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Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN
in NUT GROWERS MEETING
DeI-Mar-Va County Agents And
Nurserymen Interested In Project

Fifty acceptances from leading
nurserymen, County Agents and
others interested in nut culture
have been received by the Del-Mar
Va Eastern Shore Association to
their invitations requesting attend
ance as Del-Mar-Va delegates to
the Eighteenth Annual Convention
of the Northern Nut Growers As
sOciation, to be held at EastOn,
September 18th, and 10th.
Accompanying the acceptances
are many views and expressions
from those who have either expert
mented in the cultivation of nuts
or who are owners of nut trees in
their natural state. The majority
epress the opinion that the Del
Mar-Va Peninsula is peculiarly
adapted to the successful growth
and production of both nut stock
and high quality nuts. Peninsula
wide interest in the Convention is
being expressed.
DR.. G. Layton Grier, President of
the Del-Mar-Va Association, who
will deliver the address of welcome
to members of the Northern Nut
Growers Association, expressed
himself as believing that this gath
ering will be of unlimited value to
Del-Mar-Va. He emphasized the
point that the Peninsula has pro-
dueed in natural state a material
quantity of nuts of the leading
varieties and while there has been
but little cultivation there are many
reasons which indicate that it would
prove successful especially with
soil and climate conditions so well
suited to production.
In a recent interview, DR. Grier
stated that he believes, the nut
growers convention may mark
new era in nut culture in Del-Mar-
Va. He said that in his estimation
the advice and suggestion coming
from this gathering of noted au-
thorities will in a material manner
influence nurserymen as well as
private individuals to enter into
practical experiments in the pro-
duction of quality stock and that
there is a reason to anticipate this
may develop into a leading industry.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
CRASH NEAR MILFORD
SENDS VICTIMS TO HOSPITAL
Cars Badly Damaged At Crash At
MarShaIl's Mill Crossing Monday

A Pennsylvania and a Delaware
car figured in a bad accident on
Monday afternoon at Marshalls
Mill Pond. A party in two cars
were en-route from Rehoboth to
Pennsylvania, when the front car
slowed down suddenly, causing the
one behind to pass quickly to the
left to avoid direct collision. In
passing, the rear car struck the hub
cap of the front car with the wheel,
causing it to swerve to the left and
in so doing, it struck a South Bound
Delaware car. Both machines in
the collision were badly damaged,
but the occupants escaped with no
more serious injury than bad lacer-
tions and bruises. The Pennsyl-
vania car, driven by L. C. F. May, of
Hazelton, Pa, had for passengers,
Mrs. William May and Mrs. Verna
Alber, also of Hazelton, who
were injured In the other car were
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Urian, married
just two weeks, of Smyrna, Mrs. E.
S. Galloway of Milford, mother of
Mrs. Urian, J. H. Quillen and Miss
Ruth Quillen of Philadelphia. Mrs.
Urian, Mrs. Galloway and Mrs.
CULLEN were all injured. The in
Jured were taken to the Milford
Emergency Hospital where their
injuries were dressed.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
FOUR HUNDRED GALLONS
OF WINE FOUND BY RAIDERS
Dry Agents Visit Farm Near Delmar
Arrest, Parents OF Nine Children

One of the most successful liquor
raids ever conducted in this state by
Federal prohibition agents occurred
near Delmar last Friday morning
when the farm owned by Samuel
Lombardo was raided, with the re-
suit that seven barrels in addition
to numerous other containers total
ing more than 400 gallons of wine
were found
The agents were informed that a
large quantity of liquor was stored
on the farm, so they visited the
place in truck. Following the ar
rest, the four hundred gallons were
loaded into the truck and transport
ed to Wilmington. Lombardo was
arrested on charges of illegal pos
session, while his wife, Salvatrice
Lombardo, and his eighteen-year-old
daughter, Marian were arrested on
charges of selling intoxicating liqu-
orS.
All three were taken before
Magistrate Spicer of Laurel, and in
default of sufficient bond all three
were sent to the county Jail at
Georgetown. They will get a hear
ing before the Federal Court on
September IA. The family are
Italians, Mr.. and Mrs. Lombardo be-
ing unable to speak the English
language. Besides the daughter
who was arrested, there are eight
other children in the family under
thirteen years of age.
The liquor consisted mainly of
strawberry and blackberry wine.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
STATE FIREMEN MEET
In MILFORD NEXT YEAR
Delegates Vote To Come Here For
Annual Convention

