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Milford chronicle., 1927-07-01
KENT-SUSSEX FAIR
FROM JULY rs TO 30
Directors Have Prepared Unusual
Program Amusements And Sports

Elaborate preparations are being
made by the managers of the Kent
and Sussex County Fair Association
for the annual fair which will begin
July 26 and continue until July 80.
The race track was never in finer
condition and with the addition of
several new buildings, including a
Boys and Girls Club building, the
fair grounds will be more attractive
than ever before.
The management has spared no
expense in their free acts between
the races. Among those attractions
will be the Joe Basiles Madison
Square Garden Band and autonobile
races under the personal direction of
Ralph H. Hankinson.
One of the largest displays of fire.
works ever seen at any fair will be
given each night.
The California Franks, an assem-
blage. of rough riders, expert ropers
and marksmen with a display OF
thoroughbred horses and long horn
ed steers will be another attraction.
Ellen Harvey, the "jazz girl of the
wire," aged but IL years, will per-
form daily on a slender wire, to jazz
music.
The White Brothers, two of the
greatest funambulists even seen will
be another attraction.
The Aerial Keelers, two attractive
young ladies will do all kinds of
stunts from trapeze.
The cattle, hog, poultry and other
exhibits are being provided for by
larger accommodations. On Tuesday
and Wednesday of fair week, there
will be three races, with purses of
$3.50 to $500. On Thursday, the big
day of the fair, there will be four
race purses ranging from $3.50 to
$500. On Friday, there will be three
races, with purses from $3.50 to $500.
Charles D. Murphy is president of
the association; B. I. Shaw, vice
president; Ernest Raughley, secre-
tary, and H. E. Quillen, treasurer.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-01
DELAWAREANS PAID
TAX ON INCOMES
OF $57,S97,972
Corporations Gave $6O,s3l,345
In The Year 1925, Report
Shows.
9l31 MADE RETURNS
Wives Making Separate State
ments During Year Numbered
$4,O34,7SS.

According to statistics of income
tax returns for the year ended De-
cember 81, 1925, the individual in
come tax paid on by the citizens of
Delaware amounted to $57,897, 1872.
Net corporation tax collected for
that year amounted to $60,931,345,
making a total of $115,S29,317 for
these items of tax to the Federal
Government, the Bureau of Internal
Rvenue has announced.
The statistics show that out of
238,000 population of the State there
were total of 9131 individual re-
turns filed for 1926, and the net in
come was $54,897,972. The average
income tax per return was $3044S,
or 3.S4 per cent of the population.
There were 1866 joint returns filed
by husbands and wives, and 1907 re-
turns of men heads of families, the
net income was $3,52S,473. Wives
making a separate return totaled 317
and the net income was $4,034,788.
The number of returns of individ-
ualS for the entire nation filed for
the year 1925 totaled 4,171,051, the
dSS4OSetIO hCI lASOl4C PAIgOOtsOfO,-
403, and the net tax $794,555,183. AS
compared with the returns filed for
the calendar year 1924, the returns
for 1925 show a decrease of $3,198.-
737 or 43.40 per cent, also de-
crease in total net income amount
ing to $3,761,577.51, or 14.66 per cent.
but an increase of $30,289,793, or
4.90 per cent in the total tax, the
statement showed.
"The average net income is $5,-
249.16, the average amount of tax
$176.11, and the average tax rate
1886 per cent. For the preceding
year the average net income was S3,-
481.26, the average amount of tax
was $95.56, and the average tax rate
was 2.74 per cent.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-01
HOUSTON CANDIDATE
TO SUCCEED HIMSELF
Delaware Congressman Announced
Candidacy While At Milford Meeting

Congressman, Robert G. Houston,
of Georgetown, who is now serving
his second term as Representative
in Congress from Delaware, has an
nounced himself candidate to sue
ceed himself. Such an announce
ment was made last week when he
was in Milford attending the Post
masters Association convention. Mr..
Houston made the statement after
he had been asked what he thought
of the rumors no prevalent through
out the State to the effect that the
several Republican factions in Sus-
sex County had cotton together and
that candidates for Governor and
United States Senator had been
agreed upon. He gave little cred
ance to the rumors, and then made it
clear that he will be in the primary
fights with the hope of securing a
denomination. He explained that
his desire to return was because Of
his experience and that he would be
of value to his constituents as a re-
suit of this experience.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-01
PLAZA THEATRE SOLD
AT PUBLIC AUCTION
Wilmington Man Purchases Milford
Playhouse; Paying $4,000

