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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-27
PENINSULA GROWS
LARGE PERCENTAGE
FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Twenty Per Cent Of Catalogues
Grown In United States Pro-
duced 10 Del Mar-Va.
POTATOES A BIG CROP
Seventy.five Per Cent Of Nations
Sweets And Fifty Per Cent Of
Whites Grown Here.

That the commercial production
of fruits and vegetables on the Del
Mar-Va Peninsula is of more than
local Importance has been developed
by statistical data assembled by the
Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore Associa-
ton, in cooperation with the Mar
keting Bureaus of Maryland, Della
ware and Virginia, in an effort TO
secure from Congress an appropri-
alton of permanent Market News
Service on the Peninsula.
In discussing the matter DR.. F. B.
Bomberger, Director of the Market
ing Bureau of Del-Mar-Va Associa-
ton said:
"The people of the Del-Mar-Va
Peninsula, and of the U. S. general
ly, for the most part are totally I'M
aware of the size of the contribu-
tiOns which this comparatively small
Peninsula make to the commercial
shipments of some of the more i'm
portant fruits and vegetables. In
sense the figures are really aston
ishing.
Most people are doubtless aware
that in the Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia Counties which constitute
the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula is a very
large production of perishable pro-
ducts, especially of strawberries,
Irish potatoes, early apples, cucum-
bers, cantaloupes, peaches, sweet
potatoes and late apples, but the
following illustrations will be sur
prising to many.
During the month of August in
1926, 11O4 cars of cantaloupes were
from the Eastern Shore Of I
points, and 462 cars from /
points in Delaware, as compared |
with a total shipment of 5575 cars
for the entire United States. This
indicates that at least 2O9o of the
total shipments of the United States
during that month came from the
Peninsula. The only
other section of the United States
anything like this number
Of cars during the month of August
IS Colorado, which in 1926 shipped a
total of 1906 cars.
1.-THE shipment of cucumberS from |
he Eastern Shore of Maryland and
Delaware during 1929 was a total of
1872 cars during the month of July,
rs compared with a total Of 1774
cars for the entire United States.
This would indicate that during the
month Of July 1870 of the total
COgtiEned on page g.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-27
FRUIT CROPS DAMAGED
BY COLD and FROSTS
State Board Of Agriculture Off.
cials Say Sussex Orchards Are
Hurt Worse.

Many inquiries have been re-
ceived by the Bureau of Markets Of
the State Board of Agriculture re-
garding the frost injury to fruit
within the last few days, and after
a general observation by DR.. J. F.
Adams, plant pathologist, and w. T.
Derickson of the Bureau of Mar
kets, the situation appears as fol-
lows:
The frOsts occurring during the
first three days of last week have
caused further injury to the fruit
crop, especially in Sussex and
Kent counties. The peach growers
first experienced a severe loss as a
result of low temperature injury
during January when Temperatures
of IL degrees below zero was exper-
fenced in certain sections of Sus-
sex county and 4 degrees in Kent
county. Many paintings of peaches
in Sussex county failed to show a
live blossom this month, whereas
in Kent county the injury was con-
siderably less. On top of this loss
during January, the peaches which
were in full bloom last week have
experienced another thinning of
blossoms because of the late frosts.
The injury on peaches is much
more severe in Sussex than in Kent |
county, and in many instances has
further eliminated the possibility |
Of fruit in many paintings. The |
for a commercial crop of |
peaches, because of these condi- |
lions, will be considerably below
any normal average; and at this
lime it is difficult to give any per-
'entage estimate because we have
got to contend with the thinning
tut that will follow with the June
lrop.
The first injury to apples occur
ed last week with the series of
frosts. While trees are
lot near in full bloom, injury has
occurred with all varieties, even
hose late boomers, such as the
Williams and Rome Beauty. Again
sussex county growers appear to
lave received the greatest part of
he injury that has occurred. There
hardly any one variety that does
lot fail to show killing of buds in !
he blossom clusters. In some in
tances a central bud in a most adj
anced cluster shows injury, and
n the other hand, it is not uncom-
non to find all the buds in a clus-
er completely killed. Examination ,
4 Kent county fails to show the |
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-27
CONSOLIDATION With
MILFORD VOTED BY
SHAWNEE RESIDENTS
ResubnissiOn OF Question Shows
That Voters We're Net Properly
Informed At First.
VOTE So FOR; IS AGAINST
Workers For Both Sides We're
Busy At Election Last Satur-
day--Result Pleasing.

