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Milford chronicle., 1928-03-16
YOUNG PEOPLE TO
MEET In KENT
Plans Made For Annual Conference
And Subjects For Study Selected

The annual preliminary meeting
of the Young Peoples Council of
the Kent County Sunday School As
sociatiOn was held in Asbury M. E..
Church, Smyrna, Tuesday evening,
March 9Th, just one month previous
to the annual conference.
Vice president, Miss Virginia
Lynch, of Milford, presided. Miss
Anna R. Ford, of Clayton, the
Young Peoples County Superintend-
ent, and Jefferson Cooper, from
Cheswold, the County Association
Secretary, were present as super
Yisors. Colonel Jos. H. Cudlipp, the
State Young Peoples Superintend-
ent, conducted the discussion. Col.
Cudlipp first outlined the objects of
the council.
The following subjects for study
and discussion were decided upon
by overwhelming vote:
1. Personal Problems.
2. Youth in Recreation.
3. The Choice of Life Work.
4. Home Ideals.
5. Evangelism.
6. Worship Programs.
z. How to Teach.
The leaders who were chosen to
be invited to conduct the discus
sions sectional conferences be-
sides the State Young Peoples Su-
perintendent were:
L. Robert Davids, the general
secretary of the Maryland and Del
aware Council of Christian Educa-
lion.
2. L. B. Rice, the Field Secre-
AIRY of the Christian Endeavor So
'iety of Maryland and Delaware.
3. Mrs. Irene Mills Cudlipp, as
'ociate Young Peoples Superin-
endent.
[COntiHHed on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-16
GRAPE GROWERS MUST
SPRAY FOR GOOD YIELD
Kent County Agent Warns That Now
Is Time To Combat Disease

In addition to the orchard spray
notes which will be mailed to all the
fruit growers at timely intervals
during the coming season, a similar
type of spray service has been plan
ned by County Agent Russell E..
Wilson this year for the grape grow
ers in Kent county in order that this
group of specialized farmers also
may have such information that will
be of value in their disease and in
sect control practices in their vine
yards.
During the past week the two
hundred grape growers, whose
names are on the present mailing
list in the county extension Office in
Dover, received copies of Bulletin
No. 154, Grape Disease Control in
Delaware" which has been prepared
recently by DR.. T. F. Manns, plant
pathologist and soil bacteriologist
of the University of Delaware kgri-
cultural Experiment Station. Those
grape growers in the county and
area, however, who did
not receive this publication are re-
quested to get in touch with the
county agent who will send this
bulletin to them and also place their
names upon the mailing list to re-
ceive further copies of spray notices
and other information concerning
grape culture in Delaware and on
he Eastern Shore.
[C0ntinRed on PAGE 81
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-16
MAY FORM BUREAU
TO AID CANNING
in THIS SECTION
Packers In Conference At Will
mingtOn Discuss Plan For Stand
ardizing Product.
MAY EXPORT GOODS
Italian Tomatoes Being Imported
In Large Quantities Considered
At Meeting.

A centralized bureau to boost the
canning industry on the Del-Mar-Va
Peninsula may be inaugurated as g
result of the conference of the rep
resentatiVes of the industry in Viii
mington on Monday.
The plan is to follow the lead of
the California growers and packers.
The great objective of such a bureau
will be to greatly increase the selec-
ton, quality, packing, growing, of
all the products raised and canned
on the peninsula, to bring about a
standardization of goods, trade name,
to stabilized the prices paid the
grower and the price asked the con-
sumner, to have experts study the
soil, climate, seed selection, pack
ing methods. Effort will also be
made to consolidate certain of the
packing industries, to engage in
international advertising project and
to devise means generally of putting
the peninsula products with the
worlds leaders
The Italian tomato packing indus
try now shipping huge quantities of
their goods to this country has
aroused the packers to the necessity
of concerted action. Samples of the
Italian goods were opened at the
meeting on Monday. Those present
led by DR.. F. B. Bomberger, execu-
tive director of the administration |
and marketing of the Del-Mar-Va |
Eastern Shore Association, Tri-
State Packers Association officials, |
and others, pointed out, following |
he opening of the samples, that the
Peninsula product is inferior to
lone and with proper direction and
Standardization will be able to COM
pete with any product in the world.
The conference was held at the
'fices of the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce, in the DUPONT
Building, Immediately following a
luncheon at the DUPONT Biltmore.
Among those present were DR.. Bonn
erger, w. Earl Withgott, president,
nd F. M. Shook, secretary Of the
committee of the Tri-State
Association; R. S. Hollings-
cad, assistant chief of the food
tufts division of the Bureau of Do
lestic and Foreign Commerce at
Washington, D. c., and representa-
yes of the canning industry on the |
eninsula. g
John H. Farrell, manager of the l
Bureau of Foreign and I
Commerce, stated he was |
Ire the local bureau could be Of /
'eat assistance in the development 1
foreign trade, as we'll as domestic. c
e told of having received as high q
rs requests weekly from foreign u
'untries for canned goods. He en-
lasized the fact that the services of n
e bureau were free.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-16
SAY MUSKRAT SEASON
SHOULD BE SHORTENED
1t Is Possible That Legislature May
Be Asked To Delay Open Season

