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RETURN TRUE BILLS
AGAINST ACCUSED
in EVANS ROBBERY
Grand Jury Brings In Indictments
Charging The Accused With
Other RObberies.
WILL HOLD TRIAL IN APRIL
Many Other Cases Heard Monday
And Tuesday By Grand Jury
Made Session A Busy One.

The Sussex County Grand Jury
heard more cases on Monday anC
Tuesday than has been presented be.
fore it in several months. True bills
were found in many instances. One
case of particular interest to Milford
citizens was that wherein Edwin ],
Loew, John Raymond Mitchell and
Deolan H. Loew, of near Laurel,
were charged with entering the store
window of S. c. Evans in Milford
and taking loot to the value of over
$4,000. The grand jury found a
true bill in the case. The boys were
charged with the following, and true
bills were found on each charge:
November 8, from Elijah H. Gordy,
lis bushels of soy beans; store of
Samuel c.. Evans, Milford, NoVem-
Der %, where more than $500 worth
of watches were taken; Wootten and
Moore's store, Laurel, December g..
Their trials were postponed until
the April term of court.
Eleven true bills were returned
against Ivon Mears and Edward
Walls, of Milton, charging robbery.
The robberies charged to these
boys in the indictments follow:
December %, store of George H.
MCGEE, Selbyville; December q,
garage of Burton G Lingo, Mills
boro; January %, store of Ferdinand
S. Paynter, garage of William 3.
Walsh and store of w. E. Graves, of
Lewes; January II, store of Albert
F. Murray, Asher Godfrey, Frank
ford; December %; store of Harry
F. Wilgus, Roxana; December Is,
store of Frank Chandler, Dagsboro;
December %, store of George God
win, Baltimore District; December
10, Laurel; December 49,, store of
Leroy Moore, Millsboro.
Among the other true bills return
ed were the following: Andrew
Johns, Seaford, larceny; Handy Da-
Wis, Cedar Creek District, larceny;
Harold Burton, Lewes; carrying con-
cealed a deadly weapon; Walter On
ley, Little Creek District, larceny;
Hill, near Milton, assault and
battery; John and Frank Carpenter,
near Staytonsville, larceny, two
charges; Joseph Till, Seaford, pos
session Of liquor; Russell Wright,
near Laurel, possession of liquor; J.
A. Lucas, Redden, larceny; Henry
Belts, Cedar Creek District, statu-
tory offense; Mckinley Wallace, Lit
tie Creek, breaking and entering.
At the session of General Sessions
Court Tuesday the State retired the
cases with the proviso that
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COST OF SCHOOL
BUILDING in LOCAL
DISTRICT IS SMALL
Committee Learns That Building
Can Be Built And Debt Paid On
Small Poll Tax And S Cent Rate.
VOTERS MUST ACT SOON
Efforts To Secure State Aid Are
Being Made In All Parts Of
The State At This Time.

The committee appointed by the
Chamber of Commerce to study Mil
ford's school needs, with the idea of
aiding in any worthy project to give
the local children better school ia
cilities, has been in conference with
the Milford School Board. The facts
presented to this committee disclose
the lack of knowledge on the part of
the individual as to the real cost of
a building program in Milford. The
committee reports that their inves-
tigation shows that if consolidation
with the nine districts now consid-
ering the proposition is affected a
modern building can be built at a
nominal cost for all concerned. The
debt and carrying charges can be
paid in ten years at an increase of
only five cents on the $4,000 of as
sessed valuation, as of 1919, says
the report. This report is of so
much interest to the Milford citi-
zens, and those of the nearby rural
districts, that it is herewith printed
in full. 1t follows:
Milford, Delaware,
February 8, 1928.
Chamber of Commerce,
Milford, Delaware.
Gentlemen:
Report of Committee On School
Matters
Your committee met with the To-
cal School Board-COl. Theo. Town
send and Walter L. Grier-on We'd
F1ncdoNy Eohra1o1srr 1 10 81 TOD
Prof. Robert E. Shilling, superin-
tendent of schools, to meet with us.
The object of this meeting was to
find out what the Chamber of Com
merce might do in order to help the
local School Board in their plans to
secure modern school buildings for
Milford. 1t was. plain to all the
members of this committee that
there had, been a lot of loose talk
about the school situation. No one
was familiar with the requirements
of the State Board of Education,
the school law, or the tentative
plans of our School Board.
Thus, the first objective Of your
committee was the securing of ac-
curate information, which we are
presenting to this body by listing
the following facts:
/. The Present Plant.
l. That the plans of the local
School Board call for the remodel
ing of the old school building for |
the use of all pupils in the first |
six grades.
ii. A New Junior and Senior High |
School Building.
1. 1t is proposed to purchase land
and erect a modern high school
CCOnti1sed on page n
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SHIPPING INTERESTS
WANT DEEPER WATER
Present Requests To Col. Howell At
Meeting In Milford