The voters in Shawnee School Dis
trict, just west of Milford, reversed
the defeat for consolidation given at
the first referendum election about
a month ago, when on Saturday af-
ternoon last they gave an over
Whelming vote in favor of the pro-
Ject. The vote last Saturday was So
for and 35 against. -Four weeks ago
the voters in Shawnee District gave
vote of "a against and Is for con-
sol1dation. The result in Shawnee
District is especially pleasing to
consolidation advocates for the rea-
son that the favorable action on
Saturday also gives JOhnson's Dis
trict an opportunity to consolidate.
Johnsons voted at the first referen-
dunn in favor of consolidation, but it
is the policy of the State Board of
Education to consolidate only when
the districts are contiguous.
The favorable vote last Saturday
afternoon had been forecast by ad-
Vocates of consolidation, who have
been active for several weeks past
explaining the proposition to the
voters. At the first referendum,
election many statements were made
to the effect that consolidation
would impose heavy monetary tax
on property owners. Many persons
believed this and voted against the
project for that reason. Persons
favoring consolidation have been
able to explain the proposition more
fully, with the result that many who
opposed at first were brought to
favor at the second election. After
the district from house
10 house, The men and women desir-
ing consolidation with Milford were
convinced that the Shawnee voters
would favor such action at Satur-
lays election. They were somewhat
surprised at the large favorable vote
however. The vote should seem to
Indicate that the opponents of con-
;olidation marshalled their full
strength at the first referendum,
while those favOring were not able
% get their vote out. Prediction is
Freely made that when other dis
riots vote again on the question,
several of them will take favorable
lction just as did Shawnee.
The benefits to be derived by the
districts themselves are so great
hat it would seem to be the part of
wisdom for the rural districts to :,
-ote in favor of consolidation.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-27
DELAWARE HIGHWAYS
ARE VALUABLE ASSET
SAYS 1t. GOVERNOR
Hall Anderson Tells Wilmington
Chamber Of Commerce OF Cost
And Maintenance.
ACOST S25,OOO,OOO TO BUILD
Urges Road Fund Be Undisturbed
And Says Retirement Of ST.
100000 Would Delay Payment.

The Delaware State Highway sys
tenn now includes 629 miles reach
ing every town and hamlet and is
the States most valuable asset
Lieutenant Governor ]. Hall Ander.
son, said in addressing the lunch
con meeting of the Wilmington
Chamber of Commerce Monday al
the duPOnt-BiltmOre. The total cost
of the system he placed at $25.0O0,-
900.
Mr.. Anderson discussed the high
way system of the state from the
time U. S. Senator Coleman du Point
contributed roads to the state until
the present talk in various circles
of sinking fund and state highway
bonds.
The law creating the Highway
Department" he said, directs the
state treasurer to deduct annually
from the revenue of the department
an amount equivalent to az per
cent of the State Highway bonds
outstanding, which amount is paid
into a sinking fund for the hquida-
ton of the principal of the bonds,
the purpose being to create a fund
sufficient to pay the debt in 40
years. The interest accretions, how
ever, will increase the fund by
sufficient amount to liquidate the
debt in about rs years.
THE department has already paid
into this sinking fund the total sum
of 81, LAOS, 800, starting with $4,000 in
1918, and gradually increasing until
the amount required in 1927, was
$26s,25Q, This fund, invested, pri9-
cipally in highway bonds, draws in
terest, and the interest is compound
ed so that the present total of the
fund is approximately 100000. If
left intact, this fund, with its accre-
lions, will be sufficient to redeem the
40-year bonds in about 25 years. If,
on the other hand, the 100000 |
now in the fund should be immedi- |
ately used to retire that amount of |
highway it would take longer to pay |
off the balance of the bonds out |
standing"
Opposes Paying Of Two Million Issue |
MI AhuOASuA Sd1u SOHAo COALShu |
this should be done as it would ma
terially reduce the annual amount |
which the Highway Department |
must pay out for interest and sink
ing fund requirements, thus making
it possible to reduce motor vehicle
fees and gasoline tax.
Il would not advise" he said,
such a course because I would rath-
er much see the present road bonds
paid in rs years than in 40 years.
We have no way of being certain
how long our roads will last. Our
Oldest concrete was laid only 13
Continued on Page 1A
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-27
CAR OWNED BY NORMAN
WINDSOR DESTROYED
Milford Nan Had Exciting Time
When Fire Burned His Car

