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Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
NEW PASTOR INSTALLED
AT LOCAL CHURCH
DIR. A. NJ. EellS Installed At Meeting
Last Night-ReceptiOn Followed

The consummation of the pastoral
relationship between the First
Presbyterian Church and Rev. AL
fred Merrill Eells occurred Thurs
day evening, the sixth of December,
as planned. Rev. w. E. Smith, d.
D., of Wilmington, the Moderator of
the Presbytery, presided and pro-
pounded the constitutional ques-
tions; Rev. C. L. Candee, of Will
mington, delivered the sermon;
Rev. VIM. Leishman, of Lewes, gave
the charge to the pastor, and Rev.
G. A. Burslem, of Dover, gave the
charge to the congregation.
After the installation a reception
in honor of the pastor and Mrs.
Eells was held and was featured by
fine musical program interspersed
with brief talks by the visiting and
local ministers. Delightful refresh
ments were served.
Mr.. Eells is the first regularly in
stalled pastor of the local Presby-
terian Church to serve here since
the death of the late Henry L. Bum
stein, who served the church for
years. Members of the church are
much pleasded with their new pas
tor.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
SENIOR CLASS PLAY AT
PLAZA DECEMBER 13
Stake My Advice" Promises A Fine
Evenings Entertainment

Take My Advice" new comedy
success, which has been running
several months at the Belmont
Theatre in New York, will be here
in the Plaza Theatre, Thursday,
December 13.
That this new play is meritorious
is evidenced from these few lines
taken from the New York Journals
review of the performance: "It
started with chuckles. They swell
ed into giggles. Then the first
night audience at the Belmont Thea
ire last night burst into uproarious
laughter as clever young prep
school professor, with a flair for
modern psychology, rescued the
Weaver family-ma, son and daugh-
ter-frOm the Vaccinations of two
swindlers."
Tickets are now on sale and may
be reserved at Pettyjohn's Phar-
macy, Tuesday, December IL, be-
ginning at o'clock. Given under
the auspices of the Senior Glass of
High School, by the Chau-
tauqua Players.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
NATIONAL GRANGE
FAVORS FEDERALROAD
BUILDING PROGRAM
Annual Session Goes On Record
As Desiring That Road. Work
Be Continued.
FOR MERCHANT MARINE
Believes This Will Aid Farming
lndustry----OppOses CO-Opera-
tive Farming.

The National Grange has Just
closed its 62nd annual session, held
at Washington, D. c., which attract
ed the attention of the entire nation
because the Grange holds such an
established leadership in rural af-
fairs and is recognized as the Vigor-
GUS and accurate spokesman of the
agricultural interests of the nation.
The fact that farm affairs had such
a conspicuous place in the last cam
paign also focused public attention
more than ever upon the Washington
session of the Grange, in the GER
tainty that strong agricultural pol
icy would there be adopted.
The estimated attendance of
Grange members at Washington was
5000 and the class of initials to re-
ceive the highest degree of the Or
der exceeded 2700. Twenty-nine
states were represented in the ses-
sion and among the Seventh Degree
initiates were several members of
the two branches of Congress, heads
of important government depart
ments and many others prominent
in the agricultural leadership of the
country. The city of Seattle, Wash
ingtOn, was selected as next years
place of the National Grange
and action was taken to provide for
a special coast-to-coast train to car
ry delegates and others desirous of
that convention.
The session was honored by the
presence of President and Mrs. Cal
vim Coolidge, and the Presidents
address on some agricultural aspects
Of the present time was listened to
by $500 Grange members, represent
ing a chain of states completely
across the continent. Others who ad-
dressed the convention were Vice
President-elect Charles H. Curtis,
United States Senators William E.
3orah and Charles L. McNary, Con-
gressman John c. Ketcham, Assist
INT Secretary of Agriculture Rem
lick w. Dunlap, U. S. Tariff Com
missioner Sherman ]. Lowell, and
many others prominent in public
ife.
The outstanding feature of the
Washington session, from an agri-
ultural and legislative standpoint,
vas the adoption of a concrete farm
rogram, covering four practical
hases of agricultural development
7hich the Grange believes need ear
Y enactment, if the present farm ]
epression is to be relieved and ag- '
iculture is to be put on a business
asis comparable with other nation t
-ide activities. This is the most {
efinite farm relief" program that ]
as been put forward by any organ /
ed farm group and it is likely to I
,rm the basis of extensive discus \
only in the incoming Con- {
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Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
STATE POULTRYMEN
HERE in JANUARY
Annual State Poultry Show Will
Be Held In Community Build
ing January IS, 16, II.

