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Milford chronicle., 1927-12-16
COMPLETE REPAIRING
GOING ON AT PLAZA
New Organ, Which Has Been Ship
ped, Will Complete The Work

The renoVating of the Plaza Thea
tire has been completed, and the
pipe organ, shipped about two weeks
ago, is expected to arrive any day.
In excellent taste throughout, rest
full to the eye, and beautiful in every
detail. the new decorations are
worthy of the highest praise. The
stairs, aisles and Hobbies are carpet
ed with red and gray, to harmonic
with the walls of three-toned red
panels set in background of gray,
their lower portion being painted in
a beautiful marbelized effect. Dim
side lights give the necessary soft
light during a performance, and
there is a lovely amber, not too
glaring, when all lights are turned
on. Ferns, flowers and other addit-
ions complete the cOziness of the
place. Every comfort of the aud
fence has been considered, from the
splendid new heating system, to the
drinking fountain installed in the
lobby. Mr.. Van Amman, here last
week with his minstrel show, was
heard to remark that the Plaza is
the most attractive theatre in which
he has given a performance for a
long, long time. Mr.. Edward Evans,
the manager, is planning big spec
ial program for the opening night,
after the organ is installed, which
will be announced in due time in the
Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-16
CHRIST CHURCH WILL
HOLD UNIQUE SERVICES
Manager Service And Candle Service
VIII Be Appropriate to Christmas.

The services for the next two
Sundays at Christ Church, Milford,
will be both unique and interesting,
and Rev. Guy Hill, Rector of the
Church, is extending an invitation
to everybody to be present at that
time.
An evening service will be held
next Sunday which will portray the
real Christmas Spirit. Because OF
the character of the service those
attending are requested to bring
gifts, wrapped and labeled for age
and sex and during the singing of a
hymn the people will present their
gifts to the Christ Child by placing
them in the Manager at the foot of
the Chancel steps. Rev. Hill es-
peciaIly urges as many as can to be
present at this service. He feels
that YOU will miss something by not
being there. Immediately following
this Manager service there will be a
pageant appropriate to the Christ
mas season.
The services following will be as
heretofore.
On Saturday night, December "a,
which will be Christmas Eve, there
will be a service which will be char
acteristically portrayed by the feast
of Lights, or as is commonly known
our Candle Service. The beauty of
this service is enhanced when the
church is filled. If you have never
seen, nor participated in, one OF
these services you have missed
something which is very real, in
fact the empty pew which you
should occupy has caused a short
circuit. This latter service will be-
gin at Has P. M. Coming as it
does on that evening and at that
time Rev. Hill feels quite sure that
YOU will be up, inasmuch as you
have been arranging the Christmas
tree preparatory to Santa Claus
visit to the kiddies. Can you afford
to miss these services?
The service on Christmas Day
will be appropriate for such day.
Rev. Hill reminds us that it had
not been for Christ's Mass or the
Nativity of our Lord, we would
never have known such a season
nor would such a spirit prevail as
surely does at this time of the year.
The Christmas Service will be a
celebration of the Holy Eucharist at
II A. M. This will be the only SER
vice of the day, as it being Christ
mas Day there will be no Sunday
School.
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-16
FEARON AGAIN HEADS
EVERGREEN FOREST
Georgetown Man Begins Third
Term As Grand Tall Cedar.

George o. Fearon, of Georgetown,
was reelected Grand Tall Cedar of
Evergreen Forest at the annual
election of officers on Wednesday
evening. Other officers elected are:
Senior Deputy, James K. Pettyjohn,
of Milford; Junior Deputy, James L.
Harmstead, of Harrington; Treas
urer, G. T. Reed, of Milford; Scribe,
c. Donnan Holzmueller, Milford;
Editor of Goats Review, James K.
Pettyiohn. Trustees elected are DR..
Frank L. Grier, Joseph B. NAPLES,
George. H. Hall, DR.. Walter L. Grier,
and George o: Fearon.
Following his reelection Grand
Tall Cedar Fearon made the follow
ing appointments: Captain of the
Rangers, Rodney Bice, of Dover; LIST
Lieutenant, H. A. Colt, of Dover;
End Lieutenant, Edward B. Green,
of Georgetown; Chaplain, Rev. Chas.
Spry, of Blades; Perceptor, R. A.
Derrickson, of Milford; Steward,
Howard Derrickson, Milford; Inside
Sentinel, Clarence Downing, Mil
ford; Outside Sentinel, Herman
Johnson, Milford; Guide, DR.. Will
lard R. Pierce; Band Leader, C. Rus
sell Snyder; Auditors, w. G. Sam
mons and Edwin P. Messick.
Harry Wenninger, of Wilmington,
District Representative was present
and installed the newly elected Of
ficers. Following the routine bust
ness the members present enjoyed a
fine vaudeville entertainment.
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-16
CAPTURE EVANS
JEWELRY THIEVES
Three Other RObberies Cleared
Up By Arrest Of Three Men
Charged With Crime.

