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Milford chronicle., 1928-04-13
BURTON PLEADS GUILTY
TO MANSLAUCHTER
Sentence Postponed; BridgeVille Man
Gets 8 Years On Same Charge

On Monday in Oyer and Terminer
Court at Georgetown George w. Bur-
ton, negro, indicted at this term of
court for murder in the fire degree
of Fisher Smith, negro, near Lin
coin City, on the night of March 10,
pleaded guilty to manslaughter,
which was accepted by the attorney
general. Imposition of sentence will
be delayed until the June term of
court so as to give the officers time
to make a further investigation.
Burton claimed that Smith went
to his home and threatened to kill
him with a fodder knife because
Burton had refused to pay him some
money which Smith alleged was
owing to him. Burton claimed that
he acted in self defense.
Dewey Allen, negro, of Bridgeville,
charged with numbering William
Parker, alias RED Eye" in that
town on the night of February g.,
pleaded guilty Of manslaughter, and
was sentenced to serve eight years
in the New Castle County Work.
house.
The trouble between Allen and
Parker is said to have arisen over
crap game a short time before. Par
ker is alleged to have obtained a
shotgun and tried to kill Allen, but
the latter was too quick for him and
succeeded in getting a rifle and
shooting Parker before his assailant
could get the gun leveled at him.
Milford chronicle., 1928-04-13
FRUIT AND BERRY CROP
PROMISING AT PRESENT
Unless Late FrOsts Hit Trees, Yield
Should Be Good

The next seven days will be an
anxious period for orchardists. This
is one of the crucial times, when a
frost could ruin the crop of fruit.
After April 20, which has come to
be known as the limit of a killing
frost, the farmers and orchardists
breath easier.
Because Of the splendid returns
from first class fruit in the past two
seasons, strawberry growers are
looking forward to good crop. Ac-
cording to government reports Della
ware has 1000 acres in strawberries
and an increase expected this year.
There have been statements from
time to time that the strawberry
acreage in Delaware had increased
so and even 100 per cent in the past
season OF two. According to w. T.!
Derrickson, director of the Bureau
of Markets of the State Board of Ag-
riculture these figures are high. The
increase in acreage will be about 10
per cent this season.
Growers have already contracted
for the hundreds of pickers who will
come into Delaware in about five
weeks to get located and ready for
the picking season. They will come
as in previous years from Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York city.
Many will stay on and follow The
various crops until the last of oc-
tober.
The vines look as good as can be
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Milford chronicle., 1928-04-13
MILFORD BOY In KENT
EXCLAMATION CONTEST
Daniel R. Baker VIII Represent
School Tonight; Enter Spelling Bee

Daniel Rollie Baker will represent
the Milford High School in the
Annual Kent County Defamation
and Oratorical Contest which will
be held in the auditoium of the
Dover High School tonight. He will
take for his subject a selection from
Jean Voljean." Young Baker has
been chosen to represent the local
school after elimination contests
held among the several classes. He
will be entered in the defamation
contest. The Oratorical contest
rules provide that a contestant must
write his own grafton to be eligi-
BILE. For that reason the local
school will not be represented in
that part of tonight's county con-
tests. The program will start to-
night at 8 o'clock. All persons in
terested in the contests are invited
to attend. A charge of rs cents is
made. The funds from this admis-
sion are used in securing prizes and
other necessary expenses.
Milford schools will enter two
contestants in the Kent County
Spelling Bee Elimination Contests
which will be held in Dover Friday,
April 10th. Those chosen to repre-
sent Milford are Wilson Sockrider
and Alice Breme, both pupils in the
eighth grade.
Milford chronicle., 1928-04-13
I. W. MILLER REFUSED
REVIEW OF CASE BY
U.S.. SUPREME COURT
Action OF Highest Body Brings
Jail Sentence Near For Della
ware Man.
WAS CONVICTED LAST YEAR
Tried Along With Former AttOr.
ney-General Daugherty, Who
Was Freed.

