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Milford chronicle., 1928-11-30
11O,142 CHURCH
MEMBERS In STATE
Nearly Half OF Population Connect
ed With Some Religious Sect

Church membership in Delaware
increased 23,61S since 1916, accord
ing to a census of religious bodies
announced by the Department of
Commerce.
In 1916 there reported to the De-
partment total of SO religious
bodies, with 4S5 organizations, and
S6,524 members, as compared with
43 religious bodies or denomina-
tions, with sos organizations or
churches now reporting 110,142
members, the Department report
shows.
AS the term members" has a
variety of uses, each church was re-
quested to report the number of
members according to the definition
of membership in that church or
ganizaticn. "In some religious bod
les" it was explained, "the term
member is limited to communicates;
in others it includes all baptized
persons; and still in others it COW
ers all enrolled persons"
The value of church edifices in
Delaware was placed at $11,276,SS6
as compared with $4,S47,275 in
1916,
The census shows that only 147
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Milford chronicle., 1928-11-30
BRIDGEVILLE GIRL is
KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE
Mary O'Day, Aged Is, Meets Death
On Way Home From School

While on her way home from
school last Thursday afternoon,
Mary E. O'Day, aged Is years,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
O'Day, who live on a farm a short
distance north of Bridgeville, was
killed when struck by an autOmO-
bile driven by Joseph T. Murtagh,
of West Chester, Pa. Murtagh was
taken before Magistrate William E.
Dimes, Of Bridgeville, and held un-
der $500 bail to await the action of
the corOner's, jury.
The girl, who was a student at
the Bridgeville High School, left
school at the usual time, and in
stead of taking the school bus, rode
to her home in a car with Edward
Seyerband, Jr., the son of the school
bus driver. Opposite the lane lead
ing to the home OF the O'Days, on
the DUPONT Road, Seyerband stopped
his car and let the girl out. She
started to cross the road and step
ped from behind the car from which
she had alighted, directly in front
of the car of Murtagh, which was
going south.
Murtagh, who was accompanied
by his wife, saw the girl as she
came from behind the Car and made
an effort to stop his own car. He
swerved to the side of the road
striking a telephone pole and
wrecking the car. He and his wife
escaped injury.
The girl, however, was hit and
was thrown to the road and instant
ly killed. She was picked up and
taken to the office of DR.. Tilghman
in Bridgeville, where she was pro-
nOunced dead.
The accident caused considerable
excitement as the family of the
dead girl is we'll known and she
was a favOrite at school, The funer-
al was held Sunday afternoon
Milford chronicle., 1928-11-30
WARREN MACK NEW
HIGHWAY ENGINEER
State Highway Commission Selects
Secretary For GOvernOr-EIect's
Successor.

Warren w. Mack, secretary of the
State Highway Commission, on Tues
day was elected chief engineer of the
State Highway Department to sue
ceed Governor-elect C. Douglass
Buck, who resigned the position, eff
fective January ]. There had been
considerable speculation over the
successor to GoVernor-elect Buck
though Mr.. Mack had been prOmi-
nently mentioned for the position.
Allen Craig, who has been connect
ed with the engineering department
of the commission for several years,
was elected secretary to succeed Mr.
Mack.
The commission, while cOngratu-
lating Mr. Buck on his election as
Governor, expressed regret at sever
ing close relations with him and
cOmplimented him on the work done.
Mr.. Mack was born in Vermont.
He is AZ years old and a graduate
of the engineering department of
the University of Vermont. For some
time he was assistant engineer at
Burlington, VT, and later was con-
struction engineer on the Grand
Trunk and Pacific and Canadian
National Railroads.
The new engineer came to Dover
in 1917 when Charles M. Upham, the
first highway engineer in Delaware,
took charge. TNPee years ago he
was elected secretary of the depart
ment. When Mr. Buck was granted
a temporary leave of absence to go
to Florida to look after some road .
work there, Mr.. Mack was appointed .
acting chief engineer and did eX-
cellent service. He is regarded as
a high class engineer and is also
popular with the people of the State
with whom he has had business
lealings.
Mr.. Craig, who became secretary,
las been connected with the high
way department as an engineer for
several years.
Milford chronicle., 1928-11-30
LARGE CROWDS ATTEND
SPECIAL SERVICES
Rev. Franklin Bryan Is Having Sue
ceSSful Revival At NJ. p. Church