Open season for catching muskrats
closed on Saturday last and trap
pers of this section took advantage
of the mild weather and let their
traps set until the last day.
Thousands of pelts from these ami
mails were sold to the numerous fur
buyers, the prices being $1.55 for
first-class red skins and $3.50 for
each black pelt.
An average of about forty black
pelts to the hundred rats caught is
said to be about the general average
over all.
Much of the marsh land will be
burned over by the owners to allow
grass to grow for grazing purposes
and for salt hay.
Some owners claim they will not
pasture their marsh land this year
in an effort to reserve the food for
the "rats." The shortage of musk
rats this season is largely due to not
enough feed being on the marshes, it
is claimed.
The long freeze during January
greatly damaged the houses of the
rats, it is said by trappers, due to
the ice cutting them down. Large
of the marsh land now looks
almost barren.
Much interest is being taken by
marsh owners in trying to take care
Of the supply of these little animals
and now many are advocating legis-
lation to be presented to the next
General Assembly to shorten the
open season by opening December
Is, instead Of the LIST. This, they
claim, would give the young rats
line to build their houses for win
.er and also greatly improve The
luality of the fur.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-16
COMPLETE KENT co.
ASSESSMENT FOR, 1928
Very Little Increase Over Last
Years Total Is Expected

The work of preparing the as
sessment for this year has been
started by the Kent County Board
of Assessment. An extra force of
clerks were put at work TRANSCRIPT
ing the new records and preparing
the appeal sheets.
Most of the transcribing will be
completed by April Is as the appeal
sheets must be posted in the differ
ent sections of the county by that
time. The permanent records for
the Board of Assessment and the
Receiver of Taxes and County
Treasurer are also being made at
the same time.
Shortly after the first of the year
the board sent out the usual ques-
tionnaires to all the taxables in the
county. Most of these forms have
been returned to the board.
After the appeal lists have been
completed and posted the board will
select dates for hearing appeals in
different sections of the county.
After the appeals are all heard, the
permanent records will be COM
pleted.
These records will be ready to
turn over to the Levy Court on or
before June 1. At that time the
total assessment In the county will
be known and the tax rate fixed.
Very little change in the total as
Sessment of the county is expected
this year. While there has been
some property improvement in diff
ferent sections, there has also
been a falling off in the personal
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-16
POPULATION OF THE
UNITED STATES TOTALS
l2O,Ol3,OOO PERSONS
Estimate Made By Census Bureau
As Of July l Next, New York
Leads With 1O,3S5,227.
DELAWARE HAS 100000
Diamond State Shows Estimated
Increase Of $1,000 Over The
Last Census.

A provisional estimate by the
Census Bureau today placed the
population of the United States, as
of July 1, 1928, at 12O,O13,OOO, an in
crease of fourteen per cent over the
105,710,620 actual count on January
1, 1920. The next Federal Census
will not be taken before 1880.
The new total was arrived at by
estimating the increase since 1920
on the basis of the best available
returns on births, deaths, immigra-
ton and emigration.
The Bureau also apportioned the
increase on this basis for the forty
eight States and the District of
Columbia.
Florida, where the population
was estimated to have increased
about forty-eight per cent between
1920 and 1928, showed the greatest
gain, although a thirty-five per
cent increase was indicated for Cal
ifornia, and nearly thirty per cent
gain for Michigan.
The following table shows the ac-
tual census of 1920 by States and
their estimated population for July
l, next, the estimates being made
by distributing the total increase
Of the United States upon the basis
Of the increase by States from 1910
to 1920, or, where there has been a
State census, from 1920 to 1925, ex-
3ept that where there was a de-
crease between 1910 and 1920 or be-
.ween 1920 and 1925, the 1920 or
1928 census figure is retained and |
10 estimate is made.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-16
DELAWARE DIARIES
ARE MUCH IMPROVED
in RECENT YEARS
Barns Are Being MOdernized
With More Sanitary COndi-
tons Resulting.
CLEANER MILK SUPPLY
Sussex County Leads The State
In Safe Water For Dairy
Purposes.

