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Milford chronicle., 1928-08-24
LARGE BIG THURSDAY
CROWD AT SLAUGHTER
Record Breaking Gathering Assemb-
led At BayShOre For Day

A record breaking crowd assemb-
led at Slaughter Beach to observe
"Big Thursday" last week. From
early in the morning until late at
night packed automobiles wendell
their way in steady stream toward
the resort. Bathers crowded the
beach all day. Some took their
lunches, while others went to the
hotel for meals. In the evening
there was a dance in the pavilion,
where it was necessary to charge
admission and admit the throng one
by one, through only one door, to
keep out those who did not lance.
Poppy music was furnished by the
Milford Harmony Boys, an orchestra
composed of Myron Boone, James
Tom Derrickson, Miller
Wilkins and James Adam.
Prizes, donated by Edward M.
Davis, formerly of Milford, were
awarded as follows: Ray Melvin,
So for the Charleston; Miss Mary
Reedy So for the Charleston, and
Miss Bertha Vierick and James I
Adam SIS for the best fox trot.
A prize of $40 for the best "all- |
around" couple was awarded this
Thursday night also.
Milford chronicle., 1928-08-24
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
WILL HOLD BANQUET
Affair At Georgetown To Honor
Retiring State President

Next Tuesday evening, August 2S
beginning at 7.30 o'clock, a testi-
mOnial banquet will be held in the
Georgetown M. P. Church, in honor
of Miss Dorothy H. Krauss, of Will
mington, retiring president of the
Delaware State C. E. Union.
For seven years Miss Krauss has
served as general secretary of the
Delaware State Union, and for the
past three years she has made a
splendid president of this State
Union; and in recognition of her
services the Sussex Endeavorers
have planned this banquet.
Mr.. Ralph Nichols, of Delmar,
president of the Sussex County C. E.
Union, is to be POSTMASTER. The
blessing will be asked by Rev. ]. T.
Bailey, of the Delmar M. P. Church,
and Rev. M. E. Hungerford of the
Georgetown NJ. P. Church will make
the speech of welcome. Special
music will be furnished by the
NJ. P. Orchestra and the
Georgetown Male Quartet. The quar-
tet referred to is well known over
the State of Delaware, having sung
at many Tall Cedar and other large
Delaware gatherings.
Among the invited guests are
H. Keen, of Wilmington, the
new State president; Miss Emma
Huey, president of the Wilmington
G. E. City Union and State junior
superintendent; Miss Lois Lessey,
general secretary of the State I'm
ION; Miss Nema Parsons, State fl
lancial secretary, and Mr.. Ernest ].
Peoples, an ex-president of the
Delaware State C. E. Union and at |
he present time serving the State |
Union in the financial department. |
Tickets for the banquet sell for
DC each, and may be obtained from
he superintendent of the Junior and |
intermediate Societies and secretar-
es of the Christian Endeavor Socie-
les, as well as any of the county
lnion officers.
1t is being urged that those ex-
,ecting to attend the banquet notify
he secretary of their society (if it
re senior society or the superin-
endent of their society (if it be a
uniOr or intermediate society. in
rider that the pastor of the George
own M. P. Church, Rev. M. e.
iungerford, may be notified at the
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Milford chronicle., 1928-08-24
TOWN RECEIVES OFFER
TO BUY LIGHT PLANT
Interested Parties Do Not Want
The Water PIant.--MajOrity Of
Board Opposes Sale.