The Supreme Court of the United
States on Monday refused to review
the conviction of Colonel Thomas w.
Miller, former Alien Property Gus
todian, on charges of conspiracy
to defraud the Government. Per-
sons familiar with legal matters be-
lieve that the action of the Supreme
Court means that Miller must serve
the sentence of Is months in Allan
ia Penitentiary which was imposed
upon him following his conviction.
He has been out on bail awaiting
the action on his appeal. It is GER
tain that his counsel will make a
further effort to keep him from en-
tering Atlanta penitentiary. Should
these efforts fail Miller may be in
Jail within the next few days.
He was convicted on charges of
cOnspiring to defraud the govern
ment of his honest and unbiased
services in returning $7,00O,OOO in
of the American Metal Co.
seized during the war, to a Swiss
corporation. The government char
ged that return of the money was
arranged by "hypodermic injections
of graft amounting to almost $780,
600. The Supreme Court of the
United States upheld the convic-
ton in refusing to review the case
on his appeal.
He was sentenced March 8, 1897,
to serve is months in the Federal
Prison at Atlanta and to pay a fine
of $4,000.
Miller was indicted with Harry
W. Daugherty, former United States
Attorney General, and was twice
tried in Federal Court in New York
with Daugherty. In the first trial
The jury disagreed and in the second
disagreed on Daugherty, but con-
victed Miller. After the second dis
agreement the indictment against
Daugherty was dismissed.
Milford chronicle., 1928-04-13
DELAWARE GUARD WILL
TRAIN FROM AUG. 4-19
New Camp At Bethany Beach VIII
Be Ready For Troops

Work on the new National Guard
camp at Bethany Beach is being
rushed to have the site ready for the
annual encampment of the 19Sth
Anti-Aircraft Regiment, from Au-
gust to August 10.
At present, seven of the 13 frame
kitchens have been rooted in and
work is started on the Administra-
ton Building and the 100 frame
store houses, toilets and shower
baths. The frame buildings will be
completed in the next three weeks,
however, when work will be started
on the sewerage system, the electric
light system and wells will be sunk
for the camps water supply.
Colonel Weller E. Slower, U. S. A.
distributing officer, in charge of the
construction of the camp and its
equipment is making regular visits
to the operation.
Milford chronicle., 1928-04-13
PLANS UNDER WAY
FOR BLOSSOM FETE
Elaborate Program Is Planned
For First Annual Celebration
In Delaware.

1t is apparent that the Delaware
Apple Blossom Festival will be one
of the largest and most spectacular
celebrations ever held in this State.
Definite plans are rapidly taking
shape and great interest is being
shown by not only the various clubs,
industrial and educational organiza-
tions, but by individuals both inside
and outside of the State which in
dictate very successful occasion.
Miss Frances Robinson, who is
the daughter of Governor Robinson,
has been invited to be the Apple
Blossom Princess on the occasion.
Miss Edith E. Robertson, who has
had considerable experience in
ChautauQua work and who, also, di-
rected the large pageant held in
Long Island last year, will be in
charge of the pageant for this fes-
tival; and she is planning a pageant
which will furnish about one hours
entertainment and will be one of the
features Of the festival.
The pageant will be held on the
Dover Green, and the school chill
dren will be the leading figures. 1t
is called "a Pageant of Spring" and
there are four episodes. The first
will portray the stealing of Perse-
phone, who is the daughter of the
Mother of Earth; the second, the
death of the flowers; the third, the
lamentations of the people, and the
fourth will be the return of Perse-
phone-Spring.
Various insects and diseases of
apples will be portrayed, and the
farmers will be shown successfully |
them by spraying. Co.'S
tunes will be made by the various
Women's clubs. The Wilmington
High School will furnish an orches-
.ra of thirty-eight pieces. The Penn
,ylvania Railroad Company will fur
lish their band, and several other
lands have been invited. Various in
iividuals and organizations will
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Milford chronicle., 1928-04-13
BIDS ARE RECEIVED
FOR GLENDALE SCHOOL
Award Was Not Made At State Board
Meeting Thursday

