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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-05-04
STATE EDUCATORS
TO MEET AT NEWARK
in TWO DAY SESSION
Conference Will Be Held At The
University Of Delaware Today
And Tomorrow.
GET TOGETHER MEETING
DR.. H. v. Holloway Will Ad-
dress Teachers This Evening.
Other Speakers.

The tenth annual meeting of the
Delaware State High School Confer
ence will be held at the University
of Delaware today and Saturday.
Professor w. A. Wilkinson, head
of the department of education of
the university, is chairman of the
committee that has arranged the
program Tor the affair. The confer
ence is held largely as a means for
the members of the faculty of the
university and the high school tea
cheers of the state to get better ac-
uuainted and to exchange views en-
matters of mutual interest.
The conference will open with a
banquet this evening with DR.. Wal
ter Hullihen, president of the uni
versity, as the presiding otticer.
Talks will be given by DR.. E. B.
Crooks of the university; DIR. H. V.
Holloway, state superintendent OF
public instruction; and DR.. A. Dun
can Yocum, of the University OF
Pennsylvania. There will also be
session of the conference Saturday
morning.
The program follows:
Friday evening, May As o'clock,
annual conference dinner, DR.. Hulli-
hen, presiding; greetings from the
faculty clubs, DR.. E. B. Crooks, pres
ident, Delaware College Faculty
Club; DR.. Quaesita Drake, president
Women's College Faculty Club. Re-
sponses, DR.. H. V. Holloway, state
SUPERINTENDENT of instruction.; Su-
perintendent D. A. Ward, Whining
ton public schools; address, "Edu-
cation for the Moxies and the Ra-
do" DR.. A. Duncan Yocum, Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania; reception by
the faculty clubs, lounge room.
Saturday morning, May $3.50
o'clock, announcements, university
deans; studies of the abilities of uni
versity freshmen, Professor W. A.
Wilkinson, University of Delaware;
general discussion, educational and
vocational guidance, in Newark, Su-
perintendent Ira S. Brinser; in Will
mington, Miss Madeline Dixon; gen
eral discussion; the accrediting of
secondary schools by the Middle
States and Maryland Association OF
Schools and Colleges, DR.. E. D. Griz-
zell, chairman of Commission on
Secondary Schools, University OF
Pennsylvania.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-05-04

Mrs. Laura Carrow of Frederick
has been the guest for the past week
of Mrs. John S. Hallett.
Mr.. and Mrs. John MacNair of
Philadelphia, spent Sunday with
their sister. Mrs. Clarence L. Stuart
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Jennings
of Baltimore are the guests for few
days of Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. P. Davis.
The many friends of Mrs. John S.
Hallett are glad to hear of her I'M
provement after her recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abram Hayden and
son and daughter of Wilmington
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. j..
C. Wilson.
Miss Louise Minner who has been
spending the past three weeks WIN
her parents, near Shawnee, has re-
turned to her home in Philadelphia.
Miss Helen Lott motored from
Philadelphia with Mr.. and Mrs. G. II.
Steinmetz last Sunday. Her many
friends in Milford were glad to see
her.
Miss Ann Hall Wilson of Phila-
delphia, Mrs. Curtis and daughter,
Miss Evelyn Curtis, of Cinwin, Pa,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ia
cob G. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Conaway and
daughter Aurelia and Mrs. W. b:
Fowler and Miss Bessie Fowler OF
Greenwood spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. r. 1. Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Mustard and
daughter, Mrs. Charles L. Gamble
of Wilmington, together with Mrs.
V. M. D. Harrington and Mrs. Jesse
Legar, were Denton visitors on FIJI
day.
Mrs. Joseph S. Rogers and son
Joseph, Jr., have returned home
from New York and New Jersey
where they have been visiting Mr.
Rogers, also daughter and family.
They also visited several friends IN
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Hall and Mr..
and Mrs. Jerrie KINNEY of Milford
and Everett Hall of Harrington at
tended the funeral of Harry LINK Oh
Wilmington, on Tuesday. Mr.: LINK
had many friends throughout the
State as well as in Wilmington.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-05-04
NAPLES CASE HOLDS
OVER TILL JULY COURT
Judges Postpone Sentence After Mil
ton Man Pleads Guilty To Assault