The Plaza Theatre in Milford was
sold at public auction by order of
the Chancellor of the State Monday
Morning. Only three bidders were
present,and their representatives ran
the bids up from $58,000 the starting
bid to $4,000 for which price it was
sold. w. D. Wilckerson, holder of sec
ond mortgage notes against the
theatre was the purchaser. While
no announcement of the plans of the
new owner have been made it is
thought that the theatre will be op-
Grated under the same management
as in the past, for the present at
least. Approximately 100000 in
debtness was held against the the
atre at the time of the sale. 1t is
one of the largest playhouses in the
State, has ample stage accommoda-
tions for the largest road shows and
is so constructed that the acoustic
properties make it ideal for the hold
ing of large conventions.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-01
STATE APPLE CROP
SMALLER But BETTER
First Pickings From Orchards
Were Shipped To Markets
This Week.

Within an area of 80 miles in
length and Is miles wide are located
the most important and largest
apple orchard in the State. While
there have been a sporadic truck
movements of early apples, all this
week, the carload shipments are not
expected to go forward until the
next week in July.
W. T. Derrickson, director of the
Bureau of Markets for the State
Board of Agriculture, who has been
seriously ill for several weeks at his
home, was strong enough late last
week to get to his office and COM
plete plans for putting the new
apple branding law in operation
which was enacted by the recent
General Assembly. Mr.. Derrickson
has been unable to personally visit
any of the orchards, but from re-
ports coming to the Bureau of Mar
kets, the crop this year will not be
near as large as the one last year
which was abnormal The orchard
lists report that there has been rain
enough and at separated intervals
SuIIlclent 10 make the trees produce
even better fruit than with a bumper
crop last year.
One of the encouraging details
learned by Mr.. Derrickson was that
the report from Tennessee are that
the early crop there will be a mere
bagatelle. As Delaware competes
with Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana,
aud Michigan in early apples, every
little thing helps, even though it be
unfortunate for some other State.
This is the first time in the history
of the state that early apples have
been branded. According to the law
no one may offer apples for sale
either in this State, or out of it,if
they are in carriers unless the car
riers are branded denoting the size
color and quality of the fruit. Mr..
Derrickson does not believe that ii
will require much State inspection
Continued on page f1ve)
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-01
FARM record CLUB In MAY
SHOWED GOOD EGG YIELD
HI. S. Palmer Explains Method OF
Combating POukry Disease

The daily egg records from 49, ,445
hens and pullets are included in the
May report of the Delaware Farm
Egg Record Club, according to the
summarized statement which has re-
Gently been prepared by H. S. Pal
mer, Extension Poultryman of the
University of Delaware, for distribu-
ton to those poultry raisers in the
State who are members of this club.
The egg records for May were Sc
cured from 143 farms, and of the TO-
tai of 49,445 birds whose egg pro-
duction was reported for this month,
1878 were pullets, 1906 were
hens, and 1861 were hens and pull
lets in mixed focks. The average
production from the hens was 49,
eggs per bird, and the pullets laid on
the average of 17.5 eggs, while the
mixed f1ocks produced 17.3 eggs per
bird during this period.
The chief subject discussed by Mr..
Palmer in this report is the intestl-
nal disease known as coccidiosis
which is causing unusually heavy
losses among young chicks in the
state LllS S6dSOu. AS ILLS ulSSeioS ~
carried over from one year to an
other in the soil, or by old birds
which have recovered from this
trouble, it is therefore more prevail
ent where young chicks are rum
ming on ground that has been re-
Gently run over by early broilers or
old hens.
Coccidiosis attacks chicks when
they are from two weeks to four
months old, and the first symptoms
of the disease are paleness of the
beak and legs, followed by the fea-
theirs becoming dirty and ruffled.
The affected chicks soon lose their
appetite and become inactive, and
soon afterwards blood will appear
in the droppings. In some cases,
however, the bloody droppings are
among the first symptoms to be no
ticed.
AS a treatment for this disease,
DR.. Frank Hare, State Poultry Dis
ease Specialist of the State Board of
Agriculture, is recommending the
California Milk Ration" which con-
sists of 40 pounds of dried skim milk,
CONTINUED on page f1ve)
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-01
MAGISTRATE HENDERSON
MOVES TO new QUARTERS
MilfOrd'S Justice OF The Peace Ac-
tive Though SS Years OF Age