The Light and Water Commission
of the Town of Milford has received
an offer from public utility cor
poration to purchase the light plant
now owned by the town. An offer of
S325,000 was made for the plant and
the franchise to operate in the mu-
nicipality. After considering the
proposition, the majority of the
board were of the opinion that the
offer was not enough and passed a
resolution against selling the plant.
Those interested did not offer to
purchase the water department.
During the past few years the plant
has been self-supporting and has
been able to pay off much of the
created under the man
agement of several years ago. Much |
new equipment has been installed |
under the management of the pres
emit Light and Water Commission,
and while reducing the Indebtedness
on the plant it has paid it's own
way In addition to this the light
rates have been reduced.
Persons familiar with the opera
ion of the plant know that the wa
,er department is a losing propo-
'ition, and that without it the plant
would pay large revenues to the
own. The service given to the pa
rons of the plant is the best given
o any town on the peninsula. Very
eW delays are caused through plant
rOuble, and the large users of cur
ent are much pleased with the SER
ice and management at the pres
mt time. While there has been !
ONE little sentiment for the sale !
f the plant, the vast majority of :
ersons who are served by the Light
nd Water Commission are well i
leased and do not desire that it be \
old at this time. The plant, and it's \
is worth more than the 7
honey offered and would bring \
lore than that amount in competf- \
We bidding.
Milford chronicle., 1928-08-24
DROP.
MISHAPS GROW
ON STATE ROADS
Twenty-Five People Killed In Auto
Accidents First Seven Months
Of This Year.
SIX MORE THAN In 1927
More Accidents Occur In The
Evening Than During Day
light Hours.

With fewer deaths and but a few
more accidents so far this year as
compared with last year, the report
of the State police made public this
week contains many encouraging
details. The report, which covers
the first seven months of this year,
reflects the work of State Police and
Delaware Safety Council in the eff
forts of both organizations to pre-
vent accidents and resultant injur-
les and deaths. When it is consid-
cred that there are many more mo-
florists using the roads this year
than ever before it might be ex-
pected with good reason that the
number Of fatalities would be
greater.
Taking this one item of deaths
from motor accidents, the reduction
has been remarkable. There were
"a in 1926; 80 in 1927, and 81 to date
this year. The accidents and deaths
in this report are mishaps and ia
talities that occur on State high
ways outside of towns.
There were 376 accidents so far,
which is six more than last year,
and the total number of injured is
253, or 10 more than in 1927. In
property damage, the total this
year is $66,451 or SAG more than
last year. In 1926 the property dam
age for the first seven months was
S61, 900.
The deaths due to motor vehicle |
nishaps is 10 so far, three less than |
IN 1927. There were eight pedes-
.rians killed each year up to this
late and while four were killed last !
7ear at railroad crossings there are
hone from this cause this year.
There were 1T slightly hurt,
even less than last year, and AZ
injured, or 10 more than
n 1927. With pedestrians there
we're 10 slightly hurt and five SER
ously as compared with thirteen
lightly and eleven seriously last
ear.
Most of the accidents happened
n dry weather, there being 273 this
ear as opposed to 275 last year.
here were 1O3 in wet weather as
gainst 95 in 1927.
The greatest number of collisions .
ccurred on straightaways, there =,
e1ng 239 this year or one more than
lst year. There were 108 as against
% last year at intersections. There
ere 20 at curves as against 23 last
ear.
Reckless driving again heads the
st of mishaps. There were 81 this
ear or just one more than last I
ear Inattention is charged again Z
46, twelve more than in 1927.
Despite the large number of e
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Milford chronicle., 1928-08-24
DELAWARE IS HIGH
in PER CAPITA TAX
THROUGHOUT NATION
Fifth Largest Per Person Of All
States But Twenty-Five Have
More Debt.
CAUSED BY HIGHWAYS
Wonderful Road System In Della
ware Causes High Tax On Per
Capita Tax.

