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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-08-17
FEDERAL INSPECTION
PAYS FRUIT GROWERS
Service Reduced By System Has
Increased The Demand For
Inspection.

w. T. Derickson, Director of Mar
kets of the State Board of Agricul-
ture, has just released a very inter-
esting statement about the results
obtained through State-Federal
shipping point inspection of fruit in
Delaware. The report is of special
interest to fruit growers, who are
the benefciaries of the inspection
service. Mr.. Derickson says:
"Oficial State-Federal Shipping
Point Inspection of farm products
was first provided in Delaware in
1928, under the direction of Wilmer
T. Derickson, Director of the Blu
reau of Markets of the State Board
of Agriculture.
"This service is provided through
a cooperative arrangement between
the Delaware State Board Of Agri-
culture and the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, and its
chief purpose is the standardization
of grades for the mutual benefit of
producers and consumers.
by establishing definite grades
lOI ldl LII BlOuuSlog I1C DAO0uCCA VI
shipper and the buyer are enabled
to buy or sell farm products and
know exactly what they are buying
or selling. For instance, a Della
ware grower or shipper may offer
car of some farm product to a buy
er in a distant city. If the grower
or shipper can only offer good"
apples or good" peaches, then on
arrival of the car, it might be re-
jected, because of the fact that the
growers idea of good" fruit and
the distant buyers idea of good"
fruit may be entirely different. How
ever, when one of our Delaware
growers or shippers offers car of
U. S. No. 1 quality fruit or produce
to distant buyer, the buyer knows
exactly what he is buying, and the
shipper knows exactly what he is
selling; thus enabling them to
business on a definite stan
lard basis.
MANY instances have been |
brought to our attention where the |
grower received a premium varying
anywhere from five to forty cents
per package for his graded fruit.
The local buyer is enabled to ray a
(the amount of which de-
[COntinHed on page I01
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-08-17
STATE POLICE START
DRIVEACATNST TRUCKS
Many Reported Driving As Fast
As Fifty Miles Per Hour Were
Arrested.

The nightly caravan of truck driv-
ers who use Delaware roads for an
express line encountered their first
severe setback of the year during
last Thursday night, when the State
Highway Police started a crusade
on them by arresting II on reckless
driving charges.
Trucks, loaded with vegetables
and fruit, have been arousing the
ire of motorists by their manner of
driving along the roads. Many of
these trucks, bearing huge loads of
cantaloupes, have been speeding
from As to so miles an hour, accord
ing to the State Police.
One of the trucks whose driver
was taken into custody Thursday
night, had five tons of cantalOupes.
Four of the II arrested were taken
into custody by men of the State
Road station at New Castle.
The same night at least two
trucks, bearing cantaloupes figured
in accidents. One truck, with a car
go of 247 fiat crates of cantaloupes,
I'LL AC0 ONCA OA1 lllC OIcllS IllSllMdtY,
about a mile and a half below st.
Georges, shortly before 10 o'clock.
An axle had broken, and as the Gri-
yer pulled off to the side of the
road, the truck overturned, canta-
loupes rolling off in all directions.
large crowd of spectators was at
tracted to the scene. Another sim
liar accident occurred near the
State Road Station of the State
Highway Police, a truck overturn-
ing.
Delaware roads are humming ev-
cry night with the whirling motors
Of these trucks, speeding onward to !
reach their points of destination at /
4 certain hour. The matter has
been called to the attention of state |
who are DESTROYS of break
ng up this seeming abuse of privil-
eyes.
grucks from this state and the
Eastern Shore use the roads princi-
)ally at nights, while New York
rucks are seen during the after
looms.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-08-17
TALL CEDARS WILL
MEET AT REHOBOTH
Parade And Other Events Will
Feature Days Outing Next Fri
day..-COmmittee Busy.

