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Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-22
FUR EXCHANGE: IN SEATTLE IS G|VEN
 bIG PUBLICITY
MELLIONSS OF DOLLARS ANNIJ - ALLY HANDLED BY WELL
 KNOWN CONCERN

A full page advertisement Oil which an Alaska Fox is prominenti, sketched by Sunny" Sundberg former Anchorage man, extolline the merits of the Seattle Fur Ex- change, was carried in a recent is sue of the Seattle Post Intelligen-
 cer. The article accompanying the
 advertisement is an Illuminating
 one being as follows:
 Down from the waste places oi
 the North comes stream of golden
 value. pouring it's wealth into Seat
 tie and bringing here eager buyers
 from many parts of the world. This
 is the city's romantic and profitable
 business of supplying fashion cen-
 ters with furs.
 The Seattle Fur Exchange, the
 medium thru which this business
 flows. handles over $6,000 900 worth
 of furs annually. It now enjoys the reputation Of handling mole fine quality raw furs than any oth- ter organization on the American continent
 The Seattle Fur Exchange is an institution where skins belonging to raw fur shippers are received on consignment and sold at the cali jest opportunity when market prices are favorable. AS 6 result of the care and skill in handling these shipments, traders Of Alaska, British Columbia. Alberta, Yukon Territory and the Northwestern States chip their furS here in vast quantities.
 1mm edlately upon arrival here 1 furs are covered by 10G percent in Surance and placed in sales ware | houses where further protection s given by armed Watchmen and au- tOmatic burglar and fire alarms. !, Each skin is numbered with a met allie tae and cleaned if necessary. Skin then are skilfully displayed ill | in separate lots so as to sell to the pest advantage and also to afford ,asy classification. inspection and I purchase by buyers.
 Twelve monthly auction sales are l held each year and schedules of 1 5hese dates are sent out a year in ! advance, so that buyers in all parts i of the country and some foreign 1 andS can arrange to be here.
 These buyers, representing the leading American, Canadian and manufacturers, dealers, and retailers, gather here in large numbers to purchase the cream of the country's fine furs.
 Conducted with the active co-op- eration and financial support or Seattle's leading bankers, jobberS and wholesale houses. the Seattle Fur Exchange has become one of
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-22

Stephen s. Agenia, resident of Portlock, returned to Seward last evening after spending a few months in the Interior. He returns to his Westward home on the Ad- n1iral Rogers.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-22
BRIDGE CLUB MEETING

The Seward Bridge Club will meet tomorrow (Friday) at 1:30 o'clock, with Mrs. Henry Thody.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-22

QUALITY DEVELOPING PRINT NC AND ENLARGING. Schaller- CTS Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-22

Choice reindeer meat at Car stems Meat Market.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-23
NAME OFFICIALS FOR
SUSSEX FIELD MEET
Gathering At Georgetown On
Tuesday, April 9th, Will Be
Lively Affair.

The eighth annual Sussex County
Track and Field Meet, which is tC
be held at the Savage Driving Park
one mile east of Georgetown, on Fri
day, April q, promises to be one OF
the largest events of its kind ever
held in lower Delaware. All of the
Sussex county schools are expected
to participate in the different events.
Prof. Calvin E. Afflerbach, rural SUI
perVisOr for the southwestern sec
ton of the county, who is head of
the county and also meet committee
is planning to have details cOmplet-
ed as soon as possible.
Officials for the meet have been
selected as follows: Badge test
(boys)-PrOf. Robert Shilling, Mil
ford, referee; Charles K. Klopp, Mil
ton, and Francis E. Nunvar, Delmar,
starters; w. L. Mowlds, Laurel, H.
B. King, assistant in charge of ele-
mentary schools of Delaware, and G.
V. Byron, Lewes, timer; w. B..
Seaford, c. P. Helm,
Laurel, w. N. Willis, Bridgeville, A.
J. Bolin, Milton, and ]. Emory Chip
man, Delmar, judges; William
Schmidt, Dover, recorder; James
Bastia, Dover, assistant recorder.
Badge test (girls)-Wilbur H.
Continued on page 1H
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-23
VOTE TO CONSOLIDATE
4 SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Heavily In Favor of Accepting Al
fred !. duPOnt'S Building Offer

