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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-17
ORTHOPHONIC GIVEN
TO DOVER CHURCH
Latest Invention OF Victor Company
Is Present From f. X. johnson

Eldridge R. Johnson has donated
to Peoples Christian Church at Do
yer, the latest invention of the Vic
tor Talking Machine Company, of
which he formerly was an official,
known as the Auditorium Electric
Orthophonic and which was demon
strated last Sunday night for the
first time. The total cost of the in
strument was about $4,000. Mr..
Johnson previously has given the
church set of chimes and also con-
tributed 100000 to the new build
ing fund.
Members of the congregation had
gathered in the community hall Sun
day evening for a LincOln's Birthday
celebration. DR.. r. c. Helfenstein,
the pastor, had the instrument con-
cealed behind curtains on the plat
form and few of the members knew
anything about it. Just at the close
of the exercises it began to play
chorus sung by $500 male voices.
The audience was spell-bound by
the beauty of the music. Later it
was explained to them by the pastor
who said it is the first instrument Of
the kind to be installed in church
in this country. 1t is planned to have
concerts Sunday afternoons, the first
to be given next Sunday There is
radio attachment for reproducing
programs from any of the broad
casting stations.
The congregation gave Mr.. john
son a rising vote of thanks for his
Gift and also gave DR.. Helfenstein
vote of thanks for his efforts in Sc
curing it.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-17
SAYS PEOPLE DO NOT
UNDERSTAND TAXATION
Russell Ramsey Discusses Attitude
OF People Toward Public Affairs

Speaking before a meeting of Will
mington citizens this week, Russell
Ramsey, of the Taxpayers League of
Delaware, gave voice to the thought
that the people as rule are not in
terested in how monies raised by
taxation are spent, or how public
business is conducted. His talk is
particularly interesting to Milford
citizens at this time, as they are
trying to gain information as to the
financial condition of the town, and
also to suggest plans for the better
ment of the municipality.
Mr.. Ramsey discussed briefly the
system of taxation and the attitude
of the people toward public affairs.
He said that we really had rule in
this country by majority or a plur-
atty of minority, for only about
half the eligible citizens voted. He
said that the general complaint
against the manner in which public
business is conducted is that bust
ness-like methods are not employed,
and it seems impossible to get bust
ness-like methods.
Then, again, people are not in
formed on the vital questions relat-
ing to taxation and expenses of gov
eminent, and it is hard to arouse in
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-17
BURGLARS AGAIN BUSY
IN MILFORD VICINITY
Break Into Crooks Store And Take
Cash From Money Drawer

Thieves broke into Crooks grocery
and meat store some time during
Monday night and took small
amount of money which had been
left on the cash register. Entrance
was gained by cutting a panel out
of the back door to the store After
getting into the building the thieves
pried open the cash register and
took the small amount of money
left in it. The register was badly
damaged. No attempt was made to
open the safe in the store. Three
days cash receipts were in this de-
pOsitory, and had it been opened the
store would have suffered a heavy
loss. A check-up of stock is being
made, but as yet it has not been as
certained whether any groceries or
meat was taken. The rear of the
block of stores in which the Crook
store is located is hard to patrol.
There is no light, and goods boxes
are piled there by the several mer-
chants. This makes it an easy mat
ter. for thief to hide and work
without detection while entering a
store. 1t adjoins Evans Jewelry
Store, which has been entered sew
eral times of late.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-17
PLAN STRICTER
CHECK ON MILK
U. 5. Health Service May Grade All
Diaries In State