Delaware has the fifth largest
per capita bonded debt of any state
of the Union, although its gross
bonded debt of 11,376,7S5 is exceed
ed by that of Twenty-Five states
Every resident owes on an average
of S46.S2 and of that debt $43.33 was
incurred for construction of high
ways. This is the largest per capita
! highway debt in the Union, although
fifteen states have incurred larger
/ aggregate debt for this purpose.
These facts are brought out in a
nationwide survey just completed
by The Bank of America N. A., New
York, which reveals that the forty
eight state governments of the
United States have a total gross
bonded debt of $1,971, 354,16 or
per capita debt of $16.61. This
Indebtedness of close to two billion
dollars is represented largely by OBJ
legations incurred within the past
eight years, 50 per cent originating
since January 1, 1920, and during
1927 alone more than $197,OOO,OOO
worth of new bonds were issued
while some $7O,OOO,OOO worth were
retired.
The states have not been incur
ring debt with equal rapidity. The
survey shows that 16 states actually
reduced their gross outstanding
debt during the past year and that
rs states or So per cent, were re-
sponsible for the increase of more
than $125,O00,000 during that same
period of time.
In a study of the purposes for
which the states have incurred this
huge Indebtedness, The Bank of
America statisticians found that
construction of highways and |
bridges was responsible for $780, |
930,7S1.92. Comparison with pre-
vious surveys made by the bank |
shows highway construction absorb |
ng an increasingly larger amount |
If monies raised by bond issues, the
otal debt for this purpose rising
rom "a per cent in 1922 to As per
,ent in 1927. On a per capita basis
he debt for roads six years ago
mounted to $3.50 per person while
It present it stands at $3.50.
Debts for soldiers bonuses, of
more recent origin even than those
incurred for highways, amount to
2S2,430,000 or 14.3 per cent of the
Otal, while third in the list of pur-
Oses for which states have issued 1
onds comes waterways and har- j
Ors with a total of 1924, 4S4, 800, or $
"A per cent of the gross outstand-
lg debt. Debts for these purposes,
S well as those for agricultural
id, funding operations, and military
absorbed a smaller share
the total than a year ago.
New York has the largest gross
ebt of any State in the Union, !
to 1851, $4,000. North
arolina ranks second with $l55,-
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Milford chronicle., 1928-08-24
SAY COOLER WEATHER
WILL CHECK ANTHRAX
New Cases Are Reported Almost
Daily In Upper Kent County

Not until cold weather places a
check on anthrax will the disease
be prevented from spreading. Nearly
every day new cases of the disease
are reported to Ralph Wilson, secre-
tary of the State Board of Agricul-
ture. According to Mr.. Wilson, area
affected by anthrax range from
Kits Hammock to about Smyrna.
Sales of live stock that have been
conducted once a week at Dover
have been withdrawn until after the
epidemic abates. This is done vol
UNFAIRLY by the broker, in an effort
to aid the State in eliminating an
thraX
The State Board of Agriculture
provides serum free of charge for
inoculating against anthrax. Some
farmers have suffered severe losses
in livestock from the ravages of the
disease.
Usually the spring is the best time
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Milford chronicle., 1928-08-24
DRIVERS WHO DRINK
WILL LOSE INSURANCE
Company VIII Not Tolerate Policy
Holders Who Use HOOtch

Supplementing the recent vigor-
GUS attack by the Delaware Auto
mobile Association, A. M. A on
drunken drivers as "a menace to
highway safety" announcement is
made by the Associations Insurance
Company that it has adopted the
policy of canceling the insurance of
any member who is found to have
driven motor car while in any
degree under the influence of liquor.
William A. McCrea, general man
ager of the company, denouncing
the growing tendency of some mo-
florists to mix prohibition hooch
with gasoline, points out that it is
not necessary for a driver to be
actually drunk to lose his sense of
timing and distance.
eve have found" said Mr.. Nc
Crea, that just one drink of the
vile connections masquerading I'M
der the whiskey labels often is suf-
ficient to change normally consid-
crate and competent drivers into
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Milford chronicle., 1928-08-24
MILFORD MAN HAS
FINE DAHLIA GARDEN
William Gray Grows Some Beauti-
full Specimens OF The Flower

William Gray, who resides in
South Milford, has dahlia garden
of which he is justly proud. He has
one hundred and eight-one hills of
these beautiful flowers which are
now in bloom. The assortment of
cOlors ranges to all hues of the
rainbow and many. of them blend in
delicate shades. The garden has
been somewhat marred by the Sc
we're storm of last week, which fiat
tened many of the plants. Notwith-
this injury to the garden,
the flowers now in blossom are large
and the plants have many blooms to
each plant. Mr.. Gray left a large
bunch of the dahlias at the Chron-
icle office this week, and they were
large, well formed, and of beautiful
colors.
Milford chronicle., 1928-08-24
STATE SINGERS WILL
COMPETE OVER AIR
Second Atwater-Kent Addition
To Choose Delaware Prize
Contestant.

