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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-06
Warwick

Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Bowden and Mr.,
and Mrs. George Mitchell of near
Careys, spent Saturday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Rust and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Calhoun and
Mrs. ]. T. Calhoun, also Mr.. and
Mrs. Ewell Calhoun and daughter,
Frances, of Georgetown, spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Lingo.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Davis and
two children, William, Jr., and Ira,
of near Millsboro, were recent
guests of the latter's parents here.
Mrs. Anna Stein and son Curtis of
near Dagsboro were Warwick call
ers recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Ralph Blizzard
and the latter's mother, Mrs. E. L.
Barto and Miss Agnes Blizzard of
Georgetown, were callers with Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Barto on Sunday
evening.
Ed. Morris, highly respected col
ored man of this vicinity is very i'll
with pneumonia.
The dwelling house of Noah Har-
mon caught fire on Sunday evening
from a defective f1ue. The Millsboro
Fire Company responded to the call
and soon had the fire under control,
with only a slight damage to the
building.
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Cedar Grove
(Near Milford.)

The sixth meeting of the Cedar
Grove P. T. A. was held Tuesday
night, March q. The meeting was
called to order by the president,
Mrs. Pendleton. All present repeat
ed the Twenty-fourth Psalm, led by
Joseph Pendleton. The school then
entertained with dramatizations,
play1ets and pageant called
Spring, which everyone enjoyed.
Mrs. Pendleton then spoke regard
ing the topic "Play and Recreation"
To further illustrate the topic Betty
Corbett gave the story and game,
Princess, assisted by the First
Grade. Delegates to attend the
were chosen. The social
consisting of Mrs. Rob
erts, Mrs. Sharp, Mrs. Coates, Mrs.
and Mrs. Corbett, served a
bountiful supply of delicious cake
to all. Ice cream was sold.
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SHOULD TEST SEED
CORN BEFORE PLANTING

The Importance of testing the vi
tally of corn which is intended for
planting cannot be over estimated.
TEST don't guess" was first applied
to corn by P. G. Holden in pointing
out the necessity of testing the ger
mination of corn before planting.
According to tests made by the
University of Delaware, the seed
corn of our state is below standard
for this year. This condition was
brought about by different factors.
Regardless of the causes which
brought about the poor condition,
the fact remains that most of our
seed corn is rather low in germina-
ton. This makes it all the more nee
essary that we test before planting
this year.
There are several methods of test
ing and all are efficient. The rag
doll and saw dust methods are two
of the most common methods. 1t
will take but a short time to test
your corn, yet it will more than pay
you. 1t will eliminate the weak ears
and save you time, labor and mon
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Bowers Beach

Bowers Gun Club held its regular
weekly shoot on Saturday afternoon
March 31st. Attendance was good,
but hard winds spoiled the shoot
ing, as the targets dipped badly.
Harry Fisher, mayor of Thompson
vile, was high gun over all, with
Burton Hendrick runner up. In
the five-man team shot, led by Will
lis Johnson on one team, and Willis
Davidson on the other, Willis john
sons team won by one target.
Shooting on next Saturday begins
at 1.30.
Mrs. Sallie Davenport is con-
fined to her home at this time. She
was suddenly taken ill on Saturday
night last, but is improving at this
writing.
Captain William Short is out again
after being confined to his home
with grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Tomlinson
and twins of Philadelphia, were
weekend visitors with Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Lynch.
The Johnson House entertained
several persons from Pennsylvania
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Cross enter
tanned at a shad dinner on Sunday
George w. Butt, Wallace Coke and
family, of Cragmire, also a party
from Reading, Pa.
A number of shad were caught
on Friday last with Louder Belts,
of Frederick, high, catching As.
Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, Of South
are receiving congratula-
lions on the birth Of baby boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Griffin have
returned home after spending the
winter in South Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert M. Ewing
have returned home after spending
the winter in Florida.
The first gasoline filling station
has been installed on the South side
Of Bowers by George Birmingham,
which will be much appreciated by |
the south colony.
Mrs. Louise Wood has returned |
home after spending the winter
with her son Joseph in Camden, N.
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ey. This work should be done at
once. Do not wait until planting
time to see about the condition of
your seed.
1t seems strange that some farm
ers are willing to plant corn with
out first being reasonably certain
that every kernel put into the ground
is capable of producing good
healthy plant. Hundreds of acres of
corn in Sussex is replanted each
year, either in their entirety or in
part, and many more acres will
grow to maturity with an imperfect
stand. Corn testing less than $50
should not be planted.
If you are interested in the testing
of your seed corn, get in touch with
your County Agent, c. R. Snyder,
Georgetown, who will gladly demon
strate the methods of testing.
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Bridgevine

