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Milford chronicle., 1927-08-12
FOUR PROMINENT men
HAVE NARROW ESCAPE
Harry v. Lyons OF Lewes And
Others In Automobile Collision

Harry V Lyons, well-known pilot
at Lewes; DR.. Rowland G.. Paynter,
of Georgetown, one time Democratic
candidate for Governor, Colonel
Theodore Townsend, Editor of the
Milford Chronicle, and former Sher-
iff w. E. Maloney, of Kent County,
had narrow escape from serious
injury last Thursday afternoon when
two automobiles crashed on the du-
Pont Boulevard at the intersection
of the Rising Sun and Lebanon
road.
Colonel Townsend, DR.. Paynter
and Mr.. Lyons were in the car of
the last named, returning from a
meeting at the Delaware State
Hospital at Farnhurst where they
are trustees, when the car of former
Sheriff Maloney came out of the
side road. Both cars were running
at about thirty miles an hour and
the Lyons car crashed into Maloney
car, knocking it for some distance
The Maloney car left the road
plunged into an apple orchard and
then back on the road again.
The occupants of both cars were
considerably Jared but not serious
ly injured. Both cars were con-
siderably damaged.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-12
NO TESTS FOR AUTO
DRIVERS AT PRESENT
SAYS CRANTLAND
Secretary OF State Hands Down
Opinion Relative To License
Requirements.
HAS NO AUTHORITY
Opinion OF Attorney General Is
That Law Applies To Specific
Cases.

Secretary of State, Charles Grant
land, last Friday announced his
disapproval of the plan whereby all
new applicants for automobile driv-
ers' license be examined before such
license are granted.
Secretary Grantland's opinion
was submitted to the legislative
committee of the Delaware Safety
Council, which met at noon with
Secretary Grantland and Governor
Robert P. Robinson in the COVER
nor's office.
A request was made about two
weeks ago by the Delaware Safety
Council that stringent examinations
be demanded of all license appli-
cants. After a conference with the
governor, Secretary Grantland pre-
pared his opinion, which is sustain
ed by an opinion received from At
torney General Switzerland.
The opinion submitted by Secre-
tary Grantland follows:
"At the recent session of the Gen.
eral Assembly of this State, bill,
Council was introduced in the
House of Representatives, the pur-
pose of which was to compel an ap-
plicant for a license to operate a
motor vehicle to submit to an ex-
animation before the issuance of
such license by the Secretary OF
State. A strong sentiment in op-
fA IL
in consequence of which the bill
failed to pass the House in which ii
was presented.
Through the medium of a ruling
based upon the construction of a
sentence contained in an act of the
1928 session of the Legislature, it is
now urged by a special committee
of the Safety Council, and earnestly
supported by representative citizens
and Influential organizations, most
ly from the upper part of the state
that at least those persons who are
making the initial application for an
operators license, undergo such ex-
animation as may be prescribed by
the Secretary of State. This ex-
animation is to be given a Legal
status which reads as follows:
Before granting such license tc
any applicant who has not held 6
similar license during the proceed
ing year, or who has had such &
license revoked, the Secretary ot
State for sufficient reason shall
have authority to require such ap.
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-12
TALL CEDARS PLAN MEET
AT REHOBOTH BEACH
Evergreen Forest Members Will
Hold Outing August "a

Preparations for Tall Cedars' Day
at Rehoboth Beach are being COM
pleted and the committee expects to
nave several hundred of the men,
bers and their wives at the resort on
Wednesday, August "a, the date that
was approved by George Fearon, G.
T. c., of the Evergreen Forest. No.
49, located at Milford. Mayor Ralph
M. Wingate, chairman of the COM
mittee on arrangements, states that
quite a few members nave already
made reservations for the big out
ing at this resort. The committee
consists of Mr.. Wingate, chairman;
G. Clifton Maull, Arthur Morris, Gill
bert Ward, R. B. Ingram, DR.. w. P.
Robinson and Ralph D. Poynter.
The following program is being ar
ranged: 2 p. M, athletic carnival for
the ladies and the men. There will
be events for each sex and the
events will be held on the beach
front at the foot of Rehoboth ave-
nue.; p. M, the ladies will attend
a moving picture show as the guests
of Charles S. Horn, manager and
owner; p. M, parade by the Cedars,
starting at the boardwalk on Reho-
both avenue, to the Hotel Ilenlopen,
to First street and back to the circle
on Rehoboth avenue; $3.50 p. M,
band concert by the Tall Cedars'
famous band; p. m, ceremonial at
the Blue Hen Theatre at which 10
saplings will be taken into the Ever
orroo1, Eoracf order. n M baQQCet
CONTINUED on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-12
LOCAL MERCHANTS
WILL HOLD DOLLAR
DAY ON WEDNESDAY
Milford Merchants Are Offering
Real Bargains To Shoppers On
Wednesday, August IL.
STORES OPEN EVENING
In Order That All May Be
Accommodated The Stores Will
Remain Open In Evening.