Milford will entertain the volun-
teer firemen of the State of Della
ware on the occasion of their an
nual convention in 1928. This was
definitely decided when the delegates
in session at Rehoboth on Wednes-
day unanimously accepted the invi-
tation of the Carlisle Fire Company
to come here. The annual gathering
at Rehoboth was attended by repre-
sentatives of every volunteer fire
company in Delaware. Following
the business meetings a dance was
enjoyed during the evening. One of
the delightful features of the day
was a large parade participated in
by firemen with their apparatus. The
following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, ]. E.
McClain, of Delmar; vice president,
]. T. Bailey, Laurel; treasurer, J.
7. Guyer, Richardson Park; secre-
tary, S. H. Carson, Dover. NJ. c.
Conway of Seaford, was elected a
director. All of the other directors
hold over. Matters of routine busi-
ness were discussed, and several
things were left with the executive
committee to settle.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
EXPECT GOOD YEAR
FOR OYSTER INDUSTRY
Beds And Packing Houses Are
Inspected To Insure Against
Contamination.

The oyster dredging season which
opened last Thursday began under
the most favorable circumstances OF
any year, as far as Delaware oysters
go. The summer has been a splen-
did one for bivalve growth and those
who have examined the beds say
the oysters are in fine condition.
Because of the cool weather in
August the danger point caused by
the bivalves prOpogating has passed
and there is no danger of ptOmaine
poisoning.
While the season opened last
Thursday it is not expected that
many Delaware dredgers will get
busy much before September Is.
According to John W. Willcutts,
collector of oyster revenue of Bow
ers Beach, Delaware oystermen are
not concerned about the ruling of
the Department of Agriculture at
Washington which last year inform
ed the Oystermen all over the
United States, that starting on Sep
tember 1, this year, no more float
ing of oysters will be allowed.
The New Jersey oystermen at a
meeting held a few weeks ago nam
ed a committee to protect this rul-
ing and as a consequence the pack
ing houses on the New Jersey side
of the Delaware river and bay will
delay starting operations until
some definite decision is reached
concerning the floating of oysters.
In Delaware the packing house at
Little Creek started this week. The
owners did not operate the plant
last year because they wanted the
oysters to obtain an extra years
growth. AS a consequence their
bivalves have grown several inches
and they are looking forward to a
very busy and prosperous season.
The three plants at Bowers
Beach will start about the middle of
the month, and as they give employ
ment about 100 persons, it means
quite a responsible industry to this
fishing village and regular employ
ment throughout the winter when
there is no fishing.
The packing plants at Seaford are
expecting to become active later in
the month.
R. c. Beckett, sanitary engineer
for the State Boar of Health, last
week began his inspection of oyster
houses, oysters, and the water from
which the oysters are dredged.
These samples will be analyzed at
the laboratory of the State Board of
Health here to determine whether
the oysters or water are in any way
contaminated.
Delaware does not ship oysters
in the shell as do the New Jersey
dealers, but all of the oysters are
shucked and packed in five and ten
gallon carriers. This does away
with the extra cost of expressage or
freight and as they are usually for
warded by express it means a more
prompt delivery than if the bivalves
were shipped in the shell by freight.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
FIREMEN CALLED OUT
TO FIGHT SMALL FIRE
Feather Bed On Fire Causes Much
Smoke And Excitement

A fire occurred in the home of
Mrs. Howard Walls on Washington
Street, on Tuesday at noon. Mrs.
Walls was away at the time, and
Miss Mary Reedy in passing saw
smoke emerging from one of the
upstairs windows and rushed to tell
Mrs. William Herring, a sister of
Mrs. Walls, who was in the back
yard. The Milford Fire Company
was quickly summoned and they
put the fire out before any other
rooms of the house took fire. The
fire had apparently started in
corner of the bedroom behind a
curtain which formed a closet. This
curtain was in flames when the fire
was discovered, a feather bed near
by caught fire and was ruined, the
window curtains burned, and the
paper and woodwork of the room
ruined
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
MILFORD SCHOOLS
OVERCROWDED ON
OPENING DAY TUESDAY
S2l Pupils Present Themselves
For Education When Assign
ments Are Made.
MORE ARE STILL TO COME
Board OF Education Faces A Prob
lem To Seat Aud Accommodate
Those Who Expect To Enter.

