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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-24
HEAVY SENTENCES
FOR YOUNG ROBBERS
Mears And Walls Given Three Years
On Charge; Warmed BY Judge

IVOn Mears and Earl Walls, aged
10 and II, respectively, of Milton,
were arraigned and pleaded guilty
to several robberies in lower Della
ware, in General Sessions Court at
Georgetown last Thursday The
case ON which the sentence was
based was the first indictment
charging them on December 2S. with
robhing the store of George H.
MCGEE, in Selbyville, ard carrying
away q large quantity of goods.
Each was sentenced to serve three
years in the New. Castle County
WorkhOuse and pay. $500 restitution
money.
In imposing sentence, Judge
Charles S. Richards told Mears and
Walls that they were Charges on
the public and a menace to society.
The court is going to give you a
substantial sentences" he said, $50
it will serve as a lesson so that you
will have time to reflect and see if
you want to make men out Of your
selves and be of some benefit to So
ciety and the world.
IF you ever come into this court
again." he stated, "yoa will be
shown no leniancy and will be given
the lashes usually accompanying
such cases to the full extent" The
lashas. were, RENTED. because. both
young men have been suffering from
severe cases of muraps in the Sus-
sex county Jail.
Within the past three years,
Mears and Walls have been impli-
Gated in twenty-four robberies.
when arrested about three years
ago for eleven robberies they were
discharged by Deputy Attorney Cen
eral Cooke because Of their youth
with the hope they would reform.
At this term of court they were
indicted on eleven counts out of
thirteen. The ten remaining cases
have been retired, but may be taken
up at the expiration of their SEN
tences if they fail to conduct them
selves properly.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-24
FRANK HARRINGTON
FOUND DEAD FRIDAY
Retired Farmer Shot Himself In
Shed Building Near His Home

Richard Frank Harrington, aged
Y years, and at one time one of the
leading farmers in the vicinity of
Milford, was found dead in a shed
near his home in North Milford,
early last Friday morning. A shot
gun was laying beside the body
when found. J NJ. Webb discovered
the body laying under shed roof
located on one of the lots owned by
Senator ]. H. Latchum. He thought
that a drunken man had crawled
under the shed and notified Chief of
Police Courtney. When the police
officer went to the scene he found
that the man was dead. He called
DR.. o. V. James, who stated that a
gunshot wound was responsible for
the death. When found the
body was still warm and it is
thought that he had been dead only
a short time when discovered by Mr..
Webb. No one in the neighborhood
had heard a shot.
Harrington accumulated a consid-
cradle amount of money while fol-
lowing his vocation as a farmer He
retired several years ago and moved
to Milford, purchasing a home on
South Walnut street. A few years
ago he built a house ON North Pear
street, and when it was completed
he occupied it by himself, leaving
his family, who continued to reside
in South Milford. He made his
home by himself. Funeral services
were held on Monday afternoon,
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-24
20 BEST SPOILERS
in STATE CONTEST
To Be Held This Spring In Della.
ware, Under Management Of
Every Evening.

Twenty of Delaware's best SPELL
ers among school children. up to the
high school grades will be permitted
to participate in the State Spelling
| Contest which will be held in Will
mington. The winner of the State
Spelling Contest will be awarded
the title of Delaware's champion
speller and will be sent to Washing
ton, D. c., free with a chaperone, to
compete in the National Contest.
1t has been decided that the ap-
portionment of the 20 spoilers will
include four representatives from
each county, with eight from Will
mington. The county contests will
be made up of the winners of the
first and second places from each
Special district, and the first and
second from each Supervisory dis
trict, thus making a county contest
made up of IA contestants in Sus-
sex county, IA in Kent county, IL
in rural New Castle county.
Efforts are under way to make
the dates for the national, state and
county contests as convenient as
possible for all parties concerned.
1t is not yet definite what the dates
will be, but indications point to the
county contests taking place in
April The state contest will likely
be held one or two weeks later.
An. Elimination Contest
There will be an elimination con-
test in each of the rural supervis-
DRY districts for the selection of the
two contestants who are to compete
in the county.
Each district should have at least
one alternate in addition to take the
place of any contestant who. for any
reason may be unable to appear in
the county or state contests.
No high school student anywhere i
in the state is eligible to participate
in these contests. Supervisors may
matches in the individual
schools and groups of schools.
Teachers of classes whose mem
Oers will participate in the contests
are urged to give their pupils every
possible aid in preparation for the
The winner of the national contest
will be awarded the title of spelling
champion of the United States and
Il 900 in gold. There will be. $1,000
n additional prizes, making a total,
# $4,000 for all who gain the trip :
o Washington.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-24
MILFORD MERCHANT
HAS SUCCESSFUL SALE
r 4. DerricksOn Says Chronicle Ad
Last Week Brought Good Results