Each year, for the past foul
years, there has been a marked i'm.
prOvement in the condition about
dairies in Delaware. 1t has been g
case of education which met at first
with considerable opposition, but
with the benefits derived by those
who were willing to try to make
their barns and diaries more sani-
tary becoming more evident, those
who held back at first are now
glad to follow suit.
There is still much work to be
done according to R. C. Beckett,
sanitary engineer of the State
Board of Health, if the diaries are
to come closer as a whole to 100
per cent sanitation. In discussing
some of the measures needed, Mr..
Beckett said:
Cattle require light, ventilation
and reasonably dry quarters. Tu-
berculosis in COWS as with hui
mans is encouraged and spread by
poor living conditions. The aver
age dairy barn is not very desir-
able and usually we find a dark
stable, poorly ventilated or over
ventilated due to large cracks, the
floors soaked with wastes, cobwebs
and dust adjoining all corners and
lodges and with ceiling open in
places through which dust and dirt
descend. Cows are forced to walk
knee-deep in manure at times, MAX
ing more work for the dairyman if
he is disposed to attempt to pro-
duce clean milk, and if he isn't,
dirty milk is the result.
Clean milk with a low bacteria |
count can be produced in any type |
of barn provided the dairyInan is a |
careful mixer and uses clean uten- |
sis. A modern barn will, aow-
ever, save a great deal of labor and
put additional pride in his business
which is the production ana manu-
facture of clean, wholesome milk.
Every dairyman cannot have a
new barn, however, but ne can
make a start with whatever type of
barn he has and with a little change
each year reduce his labors and
produce cleaner milk. The first
step is to install a concrete floor
and gutter to make removal of the
manure easier and oftener. The
next step is the removal of the old .
style wooden manger and the use
of steel stanchions imbedded in :
concrete.
Steel stanchions can be pur-
chased and installed by the dairy !
man himself at a reasonable cost.
Many dairymen have done so in the !
asst few years. Stanchions of the
swinging type give freedom of &C
ion to the COWS. The swinging
can be bought as cheap :.
y as So apiece and installed with
wooden supports in the existing :
[COatiaSed on page 8 q
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-16
POPULATION BY $1,000
DELAWARE INCREASES
Total 244OO0 By July 1, Census
Bureau Estimates

The population of Delaware will
have increased approximately 21,00O
since January 1, 1920, it is shown
in estimates of the bureau of the
census announced on Tuesday. The
bureau based it's estimate on the
increase from 1910 to 1920.
On January l, 1920, the official
census of the State show popula-
ton of $4,000 and the govern
ment's estimates are correct on
July 1, of this year the population
should be 244,OOO, if the same rate
of increase is maintained in the
last eight years as that reported in
the ten years preceding January 1,
1920.
The estimates for the country
show that, based on the increase
reported in the 1920 census, on July
1 of this year the total population
of the United States should be 120,-
$4,000, as compared with 105,710,-
$40 on January 1, 1920.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-16
SAYS STATE COLLECTS
TOO MUCH TAX MONEY
Expert Believes That State Could
Do With Half Million Less In
Revenues.

Russell Ramsey, director of the
Taxpayers Research League OF
Delaware, spoke briefly on State
finances and the lack of interest in
public affairs on the part of voters
at Wilmington meeting this week.
He alluded to the excessive high
cost of government in Delaware.
He pointed out that despite this, the
State is collecting more than it is
spending and considerable surplus
is piled up each year. A half mil
lion dollars a year in taxation
could be repealed and the State
could still spend the same amount
of money as is now being spent.
Mr.. Ramsey emphasized that a
considerable number of voters do
not vote and one reason given for
this was that they do not know
enough of public affairs to be inter-
ested. The voters, he said, did not
get the information which made
matters of State, county and city
finances plain to them. The official
reports of the financial condition of
city, county and State do not give
the information which the people
ought to have.
If the financial reports gave more
information, if they showed a better
picture of real conditions, Mr.. Ram
'ey said, it would be possible for
he public to form a more intelli-
gent understanding of public af-
airs and for public officials to more
plan their budgets.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-16