To protect progressive dairymen
of Delaware and also the buying
public, plan to grade all daires in
Delaware under the provisions of the
United States Public Health Service
may come to pass, if, by July 1 of
this year those dairymen whose
plants do not conform to recognized
standards, fail to comply with State
laws.
For the last three years the State
Board of Health has been endeavor-
ing to help dairymen make their
food products sanitary. The great
majority of the dairymen of Della
ware have complied, but there are a
score or two of small dealers seat
tered throughout the State who, be-
cause their dairy is but part of the
general farming scheme of their es-
tablishment, have failed to. comply
with sanitary regulations. The State
law sets forth that every dairyman
must obtain a license from the State
Board of Health by July of each
year if he offers his milk for sale.
The law also carries with it pen
atty. but because of the financial
situation of many of the smaller
dairymen, no arbitrary action has
been taken.
In most instances these diaries
that fail to meet requirements Is
due to the fact that the father
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-17
TEACH GIRLS NURSING
AT KENT LECTURES
County Health Bureau Work SO Sue
cessful Mothers Ask For Course

One of the activities of the Kent
county health bureau which has met
with splendid success is that of the
course in nursing offered the high
school girls of that county. At this
time there are 224 high school girls
taking the course which carries over
a period of twelve weeks. So popular
has this course been among the
girls, that their mothers have asked
to be given the benefit of the same
courses. These courses given by
nurses in various high schools
throughout Kent county will now be
given for the benefit of the mothers.
The first of the lectures in this
course deals with the cause of COM
municable diseases. Some of the re-
naming lectures which follow re-
ouire two lectures and some three.
The second lecture is one Bedside
Care" which instructs the student
how to care for the sick.
Another series of lectures and one
that is invaluable in$tructs the stu
dents how to recognize some OF the
common illnesses spch as typholo
fever. diphtheria, pneumonia, spinal
meningitis. whooping} cough small
box. chicken pox, scarlet fever
I nc, mumps. infantile paralysis,
enteritis, appendicitis tuberculosis
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-17
LOCAL GIRLS RESERVE
ADDS NEW MEMBERS
Miss Marian Robinson Gives Report
On Meeting Held In Wilmington

At meeting of the Y. w. c. A.
held in the school house on Monday
afternoon, Marian Robinson gave a
most interesting account of the mid
winter conference of the Girl Re-
serves which met in Wilmington last
Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A
short time ago Marian Robinson was
appointed by the Milford Girl Re
serves to attend this conference as
their delegate. She was very much
impressed with the conference, with
the democratic Girl Reserve consid-
Grafton of all girls as equals, neither
money nor nationality making any
difference in this organization. The
entire theme of the conference was
that "The fragrance is to rose
what the personality is to girl"
Beginning with the get-to-gether
meeting of the Girl Reserves on Fri
day evening, when they met the hos
tesses at whose homes they stayed
during the conference, Marian de-
tailed the program at the Monday
meeting; On Saturday morning, she
said, there was a discussion of just
what the girl reserve should be-one
who develops, her mind, spirit and
body and faces life squarely, and the
various girls present at this discus
sion gave reports of their programs
planned for the coming months. On
Saturday afternoon all the girl re-
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-17
HELD FOR ASSAULT
ON HIGHWAY OFFICERS
John 0. Melvin, OF Near FELTON,,
Charged With Shooting Men

Charged with assault and battery
and assault with intent to commit
murder on Privates O'Neil and Boni-
facino, of the State Highway Police,
John o. Melvin, farmer living near
FELTON,, who attacked the officers
near his home late Friday night,
was held under bail totaling $1,500
when arraigned before Magistrate
Burton at Dover on Saturday. On
the first charge he was held under
$500 bail and on the second $1,000
bail for the Court of General Ses-
siOns. Bail was furnished by his
brother-in-law, William Hughes.
Melvin said that when he fired a
shotgun at the two officers he
thought they were burglars trying
to break into his home. The officers
had gone to his home after he is
alleged to have threatened his wife
and to have sent a call in to the
FELTON, Fire Company. They had
been called to his home by Melvin.
He is said to have become intOxi-
Gated at a hog-killing celebration.
Private O'Neil was wounded in the
leg and Private Bonifacino was shot
in the neck. Neither officer was SER
iously wounded, and both were able
tC continue tleir duties.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-17
STATEWIDE MEETINGS
TO AROUSE INTEREST
in OUR CITIZENSHIP
Henry RidgeIy Tells BridgeviIle
Audience Of Changing COndi-
tiOns In State.
SEAFORD MEETING TODAY
Bishop Cook Will Address Meet
ing At Acorn Club In Sussex
Town.