Norman l. Windsor. well-known
Milford business man, had an excit-
ing time and a narrow escape from
serious injury late Monday after
noon when the Stutz sedan which he
was driving caught fire near Church
Hill, Maryland. Mr.. Windsor, who
was alone in the car at the time, was
unaware that the vehicle was on fire
until the flames burst out from I'M
der the hood directly in his face.
He managed to stop the car and es-
cape without injury. An approach
ing automobilist gave the alarm and
a nearby fire company came to the
scene of the blaze, but fear that the
gasoline tank might explode led the
firemen to stay away from the car,
which was completely destroyed.
Windsor had had trouble with the
lighting system on the car the night
before the accident, but it had been
attended to and he thought that
everything was alright. The car had
been run very little and was prac-
tically new. While it was insured,
the owner cannot recover his COM
plete loss.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-27
MAKE PLANS FOR
BLOSSOM CARNIVAL
Many Floats Will Depict Historical
Incidents

A list of the floats that will par
ticipate in the Delaware Apple Bios
som Festival from New Castle Coun-
ty was published a few days ago:
and new we have an additional re-
port covering the participants from
Kent and Sussex counties. It is prob
able that towns, other than those
mentioned, will also have floats as
it is known that some communities
are working on plans to provide a
float for this festival; however, def
mite arrangements have not yet
been made.
In Kent county, it is known that
the towns of Milford, Harrington,
Camden-Wyoming, Dover, ChesWold,
Smyrna and Clayton will enter
floats. The type of floats from all
towns has not been officially report
ed at this time; however, Camden
Wyoming will have float showing an
orchard scene. The floats from Do
yer will be historical, showing Caes-
ar Rodney signing the Declaration
of independence, William Penn
granting the charter to Dover and
a scene featuring Mary Vining and
Mad Anthony Wayne. The float from
Smyrna will also be historical and
will show An Early Meeting of the
General Assembly which was held at
that town. The Delaware Women's
Christian Temperance Union will,
also, have a float. The Rising Sun
Community Club (Boys and Girls
Demonstrating Club will have a
float relating to can Apple A Day
Keeps the Doctor Away" Fruitland
Juvenile Grange will have a float
and the Kent County Pomona
Grange will have float describing
principles Of the Grange. The Eden
Farm, near Dover, which is owned
[COHtinRed on page NJ
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-27
STATE DEMOCRATS
HOLD CONVENTION
TUESDAY, MAY 9Th
Delegates Will Be Elected At
Party Primaries Tomorrow
Afternoon.
PREPARES The PLATFORM
U. S. Senator Thomas F. Bayard
Is Writing The Platform To Be
Adopted. %,

Democrats throughout Delaware
are making plans for the party's
State Convention, which will be
held in Dover next Tuesday, May 8,
principally to select six delegates
and six alternates to the National
Convention in Houston, Texas, on
June 26. The convention will also
choose a national committeeman
and national committeewoman, and
elect members of the State Commit
tee.
The primary preceding the con-
vention, to elect delegates, will be
held tomorrow throughout the
State. New Castle county is allot-
ted 80 delegates to the State Con-
ventiOn, six from each representa-
tive district in rual New Castle
county and 80, from Wilmington.
There are also go delegates from
Sussex county and 60 delegates
from Kent county, making a total
of 30 delegates.
A call issued by State Chairman
Harry T., Graham and Secretary E.
Frank Locates, of the State Com
mittee, directs the Democratic exc
cutive committees of the several
counties to issue calls, requesting
the Democrats and conservative
electors of each hundred and cleo
ton district in the respective cOun-
ties to assemble at the usual places
of holding such meetings for the
purpose of selecting delegates to
the State Convention, with the |
meetings to be held on May 5 or
any earlier date arranged by the !
county committees,
The Democratic State Committee !
will meet in the Hotel Richardson |
at 8 on Monday evening, May 7, the |
night before the convention, to act |
on who shall be temporary chair
man, adopt a tentative platform,
make up the roll, consider various !
resolutions and take up any other
business which may be on hand.
United States Senator Thomas F.
8ayard, chairman of the platform
committee, is writing the platform.
At about 1870 on the morning of
he convention there will be four
Wilmington, from
'ural New Castle county, from
Kent, from Sussex. The caucuses
will each chose their own national
delegates and alternates. Will
nington and rural New Castle each
S allowed one, while Kent and Sus-
ex will each have two. The eau
uses will also select their state
Committeeman and make up the var
Gus convention committees.
The convention is scheduled to
pen at II, standard time. Besides !
lecting the national delegates, it
7tll adopt the platform. Andrew
). Gray is expected to be reelected
ational committeeman without OPP
and Mrs. John r. Esk- s
ldge will likely be national com S
l1tteewoman again. s
William White, of Millsboro, and |
rank Collins, of Newark, are be- /
lg mentioned among the national S
elegates. v
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-27
FEDERAL OFFICERS
SEIZE STILL AND MASH
Geo. w. Till, Lincoln, Held By Mag
iStrate HENDERSON For U. S. Court