NO IMPROVEMENTS FOR
MISPILLION RIVER
District Engineer Reports PrOspec-
tive Commerce Does Not Warrant

Col. r. P. Howell, Government en-
gineer for this district, has notified
shipping interests using the Mispil-
lion River, that he has not approved
the improvements asked for at re-
cent meeting held in Milford. His
letter telling of his decision follows:
1T having come to the notice of
the undersigned that you have ex-
pressed an interest in the pending
proposition for the improvement of
Mispillion River, Del, you are here
by informed that the report thereon,
authorized by the Act Of Congress
approved January Fl, 1927, has been
made and is unfavorable to the i'm
provement for the reason that the
increase of existing and prospective
commerce is too uncertain to war
rant further improvement, and the
benefits derived would not be COM
mensurate with the expense involv-
ed.
you are further notified that all
interested parties have the privilege
of an appeal from this conclusion to
the Board of Engineers for Rivers
and Harbors, a permanent body sit
ting at Washington, D. c., to which
all examination and survey reports
of this character are referred. Par
ties desiring to do so may be heard |
on appeal by the board, either orally |
or in writing. Written communica-
tons should be addressed to the |
Board of Engineers for Rivers and
Harbors, Room 2711, Munitions
Building, Washington, D. c., and
should be mailed in time to be in
the possession of the said board
within four weeks from the date of
this communication. If, however,
you have important data to COM
nunicate to the board, which can
not be collected and put in shape for
proper presentation within four
weeks, the board should De inform
ID of this fact without delay and re-
quests made for an extension of the
Uniting date for submitting infor-
COntinued on page
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-16
PETIT JURORS DRAWN
FOR FEDERAL COURT
J. Frank Salevan viii Serve From
Milford Hundred

The following jurors have been
drawn for petit jury work in Fed
eral Court which opens the March
term, Monday, March 10, in Will
mington. Wilmer Stradley, Henry
S. Pyle, Walter D. Bush, Jr., Ed
mund P. Moody, Cecil w. Weaver,
Bissell C. Grommon, Truman W..
Campbell, Charles M. Oberly, Lew
is Sasse, Guy R. Ford, Walter D.
Moore, Timothy J. Mooney and Will
lis F. Harrington, of Wilmington.
John R. Francis and Howard
Jones of Blackbird hundred; Rich
ard T. Pilling, of Mill Creek hun
dred; Hunton L. Culbreth, of East
Dover hundred; Stephen S. Wroten,
of Mispillion hundred; Horace L.
Tatman, of Nanticoke hundred;
Robert S. Gallaher, of White Clay
Creek hundred; George G. Hutton,
of Brandywine hundred; James T.
Challenger and Andrew M. Gala
CHER, of New Castle hundred.
Philip H. Short, of Dagsboro
hundred; Harry G. Darbee, of Sea-
ford hundred; J. Frank Salevan, of
Milford hundred; Howard Clifton,
of Kenton hundred; Harry H.
Dukes, of Baltimore hundred; Will
liam H. Cook, of Little Creek hun
dred; Curtis S. Rogers, of Broad
Creek hundred; E. C. Daley, of
West Dover hundred; Howard A. (
Pool, st. Georges hundred; Martin |
D. Carey, of Georgetown hundred; |
Samuel c. Lomax, of Pencader
Caleb Stabler, of Chris
lana hundred, and John W. Hous-
on, of Broadkiln hundred.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-16
FOUNDER OF MURPHEY
HOME DIES In DENVER
S. S. Murphey Had Done Much For
Dover, His Native Town =

Sanford S. Murphey, formerly OF
Dover, but for years a resident of
Denver, Colorado, died in the wes-
tern city last week, aged 78 years.
The remains were brought to Dover
yesterday, and funeral services were
held in the Murphey Memorial Pres
byterian Church. Interment was
made in the Dover cemetery. Sanford
S. Murphey a few years ago built the
fine church as a memorial to his IA
Their, the late Rev. Thomas J. Muir
phey and his mother, Elizabeth w.
Murphey, who were formerly active
in the work of that church in the
State capitol. He erected, and en-
dowed the Murphey School for chill
dren which was opened in Dover
about two years ago. Through his
interest and planning a number of
children have been given the oppor-
tunities of home life in an institu-
ton. The children are also assured
of a college education if they prove
apt in their studies and show an in
clination to make something of
themselves. The school was put on
an endowment fund by the donor so
that it can keep up its good work |
following his lamented death.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-16
MILK PRODUCERS WANT
THEIR CATTLE TESTED
Three Big Diaries Refuse Milk I'm
less Herd Is Tuberculin Tested