George o. Fearon, Grand Tall
Cedar of Evergreen Forest, No. 40,
Tall Cedars of Lebanon of this town
has called meeting of the Forest
to be held at Rehoboth next Friday,
August oath. An interesting time is
promised to all the Tall Cedars who
visit the resort at that time.
The committee in charge of ar
rangements for this, the second an
nual ceremonial and field day, is as
follows: Ralph M. Wingate, Chas. s.
Horn, ST., C. Clifton Maull, Arthur
Morris, Ralph Poynter, Roland B.
Ingram, C. M. Almond, Owen K.
Moore, E. B. Griffenberg, William
Ward.
Program for the day:
2 P. M.-Parade.
2:SO-4 P. M.-Sports for ladies
and members on the sands. SpIen-
did prizes will be awarded for all
events.
AS P. Managers drill and band
concert.
P. M.-Ceremonial in dance hall
Of Belhaven Hotel.
5 P. M.-Special feature picture
1t Blue Hen Theatre for ladies.
1880 P. M.-Banquet at Belhaven
Hotel, price of tickets $1.75 per per-
son. Please obtain your banquet
tickets from Owen K. Moore, Reho-
10Th Trust Co., Rehoboth, on or he
ore August goth. If you wish to be
catered for purchase your
ickets not later than this date.
The Pennsylvania Male Quartet
will sing for you during the even
ng. After the banquet all Cedars
nd their ladies will be admitted to
he Belhaven dance hall-free.
The committee in charge is doing
verything possible to make this a
igger and better ceremonial than
asst year.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-08-17
CAMP AIGN AGAINST
POULTRY DISEASES
Field Men Will Obtain Samples Of
Blood OF Chickens

The most, active campaign to
clean up the poultry f1ocks in Sus-
sex county of white diarrhea will be
launched in September. Five field
men under the direction of DR..
Frank Hare, pathologist of the State
Board of Agriculture will obtain
samples of the blood of thousands
of chickens, which will be analysed
at the branch Office to be opened at
Georgetown by the State Board of
Agriculture.
These tests are only made for
those who apply for the examina-
ton from the State Board of Agri-
culture. 1t is expected that it will
require from three to four months
to do the work.
This is an indication of the way
Delaware poultry raisers are en-
deavoring to stamp out disease.
They have come to realize that it is
an economic problem and one of the
best moves for them to make.
Just at this time, the laboratory
of the State Board of Agriculture
at Dover, is extremely busy with
tests for white diarrhea. There is
much of this disease about and far
mers suspecting their flocks to be
afflicted are endeavoring to sepa-
rate the healthy fowl from the dis
eased ones.
Years ago little attention was paid
to this disease, which in some in
stances oftentimes wiped out a
whole flock. Now, after a State
test the farmer disposes of the dis
eased fowl as quickly as possible so
that his flock may be kept free of
disease.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-08-17
WILL RUN BUS TO
MILFORD DOLLAR DAY
Long & Short Expect To Bring
Buyers From fredericksburg

Long & Short, ladies outftters in
Milford, are planning to increase
their business on Dollar Day
through the use of buses. They
have made arrangements to have a
bus make five trips each way be-
tween fredericksburg and Milford on
that day. The first bus will leave
fredericksburg for Milford at 8 o.
clock next Wednesday morning.
Others leaving fredericksburg will be
at 10 o'clock, noon, 2 o'clock and 4
o'clock. The buses leaving Milford
for fredericksburg will start at 9,
IL, 1, 3 and o'clock. This method
of increasing their business for
Dollar Day has not been tried be-
fore. Should it prove satisfactory
and the sponsors believe that it will.
it will probably be used on such oc-
casions1 in the future.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-08-17
THE TUNNEL FAMILY
HAS ANNUAL REUNION
Two Day Celebration Ends With
Services In Blackwater Pres
byterian Church.

