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Milford chronicle., 1928-03-02
STANDARDIZATION
FOR DELAWARE CROPS
Director Of Market Bureau Says
Farm Crop Worth $l6,2l4,OOO
Last Year.

The big problem for farmers of
Delaware, according to W. T. Der
icksOn, director of the Bureau of
Markets of the State Board of Agri-
culture, is that of Standardization.
That Delaware is not on the tail
end of the procession of agricultural
States but is really in the lead is
pointed out by Mr.. DericksOn. When
the over-expansiOn occurred during
the World War followed by serious
depressions, Delaware suffered little,
compared to other States. because
the over-expansion in Delaware was
slighter with the result that the
slump was much less.
Mr.. Derickson says that in 1910
the values per acre of farm land
was 1885. In 1920 this had grown
to $44.59 but in 1925 has dropped
back to $34.S3, which is almost nor
NAL. Compared with. other States,
this is an outstanding figure.
In Iowa farm values per acre
jumped from $3.50 to $19952. Some
acres were valued at $500, so that
In6 CAloJAuS III lOMd 10
as compared to. Delaware.
Figures showing the OYer-expan-
sion and Indebtedness of the coun-
try give a clear realization of why |
the farmer is suffering from over
From. 1910 to 1920 new
pasture land developed in the United
States was over 4O,00O,000 acres. In
forest land, there were 100000
more acres clear. Of this increase
acres were added to the
former area used in producing
wheat.
One of the causes for losses to
farmers, Mr.. Derickson says is due
% the one crop farmer. That is, the
nan who attempts to specialize on
tut one thing. Because of the de-
nand for wheat during the World
Var, the wheat acreage in the Uni
ed States was increased 30,0O0,00O
Lcres.
The farmers debt increased in the
United States from 1910 to 1920 to
he enormous sum of SO. 166,000,000.
The interest alone on this is $685.
100000.
What Delaware produced IN the
way of agricultural products, not in
luding live stock, during 1927 re-
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Milford chronicle., 1928-03-02
APPOINTS A WOMAN
UNIVERSITY TRUSTEE
Mrs. A. D. Warner Named BY Cover
nor On Delaware University Board

Mrs. A. D. Warner, of Wilmington,
has been appointed member of the
Board of Trustees of the University
of Delaware by Governor Robert P.
Robinson. Announcement of the APP
pointment was made Saturday night
at the dinner of the WOmen's Col
lege Alumnae Association in the din
ing hall of the Women's College at
Newark.
Mrs. Warner, known as the mo
Their of the Women's College" is the
first woman member of the board.
The appointment is for life and she
succeeds former Governor Charles
R. Miller.
Announcement of the appointment
by Governor Robinson was made by
Mrs. Catharine Schunder Johnson,
graduate of the college and a promi-
nent member of the Alumnae Asso-
citation. She read a letter from Gov
ernor Robinson in which he made
the appointment official and express
ed his regrets for not being able to
be present. In the letter he pointed
out how we'll fitted Mrs. Warner is
for the position as a trustee, the
time and effort she has devoted to
the institution and the need of a
woman member on the board, de-
claring that the college would Gre
ate greater recognition with such an
Mrs. Warner was a member of the
created by an act of the
State Legislature in 1913 which pro-
vided for the building of the Wo-
mems College. The college opened in
1914, and Mrs. Warner
has served as chairman of the ad-
visory council of the college ever
since. She is an honorary member of
the Glass of 1918, the first to grad
uate, and an honorary member of the
Alumnae Association.
Mrs. Warner is one of the two liv-
ing members of the commission of
i've which founded the college. The
other is Chauncey P. Holeomb, now
n China. The deceased members
we're DR.. George w. Marshall, of Mil
lord; former Governor Miller and |
Samuel J. Wright, of Newark.
Mrs. Warner is a former president
If the State Federation of Women's
Clubs and has always been greatly
Interested in club work.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-02
RECIPROCITY DAY AT
NEW CENTURY CLUB
Harrington Club Presented Program
Which Was Much Enjoyed

Reciprocity Day at the Milford
New Century Club on Monday was
one of the most enjoyable events of
the club year, when the Harrington
Club was the guests for the after
noon and presented a literary pro-
gram of superior merit. The pro-
gram compiled and arranged as
sketch by Mrs. Potter and in charge
of Mrs. R. K. Jones, was made up
from the poetry of American liter
AZURE, and in honor of Longfellow's
birthday centered around the beauti-
full story from the legend of the In
dams Hiawatha. The stage was
transformed into a miniature forest
by the use of pine, cedar and holly
trees; a wigwam, the lodge of Noko-
mis-, in the background gave it
truly picturesque and realistic set
ting.
Hiawatha, represented by Mrs. Err
nest Raughley, and Minnehaha, by
Mrs. Samuel Williams, dressed in
true Indian costumes were the host
and hostess and after the reading of
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Milford chronicle., 1928-03-02
ORCHARD SPRAYING
WILL Be CONTINUED
Instructions For Combating Tree
Pests And Diseases Sent To
Orchard Owners.