Requests for improvements which
will make the Mispillion River from
Milford to the Delaware Bay more
easily navigated were presented to
Col. Howell, district engineer in
charge of this district, at a meeting
held in the Community Building in
Milford on Monday afternoon. The
meeting was largely attended by
men interested in keeping the river
open for boats of deep draft. Lou
der N. Hearn presented a written
request for five items, which in his
judgment, and that of the shipping
interests using the river, would i'm
prove conditions. His first recon-
mendation was that the government
keep the shoals which form fire.
quently properly dredged so that
the same depth of water will be
had from Milford to the jetties at
the mouth of the stream. His Sec
ond request was for repairs to the
jetties. The third item enumerated
was in relation to the cutoff, known
as "Cut-off No. g." This project
is located near what is known To-
cally as 1.-THE Gravels," and gets it's
name because Of the gravel bottom
of the stream at that place. It is
here that much damage is done to
boats because of the hard bottom
and the sharp turns which cause
shipping to be very materially held
up. The fourth request was for
the dredging and maintaining of
the river west of the Light & Water
plant. This would enable the town
to receive coal at a very material
saving in freight rates it is claimed.
The fifth request was that. the depth
of the river be increased sufficient
to enable the chartering of vessels
to transport lumber and other ma
terials. At the present time these
fCOHtinEsd on page y
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NAME POOR TRUSTEES
FOR KENT COUNTY
Kent Levy Court viii Visit Atlantic
City For Road Conference

The weekly meeting of Kent Coun-
ty Levy Court was held on Tuesday.
Reports of the county officers of
receipts for January we're received,
showing the following: Register of
Wills Burrows, S270.27; Prothono-
tary Lewis, S192.65; Clerk of Or
phans' Court and Register in Chan
Gerry Clarke, S131.10; Clerk of Peace
Williams, $40; state, S97; Recorder
of Deeds Tarburton, S1,504.05.
A delegation representing owners
of properties on the road from the
state road north of Dover asked for
repairs to the road. The court
agreed to make them.
The court ordered a car Of Stag
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CHANGERS REDUCE
DEBT ON BUILDING
5000 Has Been Paid On The Mort
gage Since Now; Good Programs

The regular meeting of Saturday
last had much business to report
| five candidates were voted in and
names of many other applicants
handed in, all in preparation for the
coming degree work which will be
soon if the weather permits. Nine
hundred dollars has been paid on
the mortgage since November, and
we hope soon to report more.
Parts are being assigned for plays
for pay entertainment. Mrs. Nor
gan put on the lecture hour, con-
sisting of reading by Dorothy
Peet; tenor solos by S. P. Griffith,
accompanied on guitar by G. J.
Holzmueller; a small play, "The
Minister'S Mistake" by Louise Hig-
man, Ruth Peet, Heyman Rosa
and very interesting talk on the
school needs of Milford, the way
consolidation can be managed with
out hardship to the outlying dis
tricts and why we should CONSOLE
date. 1t was an apt talk at this
time when vote is soon to be ia
ken. The Juveniles were present
during the lecture hour.
Three Of the youngest members
of Milford Subordinate Grange, the
Misses, Louise Higman, Dorothy
Peet and Ruth Peet, went to Cam
den (Fruitland Grange) and INSTALL
ed the officers of that Juvenile
Grange. Several of the parents and
children also attended this open
meeting and thoroughly enjoyed it.
The lecture hour the coming
week will be given over to rehears-
ais and all are urged to attend, as
an audience is necessary to this
practice. State Lecturer A. Bailey
will be with us.
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BELTS IS SENT TO
JAIL FOR TWO YEARS
Court Hopes Punishment viii Be
Example To Others