The nightly congregations at the
third evangelistic campaign conduct
ed in Milford by Rev. J. Franklin
Bryan, have been larger than at the
two previous campaigns. The con-
gregations have been very much
pleased with Professor Charles A.
Burkett, the song evangelist who as
sisted DR.. Bryan by leading the con-
gregatiOn in song and singing sever
al solos every night. The campaign
will be concluded on Sunday with
three preaching services. At II a. m.
the pastors subject will be walk
ing With God" At 2:45 p. m. there
will be a union mass meeting to
which all the people of other
churches and of the town and COM
munity are cordially invited, when
the subject will be "Shall We Know
Our Loved Ones in Heaven?" a sub
ject which has been requested. On
Sunday evening the last sermon of
the campaign will be winning
Christ" There will be special mus
ical programs at all the services on
Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1928-11-30
OFFICIALS SAY new
AUTO SYSTEM SUCCESS
Magistrates In Delaware Find
Much Confusion Eliminated For
Applicants.

At a dinner last week the heads
of the automobile department told
magistrates and other officials of
the new licensing system now in
effect in the State.
William Ball, of Dover, Admins
traitor of the Automobile Depart
ment, who presided at the meeting,
said that the new system of regis
tration of new cars and the regis
tratiOn of old ones is working well.
1--WE expect to have one of the most
efficient economical and smoothly
running systems of registration in
the United States if we have the
whole-hearted cooperation of about
$4,000 owners of pleasure cars and
10000 owners of trucks and other
commercial vehicles"
The most necessary thing to do
at present, Administrator Ball said,
is to impress upon car owners the
Importance of notifying the Auto
mobile Division at Dover on or af-
ter next Tuesday, as to whether the
applications for registration have
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address a number of applications
have been returned.
The magistrates praised the new
system, saying that it was of great
assistance to them and their clerks,
saving time, trouble and mistakes.
The general public is reported as
pleased with the plan as far as it
has gone and is watching how it
works with interest.
Mr. Ball, Mr.. Grantland, James A.
Boyd, Mrs. Nellie WOlcott and other
officials of the Automobile Depart
ment present at the conference,
pointed out that in the year to come
there will be a considerable saving
in the department due to the cutting
down of the time and labor and the
annual need for extra help to han
die the re-registration.
The new operator and license
cards will be so marked and check
ed that a complete record of all the
drivers in the state will be on file. |
In this way those drivers that |
have been convicted of criminal |
negligence in driving will be elimi- |
mated, and will not be able to evade |
The law as in the past
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Milford chronicle., 1928-11-30
BOY SCOUT WILL GET
MEDAL AND FREE TRIP
Outstanding Scout In Nation Will Be
HOnOred Next August

Americas most proficient and out
standing boy scout will be given a
free trip with all expenses paid to
the 3Oth national encampment of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.
S. at st. Paul, Mimi, next August
where he will be presented with the
V. F. w. medal of valor in recogni-
ton of his record.
Announcement was made at ma
tional headquarters by Adjutant
General R. B. Handy, Jr., that ar
rangements for the award have been
completed with the National Boy
Scout Council, under whose super
vision the honOred boy scout is to be
chosen. The National Scout Council
will recommend three outstanding
boy scouts for consideration of the
national council of administration of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
U. S. From these three, one will be
chosen by the council to receive the
V. F. w. medal of valoT.
The V. F. W. committee on awards
and citations, headed by James F.
MacFarland, Providence, R. l., as
chairman, created the " F. w. med
al as a tribute to the boy scout de-
serving of national recognition. The
award is made in line with the pro-
gram throughout the V. F. w. sup
porting the boy scout movement.
The lad designated as winner of
the V. F. w. distinction will be
brought to st. Paul, scene of the an
nual convention next August, with a
parent or guardian. The medal will
be presented by Commander-in-Chief
Eugene P. Carvey, Jr., Boston, Mass,
with appropriate ceremony, in the
presence of visitors and delegates
from all sections of the country. A
similar medal will be awarded an
nually at national encampments to
deserving boy scouts.
Milford chronicle., 1928-11-30
OFFICIALS APPROVE
new BUILDING PLANS
FOR MILFORD SCHOOLS
Structure Will Follow Closely The
Plans OF The MiddIetOwn School
Now Under Construction.
WOULD AMEND FLAG Law
State Board Heard Request That
Those With Religious Scruples
Against Salute Be Excused.

