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Milford chronicle., 1928-03-30
BANK EMPLOYEES GIVE
JANITOR SURPRISE
Nutter Marvel Delightfully."- EnteTE>
tanned After Bank Hours

Nutter Marvel, who has acted as
custodian and janitor at the First
National Bank for several months,
was given a delightful surprise
party on the occasion of his birth
day anniversary recently. Mr.. Mar
vel, who before assuming his duties
at the local bank was well-known
farmer, was taken entirely by sur
prise when called into the directors
office at the institution and the in
tention of the gathering was an
nounced. Miss Alice Brown acted
as mistress of ceremonies, and dur
ing her remarks congratulated Mr..
Marvel upon the occasion of his
birthday. others of the Office force
spoke briefly and voiced their best
wishes for continued health. A Ge-
lightful lot of refreshments were
served to the officials and Cffice force
during the course of the affair. Mr..
since afiliating himself
with the bank, has made himself
very popular.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-30
WILL REBUILD STORE
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Long & Short Announce Work Will
Start On fredericksburg Store At Once

Frank Short, Secretary and Treas
urer of the firm of Long & Short,
who operates stores in Milford and
Laurel announced on Saturday that
plans have been made and approved
for the rebuilding of the store which
was recently burned at Federals-
burg. The building will be of fire
proof construction and will be lar
ger than the store which was burn
ed. Plans are so arranged that
portion of the building will be occu-
pied by the American Stores Com
pany. Long & Short located their
first store in fredericksburg, and only
a few years ago built modern
store in that town. 1t was burned,
together with all its contents few
weeks ago. Since then the Milford
and Laurel stores have been in op-
Grafton as usual. The inhabitants Of
and that vicinity have
been much concerned for fear that
a new store would not be built to
take the place of the one destroyed
by fire. Announcement on Saturday
that a new building will be built
met with the approval of the towns
people.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-30
PIERCE TRADER HELD
ON BAD CHECK CHARGE
Charged He Gave Worthless Check
In Payment For Fine Imposed

William Pierce Trader, who has
resided in the vicinity of Milford for
number of years is again in trou-
BILE with the law officials. This time
he is charged with having issued
worthless check. Several weeks ago
Trader was arrested and charged
with failure to send his children to
school. At a trial before Magis-
trate w. D. Burton of Dover he was
fined $500. 1t is alleged that he
gave a check in payment of the fine
which was later found to be worth
less. He has been re-arrested and
held in $500 bail for court. Trader
has had several clashes with the
law in recent years. A few months
ago he was in a thrilling chase
through Milford's business section
when Federal prohibition agents
made an effort to stop his wagon to
search for liquor. At that time he
was held for his appearance at Fed
eral Court in Wilmington this week.
He failed to report for trial on Mon
day. That evening Federal officers
came to Milford looking for Trader.
He was arrested by Chief Of Police
Courtney and handed over to the Off !
GERS. While they were eating at
Hills restaurant he escaped from |
them. Chief Courtney again caught |
him.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-30
MILFORD COUNCIL
HEARS COMPLAINTS
ON new ASSESSMENT
Many Residents 10 The Newly In
cOrpOrated Area Appeal From
Levy Made By Assessors.
BOARD MADE NO DECISION
Action On The Appeals Will Be
Taken At A Meeting In The
Near Future.'-A Big Job.

Members of Milford Town Council,
sitting at a Board of Appeal, heard
complaints and appeals for adjust
ments all day Monday. The big ma
jority of the appeals came from Ies-
idents in the new areas recently TAX
en- into the town limits. Sitting both
morning and afternoon, Council
members were swamped with dele
cations whose spokesman voiced Op-
position to the manner in which
their properties had been assessed.
Many of the complaints appeared to
be just, and it is probable that
equitable adjustments will be made.
On the other hand there were num-
erous cOmplaintants before the APP
peal Board whose grievances were
apparently more in the nature of self
interest than of serious just ma
ture. These in all probability will
not receive much consideration on
the part of the members of Coun-
Gil.
Under the law passed by the last
legislature which provides for the
extension of the city limits and
greatly increases the area and popu-
latiOn of Milford, provision is made
for exempting lands used exclusive
ly for farm purposes, together with
dwellings and other farm buildings.
Council is made the sole judge as to
the nature of all property, and no
appeal from their decision is pos
sible. 1t is this provision that
brought forth much of the COM
plant. The assessors had placed
many pieces of land on the assess
ment lists as building lots. The own
ers, in most instances, objected to
this classification and requested
Council to list their property as
farmland. During the day thirty-six
spokesmen, representing from one
to large group of property holders,
heard. All persons appearing before
the board were advised that no ac-
ton would be taken by Council on
but that in the very near |
future every appeal would be given |
1ue consideration. 1t is likely that |
Council will adjust many of the |
claims in manner satisfactory to |
Ill concerned. Those familiar with |
work, especially in new
y incorporated districts, say that
he proportion of complaints was
small.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-30
EASTER PAGEANT AT
PROTESTANT CHURCH
Interesting Services Are On Pro-
gram For That Day

