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Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15
VIRGINIA FARMERS
LOSE ON BERRY CROP
Growers Sold Berries At Prices
Barely Covering Picking

The strawberry crop on the
Delmarva peninsula promises to be
one of the most Improbable in re-
cent years.
In the Virginia counties of North
ampton and Accomac, the remain
der of the crop has been almost to-
tally abandoned and thousands of
crates of berries have been left to
rot in the fields, due to depressed
prices.
At many of the shipping points
during the height of the season ber-
ries averaged from $1.75 to So a
crate, or a little more than the cost
of picking and packing.
At Onley, one of the largest Of
the Virginia shipping centers, the
crop has been markedly less than
last year both in volume and price.
1t has been estimated that Virginia
growers on the Eastern Shore have
received less than fifty per cent of
the total return of a year ago, when
an average crop was harvested.
The Accomac and Northampton
crops were injured to some extent
by late cold. The prices were de-
pressed mostly, however, by the
berries coming into direct competi-
ton with the Southern fruit, which
was delayed by the April frosts
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Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15
RUMOR OF ARRESTS
PUTS END TO RACES
ON ELSMERE TRACK
Promoters Drop Effort To Stalt
Betting After Attorney General
SOutherIand's Ruling.
HAD PLANNED ACTION
State Authorities Expected To
Take Action On Day Racing
Was Stopped.

The horse races which opened at
Elsmere Saturday afternoon and
were scheduled to continue for a
15-day period, came to a sudden
and peaceful ending on Monday,
when it was announced, following
the seventh race, that it had been
decided to cease the attempt at in
Producing the turf sport in this
state.
While fans had anticipated that
it would be necessary for officers
to make arrests in order to halt the
proceedings, the announcement that
the promoters of the race would
willingly quit their activities, came
as a distinct surprise.
The race track presented a true
deserted village" scene Tuesday
afternoon when State Detective
Messick and Frank E. Haley, the lat
ter an agent for the Law and Order
Society, visited the ground in order
to be assured there would be no
There were no persons on the
track and many of the horses had
been shipped away.
In announcing that the races
were suspended, it was stated that
an opinion had been received from
Clarence A Switzerland to the eff
feet that the system of placing
wagers on the horses was a viola
ton of the laws of Delaware, and
not wishing to carry on any at
fractions at the carnival that were
not in accordance with the laws,
there would be no further jockey
races.
1t is understood that since the
of the races has agreed
to bring them to a close, no action
will be taken because of the races
held Saturday and Monday. The
primary Object-that of stopping
gambling on horse racing in Della
ware, has been accomplished.
Following the announcement that
there would be no further running
races at the Fair Grounds, the own
ers of the animals taking part in
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Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15
MILFORD MAGISTRATE
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
Captain Edward V. HendrixsOn
Was Eighty-nine Years Old On
Wednesday, June l3.

Captain Edward V. Hendrixson,
one of Milford's oldest citizens, cell
ebrated his eighty-ninth birthday on
Wednesday of this week. Although
nearing the four score and ten mark,
Captain HENDERSON is hale and
hearty and each day attends to the
duties of his Office of Justice of the
Peace for the Sussex county side of
Milford. He also acts as magistrate
for the Town of Milford and handles
all of the town cases brought before
him by the police authorities. Not
withstanding his advanced years
Magistrate Hendrixson opens his Of
flee early each day and spends long
hours attending to the business
brought before him. In fact he is
as vigorous and active as many men
twenty years his junior.
Captain HENDERSON was born June
Is, 1889, near Millsboro, and at the
age of twelve came to Milford, where
he became a mariner. He sailed the
seas for Sc years, most of the time
as master of sailing vessels.
11S 4Sl1I6u Ill 1910 dIu Was uctIl-
ed Justice of the Peace the following
year. He served three terms and
was named for fourth term in 1926.
First appointed by Governor Charles
R. Miller, he was re-appointed by
Governors Townsend, Denney and
Robinson. He is very active for a
man of his age and is at his Office
regularly.
Captain HENDERSON sailed his first
vessel as captain in 1870, when he
had practically no money and was
without financial backing. By strict
application to business and frugality
he was able to buy the vessel in a
few years, and became full owner
and master. He built another vessel
in 1900 which he named after him
self. This was the ship he sailed in
until his retirement in 1913. He
acted in all 43 years as captain.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15
DEMOCRATS in
KENT COUNTY ACTIVE
Already TWenty-Three Candidates
For Various County Offices