One of the cleVerest pieces of de.
tective work to be disclosed in Della
ware in recent years was unfolded
on Wednesday afternoon when State
Detective Ottie DOnOway and State
Highway Policeman Norman Purnell
arrested three men charged with the
Evans Jewelry Store robbery of two
weeks ago. The men under arrest
are ]. Raymond Mitchell, aged %
years, Deoland H. Lowe, aged 16, and
Edwin K. Lowe, aged 10 years. They
all reside in Sycamore district,
about seven miles from Laurel.
Most of the loot was recovered be-
fore the arrest of the suspects.
The arrest of the three men clears
up three other robberies on which
Detective Donoway has been work
ing for some time. They follow:
Robbery of T. J. Waller & Son at
Laurel with a loss of $500; Robbery
of Wooten & Moore, Laurel $3.50;
and the stealing of $50 bushels of
soy beans from Elijah H. Gordy, a
neighbor of the boys under arrest.
When he was called to Milford to
investigate the Evans Store robbery
Detective noticed that the plate
glass window had been cut with a
round glass cutter, similar to that
used in the Waller robbery at Laurel
He already had the men later ar
rested under suspicion and theman-
ner in which Evans Store was en-
tered caused him to investigate their
activities further. A fine clew was
given him when one of the suspects
gave a watch to another person,
whose name the authorities will not
disclose. The officers went to the
home of Mitchell four days before
the arrest. In searching the pro-
perty they found the jewelry stolen
from Evans. Mitchell was not
home at the time. On Wednesday
the men were arrested and charged
with the Evans robbery, which
amounted to $500 and the other rob-
berries above named. They were
taken before Justice of the Peace
w. J. Mustard at Georgetown and
held under $4,000 bond each for
their appearance in court.
Another point which has been I'M
der discussion in Milford since the
Evans robbery was cleared up by
the arrests. Night Officer Davis
claims that the window had not been
entered when he went off duty at
6.15 o'clock. Detective Donaway
stated to a representative of the
Chronicle yesterday that the window
was broken and the Jewelry taken
between the hours of 2 and o.
clock in the morning.
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-16
ASKS OPEN SEASON
FOR REED BIRDS
Senator Bayard Appears Before AID;
yisOry Board For State GunnerS

Senator Thomas F. Bayard APP
peared before the Advisory Board
under the Migratory Bird Treaty be-
tween the United States and Canada
on Thursday and asked that Della
ware hunters be permitted to hunt
reed birds during the next season
which opens September 1, and closes
for reed birds this year, and appro-
ximately 1000 Delaware hunters
have petitioned Senator Bayard to
use his influence with the advisory
board to have next season open TO
hunters of these birds.
The Delaware hunters stated that
for the reason of the short season
there was no danger of extinction
of reed birds during the short stay
of the birds in Delaware. The Board
told Senator Bayard that it would
take the matter under advisement.
Nine years ago the board suspend
ed the ban in the state for five years
and after the lapse of that period
it was extended three years more,
which brought an open season for
reed birds in 1926. 1t was pointed
out Thursday that the application
for an open season this year was not
made in time to obtain any action
on it.
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-16
HOUSTON WINNER
IN HARD BATTLE
Delaware Congressman Successful
In Tilt For Place On Rivers And
HarbOIs Committee.

1t is said by men who were pre-
sent at the executive sessions of the
Republican committee on committee
at Washington that the one and only
real fight for committee place was
over one of the three vacancies on
the much-cOVeted Rivers and Har-
bors body in which Representative
Robert G. Houston of Delaware en-
erged victor.
1t was a battle of east against
the death of the late Representative
Crumpacker, of Oregon.
Before the hot contest for this
place was staged, the committee
chose Representative Hudson, of
Michigan, to fill vacancy left by
the non-return of Sosnowski of that
state, and selected Representative
Niedringhaus of Missouri to succeed
Newton of that state, who did not
come back to the 10th congress.
The stage apparently was now set
for the selection of an Oregon man,
Representative Korell, for the place
vacated by the tragic death of Mr.
Crumpacker.
Mr.. Houston was put in nom1nat-
ion for the Oregon vacancy by the
committeeman representing the
Pennsylvania delegation. On the
first BALLOT, Houston polled 108
votes to Korell's 107. But Houston
still lacked a majority of the 297
votes in the committee. On the sec
ond BALLOT, three minor candidates
were eliminated leaving Houston
and Korell to fight it out. On the
third BALLOT, Houston polled 1875
votes, which gave him a majority
and the victory.
Membership on the Rivers and
Harbors Committee adds much to
the prestige of the. Delaware con-
gressman-at-large The committee
is what is known as an exclusive
committee, meaning that member
ship bars service on any other COM
mittee.
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-16
GOVERNOR ROBINSON
Sees MORE BENEFITS
FOR OUR FARMERS
In His Annual Report As Master
Of Delaware State Grange He
Praises Newspapers.
NOTES STATES FINE ROADS
Says Highway Department Is On
The Job And Trying To Better
Highways Each Year.

