth district, John c. Hopkins
w. Ross Jones, William j. Benson;
sixth district, William I. Masten'
Cooper Gruwell; seventh district
Frank Norris, Samuel w. Hammond
John Meredith; eighth district Geo
Waldman, John w. Killen; ninth
district, R. Wesley Ross, Noah smith,
william B. Tharp; tenth district
william B. Hall, Thomas A. KIRBY
The grand jury will report for Gutv'
Monday. February q.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
DELAWARE RUM
RUNNERS VICTIMS
OF HOLD UP MEN
Fake Prohibition Agents Operat-
ing In This State Victimize
Booze Carriers.
FLED TO MARYLAND
Gang Sold ''GOOd' Liquor Down
State And Said Stuff Was
"Real Goods"

'Hijackers" have been operating
freely in various parts of the State
particularly near Wilmington, hold
ing up rum runners and relieving
them of their cargOes.
Men posing as prohibition agents
have engaged in the illicit sale of
good" liquor down-State, posing as
prohibition agents and representing
to customers and the liquor they
held for sale was real goods" con-
fiscated by them and other agents in
raids.
These facts have been confirmed
in Investigations made personally by
George A. Hill, deputy prohibition
administrator for Delaware.
During the last few weeks Mr.. Hill
has investigated the reports of fake
prohibition agents selling liquor in
the lower part of the State, and
found them to be well-founded. The
impOsters, however, removed their
operations over the Maryland border
out of reach of Mr.. Hills office.
One man whose last name was Lee
is said to have made a small fortune
posing as an agent and selling liquor.
Mr.. Hill has also received reports
that rum-runners operating between
Philadelphia, Marcus Hook, Chester,
Wilmington and Baltimore are being
plagued by "hi-jackers," those hold
up men who prey only upon runners
of liquors and narcotics.
None of the victims of the chi
jackers" lodged formal complaints
against the holdup men for the rea-
son that they could not appear as
complainants, in event of arrests,
without duplicating themselves in a
violation of the law.
In several cases, according to stOr-
les heard by attaches of Mr.. Hills
office, the hi-jackers resell the liquor
they steal, to their victims.
The hi-jackers operate without
fear of the law because they prey
upon law-violators. If arrested, in
most cases, they could not be prose-
cuted because the State could not OBJ
tain material witnesses, the victims.
The bootleg fraternity is still smil-
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Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
STATE LIBRARY CAR
VISIT SUSSEX TOWNS
Greenwood Residents Will Have OPP
DOrtunity To Get Books Tomorrow

The Library Car Of the State Ii
brary Commission with Miss Eva
Morris in charge, is planning to Wis
il the following towns once month
for the next three months: Green
wood, Cannon, Harbeson and Ellen
dale. There will be books of fiction
biography, travel, ETC., and books for
the boys and girls, which will be
loaned for one month or until the
return of the car. Saturdays have
been selected for the visits as on
that day there are more people in
town from the surrounding country
The first visit of the car will be made
at Greenwood on Saturday, January
18th, from 10 a. m. until $3.50 p. m.
Cannon will be visited on the 22nd !;
Harbeson on the 29th, and Ellendale
on February 5th.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
MILFORD FTREMEN
KEPT ON The JUMP
Five Alarms Call Carlisle Fire
Company To Distant Points
This Week.