Induced to leave her home in
Philadelphia on October 5, by Henry
Belts, of near Milford, married
man, who had made love to her and
with whom she had become infat-
uated, 16-year-old Elizabeth Lynch
found herself confronting the man
whom she once loved, in General
Sessions Court, on Tuesday, to be
questioned by him in the defense
case which he endeavored to- set up
in order to acquit himself Of the
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Open Competitive 'Exam.'
For Lincoln Postmaster

At the request of the post
Office department, the Civil
Service Commission will con-
duct "an open competitive ex-
animation" to fill the position
of postmaster at Lincoln, on a
date to be fixed. The examina-
ton is to be conducted at Mil
ford. Applicants who desire
to take the examination must
file notice of intention with
the Civil Service Commission,
Washington, by February 20.
The Lincoln Office pays ST.
400 a year. It will become va
cant March %.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-10
ERNEST BAILEY HURT
BY ELECTRIC CHARGE
Knocked Unconscious When Radio
Aerial Falls On Electric Line

Ernest Bailey, who resides on
North Pear street, was knocked un-
conscious when a radio aerial ON
which he was working came in con-
tact with an electric light wire on
Wednesday morning. Bailey was
erecting an aerial when the accident
occurred. He had tied a rope to the
wire and was pulling it over a high
tension wire of the local power plant
when it came in contact with the lat
ter. The current passed through his
body and he was rendered uncons-
cious. The damp ground on which
he was standing at the time acted
as a conductor of. the current and
aided much in giving him severe
shock. DR.. J. Lynn Pratt was call
ed in and in a short time the man
was all right. Bailey is married,
and is a painter.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-10
MILFORD HIGH TEAMS
WIN FROM DOVER
Interesting Games Played By Local
Teams This Week

Laurel High School administered
the most crushing defeat of the year
to both the boys and girls teams of
Milford High School at Laurel on
Tuesday night. The scores were:
Girls 65-14; boys 1921.
The Laurel team presented a pow
erful attack built around the SPLEEN
did shooting of Marvil, who regis
tered single handed IA goals,
enough to defeat the Milford team.
In the second half the Milford
team was working more smoothly in
passing than Laurel, but the dam
age was done beyond repair.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-10
DEAN C. A. M'CUE IS
HIGHLY HONORED
Appointed Secretary Of The Ameri-
can Assn. Of Land Grant Colleges

Dean Charles A. McCue, head of
the agriculture department of the
University of Delaware and director
Of the Experiment Station, has been
appointed secretary of the American
Association Of Land Grant Colleges
and Universities. His appointment
is effective at once and is for one
year.
This is an unusually high honor
and is the first time that a repre-
sentative of the Delaware university
has ever received the appointment.
The appointment was made by the
executive committee of the associa-
ton and Dean McCue succeeds in
this position Director Sidney B.
Haskell Of the Massachusetts State
College. Dean J. L. Hills of YER
CCOHtinned on page I21
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-10
BROCCOLI GROWERS
WILL DISCUSS CROP
Increasing Importance Of This Crop
Brings Desire For Better Markets

? Peninsula broccoli growers are
displaying decided interest in the
meeting called by the Marketing
Bureau of the Del-Mar-Va Eastern
Shore Association for Monday, jan
uary 18th, in the Court House, Sal
isbury, for the purpose of discussing
and taking action, if deemed advis-
able, on the more important phases
of this fast developing industry.
Harvesting and marketing the
1928 broccoli crop on the Del-Mar-
Va Peninsula will begin during the
last week of this month, and for
this reason growers and shippers
express themselves as being anxious
to determine several of the major
issues relative to more satisfactory
handling of their crops.
An informal meeting of grow
ers and shippers with transporta-
LC0nfinned on page 7
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-10