Arrangements are being made b!
the officials of the Delaware State
Poultry Association to hold its an.
nual poultry show on January Is
16 and IL, 1929, at the Community
Building, Milford.
For a number of years a produc-
ton show has been held at Milford
and this year it is planned to en-
large the show by the addition of
exhibition, broiler, baby chick and
egg classes, and making it an open
show to all poultrymen throughout
the country.
The entry fee will be one dollar
for single coop and two dollars per
pen, and fifty per cent of this
amount will be returned to the ex-
hibitOrs in premiums as follows:
First prize, 500; second prize, 300;
third prize, 2O@6. Ribbons will be
given for any additional prizes the
judges may decide to offer. Under
this plan the premiums will depend
upon the number exhibiting in the
various classes.
The show committee has been
very fortunate in securing Roy E.
Jones, extension poultryman of Con-
necticut, for judge of the production
classes. Judges for the other
classes will pc announced later.
Those in charge of the show are
rs follows: General Superintendent.
Gus Swanson; superintendent of
Frank Austin; secretary,
VI. c. Vaughn; superintendent of |
production, Chas. E. Grove; assistant
superintendent of production, Glenn
Jowles; superintendent of exhibition,
frank Vadakin; assistant superin-
endent of exhibition, N. G. Lannan;
of brOilers, Fred
smith; assistant superintendent of
1roilers, L. NJ. Kaufman; superin-
endent of baby chicks, H. R. Lemex;
assistant superintendent of baby
hicks, w. G. Newton, w. V. Steen;
of eggs, Clarence
ester; assistant superintendent of
ggs, M. G. Fitzpatrick; superintend-
mt of R. o. P, Wilson Hatfield; su-
feed and supplies, A. E.
Junn.
Those desiring information con-
erning the show should communi-
ate with M. C. Vaughn, secretary of
how, Lewes, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
MILFORD WILL HAVE
A CHRISTMAS TREE
All Children Will Be Assured Of
Xmas Gifts-..Kings Daughters
And Other Organizations Help.

The people of Milford have decid
ed that there should be a great bis
Community Christmas Tree, lighted
and loaded with presents, set up il
the Plaza for six o'clock exercises OF
Christmas evening. This means lots
Of work, and much cooperation OF
the part of everybody to make the
Christmas tree and its program, a
splendid success.
The Boy Scouts, the Boys Band
and others will be asked to take part
in this beautiful custom, which af-
fords presents for scores of chill
dren and makes the spirit of Christ
mas flow in warm stream through
the heart of everybody, who takes
part, OF witnesses the glad ceremon-
les and hears the happy shouts OF
the children.
Christmas, what magic word that
is to the children Of nearly all ma
tions of the world, and 1--WE whisper
this) to many grown-ups too, who
for one day year live again their
own childhood and thrill over Tom
my's drum and James doll, as they
did over their own many Christ
masses before. 1t means rustic in
the house; mysterious comings and
goings; whispers and packages,
only glimpses as they are whisked
away to some hiding place, and
above all it means a tree, a Christ
mas tree, all hung with tinsel and
colOred lights and laden with knob
by bundles; in fact, just such one
as will be seen on the Plaza on
Christmas Day of 1928. The COM
mittee has been appointed to ask
contributions for the presents and
cost of tree and trimming, for this
splendid Christmas treat for the
children of Milford and vicinity.
1t is hoped that Santa Claus will
find time to answer in person the
invitation that has been sent him, to
be present, and assist in distribut-
ing the presents, on Christmas
night, to the children who might
otherwise get little or nothing with
out this beautiful Christmas tree.
1t was decided by the people of
Milford last week to have this real
Christmas for everybody, and the
were appointed, the tree
pledged, and a fund assured within
thirty minutes after the subject was
The program will be an
when it is completed for
he ceremonies, but in the meantime
person should feel that they
AVE a personal obligation to take
art in making this Christmas tree a
cal Community Tree, for everybody
o get some happiness through hav-
ng taken part in it.
The money spent for trivial things,
7ill make several children have a
appy Christmas. Just everybody
axe this on themselves, and get in r
ouch with the committees, Harry :
Buck Derrickson, Charles \
-arney, George H. Hall, G. M. Town
end, or any merchant in Milford
ill be able to put you next-if you :
esire to make others happy as well
5 yourself.
Hurrah for the Big Christmas Tree
/ Milford on Christmas Night 1928! h
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
DIR. WHARTON BACK
TO UNIVERSITY JOB

