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Milford chronicle., 1927-09-30
MILFORD ODD FELLOWS
ELECT new OFFICERS
Clarence Jester Will Be InstaIIe d
Noble Grand Next Week. Reed
Treasurer.

In all of Delaware there is al
present no more active lodge thar
Crystal fount, Lodge, No. 10, located
in Milford. Attendance is large in
percentage of membership which is
composed of some of the leading
business men in Milford and vicin-
ity.
At a meeting held on Monday
evening last, a term election was
held and the following officers
chosen far the ensuing term: viz;
Noble Grand, Clarence E. Jester;
Vice-Grand, Paris Kirby; Financial
Secretary, William E. Manlove;
Secretary, James J. Smith; Treas
urer, George T. Reed; Host, Harry
Clark Members of Cemetery Board
William V. Sipple, R. A. Derrickson
and Augustus Holson.
The Noble Grand. Clarence E.
Jester is a successful farmer in
Milford Neck and a former member
of the House of Representatives in
Delaware. He is also an active
member of the Milford Grange.
The treasurer, "Tom" Reed, is the
Cashier of the Milford Trust Com
pany and this election is the fifteen
the consecutive term he has been
chosen to handle the
financial affairs of the Lodge.
The installation of the officers
will take place next week if present
plans are carried out.
Oddfellowship in Milford for the
greater part of a century has been
one of the attractive of secret or
and it is to it that the
present cemetery with it's beautiful
grounds is due. Formerly the
cemeteries on isolated farms, the
church yards and Barratts Chapel
were the only organized system of
providing well kept burial places
for the people. This has become a
credit to the Oddfellows both fin
ancially and in public service.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-30
METHODTSTS WILL HOLD
COUNCILS NEXT MONTH
Joint Meeting To Be Held At Mid
dIetOWn And DeImar Next Month

The Middletown and Wilmington
District Councils of the Wilmington
Methodist Episcopal Conference will
meet in joint annual session Mon
day, October 8, in Bethesda M. E.
Church, Middletown. The Dover
and Salisbury District Councils will
meet in joint annual session at Del
mar, the following Tuesday and
Wednesday, October 4 and 5.
The programs for the meetings at
Middletown on Monday and Tuesday
which will be repeated at Delmar on
Tuesday and Wednesday respective
ly' are as follows: s9,,
Monday, October 3
Morning session-10, devotional
service and call to prayer; 1870,
reading Bishops call and discussion,
visiting district superintendent; IL,
"World's Religious Needs as Chal-
lenge to the Methodist Episcopal
Church." H. E. Woolever; IL, ques-
tions and discussion; 1915, ad-
iournment; 1890, luncheon.
Afternoon session-1.45, separate
meetings for election of members of
Area Council; 2, devotional meet
ing, pastor of entertaining church;
2.15, "How to Conduct a Revival
Service" Guy H. Black; 8, Person
al Salvation the Objective of Reli-
gious Education" (D decision day
in Sunday school, F. A. Lindhorst;
(2) Win My Chum Week in Epworth
League. Frank P. Mitchell; $40,
questions and discussion; 4, Bishop
Mcdowell.
Evening session-7.S0, a working
conference, Bishop Mcdowell and
Guy H. Blach.
Tuesday, October
Morning session-9.9O, devotional
service; 9.45, roll call and world
service reports; 1O.15, visitation
evangelism, Guy H. Black; IL, "rhe
Holy Spirit in Evangelism" George
B. Dean; 1145, Bishop Mcdowell.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-30
EDITORS and BANKERS
UNANIMOUSLY FAVOR
DEL-MAR-VA WORK
At Meeting Held In Salisbury
Last Saturday They Pass Fav-
Orable Resolutions.
WANT WORK CONTINUED
Say sIt Will Be A Calamity To
Discontinue The Association
At This Time.