R. A. Derrickson, one of the reg
Ular Chronicle advertisers, adver-
tised three-day special sale for
Friday, Saturday and Monday last.
The only medium used for the pur-
pose was the Milford Chronicle. On
Tuesday Mr.. Derrickson called
representative of the Chronicle to
his store and stated to him that his
business for the three sale days had
been the best for any similar sale in
the history of his business. Gus
toners were noted from Kenton,
over in Maryland, and most of the
towns in lower Kent and Sussex
counties.
In expressing his satisfaction with
the wonderful results of his sale,
Mr.. Derrickson said that it has
again convinced him of the value of
truthful advertising placed through
the columns of the Milford Chron-
icle. On Monday of this week his
business was better than his best
Saturday business, and the store
was busy all day taking care of
those persons who desired to take
advantage of the shopping oppor-
tunity offered. So great was the
success of the three-day sale that he
is advertising in this weeks issue
of the Chronicle another four-day
sale to begin today and continue
through Tuesday of next week.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-24
ALL ADULT RESIDENTS
MUST FILE INCOMES
Whether Taxable Or Not Reports
Must Be Filed In Full

To provide assistance to taxables
in preparing their State income tax
returns, a series of instructions in
the preparation of the returns for
1927 is being given at the State
School Tax Department. The class
is made up of employees designated
to assist in the preparation Of re-
turns.
The instructions cover the various
phases of this form Of taxation, in
Guiding gross and net income, deduc-
tible items, depreciation, exemptions
and explanations of rulings made by
the Tax Commissioner on debated
points.
It has been constantly pointed out
to those receiving instructions that
every person twenty-one years of
age or over (as well as every minor
with an income of one thousand
dollars or more) must file a return
on or before March Is, and it is be-
ing impressed upon them that a
complete statement Of income must
be made with each return. The re-
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-24
LOCAL GIRLS HONORED
BY NATIONAL FRAT
Miss Bertha WilcOme, RHgh Russell
And Mary Moss Elected 70 Society

Three Milford graduates Of the
Women's College of Delaware have
been elected members of the Uni
versity of Delaware Chapter Of the
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
These are Misses Bertha Latour
Welcome, Ruth Ann Russell and
Mary r. Moss, a teacher in the Mil
ford school. 1t has been only a
in the last few years that graduates
of the Women's College were elig-
ihle to membership in the society.
At the national convention held in
Louisville several weeks ago a pc
tition was granted that the Univer-
sity of Delaware chapter have Is
from the first six classes. While
this is an average of three from
each class, it is understood they
were not selected that way, the IS
being those having the best stand
ing in the entire group of six class
es, Election to this society is based
entirely on scholarship and is one of
the highest honors that a graduate
can secure. Others from Milford
who already belong to the society
are Clarence Downing and Misses
Margaret and Dorothy Num-. The
three newly elected members at
tended a banquet Wednesday night
at the college, when all the new
members of the society were ini-
tiated.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-24
STATE OYCTERMEN
FEEL HEALTH RULING
Shocking Houses Now Handle
Bay Oysters Instead OF Creek
Product.