Justice of the peace Edward V.
HENDERSON has moved his offices
from the corner of Second and Wal
nut Streets, South Milford where he
has been located for years, to his
new quarters on Peril Street. The
new offices are located on the east
side of the street and are ideal for
his purposes. The change was made
necessary because Ruby R. Vale,
owner of the old quarters intends
to move the house to make more
lawn for his home.
In addition to acting as justice OF
the Peace, like office he has filled
for several terms, Mr.. Hendrixson Is
also magistrate for the Town Of
Milford Though eighty-eight years
of age he is active and can be found
at his office early each morning, and
until late in the evening. He is kept
busy handling the police cases for
the town as well as the State work
which comes before him. Milford's
venerable official is much pleased
with his new offices.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-01
MILFORD CELEBRATES
4TH With BASEBALL
and FIREWORKS
Dover Will Play Here Monday
Morning---Teams Will Play At
Dover In Afternoon.
FINE EVENING DISPLAY
Edward Nj. Davis Will Entertain
Public With Beautiful Fireworks
At Baseball Park.

The Fourth of July promises to be
an enjoyable day for the citizens Of
Milford and vicinity. In the morning
there will be a base ball game be-
tween Milford and their Did rivals,
Dover, which will prove very pop
ular drawing card. The game will be
played at Milford. The game was to
have been played in the afternoon
but change was made necessary in
order that the grounds could be
made ready for the fireworks in the
evening. The newly organized clubs
are both composed of home boys @nd
those who enjoy seeing the boys in
action are assured of fine game.
In the evening probably the most
elaborate display of fireworks ever
shown in lower Delaware will be put
off at the base ball park. These are
being shown by Edward NJ. Davis, of
Wilmington, who formerly resided in
Milford. Mr.. Davis has contracted
with a company which makes spe-
ciality of putting on such displays
to handle the entire affair. A band of
music has been hired for the even
ing. Everything will be absolutely
free to everybody. The band concert
will start promptly at o'clock on
Monday evening and will continue
until o'clock at which time the
fireworks display will be started.
Major Lank has been employed by
Mr.. Davis to take charge of the
grounds that evening, and he with
corps of attendants will see that
all are given an opportunity to en-
joy the display without interference
or annoyance.
Mr.. Davis is making arrangements
to have automobiles call for any ag-
ed persons in Milford who cannot get
to the base ball park to witness the
display. By letting him know in
ample time cars will be sent TO the
homes of all old people that even
ing. A letter received from the COM
pany putting on the entertainment
states that they know of no place in
the United States where such
large assortment will be fired in any
one field as will be shown in Mil
ford Monday evening. The program,
a copy of which was sent to the
Chronicle, seems to be elaborate and
should be enjoyable to all who wit
ness it.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-01
MULH0LLAND COMPANY
ENTERTAINS EMPLOYEES
Annual Picnic At Oak Orchard En-
jOyable Affair

Last Saturday the employees of the
John H.Mulholland Company were
the guests of the company at the an
nual picnic at Oak Orchard. Over a
hundred enthusiastic members of the
Mulholland force gathered at +he
plant at o'clock where autos await
ed them to convey them to the pic
mic grounds.
Two large commissary trucks car
ried all sorts of sandwiches, soft
drinks, salad, ice cream, etc., which
were dispensed under the expert SUI
pervision of Sam Painter, who lost
no time in getting the lunch room
set up as soon as they reached the
beach. From then on eats, candy, ice
cream and soft drinks were on tap
free of charge throughout the day.
A variety Of races and contests
were entered into with unusual en-
thusiasm. The following were the
winners of the various contests:
Ladies' rs yard dash, 1st place,
Lula Lank; End place, Elsie Higman.
Mems 100 yard dash, 1st place,
Edgar Legates.
Ladies kicking contest. won by
Margaret Roberts.
Gold digger's contest, won by
Whitley Webb.
Ladies' ball throwing, won by Lula
Lank.
Mems ball throwing, won by Whit
ley Webb.
Little girls race, won by Elizabeth
Brulatour.
Little boys race, won by Billy
Sparklin.
Balloon race, won by Margaret
Roberts.
Special race, won by Mrs. Fields.
The feature race of the mems pro-
gram was the 100 yard dash in which
Edgar Legates and Fred Mulholland
ran three tie heats and it was found
necessary to toss a coin to deter
mine the winner.
The Lank Sisters gave a fine ex-
hibition of Charleston dancing which
made a big hit with the crowd. Dur
ing the afternoon bathing and var
ious outdoor amusements occupied
the gathering until about p.m.when
the journey back to Milford began.
The concensus of opinion of those
who attended was that this picnic
was by far the best ever.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-01
STATE TAX BOARD
TO REVIEW RULING
ON DIVIDEND TAX
Rumored Attorney General South
erland Disagrees With Pierre
S. Du Pont.
REFUSES TO DISCUSS TOPIC
lntimated There Will Be Trou.
bic In Returning $25O,OOO Un-
der Decision.