The annual reunion of the Tun-
nell family was held at Georgetown
and at Bethany Beach Saturday af-
ternOeA and Sunday. The program
Saturday afternoon eliminated in a
luncheon at the Ocean View Hotel
at Bethany Beach. The speakers
were James M. Tunnel, Democratic
state chairman and nominee for
United States Senator in 1924; Con-
gresham Robert G. Houston, a des-
cendant of the Tunnel family and
Willard Harris, we'll known Phila-
delphia lawyer. ~
All of the Tunnel descendants
Sunday morning attended services
in Blackwater Presbyterian Church,
in Baltimore Hundred. The church,
which was built in 1867, has feen
regularly attended by members of
the family for many years. Last
year tablet in honor of the Tun-
nell family was erected there by
Charles, Alfred and Jack Ellis, small
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. John Ellis, of
Frankfort.
The Rev. George F. Sheese, pas
tor, preached the sermon. He spoke
of the history of the Tunnel family
in Delaware, calling attention to the
fact that its members have been
identified with every major event
here.
Following the services, James M.
Tunnel, ST., read a poem dedicated
to the Tunnel family and written by
DR.. L. P. Bowen, of Berlin ,95-year-
old poet, historian and philosopher
of the Eastern Shore. DR.. Bowen
preached the sermon at Blackwater !
Church for the reunion last year.
In the program at Bethany Beach |
other brief addresses were |
made by James M. Tunnel, of |
Georgetown; Mrs. Lena Tammany,
Mrs. William J. Hooker and George
P. Tunnel, of Lewes; Mrs. Rosalie
R. Martin, of Georgetown; Captain
John T. West, of Philadelphia, and
Mrs. William West, of Fayetteville,
n. c. The addresses followed the
The following officers were elect
ed in the business session: Presi-
dent, James M. Tunnel, of George
own; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
John w. Ellis, of Frankfort; vice
Willard W. Harris and
Mrs. Charles Williams, of Philadel-
)hia; George H. Tunnel, of Mill
'dgeville, Georgia; Mrs. William
Vest and Mrs. James M. Evans, of
ocean View.
TCOnfinued on ba0e 81
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-08-17
DELAWARE SWEPT
BY HEAVY RAIN AND
WIND in 2-DAY STORM
Roads Washed Out When Excess
sive Water Breaks Mill Pond
Dam.--COrn Crop LeveIed.
SEACOAST is BATTERED
Jetties Saved RehObOth From Dam
age, But Ocean City. Maryland,
Beach Washed By Storm. 4

The most severe wind and rain
storm of the year visited Delaware,
and the entire Del-Mar-Va PENN
sula, on Saturday and Sunday, TAX
ing toll of property and crops in all
sections. The eastern shore coun-
ties in Maryland seemed to suffer
more from the fury of the storm
than did Delaware. From all sec
lions of the eastern shore counties
come reports of property damage.
Many of the towns were in dark
ness as result of the storm flood
ing the light plants, and those Dor
derlng on the rivers without excep-
ton report flood conditions. Toma-
to and corn crops are reported al
most total losses from many of the
Maryland districts.
I In Delaware the most damage
from the storm is reported from
upper Kent county. For the second
time within two years the du Point
Highway at GarrisOn's Lake, north
OF Cheswold, was undermined and
traffic has been routed around the
place. The damage was caused
when several mill ponds west of
Garrlson's Lake broke and poured
flood of water against the highway
embankment. In an effort to turn
the water and save the bridge dyna-
mite was used, but the waters did
their damage. 1t will be- weeks, and
probably months, before the new
highway across the dam will be on
en- to the public. During this time
persons travelling north and south
on the du Pont road will be COM
PEELED to take long detour around
the damaged piece of road.
From all sections of Delaware
come reports that the fields of corn
were fattened to the ground by the |
rain and wind. Much of this will |
straighten itself again, but a large
will remain in such a no. |
sition that it will be hard to har-
vest. Delaware corn fields have
looked better this year than for
several seasons, and the storm dam
age will be greater because of this
fact. From some sections come re-
ports that the blossoms have been
washed from the lima bean crops
just in bloom. This will mean a
loss to the growers. Apple and
other fruit growers were hurt when
he wind blew thousands of baskets
1f fruit from their trees.
AT Slaughter Beach the heavy
seas caused by the high gales wash
I'd away a private pier owned by
Capt. Wilson M. Vineyard. This pier
lad been built this year and was
apparently well constructed. Moth
ng remains of it except a few posts
in the water. The tide
)roke over the boardwalk late Sun
lay afternoon. Small boats were
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-08-17
MILFORD PRODUCTS
ON BYRD EXPEDITION
TO ANTARTTC REGIONS
Caulk Company Has Prepared
Special Dental Supplies For
South Pole Explorers.
DR.. NELSON AIDS In WORK
Head Of Research Department
Loaned By CauIk Co. To Put
Mems Teeth In Shape.