Mrs. Josiah Bacon of Claymont
chairman of the Delaware Sponsor
ship Committee which is making a
statewide search for a new grand
opera star through the Second Ma
tional Radio Addition, has ANNOUNCE
ed the names of music leaders who
have been invited to hold local sing
ing contests in the following Della
ware communities:
Mrs. Frank Hall Davis, Dover;
Mrs. Watson K. Belts, Middletown;
Miss Nell K. Wilson, Newark; Mrs.
Newlin T. Booth, New Castle; Miss
Isabelle Berlin Wales, Wilmington;
Mrs. Frank NAPLES, Georgetown;
Mrs. I. Stephany, Seaford.
$ Plans are being perfected rapidly
for Delaware's participation in the
National Radio Addition. The Della
ware contest will follow the lines of
the addition last year. The Atwater
Kent Foundation of Philadelphia Of
fers awards aggregating $500 in
cash, music conservatory tuition,
120 medals and other tokens of rec
ognition to. winners. All Delaware
amateurs between Is and 25 inclu-
sive, are eligible to enter.
Miss Wales, who is in charge of
the local addition to be held in Will
mington, is recognized as an earnest
music worker and her interest in
The contest has encouraged many
ambitious singers to enter the lists.
"The results already secured"
said Burton Bunch, Manager of Au-
litions, demonstrate that the Del
lware Addition program is provid-
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Milford chronicle., 1928-08-24
MILFORD SCHOOLS
TO OPEN SEPTEMBER
nth FOR new TERM
Corps Of Teachers Has Been
Completed With Exception Of
Manual Training Instructor.
ASK PARENTS TO AID
Names Of All New Pupils Should
Be Sent To Superintendent ShiIT-
ing To Insure Desk Room.

The Board of Education of Milford
Special School district has about
completed filling its corps of teach
ers for the ensuing school year.
With the exception of instructor in
the manual training department, all
vacancies have been filled. The
board is still considering the merits
OF several applicants for the posi-
ton.
School will open this year on
Tuesday, September 4th. All parents
are requested to see that their chill
dren are at their proper grade room
on the opening day. In this way the
pupils will be better taken care of,
and it is hoped that the school
authorities will be able to take care
OF all who present themselves.
further announcement will be made
as to the location of the rooms for
the various grades in the elementary
school. The parents of new pupils
are urged to send the names of such
pupils to the superintendent at
once, in order that no names may be
omitted from the lists which are
being made up. Parents of pupils
who wish to arrange for high school
courses of study, should send or
bring such pupils to the office of the
Board OF Education, which is open
durlng business hours daily.
The teaching corps for the ensu-
ing school year follows:
School No. 1 white SCHOOL,
Elementary School-Supt. acts in
capacity of principal.
Grade Miss Lulu NJ. Ross, of
Milford.
Grade miss Laurita E. White
head, of Lincoln.
Grade 2-Miss Irene L. Renner of
Pa.
Grade 3-Miss Cora D. Supple, of
Milford.
Grade 3-Miss Emma L. Wroten,
If Milford.
Grade miss Cordelia E. Carter.
If Bridgeville.
Grade Miss Florence L. Mark
'rt, of Harrington.
Grade 5-Miss May Watson, of
Grade 5-Miss Ruth E. Phillips, of
)elmar.
Grade 6-Miss M. Helen Alexan-
er, of Frederick.
Grade 6-Miss Helen E. Johnson,
f North Wales, Pa.
Grade Mrs. Nora N. Russell, of
Iilford.
Grade Mrs. Ruth w. Nemesh,
f Harrington.
Grade S-Miss Susan J. Kern, of
Iilford.
Grade S-Mrs. Hattie N. Water
ouse, address Pennington, R. D.
Special teacher of Public School
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Milford chronicle., 1928-08-24
FTREMEN'S CARNIVAL
OPENS NEXT FRIDAY
Annual Home Coming Event Prom
ises To Be Best Ever Held By
Carlisle Fire Company.