Federal prohibition officers short
" after five o'clock Wednesday
morning entered a woods west of
Lincoln and arrested George w.
Till. of near Lincoln, on a charge
of manufacturing and illegal pos
session of liquor. The agents selzed
two stills and a large quantity OF
mash and finished liquor. One OF
the stills, of fifty gallons capacity
was in operation at the time OF the
raid. the officers say. TIL was
brought to Milford where he was
taken before Justice of the Peace
E. V. HENDERSON, who held MIN
under $1,000 bond for turther
hearing before U. S. Commissioner
Cam in Wilmington on May 3.
Roosevelt Walls and John Adams,
both colored, were accepted by the
federal officers as bondsmen. The
raid on Wednesday morning is one
of a series that the federal officers
have been making during the past
few weeks.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-27
PUPILS COMPETE AT
GEORGETOWN TODAY
Eighth Annual Field Aud Track
Meet For Sussex County Has
Large Entry List.

The eighth annual Sussex county
school track and field meet to be
held at Savage race track, one mile
east of Georgetown today, promises
to be one of the largest and most
interesting of any ever held in
lower Delaware. There are 1900
badge test entries, 400 track and
field entries, % dodge ball team
entries and II volleyball teams.
The order of events during the
day will be: Weighing and stamp
ing, S.45 a. m; boys and girls
bronze, silver and gold badge tests,
9.15 a. m; dodgeball tournament;
vOlleyball tournament, 9.15 a. m;
junior and senior jumping events,
1918 a. m; junior track and senior
field events, p. m; senior track
and junior field events, 2.45 p. m.
Prof Calvin E. Affierbach, chair
man of the county committee, has
named Prof. E. Paul Burkholder,
rural supervisor for the northern
section of Sussex county, as chair
man of the committee on guests of
the day. Additional officials have
been named, as follows: State Sen
atOr Elisha Steele, of Millville, timer
in boys badge test; State Senator
Cove S. Lynch, of Georgetown,
measurer in broad jumps; Repre-
sentative Thomas C. Curry, of
Bridgeville, judge of running
events; Representative Elijah f.
WoOtten, of Laurel, judge in the !
boys badge tests; Representative |
Annanias Hastings, of near Gum
boro, timer in running events; Rep
resentative James B. Dickerson, of
Selbyville, inspector in running
events; Representative Frank Smith
of Georgetown, measurer in high
jumps. Changes in list of officials
made public some time ago, follow:
CONTINUED on page 14)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-27
SUSSEX TAX RATE
FIXED AT IS CENTS
Total Assessment In The County
Is $36, asa, l2O.OO; CapitatiOns
Are 23,O49.

The Sussex County Board of AS
sessment has completed the work
for the year 1928, and the total as
sessment of real estate and personal
property in the county is $50, 545, 120
A total of 23,O49 capitation taxes are
levied. After going over the assess
ment the Levy Court has fixed the
tax rate the same as that of last
year. 1t is seventy-five cents on the
$4,000 for county purposes and
fifteen cents on the $4,000 for
school purposes.
The assessment by districts fol-
lows:
Real and Capita
Personal ton
First Election Dis
trict of First Rep
resentative District $3,134,935 1884
Second Election Dis
trict of First Rep
resentative District 1,670,097 1905
First Election Dis
trict of Second Rep
.resentative District 927,283 SAT
Second Election Dis
trict of Second Rep
resentative District 1,795,182 1147
Third Election Dis
trict of Second Rep
resentatiVe District 1,127782 794
First Election Dis
trict of Third Rep
District 691,058 438
Second Election Dis
trict of Third Rep
District 1901, 454 S15
Third Election Dis
trict of Third Rep
District 2,071,691, 1883
Fourth Representa-
tive District -. 1,S91,S94 1484
First Election Dis
trict of Fifth Rep
District 1,4OO,397 $50
Second Election Dis
trict of Fifth Rep
resentative District 1,93S,473 1922
Third Election Dis
,rict of Fifth Rep
District 1,32S,144 1919
First Election Dis
riot Of Sixth Rep |
District 1,314,872 934 !
Second Election Dis
riot of Sixth Rep
District 1,251,072 964
Third Election Dis
riot of Sixth Rep
District 465,709 All
first Election Dis
riot of Seventh Rep
District 1,316,097 1858
econd Election Dis
riot of Seventh Rep
District 1,956,909 1174 !.
Eighth Representa-
i've District .... 1850, 426 1913
Tinth Representa- !
I've District .... 2,413,726 1928
irst Election Dis
riot of Tenth Rep :
District 2,326,620 1880 :
econd Election Dis
riot of Tenth Rep
sentative District 1,653,387 1903
bird Election Dis
,ict of Tenth Rep
sentative District 3,526,912 $50
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-27
NO CONTESTS FOR LOCAL
SCHOOL BOARD PLACES