The action of two big dairies in
Philadelphia and one in Baltimore,
that daily buy thousands of gallons
of milk produced in Delaware, in
refusing to accept milk that comes
from anything but tuberculin tested
cows, is resulting in all farmers in
this State who produce milk in any
volume, in seeking the aid of the
State Board of Agriculture in hav-
ing their herds tested. Under the
plan established several years ago,
the owners of cattle condemned
for tuberculosis receive practically
the full value of the carcas.
One man approached the State
Board of Agriculture recently, who
had a herd of forty cattle, he had
had the herd tested six years ago
and had lost several cattle, and it
is believed because of that decided
not to bother with having the herd
tested for tuberculosis again. Now,
however, with the big diaries re-
fusing to accept milk except from
COWS free from tuberculosis, most
dairymen are finding it necessary
" hoNO JAAC uSlu lGSJGu.
When informed that there were
many herds, particularly in New
Castle county, that had not been
tested, and whose owners had ap-
piled for the test and would be &C
commOdated first, one farmer an
nounced he would have the COWS
tested privately at his own expense.
He stated that he was not going to
have unproductive and improbable |
COWS in his herd.
At this time, the laboratory of
he State Board of Agriculture is
busy testing seeds and fertilizer. In
his connection, Ralph Wilson, sec
'etary of the State Board of Agri-
culture, urges all farmers who buy
ertilizer to purchase only guaran-
eed brands. If they want to make
ure that the fertilizer is what it is
shrdlu cmfwy hr
to be, they can have
est made free of charge at the
state laboratory and be sure of
What they are buying.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-16
STAFFORD WINS SUSSEX
BASKETBALL HONORS
Defeated frankfort Saturday And
Will Play New Castle Tomorrow
At Dover For State HOnOrs.

Seaford High School captured
the basketball championship OF
southern q Delaware by defeating
Frankfort High School last Satur-
day night at Lewes, 20 to IA. Sea-
ford scored at the tap-off and was
never headed. At half-time, Sea-
ford led IA to s, and it was appar-
ent then that barring accidents Sea-
ford would be returned the winner.
Captain Hastings and Messick
were much in the limelight by their
brilliant field goal shooting, while
the guard work of Allen and a diff
ficult shot by Conway were note
worthy features. Kollock starred
for Frankfort. Lockwood, their six
foot four menter started off like a
house a fire, but seemed to tire as
the game progressed.
By winning last Saturday Seaford
will play New Castle tomorrow
night, on the Dover Armory floor,
for the State D. I. A. A. basketball
championship.
STAFFORD H. S.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-16
CRYSTAL FOUNT LODGE
TO VISIT WILMINGTON
Local Odd Fellows Lodge Invited To
Put On Degree Work

Crystal Fount Lodge, 1. o. o. F.,
No. 10, of Milford, has accepted an
invitation from Eden Lodge of Will
mington to confer the second degree
on a class of candidates and to be
their guests at dinner in Wilmington
on Thursday evening, March %, at
8 o'clock. This is the first time a
degree team of Milford Odd Fellows
has put on the work in Wilmington
and with the invitation coming from
Eden Lodge which has the finest de-
gree staff in the United States, the
Milford boys feel highly honored. At
this date definite arrangements for
transportation have not been made,
but the local committee has assured
Noble Grand Jester that plenty of
transportations will be available.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-16
LARGE CLASS ENTERS
CONSISTORY HERE
Delaware COnsiStOry OF Wilmington
Puts On Work In First IA Degrees

A large class of candidates from
lower Delaware were initiated into
the mysteries of the Consistory on
Wednesday evening, when a meeting
of the Delaware Consistory of Will
mingtOn was held in Milford. The
affair was held in the gymnasium of
the Community Building and about
300 members from all parts of the
State were in attendance. Degree
work up to and including the four
teenth degree were exemplified by
the degree team of the lodge. The
gymnasium was fully equipped with
paraphernalia, regalia and stage
settings brought to Milford by the
Wilmingtonians for the occasion.
The visiting members of the Consis-
tory were served a delicious turkey
banquet by the ladies auxiliary Of
the Carlisle Fire Company, immedi-
ately following the completion of
the degree work. Music for the oc-
casion was furnished by the Con-
sistory Quartet.