Del-Mar-Va Editors, from all parts
of the Peninsula, at dinner meet
ing held at Salisbury last Saturday
evening, unanimously and voluntar-
lily voted for a continuance of the
Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore Associ-
alton. The resolution adopted declar-
ed that a discontinuance of the or
ganization would be a Calamity"
The Editors voted to transmit the
resolution they adopted to the meet
ing of Bankers Monday evening, Sep
tember 26, at Salisbury.
The following is the text of the
resolution as adopted by the Edi-
tors:
I'VE, committee unanimously
elected at a meeting of Del-Mar-Va
Peninsula editors and publishers,
held Saturday night, September 24th,
1927, in Salisbury, Md, after dis
cussing the future of the Del-Mar-
Va Eastern Shore Association, re-
spectfully submit the following res
Olutions:
81. That in our opinion the accom-
plishments of the Del-Mar-Va
EdSl6Iu OuO4G AooOC1etLlOlAg III
behalf of the fourteen counties
comprising the Del-Mar-Va Pen
insula have clearly justified its
existence and conclusively war
rants it's continuance.
"2. That we are firmly convinced
that the great benefits that have
accrued to the agricultural,
mercantile and industrial inter
ests of the Peninsula demand
the continuance and that the
failure of continued financial
support at this time would work
a positive calamity to every bus
mess interest in the entire four
teen counties comprising the AS
sociation.
''3. That we pledge the active sup
port of the press of the Del
Mar-Va Eastern Shore Associa-
ton,
Respectfully submitted,
"Warren F. Brooks, Chairman,
Editor Easton Gazette
Edward H. Brown, Secretary,
Editor Centreville Record
IA. o. H. Grier,
4 Editor Wilmington Every Evening
''LOrie c. Quinn, Jr.,
Editor Crisf1eld Times
"P. Watson Webb,
Editor Cambridge Banner"
DR.. G. Layton Grier, president of
the Association, was host at the din
ner. He gave a brief review of As
sociation accomplishments, being
CContinned on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-30
new ORGAN AND OTHER
IMPROVEMENTS FOR THEATRE
Plaza Will Be Completely Decorated,
New Heating Plant

Announcement has been made by
the new owners of the Plaza Thea
tire that the house will be complete
ly decorated, a larger and better
heating plant installed, and one of
the finest pipe organs in the state
will be placed in the building. 9th
er improvements are contemplated.
The new corporation holding the
theatre is known as the Milford
Theatre Company. 1t is understood
that the concern is a stock concern
instead of having issued bonds as
had the old Plaza Theatre Corpor-
alton. Work has been completed on
the roof of the building and painters
have been busy painting the eX-
terror of the place this week. Just
as soon as the owners are satisfied
that the leaks which has developed
in the roof have been stopped, work
of redecorating the interior will be
started. A new pipe organ has been
and will probably be install
led within the next six months. It
is a three manual Robert Martin
unit orchestral pipe organ, built
for the Plaza and is the only one of
it's kind in Delaware. An efficient
will be secured. Several
are now under consideration. Daw-
son Clarke, the present pianist will
be retained as assistant
1t is certain that practi-
cally the same personel at present
operating the theatre will be re-
tanned. Edward Evans has been
made local manager. The best
pictures have been booked for the
coming winter season. The manage
ment hopes to assure it's patrons Of
a COMFORTABLY heated building, at
tractive surroundings, beautiful
music and the best possible enter
tainment in the line of movies.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-30
STATE C. E. CONVENTION
PLANS WELL UNDER WAY
Pre-cOnVentiOn Rally To Be Held
At Greenwood

A meeting of the Convention Ex-
ecutive Committee was held in the
Methodist Protestant Church at
- Milford on Monday evening to dis
cuss further plans for the Delaware
State Christian Endeavor Conven-
tion to be here in Milford from
Thursday evening, October goth, to
Sunday afternoon, October 23rd.
Since at least 500 out-of-town mem
bers and friends on the State Union
are expected to attend this conven-
tion, the entertainment of these de-
legates is naturally a big undertake
ing. The plans are well shaped up
at the present time, however, and
everything is progressing nicely.
The entertainment committee for
the Convention will start work the
first part of next week, soliciting
accommodations for the delegates.
The Executive Committee for the
convention will meet again next
Wednesday night, October 5th, at the
Methodist Protestant Church. On
this occasion, the State officers, to-
gether with Mr.. Willard e. Rice, the
Field Secretary, will be present to
assist with the planning.
The Sussex County c. E. Union
will hold a Pre-convention and An
=. nual Fall Rally in the Greenwood
Methodist Protestant Church next
Thursday night, October 9Th. Mr.
Rice and the Delaware State officer
will attend this Rally also, and they
are looking forward to greeting
large representation from the junior
intermediate, and Senior c.. r. So
cieties of Sussex County. A pro-
gram will be particularly "peppy"
and interesting to everyone from
beginning to end, has been arranged
Particulars are being sent out to
each society in the county this week
by the County Union Secretary Mrs
oscar Wilson, of Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-30
SUSSEX MAY EXPERIMENT
WITH HUCKLEBERRY CROP
Say Cultivated Spices VIII Do Well
In Some Sections