Voters of the Eight Square, Rock
land, Sharpley and Point Breeze
school districts in Brandywine hun
bred held a referendum Saturday
afternoon on the question of build
ing a consolidated school for the
four districts.
When the votes of the four dis
tricts were counted it was found
that of total of 2S6 polled only
five were against the consolidation
and PSI in favor of it.
The results in each district fol-
low:
Eight Square, 81 for consolidation
and 2 against
Sharpley, 1872 for and against
Rockland, 70 for and 1 against.
Point Breeze, 25 for and none
against.
AS a result of the vote an eight
room schoolhouse will be erected
to take care of the four school dis
tricts. The school-house will be
designed along the lines of the new
Krebs school recently completed at
Newport. The building when COM
pleted will cost about $15O,0OO.
The cost of erecting the new
[CeafiaRed on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-23
WILL HOLD SPRING
CLEANUP In APRIL
Week Of April 23rd To 2Sth Set
Aside For This Purpose

At the regular monthly meeting
of the Milford Chamber of Com
MERGE last week it was decided to
secure a film Springs Message to
Milford" embodying "clean up
week." and Mr. Evans, the manager
OF the Plaza Theatre having con-
scented, and the Town Council hav-
ing agreed as to the date, it has
been decided for the week of April
2Srd to 2Sth, inclusive, to be set
aside for this purpose.
1t was also suggested that the
members of the Chamber of Com
merce confer with the merchants
to put on a Better Home Show" in
Milford. A drive for new members
at a lower rate will commence July
LIST, and it was suggested at this
meeting that there be an executive
composed of the mer-
chants of Milford, as part of the
Chamber of Commerce, after learn
ing from Wilmington how their
organization operates.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-23
u. S. ARMY OFFICER
INSPECTS BATTERY F
Major Price Finds Local Company In
Satisfactory Condition

Battery F, 198th Coast Artillery
Anti-Aircraft Regiment, of Milford,
underwent its annual government in
spection on Tuesday evening. Major
Price, instructor in the coast artil-
lery, was the inspecting officer. He
was accompanied by Col. John P.
LeFevre, 1t. Col. Robert Carswell
and Major S. B. 1. Duncan, of the
198th regiment. Captain Harry J.
Pettyjohn, in command of Battery F,
had forty-two men and three officers
present for the inspection. The men
were examined in first aid, guard
duty, infantry and anti-aircraft ar
tillery drill. Major Price announc-
ed after he had completed his work
that the battery and it's equipment
were in a very satisfactory cOndi-
ton. Following the inspection the
men were served banquet at Sale
vans restaurant. Capt. Pettyjohn
the officers at his home.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-23
NICHOLAS R. JOHNSON
LEFT $125,OOO ESTATE
Trust Fund Revenues Will Go To
Kent Hospital Eventually

The will of Colonel Nicholas Rid
gely Johnson was presented for pro-
bate Saturday, showing the estate to
be worth around about $125,OOO.
After a few requests, the remain
der of the estate is left in trust to
Mrs. Pilling Wright, of Newark, a
half sister of Colonel Johnson.
At the death of Mrs. Wright the
estate still remains in trust, and the
proceeds equally divided between the
Kent General Hospital at Dover, and
the Palmer Home at Dover for the
Aged. The farm "Coon Den" at
Pennington, is left Mrs. Wright in
fee simple. Some of the other be-
quests also come out IF the trust
fund created.
The will of the late Sanford Muir
phey, of Denver, Colorado, formerly
of Dover, was also made known on
Saturday. Most of the estate goes
to relatives. Mr.. Murphey several
years ago created a trust fund for
the maintenance of the Elizabeth w.
School at Dover which he
founded three years ago, and which
is sufficiently endowed for all time
to come.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-23
OFFER TREES TO PLANT
ON BARREN WASTES
State Forestry Department Gives
p Saplinss To Land Owners At
Low Cost.