With less than three months in
tervening between now and the pos
sible date for the Kent County Dem
ocratic primary election, the Demo
cratic voters of the county are be-
ginning to look over the list of can
didates and the offices they are
seeking.
AS far as can be learned there are
already twenty-three candidates in
the field for the various nomina-
tiOns, as follows:
Coroner Wilbur Pearson, Mil
ford; Henry Wright, Second Dis
trict; John w. Ford, Third District;
Walter S. Nowland, Smyrna; G. w.
Poore, Clayton,
Sheriff Charles O'Neal, FELTON,;
Peter S. Brown, Wyoming; E. H.
Johnson, Fourth District; Herman
Wilds, Dover; William E. Palmer,
Harrington.
Receiver of Taxes and County
Treasurer-Nelson. Slaughter, Geo.
P. Scotten, Hartly; Albert Sapp,
Harrington.
Register of Wills-James T. Bur-
rows, Kenton; J. Frank Graham,
Harrington.
Prothonotary-Robert E. Lewis,
Dover.
Comptroller-William H. Poore,
Hartly.
Levy Court Commissioners First
District: R. Harry Wilson, Dover;
w. D. Ennis, Second District;
Michael Moffet, Third District.
Levy Court Commissioner-Second
District: George H. Brown, Sixth
District; F. P. Parker.
Levy Court Commissioner-Th
District: Jacob Heyd, FELTON,.
State Senator-Second senatorial
district. Charles Hopkins; fourth
district, Fourth senatorial district:
Wilbur E. Jacobs, Harrington.
Representative - Second district:
Charles Shackell and William B.
Harrington; third district: George
W. Cook and Claude H. Pearson;
eighth district: Elijah S. Hughes.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15
DELAWARE LEADS
U. S. IN HEALTH UNITS
County Clinics Doing Much To
Ferret Out Causes Of Diseases.
DR.. Davis Makes Address.

| How the establishment of county
health units throughout the United
States has quadrupled in the past
four years, and the fact that Della
ware is the only State in the Union
that now has health unit in every
county, was pointed out by DR.. Ar
thur T. Davis, executive secretary
of the State Board of Health at the
annual meeting of the Association
of Provincial Health Officials of the
United States and Canada, meeting
at st. Paul, Mimi, last week.. DR..
Davis has the honor of being chair
man of the committee on county
health units.
Two years ago there were 81
counties in the country with such
health units. Today there are 443
with many others under Organiza-
ton. DR.. Davis said it is through
such county organizations that not
only the State health officials, but
the United States Public Health
Service, is able to furnish better
protection to all inhabitants. An
other important phase to the tax
payers is that the work can be
done more economically.
Although Delaware has had cOun-
ty health units less than a year
data of great value has been un-
covered. 1t has enabled the State
Board of Health to immunize all
school children, whose parents have
consented to this protection, but
various surveys as to drinking
water, sewage and more general
health conditions have been made
with beneficial results.
Through the contacts formed by
the nurses attached to each county
health unit, the State and city
health officials are able to better
look after the health of the COM
munity and from data that is being
assembled from all citizens, who
have suffered from various ailments,
the county health unit will in the
future be able to trace the origin
and cause of diseases more quickly
and satisfactorily.
DR.. Davis is also a member Of the
committee named to prepare a
standard milk code for use in in
terstate commerce.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15
CAR FATALITIES,
ACCIDENTS SHOW
DECREASE HERE
State Officials Report That Mo-
tOrists Are Driving With More
Caution Now.
WARNS TRUCK TRAVELLING
Engineer Buck Says The Sleepy
Driver Is A Greater Menace
Than The Drunken Driver.