The members of the Carlisle Fire
Company of Milford have responded
to four alarms of fire since last
Thursday. The first call came short
" after midnight Wednesday night
when they were called to the farm
of Miles Mills, four miles east of
Milford on the Rehoboth highway.
When they arrived at the farm they
found a tenant house in flames and
so nearly destroyed that they were
pOwerless to give any assistance.
The house was burned to the ground.
The loss is covered by insurance. At
the time of the fire the house was
vacant.
About six o'clock Saturday even
ing the company was called to Har-
rington to aid in fighting the severe
fire which was menacing the busi-
ness section of that town. Unfortu-
nately the Harrington plugs are not
standard size and the Milford boys
were unable to hook up to aid in
pumping. About three years ago the
Carlisle Fire Company purchased
special couplings which were sup
posed to hook up with the Harring-
ton plugs. The call Saturday was the
first since the equipment was pur-
chased and it would not fit.
About 1870 O'Clock Sunday eve
ming the firemen were called to the
Tatman home on North street.
There they found a wood box on the
hack norch in flames. 1t was easily
extinguished.
Shortly after noon on Tuesday the
firemen answered an alarm which
sent them to the farm of Lynwood
Caulk, one mile west of Woodslde.
The Robbins Hose Company, of Do
yer. had arrived at the fire ahead
of the Milford boys but had broken
part of the pump on it's engine so
that they could not pump from a
nearby stream. Had this accident not
have happened they could probably
have saved the house. When the Car
Isle Fire Company arrived the dwell
ling was almost totally destroyed,
but the firemen pumped for about
half an hour and were able to save
all of the outbuildings. The burned
building was a modern farm home in
every respect. 1t was equipped with
electric lights, running water anol
bath room. The loss is several
thousands of dollars with only Sl2OU
insurance.
Yesterday morning the Carlisle
Fire Company was called to the
dwelling tenanted by Robert Pretty
man. and owned by William Lawson
in Slaughter Neck. The fire had
started from a defective chimney
The blaze was extinguished by the
use of chemicals.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
WILMINGTON CONFERENCE
HIRES ELEMENTARY SPECIALIST
Conference Has Been Divided Into
Four Districts For Intensive Work

A new step has been taken in the
Wilmington Conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church in the con-
ference program of Religious Edu-
cation, in the employment OF Miss
Margaret L. Ilsley, OF Melrose High
lands, Mass, as full time elementary
specialist. In the ten year program
of the conference board of church
schools submitted to the annual con-
ference at its meeting last March by
the director of Religious Education,
the Rev. f. A. LindhOrst, a proposal
was made to establish local direc-
tor of religious education for groups
of charges in the four districts, at
least one in each district, within the
next ten years. Each of these work.
ers to also hold a conference wide
relationship as d specialist in some
particular field of work such as, ele-
mentary, young peoples or adults.
By the aid of the Board of Home
Missions, through the Department OIL
Rural Work, the first of these work
ers has been secured in the person
of Miss Ilsley. She will work lnten-
siveIy in a group of charges centered
around Sudlersville, Md. This group
includes: Sudlersville, Millington'
Galena, Crumpton, Henderson, Mary
del and Hartley, and Barclay. There
are fifteen churches in these charges
in which Miss Ilsley will do her IN
tensive work. A local board of re-
ligious education, representing these
charges has been organized, compos-
ed of: the Rev. Otis P. Jefferson,
chairman, Miss Anna Harrison, Car
roll Leverage, Crumpton, Md; the
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Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
DEMOCRAT 'HOLDOUTS'
GAIN MOST OFFICES
IN STATE SENATE
Milford Gets Reading Clerk, As
sistant Secretary And Assistant
Sergeant At Arms.
W.T.. ALLEN IS PRESIDENT
Agreement Reached Suddenly
Thursday Afternoon And Or.
ganizatiOn Effected.

After several days squabbling the
democratic members of the State
Senate agreed to a slate Thursday
afternoon and organization was
quickly completed.
The slate included Senator Will
nam +. Allen, of Seaford, for presi-
dent pro tenn; former Representative
h. Frank Locates, of Laurel, for sec
retary of the Senate, and former
Representative John w. Arthurs, of
Kenton, for secretary to the presi-
dent pro TEN, and they with the re-
mlnder of the Senate staff, were
elected.
Immediately following Organiza-
tiOn both houses adjourned until IL
O'Clock Monday morning, when
Speaker Wintrup and President Pro
lem Allen announced the House and
Senate committees. The two bran
ches met in joint session at noon
Monday to hear Governor RobinsOn's
biennial message.
One new office was created by the
Democratic Senators, that being as
sistant to the Secretary of the Sen
ate. AS Senator Harry NJ. Deputy,
one of the three Senators who had
been blocking organization, got this
appointment it is believed the new
office had something to do with the
final agreement being reached.
Senator Jester was given the ap-
pointment of page, the minor office
over which it was claimed the Demo-
Gratis got into wrangle when or
ganizatiOn came near being effected
on Wednesday,. His selection was
Amos Ainner, a FELTON, man.
A boy has served as page at past
sessions.
The complete list of officer elect
ed follows:
President pro tenn, Senator Will
liam F. Allen, of Seaford.
Secretary of the Senate, former
~ GAnreseA lhti~n T. ---IS'alaa's-fr e'atr--' nf
fLaurel.
Assistant Secretary of the Senate,
Freeman Bennett, of Milford.
Reading clerk, John E. Mayhem,
of Milford.
Bill clerk, Charles w. Jones, of
Townsend.
Chaplain, the Rev. Charles w.
Spry, of Magnolia.
Attorney, James L. Wolcott, Of Do
yer.
Sergeant-at-Arms, John W. Spicer,
of Georgetown.
Assistant sergeant-at-arms, Joshua
Bennett, of Milford.
Page, Amos Minner, of FELTON,.
Document clerk, Clifford Jones, Of
Smyrna.
Telephone messenger, John Gallo
way, of Millsboro.
clerk to the president pro tenn,
John w. Arthurs, of Kenton.
Senator Leroy Kramer, Republi-
can floor leader, made the nOmina-
tions for the Republican side for the
various offices supported by the min
ority as follows: President pro tenn
Senator Frank R. Pool, OF Middle
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Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
DOVER WILL REMAIN In
EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE
Fans Angry At Treatment Accorded
Club But Decide To Retain Berth