At a meeting of the State Board
of Education at Dover last Friday,
plans for Milford's new school
building were approved. Bids for
the construction of the school will
be asked for just as soon as speci-
fications can be prepared and the
advertisement placed. The building
will be three stories in height and
will follow closely the general lines
of the MiddletOwn school now under
construction. The Milford building
will be larger and the rooms will be
of larger size. Another change in
the plans will provide for the boiler
room away from the main building.
At Middletown the heaters are plac-
ed in the basement of the main
building. Plans for the Georgetown,
Harrington and Pennington schools
were also examined and approved.
Bids for their erection will be asked
in the near future.
A request was made to the board
to have changed the compulsory re-
quirement of saluting the flag at the
opening exercises of the public
schools, but the board members de-
cided it was a matter that could
only be changed by a Legislative
act
William B. Harvey, of Philadel-
phia, secretary of the Society of
Friends, brought up the matter of
saluting the flag. 1t is understood
that he really spoke for a colony of
MennOnites at Greenwood who had
previously protested to the board
that saluting the flag was against
the conscience of that sect Mr..
Harvey suggested that the law be
amended so that teachers may re-
quire salute to the flag instead of
being compelled to require the sa-
lutte Mr. Harvey was told that the
matter complained of was State
law and could only be altered by the
Legislature.
Day religious education was
brought up when Mt. Salem M. E. |
Church, of Selbyville, asked that |
children whose parents desire them |
to take religious training be dismis-
sed from school for one hour a day |
for that purpose. The board again |
replied to the communication that |
the matter was one for the Legis- |
lature to settle and took no action |
on the matter.
1t was reported to the board that |
DUPONT Special School District had |
voted to raise a special tax of $4,000 |
for current expenses and that the
vote was 80 for and against Re-
ports were also received on the cleo
tion for the consolidation of various
districts in Sussex county with Lord
Baltimore school, The votes were,
Cedar Grove, 27 for and 29 against;
at Lord Baltimore, for, none
against; Lizard Hill, for and none
against.
The following resolution was
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Milford chronicle., 1928-11-30
FARMERS ASKED TO
GRADE POTATOES
Vegetable Shippers Association Be-
Iieyes That Growers Should Do This

A meeting of more than passing
interest to Delaware farmers was
that recently held by the American
Nut and Vegetable Shippers Asso-
citation at Chicago. The shippers
considered the situation now con-
fronting potato growers, which they
consider critical. After a thorough
survey of the problem, the meeting
reached the following conclusions:
1. That the handlers of potatoes
in all shipping districts make a
study of the situation in their terri
tory with a view of affecting an i'm
provement in the grading of pota-
toes.
2. That growers and shippers
confine their shipments of potatoes
to those grading U. S. No. 1 as de-
termined by federal inspections,
and that all potatoes should be free
from dirt or other elements that
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Milford chronicle., 1928-11-30
DOVER MAN SHARES
In WARD MILLIONS
Frank Rowan Receives The Bulk OF
Big Estate After Long Delay