When the Byrd Antarctic Expedi-
ton sails for the South Polar Reg
ions this month, it will be Of more
than passing interest to residents
of Milford. For the past seven
weeks DR.. Clyde A. Nelson, head of
the Research Department of the L.
D. Caulk Company, has been in
New York City where he has exam
ined and given necessary dental
treatment to Commander Byrd and
every member of the expedition.
Nearly all of them were found to
have poison pockets and assesses,
all sources Of potential trouble.
Four treatments are being given
each man affected, and two mouth
charts of each man will be prepar-
ed. One of these will be taken by
the expeditions physician for ref
erence in case of illness.
"This is one of the best things
done for the expedition" said Com
mander Byrd, explaining that one
of the diseases of the Polar explor-
-scurvy-first attacks the teeth.
The work being done by DR.. Nell
son is the result of an offer made
to Commander Byrd by DR.. G. Lay
ton Grier, President of the L. D.
Caulk Company, to see that the
teeth of all men in the party are in
first-class condition when the ex-
petition sails. The work will prob
ably be completed this week. DR..
Nelson was in Milford over the
but returned to New York
on Monday afternoon to finish his
duties.
In addition to the work which has
been done by DR.. Nelson, the lab
Oratories of the L. D. Caulk Com
pany in Milford, have prepared spe-
cial mouth washes, tooth powders
and other pharmaceuticals to be
used by the men while in the frozen
wastes. Owing to the extreme cold
weather which will be encountered
IN the dash to the southern extrem-
ty of the earth it has been neces-
5ary to so manufacture these ma
.erials that they will not be affect
I'd by the sub-zero weather. They
lave been packed in metal contain
RS as an extra precaution against
injury by the elements. Label, di-
'ections for using and other neces-
iary information for the use of the
materials have been printed by the
Milford Chronicle Publishing Com
)any. Should the expedition be
in reaching the South
Pole, dental materials and printed
natter manufactured in Milford
will find their way to the southern
most part of the world.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-08-17
MORE TOWNS FAVOR
SCHOOL BOND ISSUES
Harrington And Georgetown Vote
For Better School Facilities

At a referendum election at Har-
rington last Thursday SO votes were
cast, all favorable to a bond issue
for a new school.
There are a number of details to
be worked out before actual build
ing operations can be started, but it
is expected the new building will be
ready for use by the beginning of
the school term in 1929. There
were ten candidates named on the
ticket for the school building COM
mission, with four to elect. The
result: L. G.. Markert, "a; D. B.
Tharp, 81; Warren T. Moore, So;
Harry S. Harrington, So; J. c.. Mess
ner, 46; Willard S. Jester, 81; Olive
T. Sharp, q; Orville Wright, 10;
Arthur Layton, 8, and Uric Morris,
6. The four receiving the highest
vote will form the commission from
the district.
Mr.. Markert is a railroad man be-
ing foreman of telegraph and sig
nails and is at present president of
the Harrington school board. Mr..
Tharp is cashier of the Harrington
First National Bank. Mr.. Harring-
ton is present of the Harrington
Chamber of Commerce and connect
ed with the Harrington Hardware
Mr.. Moore is the Har-
rington representative for the Ford
automobiles and is a past state
of the Jr. o. U. A. M.
By vote of 1856 to 9 the PROPOSE
ion to finance a 100000 school
project at Georgetown was
by the voters of the dis
riot at special election Saturday
afternoon.
The question not only involves
'esidents of Georgetown, but all |
hose persons living in outlying dis
riots who will be benefited by the |
irection of the building.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-08-17
CARLISLE FIRE co.
AIDS STATE SOLDIERS
GET WATER SUPPLY
Sends Engine To Bethany Beach
To Pump When Camps Ma
chinery Goes Bad.
FLEW HERE FOR AID
Captain PettyjOhn OF Local Com
pany Made Quick Trip To Send
Needed Help.