DR.. Charles W. (Buck)
Wharton of Dover, formerly
of Smyrna, who was the Dem
Ocratic candidate for govern
or at the recent election and
was defeated by C. Douglass
Buck, Republican, has return
ed to his duties in charge of
physical and moral training of
the student body of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania in
Philadelphia.
DR.. Wharton had been on a
leave of absence from the I'm
iversity of Pennsylvania dur
ing the campaign. He is we'll
known throughout the univer-
sity and in athletic circles,
having been a member of the
Red and Blue football team
for four years, a member of
the All-American teams of
1895 and 1896 and captain of
the Penn eleven in 1896.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
STATE GRANGE MEETS
In NEWARK NEXT WEEK
Three Day Session Will Begin Next
Tuesday-Win Elect New Officers

On the invitation Of the University
of Delaware the annual meeting of
the Delaware State Grange will be
held in Newark December II, II and
1S. The sessions will probably be
held in the Lounge Room Of Old
College and will be presided over
by Governor Robert P. Robinson,
master of the state grange. AS has
been the custom for years the ses-
sion Tuesday night, the first day of
the meeting will be an open one to
which the public is invited and an
interesting program is being planned
for this occasion.
Officers will be elected on the fin
al day of the grange meeting, Thurs
day, December 13. A number of inn
portant matters will come up for
discussion including proposed legis-
Iation to be offered during the ses-
sion of the legislature. The Newark
Grange at a meeting this week ap-
pointed committees to arrange Tor
the entertainment Of the visitors
while they are in Newark.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
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MILFORD PARTY ENJOYS
TRIP TO VIRGINIA
Visit With Sons And Daughters At
tending School For Thanksgiving

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Grier and
Frank Grier, accompanied bv Will
liam Smith, motored to Virginia
last week to spend Thanksgiving
with Garrett Grier and Donald
Smith. They were guests for the
weekend at the Stonewall Jackson
Hotel, where Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Webb were also stopping with their
son, Price. EnrOute the Grier partv
picked up, at Washington, Miss Vir-
glnla Smith and Logan Grier both
students at the University of Della
ware. Mr.. and Mrs. George Grier
and their dog, Jeff, went also to
spend Thanksgiving and the week.
end with George S. Grier the third
at August Military Academy at Fort
Defiance, Va, meeting at Staunton
their daughter, Margaret Layton
Grler, who remained with them also
Tor the weekend. On Friday they
attended a banquet given by the
cadets for their parents and friends.
remaining also for the dance on
Friday night. The Milford bows at
tending the two schools, and even
their parents, have been enioving
the feeling of friendly rivalry exist
ing between the two schools. which
came to its yearly climax on
thanksgiving Day, when, for the
first time in five years, Augusta de-
feated Staunton, with a score of 32
II an exciting football game.
1t has been reported that the
thanksgiving turkey tasted like
crow to some of those from MIL
ford.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
Will SPEND MILLION
DOLLARS ON STATE
ROADS DURING 1929
Delaware Highway Commission
Estimates Receipts For Year
Will Be $1,725,OOO.
FIFTY MILES new ROADS
Money Available After Taking Care
Of Sinking Fund And Interest
Will Build This Much Roads.