At the largest and most enthusi-
astic meeting held there since Dover
entered organized base ball, it was
decided to have the Dover club re-
main in the Eastern Shore League
for another season. The meeting was
held Monday evening in the offices OF
w. Charles Boyer, president OF the
club.
The events of last season were dis
cussed. 1t was remembered that the
Dover team had won the pennant
only to lose it through league rul-
ing which the league officials later
refused to reconsider, although new
evidence had been secured to show
that Dover had not violated the rules.
Some of the fans were outspOken IN
their Indignation over the treatment
accorded Dover's representative at
recent meetings of the Eastern Shore
directors held at Salisbury. In spite
of this, it was decided to remain in
the league another season.
This action was taken following
a lengthy discussion in which a
large percentage of those present
participated. The difficulties expert
enced during the past season, appar-
emily drew the fans more closer to
the support of the team than ever
before.
Following the action to remain in
the circuit, the present board OF
directors was unanimously re-elect-
ed as follows: w. Charles Boyer, w.
H. Baker, w. w. Richardson, Wilbur
T. Rawley, Edward Scanlon, Morris
Simon, James B. Bice, Jr., M. Hayes
Wilson and w. M. Hope.
The directors will meet within the
next few days to organize and elect
| officers. .
1t is expected that the present Oh
ficers will be reelected. They are:
President, w. Charles Boyer; vice
president, w. H. Baker; secretary
and treasurer, J. Wallace Woodford
league director, w. M. Hope; alter
nate, w. T. Rawley.
It was announced during the meet
ing that active plans looking TOWARD
the securing of a manager and play
ers for the coming season would d.
made Immediately and that some an
nouncement concerning the pros
meets for the team would be expect
ed within the next ten days.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
TWO HURT WHEN TRUCK
and AUTOMOBILE COLLIDE
Coorye PleasantOn Received. Scalp
wound; McNatt Hurt Hand

coorge Pleasanton and Paul Nc
GeoIs1 org 1rjIford were injured Satur-
Sa5' Sag night Ga in an automobile collision collision
on on the Milford-Reho6ootthio mgn""'
nfaF Peasanon snS was taken to tTo@ taS Emss ss
ySFe Snoy scalp INJURIES h sso to tRS %oand a21i
knee ana VI d when he was thrown
through the windshield 6n injury nj igs to- GSf his
McNatt suffered f,qo%atf an was ln3ut2 driving "a a
truck truck belO9sine dO6 accompanied by Pleas
%os" anton On nad thef ISg way back to to Milford a6o
ynSn s5 %sn SaT came e' out ol side r6s BSaf frao aoa
colIided with with badly s damageh
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
New Income Tax Blanks
Have Been Mailed Out

U. S. Collector of Internal
Revenue Wallace S. Handy has
had mailed new income tax
blanks, the income to be paid
on or before March Is.
The forms are the same as
those used last year and not
withstanding the possibility Of
Congress adopting some meas
ure affecting the Federal in
come tax law, the authorities
will proceed with their in
structions to collect the tax
under the same provisions as
last year.
The exemptions are the
same as last year: $500 for a
single person, $3,500 for mar
ried, $4O0 for each dependent.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
MILFORD HIGH BASKETBALL
TEAM TO PLAY DELMAR
First League Game OF The Season
Will Be Played Tonight