Convinced that lower Delaware,
especially in the southern part of
Sussex county, is adaptable to grow
ing the cultivated huckleberry,
County. County Agent Malloy G.
Vaughn, head of the extension work
in this section, has interested many
of the farmers in Baltimore Hundred
who are going to experiment with
the berry. m
found at Whitesbog, N. j., Where
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Milford chronicle., 1927-09-30
MAY EXTEND BEETLE
QUARANTINE TO DOVER
Hearing At Washington October 6.
To Discuss Further Action

A public hearing to consider the
advisability of including the State
of Maryland and the District of
Columbia in the area quarantined
on account of the Japanese beetle
will be held October at the De-
partment of Agriculture at Will
mington.
The beetle also has been found at
the following points outside the
rCoHtiEHed on Pdge y
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-30
NEW MAIL ROUTE
IN SUSSEX COUNTY

The PostofTice Department
has announced the establish
ment of a star route service,
effective last Monday, Reho-
both Beach, by Lewes, Nassau,
COolspring and HarbesOn to
Georgetown, 26.4 miles six
times a week, one way only.
The contractor will not be re-
quired to transport other than
first-class and newspaper mail.
The contract for this tenn
porary service has been
awarded to William NJ. Lowe,
of Rehoboth, under postal reg
ulations section 1896, from
September 26 to June 80, 1928
at the rate of $500 per annum.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-30

Gas necessary as my break
\ fast" said a business man,
when asked how he liked the
Milford Chronicle.
Evening star., 1927-06-02

Steep hillsides which are particu-
iarly liable to erosion can in the long
run be more profitably devoted to tim
Der growing than to cultivated crops
Evening star., 1927-06-02
BOOSTER" OUTING
GETS BIG SEND-OFF
Practically All Available Res
ervations Already Made for
M. & M. Trip by Water.

With the annual boosters outing
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association yet two weeks in the fu
ture. virtually the entire block of reser
Vations on the steamer Southland
which will be chartered to carry tho
party. already have been made, it was
announced today by Claude Owen, gen.
eral chairman of the outing commit
tee
Two hundred Of the absolute maxi.
mum of 225 reservations for the VO\
age have been made. Mr.. Owen said,
assuring a capacity party for the out
ing. which is designed not only $ a
Carefree pleasure trip for the local
merchants. but as an advertisement of
the attractions of Washington as a
trading center.
The Southland will slip from the
wharf here on June l., according II
tentative plans laid by the boosters
outing committee, and for three DAYS
the merchants group will sail the
Potomac and the Chesapeake. stopping
now and again in Virginia towns TO
leave a message of good will and wei
come to trade in Washington with the
citizens of the neighhoring State.
The intinery, a 6 now decided upon
calls for a stop at Old Point Comfort.
a side trip by bus to Langley Field.
then on to Norfolk. Ocean View and
Hampton Roads. where the ship will
he tied up over night. Sunday stop
will be made at Yorktown, en- route
to Washington.
Lewis 4 Payne is chairman of the
committee in charge of reservations
and Mark Lansburgh is chairman Of
the committee which is planning enter
tainment during the voyage.
Evening star., 1927-06-02
PROPOSES IMPROVED
PHONE TOLL SERVICE
New and Faster Station-to-Station
Method in Effect Today, Com
panY Official Announces.

A new and faster stationto station
telephone toll service will he placed in
effect in all Washington central offices
today, according TO Charles T. ClaGett.
general commercial superintendent of
the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co.
This new operating method will do
much to improve service on all out-of-
town toll calls where the calling party
knows the number Of the called tele-
phone.
In placing a call under this new
operating method a subscriber should
remove the receiver from the hook
and say for example. Il want New
York, Courtland 10000. In such
cases the calling party will hold the
line until the called telephone answers
or the operator gives definite report,
just as she does in completing local
call.
Where the subscriber does not have
the telephone number at the out-of-
town point 1t may be secured by ask
ing information.
For particular person calls the sub
scriber should ask for long distance
and place the call in the regular way,
as at present.
Evening star., 1927-06-02
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

National-National Theater Players
in The Ghost Train" mystery play
at $50 pm.
keith's-Wayburn's Buds of 1927,
vaudeville, at 2:l5 and SIS pm.
"Wither's Op'ry." vaudeville
continuous 1:30 to IL pm
PalaCe-''Altars Of Desire" at /
am. 1925, 2:25. 4:25, $50, $50 and
$50 pm,
MetropOlitan-"See You in Jail" al
1850 am, las, 3;45, 5:45, 745 and
$50 pm.
Rialto-"Long Pants" at l1:4O am.
l:05, 2:50, ABS, 6:10. and 9;45 pm.
Columbia-"Children of Divorce" at
1855 am, 1910. 2:25, 4;20. Cos. 7;5O
and 9H5 pm.
Little Theatcr--"AH for a Woman"
continuous 1870 to IL pm.
Tivoli-"The Beloved Rogue" at
>, $50. $40, 1885 and $3.50 pm.
Ambassador Resurrection" at
$50, 7:30 and $40 pm
Central-"Easle of the Sea" at 1880,
,, $50. ), $50, and $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1927-06-02

A good grain ration for COWS on
fresh grass pasture is equal parts
Of ground oats, wheat bran and
ground corn
Evening star., 1927-06-02
Ordered to Capital.