The case of William NAPLES, Of
Milton, was considered in General
Sessions Court at Dover last Thurs
day afternoon, and the court finally
decided to defer action until the
July term of court. NAPLES created
considerable excitement in Milford
on Sunday afternoon several
months ago at which time he shot
two men, and made an effort to
shoot Chief of Police Courtney. 1t
was only through extreme bravery
on the part of the local policeman
that NAPLES was subdued. Feeling
has been intense here where it is the
belief that punishment suitable to
the crime should be melted out to
NAPLES. He was indicted at the
last term of court on two charges
of assault with intent to commit
murder and on one charge of as
sault and battery. He at first
pleaded not guilty but later changed
his plea to guilty of assault only.
James M. Tunnel, counsel for the
defendent, last week made a plea
to have him parolled, but the court
decided to defer action.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-05-04
LOCAL ODD FELLOWS
CARRY ON AT DOVER
Rain Interferred With Parade But
Other Events Went OFF Well

Seventy-five members of Crystal
FOunt Lodge, No. 10, I. o. o. F.,
journeyed to Dover last Friday eve
ming to participate in the Big Odd
Fellows rally given by Philodemic
Lodge, No. z, in Dover Armory. The
parade scheduled to take place at
o'clock was called off on account
of the storm. Crystal FOunt boys
were fittingly prepared to represent
Milford in this parade, having Sc
cured the Harrington band of %
pieces, with Harvey Burgess direct
ing, to head them in the parade.
Following the supper, the band gave
concert in Odd Fellows Temple.
At eight o'clock the First Degree
was conferred upon class of rs,
by Delaware Lodge of Wilmington,
in Dover Armory. Their work was
up to their usual standard. The
Second Degree was conferred in
wonderful style by Crystal Fount
degree staff, with George Swain, de-
gree master, directing. For the first
time Crystal Fount Lodge introduce
ed their recently organized Orches-
ira with Prof. Hudson directing.
This was we'll received and greatly
added to the success of the Milford
boys, who received their share of
the applause. The personnel of the
orchestra is: Prof. Hudson, violin;
Fred Breme, piano; William Wage
man, cornet; Robert D. Prettyman,
baritone; Layton Reed, saxophOne;
James w. Cannon, trombone; Chas.
Swain, bass trombone; William
Clendaniel, clarinet; Jack NAPLES,
drums. The singing by Crystal
Fount Quartette was we'll received.
Delaware Lodge then conferred the
third degree. IL new members of
Crystal Fount received their de-
grees at this rally Following the
ceremonies a vaudeville show was
given and refreshments served.
Last Sunday morning Crystal
Fount Lodge attended divine SER
vice at the Avenue Methodist Prot
copal Church. The singing by the
choir and powerful sermon by DR..
Frank Herson were greatly appre-
ciated.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-05-04
w. J. SWAIN AGAIN
HEADS REPUBLICANS
BridgevilIe Man Elected Chairman
OF Committee; c. Lank Secy.

The Republican county executive
committee for Sussex county has
organized by electing the following
officers: Chairman, William j..
Swain, of Bridgeville; vice-cha1r-
man, Mrs. Eta D. Barker, OF Del
mar: secretary, John Clarence
Lank. of Milton; assistant secre-
tary. Mrs. George E. Swain, OF
Georgetown; treasurer, William Ell
wood Wright, of Georgetown.
Mr.. Swain has been at the head
of the Republican committee for
the mast three campaigns. He is
former state treasurer and for
time held the office of Federal pro-
hkbition director for the Delaware
district. Mr.. Lank has been secre-
tary of the committee for several
campaigns He is a former comp
troller of Sussex county and for
nearly eight years has held the po-
sition of deputy receiver of taxes.
Mrs. Barker, vice-chairman, re-
Gently was elected committee wo-
man for the second election dis
trict of the Fifth Representative
District, while Mrs. Swain, the new
assistant secretary was chosen COM
mittee woman for the Ninth Dis
trict at the primary election on
April IA. William Elwood Wright,
the treasurer, is a former clerk Of
the peace of Sussex county and for
nearly IS years served as a deputy
in that office. Since 1922, he has
been chief clerk in the office of the
Board of Assessment. He repre-
sents the Ninth District on the
cOT11roittep
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-05-04
REPORT SHOWS BIG
DIPHTHERIA DEATH
RATE DROP in STATE
ImmunizatiOn Treatment Causes
Big Drop In Deaths From
Disease.
TREAT 1902 in SUSSEX
No Deaths In Kent County From
Diphtheria In Two Years Says
Report.