Cooperation of the Navy and the
Carlisle Fire Company, of Milford,
with the Army slaked/ the thirst of
hundreds of guardsmen of the 19Sth
Coast Artillery, Anti-Aircraft Regi-
ment, National Guard, in camp at
Bethany Beach last Thursday, when
the camp water tanks went dry.
At the request of Colonel John P.
LeFevre, the United States Naval
Radio Compass Station, half mile
from the camp, got in cOmmunica-
ton with Admiral Julius Latimer,
commandment of the Fourth Naval
District at League Island, Philadel-
phia, to get permission for the guard
to use water from the radio station
well. R. c. Myers, in charge of the
station, got the messages through
to Philadelphia.
Permission was readily granted,
but the trouble of the guardsmen
was not over A way had to be
found to pump the water from the
270-foot artesian well at the radio
station to the storage tanks at the
camp, a half mile distant.
It looked like a dry supper for
everyone in camp, but Lieutenant
C. Thomas Mower, pilot of the
plane being used to tow the aerial
targets, came to the rescue. In 81
minutes the lieutenant accompanied
by Captain Harry Pettyjohn, of
Milford, few by plane to Milford
and back to camp, distance of 81
miles and had secured the aid of the
Carlisle Fire Company.
By 1880 o'clock the fire cOmpany's
pumping engine had arrived and
water was flowing into the camps
storage tanks at the rate of 200 gal
Ions a minute. The firemen would
have arrived at the camp within an
hour after being notified of the wa
ter shortage, but they were out !
fighting a fire in Prime Hook Neck |
when Lieutenant Mowers plane ar
rived. Word was left, and the COM
pany went to the camp as quickly
as it could, considering the MEM
bers had to fight barn fire caused
by lightning.
Returning to Camp Robinson from
Milford, Lieutenant Mower said
they ran into an electrical storm
and were in considerable danger for
a time. He said it was the most Sc
we're storm he has ever encountered
while plotting an airplane.
The firemen did not leave the
camp until o'clock Friday morn
ing and by that time there were 49,
900 gallons of water in the storage
tanks, enough to last the remainder
of the encampment. The company
used 1900 feet of hose and pumped
at the rate of 200 gallons a minute.
In charge of the fire engine was
Chief Harry Lindale, Assistant Chief
Cooper, Chief Engineer
Lewis Ryder, and Assistant I1ngi-
neer Oscar Maloney, all of Milford.
They were assisted by Captain Pet ,
tyjohn and Sergeant Heintz, Of the /
corp, who is me-
chanic in charge of the camps wa i
ter supply. I
Camp Robinson had only one well I
when the guardsmen went into z
camp, but a detail Of men had been ]
at work digging four other wells t
and these are low finished. {
The Carlisle Fire Company rend- q
ers such service us this at very fire. {
quent intervals. This is another 7
reason why they deserve and get, a
The support of the community. c
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-08-17
FAMILY REUNION
HELD AT MAGNOLIA
Mr.. And Mrs. 7. E. Warren Enjoy
Annual Visit Of Their Children

Mr.. and Mrs. T. e. Warren, who
reside at the eastern entrance to
Magnolia, have been entertaining
their large family of children and
grandchildren at their home. Annu-
ally the Warren family holds a re-
union at the home Of the parents.
This week many of the children
gathered for the event. Among
those who visited with their par
ents were Mr.. and Mrs. James S.
Warren, of Drexel Hill, Pa. They
were accompanied by their three
sons. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Shears
and daughter, Esther, of Hyde Park,
N. Y, drove home to be present.
DR.. and Mrs. George Brown and
four children, of Water Valley,
Mississippi, arrived to add to the
event. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Howl
ard, of Millbrook, N. Y, came to
bring greetings for their parents.
Others who dropped in were Mr.. and
Mrs. J. D. Casper and daughter,
Alice, of Philadelphia; Miss Emily
Warren, of Philadelphia; Miss Ida
Warren of New York City; Jacob |
Warren, of Philadelphia; Mr.. and
Mrs. Rodney Warren, and three chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Warren
and two SONS, and Mr.. and Mrs. Will |
liam Warren and eight children. all |
Of Magnolia. Mrs. Warren is the |
oldest sister of the late J. Frank
Saleyan.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-08-17
REGULATIONS FOR
ANTHRAX QUARANTINE
State Board Of Agriculture Takes
Steps To Check Spread Of Disease

At meeting of the State Board
of Agriculture at Dover last Friday
the following resolutions were pre-
scented and adopted concerning
quarantine regulations against
anthrax, as to death and burial and
the quarantine areas:
due to the prevalence of anthrax
in Delaware, it has been considered
necessary to regulate the burial of
dead animals, and to restrict the
movement, for sale purposes, of an
imals in the infected districts.
Therefore, the State Board of
Agriculture, under authority of the
Laws of Delaware, 1921, volume go,
chapter SO, does hereby issue the
following regulations:
Cali dead animals must be buried
within twenty-four hours after
death, as near as possible to the
place the animal died, and at least
two feet below the level of the
ground, and no hide or portion of
the animal shall be removed from
the premises.
THE movement is prohibited of
any livestock, including cattle,
horses, mules, sheep and hogs, orig
mating in the guaranteed areas, to
any public sales stables or sales
yards, for sale purposes.
Quarantine Areas: Duck Creek
hundred, Little Creek hundred, East
Dover hundred, West Dover hun
dred, and Kenton hundred in Kent
county, and Blackbird hundred in
New Castle county.
These regulations will be strict
ly enforced under penalty of $500 |
fine or Imprisonment, not exceeding
one month";. or both.
These regulations are effective
August 10, 1928 until further
ice .