Delaware oystermen are watching
the success of the plan put into eff
feet by Maryland Oystermen this
winter in shipping oysters direct to
the consumer. Reports indicate the
system is working well. The oyster
dealer is able to get fair price and
the consumer a bit cheaper price
than if the oysters were bought
through a middleman.
During the summer and fall many
persons visit the Eastern Shore.
The oystermen have obtained the
names of these visitors and at
Christmas or Thanksgiving have
been able to ship them a gallon or
two of oysters. Often times hunters
who come to the shore in September
or October have left their addresses
with the dealer with directions to
ship them oysters at holiday times.
In this way many of the Maryland
oyster dealers hope to be able to
establish a new contact that will
prove valuable.
Delaware Oystermen are concern
ed because those who have depend
ed on the sales of oysters from
creeks in Delaware suffered a Sc
we're blow this winter when the
United States Public Health Ser
vice at Washington ruled that no
oysters be offered for sale outside of
Delaware that were dredged from
these creeks because the water was
found to be polluted. This, how
ever, has nothing to do with oysters
taken from the Delaware Bay.
To the oyster shocking houses
this edict of the United States
Health Service supported by the
Delaware State Board of Health,
coming at a time when the owners
Of the shocking houses had Just
made them come up to standard in
sanitary regulations, was unfortun-
ate.
With the trade in creek oysters
confined solely to Delaware, the |
houses have necessarily |
aiken on Delaware Bay oysters in |
order to obtain permission to ship |
hem out of the State. Next summer
both the Federal and State health
officials will make a reinspection Of
he beds, oysters, water and shuck-
ng houses. R. c. Beckett, sanitary
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-24
.28,844 TELEPHONES
WERE OPERATED in
DELAWARE LAST YEAR
A, Net Increase Of 1865 Phones
Was Noted In This State Dur
Ing Year 1927.
FINANCES In. GOOD SHAPE
After Paying Taxes And Other
Expenses $553,374.5O AvaiIa-
bic For Dividends.

The Diamond State Telephone
Company had 2S,263, telephones in
operation at the end of last yea. &C
cOFding to the annual report of t.. =
company, issued today by President
Leonard H. Kinnard.
During 1927, says the report, there
were 1886 telephones installed and
2570 disconnected. This left a net
gain of 1865 telephones for the year.
Net additions to the plant amounted
to $372,236 and on the 31st of last
December the total investment in
the Diamond State plant and equip
ment was $5,07S,217.
The average number Of local calls
handled daily during 1927 was 49,
9O4, an. increase of three per cent
over the preceding year. The aver
age number of toll calls daily was
5256, an increase of four and one
half per cent.
There are certain sparsely popu-
lated sections of the State where the
service is furnished by rural lines"
These lines are owned by groups of
individuals who. do not operate
switchboards and whose lines are
connected to the Diamond State Sys-
TEN. At the end of 1927 there were
Sc such lines serving SIS telephones.
This brings the total of telephones
operated in the State up to 2S,S44.
According to the income state
ment, the telephone operating rev.
enues' for 1927 were $L5O5,122.71.
The operating expenses were ST.
05,Sz9.SS. The net income avail
able for dividends on. the preferred
and common stock. after taxes, rents
and other necessary deductions was
S353.374.56..
The cOmpany's plant was main
tanned at a high state of efficiency,
says the report. "Our patrons in
Delaware need prompt and reliable
not only between all
points in the state, but also with
points outside the state" the report
reads, and later adds Protective
for the discovery and
of troubles before they
9r0duce an. effect upon the service,
S uniformly employed. Service dis
during 1927 reached a
minimum which. heretofore had not
been attained or approached"
In treating OF. the close attention
paid by the company to the obiec-
i've that calls be handled courteous
y, accurately and promptly, the re-
bort says, "The successful reliza-
ion of this objective depends upon
he provision of a sufficient amount
# proper equipment, or a sufficient
lumber of employees trained to eff
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-24
AUTO OWNERS MAY
SAVE ON INCOME TAX
Association Explains How Deduc-
tons May Be Made