The Misses Margaret and Liz
Hobbs of Port Deposit, Nd, are Wis
iting at the home of their aunt, Mis-
M. E. Hewes here.
Miss Charlotte Layton of Philadel
phia spent the weekend with hel
parents here.
Mrs. Frederick Truitt entertained
the Sewing Club at her home OF
Monday evening.
Miss Maggie Hewes is entertain-
ing her aunt, Mrs. Bell, of Dover.
Miss Laura Layton is spending a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. L. c,
Jones in Harrington.
Miss Elizabeth Curry, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas c. Curry, was
married on Friday last to Abram F.
Vaughn of Dover. They will reside
on a farm near Dover.
Miss Mildred Dukes of Seaford is
visiting Miss Carrie Tucker here.
Miss Neva Dickerson has returned
home after spendin gseveral days
with relatives in Chester and Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wiley were
visitors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Carlisle of Greenwood on Sun
day.
Gilbert White and friend, Letha
Nevuka, spent the weekend in At
lantic City, N. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Warrington
and daughter were visitors in Laurel
on Sunday.
Miss Marian Wright spent the
weekend with parents at Federals-
burg, Md.
Miss Mildred Jones spent the week
end with Miss Jessie Adams at Ad-
ans Cross Roads.
Work on the Bridgeville Fire Com
pany's new quarters was started on
Tuesday and is expected to be COM
pleted in the next sixty days.
William ]. Swain was on a bust
ness trip to Philadelphia over the
weekend.
Many Bridgeville people motored
to Crisfeld on Sunday to view the
remains of the fire that almost de-
stroyed the town.
Mrs. Chas. Calhoon and son Char
lie, of Georgetown, visited relatives
here the first of the week.
The funeral of Mrs. John Spence
who died last week, was held on
Sunday Mrs. Spence had been in
poor health for sometime. She is sur
vived by her husband, John Spence
and one daughter, Mrs. Harry w.
Cannon of near town
At the regular meeting on Monday
evening of the Bridgeville Fire Com
pany T. G. Curry was elected man
ager and T. T. Kinnamon assistant |
of the Bridgeville Fire
mems Carnival, which will be held
from June 81 to 80, inclusive.
Henry N. Witherbee, operator on |
the Delaware Division, Joined the
honor roll April LIST, after complet-
ing So years and 10 months of SER
vice. He started to work May II,
1889, as an operator and remained in
his position until his retirement at
The age of 70 years.
Horace Reynolds has almost COM
Dleted the building for the restaur-
INT and pool room of the James Bro
hers and they expect to open it in
he next few days when the fixtures
lrrive.
Harold Kinder has purchased a
REQ 5 ton auto truck which he will
Use for transporting fruit this sea-
on.
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Andrewville

Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Griffith and
daughter visited Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Vincent Sunday.
w. S. Bradley has purchased a
new Essex sedan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. B. Vincent, Mr..
and Mrs. w. S. Bradley and family
visited Mrs. e. N. Wharton.
Miss Ada Morgan and friend were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Morgan.
Mr.. Homer and wife and baby,
Miss Ruth Vincent and Miss Sarah
Cordrey motored to Crisfield on Sun
day to view the ruins of the fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. Vincent enter
tanned to a supper Sunday evening
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
George Vincent, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E.
Griffith and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Vincent and family and Ruth
Vincent and Sarah Cordrey.
Mrs. J. D. Ward who has been con-
fined to her bed, is in the Milford
Hospital. We hope for her recovery
soon.
Jesse Ward, Jr., who is working in
Philadelphia, was home over Sun
day with his parents.
Miss Margaret Silbereisen was
home for little while on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Finkbiner mo-
tored to Denton on Saturday.
There is to be play given by the
married people at Tomahawk school,
'The Poor Married Man," on April
IL. If that night is stormy, it will be
given the next night. Admission 10
and rs cents. Come one, come all
Pr eeeds for a picnic.
here is to be a meeting at Toma-
k school house this Friday night |
ril 6th) to decide whether they
consolidate the school or not
come out.
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Greenwood