Great preparations are being made
for an unusually fine Easter pageant
to be given at the Methodist PrOtes-
tant Church on Easter Sunday. This
pageant, entitled Resurrection" s"
will take place at 1880 p. m. Easter
Sunday. At the IL o'clock morning
service Rev. J. Franklin Bryan, the
pastor of the church, will preach the
sermon, taking as his topic 'The
Easter Journey" and there will be
special music by the choir. Holy
Week services to precede the Eas-
ter Day services will begin next
Palm Sunday, with, at II a.
M, a sermon by the minister "The
Triumphal Entries" At 1880
p. m. his sermon will be on the sub
ject "In the Clutches of the Temp
ter" On Wednesday, April 4. at 1880
p. m. Rev. John Humphrey, acting
pastor of the Presbyterian Church,
will address the congregation. On
April 5, at 1880 p. M,
there will be sermon by Rev. J.
Franklin Bryan on ''The Seven Say
ing of Jesus on the Cross" after
which there will be an opportunity
for personal testimony.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-30
DELAWARE CHICKS
ARE HEALTHY AND
DEMAND IS HEAVY
Eastern And New England States
Seek Young Chickens To Raise
For BrOilers.
STATE RANKS VERY WELL
FIOcks In Commonwealth Are
Among Healthiest In Nation,
Says DR.. Hare.

Few people realize that Delaware
has some of the healthiest focks of
chickens to be found anywhere in
the eastern states," said DR.. Frank
Hare, poultry pathologist of the
State Board of Agriculture, in dis
cussing the growing trade and de-
mand for Delaware eggs and chick
ems.
Usually in the laboratory at Do
ver," continued DR.. Hare, "all that
people see or hear about is chicken
diseases. The poultry raiser does
not come to us until he is worried
or in difficulty about some disease
that is affecting his flock, so that
from laboratory standpoint, it's
not very cheerful subject.
But, in my visits to various focks
through the state" said Dr. Hare,
81 am able to observe at first hand
the splendid condition of the chick
ems, particularly those which we are
supervising, and whose owners de-
sire to raise nothing but first class
stock. In this connection, the great
amount of land available in Sussex
county particularly is being put to
good service. 1t used to be that a
poultry grower built a chicken house
on a solid foundation, and it was
never moved. Year after year the
chickens had the same ground to
forage over which in few years
became unfit and invaluable because
the chickens had scratched and dug
up all the worms and other choice
edibles it contained.
But this, mode has passed. The
houses being built now are
movable structures. One year a GER
tain stretch of ground is used and
the next year the chicken house is
moved to a fresh patch of virgin
soil. Sometimes the grower uses the
land over which the chickens have
rOamed the year previous for gar
den patch. In this way the ground
has been able to revitalize itself.
Proof of the desirability of Della
ware eggs and chickens is shown by |
he demand coming from New ,er-
;ey, Pennsylvania, New York and
he New England States. From what |
can observe the New England
States are largely receiving the bulk
If their chickens and eggs from Del
ware. At this time a hatchery that
las a capacity of many thousands of
.hickens every week is shipping
hicks to New England and receiv-
ng $14 a hundred for them. These
hicks range in age from 10 to 15
lays, are reared on New England
arms and form the nucleus for chic
ZEN dinners in that section of the
ountry.
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Milford chronicle., 1928-03-30
DELAWARE BERRY
PLANTS In DEMAND
Western Farmers Desire Strawber-
ries For New Crop

For the past quarter of a century
lower Delaware has been looked
upon a some of the largest straw
berry-producing sections in the Uni
ted States and annually millions of
quart boxes are shipped from this
section. The industry has meant to
the farmers many hundreds of thou
sands of dollars within that time,
and in some sections is the principal
farming industry. Other states,
realizing what Delaware has done
in the berry production, will try
them as an experiment to see if
to see if their lands are suitable and
if the crop can be made a paying
one. At present berry growers and
are busily engaged in
shipping many thousands of plants
to the Western States. If the plants
flourish and the fruit commands
good prices like the Philadelphia,
Baltimore, New York, Wilmington
and Chester markets, it is going to
be a profitable business for Della
ware berry growers to supply plants
to those who are entering the busi-
ness
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-30
"HI" SCHOOL BASEBALL
SEASON OPENS TODAY
Teams Throughout State Are Ready
For d. ]. A. A. Contests