According to a New York dis
patch, Frank Rowan, who lives near
Dover, will soon receive the bulk
late Mrs. Angie M. Booth, widow of
Henry P. Booth, founder of the
Ward Steamship Line, the final dis
position of the twelve million dol
lar estate just having been made.
Rowan has received several wind
falls" during the past few years.
1t was indicated that these wind
falls" were substantial ones and
that through them Rowan had been
enabled to erect his handsome
country residence. Today, Rowan,
who only few years ago was a
worker in canning factory at Do
yer, is being hailed as a millionaire.
Rowan was born in Dover and is
married to Dover girl, the former
Miss Matte Moore. The couple
have two daughters, both of whom
are married. Rowan and his wife
have lived in Dover practically all
their lives but for a time they made
their home in Philadelphia.
Final disposition of the estate has
just been made possible by a decis-
ion of the Appellate Division of the
Supreme Court, the New York dis
patch says, adding that the decision
declared fraudulent gifts to two ad-
visers, Walter Stanton and DIR. Geo.
Dowsey, which had been termed
valid by the Surrogate's Court. This
caused the long delay in the final
settlement.
Three other heirs, who ended
their court differences six years
ago, share in the estate.
They are: Mrs. Francis Merrill,
Conn, Mrs. Booths half
sister; Mrs. Mary Munson, Albany:
and Mrs. Viola Rowan Wakefield,
Mass,
Milford chronicle., 1928-11-30
EGG-LAYING CONTEST
FIXTURES ARE SOLD
Board OF Agriculture DispOses OF
Equipment Near Milford

Approximately one hundred sue
cessful bidders attended the auc-
tion of the poultry plant owned by
the State Board of Agriculture, at
which the Egg-Laying Contests
have been conducted for the past
several years near Milford. The
sale of the plant ends a competition
which has been of much benefit to
pOultrymen in lower Delaware.
Previous to moving to Milford the
contest was conducted by the North
American at Georgetown. When
the State Board of Agriculture Co
operated with that newspaper it
was brought to Milford where it
had very successful existence.
The Public Ledger recently moved
it to Pennsylvania town. The sale
of the chicken houses, tools and
other appliances amounted to
about $4,000. The barn, the only
large building in the plant, was not
sold but was turned over to the
State Forestry Department. Few
large bids were received, most of
them averaging between 81 and SE.
Milford chronicle., 1928-11-30
ELECT c. |. BLACK
new PRESIDENT OF
HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
Head Of Sussex Levy Court Sue
ceeds New Castle County Man
For Ensuing Year.
WANT BETTER DIRT ROADS
Need Of Improving States Sec
Ondary Highways Stressed At
Dover Meeting.

Improvement of secondary roads
so that those living off the main
highways would have a good road
the year around over which they
could reach the permanent roads
and markets was one of the points
mostly stressed at the meeting of
the County Highway Officials Asso-
citation at Dover last Thursday af-
ternoon. Along this line County En-
gineer H. c. Hill, of Sussex county,
in an interesting address made the
suggestion that money now being
held in reserve because of the action
of the legislature in passing a bill
providing for the state to take care
of the county highway bonds be di-
verted for improvement of dirt
roads should the coming legislature
continue the act. While he suggest
ed this for Sussex county it is
thought that the same could be done
in the other counties.
The meeting was attended by
about 80 persons including in ad-
ditiOn to the incoming and outgoing
highway officials of the counties al
so a number of members of the COM
ing legislature. 1t is felt that this
meeting will result in bringing the
highway officials and legislators
closer together and that they will
now work together for the benefit of
the taxpayers in general at the Gen
eral Assembly.
G. Leroy Black, president of the
Sussex County Levy Court, was cleo
ted president of the association for
the next year succeeding Herman D.
president of the New Cas-
tie County Levy Court who presid-
ed at the meeting.
The other officers elected were:
James Mcharg, vice president for
New Castle county; w. C. COnard,
vice president for Kent county, and
Gardner E. Bunting, vice president
for Sussex coslnty; R. c. Hill, coun-
ty engineer of Sussex county, secre-
tary and Thomas Jackson Snow,
of the new Levy Court of
Kent county, treasurer.
United States Senator-elect John
G. Townsend, Jr., was a guest and
was also one of the speakers. Mr..
Townsend was governor when the
bill was passed creating the State
Highway Commission in 1917. He
said he had the honor of appointing
the first highway commission name
Iy, Josiah Marvel, Joseph E. Hol-
land, Walter o. Hoffecker and T.
Coleman du POnt.
He commended the work of this
and recalled that Sena-
.or du Pont paid nearly $5,O00,OOO
'or the building of the boulevard
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Milford chronicle., 1928-11-30
DELAWARE STATE GRANGE
MEETS DECEMBER 11-I2-13