At the opening of the annual
meeting of the Delaware State
Grange at Milford on Tuesday the
following report was read by Cover
nor Robinson, as master of the
grange:
CAS- we begin today, the 53rd an
nual session of our State Grange, let
us pause for a moment and think of
the many blessings the Ruler of the
Universe has bestowed upon us. We
have been blessed in many ways.
Our harvests have been abundant;
we have not been devastated by
floods as other parts of our country
have been; disease and pestilence
have passed us by and for these
things and many others, we are
thankful.
people of other walks of life are
beginning to again realize that the
farmer is an important factor in the
progress of civilization and the
business of the world, and slowly,
but surely, the man who tills the
soil is being given more consider
alton in the makeup of the govern
mental affairs of our country. He
stands now, as he always stood, for
good citizenship and right living,
but the whole world is living at a
too rapid rate. There and when it
does come and we again live sane
lives, as our forefathers did, we will
all be happier and more contented
with the good things of life.
Meeting OF The National Grange
''The 61st annual session of the
National Grange was held in Cleve-
land, Ohio, November Is to 25 of
this year, and was a success in evry
way. Twenty-eight states were re-
more than last year
by delegates who gathered for the
purpose, if possible, of doing some
thing to improve conditions in the
rural districts. The % states were
represented by men and women who
are acknowledged leaders in their
respective communities, and who
came to this meeting, not for play,
but to consult together for the good
of their fellowmen. While, of course
of opinion arose, there
seemed to be such a spirit of CO.
operation that the whole meeting
can be said to be the most harmon
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Milford chronicle., 1927-12-16
TRAPPERS PREPARING
FOR MUSKRAT SEASON
Large Catches Anticipated In Many
Localities; PeltS About $1.75

Trappers along the Delaware Bay,
Indian River, Broadkill and Reho-
both Bay are making preparations
for the muskrat season. Some of
them who maintain small cottages
near the beaches so they are in pos
ition to watch their traps and go on
the marshes early each morning, are
already making catches, while 9TH
ers have not moved to their shacks
but make daily trips and "rob" their
traps. The season, it is believed, is
going to be a profitable one, and
large catches are expected to be
made in some of the localities.
Last year probably saw the peak
of the industry since the close of
the war when prices ranged around
S2.4O for good hides. It is not I'M
common for some of the marsh own
ers near the mouth of the Broadkill
river and the bay shores to receive
as much as $1,000 for the season.
exclusive of the sale of the meat.
Some of the trappers make as much
as $40 per day.
The price of good pelts at this
time is said to be between $1.65 and
S175 each, while the meat sells
from 25 to. 80 cents. This would
mean that the trapper at the present
prices would receive about 81 for
each.
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-16
SERIES OF FIRES
KEPT FTREMEN ON
The JUMP HERE
Wednesday Afternoon BIazes De-
strOyed Barn, Damaged Dwell
ings And Threatened Property.
SCHOOL WAS DISMISSED
Nearness Of First Fire To School
Buildings NeCessitated Dismiss
ing Of All Classes.