Putting the waste lands of Della
ware to use, so that in few years
they may be returning to the own
er an income of per cent yearly,
actually got under way last week
when the State Forestry Depart
ment sent to owners of useless
land, largely in Sussex county, ap-
plication blanks on which they
might apply for seedlings that in
time will become worth much
money.
While the varieties of trees Of
fered this year are limited to seven,
it is the intention of the Forestry
Department, through the establish
ment of a nursery to be able in
couple of years to provide seedlings
for Delaware farmers embracing
double this number. This year the
seedlings are being purchased from
nurseries and offered to the farmers
at quarter of cent piece which
is cheaper than the Forestry De-
partment is paying for them.
The proposed nursery will be To-
Gated between Lincoln and Ellen
dale comprising a tract of three
acres. The first year. these seed
lings only grow to 8 or inches,
and for that reason they are seldom
offered for replanting until they
are two years old.
Among the varieties that will be
specialized on are Red Pine, Patch
Pine, Scotch Pine, White Pine. Jan
anese Larch, European Larch, Nor
way Spruce. Bald Cypress, Tulip
Poplar and Black Walnut. The va
rieties offered this year embrace
Red Pine, Scotch Pine, White Pine,
Norway Spruce, Japanese Larch,
European Larch and Black Wal
nut.
With the exception of the walnut,
I'll of the trees will be from seed
ings. Experts in forestry work have
Continued on Page 49,
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-23
MAY HAVE DIED In
CALIFORNIA DISASTER
Former Residents OF Magnolia May
Be Among Missing In Flood Area

Three Hollis are reported as dead
in the catastrophe which brought
death and destruction when a large
reservoir broke near Los Angeles,
California, last week. Fears are en-
tertained that they are of the family
of the late Thomas F. Holt, who
moved to California from Magnolia.
Delaware, about forty years ago. He
died twelve years ago, leaving a
widow and a son J. Earl Holt,
civil engineer. The list of names of
the dead posted in the flood district
Mrs. H. e. Holt and "Mr.
and Mrs. Holt" who may be Mrs.
Thomas F. Holt, her son and daugh-
tel -in-law. Young Holt and his wife
were not known in Delaware, but
the widow is remembered by some of
the older residents in middle Kent
Whether the former resi-
dents of Delaware are those listed
as among the dead has not been
definitely learned as yet
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-23
WALES REFUSED TO
PLEAD GUILTYN COURT
Prisoner Charged With Rurnino
Donovan Barn Will Stand Trial

William Wales who was arrested
by the authorities immediatelv fol-
lowing the burning of the stable of
Cove Donovan, near Houston suT-
prlsed the court last Saturday when
ne refused to plead guilty when CIV
en- the opportunity. Deputy ATTORNEY
General Earl D. Wiley is said ~
have complete and full confeseioD
in which Wales acknowledges bis
guilt. In Delaware there is a law
which gives a prisoner who so do.
sires an opportunity to plead gui1tv
to the crime for which he has beoy
arrested. These plead GuiItv,,
courts are held each Saturday 6v
the Resident Judge of each coynty
1t was understood that Wales wanf.
ed to plead guilty to an arson cbaree
learn his punishment and start
serving his sentence. He refused to
make such a plea last Saturday
when given the opportunity and
elected to stand trial before a iurv.
The case is scheduled for the Anril
term of court. Feeling against
Wales is still intense in the vicinity
Of Houston.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-23
MARYLAND TRAPPERS
FIND new MARKET
Trapping Muskrats Alive Proves
Paying Venture To Those En-
gagged 10 Work.

Stocking the waters of the entire
world with muskrats has created
an industry that has caused the
trappers of tidewater counties in
Maryland to cast about for some
means to take the animals alive.
This has been accomplished and
those who are taking the rats
alive have a market that reaches
every country on the globe at a
price ranging from six to ten times
that of dead animals.
The trapping season in Maryland
closed last week, and it will be il
legal to have a muskrat thereafter.
According to E. Lee LeCompte,
State game warden, it has been a
profitable season, 100000 to 1,OOO,-
900 hides having been taken at
prices ranging from 50 to SO apiece.
In IS days, the industry has
brought to residents of the State
nearly $2,50O,00O. Dorchester Co.
leads Maryland in the number of
muskrats trapped, with Wicomico
and Somerset next. Mr.. LeCompte
says Dorchester leads the United
States and it is in this county that
propagation of rats" has
been made possible and is now be-
ing employed in order to supply the
worldwide demand for Maryland
muskrats.
w. A. Gibbs, Church Creek, Md,
has evolved a scheme for taking
muskrats alive. He also has ap-
solved the problem of in
creasing the supply. He has estab-
ished a muskrat farm and his or
1ers for the season just closing
amounted to 1000 pairs of musk
ats.
The animals being shipped by
Mr.. Gibbs at present are not from
lis ranch, but from the wild marsh
IS. Maryland muskrats run IS per !
'ent black fur and are being mar
leted at $40 to $25 a pair, while
he brown ones sell for SIS to $40. |
1t is from the black rats that |
hudson seal is made, Mr.. Lecompte
aid. Wherever rats go the efforts
re being made to interbreed the
lack and brown animals to produce
he black strain. In his propagation
lea, Mr.. Gibbs pairs the rats and
[COHfinned on Ba0e I27
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-23
ENLARGE HEALTH
=. WORK AFTER TRIAL
New Castle And Sussex Counties
To Start SLittle Mothers Council"