The Annual Firemen's Carnival,
held by the Carlisle Fire Company
of Milford, will begin next Friday,
August 81 and end Saturday, Sep
TENDER 8. The firemen have prOvid-
ed added attractions for the affair
this year, and only fine weather is
needed to make it the best ever
staged by them. A number of pa
rades will feature carnival week,
the first of which will be held at z
o'clock next Friday evening. On
Monday evening the carnival crowd
will be entertained by Mickey Effer-
son, who will make parachute
jump from an airplane at Z o'clock.
On Tuesday evening the usual large
parade will be a feature. Prizes are
offered for the best business floats,
school floats, farm floats and deco
rated automobiles. The list of
prizes will be found in a full page
on another page of
this issue of the Chronicle.
The big spectacular parade Of the
carnival will be held on Thursday
evening, September 6, when the
Parade is the feature.
Fire companies from all parts of
Delaware, and many from the near
by Maryland towns, will be in line
with their bands and apparatus. On
Saturday evening a Hudson auto
mobile will be given away.
The committee in charge of the
carnival has purchased many new
articles of merchandise to be placed
n the booths on the carnival
grounds. Dinner will be served each |
evening. The grounds will be well |
arranged and the crowds attending
will be entertained with band music |
md other features. The firemen are
soliciting the support of the COM
nunity for their annual event. The
lilford carnival is we'll managed
nd good order always prevails.
Milford chronicle., 1928-08-24
REHOBOTH KIWANIS
CLUB GETS CHARTER
Owen X. Moore President OF New
Organization; J. F. McSweeny Sec.

The charter of the recently or
ganized RehOboth Kiwanis Club was
presented to the club on Friday eve
ming. The Seaford Kiwanis Club
was sponsor for the new club. Ma
thaniel M. Conway, president of the
Seaford Club, acted as master of
ceremonies. There were delega-
lions of Kiwanians present also
from the Wilmington and Washing
ton, D. c., Kiwanis Clubs.
The presentation was made by
Robert K. Kline, of Salem, Va, Gov
ernor of the Capital District. Lieu
tenant Governor William A. STAY
ing, of Wilmington, was also pres
ent. Governor Robert P. Robinson,
who was invited, was unable to be
present, but Lieutenant Governor J.
Hall Anderson and Congressman
Robert G. Houston attended.
The Seaford club was in charge
Of the program, which included
songs by Miss Helen Knowles, of
Seaford, and Mrs. Frank Hall Davis,
Of Dover; community singing, led
by Snowden B. Maslin and William
P. White; marimbo solo by James
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Milford chronicle., 1928-08-24
DELAWARE'S AIRPORT
WILL BE OPEN OCT. 6
Fine Program Will Mark Day
Races And Other Events

The new Wilmington Airport. Bel
lanca Field, located south of New
Castle, will be formally opened and
dedicated with a spectacular air
meet on October 6, according to an
announcement by Henry B. DUPONT,
general chairman of the air meet
committee.
The cooperation of the Army.
Navy and Marine Corps, in sending
pilots with fast airplanes to COM
pete for the numerous prizes, has
been promised. These events in
clude two races for civilian pilots.
the first a thirty-five-mile race over
a five-mile course for stock three
place ships. Cash prizes amounting
to $3.50 will be awarded in this
race.
The other event open to civilian
pilots is fifty-mile race. over a
hve-mile course, with cash prizes
totaling $145O. This race is open to
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Milford chronicle., 1928-08-24
w. T.. GARDNER LEAVES
DEL-MAR-VA ASSN.
Traffic Director Afliliates Himself
With Wilmington Chamber