Two alarms of fire on Wednesday
afternoon kept the members of the
Carlisle Fire Company busy for sew
eral hours. The first fire, which is
supposed to have started from
burning pile of rubbish in a yard
nearby, destroyed an old barn and
for a time threatened several build
ings on West Second Street, North
Milford. The second blaze was at a
the home of Laura Sharp, colored,
on East Second Street, North Mil
ford. At this fire the second story
of the building was Quilted and the
roof badly damaged.
The first fire was discovered
shortly after 2.30 O'clock in a build
ing originally used as a barn, but re-
Gently as a private garage. 1t had
gained a good Roadway when dis
covered and long before the fire
men arrived the structure was a
mass of flames and heavy black
smoke was rolling over the neigh
borhood. 1t was owned by George
Lynch whose residence is located
on West Third Street. By the time
the firemen had laid their line of
hose, sparks carried by a northwest
wind, had fallen on several build
ings, the roofs of which soon were
burning spots. The Baptist Church
was on fire in several places about
the roof and caves. Directly OPP
posite Alexander Voshell, and own
ed by John w. Herring, a brisk
blaze broke out on the roof of this
dwelling.
Immediately adjoining the church
property on the west is a double
dwelling owned by William G. Pow
ders and tenanted on one side by
Mrs. Emma Johnson and family and
on the other side by Fred Hammond,
Jr. Several patches of fire soon
broke out on the roof of this build
ing. An old stable and outbuildings
in the rear of the building also
were on fire. Just as the firemen
were about to disconneet their hose
lines fire was discovered in one Of
the garages of the Milford Emer-
gency Hospital. It had started
from spark carried from the burn
ing barn. Soon after the firemen
went into action they had the fire
under control and quickly extin-
guished the flames. The barn owned
by Mr.. Lynch was insured. Damage
to the other buildings was very
slight.
The Milford Public Schools, which
are located within a few yards of
the burning barn, and adjoining the
Baptist Church, were enveloped by
smoke from the burning building.
The school children were immedi-
ately dismissed from classes and
marched out of the building. No
more classes were heard Wednesday
afternoon.
One of the trucks had just left the
scene of the Lynch fire, and another
was about to return to quarters
when a second alarm was sent in.
This time the fire was in the home
of Laura Sharp. This blaze is sup
posed to have started from a short
circuited electric wire. All of the
upper story was Quilted and the con-
tents ruined. The roof was also
damaged. The building was insur-
ed.
In responding to the first alarm
of fire, Harry Lindale, a member of
the company was painfully injured
when he was thrown from one of
the trucks as it left the firehouse.
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-16
FIRST AUTO TAG
RUSH is OVER
Peak Period For New AutOmO-
bile Licenses Will Come After
Christmas.

There were more automobile IL
cense tags applied for and delivered
I'D to December l, and more license
have been issued with the tags to
larger number of motorists this
year so far, than in previous years
according to William Ball in charge
of the Automobile Department OF
the Secretary of States office.
While his office is receiving re-
quests for 1928 tags every day, the
rush is practically over until after
Christmas, he believes. The time
from Christmas until New Years
day will be the peak period.
The department is still confronted
with many problems because OF in
fluence used by would-be dealers to
try and obtain dealers tags which
they obtain at a lower price than
the regular fee charged other motor
lists. One of these dealers sells au-
tomobiles and he also sells other
merchandise. He has been refused
a dealers license because he uses
his dealers tags on a truck that de-
livers this other merchandise.
According to the Interpretation OF
the State law he is not eligible and
not legally entitled to use his deal
er's tags for this purpose. Attorneys
claim that the law is plain. 1t sets
forth that the dealers tag is given
him to promote the sale of motor
cars and trucks, and is not to be
commercialized. In other words,
they claim, that dealers tag can
not be used for any other purpose
than to demonstrate a car in order
to obtain a sale of that car. Anyone
using a dealers tag for any other
purpose, such as delivering mer-
chandise of any character or for
any other object than to promote the
sale of a motor car or truck is VOL
ating the law.
To officials who have had expert
ence in other years the "open sea-
son" for drunken drivers is rapidly
approaching. Around the holidays
is usually a peak time for these
reckless motorists. Yesterday Mr..
Ball received notice of two more
motorists who had been convicted of
driving cars while intoxicated.
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-16
FINANCING MEETINGS
ARE HELD in SUSSEX
Laurel And BridgeviIIe Are Both
Active In Refinancing DeI-Mar.
Va Project.