The Delaware InterschOlastic Ath-
letic Association will open the base
ball season among the high schools
of the state today. The state has
been divided in four groups.
The schools in the different di-
visions are:
Division A.-Delaware City, du
POnt, Middletown, Newark, Smyrna.
Division B.-Dover, Caesar Rod
ney, FELTON,, Harrington, Milford.
Division C.-GeorgetOwn, Frank
ford, Lewes, MillsborO, Milton, Sell
byville.
Division D.-Bridgeville, Delmar,
Greenwood, Laurel, Seaford.
In the northern section the clash
today will be between Delaware City
and du POnt, and Middletown and
Newark. In Division B, located in
the central part of the state, Dover
will play at the Caesar Rodney
School at Wyoming, and FELTON, at
Harrington.
In Division c., representing the
eastern section of Sussex, Frank
ford will play at Georgetown, Lewes
at Milton, MillsbOrO at Selbyville. In
western Sussex, Bridgeville will be
at Delmar and Greenwood at Lewes.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-30
GEORGETOWN FAVORS
CONSOLIDATION PLAN
1t Is Believed That A Majority
OF The Districts Will Approve
Project.

Citizens of Georgetown on Satur-
day afternoon voted overwhelmingly
for consolidation with rural dis
tricts, by a majority of sos. Out of
a total vote of 534, there were but
26 votes against.
Some of the men who so strenu-
Ously opposed the new school law
nine years ago, were the ones who
led the opposition. The vote on Sat
urday showed conclusively that their
influence is on the wane, and that
the propaganda of an increase in
taxes twenty-eight per cent more
than it will be under the law failed
to have but little weight.
Fourteen of the outlying school
districts were supposed to vote on
consolidation, but some of them, fail
ing to post a notice of the election
as required by law, will have to
hold their election on Saturday of
this week. 1t is believed that ma
jority of the districts will favor the
consolidation with Georgetown dis
trict and that the action taken will
probably have some weight with the
State Board of Education in grant
ing a prospective appropriation of
$159, 200 toward a proposed new
school.
Returns from ten of the districts
show that six of them voted for con-
while Georgetown made
the seventh out of fifteen. Two or
three other districts, including Rey-
nolds Hill and Redden, it is stated,
will likely be in favor, thus making
a majority. In some of the districts
where the vote was close, another
election is to be held within a short |
time. A campaign will be waged to
point out to the people of the rural
sections the necessity for consolida-
lion. Results from districts report
ng follows:
avorable-AndersOn 25 to z;
Springfield, % to 6; Lingo's, Sc to
IS; Marvers, 21 to 18; Peppers, 26
% %; Shorts, II to 0; Georgetown,
5OS to 26.
Unfavorable-King's, SO to 20;
Tyndall's, As to 18; Conaway's, 80 to
}; Rogers, 81 to 20.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-30
CALLS DELMARVA FINE
FOR GROWING OF NUTS
Nut Authority Believes Soil And
Weather Ideal For Purposes

John w. Hershey of Downingtown,
Pa, has an article in the current is
sue of the Nut-Grower, of which he
is editor, commencing the Del-Mar-
Va Peninsula as suitable for the
growing of nuts.
I'm Del-Mar-Va we cannot locate
any place where alkali is present,
neither do her summers have ex-
tremes of heat that will sunburn
walnuts," he says. 'Her
winters are severe enough to stamp
out the pests that would thrive in
warm climates.
"The English walnut of the i'm
proved French type grated on the
black walnut stock is sturdy beyond
belief of those who have only ex-
perience with the Seeding tree per-
formance and can stand tempera-
lures as low as 20 degrees below if
in proper condition but Del-Mar-Va
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Milford chronicle., 1928-03-30
MILFORD WILL ENTER
FLOAT BLOSSOM FETE
Local Civic Organizations Will Take
Part In Apple Blossom Carnival