The Little Mothers Course" in
augurated by the Kent County
Health Unit of the State Board OF
Health, in which the high school
students were taught the care OF the
sick. first aid, and many other de-
tails in conducting a home, both IN
the prevention of sickness and IN
caring for the sick ones after they
had contracted some ailment, has
proved so satisfactory that courses
of the same character are being ar
ranged in New Castle and Sussex
counties.
In Sussex county, under the dir
ection of DR.. E. F. Smith, in charge
of the Sussex county health unit
the lecture course will be given in
twelve high schools. These high
schools are at Selbyville, Millsboro,
Frankfort, Lord Baltimore, Lewes,
Milton, Georgetown, Greenwood,
Bridgeville, SeafOrd, Laurel and
Delmar.
In Kent county the course appeal
ed so much to the students and
they became so enthusiastic about
it that many mothers of the girl
students asked to have the privil-
eye of receiving the course at elm
les arranged by the Kent county
health unit. This was done, and the
results were most gratifying. The
actual returns from the health
course will not be productive for
several years until the high school
students become an important fac
tor in making a home for their hus-
bands.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-23
AMERICAN MECHANICS
TO INITIATE CLASS
Degree Team OF Laurel Council
VIII Do Work At Big Rally

Arrangements have been COM
pleted for a "Down-State" rally and
class initiation of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics to be
held ON Tuesday evening, April 2,
in the Laurel high school auditor
ium, when a large class of candi-
dates will be initiated into the or
der. The degree work will be ex-
emplified by the crack degree team
of Vigilant Council, No. 10, of Lau-
rel. This team has recently won
honors in exemplifying the work
of the order throughout Delaware
and Maryland.
The team now has invitations to
put on the degree work at Sails
bury in the near future, when a
large class will be initiated in the
armOry of that city, and also at
EastOn and Cumberland, Md. The
entire team has received new uni
forms and robes to be used on this
occasion for the first time. The
Laurel council has organized an or
chestra composed of eight pieces,
fully equipped and uniformed, to
accompany the team on it's tours,
and this orchestra will also make
its first appearance and furnish the
music for the degree work at this
'DOwn-State" rally.
Councils from Delaware City,
Canterbury, FELTON,, Harrington,
Pennington, Bridgeville, Seaford,
Delmar, Georgetown, Lewes, Milton,
Whitesville, Millville, Roxana, Days
borO, Glendale, Milford, Selbyville,
Williamsville, and other nearby
towns have been invited and will
bring candidates.
Preceding the class initiation,
parade composed of members of
the order and candidates, will be
held, starting from the Junior o. u. !
A. M. hall and ending at the school
building, headed by the Laurel |
Firemen's Band, every member of |
which is a member of the order.
Vigilant Council, No. 10, of Laurel. |
which is the largest council south
If Wilmington, will be the host to
he newly initiated members and
members of the organiza-
ion.
High officials of the State Council
Ind prominent members of the or
Ter throughout the State have sig
lified their intentions to be pres
mt and help make this rally a
treat success.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-23
MEMORIAL WINDOWS
PLANNED BY TRUSTEES
100000 Request By Senator SauIs-
bury Much Larger Than Needed