How motorists can save money
on their income tax by deducting
various items of expense connected
with ownership and operation of
their motor cars, is given thru the
Delaware Automobile Association
in complete non-technical detail by
]. Borten Weeks, president of the
American Motorists Association, in
a statement prepared after careful
review of the income tax law and
recent rulings made in it's interpre-
tation.
All automobile owners" said Mr..
Weeks, may deduct from gross in
come the amount they have paid for
license fees, such fees being re-
garded as a state tax and being de-
ductable as such.
They may also deduct, under the
heading of Taxes, the tax on gas
oline, which is three cents a gallon
in Delaware.
An important ruling just made
permits deduction for damage done
to motor cars in accidents, provided
the loss is not compensated for by
insurance or otherwise
Can't Deduct Sale Tax
"The Federal tax on the sale of
new cars, which increases the SELL
ing price, and is, therefore, Indirect
ly paid by the purchaser, cannot be
deducted by the purchaser, but only
by the manufacturer, who directly
pays it.
"The same is true as to the Fed
eral tax on accessories.
1.-THE cost of gasoline, ordinary
repairs and upkeep of an automo-
bile, including garage rent and
chaffeur's salary, is, if used wholly
for business purposes, deductible as
an expense to the business. The
cost of substantial or permanent
to the car. such as a
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-24
$1,OOO,OOO SPENT ON
STATE NEGRO SCHOOLS
Every Negro School In State Outside
Wilmington Has Been Rebuilt

At the meeting of the State Board
of Education last Friday DR.. H. V
Holloway told the members that
with the completion of a school for
Negro pupils at Townsend the pro-
gram for the construction of mod
ern schools for Negro pupils thru
out Delaware, outside of Whining
ton, which is not under jurisdiction
of the State Board, will be COM
plete.
This statement means that most
of the Negro pupils in Delaware
outside of Wilmington will shortly
be housed in modern buildings.
Practically all of these Negro
schools were erected by Pierre S.
DUPONT out of his own funds because
he did not wish the building of
Negro schools to conflict with the
plan for securing suitable school
houses for white pupils. About ST.
100000 was spent on the Negro
schools by Mr.. DUPONT.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-24
OFFER REWARD FOR
KITCHENS SLAYER
Governor Robinson Takes Action Al
Request OF Sussex Residents

After a number of requests for
such action had been made by prom
inent citizens of Sussex county, Gov
ernor Robinson on Wednesday is
sued proclamation Offering $500 re-
ward on behalf of the State for the
arrest and conviction of the MUIR
derer or murderers Of Robert r.
Kitchens at Omar, a short distance
from Frankfort, Sussex county, ear
ly last November.
In the proclamation Governor
Robinson says, "there is reasonable
grounds for the belief that the laws
of this State have been violated"
and then announces the Offering of
the $500 reward.
It was early on Wednesday even
ing Of November 9 that the body of
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-24
EDUCATION BOARD
OUTLINES NEED OF
SCHOOL BUILDING
Letter StressiDg Advantages Of
Consolidation Will Be Sent To
Residents Of Rural Districts.
TIE COST WILL Be SMALL
Opportunity To Get Building At
Negligible Cost May Never
Again Present Itself.

The Milford Board of Education
has prepared a letter which will be
mailed to residents of each of the
several school districts now con-
sidering consolidation with Milford
The letter will be sent out either
Saturday or Monday. In it the adj
vantages of consolidation are stress
ed and the financial part of the
problem is discussed. The letter
follows:
This letter is for the purpose of
giving you the facts relative to the
consolidation of school districts.
The consolidation of the rural dis
tricts and Milford Special District
should be accomplished for the
following reasons:
"'The school building now owned
entirely by the Milford Special Dis
trict is much too small to accommo-
date all the children that want to
attend there. To take care of the
children coming from the rural dis
tricts now, it is necessary for the
Milford Board of Education to pro-
vide space for one hundred and
twenty pupils. We cannot continue
to do that with our present equip
ment.
While the State Board of Educa-
ton has not promised to give us a
new building, they have said that
since they haven't sufficient money
to provide for all districts that need
help, they are going to put the mon
ey where it will do the most good,
and they mean that the districts
which do consolidate will be shown
the greatest consideration. If we
do not consolidate there isn't
chance, in our opinion, for a new
building.
If we do consolidate and get a
new building, it will belong to you
and your children in the rural dis
tricts just as much as to the child
rem of the Milford district.
your children would be in
graded school with two or more
first grade teachers giving their en-
tire time to teaching first grade |
children and so on up through the
other grades, instead of one teacher |
trying to teach six grades each day
as is now being done in a one-room
school,
"'YOur children would be safely |
carried to and from school without
cost, and would not be compelled to
walk any farther than they do now,
and in many cases not nearly so far.
Teachers are detailed during the
noon hour to take care of the small
er children and those children get
ting out before four o'clock are
taken care of until time for the
bus to leave.
eve feel that your children now
a one or two-room rural
School are entitled to the advan-
tages of a modern graded school.
Now for the cost of this
"'If all the rural districts and
Milford Special District vote favor
ably to consolidate, we would then
vote on a bond issue to raise our
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-24
RARE LILIES BLOOM
In MILFORD HOME
Mrs. George B. Collins Has Plants
/OVer Five Feet On Buffet