AS a continuance of the orchard
spray service which has been con
Quoted in Kent county and other
parts of the State during the past
two, years under the direction of DR..
J. F. Adams, plant pathologist of the
University of Delaware and the
State Board of Agriculture, in CO.
operation with the county agricul-
tural agents, copies of Extension
Circular No. %, Fruit Crop Pro-
lection for 1925" were mailed to all
the fruit growers in Kent county
and the surrounding territory last
week from the Office of County
Agent Russell E. Wilson.
AS this circular, which has been
prepared by the Agricultural Exten-
sion Department of the University Of
Delaware, also contains several il
lustratiOns showing the, various
stages of bud growth and develop
ment with reference to the timely
of dust and spray, the
fruit growers have been requested
to keep their copies Of this particu-
lar publication for future reference
when they receive the several edi-
ions of the orchard spray notes
which will be sent out at frequent
intervals during the coming season.
In addition to the recommended
spray programs for apples, peaches
md grapes, this circular also in
,ludes many practical suggestions in
'egard to the preparation of home
made sprays, and the general pre-
.autions to be considered in the !
of orchard sanitation, as
factors in the successful
control of insects and diseases.
Although this spray service will |
De conducted this coming season in |
the same manner as it |
las been carried Gil during the past
wo years, any suggestions will be
daddy welcomed from the fruit
in the State as to how this
ype of service might be improved
0 give the best type of information
ossible regarding the control of in
ects and diseases in both the or
hards and grape vineyards. This
pray service last year was extended
o a group of two hundred and sixty
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Milford chronicle., 1928-03-02
FEDERAL WAREHOUSE
FOR DEL-MAR-V VA
Gamers Would Be Better Able
To Finance Pack With Extern
sion Of This Plan.

At a meeting of bankers, brokers,
members of the Tri-State Packers
Association and others interested in
the canning industry, held at Eas-
ton, Saturday, a resolution was
adopted asking the Tri-State AssO-
citation and the Marketing Bureau of
the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore Asso-
citation to promote an extension of
the United States Warehouse act to
canned fruits and vegetables grown
on the Peninsula. County meetings
under the joint direction of the
Tri-State Packers Association and
the Marketing Bureau of the Del
Mar-Va Association are being ar
ranged for the immediate future to
stimulate adoption of the Federal
Warehouse plan.
DIR. F. B. Bomberger, Executive
Director of Administration and Mar
keting of the Del-Mar-Va Associa-
ton, presided at the meeting. Inter
esting facts showed an early activ-
ity on the Peninsula to secure this
Federal Warehouse system as Sen.
N. H. FOoks, early in 1926, when
president of the Tri-State Packers
Association, appointed a committee
with E. G. Cover, as chairman, to
take up the placing of canned fruits
and vegetables on the list of pro-
ducts eligible for storage under the
Federal Warehouse act. The COM
mittee placed this before the Ma |
-ional Gamers Association with |
he result that the Secretary of Ag- |
riculture on August 18th, 1926, COM
piled with the request. In June,
1927, Mr.. Cover established the first /
Federal Storage Warehouse on the
Peninsula, and it was accepted as
)eing suitable by Washington. This
vas known as warehouse ''No. L."
Shortly afterward a second ware
louse was established by Partition
ng off a section in a large storage
liant at Cordova. Both proved ex-
remedy popular and profitable.
These warehouses were placed in
harge of w. H. Hopkins and a
appointed custodian. The
ate for storing was one cent a case
or the first month with a two cents
)aximum charge for a year. In the
tx months existence of the CordOva
-arehouse more than $43O,O00 worth
tomatoes have been stored. The
)cal banks have been eager to loan
honey on the Federal warehouse re-
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Milford chronicle., 1928-03-02
MORE MARRIAGES.
FEWER DIVORCES
According To Records Of U. S, De-
partment OF Commerce