Bids for the Glendale School in
Sussex county were opened by the
State Board of Education at a meet
ing held at Dover last Thursday af-
ternoon. Bids were given on the
school and separate bids for lighting,
heating, ventilating and electrical
work.
Bids on the general construction
were as follows:
Farmville Manufacturing Com
pany, Farmville, Va, $28,353; J. Ro-
land Dashiell, Salisbury, Nd, $780,
800; SelbyVille Manufacturing Com
pany, James A. Hirons, Dover, $780,
879; Johnson Pepper Construction
Company, Milford, $35,7778; Andrew
]. Murray, Georgetown, $36,714.22;
S. PaQuale, James Plains, Mass,
$41, 400; Joseph T. Rodgers, Milford,
$4,000; Frederick G. Krapf, Will
mington, $4,000; Barnes Construc-
ton, Philadelphia, $4,000; H. Clay
Phillips & Son, Middletown, $4,000.
Bids for heating and ventilating:
Lewis Morgan, Salisbury, Md, 49,
900; Conoway G Green, Georgetown,
$3,542; Pierce Hardware Company,
Milford, $2,9S5; Pritchett & Robbins,
Cambridge, Md, 1852; T. T. Weld
in, Wilmington, $4,000.
Plumbing bids: Pritchett & Rob-
bins, Cambridge, Md, $2,687; Como
way & Green, Georgetown, 1884;
Pierce Hardware Company, Milford,
$2588; Lewis Morgan, Salisbury,
Md, $3,450; T. T. Weldin, of Will
mington, gave a joint bid for heat
ing, ventilating and plumbing, for
$3.50.
Electrical work bids: Electrical
Construction Company, Wilmington,
1890; H. M. Geyer, Milton, $82S.74.
No awards were made.
Milford chronicle., 1928-04-13
KENT TOWNS ALLOWED
MONEY FOR ROADS
MilfOrd's Share From County
Is $572.4S; Gets More From
Sussex.

The various incorporated towns il
Kent county were awarded a total
OF $6,963.7O by the Levy Court fol
the maintenance and repair of the
dirt roads running through the
towns.
The appropriations were based on
the total number of miles in the
town together with the assessed val
uation of the town. Dover received
the highest amount while the small
est appropriation was made to Farm
ington. The basis of the awards and
the amount of the appropriation for
each town follows:
Milford, assessment, $759,063.50;
mileage, 5; amount paid, $572.4S.
Hartly, assessment, $54,65OO0;
mileage, 1; amount paid, $8587.
Dover, assessment, $5,142,795.00:
mileage, IA; amount paid, $2,473.
Camden, assessment, 1891, 925.00;
mileage, 2 IA; amount paid, $271.2S.
Wyoming, assessment, 1888, $4,000;
mileage, 8; amount paid, $314.21.
Smyrna, assessment, $1,528,70O.00;
mileage, 4; amount paid, $723.9O.
Clayton, assessment, $538,5O1.50;
mileage, 81; amount paid, $401.33.
Harrington, assessment, $780,
1917; mileage, 81; amount paid,
$618.44.
Cheswpld, assessment, $90,000.00;
mileage, 7-8; amount paid, $87.38.
Kenton, assessment, $124,250.00;
mileage, 2-S; amount paid, $82.73.
Viola, assessment, $64,64S; mile
age, LIS; amount paid, S10287.
Woodside, assessment, ST. ,O50.00;
1 IS; amount paid, S96.25.
Little Creek, assessment, $61,600; |
mileage, Ia; amount paid, SIS.
(Amount authorized by law
Leipsic, assessment, $9S,369; mile
ige, 4; amount paid, 1910.
Houston, assessment, $98,425;
21k; amount paid, $203.S7.
Bowers Beach, assessment, $780,
700; mileage, IL; amount paid,
s163.7O.
Magnolia, assessment, $131, 1880; !
"; amount paid, 1881.
Frederick, assessment, $441,525;
2 1-6; amount paid, $279.S4.
Pennington, assessment, $44,816;
n; amount paid. $47.71.
FELTON,, assessment, $306,67O; mile
Ige, IN; amount paid, $194.O9.
The total assessment of all the
owns is $11,797,510 while the total
lumber of miles covered by the APP
is 40 27-28.
AS Milford is located in both Kent
md Sussex counties, the apportion-
nent Of county aid is divided among
10Th counties. The Sussex portion
las not been made as vet.
Milford chronicle., 1928-04-13
STOCKLEY COLONY
TO PLANT TREES
Annual Event At Institution To Be
Held Saturday, April q