Milford will enter float of elab-
crate proportions in the first Apple
Blossom Carnival, which will be held
at Dover at a date to be decided
later. This affair, which it is hoped
will become an annual event that
will grow in proportions just as
have those staged on the Pacific
Coast, will be held during the height
of the blossom season. Preliminary
plans which have been worked out
by the Statewide committee ap
pointed at recent meeting in Do
yer, call for a big parade and pub
lie exercises at Dover, on the day
to be selected. Visitors from other
states will be driven through the
apple growing sections of the State
so that they may enjoy the beauties
of the orchards as they unfold their
pink and white blooms. A local COM
mittee, representing civic bodies and
social organizations, has been ap-
pointed to see that Milford has
proper float and representation in
the affair. and that this town shall
be second to none in the showing to
be made. The committee, members
of which were appointed by the Off
GERS of the respective organizations
is composed of the following: From
the Milford New Century Club, Mrs.
Robert Griffith and Mrs. Herman
Johnson; from the Milford Chamber
of Commerce, R. Arthur Derrickson
and c. Donnan Holzmueller; from
the American Legion. DR.. Clyde Nell
son and T. Carlisle Collins, and
from the Milford Rotary Club, Chas.
E. varney and Earl B. Atkins.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-30
GOES TO JAIL WHEN
TAXES ARE NOT PAID
Lewes Men Convicted And One Jail
ed When Tax Is Not Paid

By authority of a statute which
was passed by the Delaware Legis-
lature few years ago, granting the
right to imprison a man for failure
to pay his county taxes when able
to do so, after due trial before a
justice of the peace, John c. Lank,
of Milton, deputy receiver of taxes
and county treasurer, Tuesday of
last week caused the arrest of
James Alfred Wingate and Arthur
E. Rowe, of Lewes. They were ar
rested by William D. Lank, con-
stable, of Milton, son of the deputy
receiver of taxes, and taken to
Georgetown and given hearing be-
fore Magistrate William J. Mustard,
charged with owing the sum of
$12.45 each, "being the amount of
taxes due and levied and assessed
against them"
They refused to pay the tax and
costs of suit, amounting to S17.30,
and were remanded to the custody of
Sheriff William G. Bryan. Friends of
Rowe fastened to his relief, paid
the amount of the tax and costs and
he was given his liberty. Wingate
was imprisoned.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-30
SUMMERLTKE WEATHER
GIVES WAY TO GALES
Sussex COuntians Enjoyed Unusual
Weather Over The Weekend

Real summer weather was served
to the residents of lower Delaware
over the past weekend, and with
the weather came a desire on the
part of our city cousins to visit
among their friends. On Saturday
the official government thermometer
in Milford registered 81 degrees at
8 o'clock in the afternoon. Sunday
was a little cooler, but the tempera-
ture lowered well up into the seven
ties all day. Thousands of automo-
bilists took advantage of the unusual
March weather and the roads were
alive with cars carrying their pas
sengers to the summer resorts for a
few hours recreation. At Rehoboth
the first bather Of the season was
noted when a young girl from Viii
mington donned her swimming suit
and padded about in the ocean Tor
On Tuesday heavy gales
and a rapidly dropping temperature
chased the summer weather. The
several days of hot weather advanc-
ed vegetation and spring flowers
broke into bloom in Milford gardens.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-30
CRYSTAL FOUNT LODGE
VISITS WILMINGTON
Milford Degree Team Conferred De-
grees On Class OF Candidates

Eden Lodge, No. "a, of the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows en-
tertained the degree staff and mem
bers of Crystal FOunt Lodge, No. 10,
of Milford, with dinner at Rodney
Square Inn, in Wilmington, Thurs
day evening of last week. At eight
o'clock Crystal Fount degree staff
with George A. Swain directing,
conferred the second degree in full
form upon a class of candidates
from Eden, No. "a, and Patrick
Henry Lodge, No. IL, of Delaware
City, in Eden Hall.
This is the first time in the his
tory of Eden Lodge that a degree
has been conferred in their lodge
room by a team other than their
own. The Milford boys were up to
their usual standard and their work
brought forth much applause.
Crystal Fount Quartette, compos-
ed of Messrs. Messick, Bennett,
Swain and Bennett, did excellent
work. Grand Master Daniel J. Wag-
anon, Jr., and his entire staff were
present, also a delegation from Ed
en- Lodge, No. 10, of Pennsgrove, N.
]. Among the guests from Milford,
other than the degree staff, were:
William G. Abbott, Thomas H. Alb
bott, Lavinus Austin, A. E. Num-,
Clarence A. Lynch, Harvey Swain,
H. B. Deputy, v. E. Morris, F. A.
Webb, Jr., J. C. Kirby, Lester Mack
lin, Charles French, John Jester,
Lester w. Ryan, Cecil McCleary,
Henry Clark, William E. Lank, John |
Tease, John Hellens and DR.. James
The nominating and election of
officers for the ensuing term was
held in Crystal Fount Lodge last
evening, resulting in the
Noble Grand, Paris Kir-
by; vice grand, James J. Smith;
secretary, Leroy Steven
son. They will be installed Monday
evening, April 2, by District Deputy
Grand Master Ennis and staff, which
will be followed by an entertain
nent.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-30
$500 in PRIZES
TO Be GIVEN AWAY
School Officials Cooperate With
Highway Education Board In
9TH National Safety Contest