Milford High School handed a
double defeat to the basket tossers
of Dover High School, in order to
wipe out the memory of defeat at
the hands of the Dover boys, in two
loosely played games at Dover. The
girls score was 1920 and the boys
triumphed to the tune of 41-23.
The girls game was featured by
the brilliant shooting of the two for
wards, Mildred Griffith and Maxine
Grove. These girls were aided and
abetted by the clever work Of the
center due, Mary Reedy and Frances
Hart. Time and time again the play
way started from center and carried
to a logical conclusion, a goal, only
through the quick manuevers Of
these girls. The Dover forwards had
plenty Of shots but lacked the punch
to score when in position to do so.
The boys game was much faster
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THERE ARE 1900 RU-
RAJ WEEKLY NEWS
PAPERS IN THE UNI.
TED ST AT S. T n e
CHRONICLE ST A ND S
THIRD IN THE LIST IN
CIRCULATION.
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Bv ALLENE SUMNER


I have no objections to either
modern or old-fashioned wives.
have no criticism to make of the
woman who believes that just home
and house is not a full-time, self
respecting job for any woman Of
this modern world. And I have no
condescension or contempt for the
woman who believes that no job l.;
so important as making a home.
Either viewpoint is natural pro-
duct of circumstances and individual
temperament, and either viewpoint
is probably best for the owner.
Self-Made Martyrs
But I do have contempt and scorn
for a woman who tries to eat her
cake and have it, too; who insists
on being modern" till It's more
convenient not to be, then proceeds
to make fetish and martyr COM
pick from the very-course she vol
UNFAIRLY assumed.
All of us have known wives, for
instance, who prattle about house
keeping being moror's job; about
the loss of self-respect they would
have for themselves if supported by
a man, ct al, ct al.
Nine times out of ten they take
this viewpoint not because Of any
mental conviction but because they
much prefer the fun of dressing up
and going out to work and gossiping
with the other girls in the Office, 60
ing out to an attractive tearoom for
lunch, and seeing what's new in the
shops, to staying at home IN dull
loneliness and doing work not nearly
so pleasant
Make Choice Hardship
But they have a little habit of
constituting their own selfish choice
into an hardship whenever they
want to- Husband may complain
about sketchy dinner. Then comes
an outburst from the martyr COM
plex:
What do you think I am, any
way? An old work horse? Expect
me to drudge downtown all day and
keep up a house the way your
mother did when it was all she had
to do?
Its almost enough for a woman
to support herself without doing a
double job of keeping house, tool"
If the husband meekly interrupts
that it isn't necessary for her to
support herself and that he's be only
too glad to do it, he'll draw:
eyes, you would, and how! Keep
me in cotton stockings and Bingham
dresses, I supposed"
That makes me boil Consistently
modern wives who elect their view
point and stick to it whether or
not it's convenient to do so, get my
whole-hearted acceptance.
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Family Menus
BY SISTER MARY

BREAKFAST - Strawberries, ce-
real, cream. eggs in nests, graham
mullins, mix, coffee.
LUNCHEON-New carrots in
cream, cheese in ramikins, toasted
mullins, orange jelly, peanut drop
cookies, milk, tea.
DINNER-Stuffed steak, creamed
potatoes, buttered spinach, pine
apple sandwich, milk, coffee.
Cheese in Ramilxins
Two cups grated cheese, cup
minced veal or chicken, Y cup but
Tered crumbs, 1 hard cooked egg, /
tablespoon melted butter, y tea
spoon salt, 4 teaspoon mustard, l
teaspoon vinegar, l teaspoon sugar,
Il teaspoon pepper.
Rub yolk of egg to a smooth paste
with melted butter. Work in salt,
mustard. sugar, pepper and vinegar.
When perfectly blended add cheese,
meat and white of egg finely
chopped Mix thoroughly and press
into buttered ramikins or naples.
Sprinkle with buttered crumbs and
bake in a moderate oven until
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Miss Ca7YOW
Is Bride i1'
Church Rite

Holy Cross Church was the scene
at o'clock this morning of the we'd
ding of Miss Margaret Carroll,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. jeremiah
Carroll, 1921 E. Vermont ST., and
Paul Sylvester.
The Rev. William F. Keefe per-
formed the ceremony at the altar
arranged with summer flowers and
ferns. Miss Dorothy Sylvester,
sister of the bridegroom, sang the
bridal airs.
The brides sister, Miss Monte Car
roll, was her only attendant, and
wore a peach colored georgette dress
with picture hat to match and car
ried a bouquet Of pink roses. The
bride wore white satin trimmed in
lace and pearls fashioned with an
overskirt of the lace. Her tuule veil
was caught with orange blossoms
and fastened with pearls in the
back. She carried a shower bouquet
Of roses.
Owen McGloom was best man and
the ushers were James Reilly and
Lawrence Ray.
A wedding breakfast was served
at the brides home after the cere-
mony to members OF the families.
Covers were laid for twenty-five at
tables decorated in peach and
white. A reception will be held this
evening for the couple, after which
they will leave for a motor trip to
Chicago. The bridge will travel in
a beige ensemble with accessories to
match.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-03
Lake WawaSee
Vacation Spot
0fL0caI Folk