While marriages increased, di-
vorces decreased in Delaware last
year, according to records of the
United States Department of Com
merce, made public this week.
There were 1854 marriages per-
formed in 1927 in Delaware, as COM
pared with 1,1O9 in 1926, an increase
of 45, or Al per cent.
With divorces there were 163 in
1927, as compared with POP in 1926,
a decrease of 80, or 1913 per cent.
By counties there were 100 in
Kent, $50 in New Castle and '164
in Sussex in 1927, as COM
pared with 100 in Kent, S18 in New
Castle and 161 in Sussex county in
1926.
There were divorces issued to IA
in Kent, 100 in New Castle and 10
in Sussex in 1927 as compared with
IS in Kent, 152 in New Castle and
80 in Sussex in 1926.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-02
RECKLESSNESS CAUSE
OF MANY ACCIDENTS
Head OF Motor Department Says
Poor Judgment Contributing Factor

A majority of accidents throughout
the State are brought about by Teck-
less driving, due many times to mo-
florists driving so fast that they are
unable to stop quickly enough to
prevent an accident. In commenting
on this William Ball, head OF the
State Motor Department, says:
There is no question but that
there are some accidents which mo-
tor vehicle operators are unable to
avoid even though proceeding at a
slow rate of speed where the object
struck enters the path of the motor
vehicle at such a short distance
ahead that a stop is almost impos-
sible in time to keep out of trouble.
An analysis shows, however, that
this type of accident is in the min
GRITTY. In the majority of accidents it
is known that the disaster occurred
because the motor vehicles involved
were being operated at a rate of
speed unreasonable and improper as
regards to intersecting streets, ped
estrians in the highway, wet or Slip
perry road surface, traffic or use of
the highway.
"Tn some state practically 20 per
cent of the 1927 accidents were caus-
ed primarily by operation of motor
at unreasonable and i'm
proper rates of speed to the extent
that the operators were unable to
stop in time to keep out of trouble.
If it was possible to group the sor-
rowful results Of this type of opera
lion in actuality, the same as they |
are grouped in form Of figures
many would stand aghast and horri-
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Milford chronicle., 1928-03-02
DELAWARE OFFICIALS
EXPECT NO TEST OF
GASOLINE TAX Law
State Law Is Just And Car Own.
ers Are Willing To Pay The
Levy For Better Roads.
MARYLAND MAY TEST Law
Following Overthrow OF Illinois
Statute NeighbOriDg State May
Have Its Law Changed.

The state tax on retail gasoline
sales levied by number of states
may soon come before the U. S. Su-
Dreme Court as the result Of a de-
cision of the Illinois State Supreme
Court that the gasoline tax in that
state is unconstitutional.
Indications are that no effort will
be made to have the tax levied on
gasoline sales in Delaware declared
unconstitutional by the Delaware
State Supreme Court. Motorists in
Maryland, it is stated, may take
court action to have the tax in that
state abolished.
Governor Robinson and Secretary
of State Charles H. Grantland ex-
press the belief that no court action
involving the tax will be taken in
Delaware. They said the tax is just
and needed.
Officials of the Motor Club, A. A.
A, say the opinions of Automobiles
upon the gasoline tax in Delaware
are divided. The club has not Off
cially discussed the subject, they
say, but personally they believe the
tax just, but probably cent too
high.
An official is quoted as saying:
There is no enjoyment like that
of driving along a modern road, and |
if the driver expects this pleasure,
he should not grumble in paying a
tax on the gasoline"
The basis upon which the Illinois |
decision was given follows: That |
the tax does not apply equally to US
ers of gasoline, but discriminates
against those who use it for motor
fuel.
"That gasoline is Disseminated
against as fuel in favor of kero-
sene, used in steam-driven automo-
Diles.
THAT the tax does not affect cleo
5rically driven automobiles.
THAT there is a double tax on au-
in that the State collects
l license fee for the use of the auto
Mobile and then collects the gaso-
inc tax, which rests exclusively on
owners.
"That the title of the law was lad
n that the title did not include the
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Milford chronicle., 1928-03-02
P. 0. S. OF A. PLANS
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
National Organizer Prepares To En-
list 5000 From Entire State

Headed by the state executive
committee of the P. o. S. of A. and
the national organizer, c. J. Plimp-
ton, together with representatives
from nearly all camps in Kent coun-
ty, much interest was manifested in
the membership drive held at Leipsic
last Thursday evening.
The present membership accord
ing to last reports of the state sec
rotary shows nearly eighteen hun
bred. The goal set in the drive is
5000, gain of fifty per cent. State
Chaplain Cantwell denounced per-
sons at Greenwood who refused to
salute the American flag.
Before the meeting closed, State
Secretary Irwin was empowered to
convey to the state superintendent
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Milford chronicle., 1928-03-02
JAS. P. MOORE FREED
ON MURDER CHARGE
BY KENT COUNTY JURY
Farmer Refused To Plead Guilty
To MansIaughter And Stood
Trial On First Degree.
HE DEFENDED HIS HOME
Insisted On His Right To De-
fend His Home And The Jury
Agreed.