Mrs. Geo. B Collins, of 701 East
Front street, has part of her lilies
in bloom again. They are of unusual
size and beauty. The bulbs that are
in bloom at present are four and
five years old, the largest one is
thirteen inches in circumference.
They require five weeks for full
growth and bloom and neither soil
nor water is needed for develop
ment. The plants range in height
from 81 inches to Ga inches; the
outside of the flower is green with
old rose spots. The largest bloom
is 16 inches long and 10 inches in
circumference. The pistil is 81
inches long and is wine colored at
the top with gold spots at the bot
tom. The inside of the flower is a
shade darker than the pistil. The
foliage of the plants in summer re-
sembles a palm, and make beauti-
full pot or garden plant. Many Mil
ford folks are admiring the flowers
at this time,
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-24
STATE DEATH RATE
is GREATLY REDUCED
Disease Prevention Campaign Has
Good Effect Health Board Reports

In Kent county there was not a
single death caused by diphtheria
during the past year, according to a
statement made by DR.. Arthur T.
Davis, secretary of the State Board
of Health.
Diphtheria was one of the diseases
to take heavy toll from the human
race in this section in former years.
The records for the State show that
the deaths from this disease showed
a large decrease last year while in
most states an increase was shown.
DR.. Davis attributed the success
being attained in the campaign
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-24
STATE CLUBS WANT
BLOSSOM FESTIVAL

The Conservation Depart
ment of the State Federation
of Women's Clubs is seeking
the cooperation of all service
organizations of the state as
well as that of all citizens, in
planning a Blossom Festival"
for Delaware during apple and
other fruit blossom time, and
to this end called a meeting to
be held in the State House,
Dover, Thursday, at 1.3O. As
the Chronicle goes to press
this meeting is in progress.
1t is proposed to celebrate
through pomp, ceremony and
pageantry this marvellous an
nual display. of color, beauty
and fragrance of our apple
, orchards and through the cell
ebration draw the attention
of the outside world. to. the
fruitfulness of the land.
Delaware is fortunately sit
uated to present these splend-
id colorful attractions to, the.
travelling public since they are
not only. visible from the
Pennsylvania Railroad as it
traverses the state but the
greater number of the orch
ards may. be reached by mo-
tor over the most complete
and finest system Of state,
highways to, be found in the
country.
This is wonderful season
and the women feel well de-
serves such an observance
Those arranging the celebra-
ton suggest that appreciation
of this agricultural Develop
ment in the state be shown by
participating in the ceIebra-.
ton of its beauty.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-24
R. H. RICHARDS HEADS
BAR ASSOCIATION
Wilmington Man Succeeds Late w.
S. Hilles As President

Robert H. Richards, Of Whining
ton, was elected president of the
Delaware State Bar Association at
the annual dinner meeting of the as
sociation held Saturday afternoon in
the clubroom of the Hotel DUPONT
Biltmore in Wilmington.
He succeeds the late William S.
HiIles, of Wilmington, who died re-
Gently.
F. dell. Janiver was elected first
vice-president. Henry Ridgely, of
Dover, was elected second vice
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-24

News that is Informative,
interesting and sprightly-
that's the kind Of news you
will find every week in the
Milford Chronicle.
The Washington times., 1928-01-13

beauty. Nearby is the Maloney
Chemical Laboratory, with. it's
splendid new auditorium, the
gift of Martin Maloney. of Phila.
delphia. The university has a
. high-grade museum in which
visitors find hours of delight
and interest. The great war had
hardly been declared when the
university offered it's buildings
and facilities to President Viii
son. 1t organized. a student
army training corps, conducted
school for paymasters of the
Navy, placed all it's laboratories
at the disposal of the Govern
ment and cO-operated in very inn
portant' chemical research for