Lieut.. Col. Harry B. Jordan at the
General staff School, Fort Leaven-
worth. Kan: Mai. George W. Graham,
at the Raritan Arsenal, Metuchen,
y. J.. and Maj. Sidney p. Snalding, at
the Preside of San Francisco. all of
the Ordnance Department, have been
ordered here for duty in the office
of the chief of ordnance, Munitions
Building.
Capt. Walter c. Hamilton. Ordnance
Department, on duty at the War De-
partment and at headquarters, district
of Washington. has been ordered to
Frankford Arsenal, Philadelphia, for
duty.
Evening star., 1927-06-02
HAROLD LLOYD is ILL.
Pleurisy Not Considered Serious
Three Others Sick.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf. June P).-
The fourth member of his family 10 be
taken i'll, Harold LLOYD, film comedian
today was confined to bed under the
care of a physician.
Lloyd's illness, pleurisy, is not seri'
Gus. according to the physicians, al
though the actors temperature last
night was 102 Other ~ members of
his family are Mildred Davis. his ac.
tress wife. who is recovering from
bronchitis; their small daughter, Mil
dred Gloria, and Lloyd's father, j,
Darsey Lloyd.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-06

sink like this, she will never be salts
fed with low one, which is SO much
more exhausting to use.
The refrigerator Is placed in the rear
entry SO that 1t is away from the heat
of the kitchen and handy to the outside.
And the door between kitchen and liv-
ing room makes 1t easy for the mistress
Of the house to go upstairs from the
kitchen.
Tho second story is well laid out. with
two large bedrooms, and a smaller one
corresponding to the city hall room.
Each room has large closet; there is
linen closet in the hall.
The bathroom Is located directly over
the kitchen SO that the one run Of pip
ing will take care of both, thus keeping
the cost of plumbing down to mini
mum.
Working drawings showing all plans
and elevations necessary for the build
er in the construction of this house
and complete specifications may be OBJ
tained at nominal cost by addressing
the Building Editor. Kindly refer to
House Plan No, 112-R.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-06

that is to be built for as low cost as
possible, for space is too costly to be
wasted on hall. The CHEEKY brick fire.
place is placed against the kitchen par
tition so that the one chimney serves
for kitchen range. fireplace and furnace.
The stairs are placed at the far end
of the living room. They may either be
paneled or bookcases may be built in
there and at the right where the closet
is. The closet right at the beginning
Of the stairs is a thoughtful provision
for the comfort of guests who may place
their wraps in this handy closet.
Note how conveniently the kitchen Is
arranged. The sink is placed under a
window with a dresser right at hand
SO that dishes may be put away con-
veniently. And there is another dresser,
too. so that plenty of shelf space is
provided. with room for pots and pans
at the bottom. The sink Is SO inches
high, which permits the mistress OF the
house to wash dishes without having to
stoop over. as she must II a lower sink
is provided, Once woman tries high
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-06
I'm THE WORLD OF SPORTS

finally brought in to the bulkhead,
where it was raised to the board
walk with gaff hooks.
Il was arm weary long before 1t
was over" said Gaul, 'but with q
chance like this | would never have
given up. 1t was necessary at all
times to keep the line taut-just
taut enough to prevent 1t from
breaking and not slack enough to
give the drum a chance to forget
the feel of the hook pulling in his
month"
And after the fish was brought
up and tied with stout rope to the
top rail of the boardwalk, fronting
the club house entrance, Gaul turn
ed to his fellow-members and, like
all triumphant warriors who have
performed what was deemed i'm
possible, made the following ad
dress: Il told you So"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-06
People
and
Events
LUNCHEON BRIDGE.
Miss Dorothy May Young Is Char
ming Hostess.