Fewer fatalities, less accidents, de-
crease in property damage, but the
same number of persons injured as
in the first five months of last year
makes the report of the State police
for the first five months of this year
the most encouraging for a long
time. While there are more cars Ii
censed this year than last, it is the
opinion of highway officials that the
reduction in the loss of life and few
er accidents is due largely to less
travel this year than for the first five
months of last year. In addition to
this, it is believed that motorists are
being educated to drive with more
caution through various educational
programs sponsored by many organ
izations.
One of the greatest menaces, ac-
cording to the State police, is the
way in which Indifferent and care
less truck drivers operate. In the
opinion of C. D. Buck, chief engi-
neer of the highway department, the
sleepy driver is a greater menace
than the drunken driver.
The State police have issued or
ders to truck drivers not tc drive in
a string. They have been directed to
keep at least 300 feet apart from
each other, but in some instances
this rule is not obeyed. A few days
ago, C. C. Reynolds, superintendent
of the State highway police, trailed
seven trucks all driving in a string.
AS traffic in the opposite direction
was heavy Superintendent Reynolds
was unable to get by the trucks for
a considerable distance. It is hoped
to prevent accidents by keeping
trucks at safe driving distance apart.
A couple Of weeks ago, one truck
was following another and an acci-
dent occurred that will probably
mean the death of one person. In
this instance a wheel on the first
truck came off and the truck swerv-
ed across the road in front of south
bound traffic causing a collision with
touring car.
The report of the State Police
shows that in the first five months
of this year there were nine fataIi-
ties as compared with 13 for the
same months of last year. In the
number of accidents there were 221
which is IL less than in 1927. The
property damage this year was $34,-
230 as compared with $780, in
1927. By curious coincidence, the
total number of injured are the same
for the same period of each year,
1856.
The fatalities in May were large
ly the same as last year, that is,
deaths due to motor vehicles and
four pedestrians as compared with
four motor vehicles and five pedes-
trians last year. One death this year
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Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15
OFFERS TO GIVE FREE
FIREWORKS DISPLAY
HEREFOURTH OF JULY
Edward M. Davis Writes Milford
Town Council Offering Display
Such AS Shown Last Year.
NOW UP TO COUNCIL
Should Permission Be Granted,
Mr.. Davis Will Make Immediate
Plans For The Display.

Edward NJ. Davis, formerly Of Mil
ford, but now resident of Whining
ton, has written to Mayor Kirby and
the members of Milford City Council
asking for permission to give a free
display of fireworks at the base ball
park on the evening of July Fourth.
Mr.. Davis entertained crowd esti-
mated at fully ten thousand persons
at the same place last year when
representatives of a fireworks manu-
featuring concern set off display
which had been purchased by him.
In the letter to Council he states
that several citizens of Milford have
asked him to give a display such as
that of last year. He further says
that it will be a pleasure to do so if
it will meet with the approval Of the
governing body of the town.
Should permission be granted by
Council the display will begin at
8:45 o'clock, would be shown in the
base ball park and under the same
conditions as governed last years
showing. He also offers to provide
ample public liability and property
damage insurance to cover any fire
that might result from the fireworks.
In conversation with a representa-
tive of the Chronicle, Mr.. Davis
stated that no admission would be
charged and that no venders would
be allowed on the grounds should
the fireworks be shown. A large
number Of persons spoken to by
Chronicle representatives, have said
that they would very much enjoy
showing of the fireworks again this
year. Further information about the
display will be forthcoming after
Council has taken action upon his
request for permission to show the
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15
SUSSEX MAN VOTED
FIRST TO RATIFY
Samuel Ingram Is Said To Have
Been First To Vote On Constitution

Records in the State Archives in
Dover, it is said, show that Samuel
Ingram, who lived near Phillips
Hill, between Millsboro and Gum
boro, was the first man in the United
States to cast a ballot for ratification
of the United States Constitution.
The members of the Delaware Cen
eral Assembly had been called to-
gether to ratify the Constitution on
December z, 1887, and after much
discussion, it is related, that a sug-
gestion was made that a ballot be
taken whereupon Ingram cast the
first ballot. This gives him the dis
tinction of being the first man to
cast the first ballot for the first
State in the Union.
Ingram has number of ancestors
in lower Delaware. He was a great
uncle of Charles 3. Willin, of
Georgetown, a past Grand High
Priest of the Royal Arch Masons of
Delaware. Pennsylvania followed
Delaware five days later and New
Jersey eleven days later in ratifying
the Constitution.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15
JOSIAH MARVEL TALKS
TO ODD FELLOWS
Wilmington Lawyer Addresses Gath
ering At Memorial Services

Milford Odd Fellows held their an
nuaI memorial service last Sunday
afternoon at 2:3O at Odd Fellows
cemetery. In addition to visitors
from Dover and Milton, several hun
dred Milford folks attended. Josiah
Marvel, a we'll known Delawarean,
made the principal address, which
was to the point and well received
by an attentive audience. Selections
by Crystal Fount Quartet were very
appreciate and well rendered. DR..
John Humphreys, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church, assisted with
the service. James W. Cannon, of
the local lodge, was chairman of the
committee on arrangement. Due to
illness and unavoidable delay, DR..
Herson and DR.. Bryan were unable
to participate in the service.
Milford Odd Fellows are planning
to attend divine services ut Milton
with Golden Rule Lodge and the
grand lodge officers Of Delaware
next Sunday, June IL, at 10 o'clock.
Cars will leave Crystal F'ount Lodge
room at 9:15 a. m. All members are
requested to attend.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15
GIRLS RESERVES WILL
HOLD FESTIVAL JUNE 22
Programs Prepared Provide Fine
Entertaining Features By Children