Fifty of Milford's most progress
sive business houses have united in
an effort to give the buyers in this
trade territory a Fourth Dollar Day
bargain offering next Wednesday,,
August 18th. In this weeks issue
of the Milford Chronicle the stores
which are cooperating in the move
ment are listing some of their offer
ings for the day. The retailers say
that the merchandise offered is the
usual high standard sold by them,
and that real substantial reductions
stocks for the day.
The Fourth Dollar Day has been
carefully planned and each mer-
chant has had an opportunity to
provide sufficient stock to take care
of the needs of his customers. The
sole idea of the Dollar Day is to
create a better feeling on the part
of the buying public toward the
Milford Merchants and with this in
view the store keepers are striving
to give real bargains next Wednes-
day. All of the stores whose ad-
vertising appears in the Chronicle
this week are active in planning for
the event. Those cooperating in
official Dollar Day are displaying
cards in their windows. They are
bearing the expense of advertising
the event and should be patronized.
The merchants have worked hard
to put this Dollar Day across. They
have secured fine stocks to sell at
bargain prices, and now await the
buyers. An early arrival is advised.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-12
IMPROVED:ROAD TO SLAUGHTER
BEACH IS BADLY NEEDED
Heavy Traffic Shows That Commits
sion Should Consider Road

The three mile stretch of road
from the Milford-Rehoboth road to
Slaughter Beach is deplorably dusty
and rough. 1t seems inconsistent
that a road east of Milford has been
recommended by the State Highway
Department, to avoid passing
through the main street of Milford
enroute to Rehoboth, and they will
not recommend the much more
needed road to Slaughter Beach.
There is already an improved high
way all the way to Rehoboth! True,
such a road would remove the
necessity of so much traffic through
our main street and perhaps save
the tourists few moments of time,
but it would seem there is a greater
need for an improved road the short
distance from the Arga store to
Slaughter Beach, the much travelled
road which runs through very
rich section of farm country, used
largely by farmers, and in summer
by visitors from all over this part of
the country.
Last Spring a delegation went to
the highway department and pre-
sented claims for road, but this
department has taken no action.
Joseph E. Holland, of Milford, a
member of the department, admitted
that road is needed, but so far it
has not been recommended by Mr..
Buck, chief engineer of the depart
ment.
On last Sunday there were over rs
in bathing at one time at this po-
pular resort. Many tents being
pitched along the beach. Where
the people go, roads ought to be.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-12
MILFORD CITIZENS ASKED
TO REPORT ON CENSUS
Chamber of Commerce Requests All
Who Haven't Been Visited To Report

For several weeks past a squad
of Milford High School girls have
been busy taking a census of Mil
ford's population. This work is be-
ing done under the auspices of the
Chamber of Commerce, and the
work in many districts is now about
complete 1t has come to the at
tention of the Secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce that some
homes have been missed by the
enumerators, and for that reason
the occupants have not been added
to the lists now being prepared. 1t
is important that every man, woman
and child be included in the census.
This applies to negroes as well as
whites. The aim of the Chamber of
Commerce is to make the work
just as accurate and complete as
possible. All heads of families, or
housewives, who know that their
homes have not been visited are
asked to notify the Chamber of Com
merce, whose offices are located in
the Community Building. This can
be done by calling, phoning or writ
ing. The project is a worthy one
and it is hoped that every resident
of the town will be on the list when
it is cOmpleted,
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-12
KENT LEVY COURT REFUSES
ENGINEERS MILEAGE CHARGE
Orders Purchase OF Car Rather Than
Pay Allowance OF Over $33 Monthly