If the number of children in the
first and second grades of the pub
lie schools, and each and every one
of them reside within the Special
District of Milford, is a criterion to
judge the number of people in the
town of Milford, then we certainly
would be justified in claiming five
thousand population, within the
school district
Last Tuesday when the schools of
Milford reopened for the school year
of 1927-192S, there were SO children
making their first entrance into the
First Grade in our schools.
The three rooms used for school
purposes in the Masonic Temple as
well as the loaned three rooms on
the school grounds, are packed with
children beyond the health and COM
fort limit for gathering children into
school rooms.
The seventh grade has over seven
ty boys and girls alone in that grade
under two teachers; they separate to
go to classes, leaving more than the
number a teacher should have to
give proper instruction to her pu-
pills in the seating room alone.
In the additional department for a
Commercial Course for the High
School students to get business
training as well as theoretical edu-
cation, the two rooms recently fitted
up and equipped in the Cadner Build
ing in the front yard of the main
school building lot, will be used,
while the Science and Biology De-
partment will be able to use a room
almost double its capacity of last
year, by having the side porch clos
ed in to form larger room.
The following statement of the
number of children, actually pres
ent and assigned to classes the first
day in the High, Grammar and Pri-
mary Schools, totalled 492 in Pri-
mary and Grammar Schools; 1873 in
High School and 141 in School Num-
Der 2, making total of S21 chill
dren present and accounted for on
the first day of opening the Milford
Public Schools, out of an enrolment
of 1913 children. There are yet II
more children to come into the sew
eral grades, all of whom reside with
in the Milford Special School Dis
trict. OF this number 20 are colored
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Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR
REFERENDUM VOTE
Purpose Is To Learn Whether Del
Mar-Va Business Interests De-
sire Continuation Of Work.

DR.. G.. Layton Grier, President of
the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore As
sociation, on Monday made a pre-
liminary announcement concerning
the method which he will use in
ascertaining the attitude of the
Peninsula business public toward
the Association. Plans for continu-
ing the activities of the Association
were submitted to the Executive
Committee at its recent meeting in
Salisbury. This was admitted by
DR.. Grier, who however, says that
after discussing these plans at
length the decision was unanimous
ly reached regarding the demand
for it's continuance.
Public sentiment, says DR.. Grier,
will be decided by means of refer
endum vote to be conducted under
the auspices of a natural committee
composed of men who were not
members of the Association at the
time it was formed. Early an
nOuncement will be made it is
stated, concerning the membership
of this committee. 1t is proposed
to mail out ballots to Peninsula
leaders, the ballots to contain set
of questions propOunded by the
Referendum Committee. Those who
receive the bollOts will also be
given a Referendum Information
Sheet, which will contain not only
the record and achievements of the
Association since its organization
but likewise a synopsis of the pro-
gram it will likely undertake if it
is continued. The expense of the
referendum it is stated will be
borne personally by DR.. Grier, who
as President of the Association won
the Executive Committee to the
idea of a Showdown" before plan
ming the work for 1928, 1929, and
1880.
THE announcement that we in
tend to find out what the public is
saying and thinking about the As
sociation," said DR.. Grier, has
caused considerable comment, and
in some quarters a certain amount
of alarm. There is no occasion for
alarm. The proposed Referendum
is in keeping with the proprieties.
We don't intend to cut the throat of
the Del-Mar-Va Association if it is
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Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
ACCIDENTAL DEATHS In
STATE TOP LAST YEAR
Two More Have Been Killed To Date
Than Total Last Year

Delaware's total of highway fatali-
ties since January 1, 1927, reached
81 on Wednesday. This is two more
than were recorded during the en-
tire year of 1926, when 49 deaths re-
suited from traffic mishaps.
With the total number of deaths
reaching 81, the list of injured far
exceeds this number, reaching well
into the hundreds. Some of the per-
sons injured were crippled for life.
Others suffered nervous breakdowns
from which they have not yet recov-
cred, while still others are the vic
tins of recurrent illnesses, brought
on by their weakened physical con-
dition, aftermaths of the accidents.
Records of the Delaware Safety
Council show that while 81 deaths
have been reported SO far this year,
the total number of deaths from Jan
uary 1, 1926, to September 6, 1926,
were only 35. OF this number, %
were in Wilmington and 13 were in
other parts of the State. This year,
the situation is reversed. Thirteen
were killed in Wilmington and 38 oc-
eurred in other parts of the state.
Last year, records show, no chill
dren under four years of age were
killed in traffic accidents. Fourteen
between the ages of five and 10 died.
Thirty between the ages of 20 and
So years died. Above go years of age,
only five persons were killed. This
year, another switch is noted, in that
most of the fatalities were children
and elderly people.
The list of accidents ranges from
the lowest part of the state to the
northern tip. The first occurred on
January %, when Lee Jackson, 8
years old, stepped from farm wag-
on and walked directly in front of
an approaching automobile. 1t was
at first believed the lad was suffer-
ing only from shock, but death inter-
vened.
The first three deaths reported
were those !of children. A 9-year-old
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Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
BIDS FOR DELMAR
SCHOOL TOO HIGH
Lowest Estimate Is $4,000 In Ex-
cess OF Amount