Firm in his conviction that a
mans home is his castle and that he
has the right to defend it even to the
point of killing those who threaten
an invasion of the premises, James
p. Moore, indicted for murder, Obsti-
nately refused to plead guilty to a
lesser charge, insisted on going to
trial and finally succeeded in win
ming his acquittal before a Kent
county jury on Monday. He was
charged with shooting and killing
EnOch Durham with a shot gun at
his (Moore's) home in West Dover
last December.
Charles L. Terry, Jr., as counsel
for Moore, endeaYOred to induce the
defendant to enter a plea of guilty
to a lesser charge, which the state
was willing to accept, but Moore
positively refused to consent to such
a thing. He insisted that he would
stand on his defense that mans
home is his castle, that he had a
right to defend it and himself, that
in the shooting of Durham he had
acted with no other thought than
self-defense, because he believed
Dunh&m was about to try to break
into his house.
Durham had gone to Moore's
home and asked for liquor. Moore
said he had none and ordered Dun
ham away, warning him that if he
did not leave he, Moore, would shoot.
He did shoot through window and
killed Durham. The state was will
ing to reject first and second degree
murder and try Moore on a man
slaughter charge, hoping the defen-
dant would plead guilty to that.
Moore steadfastly refused and in
sisted on going to trial on the org
inal indictment.
Moore had signed a confession
which was given to the jury It was
shown Durham had made no threats
against Moore, that he was unarned
and that he had no malice for Moore
nor Moore for him. Moore claimed
his only purpose in shooting was to
frighten Durham and make him
leave his premises. Moore, on the
witness stand, said he was afraid OF
Durham.
Chief Justice Pennewill in deliver
ing the charge to the jury pointed
out the necessity of a person re-
treating as far as possible when
threatened and that they cannot 1e-
sort to force until all other efforts
to keep off their aggressOr have fail
ed. The jury retired at 4:O7 and re-
turned at $3.50 with a verdict of ac-
quittal. Moore was discharged from
custody and returned to his home.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-02
MILFORD PEOPLE VOTE
ON CONSOLIDATION
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Question Of Whether Local Dis.
trict Asks For State Aid Will
Be Decided.
The COST WILL Be SMALL
Under Plan As Outlined By Law
Districts Can Only Raise Two
Per Cent Of Assessed Valuation.

The voters of the Milford Special
School District and eight of the out
lying rural districts will vote on the
question of effecting a consolidation
/ of all districts at a special referen-
dunn election tomorrow afternoon
The present question confronting the
voters is that of consolidation only.
Before State aid can be secured it is
necessary that the several districts
| consolidate. After this is done a
referendum on the bond issue ques-
ton will be held. The Milford
Board of Education has sent a letter
to every home in Milford outlining
the needs of the town for better
schools. The letter follows:
To the White Voters of the
Milford Special School District:
On Saturday afternoon, March 3.d,
between the hours of 2 o'clock and
o'clock, there will be an election
held at the school house to vote
"F o r CON S Ida T 10 NJ
or AGAINST CONSOLIDATION of
the Milford Special District with the
Rural Districts near our town.
The Milford Board of Education is
especially anxious that we vote fav-
orably FOR CONSOLIDATION for
the following reasons:
The Milford School is much too
small to accommodate the children
that must go there, making it neces-
sary for us to rent three rooms in
the Masonic Temple which are unfit
for school rooms. We have four
rooms in an old vacated residence,
which are unfit for school use, and
we have three rooms in portable
on the school yard. The
conditions throughout the plant are
far from a modern school building.
We have asked the State Board of
to give lis n new Junior
and Senior High School, which
would accommodate all the children
above the sixth grade, and remodel
the present building to make it
modern elementary school for all the
children in the first six grades.
The State Board of Education has
old us that with the limited funds
hey have, it is necessary that they
Use the money where it is going to
10 the most good. they mean that
f these districts CONSOLIDATE,
hey can care for more children and
We will have a good chance to get a
lew school.
If we vote AGAINST CONSOLE
there will not be any
chance for a new school.
1t will not cost one cent to vote
FOR CONSOLIDATION and if the
'esult is favorable and the State
Board approves, then We will be
allied on again to vote and this time
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Milford chronicle., 1928-03-02
BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
TO Be HELD AT DOVER
Representatives Of Civic Organi.
cations Name Committees For
Big Event.