A play will be given at Toma.
hawk school house on April 18th, en-.
titled '"The Poor Married Man" II
the night is stormy come the next
night. 1t is not "sit down and talk
play" 1t is decidedly "get up and
do" play. A farce comedy in three
acts, that tell consistent story full
of incidents. Come out and have a
good laugh. Admission Is and rs
cents. There will also be ice cream
and cake for sale. Remember the
date, Thursday evening, April 18th.
The Senior c. E. Society of the
M. P. Church will hold their month
ly meeting and social at the home
of Mrs. ]. Frank Porter on Friday
evening, April 9th. Give us a good
attendance.
The ST. Johnstown Aid Society
will meet with Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Conway on Thursday evening, April
18th. All are cordially invited to at
tend
The following names have been
handed in as being the honor roll
pupils in the eighth grade: Florence
Webb, Pauline Wisserman, Myrtle
Dukes, Betty Wiley, Charles Jones,
Charlie Seller, Edgar Isaacs, Gladys
Dolphin, Helen Seller and Frank Ell
lott.
Preparations are being made for
the drama to be staged in the M. E.
Church next Sunday evening. Ev-
erybody is cordially invited. The
primary department will give part
of the evenings program before the
drama is given. Come early and hear
the little tots.
Miss Reta Tatman will be the So
loist in the M. e. Church in Newark
on Sunday. She having served in this
capacity while attending college, she
was asked to return for their Easter
program which consists of a can
tata and several choruses, by the
choir.
Mrs. Foster Powell, Mrs. Lee Coul-
ter and Mrs. Leola Ratledge were in
Denton on Tuesday.
Mrs. Powell of Hartly has return
ed to her home after spending a
week with her son, F. B. Powell and
family.
The Ladies Aid of the M. E.
Church was entertained at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Isaacs on
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald Fry have
purchased new "Erskine." They
spent Sunday with relatives in
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Clifton were in
Dover on Tuesday.
Mrs. John w. Todd is able to be
out again after having been confin-
ed to her home with laryngitis.
A regular meeting of Greenwood
Grange, P. of H., No. 81, will be held
on next Monday evening, April 9Th,
at o'clock. At our last meeting we
received into membership several
new members and we would be very
glad to receive and welcome many
more worthy men and women. No
)ne can go wrong in seeking mem
Dership in the grange and any one
Of good repute and not opposed to
agriculture is eligible for member
ship. The grange is purely an Or
yanization of agriculturists and all
armers and their families owe it to /
to affiliate with this or
sanization. The grange is a powerful
rational organization working sole ]
y for the best interests of the Am
rican farmer and his home. s
At our last meeting the lecturers
,rogram was both instructive and
musing and at this next meeting
he lecturer has promised an equally
God program. Come out and enjoy
he evening with us. You can't afford +
D stay at home and miss taking an a
interest in grange affair. We well $
ONE all visiting grangers at all a
mos =
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Lewes

The regular monthly meeting of
the Thompson w. c. T. U. will meet
at the home of Mrs. Hannah Thomp-
son Wednesday, April II. A good
attendance is desired.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-06

Some fellows are bound to make
their mark in the world if they have
to write it on the courthouse walls
with lead pencil.
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It's have honesty, If nothing
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-11
WILLIS PLEDGES
EMF OR Gem ENT
OF PROHIBITION

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 P)-Pledg-
ing Of the republican party and It's
presidential candidates ito vigorous,
faithful and effective enforcement" OF
the prohibition laws is favored by SEN
ator Willis, of Ohio, who recently
tossed his big black hat into the presi-
dental ring.
His views were outlined in letter
sent tonight to Senator Borah, repub-
hcan, Idaho, in reply to a question
naire which. the latter addressed to
him yesterday.
Besides declaring for a prohibition
plank in the party's platform, the
Ohioan also declared that if nominated
and elected he would put forth every
effort to see to it that the 18th
amendment is observed, obeyed and re-
spected and the laws enacted there
under, enforced"
In reply to the third of the four
questions addressed to him, Willis said
that he did not favor a program OF
legislation which would enable every
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-11
DEPUTIES WITH
TWO PRISONERS
OBJECT OF HUNT