At a meeting of the Delmar School
Building Commission at Dover last
Friday in connection with the State
Board of Education bids for build
ing the new school at Delmar were
opened but the lowest bid was $17,-
900 in excess of the amount avail
able for the purpose. 1t is likely
that new bids will be asked. The
bids follows:
Hastings and Parsons, Salisbury,
Md, $143,0O0; Selbyville Manu-
featuring Co., Selbyville, Del, $162,-
500; ]. Roland Dashiell, Salisbury,
Md, $164,S0O; H. Clay Phillips and
Son, Middletown, Del, $146,21O;
Charles E. Broughwan Bros, Cam
bridge, Md, $149,950; William r.
Booth and Son, Salisbury, Md,
$143,8O0; Barnes Construction Co.,
Philadelphia, $164,900; Northeastern
Construction Co., Baltimore, Md,
$156,000; John M. Yardley, Phila-
delphia, S160,589.
In each bid were alternative bids
as requested by the plans and
specifications including screens for
windows, weather strips, installat-
ion of radiators, operating boiler
plants, etc.
The Caesar Rodney School Com
mission was organized by the selec-
ton of L. M. Price, vice-president
of the State Board of Education as
chairman; j. A. Barnard, vice-chair-
man; DR.. H. ". Holloway, secretary,
and ]. T. Jump, acting secretary.
The other members of the COM
are B. F. Hartman and w.
S. Roe. The district will have
about $4,000 to spend in improve
mentS. Z
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
MILFORD FIREMEN'S
ANNUAL CARNIVAL
OPENS TONIGHT
Event This Year Promises To
Be Best Ever Sponsored By
Local Company.
AID FOR BUILDING FUND
The Net Receipts Will Be Applied
To Reducing Indebtedness On
Beautiful Community Building.

Tonight is the night. Write it
big. At seven o'clock this evening
the annual Firemen's Fair and
Carnival, conducted by the Carlisle
Fire Company of Milford will open
for eight nights of merriment, and
one big round of pleasure for the
residents of lower Kent and Sussex
counties. Merry-go-round for the
children, bingo games for the grown
ups. and scores of booths at which
wonderful values will be given to
the lucky winners are in place a
waiting the opening this evening.
Milford's business men who annual
" aid the firemen in their booths
are ready to work hard to make the
affair this year the best ever. As
usual the farmers booth will be
big feature of the carnival. The
farmers have respOned nobly to the
request for chickens and farm pro-
duce so that this feature is an as
sured success. Blankets, finer and
better than ever will be at the car
, nival grounds for the lucky winners.
Baskets of groceries, always an at
tractive feature of the carnival will
be found at the usual place. The
firemen have planned well and long
to present the best in the matter of
wares that money can buy. Music
will be furnished by band each
evening.
That the carnival this year is not
to be all a take" and no give" af-
fair is evident by the number of
prizes which the firemen are offer
Ing to those who attend. A special
feature of the carnival this year
will be the awarding of a Grand
Prize of $25000 in gold on the clos
ing night of the affair. Tonight
the automobile dealers of Milford
will stage an automobile parade and
display on the carnival grounds.
Every dealer in Milford is cooper
ating to make this a success. On
Monday evening the school of Mil
ford will stage parade. This will
form at the school building in
North Milford at $50 o'clock, and
the line of march will be through
the business section to the carnival
grounds. Tuesday evening the
Community Parade will be held.
Prizes have been offered for the
best business float, best decorated
auto, best decorated float Milford
School, best decorated country
school float, best decorated farm
float, and best decorated bicycle or
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Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
FIRE DESTROYS GARAGE
AND CARS AT MILLSBORO
Esham'S Garage In Heart Of Town
Burned Wednesday Morning 4