BIZ Times Special
WAWASEE, Ind, July 3.-Mr. and
Mrs. H. G. Fuerstenberg, 102 oxford
Gables, and Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Cohen, 211 oxford Gables, Indian
apolis, spent the weekend at the
Wawasee Hotel and Country Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Sparks and
children, Indianapolis, have been
spending vacation here.
Amelia Henderson, % Hampton
Court, Indianapolis; Elizabeth Lock-
hard, 1415 n. Delaware ST., have
been spending a vacation here.
Other indianapolis persons va
cationing at Lake Wawasee, are Mr..
and Mrs. c. L. Merrick, ia E. Twen-
ty-Second ST.; Mr.. and Mrs. E. E.
Allison; Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Kahn,
1924 N. Pennsylvania ST.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry ONeal, 1874 z. Forty
Seventh St.; Henry SEVERN, Golden
Hill; Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Hess and
Mrs A. E. Krick.
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6199. A sleeveless frock, and
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the skirt and bolero Of wool crepe
or georgette. AS pictured, figured
silk was used with crepe de chine
for the waist portion and facings
Pongee, printed and plain in com
bination is nice as is also printed
and plain linen.
The pattern for this distinctive
model is cut in three Sizes 16, 10
and 20 years. To make it for al
18-year size as illustrated in the
large view will require one and
three-eights yards of plain material
and two and seven-eight yards Of
figured material, thirty-fve inches
wide. If made without the bolero,
one and one-half yards Of the
figured material is required. The
width of the dress at the lower
edge with plaits extended is one
and one-half yards.
Every day The Times prints on
this page pictures of the latest
fashions, a practical service for
readers who wish to- make their
ow nclothes.
Obtain this pattern by filling out
the above coupon, including Is
cents (coin preferred, and mailing
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about a week.
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PartyandSh0O0er
GiVen by Sister
for July IL Bride

Miss Helen Henkel, whose mar
riage to Fred r. Dorner will take
place July IL, was homer guest Mon
day evening when her sister, Mrs.
A. r. Cline, 1903 N. New Jersey ST.,
entertained with a bridge party and
kitchen shower. Pink roses were
used in the decorations.
The guests we're: Misses Betty
Craig, Maribelle Wininger, Louise
Woodbridge, Florence Seiders, Alma
Denny, Nell Whelan and Melba
Donaldson; Mesdames Charles
Jones, Dora Seiders, Robert Hazelitt,
j. G. Daniels, Herman Leath, Rob-
ert Stockwell and Robert Henkel.
Saturday afternoon Miss Louise
Woodbridge will entertain with
party at the Highland Golf and
Country Club for Miss Henkel. On
Wednesday, July II, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Henkel, parents of the bride,
will entertain for her and MIR.
Dorner at the Avalon Country Club.
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flags will be used for the ap-
pointments in the clubhouse
and ON the tables. Fireworks
will follow the dinner. During
the gay swimming meets and golf
ana Sennis matches are scheduled.
A special swimming meet will be
held for children of members.
Golf and swimming matches are
also scheduled for the Highland
Golf and Country Club with en-
tertainment for the youngsters.
Dinner will be served from $50 to
7:30 p. m, followed by fireworks.
G. B. Durham and w. E. Bush
ong are in charge of the mems golf
tournament to be held at Meridian
Hills Country Club the Fourth. Res
ervations have been made for 100
for dinner in the evening. There
will be both daylight and evening
fireworks.
A profusion of flags and sum-
rner flowers will be used on the ia
bles at the Indianapolis Athletic
Club for the special dinner to be
served Wednesday from to 9 p. m.
in observance of the Fourth of July.
Reservations have been made for
400.