The use of toxin-antitoxin as a
preventive against diphtheria among
children has caused a wonderful
drop in deaths from this disease in
Delaware.
According to DR.. Arthur T. Davis,
executive secretary of the State
Board of Health, this is largely due
to cooperation of parents and the
recommendation of physicians
throughout Delaware, who have as
sured fathers and mothers that the
immunization of children with tox-
was good thing.
There were 1902 children immun-
lied in Sussex this year; 2019 in
New Castle county, 1900 in Kent
county and 5000 in Wilmington. This
is a total of 1921 in the State. Of
this number, at least 1000 were Of
pre-school age. Every rural school
was covered and in many of them
the immunization was 100 per cent.
There are approximately 10000
school children under fifteen years
so that about As per cent nave been
treated. Taken by States, it is likely
that Delaware can now show the
largest immunization percentage of
any State in the Union.
This record, in view of the fact
that during the past winter most
States reported increases in diph-
liberia, is evidence of the thorough
ness of the immunization and its
efficiency in Delaware. Figured out
in percentages, the death rate from
in 1925 was 19 per cent
per hundred thousand in the State
as compared with 5.4 per hundred
in 1927. In Kent county
there have been no deaths from
in two years.
At the annual meeting of the
State Board of. Health DR.. William
P. Orr. of Lewes, was elected pres
ident; Mrs. Charles Warner, OF Will
mington, vice president, and DR..
Robert E. Ellegood, of Wilmington
secretary. R. D. Herdman, of Dover
was elected director of the State
Boards Laboratory at Dover. VII
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-05-04
STATE INCOME TAX
PAYMENTS HIGHER
Delaware Makes Remarkable Show
ing, According To U. S. Figures

Income tax payments by Della
ware tax payers in nine months Oh
the fiscal year 1928 show large
increase over payments in the cor
responding nine months of the 1927
fiscal year, the Internal revenue
Bureau announced this week.
For the 1928 period, the Delaware
total on account of income was
S14.115,S4O, whereas the total Tor
the corresponding nine months OF
the 1927 year was only $lO,S56'-
1872. -,
Miscellaneous tax payments by
the state were $S19,17S in the 1928
period compared with $721,S43 in
the 1927 period. j.,
On account of both income and
miscellaneous taxes, the state paid
into the Federal treasury the grand
total of $14,995,O13 for the current
fiscal year period compared with
S11.O7S.S35 in the corresponding
nine months of the 1927 year.
To appreciate the large showing
Delaware made in the matter of in
come tax payments in the nine
months of the current fiscal year
the total must be contrasted with
those of the other states. Such
comparison shows that Delaware
Maid on income more than any of
the following states or collection
districts:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Col
Orado. Florida, Georgia, Hawaii,
Idaho, Eighth Illinois District, Iowa,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Missis-
sippi, Sixth Missouri District, Mon
tana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Ham
pshire, First New Jersey, New
Mexico, Twenty-first New York,
North Dakota, Tenth Ohio, Eleventh
Ohio, Oregon, Twelfth Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah,
Vermont, West Virginia, Wiscon-
sin and the Philippines.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-05-04
NO SCHOOL CONTESTS
IN SUSSEX COUNTY
Only One Candidate Has Field In
Each Special School District

School elections will be held
throughout Sussex county tomor-
row, Saturday, afternoon, May 9Th,
to elect boards of trustees. In the
four special school districts-Lew-
es, Georgetown, Seaford and Laurel
it is necessary, under the law, for
the candidates to file fifteen days
before the election, and twenty-five
names are required to the petition.
This year there will be no opposi-
ton in the special school districts.
No one has filed in the Laurel dis
trict and the present members, in
accordance with the statute, will
continue to hold Office. There has
not been a school election in Laurel
for four years and during that time
the board has practically remained
intact.
In the other three districts the
following have filed and will be the
new members in their respective
districts, as they have no opposi-
ton: Georgetown District, Julian
E. Townsend, son Of former Cover
nor G. Townsend; Seaford Dis
trict, Ernest A. Simon; Lewes Dis
trict, James Beebe.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-05-04
FEEBLE MINDED COLONY
RAISES MUCH PRODUCE
CrODs For Fiscal Year Amounted
To S13,6S2.59; Titled The Soil