Miss Dorothy May Young Is Char
ming Hostess.
One of the most delightful of the
private parties to take place during
the summer was that given by Miss
Dorothy May Young, daughter of
Mrs. Coleman Watkins, of 1913 N.
Kingston avenue, Ventnor. Satur-
day afternoon in the Atlantic City
Casino. Luncheon was served at
tables beautifully decorated with
cut flowers and dainty souvenirs.
Bridge followed in the sun-room.
Miss Young's guests were Miss
Olive Filler, Miss Dorothy Roe, Miss
Dorothy R. Young, Miss Marjorie
Ekholm, Miss Lillian MARYLAND,
Miss Nelsa MARYLAND, Miss Caroline
Bruner, Miss Lois Steckel, Miss
Jane Heller, Miss Margaret Yard,
Miss Pegeen Crawford, Miss Helen
Dryer, Miss Caroline Stevens, Miss
Jane Haverstick, Miss Kay Jones,
Miss Cicilly Blanche, of Wayne, Pa,
and Miss Elizabeth Blair, of Ell
wood. Miss Young will be assisted
by Mrs. Coleman Watkins and Miss
Helen Leonard.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-06

The little house illustrated this week
Is about as small as it is practicable to
make six-room house. every effort
being made to keep the cost down to a
minimum. Yet beauty has not been
sacrificed. neither has comfort nor mod
ernness. Tho house gains its attractive
ness from it's good proportions and the
careful placing and scaling Of the win
dows. When vines or roses have grown
up the lattice at the porch. the house
win be even more homelike than 1t is in
the sketch.
Nots how the double window at the
right OF the house, with its flower box
underneath and the windows thanking
the entrance door. give character to the
nrst story, lending touch Of individ-
uality that is sure to be admired. And
tho little window lighting the closet in
the second story. with its flower box.
lightens up the entire elevation and
gives that homelike touch 30 much to
be desired
Entrance IL had directly into the lv-
ing room. as is essential in the house
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-06
Sports
|DOneBrUwTl
BY NORMAN E. BROWN

Jack Johnson, black monarch of
the prize ring at or time is called
the author of recent book which
processes to clear up the much
discussed title bout between John
son and Willard by exposing the
manner in which the fight was
thrown.
The book recites how. Johnson
agreed to throw the fight on the
promise that he would be assisted
in his efforts to clear his name and
receive permission to return to the
United States. He was an exile at
The time, lodging service on a
charge of violating the federal
statues while leading his life of
dissipation.
The plan, as Johnson outlines
It, was to pay him most of the
price agreed upon before the battle.
The rest was to be paid from
receipts taken at the gate as the
battle began.
Johnson, the book AYERS, ar
ranged that this late payment
should be made to his wife, seated
at the ringside, and that she was
to indicate to him by pre-
arranged signal that the payment
had been made. johnson was to
continue fighting until the signal
came.
The original plan was to have
the payment made by the tenth
round, however, and to have
Johnson lie down in that round.
Johnson says that the officials
were tardy in placing the money in
his wife's hands SO it was not until
near the twenty-sixth round that
she gave him the signal. He pro-
ceeded to end the fight in the
twenty-sixth by being knocked out.
Now there is nothing new in
Johnson's statement that he threw
the fight. He said that Immediately
after the battle. There have been
ugly rumors from other sources
ever since.
But there is one significant
statement in his new confession
that interests me.
He says his wife waved to him
when the money had been turned
over to her.
Ringside accounts of the fight,
files show, stated that just before
the last round Johnson turned to.
ward. his wife and motioned to her
to leave the arena.
! The reason attributed at the
time was Johnson's thoughtfulness
| toward his wife and his unwilling
ness to have her see him in the
final moment of his downfalI-that
he knew he was being beaten and
| did not want her to witness his
disgrace.
Viewed from the standpoint oil
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-06
Goes After Heavier Tackle

Joseph Roberts, of Margate, while
fishing IS miles off shore. hooked a
tuna. which he and friends with
him estimate to have weighed 200
pounds. Roberts played the fish
for six hours, letting out over 1000
feet of line, but luck was with the
fish, who is still below sea level, ;"
while Roberts has sent away for
heavier tackle in case he meets
any more big fellows"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-06

Johnson's late confession, was this
wave from John Arthur his ac-
acknowledgement that he had seen
her signal and that he understood,
instead of an act of husbandly
kindness?
There has never been any effort
to implicate Willard in the deal.
Willard was simply the recipient
of tossed title-if it were tossed.
Four-year-old Ethel had gone
over to friend Mary's housh to
spend the morning, About fifteen
minutes after her departure, she
unexpectedly reappeared at her
own home.
Mary slapped me-" she stated,
so came home"
THAT was certainly wrong OF
Mary observed her mother, 81
hope you didn't slap her back"
Nom, l didn't slap her back. /"
was the reply. Il slapped her in
the stomach