Annual tree-planting exercises are
being arranged for Delaware Colony.
the institution for the feeble-minded.
at StOckley, to be held on Saturday
afternoon, April 81, at 1880 O'Clock.
An invitation is being extended to
all citizens of the State who are in
terested in the work of the institu-
ton to attend the festivities which
the special committee in charge of
the affair expects to be more eIab-
crate than previous celebrations.
The members of the commission
for the feeble-minded under whose
supervision the Stockley colony is
operated, comprises Mrs. Coleman
du Pont, chairman; former Cover
nor John G. Townsend, Thomas F.
Gormley, Selden S. Deemer, Arley B.
Magee, John B. Hutton, Mrs. Har-
rington Messick and Mrs. James
Pennewill.
The exercises for the occasion will
be conducted in the newly-construct-
ed Kate Deemer building. The trees
and shrubs this year have been CO.
mated by several citizens Of the
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Milford chronicle., 1928-04-13
ARENT-TEACHERS
MEET HERE TOMORROW
About zoo Delegates viii Attead
Annual Convention

About 700 delegates will attend
the annual convention of the State
Parent-Teacher Association in the
Plaza Theatre, in Milford, tOmor-
row.
A second convention for represen-
tatives of the negro associations will
be held in the Booker T. Washing
ton School at Dover on April 81.
The days program at the Milford
meeting which will begin at 10 o.
clock, will include: Reports, bust
ness, the awarding of prizes and
banners for outstanding work dur
ing the year, the election Of officers
for the next two years, and the Sc
lection of delegates to attend the
national convention to be held in
Cleveland, Ohio, in May, at the NOR
ming session.
At the noon hour there will be a
meeting of the board of managers,
and an organ recital in the theatre
from 1 to 1870 o'clock. By special
arrangement, luncheon will be serv-
ed at the Community Hall, and by
the women of the Christ Church
Guild of Milford.
The afternoon meeting will be fea-
tured by an address by DR.. Charles
J.. Galpin, director of the division
of farm population and rural life in
the United States Department OF
Agriculture, since 1919. DR.. Galpin
is known throughout the United
States as an economist and lecturer
on social problems of the farmer.
For years he has been student of
rural life throughout the United
States and has spent two years in
studying conditions in England,
Scotland, Wales, Norway and Den
mark. He is also the author Of
of books, prominent among
which are. Rural Social Problems"
published in 1924, and empty
in 1925. For number of
years he was connected with the
of agricultural econo-
mics, University of wisconsin.
Milford chronicle., 1928-04-13
Totals "a 1
CC0RN IN INNINGC
CASE OF SMALLPOX
In NEGRO FAMILY HERE
Health Authorities Have Situation
Well In Hand; No Fear Of Alarm