AT a meeting of representatives Of
various civic organizations in the
Senate chamber at Dover last
Thursday, it was decided to have an
apple festival in Delaware this year
The affair will be known as the
Delaware Apple Blossom Festival
and will be held the latter part of
April or the first part of May. The
date will be selected later when the
season for blossoms is close at hand.
The matter of having a blossom
festival in this State has been dis
cussed for several years but this
meeting was the first definite step
taken towards making it a POSSIBLE
ity.
According to the plans generally
discussed at the meeting, arrange
ments will be made for the public to
gather at Dover on the morning of
the day selected and an automobile
tour will be made of the orchards in
Kent county.
In the afternoon there will be a
historical pageant staged on the Do
yer Green in connection with a
parade over the streets of Dover.
Mrs. Ella C. Emory, of Seaford,
was elected chairman of the meeting,
and H. Milton James of Seaford, was
appointed secretary. Governor Rob-
ert P. Robinson was made honorary
chairman of the committee.
Chairman of the various commit |
tees were appointed as follows:
DR.. J. F. Adams, Newark;
route, C.. D. Buck, Dover; parade,
William McWilliams, Dover; floats,
and New Castle county,
!. Gerrish Gassaway, Wilmington;
Kent county, J. Wallace Woodford,
Dover; and Sussex county, Warren
Newton, Bridgeville.
The pageant will be in charge of
IRIS. H. M. Waller, of Delmar; Mrs.
Henry Ridgely, Dover; Dean Robin
on, Newark, and Mrs. G. D. Ash
'roOk, Wilmington. A Bailey
'homas, of Wyoming, was made
hartman of the committee on bands,
nd J. Paul Heinel, of Wilmington,
ras selected to lead the parade.
The chairmen of the various COM
littees together with the other Of
GERS will make up the executive
ommittee. The committee chair
len were also given tbs privilege of
dding to their committees as they
lay deem necessary.
Prof. w. A. Wilkinson, of the Uni
ersity of Delaware was elected
treasurer and chairman of the fl
ance committee. DR.. Adams was au- !
lorized to call a meeting of the
eneral committee near the time
hen he thought the blossoms would !
e nearly right FOR the celebration. =.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-02
DIMES POSTMASTER
AT BRIDGEVILLE
Succeeds w. p. Short Who Was Re.
Gently Removed From Service

John w. Dimes has been commits
stoned postmaster at Bridgeville, to
succeed William P. Short. Repre-
sentative Robert G. Houston more
than a week ago forwarded his en-
dorsement of Mr.. Dimes to the de-
partment. The commission was
signed and forwarded to Mr.. Dimes
several days ago, the department
said. 1t is understood Senator du-
POnt Joined the endorsement.
Mr.. Dimes is manager of the
Townsend Company orchards near
Bridgeville, owned by former Cover
nor John G. Townsend, formerly the
orchards of the Delaware Apple
Company. Mr.. Dimes has been in
charge of the 1OOO-acre orchards
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Milford chronicle., 1928-03-02
Things to Remember When Voting on
CONSOLIDATION

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Milford chronicle., 1928-03-02
MILFORD'S MILK SUPPLY
TESTED LAST WEEK
Health Report Shows Some Dealers
Supplying "SlightIy Dirty" Milk

Reports made by the State Board
of Health from the analysis of milk
SAMPLES taken in Milford on Febru-
arv 21st show that four dealers de-
livered "clean" milk on that date,
two had Slightly dirty" and that
one delivered dirty" milk. The
bacteria count ranged from a high
of $4,000 to a low of 5000. Butter
fat content high was $40 and the
low was $50. The report follows:
Dealer Bet. Fat Sediment
Benefits
PastueriZed
MIX 1880 43O Clean
Clarence
Clarence
A. r.
70 Maloney 10000 $50 Dirty
c. Nutter 1000 40 Clean
r. J.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-02

VOTE for CONSOLIDATION
TOMORROW AND HELP
TO BETTER EDUCATE
YOUR BOY OR GIRL