The value of the produce grown
on the farm at Delaware Colony,
Delaware's Home for the Feeble
Minded, according to a report just
made public by Superintendent
Howard T. Ennis, amounted to 3d.
6S2.59 for the fiscal year. Much of
the produce was planted, titled and
harvested by the inmates as a part
of their outdoor recreational life.
Some of the outstanding crops
produced are: Early potatoes, 1850
baskets; onions, AZ baskets; hay,
100 tons; milk, 7427 gallons; eggs,
1896 dozen; veal, 1865 pounds; fod-
der. 100 stacks; pumpkins, 10 wa
gon loads; corn, $500 baskets; pork,
9,213 pounds; sweet potatoes, 446
baskets; late white potatoes, 4243
baskets; cucumbers, 129 baskets;
tomatoes, los baskets; cabbage,
1850 heads; lima beans, 1894 quarts;
grapes, 60 baskets; radishes, Y gal
Ions.
Crops sown last fall to be har-
vested this year include: Scarlet
clover, SO acres; wheat and clover
and Vetch for hay, 10 acres; clover
and timothy for pasture, 35 acres;
wheat for harvesting, % acres.
There were IS acres cleared of
trees and stumps for cultivation
this year.
There are SO head of cattle at
the Colony, which supply the milk
for the inmates. Next fall 43 hogs
will be butchered. Five hundred
laying hens supply the 100 inmates
with eggs.
There are 81 white girls, So white
boys and 10 colored boys in the in
stitution. Superintendent Ennis
states that within the next twelve
months he expects the institution
to be filled to capacity. 1t will &C
commodate about 80 more, he
states
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-05-04
MILFORD TO OBSERVE
HOSPITAL DAY MAY IL
Donations To Emergency Hospital
VIII Be Accepted May IL

Saturday, May 18th, will be Ma
tional Hospital Day, and printed no.
tees have been issued in Milford
and other towns adjacent to Milford,
announcing that gifts to the Milford
Emergency Hospital are solicited
on that date, so as to make it real
Donation Day as well. Such dona-
lions as vegetables, groceries, fruit,
linens or money, will be most well
come. Visitors are invited to in
spect the hospital and see how
nicely equipped it is, as well as its
further needs and requirements. A
committee will be on hand to show
these visitors through. Everyone is
invited to tea to be served by the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the hospital
from two to four.
1t is hoped that many people will
show an interest in this institution
by taking their gifts to the hospital
which fills so great need in the
community.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-05-04
DEMONSTRATIONS FOR
TOMATO GROWERS
County Agent Wilson COOperates In
Effort To Produce Longer Season

AS a part of the program of eco
nomic tomato production in Kent
county, arrangements have been
made this spring by County Agent
Russell E. Wilson, in cooperation
with the local Gamers and buyers,
to conduct tomato variety and fer
tilization demonstrations on nine
different farms for the purpose OF
obtaining data relative to the ex-
tending of the ripening period and
increasing the yield per acre in or
der that this crop may be placed
on a more profitable basis.
The demonstrations on the farms
of J. S. Truax, near Smyrna, Robert
w. Wiley, south of Dover, and Lis
ton Webb, north of Frederick, will
consist of using the second early
tomato plants of the Bonny Best,
Marglobe and Greater Baltimore
varieties to secure the percentage
of the total yield of each variety
which can be harvested by the time
the main canning crop is ripe.
These plants will be shipped from
Georgia where several hundred ac-
res of tomato plants are being
grown this spring for the farmers
in the tomato growing sections
throughout the United States. Sew
eral million of these second early
plants will be used by the tomato
growers in Kent county this year,
as the average results which have
been obtained from these plants
during the past two years have
caused the farmers to become more
interested in them as means of
increasing the yield per acre and
raising a product of higher quality
and for more profit for canning
purposes.
On the farms of c. F. Spencer,
north of Frederick, George W.
Thompson, near Cowgill's Corner,
TCOntinned ON ba9e I01
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-05-04
GREENWOOD WINS
SUSSEX COUNTY MEET
Scores 223 Points In The Annual
Track And Field Carnival Held
At Georgetown.