A case of smallpox developed in
the family of Noah Allen, colored,
who resides on Columbia street,
South Milford, ON Monday. The at
tending physician Immediately re-
ported the case to the local Board
of Health, who Immediately had the
home quarantined. The affected
person is a small child, who has
been attending the schools in Mil
ford. The school and the church
attended by the youngster have
been fumigated. Upon invitation of
the local health authorities the
State Board of Health has taken
charge of the situation. All per-
sons known to have been in con-
tact with the Allen family have
been vaccinated, and Negro school
children have been compelled to be
Many adults in the
Negro section have also been in
against the disease. On
1858 persons were vaccin-
ated. More were given the prevent
ative treatment on Wednesday. Ey-
erything possible is being done to
confine the disease to the Allen
home. It is more than likely that
the mother will contract the dis
ease, for she is showing symptoms.
No other suspicious cases have
shown themselves. There is no
reason for alarm or panic because
Of the discovery of the disease. Per-
sons who desire vaccination are fur
nished the serum free by the State
Board of Health.
Milford chronicle., 1928-04-13
WILLIAM WALES GETS
HEAVY SENTENCE FOR
BURNING FARM STABLE
Must Serve Five Years And Eleven
Months, Receive Twenty Lashes
And Pay Back Loss.
PLEAD GUILTY SATURDAY
Judge Gave Within One Month Of
Maximum Sentence Allowed By
Law-.Gets Lashes Tomorrow.

William H. Wales, former Milford
resident, and later a resident Of
Houston, who was arrested immedi-
ately following the burning of the
stable on the farm tenanted by Cove
Donovan, was given a severe SEN
tence by Judge Harrington when he
appeared in plead guilty court last
Saturday. In pronouncing sentence
Judge Harrington severely repri-
manded Wales, stating that the
crime with which he was charged
and to which he had pleaded guilty
was one of the most dastardly that
could be committed and one for
which the laws do not seem to pro-
vide adequate punishment. The max
imum punishment on the arson
charge is six years Imprisonment.
Judge Harrington imposed a SEN
tence of five years and eleven
months at the workhouse, together
with twenty lashes and a payment
of $4,000 restitution money to Dono-
van. The lashes will be applied to-
morrow at the workhouse. This will
automatically deprive Wales Of his
citizenship. The Judge stated that
the only extenuating circumstance
connected with the case was the
fact that the prisoner had pleaded
guilty. For this one month was de-
Quoted from the possible maximum
sentence.
The burning of the stable of DON
Oyan was a particularly revolving
crime. A number of COWS, horses
and mules were burned to death to-
gether with the total contents of the
building. Immediately following the
fire suspicion pointed toward Wales
as the guilty party. He was arrest
ed by State Highway Police officers,
taken to the Dover Jail and when
questioned the next day confessed
that he had burned the building. He
gave as his reason the desire to in
jure Donovan because of a misun-
and i'll feeling Of
months standing. For months pre-
vious to the burning Wales had been
causing trouble for Donovan, so
much so, in fact, that a year prev
ious he had made complaint against
the man who served Jail sentence
at that time.
Feeling against Wales has been
intense in the vicinity Of Houston,
and the fact that he received a
heavy sentence meets with the ap-
proval of the residents of that Sec
ton.
Milford chronicle., 1928-04-13
STAFFORD ASSURED
new SCHOOL THROUGH
ACTION OF MIR. DUPONT
The Lack Of Available Funds
Overcome By Public Spirited
CitizeD.
BE READY IN The FALL
Modern New Structure Will Be
Completed In Time For Next
Term Of School.