At the weekly session of Kent
County Court at Dover on Tuesday
reports of county officers were pre-
sented as follows: Clerk of Peace
Williams, $76.50 for county, $2,O8O.35
for state; Register of Wills Burrows.
$212.93; Recorder of Deeds Tarbur-
ton, $1,O54.2O.
The resignation of Howard Hop
kins, of Dover, as trustee for Kent
County Almshouse, was presented,
owing to the fact that his business
takes him away from Dover much of
the time. w. V. Cosden, of near Wy
oming, was elected to succeed Mr..
Hopkins.
The court granted permission to
hold colored camp meeting at
Bells Chapel, M. E. Church at Gun
swamp, between Little Creek and
Leipsic.
Carroll Morris appeared before the
court asking for Stag for a road in
the Eighth district from his home to
the stone road.
VIII. Tums and a delegation ap-
peared before the court asking for
immediate improvement of the
Woodland Beach road out of Smyrna.
The court later instructed County
Engineer Bice to order a boat load
of cinders for use on this road.
The matter of the mileage bill of
Engineer Bice presented to the court
some two weeks ago amounting to
1866, was taken up and after discus
sion was refused, the court agreeing
to allow Engineer Bice $33 per
month as his mileage bill, or 1882
for the four months.
The court then discussed further
mileage for the county engineer,
which Engineer Bice refused to ac-
cept. The court then ordered a car
purchased for the engineer with
which to do his travelling over the
county.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-12
REVENUE FROM GAS
TAX SHOWS BIG INCREASE
July Receipts Of $9O,472.44 Largest
OF Any Month To Date.

July's receipts from the &c gal
lon gasoline tax imposed on motor
lists who are not farmers, were the
largest for the year to date. Ac-
cording to the State law, farmers
may buy gasoline, setting forth that
it is for use in farming implements,
without paying tax.
July was also the largest month
in the amount of fines imposed on
motorists for violations of the
automobile laws.
During July $9O,472.44 was col
lected from the &c gasoline tax.
Last year in the same month the
collection totaled $35,518.30.
Up to August 1 the total collected
this year from the gasoline tax was
1901 ,042,40. For the same seven
months last year the receipts were
$210,292.S7 or about 100000 more
this year than last, so far.
1t is interesting to note that two
years ago when the gasoline tax of
&c was collected, the receipts from
the gasoline tax were $181, ,969.60.
Out of this gasoline tax the inter-
est on highway bonds will be paid.
This interest amounts to $372,000 a
year. 1t is not likely that the gas
tax, even with the added 1c will be
sufficient to pay this interest and
also maintain the roads, although
there is provision in the law
which will enable the Highway
Commission to draw upon the gen.
eral fund for any deficiency.
During July the fines collected
from violators of the State law
totaled $5065. For the same month
year ago the fines totaled S3215.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-12
CANNOT LEGALIZE
REEDBIRD KILLING
Delaware Chapter, Izaak Walton
League. Secures Important In
formation.

For the information of the gun
ner who enjoys cunning for migra-
tory birds the following information
has been secured by Delaware
Chapter, Izaak Walton League of
America, and the Maryland State
Sportsmen's Association from the
Bureau of Biological Survey, which
bureau has control of propagation
and protection of migratory and
insectivorous birds:
There has been many petitions,
both from Maryland and Delaware
sportsmen, containing thousands of
signatures, along with co-opera-
tion of the numerous sportsmen's
organizations requesting that the
closed season on bobolinks, better
known as "red-birds," be- rescinded
in Delaware, Maryland and Vir-
ginia.
According to officials of the Bio
logical Survey, no matter how many
petitions or requests may be pre-
sented to the bureau, there is no
ming for those toothful morsels
this year, as it has been illegal to
kill bobolinks since the Migratory
Bird Act, and Regulations between
Great Britain and the United States
was concluded August 16, 1916 and
became effective December 8, 1916
as follows: Migratory Insectivor-
GUS Birds" bobolinks, catbirds,
flycatchers, grosbeaks, humming-
birds and many others of this spec
les.
However, there were provisions
made that the rice growing states
would be permitted, with proper
restrictions, to kill bobolinks, also
known on the rice fields as "rice-
BIRDS" and this is still allowed,
with more stringent regulations,
while through the efforts of former
U. S. Senator Salisbury and the
senators from Maryland and Vir-
ginia an open season was secured
after being closed for short period
of time.
continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-12
MILFORD FACTORY STARTS
ANNUAL PACK OF LIMA BEANS
First Beans OF Season Put In Cans
On Tuesday. Peak In Ten Days.