Trustees under the will of the late
United States Senator Willard Sauls-
bury are engaged in working out
plans for the installation of memoir
ial stained glass windows in four
Delaware churches, in accordance
with the provisions of the instru-
ment.
Senator Salisbury directed his
trustees to expend from the princi-
pal of the trust estate the whole or
so much of the sum of 100000 as
shall be appropriate and necessary
in their best judgment to provide
suitable memorial stained glass win
dows in the following churches: One
in Trinity Church, Wilmington, in
memory of his wife, May Salisbury;
another in the Church of St. John
the Baptist in Milton, Delaware, in
honor of his mother, Annie Ponder
Salisbury; another in Christ Church
of Dover, to the joint memory of his
father and mother; and another in
st. Paurs P. E. Church in George
town, in memory of his sister, Mar
garet Salisbury.
1t seems to be certain that no such
large sum as 100000 to be expended
for memorial windows will be nee
essary.
The three churches in lower Della
ware are not large, and memorial |
windows to cost $4,000 each would |
be out of place. In fact it is not be-
lieved that memorial stained glass
windows for all four of the churches
should total in cost more than $685. |
BOO to $4,000. This amount would .
supply the very best work of the /
leading stained glass window design
ers and experts of America. Such
windows must be in keeping and
harmony with the rest of the struc-
lure.
The best stained glass window ex-
Derts in the country have been con-
suited, and a number of designs
submitted and examined.
Milford chronicle., 1928-03-23
DOWN-STATE TEAMS
WIN BASKETBALL TITLE
Laurel Girls And SeafOrd Boys Vic
tors In d. /. A. A. Contests

The Southern division of the Del
aware Interscholastic Athletic AssO-
citation won both basket ball cham
pionships in games played at Dover
Saturday night. The Laurel girls de-
feated Caesar Rodney and the Sea-
ford boys won from the New Castle
five.
Both games were hard fought and
each was won by. a margin of eight
points. The score in the girls game
was % to IA and the result in the
boys contest was "a to 16. More
than one thousand spectators were
on hand and filled the armory to
overlooking.
The girls game was played first
and it started out to be a closely
contested affair. The score remained
even until near the end of the first
half when Laurel took the lead and
continued to hold it as well as make
it larger.
Miss Louise Ralph, LauTels fiashy
forward, lived up to her reputation
by scoring 10 points. Her good work
was somewhat, however, by flashes
of temperamental attitude which got
her in trouble on several occasions.
Laurel was leading at the end of
the first half, IA to 9. During the sec
ond quarter, Jackson, one of Caesar
best guards, was eliminat-
ed via the personal foul route and
a substitute, was sent in.
Miss Marker made the best showing
for Caesar Rodney scoring eight
points. Miss Tubbs secured the bal
ance.
The boys game was closely con-
tested from start to finish. Seaford
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Milford chronicle., 1928-03-23
Date Selected At Meeting Of
Republican State Committee
On Tuesday.
PRIMARIES APRIL l4TH
Committee Is Named To Draft
Platform To Be Presented To
Resolution Committee.

AT a meeting of the Republican
State Committee at Dover on
Tuesday, April II was fixed as the
day for holding the Republican
state convention in Dover to elect
delegates to the Republican Nation
al Convention at Kansas City. Sat-
urday, April IA, was set as the dav
for the primaries to elect delegates
to the convention.
The meeting was attended bv
nearly every member of the COM
mlttee. Former Governor William
u. Denney, chairman of the COM
mlttee, presided, and Secretary of
state Charles H. Grantland was
secretary. Short talks were given
by Congressman Robert G. Houston
and Governor Robert P. Robinson.
The following committee was
named to prepare resolutions of
coincidence on the death of mem
Ders OF the committee: Mrs. Julia
Ashbrook, of Wilmington; Mrs.
frank Hall Davis, of Dover, and
Mrs. Lena Messick. The members
of the committee who have died
since the last meeting of the COM
nlttee are: Mrs. Virginia T. Atkins,
II Milton; Mrs. Bessie Nottingham
u Newark, and Isaac R. Brown. Sr..
If Wilmington.
me following committee was also
FAMED to prepare a platform to be
presented to the committee on res
buttons OF the state convention for
ne consideration of that committee
md the convention: Congressman
tobert G. Houston, DR.. Frank L.
irler, OF Milford; Mrs. Martha T.
'chofeld, Mrs. Eunice Harmon. of
3rldgeVille, and Charles Hanrattv.
f Smyrna.
THESE resolutions were adopted
Expressing the pleasure of the com
nlttee on the recovery of Senator
uPont from his illness:
Resolved, the Republican State
committee expresses its great
leasure and satisfaction in know
ng that Hon. Coleman dupont, U.
!. Senator from Delaware, is
improving in health and
urther expresses the hope that its
lembers will soon have with them
is personal presence to advise and
lrect the party affairs in this
tate" ~
After adjournment the members
the committee were the guests
Governor Robinson at dinner at
lie Sesqui Inn.