That the new State Tax Board,
provided by the last Legislature to
hear appeals from decisions of the
State Tax Commissioner will meet
next week or at least early in July.
ana consider the recent ruling of
Commissioner Pirre s. dupont on
taxation of dividends, was confirmed
by Secretary of State, Charles H.
Grantland, who is member of the
new board, by virtue of his office.
1t was pointed out that under the
ruling, if it stands, it will be neces-
sary to refund $250,000 collected in
taxes and it was also intimated that
there was going to be considerable
ulf1lculty IN returning this amount.
according to rumOrs the new tax
board is going to consider the mat
ter because Attorney General CIar-
ence A. Switzerland has given an
opinion to the Tax Commissioner
which does not agree with his ruling
in the matter.
When spoken to in reference to
this Mr.. Switzerland said:
Il have always made it a rule to
give opinions to such state officers
as might ask them and allow them
TO use their own judgment about
making the opinion public. This be-
ing the case 1 cannot discuss this
one"
Just when the meeting of tho nou
ooaru VIII be held has not been de-
c!ueu Dut 1t is declared that the de-
clslon OF Mr. dupont will be discuss
eu ana the board will take action if
II linus that 1t has the power to do
So IL is claimed that the bodv was
created for just such purposes
Mr. Grantland was positive tbo+
tne ruIlng had never been submitted
~ lne old tax board which is clear
ing up the work now before it before
'ne new body holds meetine
state Tax Commissioners d,po,+
was recently interviewed and as11a3 III,
nunDer OF questions as to the
erect OF the new ruling. W
WI. uuFont has ruled that under
:ne present income tax laws earn
ines OF profits of corporation of a
gwen year are not taxable as diviN
uehoS IL paid to the sharebolderc 80
oHe corporation in any year there
aller: Mr.. duPont's answers NAV
ne OF interest to taxpayers and to
tnose interested in the welfare of
tne public school system. The oues- s.
ions asked and Mr.. duPont's answ-
ers are as follows: ''N' "
Questlon-Has the wording of the
law been differently interpreted in in
the past or is the present situation
Legislature? ~ 'He last
Ans%er-This section of the law
has not been changed since its nass acc"
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-01
SAFETY COUNCIL URGES
SAFE And SANE" 4TH
Louis A. Drexler, President,
Asks Careful Observance Of
Nations Birthday.

An appeal to all Delawareans to
aid in maintaining Safe and Sane
Fourth of July has been sent
through the press by Senator Louis
A. Drexler, president of the Della
ware Safety Council, in the follow
ing letter to the Editor of the Mil
ford Chronicle:
Your assistance in publicizing the
accident hazards incident to the Gel
ebration of our Nations Natal Day is
most earnestly solicited. 1t is a de-
plorable fact that within the past
twenty years more than $1,000 men,
women and children have been kill
ed or seriously injured in July 4th
accidents. The facts TO follow are
drawn from bitter experience. Will
you not call them to the attention of
your readers?
Under no circumstances should
parents allow small youngsters to
play with firecrackers, Roman can
dies, sky rockets, pin wheels, colored
explosives or sparklerS. True Amer
icanism demands an Independence
Day free from unnecessary accident
hazards. Manifest your patriotism by
games and sports, picnics, hikes and
safe motor tours. If there is q mu-
nicipal fireworks demonstrations, or
other civic celebration, by all means
participate.
Traffic and swimming in addition
to fireworks will be the large classi-
fication under which lives will be
lost and bodily injuries sustained.
The unusual volume of motor traffic
coupled with the fact that many
drivers will hurry to make definite
objectives constitutes a large haz-
ard. More than usual care should be
exercised in driving over the July
4th weekend and insofar as possible
motorists should seek the lesser
travelled roads. Swimmers should
confine their bathing activities to
protected beaches and ponds.
Let us celebrate our Nations
birthday, but let us not sacrifice in
fire and noise, the lives, limbs, prop
erty and future happiness of our
people. Honor our country by liv-
ing through Independence Day with
out injury to yourself, your family or
your fellowmen.
Sincerely yours,
LOUIS A. DREXLER.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-01
EXPECT HEAVY TRAFFIC
ON ROADS OVER HOLIDAY
State Police Make Plans For Keep.
ing Highways Safe