Milford High Schools basket ball
teams will swing into action again
tonight when Delmar plays the 10
calls on the home floor. This Will be
the first league game of the season
and Coach Barsby has been drilling
both teams daily as he is anxious TO
win this game.
Several contests have been played
so far and the majority have result
ed in victories. The only defeats
registered against the boys team
have been by preparatory schools
which are out of the high schoOl
class. No school games have been
lost. ,
The next eight days will be busy
ones for three games will be played
all at home. Besides entertaining
Delmar tonight, Lewes comes mere
next Tuesday and Laurel on FRIDAY
The games will determine to a great
extent Just how far Milford Will 90
in the race for the southern TITLE
The girls team has been SLOWLY
imnrOving.. but will have to step
lively if they expect to conquer the
Delmar lassies. The forwards ana
centers are still very slow but as
soon as they are able to speed up a
little the team should win. Mary
Lambert and Roslee Truitt have
clinched the guard positions by tneli
fine work, while McNicol and Har'
are also playing well. Maxine Grove,
if she continues to improve, shoulo
make a wonderful forward.
The boys team has been SHIFTED
around to get more strength. Tatman
will play guard in order to put more
sneed in the back court and Wroter
will fill the forward post.
Tickets for the games are now pe
ing sold and it is hoped a large
number will turn out for the games
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
MAY HAVE INSPECTION
OF BERRIES, MELONS
Would Mean More Money 70 Farmer
And Better Protection

Government inspection of straw
berries and cantalOupes, which will
mean not only an increased price to
the farmer but assures him that
there will be no dispute from the
commission man, are possibilities
that may be developed in the har-
vesting of these two crops this year.
While arrangements have been
planned, if the legislature makes the
necessary appropriation to care for
the inspection of early apples and
peaches, cantaloupes, and late ap-
pies, which money will be available
after July 1, it may be necessary for
the bureau of markets OF the State
Board of Agriculture to exercise
some diplomacy in order to obtain
inspection of strawberries. Straw
berries, which start about the third
week in May, will all have been
marketed before the State money Tor
inspection is available.
But. according to officials of the
State Board of Agriculture, it is pos
sible that the Federal Inspection
Service in Maryland may be asked to
return the courtesy extended farm
ers in Maryland last fall. Govern
ment inspectors assigned to Della
ware helped with apple and potato
crops at Berlin and Salisbury, Md.
The crop Of strawberries last year.
which was one of the successful fin
ancial crops will be bit heavier
this year, according to the extra ac-
reage planted, if the season is a
good one for growing. The year 1926
witnessed both an increased acreage
and an additional production. Usual
ly when the crop is large one with
good returns the next season always
witnesses more farmers engaging in
it m1re extensively and from reports
there have been more9 strawberry
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Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
MILFORD BASKETBALL
TEAMS WIN AND LOSE
Laurel And Sigma Nh Victims; Sea-
ford The Victor

The Community Boys basket ball
team of Milford, swept the Laurel A.
A. team off their feet at Milford last
Wednesday night. The Milford boys
scored at will while the only player
on the Laurel team who seemed
able to get in the game was Locates
who made a good showing with 13
field goals. Smith led for Milford
with 16 double deckers. Denney and
Lynch followed with eight and eight
respectively. The passing of the Mil
ford bunch was especially brilliant
and they piled up rs points while
Laurel was gathering "a. The score:
LAUREL
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
LAUREL
MILFORD

Milford Community Club boys ana
girls basket ball teams continued
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Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
May Place New
Limit or Trucks

An ordinance passed rerratlv ~
the supervisors ot SAN Diego &c Inty
j. Of particular interest here, ac-
cordiug to several business men ol
the ciry. The new law calls for
placing an eight ton limit or all mo-
tor trucks. using the highways III
san Diego coHntT.
In view of tIe condition Of the
highways leading ia and o.t Of the
valley, the business men point out,
it would be hi, @dyautaee if this
law coull he made effective here.
Recently the state tl1ftit depart
ncut launched Il drjfe against truck
drivers to make them comply with
the laws as Il .csuir Of the broken
conditions Of the readways. The
merchants point out that while this
has been of some help. tley feel
that the law is not strict enough in
relation to weights and that even
strict enforcement will moi save the
highways.
1t j, expected that ii committee
will present itself before the local
board of supervisors during the scs-
sion which it opened this morning
to bring the new san Diego county
plan up Tor consideration.