W. T. Gardner, Director of the
Traffic and Transportation Bureau
and Assistant Treasurer of the Del
Mar-Va Eastern Shore Association,
has submitted his resignation to ac-
cept the position as head of the re-
Gently provided for Traffic and
Transportation Bureau of the Will
mingtOn Chamber of Commerce. Mr..
Gardeners resignation is effective
September Is when he will assume
his new duties in Wilmington.
With more than twenty-five years
eS2erience and special courses in
commercial law and traffic and
transportation, Mr.. Gardner is rec
ognized as one of the foremost au-
thorities in this line and has a rec
ord second to few men who have
specialized in traffic and transporta-
ton work. While his new position
sewers direct connection with the
Association, officials
have been assured of Mr.. Gardeners
in an advisory capacity at
east until the department is going
under new direction.
Mr.. Gardeners business history and
experience cover a wide field. He
vas born in Accomac, Accomac
county, Va, and following his grad
lation from high school entered the
of the New York, Phil
delphia and Norfolk Railroad at
oarksley, Va. Here he learned
Biography and for three years was
telegraph operator and relief
gent at various points on that line.
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Milford chronicle., 1928-08-24
HARTLY AWAITS
STATE P. 0. S. OF A.
Annual Meeting OF Order To Be
Held There Next Tuesday

The twenty-fourth annual meeting
OF the State camp, Patriotic Order
Sons of America, of Delaware, will
be held in the school building at
Hartly, next Tuesday. The opening
session will be at $50. This SEES
sion will be given over to the re-
ports of the State president and
State secretary and treasurer and
the nomination of officers. The or
der has made a slight gain in mem
bership during the past year.
From information received for the
several camps of the State, there
Will be several contests for the Of
ices. The present officers are:
State president, ]. R. McIlvaine,
Magnolia; State Vice-president, w.
w. Kerper, Cheswold; State master
Of forms, H. c. Tee, Harrington:
state conductor, Howard Jones.
Lelpsic; State inspector, ]. Seward
DAILY, Hartly; State guard, William
Eye, Wilmington; State trustees. !
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Milford chronicle., 1928-08-24
OPPOSE IMPROVEMENTS
TO BROADKILL RIVER
Uncertainty OF Increase In Existing
Commerce Causes Adverse Report

Proposed improvements by the
United States Engineer Department
on the Broadkill River will not be
made at this time, according to a
report made by Lieutenant Colonel
R. P. Howell, United States engineer
in charge of the Wilmington district.
Uncertainty of the increase in the
existing and the prospective COM
merce of the waterway was given
as the reason for the unfavorable
report. The privilege of an appeal
from this report to the Board of
Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, a
permanent body, at Washington, D.
c., it was said, will be accorded all
interested parties.
All examination and survey re-
ports have been referred to this body
and parties wishing to do so may
be heard on appeal by the Board,
either orally or in writing. Written
should be address,
ed to the Board of Engineers for
Rivers and Harbors, Room Pill, Mu-
nitiOns Building, Washington, D. c.,
and mailed within four weeks. If
data has to be collected,
the Board, on prompt notification,
will extend the time. Oral hearings
may be arranged for by correspond
ence with the Board.
Any further information needed
may be obtained by application to
the local office, but attention is in
Vited to the following regulation as
to the manner in which such infor-
nation may be furnished:
Where interested parties desire
lata necessary for the preparation
Of their appeal to the Board of En-
sineers for Rivers and Harbors, it |
Will be given them verbally by the |
district office or, in his absence, by
he senior assistant engineer con-
lected with the improvements. They
will not be permitted to have access |
o the report without authority from
he Chief of Engineers"