There will be no fight for
places on the Milford Board of
Education at the annual cleo
ton this year. The time for
filing for the board expired
last Friday, at which time
only two men had filed. DR..
Walter L. Grier, whose term
expires this year, filed for the
three year term. Harry Null
holland filed to fill the unex-
pired term of Rev. H. L. Bum
stein who died several months
ago. Under the State school
laws no other candidates can
file after last Friday.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-27
STATE ENDS TYPHOID
SURVEY In KENT
Find Natural Carriers, Poor Santa
ton Chief Cause Of Disease Spread

Splendid results from the house to
house survey to cut down the ty-
phoid fever death rate have been
achieved by the State Board of
Health in Kent county. The house to
house examination for sanitary con-
ditions, water supply, and milk con-
sumption will be taken up in rural
New Castle and in Sussex counties
soon.
[CtEtiSSed on page 81
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-27

Gas necessary as my break
fast" said a business man,
when asked how he liked the
Milford Chronicle.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-30
DUSTY LEAGUE QU|NTETS
BATTLE AGAIN TONIGHT
Two More undefcated Teams to
Clash In Scheduled Games at
Y. NJ. r. A. b. Hall.

lOIukUt NAulcS
Landers vs.. Corbin Screw (giris).
Stanley Works VS.. Corbin Cabinet.
N. Ii. Machine VS.. Landers.
Another undefeated team Is TO- be
dropped from the winning column
tonight in the Industrial Basketball
league when the Stanley Works and
Corbin Cabinet Lock teams meet in
the second game at the Tabs hall.
Last Tuesday the Stanley Rule team
lost it's first game against the Cor
bin Screw quintet.
In the first game OF the night
Corbin Screw girls, winners in their
first start. will play Landers who
were defeated in their initial start
by the P. E. +. Corbin team. 4 win
for Landers will place that team in Il
tie for second place but victory will
put the Screw Shop team i'll the
lead.
Stanley Works and Corbin Cabinet
teams have won two games. The
quintet that wins this game will be
in first place With one more victory
than any OF the other undefeated
teama After tonight there will be
only three indicated quintets.
Corbin Screw and the winner OF the
Stanley Works-Cabinet game.
Ii Landers succeeds in defeating
New Britain Machine it will have
company in last place which it now
holds without dispute. Each team
Newmatics win they will be tied with
Russell & Erwin for sixth place.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-30

We suggest that next year, prepa-
rations be made at the start hpf thp
season for Thanksgiving Day morn
ing. Those in charge should plaI
this day as an alumnus day AMI
bring all of the old grads back.
Bands should be hired and real
day should be made of it. There'z
no reason why the game and the en-
tire affair shouldn't be a success.
The Hartford Giants and the
Nutmegs will play again Sunday.
This appears to most everybody as
rather a foolish proposition but as
Manager Henry Zehrer states. he
couldn't allow Hobson OF Hartford
10 make the cracks" that he did
and get away with them.
or course, 1t was Hartford that
started out first to get the ringers
as we used to call them. Thei,.
when New Britain retaliated. Hart
ford became peeved. Now Hobson
is strutting around saying that tn.
Giants as they played all season
long. are a better team than th.:
Nutmegs.
Zehrer stated yesterday that he
didn't care II nobody attended the
game. Side bets of $500 have bee.
posted. according to his statement,
and the game will be played on tbs
winner-take-all basis. He points out
that the Nutmess won the first game
and he confidently expects the To-
calls to win again.
On the surface. it looks like y
real. old time. knock-down ana
dras-'em- on contest. Last Sunday
tho battle was q humdinger and II
we don't miss our guess, next Suh-
day will be worse. Undertakers, be
ON your guard!