The Draper Canning Company,
whose factory is located in Milford,
started it's annual pack of lima
beans on Tuesday, when load of
the vegetables were brought in by a
nearby farmer. Since that time
several loads of the beans have been
brought to the factory, but the beans
are still small. The Peak of the
season will be on in about ten days.
The Gamers this year fear that the
late season will cause the beans
and tomato crop to interfere with
each other. Some tomatoes have
been brought in this week, but can
ming will not start until next week.
1t will be two or three weeks before
the peak of the crop is brought to
the canneries. The Draper cannery
has been packing string beans for
several weeks past. This crop
does not require a very large force
of workers, for the crop is not
grown on large scale. Indications
at this time are that the tomato
pack this year will be only fair
sized one. The quality of the toma-
toes are exceptionally good, how
ever.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-12
GRADED APPLE CROP
BRINGS BETTER PRICES
Stamped Carriers Sell Better Than
Maryland And New Jersey Fruit

Delaware farmers according to
the Bureau of Markets are finding
out that the shipping of apples un-
der a grading and Standardization
system pays far better than the
hokus pokus style heretofore in
practice.
Already there have been upwards
of 600 carloads of Delaware apples
shipped. By the end of the season
there will be upwards of 200 ad-
ditional carloads marketed. The
price of the fruit has held up ex-
ceptionally good and the growers
are naturally in delightful state
of mind.
A feature of the shipping of the
Delaware apple crop this season is
that under the law passed by last
Legislature the growers are getting
the top prices in the market. The
Delaware apples are graded and
the carriers stamped while from
Maryland New Jersey the apples
are not marked and as a conse-
quence the Delaware apples COM
mand a better price.
In the cities of the East, Delaware
apples command from half to dol
lar a bushel more than the apples
from the sister States. There is a
better distribution this year and
manager Derickson of the Bureau
of Markets says the amount ship
ped to terminal markets will be
less than last year, but the distri-
button to smaller cities is more and
better under the system.
Delaware's peach season opens
this week and the growers will have
fair crop but less than the big
yield of last year. The North Caro-
lima crop is about over and this
week the Hiley variety will be on
the market to be followed by the
Georgia Bellies, Elberta and Hale
varieties. Just like the apples the
carriers will be stamped according
to the new law.
Cantaloupes this season for the
first time will be shipped under the
examination and certification claus
es of the new law The crop will
be what is considered a fair one fol
cantaloupes.
as to possibilities and hear reports
of specialists from various sections
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-12
CHILD HEALTH CLINICS
In SUSSEX DURING AUGUST
State Board OF Health Announces
Date For These Conferences

The State Board of Health is con-
ducting chief health conferences in
Sussex County, during the month
of August.
At the Conference, babies and
young children are weighed, meas
ured and examined by nurses and
Physicians from the State Board of
Health. Health topics are discuss
ed and advices given to mothers
regarding "The care and feeding of
children" This work will be done
free of charge.
The conference will be conducted
in the following towns: Millsboro
on Tuesday, August IL, 1.3O p. M,
at DR.. Hocker's Sweet Shop; Gum
boro school house, 1.9O p. M, on
Monday, August Is; at the M. E.
Church in Lincoln, 1S0 p. M, Tues
day, August 16; at Rehoboth 1.9O p
M, Thursday, August 1S, in the
Zwoanendoll Club room; at Lewes,
1.30 p. M, Friday, August 10.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-12
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
MAKES MOVE TODIVERT
MILFORD TRAFFIC
At Meeting Last Week Plans We're
Ordered Prepared For Eastern
Cut.off Road.
RESIDENTS ARE OPPOSED
Milford Citizens Feel That Road
Is Detrimental To Best Interests
OF Town.--Board Censured.

