Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-01-20

mittee, Councilman MOTIFS; street
committee, Councilmen Sheldrake
and Smith. Lester Kemp was reap
pointed to clean streets and BenJam-
in Emory was renamed to the night
police force. The appointment of
water collector was deferred until
later date. The street committee
is taking advantage of the good
weather of the past few days and
is preparing to Stag East Railroad
street and probably a part of Della
ware avenue. The Pennsylvania
Railroad furnished two cars OF Stag
to do this work. Mayor Hurd was
present and had his first case for
trial. George Laramore, arrested
for intoxication was given hearing
and in default of fine was given d
Jail sentence at Dover.
The Harrington Chamber of Com
merce entertained a road delegation
of farmers living on the road from
Harrington to Whitesburg. The far
mers expressed themselves as hop
ing to secure some improved road
for their locality, stating that at Ihls
time the road was almost lmpass-
able. The road connecting with the
Harrington and Vernon road and the
FELTON, and Hollandsville road seems
to be the logical route IN order 10
secure Federal Aid. According to
Claude Fry they can guarantee a
free right of way over the whole
route A delesatiOn visited Dover to
ascertain from the State Highway
Department information as to how
they should proceed to aid the de-
partment. The commerce Dody
then discussed the cucumber and
nepper growing industry with those
present and it was decided to get
mora data concerning the cost OF
growing before the farmers would
agree to enter contracts. A repre-
sentative of the firm is expected here
in a short time to go over the stu
alton with the farmers explaining
in full detail all about the proposed
plant.
Record Sunday School Attendance
at NJ. p. Church
A record attendance at the M. Z.
Sunday school last Sunday morning
was recorded. The secretary re-
ported the attendance a week ago
233 present and these figures broke
all former records and Sunday these
records were again shattered when
the attendance was recorded at
265. Sunday was Temperance Sun
day and in connection Herewith the
ladies of the w. G. T. U. properly
observed the day with a pageant in
accordance with the eighth annlVer-
sary of the Eighteenth Amendment.
Much interesting data was given
out. According to reports Maine was
the first State in the Union to nave
Statewide prohibition. This was &C
complished in 1852, and soon after
ward 80 other States were listed IN
the dry column before the E1gh-
teenth Amendment was adopted. AL
ALBANIA was the first State to ratify
the 18th Amendment and Wyoming
was the last. In August 1917 the
Senate passed the amendment IS to
20 and in December of the same year
the House of Representatives also
voted in favor of it 282 to 128. The
18th Amendment took effect on jan
uary 16, 1920. When the amendment
was submitted to the States for rat
ification, it was interesting to know
that idaho, Kansas and South Dako-
ia voted unanimously in favor of the
amendment. Rhode Island and Con-
necticut never ratified the amend
ment. Porto Rico went dry in 1916
and by Act of Congress, Alaska went
dry in 1918. When the pageant
started, Supt. Elwood Gruewell rep
resented Uncle Sam and Mrs. W. l..
Haviland, Miss Columbia; Willard
Fitzgerald as Secretary Of State.
Miss Columbia made the announce
ment as the States represented by
ladies of the church entered in the
order in which their States ratified
the amendment. Mississippi, Mrs.
Leroy Fleming; Virginia, Mrs. H. B.
Jester; Kentucky, Mrs. Isaac Nor
ris; South Carolina, Mrs. Baynard
Smith; North Carolina, Miss Eliza
beth Clymer; Maryland, Mrs. Con-
rad Sibitzky; Montana, Mrs. Harley
Waller; Texas, Mrs. EIVa Sapp;
Delaware, Mrs. Willard Fitzgerald;
South Dakota, Mrs. Arley Wix. This
was the first State to vote unan1-
nous in favor Of the amendment.
Mrs. Frank O'heal;
Arizona, Mrs. Edgar Tucker; Geor-