Fire, of unknown origin, destroy
ed the garage owned by Harry
Esham at Millsboro early Wednes-
day morning. Three automobiles
parked in the garage were burned.
They were owned by Edgar Tim
mons, Joshu Esham and Charles
Short. The garage was located on
q street in the rear of Shorts store,
and was directly opposite the Me-
thodist Episcopal Church. For a
time it was feared that the edifice
would be damaged by flames, but
excellent work on the part of the
local firemen and the Bridgeville
and Georgetown fire companies
which were called in, held the
flames from spreading. Shorts
store was slightly damaged from the
heat of the burning garage, and at
one time the intense heat started a
fire in the store. 1t was easily ex-
tinguished. The loss occassioned
by the blaze had not been estimated
when this was written.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
MILFORD MAN WINS PRIZES
FOR FINE POULTRY EXHIBIT
DIR. Evans Roberts Takes In Every
Class In Which He Entered Birds

DR. Evans Roberts, of Milford, who
for several years past has been
specializing in raising fancy Rhode
Island Red chickens, won prizes at
the Wilmington Fair this week
which have been very pleasing to
him. In every class in which he
had entered birds he took first prize
for Rhode Island Reds. DR.. Evans
states that his flock of Reds is re-
cognized as one of the finest in the
United States. He has been COM
plimented by poultrymen who have
judged the birds upon the quality
of the fowl. One man who has been
judging at most of the fairs in the
east is quoted as having told him
that a cockrel displayed by Roberts,
and recently examined by him, was
the finest specimen of reds that he
had ever inspected.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
LAUREL FARMER HAS
"SIAMESE" TWIN PIGS

William H. Collins, farm
er residing near Laurel, has a
freak of nature which he has
been exhibiting in the form of
"Siamese" pigs. The pigs are
perfectly developed but were
completely grown together.
Each has a normal head, four
normal feet and legs, and a
tail. There were several other
pigs in the litter and everyone
of them appeared to be normal
and healthy. The freaks are
creating much interest, and
those who see them marvel at
the curiosity.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-01
BOY TENNIS WINNER.

Frank Shore, Is years old, defeat
ed Dave Legum. also Is. in the finals
of the boys elimination tournament
of the Washington Center of the Mid
die Atlantic Tennis Association on
the Chevy Chase Club courts this
morning.
Straight sets decided. Ga and
GO.
Both Shore and Legum will repre-
sent the Washington Center in the
first Middle Atlantic Association
tournament at Richmond July and
O. this honor going to winner and
runner-up.
Play for the junior honors was to
be decided this afternoon. Milton
Baker and Eddie Yoeman were the
contestants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-01
POLICEMEN GIVEN
PROMOTIONS TODAY
Eighteen Take Oath, With
Two UnavoidabIy Absent.
Mai. Hesse Speaks.

Eighteen of the score of members
of the Police Department concerned
in the changes that became effective
today were sworn in at police head
quarters this morning by Maj. Ed
win B. Hesse, superintendent of police.
The absentees were r. L. Jones, adj
vanced to the rank of detective
sergeant, and Jesse r. Birch, trans
ferred from the crossing to the regu-
lar force. Jones was in Virginia at
the bedside of his sick mother, while
Birch is a patient in a local hospital.
Those who appeared and took the
oath and the new positions they will
fill were Capt. w. G. Stott, Lieut.. l..
I. II. Edwards, Serst. Thomas Nc
Grath. Detective Sergts. Jacob Wolf
E. T.. Thompson, l.. M. Wilson. II. l..
Ogle. w. J. du Busky. Lauritz Christ
ensen, j. c. Collins. T. j. Sullivan,
T. A. Fitzgerald and John A. Foley;
Precinct Detectives j. w. Wise, r. l..
Jones, j. F. Flaherty and N. S. Hold
kinson: John j. Mcdonnell from
crossing to regular force, and George
F. Washburn, from regular to cross
ing force.
Makes Brief Address.
When the men assembled Maj. Hess
told them he expected a faithful, loyal
and conscientious performance of the
duties imposed upon them.
They had been promoted solely upon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-01
PUBLIC LIBRARY CHANGE.

The Public Library today announced
that, beginning July 6, the library will
remain open ever Wednesday until
pm. This resumption of customary
hours results from the provision for
service made by the Congress in the
appropriation act for 1929. The
shortened hours on Wednesdays
originated as a wartime emergency
measure.
The longer hours wilr be in force at
the central building, Seventh and K
streets; the eTakoma Park branch,
Fifth and Cedar streets; the South
eastern branch, Seventh and D streets
southeast, and the Mount Pleasant
branch, Sixteenth and Lamont streets.