Great preparations are being made
for the Girls Reserve Festival to
be held Friday, June %, at the New
Plaza. The main part of the festi-
val is composed of dances showing
the development of the side of the
triangle. The audience will be
taken throughout an entire summer
day. The fairies discover Little
Bo-Peep asleep and wake them.
They in turn wake Little Boy Blue.
Little Miss Muffets are frightened
by the traditional spiders, who
dance in delight at their victory. A
bouquet of flowers on the stage
comes to life and after dancing,
greets the spirit of summer. And
so it goes on with many lovely
dances, all in costume, to the end
of the day, when the children put
their dolls to bed.
The Girls Reserve takes part in
the prologue, in folk dances, rain
bow May-pOle~ dance, natural dane
es, and in an effective candle light
ceremony in the epilogue.
Those taking part in the festival
are Jean Mulholland, Patty Deak-
yne, Agnes Salmons, Ann Town
send, Marjorie Mulholland, June
Sappington, Dorothy Pierce, Mar
garet Ann Salevan, Media Tropea,
Lydiabelle Toadvine, Florence Har-
rington, Jean Grier, Georgianna
Macklin, Cornelia Pierce, Sarah Nut
ter, Josephine Waples. Vivian Shute.
Jane Harrington, Betty Hammond,
Charlotte Ryder, Minerva Burns,
Mary Jane Varney, Patsy Varney,
Ellen Sipple, Ruthann Holzmueller,
Sarah FOoks, Leana Fooks, Barbara
Marshall, Mrs. Mulholland, Mrs.
Jacobs, Mrs. Tease, Bess Elliott,
Ethel Austin, Margaret Beck, Mar
guerite Bennett, Elinor Bunstein,
Marie Calhoun, Katherine Davis,
Olive Davis, Florence Farrow, Eliz-
abeth Gordy, Jessie Grove, Agnes
Higman, Ruth Kitchens, Minerva
Layton, Elizabeth James, Annette
Mettam, Gertrude Morrison, Ruth
Pete, Marian Robinson, Gertrude
Shew, Hilda Sockrider, Betty Var
ney, Jean Varney, Sarah Prettyman,
Kathryne Morrison, Eunice Smith,
Janette Manlove, Louise Higman,
Gladys Thistlewood, Eleanor Simp-
son, Katheryne Vinyard, Garnet
Lofiund, Margaret Abbott, Edith
Affeld, Elizabeth Bennett, May Rus
sell, Mary Reedy, Mary Sharp, Mary
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15
MISS BENDER GIVEN
DIPLOMA BY HOSPITAL
DR.. Springer Speaker At Graduation
Exercises Of Emergency Hospital

The graduating exercises of the
Milford Emergency Hospital were
held in the Plaza Theatre Friday
evening, June 8, at which time Miss
Lucy Bender was awarded a diploma
for the completion Of three years
course of training at this institution.
Miss Bender was the only graduate
in the 1928 class. The exercises
were of unusual interest due to the
fact that this is the first graduating
exercise since the opening of the
Nurses Training School.
The invocation was by DR.. John
Humphreys of the First Presbyter-
ian Church; address Of welcome by
.Dr. Frank Herson of the Avenue NJ.
E. Church; two very delightful Sc
lections were rendered by the Mil
ford Choral Club and three vocal
solos were rendered by Edgar
Welch.
DR.. G. Layton Grier, president of
the Milford Emergency Hospital,
acted as chairman, and presented
DR.. Harold L. Springer Of Whining
ton, the speaker Of the evening.
In his address he congratulated
the officers and the community on
the splendid health service plant
they had established, and its fine
record of accomplishments, as listed
in the Presidents report. He was
gratified to see such a large attend
.ance as it demonstrated a commend
able civic pride which was neces-
sary for the future development of
the hospital plant.
DR.. Springer gave a brief histori-
cal review of the work of the nurse
since the days Of Florence Nightin-
gale. The vicarious sacrifice that had
been made by these angels of mercy
not only in our private and public
hospitals-but on the battlefields,
was well known to everyone.
He emphasized the educational
qualifications and the high ideals
necessary for the nurse to possess in
order to assist the medical profess
sion in coping with disease. The
nurse is indispensable. No special
ist or physician in this day can car
ry on without the loyal cooperation
and helpful assistance of the nurs-
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Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15
THOMAS DAVIS DIES
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS
Prominent Wilmington Lawyer
Passed Away Last Thursday.
Buried Monday. -