Tho eighth annual Sussex County
Track and Field Meet was helu aC
Georgetown last Friday, attracting
several thousands of people from all
sections of lower Delaware. For
tbe third consecutive year Green
wood under the able direction OF
Haig Kupiian, athletic instructor
has carried off the honors. IN
the meet Saturday, Greenwood had
1913 more points than the nearest
connection, Laurel High. Following
is the score: Greenwood, 22S; Lau-
reI 100; Millsboro, 81; Delmar, 70;
Georgetown, "a; Bridgeville, 20;
6sgsboro. IA; Selbyville, 10; Black
wafer 10: Reynolds Hill, 8; Union,
&. Lord Baltimore, 4; Glendale, 3;
Milton. 8. The events follow;
Junior Track.
Edward dash, so pounds, boys,
first. Clifford Elliott; Greenwood;
second. Morris Stayton, Greenwood;
third. Avery Owens, Laurel; fourth
Harold Jones, Georgetown. Time
G 4-1O seconds.
coward dash, so pounds, girls
first. virginia Coulter, Greenwood;
second. vivian Ellis, Delmar; third,
Anida Short, Laurel; fourth, Helen
Carmen. Greenwood. Time, Z S-lO
seconds.
coward dash, 95 pounds, boys,
first. Merrill Jones, Millsboro; sec
ond. Virgil Hudson, Dagsboro;
third. Clifford Breeding, Greenwood;
fourth. William Warrington, Mills
boro. Time, 6 $40 seconds.
seward dash, 95 pounds, girls
first Hilda Lewis, Delmar; second,
Edna James, Sycamore; third, Flor
ence Hollis, Greenwood; fourth
kathryn Mills, Greenwood. Time'
Z ITO seconds.
5O-yard dash, 10 pounds, boys
first. Robert Lockerman, Delmar;
second. Fred Liden, Greenwood;
third. Donald Travis, Georgetown;
fourth, Victor Harrison, Laurel.
Time, 6 $40 seconds.
22O-yard relay, so pounds. girls,
first. Greenwood, no competitors.
22O-yard relay, 95 pounds, girls,
first. Greenwood; second, Milton;
third. Laurel. Time, 80 2-5 seconds.
44O-yard relay, so pounds, boys,
first. Greenwood; second, Laurel;
third. Georgetown. Time, 1 min. 5
seconds.
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-05-04
PERSONAL MENTIONS AND
LOCAL HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST

| Don't forget the Standard Bearers
movie benefit, Friday, May 4, 1.-THE
Shepherd of the Hills"
Miss Alice Breme will represent
Milford at the State Spoilers Contest
held in Dover this week.
Milford High School will take part
in the Kent County Track and Field
Meet in Harrington today.
You are invited to tea at the Mil
ford Emergency Hospital on Satur-
day, May IL, from two to four.
Fifty-six per cent of the Milford
school children deposited $69.41 to
their savings accounts last week.
National Hospital Day, Saturday,
May IL, will also be donation day
for the Milford Emergency Hospital.
The Volunteer Sunday School
Class of the Avenue M. E. Church
met on Tuesday night at the home of
Mrs. Thomas Davis.
Because of the stormy night the
Milford Ladies Aid was postponed
until Friday night, May 4. An inter-
esting program will be given.
The Milford Emergency Hospital
party held at the Nurses Home on
Wednesday night of last week was
enjoyed by about forty people. -,
The Milford All Club will hold a
bake Saturday, May 5, at a. m. at
the Pierce Hardware store. Beneht
All Club Short Course Fund.
The Volunteer class of the Avenue
M. E. Sunday school is planning to
give a musicale in the near future.
Details will be published later.
Rev, J. Franklin Bryan will deliv-
er a special sermon next Sunday eV-
ening at the Methodist Protestant
Church on the story of Manasseh or
"a Good Mans He'll"
The Ladies Aid of Milford Neck
will meet May Is instead of May II,
due to Field Day being held May II.
A big program is being prepared
See next weeks Chronicle.
The regular meeting of the w. c:
n. II. will be held at the home of
Mrs. Mary Nutter. 216 West Front
street. on Tuesday evening, May 8.
A good attendance is desired.
The Provisional Committee of the
Y. w. G. A. will hold a monthly
meeting in the Community BUILDING
on Monday evening, May Z, at 6:45
o'clock. Members urged to De pres
emit.
The members of the Presbyterian
Church gave beautiful reception
to the new members of the church
on Tuesday night in the lecture
room, decorated in a color scheme
of green and pink.
The Faithful Circle of Kings
Daughters will meet on Thursday,
May 10. at o'clock in the Commun-
ity Building. This meeting was post
poned from May on account of the
blossom Festival on the same date;
It is urgently requested that all
members try to be present.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-05-04
DEMAND FOR BOOKS
GROWS AT LIBRARY
More Books Were Circulated Last
Saturday Than Any Other Day

The regular annual meeting OF
the Library Association will be
held next Monday evening in the
library room at o'clock, when
there will be an election of library
commissioners. Every member Of
the school district is eligible to at
tend this meeting to vote for three
commissioners to serve for three
years, and an additional one to
fill Mr.. Bunstein's unexpired term.
It is hoped that everyone will show
an interest in the library by being
present to vote and hear the reports.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the library board was held on Tues
day when the librarian, Miss Edna
Barker, gave the following interest
ing report: That 7O8 books had
been circulated during April, as
compared to 3S9 during April of
last year. On last Saturday more
books were circulated than on any
other day since the library opened,
there being sc taken out that day.
S7.77 was collected in fines last
month.