The Delaware State Grange
will hold its annual meeting
on December II, II and 13 in
Newark on the invitation of
the University of Delaware.
This is the first time in fif-
teen years that the State
Grange has met in Newark.
The sessions will be held in
the Lounge of Old College
Hall.
Governor Robinson, M9ster
of the State Grange, will pre-
side at the sessions but new
officers will be elected this
year on the final day of the
meetings. Several important
matters are to be considered
by the Grange including leg
islation that will be proposed
before the legislature in Jan
uary. There will also be some
social features.
Milford chronicle., 1928-11-30
SNOW AND ICE USHER In
THANKSGIVING WEEK
First Snow FIurries Sunday; Tenn
perature Dropped To % Monday

Snow flurries and ice ushered in
Thanksgiving week in Milford and
all of Delaware. Snow fell thick
and fast for several minutes on
Sunday afternoon, but the flakes
melted about as fast as they fell.
Cold weather followed the snow
fiurries and the official government
thermometer registered a low read
ing of % degrees on Monday morn
ing. Owners of automobiles who
had not drained the radiators, or
filled them with anti-freeze prepar-
ations, were much worried when
they awoke to see the ground frozen
hard. No damage was reported to
cars, however. The weather moder-
ated Monday night and the tempera-
ture raised above the freezing
point. The advent of colder wealth
er was welcomed by merchants who
have complained that the unseason-
able weather had greatly retarded
seasonable buying. Sportsmen re-
ported much better hunting follow
ing the cold weather.
Milford chronicle., 1928-11-30
SEED CORN TREATMENT
PROVES SUCCESSFUL
Kent County Agent Pleased With
Results Obtained In Years Tests

This is the third year in which
demonstrations have been conducted
in Kent county to show by the treat
ment of seed corn with dust disin-
fectants that the termination can be
stimulated, and the yield per acre
increased, in addition TO the produc-
ton of a more mature crop with
less root rot and other diseases
which are carried on the seed. NO
definite results were secured from
the demonstrations in 1926, but in
checking over the yields of the
treated and untreated plots in each
of the four farms where this work
was conducted in 1927, 1T was found
that the seed which had been treated
produced on the average S.5 more
bushels of corn per acre than the
remainder of these fields which had
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Milford chronicle., 1928-11-30
WARNED
ON MONOXIDE GAS
Philadelphia Director Says Fumes
Will Fill Closed Garage Quickly

Warning against the deadly car
bon-mOnoxide gas, which causes
hundreds of accidental deaths an
nually, has been sounded by DR..
Glenn S. Everts, medical director of
the Philadelphia Health Council and
tuberculosis Committee.
DR.. Everts pointed out that deadly
fumes issue not only from automo-
biles, but he said that all heating
appliances using gas or coal also
give off the fumes.
'No one should warm up an auto
mobile or any type of gasoline en-
gine except under the freest type of
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Milford chronicle., 1928-11-30
BAN IS CONTINUED
ON RIVER OYSTERS
Tests Show Pollution OF Some
Streams 10 Lower Delaware
Remains.

Recent tests have shown that st.
Jones Creek, Murderkill River. Mis-
pillion River and BrOadkill Creek are
badly polluted and unfit for the
growing of oysters for immediate Ge-
livery to the market, according to a
statement published in the current
issue of the Delaware Health News,
issued by the State Board of Health.
The creeks and other oyster grow
ing areas including the Delaware
Bay and the Lewes Canal were sur
veyed by the U. S. Public Health
Service and the State Board of
Health between September 8 and IA
and 95 water samples obtained.
On September II water samples
were also taken on certain creeks,
tidal in character, non-oyster grow
ing and not subject to pollution
Oyster samples were collected the
first three days of last month from
oyster beds and from eight oyster
houses.
The results of the tests of the
creek water confirm the tests of
last year, it is stated. Last years
tests resulted in ban on the oyster
growing beds in st. Jones Creek,
Mispillion River and
Broadkill Creek.
The ban, however does not pre-
vent the transplanting of oysters
from the four streams provided the
oysters are transplanted in the Del
aware Bay at a distance remote from
he outlets of the streams into the
FAY. Such transplanted oysters, the
BOARD states, should remain at least
wo weeks in the bay before being
brought to market.
The State Board of Health should
Je notified of such intended trans
and of the area chosen.