LAFAYET TIE, Ind, Feb. 10 Up =
Search for two deputy sheriffs and
their two prisoners, who disappeared
Tuesday after leaving here for the
state reformatory at Pendleton, Ind,
10 miles distant, was spread over the
middlewest tonight after Sheriff G. NJ.
Johnston returned from day of run
ming down valueless clues in Indiana.
The deputies, John p Grove, and
Wallace Mcclure. started for Pendle-
ton with the prisoners, Samuel Bax-
ter and John Burns, handcuffed in the
tonneau Of their automobile. Nothing
has been heard from them since, eX-
cept a report that the two convicts
were in Danville, ILL.,. Tuesday after
noon visiting an aunt of Burns.
Sheriff Johnston received a letter
today postmarked Marion, Ind, stat
ing he would find the bodies of his
deputies at Kokomo Ind.
The letter was unsigned. A search
of quarries near Kokomo failed to de-
velop anything to substantiate the let
ter
Baxter and Burns, each about 20
years old, had been found guilty of
robbing store last December, at West
Point. near here, and sentenced TO
five to 81 years each at the Pendleton
reformatoFy
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-11
20 MOUNTAIN
LIONS KILLED
BY HUNTERS

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb 10 CP)-Twenty
mountain lions fell prey during jan
uary to the guns of government hunt
ers, operating throughout Arizona, M.
E. Musgraye, of the United States
biological survey, reported today.
The largest number of the animals
to be killed by any one of the ten
hunters in the field, died before the
gun of Cleve Miller, hunting in the
section. north of Clifton. He killed
five.
Carl Larsen, hunting near Rice, kill
ed three. He reported that one OF
the three he killed threatened for a
time to wipe out his pack of dogs.
Larsen has a 16-pound fox terrier,
named Sue, who has made name
for herself as lion killer despite
her size. She is on the casualty list
as a result of one encounter.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-11
100000 LOSS BY
FIRE REPORTED
ON SIGNAL HILL.

LONG BEACH. Calf, Feb. 10 C49--
A fire believed to have had its origin
in refinery today destroyed property
valued at $700,00G in the heart of the
Signal Hill oil field here.
Ray Thompson, 81, died late this
afternoon from burns received when q
portion OF the refinery exploded.
Thompson was alone in the plant az
the time of the explosion.
The flames that burst out following
the explosion spread to four nearby
derricks, which we're. destroyed.
The fact that several thousand bar
rels of crude oil were shipped from the
field few hours before the explos-
ion, prevented a much more serious
fire, according to officials of the re-
finery
Two hundred thousand barrels of
crude oil and 300 barrels of gasoline
were consumed by the blaze. The fire
was brought under control only after
all available apparatus had been sum-
moned from the Long Beach fire de-
partment.
The concussion of the explosion was
felt for miles.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-11

That the law under which Hickman
was tried on his insanity plea is un-
constitutional
That the Judge committed grave
errors in allowing the state to change
the order in which it used its per-
emptory challenges.
That he erred in allowing the state
to open and close the arguments.
That he erred in his instructions to
the jury.
That the jury's verdict was against
the law and evidence of the case.
While Judge Trabucco would not
make any comment on his probable
decision in the questions involved, he
said he had confidence in the right
of the legislature to change the law
preventing the defendant from making
use of two defenses and expressed
his faith in the soundnesS of the
principle.
In the meantime Hickman remains
in the county Jail awaiting sentence.
alternately laughing and scowling at
visitors
I'm all ready for sentencing to-
morrow" he told newspapermen. TT
hasn't got me scared any. I won't
grow gray hairs because someone
passes a death sentence"
The prisoner questioned reporters
closely on the routine of the scat
fold. He wanted all details he could
get of hangings which they had wit
messed the more grueSome the more
acceptable, but his interest appeared
to be more academic than personal
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-11