Superintendent of Highway Police
G. C. Reynolds, has made all his
plans for handling the Fourth of July
traffic which will really start Friday
evening. If weather is clear it is
expected that motor travel over
Delaware roads will be the heaviest
ever experienced in this state.
From noon on Monday until mid
night a census will be taken of the
travel at both the State Road and
Dover Sub-station. In order to help
with the extra thousands of motor
lists in the northern part of Della
ware, some of the men stationed in
the lower end of the state will be
moved north for that day.
From now on state highway
policemen will endeavor to enforce
the new law which calls for a mir
ror to be attached to every truck or
pleasure car. Heretofore only COM
mercial trucks were required to have
such an accessory AS rapidly as
the state policemen sees a car with
out mirror they will notify the
owner about the new law, taking
the number of the car and giving
him a reasonable time to obtain a
mirror. If he fails to comply then he
may be arrested at any time.
The latest wrinkle of truck driv-
ers to protect themselves from ar
rest by the state police is the use
of a push button. The thing works
just like a push button on front
door or like the signal buttons in
the trolley cars. The button is at
the end of the truck so that a man
sitting in the rear and detecting Ihe
approach of a state highway police
man can push the button and noti-
fly the driver that he is being pur-
sued and watched.
Milford chronicle., 1927-07-01
HORSE RACING AT
HARRINGTON ON nth
Six Races Will Pr rovide Enter
tainment For Race Enthusi-
asts.

A program of six races will be put
on at the Kent and Sussex Fair
Grounds at Harrington on July A.
match event between Hal Bee, owned
by Senator Charles D. Murphy, and
Bonnie NJ, the property of W. E.
Miller, of Washington, D. c., the
other four races have received a
large entry. The card follows:
Glass A pace-Hal Bee, Charles D..
Murphy, Harrington; Bonnie NJ, w.
E. Miller, Washington, D. C.
Glass B pace-Lady X, Avon
Stock Farm, Millington, Md; Daniel
C. K, George T. Satterfield, Harring-
ton; Mary Stevens, w. E. Miller,
Washington, D. c.; Gray Ghost,
Robert Shirley, Washington, D. c.;
Sanwood, Herman Tyson. Newark,
Del; Charing Cross. c. D. Murphy,
Harrington; Belle OoVola, Homer
c. Kelley, Salisbury, Md
Glass c pace-Lester G. S. March;
George T. Satterfield, Harrington;
COssewegO Boy, DraytOn & Son,
fredericksburg, Md; Henry ]. S.;
Ralph and Paul Adams, Bridgeville,
Del; Hattie Harvester, w. E. Miller,
Washington, D. c.. bloomington, Jun
ior, Robert Shirley, Washington, ..
c.; Skeeter Boy, Otis Shirley, Wash
ington, D. c.; Mack Patchen, Dray-
ton &c Son, fredericksburg, Md; Bar
ney Google, John Philips, Cam
bridge, Md; Little Judge, Oscar
Warrington, Lewes, Del; Helen
Pointer, William T. Hudson, Selbys-
vile, Del; Little Joe, w. w. Wright
son, fredericksburg, Md; Peanuts.
Fred Windsor, Milford, Del; Lucy
Patchen, Fred Windsor, Milford,
Del
Glass A trot-De Wolf, Warren
Moore, Harrington, Del; Barona
Princess, Homer C. Kelley, Sails
bury. Md; U. Watts, Herman Tyson.
Newark, Del; Mary bennington. W.
E. Miller, Washington, D. c.
CLASS b trot-Judge Douglas,
Delaware Stock Farm, BridgevilIe,
Del; Bray Worthy, Jacob Farbee.
Philadelphia, Pa; Setter W., Nor
man Collision. Bridgeville, Del:
Frisco Girl. Robert Shirley, Wash
ington, d. C.
Class G trot-Custer Dillon. Fred
windsor, Milford; Charlie Boy. C..
w. Murphy, Harrington; Nowaday
Bess, Delaware Stock Farm, Bridge
vile; Doc Worthy, Otis Shirley,
Washington; Princess Elma, Della
ware Stock Farm; Lovelike, Fred
Windsor, Milford