After having held the matter in
abeyance for several months the
State Highway Commission at its
regular meeting on Wednesday
afternoon of last week ordered
plans prepared for the Milford cut
off on the Milford-Rehoboth road,
a distance of one and half miles.
The business interests in Milford
and the large majority of the citi-
zens of the town are opposed to such
a road, for which Milford folks do
not believe there is real necessity.
There seems to be a crying demand
on the part of few Wilmingtonians
who make Rehoboth their weekend
headquarters for this highway. The
cost involved in the construction of
this section of highway will be ex-
ceptionally heavy, for draw
bridge will have to be built to allow
traffic to pass up and down the
Mispillion River. This will neces-
state a bridge tender at all hours
the year round. The proposed high
way is all within the incorporated
limits of the town of Milford, and
OOunSl1 1luoL SC1 latC
voice in the selection of a route
through the town. The road if con-
structed will run diagonal to all
streets in North Milford and should
the town ever grow in that direct
ion will prevent a problem for the
city authorities in the future.
Milford residents very generally
believe that the highway is being
proposed and sponsored for the
benefit of a few who have no inter
est in the town, or in its future.
Milford is passed by on the west by
the du Pont Boulevard and none of
the traffic is diverted through the
town. Should the new road be con-
Structed the same will be true of
the traffic now passing through the
business section of Milford The
citizens of Milford believe that a
better route can be selected through
Milford if the State Highway De-
partment really desires to work to
the interests of the town. Having
in mind the recent referendum in
Dover whereby the State Highway
Department apparently is to be
guided by the voters of the town
on the matter of additional high
way outlets through the town, Mil
ford feels that the proposed deal is
not just as it should be.
For some time past there has
been a persistent agitation and pro-
pangada to divert traffic from the
town by the proposed cutoff. This
way very noticeable Immediately
after Fourth of July when articles
appearing in some of the Whining
ton newspapers, and bearing evil
dence of having organized from the
Continued ON page fve)
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-12
TWO DAY POULTRY
JUDGING SCHOOLS
County Agent Wilson Will Con-
duct Affair AT Hartly Monday
And Tuesday.

Sometime ago, an announcement
was made in the county and state
newspapers that plans were being
formulated by H. S. Palmer, Exten-
sion Poultryman of the University
of Delaware, in cooperation with
the county agricultural agents and
groups of interested poultrymen,
whereby number of poultry judg-
ing schools would be held in differ
ent sections of the state during the
months of August and September
for the purpose of giving the poul-
try raisers an opportunity to learn
some additional information con-
cerning the selection of high pro-
ducing birds, and those which
should be kept for breeding stock.
The poultry farmers throughout
Kent County will be interested to
learn that arrangements have been
made by County Agent Russell E.
Wilson for holding one of these
judging schools at Hartly next
Monday and Tuesday, August Is,
and 16, and a cordial invitation is
being extended to all poultrymen
in this part of the state to attend
this two-day meeting.
These schools will be in charge of
the Poultry Specialist and the
County Agent who will be assisted
by those poultrymen who have at
tended the judging school which is
held at Cornell University for one
entire week each summer. No
charge will be made to those who
desire to enroll in these local judg-
ing schools, and the only require
ment is that those people in the
communities where these meet
ings are to be staged, take an act
i've interest in the work and encour-
age their neighbors and friends to
be present for the two days course.
AS will be observed from the fol-
lowing program, this course will
consist of lectures and laboratory
instructions relative to the methods
of selecting the best birds in the
flocks from the standpoint of egg
Continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-12
35 z 10 81 IA !
DON'T BEAT The TRAFFIC
LIGHT SAYS D. A. A. PATROL
Many Otherwise, Careful Drivers
Come To Grief In This Manner

Don't try to beat the traffic
light" is advice given to motorists
by "Reds" Kenton, of the Delaware
Automobile Associations road pat
rol. Mr.. Kenton, in a statement
said that new highway menace
has developed with the extension OF
the automatic traffic light system
throughout the state.
DRIVERS who ordinarily are caut1-
GUS and considerate in operation OF
their cars seem to lose all sense of
safety perspective when they ap-
proach a traffic light showing the
green signal" said "Reds". To
cross the intersection before the
light changes seems to be an un-
comfortable obsession with numer-
GUS drivers and they dash across
streets without regard to their own
safety or the safety of others.
every few drivers ever pass the
red signal. With the red against
them they are content to stop and
wait for the change, but in major
ity of instances observed by the
road patrol drivers seem unwilling
to approach cautiously when the
signal is green.
"The twin of the "signal beater'
is the driver who, stopped for the
red, dashes madly forward as soon
as the signal changes. He seems
to think he's in a race and that the
last faint trace of amber is the
starters gun. Frequently the twins
come together, or if they don't they
come into violent contact with
pedestrians.
"The only answer is cautious
driving. Life is too short at best
to endanger it by reckless hurry at
intersections"