said. Then I opened window ana
let Hunt in. We were waiting Tor
chance to rob the store when some
one working after hours came IN.
This person searched the shelves near
us but did not see us. Then the
watchman came along. He threw a
light on us.
''I fired at him as he fired in our
direction He fell to the floor to
escape being killed by me. We got
out through the window and ran
away"
Efforts to check Hicklnan's story
in Kansas City were made immediate
ly by Los Angeles officers.
Although sentencing of Hickman for
the kidnapping and killing OF Marian
Parker was set for tomorrow after a
Jury had declared him sane yesterday
court attaches tonight said that q
motion for a new trial which the
youths attorneys have declared they
would make, would delay sentencing
probably until Tuesday.
The clerk of the court said thai
such motion necessarily would stay
pronouncement of sentence at least
until next week when the court would
hear the arguments and make his
ruling If Judge j. j. Trabucco over
rules the motion for a new trial
nothing then would remain in the
way of sentence, the court clerk said
Defense attorneys, Jerome Walsh
and Richard Cantillon, said that the
motion for new trial would charge
among other things;
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-11
2-SCORE MINERS
ENTRAPPED In
BURNING Mine

TORONTO, Feb. 10 QP--Almost two
score men were trapped by fire in the
Hollinger mine at Timnins today and
as the rescue work went forward their
wives and children waited at the shaft
head, weeping and praying.
Four bodies were brought out but
several hours after the fire broke out
in excavations $50 feet underground,
rescue crews had not yet been able to
reach the place where 81 more miners
were believed to be imprisoned, their
escape, if they were still alive, cut off
by fumes from the fire.
All work in Timmins was halted and
the citizens turned out in force to
offer assistance in the rescue work.
G. G.. Williams, general superintendent
of the mine, took personal charge OF
the work
Trips into the shaft were of neces-
sity of short duration, as the smoke
and gas was dense. Rescue work was
seriously handicapped by lack OF
oxygen for the respiratorS work by the
volunteer rescuers.
Although the fire, vast at the 500
foot level the fumes penetrated to the
1800-foot level 1t was believed the lire
might well burn for several days be-
fore it could be brought under con-
troll 9D
Three of the recovered. dead were
identified as Martin Stevens, 72 years
old, Harry GrahaIns So, and George
Dunlop. The fourth man was not
identified. They were suffocated while
trying to reach the elevator shaft.
Others were overcome by smoke but
were resusitcated
Rescue operations were abandoned
late today 1t was decided to await
the arrival of the mine rescue car be-
ing sent from Pennsylvania and ex-
pected tomorrow.
Rescuers were able to penetrate to
the 3OO-foot level an hour before the
order to discontinue operations
was issued at $3.50 p. m. Super
intendent Williams, who headed the
4OO-foot level, 100 feet above the i'm
prisoned miners, when he was over
come and rescued with difficulty.
The fire was said, unofficially, to
have ORIGINATED in rubbish at the 500
foot level.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-11
W. C. T. u. WARNS
AGAINST NAMING
WET PRES SIDENT

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10 LP)-
The regional campaign conference OF
the National w c. T. U for Cali
fornia, Arizona, Nevada and Hawaii
closed here tonight after a two day
session in which the delegates adopted
resolution asking the republican
and democratic parties to incorporate
dry plank IN their national plat
forms.
Mrs. Eva c. Wheeler, president OF
the Southern California w. G. T. u,
warned the conferees OF the dangers
OF a wet president in the White
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-11

state to determine for itself the al
coholic content of beverages.
s.I do not favor the repeal of the
Volstead act, nor do I favor repeal Of
the 18th amendment Willis wrote in
reply to the last question. II believe
the 18th amendment is here to stay
and that citizens and officials would
better put in their time how they may
observe the law of their country and
respect its constitution, rather than
to give their efforts to plans whereby
the law may be evaded and the con-
stitution broken down"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-11
CIRA PAYS
Continued from Page One)

of Cuban officialdom and society
outside, the throngs awaited the re-
appearance of the flier, of whom they
had seen only little as he entered,
the official party pausing just a
moment at the threshold OF tlle build
ing.
Lindbergh was all smiles, but it was
only for his hosts and the Cuoan
people as whole he frightened up
A group of Cuban beauties who thrust
themselves to the front for what
crumbs of the mans bounty Of favorS
he might bestow upon them had their
trouble for nothing, il seemed The
flier passed them without SO much
as a glance.
1t is Lindbergh's plan to leave
Havana at dawn Monoay, flyag di-
rect to st. Louis in one of the longest
nonstop ventures of his entire Fan
American tour.