Four we'll attended community
meetings in connection with the re-
financing campaign of the DelNMar-
Va Eastern Shore Association were
held this week, Laurel and Bridge
Vile lin Sussex County, Del, and
Pocomoke City and Berlin in Wor-
cester, Md In each instances ac-
tive committees assumed charge of
the subscription lists and early re-
ports to their chairmen indicate pro-
gress. The joint campaign between
the Eastern Shore of Virginia Cham
Der of Comerce and Del-Mar-Va As
sociatiOn is also progressing and ar
rangements are being completed for
the inter-eounty convention, to be
held at Washington College, Decem-
Der %, where business leaders in
New Castle and Kent, Delaware;
Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Talbot and
Queen Annes counties, will assemble
In the Sussex County meetings the
first was held at Community House,
Laurel, under auspices of a local
committee headed by J. Wiley
Thought, nearly fifty of the leading
citizens from Laurel and Delmar at
tended. AS Chairman Mr.. Thought
introduced Fred P. Adkins, past
President of the Association and
Harvey J. Hill, Executive Vice
President. Both talked on local and
Peninsula problems, outlining the
work and future plans of the AssOci-
alton. A committee was then select
ed to act in securing subscriptions
from this district The committee
consists of: J. Wiley Thought, chair
man; L. Ray Orwell, A. w. Robin
son and William H. Cook, of Laurel
and Samuel N Culver and J. Milton
Cleary, of Delmar.
The second Sussex county meet
ing was at Bridgeville. H. L. Can
non, acted as Chairman. The meet
ing was held in the High School
room, on Main Street.
The attendance reached about forty
and expression of interest in the AS
ISOLATION was manifest. Mr.. Cannon
as the speakers Mr.. Hill
and Charles NJ. Freeman, of Sails
bury The Bridgeville committee
Continued on Page 16)
Milford chronicle., 1927-12-16
HARTLY POULTRYMEN
KEEP COST RECORDS
Methods OF Ascertaining Costs And
Profits Explained At Meeting

The second monthly meeting Of
the Hartly Poultry Record Club,
which was held in the public school
building in Hartly in Tuesday even
ing, December 6, with an attendance
of nine members and six visitors,
was addressed by H. S. Palmer, Ex-
tension Poultryman of the ,Univer-
sity of Delaware, and Kent County
Agent Russell E. Wilson, who have
succeeded in interesting twelve COM
mercial poultry raisers in that sect
ion of the country, to keep complete
records of their poultry business for
a period of one year beginning Nov
ember 1.
Mr.. Palmer made comparison of
the cost of feed, egg production, ex-
penses and receipts of six Of the
club members who brought their
November records to this meeting,
and it is hoped that all of the
twelve members will come to the
next regular meeting on January 10
prepared to furnish their reports
which are used for comparative
study purposes. Anton Krupka, an
other successful poultry farmer in
the Hartly community, has become a
member of this club, bringing the
total membership to twelve instead
of eleven which was the original
number.
A summary of the records of five
of the highest producing flocks in
that state, as reported by the egg re-
cord calendars, was also presented
by Mr.. Palmer under whose super
vision this project is being conduct
ed in the state in cooperation with
the three county agricultural agents.
Some very interesting figures were
given to compare the production of
flocks on the years average and on
the average number of eggs laid per
bird each month.
He also showed comparative fig
ures on the cost of managing flocks,
consisting of both hens and pullets,
on thirty-two farms on Long Island.
These records included such items
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Milford chronicle., 1927-12-16
RED MEN WILL MEET
AT LAUREL TONIGHT
Meeting VIII Be Held To Discuss
Membership Drive In State.

Delegations from more than 40
tribes are expected to attend a rally
of the Improved Order of Red Men
to be held in Red Mems Hall, Lau-
rel, tonight, in the interest OF the
present campaign to increase the
membership of the Order in Della
ware from 5000 to 5000
Herbert F. Stetser, Great Chief Of
Records of the Great Council of the
United States, will be the principal
speaker. He is a former Great
Sachem of New Jersey. Rossakat-
UNI Tribe No. Is, of Laurel, will be
the host of the visitors.
Among the tribes expected to send
representatives to the meeting,
which is planned to be one of the
largest ever held in Sussex county,
are Little Bear, of Bear; Indian
Hill, of Bethel; Iroquois, of Bridge
Vile: Massasoit, of ClaymOnt;
Shawnee, of Clayton; Asketum, OF
Dagsboro; Wicomico, of Delmar;
Waneta, of Dover; Ioka, of Ellen
dale; Cayuga, of Frederick; Nanti-
coke, of Georgetown; Mingoe, of
Harrington; Modoc, of Hartley; Te-
cumseh, of Hickman; Red Cloud, of
Houston; Mona, of Magnolia; Sen
eca, of Middletown; Sakimas, of
Milford; Chippewa, Of Milton; Min
nehaha, of Newark; Andastaka, of
Newport; Appoquinimink, of Odes-
sa; Indian River, of Rehoboth; Tus-
carora, of Seaford; Wissahickon, OF
Selbyville; Wawa, of Union; Sine
puxent, of Whitesville; Ottawa, OF
Williamsville, and Delaware, Keo-
kuk, Cherokee, Lenape, Minqua,
Wawaset, Mattahoon, Hopockohack-
ing, Manitoo, Usage, Hiawatha and
Apache, of Wilmington.