Recommendation of a budget fo
the operation of the State Highwa!
Department in 1929; authorization O
advertising of bids for a parable
road to the DUPONT Boulevard from
State road to st. Georges and tenta.
tive plans for the construction Oi
fifty miles of highway next year
were important details decided upon
at a meeting of the State Highway
Commission this week.
The construction of new roads
and the necessity for their mainte-
nance naturally increases the Oper-
ating expenses it was pointed out.
However, increases in the receipts
for licenses, tax on motor fuels and
fines for traffic violations more than
cover the added expense.
In the budget recommended by
w. w. Mack, secretary of the COM
mission and who has been elected
chief engineer to succeed Governor
elect c. D. Buck, effective January /,
the estimated receipts for 1929 will
total $1,725,000. This is made up as
follows:
License fees of motor vehicles
and ope1ato $925,OOO. This is an
increase of over 100000 for this
year. Tax on motor fuels $765,0O0
which is 100000 more than for this
year. Traffic police fines, $4,000
which is $4,000 more than 1928.
In the estimated expenditures the
interest and sinking fund bond issues
of 1918, '19, 20, '21, '22, '23; the in
terest at AZ per cent and sinking
fund charges at 21s per cent or per
cent on S6,244,OOO is s437,OS0; bond
issues of 1922, "a, '25, '26, '27, '28
and interest at per cent and sink
ing fund charges at 215 per cent or
61a per cent on $5,286,000 is $349,59O.
This makes the total bond issue of
$11,530,0O0 The total interest and
sinking fund on State highway bonds
for the year 1929 Inclusive of bonds
to be issued in 1929 is $7S0,670.
The interest on county highway
bonds is as follows: New Castle
county, S147, ,967.5O; Kent county,
$97, ,25O; Sussex county, $133,25O, or
a total of 378,467.50.
The total estimated expenditure is
S1,159, 1880. This is about 100000
more than in 1928.
In the maintenance of roads, the
cost of State Highways completed
or uncompleted totaling 688 miles at
1925 a mile is: $223,600. The cost of
State highways proposed of so miles
at $500 a mile totals $4,000.
This makes the total cost of main
tenance of highways in operation
and those to be built $23S,60O. This
Is an increase of about $4,000 over
1928.
The overhead including the cost
Of operating the highway commits
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Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
DELMARVA TRAVELLING
MEN ELECT OFFICERS
Organization Plans For Meeting In
Milford In Near Future

The Eastern Shore Travellers As
sociation held their annual meeting
at Hotel Wicomico, Salisbury, Md
last Friday, and the following Of
ficers and directors were elected
for 1929:
Royden S. Meise, president, Sails
bury, Md; VIM. Lowe, vice-presi-
dent, Salisbury, Md; Melvin E.
Gravely, secretary and treasurer,
Salisbury, Md. Directors-R. S.
Meise, w. E. Lowe, M. E. Gravely,
Salisbury, Md; w. E. Hutchinson,
Harborton, Va; w. J. McInturff,
Princess Anne, Md; Walter A. Cox,
Jr., Baltimore, Md; Norwood Shock
ley, Snow Hill, Md; Col. VIM. G.
McNulty, Washington, D. c.; Bern
ard A. Long, Baltimore, Md; F. A.
Booker, Wilmington, Del; c. J.
Carroll, Philadelphia, Pa.
Entertainment Committee-W. E.
Lowe, Salisbury, Md; Chas. A. Sap
per, Norfolk, Va; Harry F. Rogers,
OnancOck, Va; J. Robert Edding-
ton, fredericksburg, Md; Carl Hilton,
Baltimore, Md; Steuart Graham,
Salisbury, Md.
The Eastern Shore Travellers As
sOciation is an organization of trav-
cling statesmen, covering the Del
marva Peninsula, and have a men,
bership of 500. They hold a series
of banquets and smokers each year
for the promotion of good fellow
ship among their membership. They
also have an honorary membership
which includes the governors of
three states, and many other prom
inent persOnages. Mr.. Thad Wind
sor, proprietor of Windsor Hotel,
holds an honorary membership in
this organization. The Travellers
are planning to hold a smoker in
at Hotel Windsor, early in
the spring of 1929.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
MILFORD BUSINESS
WOMEN ORGANIZE
Mrs. Chester Marshall Named Presi.
dent OF New Club

The business women of Milford
were guests on Monday evening, De.
cember 3, of the Provisional Com
mittee of the Y. w. C. A., at a party
given in the Varney Auditorium OF
the Community Building. The pro-
gram of games, songs and entertain
ment was in charge of a committee
with Miss Lila Hudson acting as
chairman. The following composed
the committee: Mrs. N. E. Matsing-
er, Miss Edna Barker, Miss Ruth
Lay, Mrs. Neal Stevenson, Miss Re
becca Matthews, Miss Trainer, Miss
Ethel Long, Miss Marian Hudson,
Miss Elizabeth Kemp, with the Y. w.
c. A. assistant secretary, Miss Ruth
Kemp, assisting.
About seventy girls and women,
including business girls and mem
bers of the provisional committee
were present and joined in the ac-
tivities planned by the committee.
After a lively get acquainted game,
the group joined in singing familiar
songs led by Mrs. Grimes and Mrs.
Davis Grier. Miss Marian Hudson
sang two songs, Mrs. Grimes gave
two readings and Miss Helen Tat
man read two selections accompan-
led by Miss Josephine Dingee. Mrs.
Neall Matsinger sang "The Gypsy
Trail"
Miss Martha Good, District Secre-
tary of the Y. W. C. A., was called
on to explain the club work of the
business women's clubs of the Y. W.
c. A. She told of the part the bus
mess women have in the work of the
Y. w. c. A. and said that ever since
the Y. w. c. A. was organized there
have been business women interest
ed in it. The plan of a club for the
Milford business girls was presented |
and the idea was received enthusi-
Fifty-three of those pres
ent indicated desire to form such a |
club in Milford, and voted to elect
)fficers Immediately.
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Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
CORNERSTONE LAID
FOR NEW SCHOOL
Grand Lodge OF MasOns And PrOmi-
nent Educators Conduct Ceremonies