Offering $500 in prizes for the
best essays and lessons on street
and highway safety, the Highway
Education Board is announcing to
the schools the annual safety con-
test open to elementary school pu-
pills and elementary school teachers
of the nation. The competition is
conducted each year with the active
cooperation of the school authori-
ties.
Based on past experience, officials
of the board say they expect to re-
ceive essays, not only from each
state in the Union and virtually
every city of size, but from the ter
ritories and outlying possessions as
well, such as Alaska, the Philippines,
Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Canal
Zone.
The $6,500 in prizes is given by
the National Chamber of Commerce,
and this year includes 442 state
prizes for elementary school pupils,
three national prizes for pupils, and
three national prizes for teachers,
the latter totalling $1,00 in cash. In
the pupil and the teacheEl
whose essay and lesson respectively
are chosen as the best in the nation
are given a trip to Washington with
all expenses paid, no matter from
what section of the country they
may come.
This year, according to the rules,
pupils are to write essays of 500
words in length on the subject
why We Have and Practice Traffic |
Rules" Teachers are given the sub
ject-"O Objectives and Methods of
in Street and Highway |
on which they are asked to
prepare practical lessons for use,
not alone in their own class rooms,
but by other teachers in the class
rooms of the nation as well. Pupils
Of the fifth, sixth, seventh and
eighth grades may compete, while
Ill teachers in the eighth and lower
grades are eligible participants.
In the past six years it is esti-
mated that more than 2,500,000 ele-
school pupils and perhaps
lalf a million teachers, have written
essays and lessons on the various
subjects assigned in connection with
hese contests, which have proved 10
)e not only the most sustained ma
ional competitions open to the
but among the most popu-
ar as well. An average in excess of
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Milford chronicle., 1928-03-30
WILL BRING
CHILL BILLIES" HERE
Troupe Which Pleased New York
Audiences viii Be Here Next Week

Much enthusiasm is being express
ed by the management of the Plaza
Theatre over the coming engage
ment of the "Hill- -Billies," who will
play in the New Plaza Theatre here,
Friday and Saturday, April 9th and
7th.
The Hill-Billies under the leader
ship of Al Hopkins have just COM
pleted long vaudeville tour of the
eastern part of the United States,
playing at the Palace, in New York,
leading theatres of Boston, Balti-
more, and Washington, D. c., and
over radio station WRC for several
months and have many testimonials
of their success including cOmpli
nents from President Coolidge and
many Government Officials of high
Their performance will include
many various musical numbers both
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Milford chronicle., 1928-03-30
MANY PEOPLE VISIT
HARRINGTON BANK
Other Banks Send Floral Greetings; {;
Souvenirs Given To Visitors

From the time the doors of the
new First National Bank building
were opened Saturday morning at 9
until in the evening, hundreds of
visitors thronged the building. All
the visitors Joined with the officers
and directors in praise and agree
ing that it was one of the finest
buildings in lower Delaware.
The women visitors were each
presented with an American beauty
rose, while the men visitors were
given cigars and souvenir lead pen
ellis. The wives of the officers served
fruit punch and vanilla waters.
The bank building was decorated
with potted plants and huge bou-
quets. A massive basket of flowers
adorned the presidents desk. Sever
al floral pieces were sent in reply
to many invitations when the donors
were unable to be present. Among
those sending flowers were the fol-
lowing: Philadelphia, Girard Nation
al Bank, Franklin-Fourth Street
National Bank and George Gray.
Among the out-of-town guests
were the following: Daniel Hirsch,
president, First National Bank, Mil
ford; R. ]. Clark, cashier, Franklin
Fourth Street National Bank, Phila-
delphia; Philip Cannon, president of
First National Bank, Seaford; Mr..
Sudler, cashier, Smyrna National
Bank; Oswald Mai, Greenwood Trust
John Carrow, president,
First National Bank, Dover; Arley
B. Magee, attorney for Dover Bank;
Harold Horsey, state bank examiner,
Dover; George M. Fisher, solicitor,
First National Bank, Harrington; S.
J. Bunting from Bioren & Co., bank
ers and brokers; George Gray, Will
mington; VanSciver Furniture Co.,
Camden, N. ].
The bank was formally opened
with prayer by Rev. E. H. Collins,
pastor of the M. E. Church, and
lew moments later made the first
deposit in the new bank. Soon after
he bank was opened register was
provided. D. B. Tharp stated he be-
ieved that fully 1900 people had Wis
ted the bank during the day. j.