Officials of the Delaware School
Foundation on Tuesday announced
that Pierre S. DUPONT, who has al
ready expended millions of dollars
for school houses in Delaware and
several nearby townships in Penn
syIvania, has agreed to advance
$330,000 for building a new school
at Seaford to replace the structure
that was destroyed by fire on April
LIST.
The plans for advancing the cost
of the proposed new schoolhouse
were first discussed at a meeting
held on April 5, between Mr.. du-
POnt, officials of the State Board of
Education and trustees of the Sea-
ford Special School District. 1t
was decided that the new building
consisting of eighteen rooms for
the elementary grades and nine for
the high school, including labora-
tories and an auditorium with a
gymnasium, should be erected. The
combined high and elementary
school will house GAS children.
The structure destroyed by fire,
housed no children and of this
number 100 were in the high school.
Most of them have planned to enter
colleges.
The first move in the preliminary
work on the new school was made
Tuesday afternoon when DR.. H. v.
Holloway, superintendent of Public
instruction, and James o. Beetle,
architect of the Delaware School
Foundation, met in Wilmington and
discussed details of the new struc-
ture.
Work of erecting the school will
be started at once by the School
Foundation, while work on the
foundations is in progress the ar
chitects will work on the floor
plans.
Under the agreement entered into
by the Seaford Special School dis
trict officials and Mr.. dupont the
insurance to be collected on the
burned building will be used in buy
ing equipment for the new building.
The site of the old building, a
city block in the residential section
of Seaford is to be sold, and the pro-
ceeds paid to Mr.. DUPONT It is es-
timated this land will bring $1O,-
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Milford chronicle., 1928-04-13
MILK INDUSTRY GROWS
In SUSSEX COUNTY
1t Is Possible That New Grade A
Station VIII Be Built

Agricultural experts have for
many years been lauding lower Del
aware, and especially the section
around Georgetown, as one of the
most ideal locations on the Del
Mar-Va Peninsula for dairy opera
tions. They pointed to the open
winters, abundance of forage crops,
the many months when pasturing
was possible, and the effect of the
warm winters would have on the
milk production. From every angle
experts studied the conditions of
Sussex County and came to the con-
clusion that no area was better suit
ed, if any were quite so good, as
this area. Government experts
more than twenty years ago con-
Quoted the survey as to dairying and
about the same time the soil in the
eastern section, around Lewes, was
tested to find out If it were suitable
for growing strawberries. They
found that it was ideal for dairying
and also for berry growing.
At that time efforts were made to
induce many farmers, who have
good grazing land, to start in a
small way to build a dairy business.
Their plea to the farmers was al
ways met with the response that If
they produced more milk they would
not know what to do with it as there
were no markets and they would
have to feed the milk to pigs and
chickens. Meeting this argument
they were told that from a good bus
mess standpoint it was a paying
to raise large quantities I
Of pigs, utilize the milk to feed them |
and then place them on the market
at five and six weeks old.
Finally the Sussex County Exten-
sion Department, headed by M. c.
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Milford chronicle., 1928-04-13
GIVE INFORMATION
ABOUT APPLE SPRAY
Kent County Agent Wilson Says
Spores OF Apple Seat Make
Appearance.

Fruit growers throughout the
county and adjoining territory are
receiving this week from the office
of County Agent Russell E. Wilson
in Dover copies of the second edi-
ton of orchard spray notes WHICH
were prepared by DR.. J. F. Adams,
plant pathOlOgist of the University
of Delaware and the State Board of
Agriculture, calling their attention
to the timely applications of spray
on both apple and peach trees at
this particular period.
Although several of the CONNER
cial Orchardists have started their
delayed dormant spray on their APP
pie trees, the recommendations for
this spray have been held in reserve
until definite information could be
released concerning the develop
ment of apple scab. The warm
nights and days during the past
week have advanced growth more
than was generally ANTICIPATED, and
a rain will force a rapid develop
ment of the fruit buds.
Spores of the apple scab were
showing evidence of maturity in
Kent county on April 5, and, as it
may be expected that there will be a
discharge along with the next rain,
it is very important that the grow
ers either proceed or Immediately
follow the next heavy rain with a
scab spray. The maturity Of spores
will continue, and the heavy infec-
ton periods will probably occur dur
ing the pink and the petal-fall
stages. The Matching of green aphis
was first observed on April 2, al
though they are showing much less
than last year at this
time.
The delayed dormant spray may
be used with safety on varieties of
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