The handsome three-story build
ing to accommodate the public
schools of Seaford, and which re-
places the school building destroyed
by fire last winter, is now shaping
up so that it's size, beauty and use
fulness can be understood by the
people. Last Saturday the corner
stone was laid with appropriate GER
emonies by the Grand Lodge of Ma
sons of Delaware, and many prOmi-
nent educators from all parts of Del
aware were present.
The new building will accommo-
date the primary and grades, as well
as the high school department,
which will make about 1000 students
as its first occupants. The school
will cost when completed about
S350,00O, and it is located at the
northern side of Seaford along the
highway, where it will be a striking
advertisement for that hustling Sus-
sex town. It will have about thirty
school units, auditorium. gymnasium
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Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
TIC. DUPONT RESIGNS
SENATE POST; LONG
ILLNESS THE REASON
10 Letters To Vice President
Dawes And Governor Robinson
He Explains Action.
UNDECIDED ON SUCCESSOR
Leading Republicans Believe Ap.
psin,ment May Be Given To
Judge Daniel Hastings.

U. S. Senator Coleman dnPopt 20
signed as a member of the United
States Senate on Wednesday. the
condition of his health prompting
MS retirement from that office.
senator duPOnt's resignation is
eHective Immediately. His six-
year term would have expired
March 8, 1881.
AIIef expressing regret at the
resignation of Senator dupont who
mas been in ill health for about two
years, Governor Robinson stated
that the question of appointing
successor was such an imnorfant
one that he would probably consider
1t for several days
III republican circles there is A
general feeling that the Governor
may appoint Judge Daniel o. Hast
lngs as the successor to Senator
duPont, he being favored by manv
influential Republicans for the
Senate seat.
Ihe copy of the resignation plac-
ed IN the hands of the Governor was
accompanied by letter from Sena-
tor dupont in which he thanked
the citizens of Delaware for tho
great honor" conferred on him and
expressed regret that his health
made his resignation necessary.
The resignation sent by Senator
dupont to e-President Dawes a
copy Oh which was sent to Governor
Robinson, follows:
TO the Hon. Charles G.
Dawes, Vice-President of the
United States and President of
the United States Senate,
Washington, D. C.
Sir: 1 hereby tender my
resignation as a United States
Senator from the State of Della
ware, for the term expiring
March 3, 1881, to take effect i'm
mediately.
respectfully submitted,
COLEMAN DUPONT"
Senator duPOnt's letter to the
Governor enclosing a copy of the
etter of resignation, follows:
December 3, 1928.
Hon. Robert P. Robinson,
Dover, Del.
My Dear Governor Robinson:
L hoped two or three weeks
ago, from what the doctors said.
that l would be able to be in
Washington at the opening of
Congress in December. Now
they tell me that it will be sew
eral months before l can UNDER
take anything and l do not feel
l should longer stay in the
Senate, as 1 believe you can
appoint man who will be of
more service to the State.
Il have accordingly forward
ed my resignation to the Vice
President of the United States
who is the presiding officer of
the United States Senate, to
take effect Immediately, and
am enclosing herewith to you a
copy of my said resignation.
1 want to take this occasion
to thank you and through you
the people of Delaware for the
great honor conferred upon me
and to say that l regret very
much that my health makes this
step necessary.
with kindest personal re-
CARDS, 1 am,
Yours Sincerely,
COLEMAN DUPONT"
While several men have been dis
Used by prominent Republicans as
kelly to be appointed by Governor
obinson to the Senate to succeed
enator DUPONT, among Republi-
ms there seem to be a rather gen.
al opinion that Judge Hastings
ands the best chance of receiving
e appointment from Governor
CONTINUED on ba0e 81
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07

Sound editorials on live
topics-that's the kind you
will find every week in this
newspaper. Turn to them
now
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