Thomas Davis, prominent Will
mington attorney and trustee of the
University of Delaware, died Thurs
day, June 7th, at his home, 1908
North Rodney street, following a
sudden attack of heart trouble. He
was rs years old. Mr.. Davis had not
been in health since Sunday, but
was not confined to his bed until
Tuesday, when DR.. Willard Spring
er was summoned. His condition
even then, however, was not con-
sidered critical, but due to his age
the attack proved fatal, death COM
ing at 7.30 o'clock Thursday night.
He. was born at Milford, Aug. Is,
1852, a son of the late Robert H.
Davis and Anna Jefferson Frame
Davis, and attended a private school
at Milford. Later he entered Della
ware College, graduating with hon
ors in the class of 1875. After grad
uating from the college he became
principal of the old New London
Academy, and remained there for
two years. He then went to Will
mington and studied law under the
late Judge Charles B. Lore. and in
1873 was admitted to the Delaware
Bar. He was still active in his
practice of law until the time of his
death, maintaining an Office in the
Equitable building with his son, ].
Rankin Davis, also an attorney.
In 1887 he was appointed deputy
attorney general and served in that
capacity for full term under John
Biggs. After the death of Lewis
Bush in 1905, Mr.. Davis was ap-
pointed a trustee of the University
of Delaware.
Mr.. Davis was an active member
of the Westminster Presbyterian
Church and at the time of his
death was an elder of the church.
Besides his son, he is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Marion Clara
Springer Davis, daughter of the
late James and Sarah Rankin
Springer, of Newark; and two
daughters, Miss Mable S. Davis, of
Wilmington, and Mrs. Margaret |
of Balboa, Panama Canal |
Zone. He is also survived by one |
Robert P. Davis, Milford |
and three sisters, Miss
Jennie P. Davis, Miss May Davis |
and Miss Burdella Davis, all of Mil
ford.
The funeral was held Monday |
Interment was made in |
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15
TUNNEL HEADS
STATE COMMITTEE
Georgetown Man Succeeds Graham
As Chairman Of The Committee

James M. Tunnel, prominent law
yer residing at Georgetown, was
elected chairman of the Democratic
State Committee at the organization
meeting of the committee at Dover
on Tuesday afternoon. He succeeds
Harry T. Graham, of Wilmington,
who has served in that capacity for
the past two years. Mr.. Tunnel is
one of the most prominent Demo-
Gratis in the State. He was a candi|
date for United States Senator a few
years ago, but was defeated by the
Republican nominee. Other officers
elected at the meeting on Tuesday
afternoon are:
Vice-chairman - Mrs. Mabel F.
Derby of Woodside.
Secretary-J. Rogers Holcomb Of
New Castle.
Treasurer = Hervey P. Hall Of
Smyrna.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15
WORKING TO CUT
TYPHOID MENACE
Health Authorities Making Check
Of Possible Fever Carriers.
Food Handlers Most Dangerous.

The invaluable work of locating
typhoid fever carriers is one Of the
important activities going forward
at the laboratory of the State Board
of Health at this time under the di-
rection of Roland D. Herdman, in
charge of the laboratory, through
the cooperation of the county health
agents.
Statistics assembled in Delaware
in the past three years, shows that
typhoid carriers in this State num-
Der as high or higher than the aver
age for the country. A typhoid car
rier is a person who has had the dis
ease and whose system still retains
the deadly germ sufficient to spread
the disease to others, providing it
comes through food. Those engaged
in other occupations other than as
food handlers are not a menace.
Slightly more than three per cent
who have recovered from the fever
have been found to be dangerous to
others.
While some recovered patients
from typhoid have refused to CO.
operate with the State health au-
thorities, seeking to determine if
they have the taint of typhoid fever
in their system, others have gladly
complied with the request.
Two glaring instances of the ne
cessity for preventative measures
have been proved beyond a shadow
of doubt in Kent county, where
nearly all of the recovered patients
have assisted the State health board
in this activity.
One of the patients, who was dis
covered to be a carrier, conducted a
dairy. He served about twenty homes
with milk. Of these twenty homes,