A keynote to the stimulating ex-
change of ideas which the newly or
ganized Delaware Citizens Associa-
ton is seeking to develop through
out the State, was sounded Febru-
airy 10th, when Henry Ridgely, of
Dover, addressed a large group of
Delawareans in the Opera House at
Bridgeville. Harry L. Cannon pre-
sided at the meeting. Mr.. Ridgely's
address was prefaced by commun-
ity sing led by Frank Mitchell, of
Wilmington.
I'VE find the detachment we need
in order to develop a sane, broad
outlook upon life, when we get in
contact with those who think differ
emily from ourselves" Mr.. Ridgely
declared. Eve all need to share in
other peoples opinions, to get their
angles, if we would find the truth.
Delaware is a small state. 1t
should be possible to develop among
her people such an exchange of ideas
as is possible in few parts of the
land All the world is at the pres
ent moment in a transition period.
The change with which we are sur
rounded affects every phrase of life.
Constantly we are called upon to
make adjustments. We need the
viewpoint of others to add to our
own, in order to meet these cOndi-
TONS"
Mr.. Ridgely cited the shrinkage of
the purchasing power Of the dollar,
the changing conditions on the farms
the methods of the manufacturer,
which have revolutionized industry,
the frankness, candOr, realism that
marks the present day youth, as il
Illustrations of the type of problems
that demand the combined intelli-
gence of our day and period, for
their solution.
1--WE are living in an age that de-
mands cooperation, he said. the
farmer by custom and tradition is an
individualist. The business man by
training and experience is a cooper
ative. The farmers problem in get !
ting together, economically speak
ing, is a tremendous one. Socially |
however there never has been a
time when the rural community |
should be more attractive. We can
all remember when the farm home |
in winter, for weeks at time, was
literally quarantined by mud. Today
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-17
MAYOR KIRBY NAMES
NEW COMMITTEES
Board OF Health And Assessors Also
Appointed Tuesday Evening

At the regular monthly meeting
of Town Council on Tuesday eve
ming the usual routine business was
transacted. George H. Hall and
Wallace McFaul, two of the mem
bers of the committee appointed at
the Town Meeting in December to
ascertain the towns financial condi-
ton, appeared before Council and
asked for authority to proceed with
the work. This was given.
Mayor Kirby appointed the fol-
lowing committees for the year:
Streets and Sewers-Charles G.
Windsor, chairman; H. B. Thaw and
H. J. PettyjOhn.
Water and Light. Gray Davis,
C. E. Brigham and James l..
Davis.
Finance-James L. Davis, Chair
man; c. E. Brigham and H. j.
PettyjOhn.
Police-H. J. Pettyjohn, chair
man; ]. L. Davis and J. G. Davis.
The new Board of Health was APP
pointed as follows:
DR.. Willard r. Pierce, DR.. Evans
Roberts, J. H. Latchum, George H.
Jester, w. V. Benson and G.. Mar
shall Townsend.
The assessors to make the new
general assessment for the town
were named as follows: Harry B.
Thaw and Mark L. Bennett.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-17
W. W. MOORE HEADS
KENT TEACHERS
Educators Are Told That Deficiency
In Funds Will Affect Transportation

About 200 teachers and principals
attended the seventh annual meeting
of the Kent County Education Asso-
citation at Dover last Friday. officers
for the year were elected as follows:
President, Prof. w. w. Moore, of
Caesar Rodney school; vice-presi-
dent, Miss Anna B. Beckett, of
Smyrna; secretary-treasurer, George
Macklin; member of board of direc-
tors for three years, J. R. McIlvaine,
of Magnolia, ...-------as
The committee on resolutions w.
H. Jump, chairman, presented reso-
buttons setting out that a deficiency
in the school fund for this year
among other things will hamper
transportation. The resolution also
set out as follows: "Be it resolved
that the teachers of Kent County do
hereby petition the coming Legisla-
ture to make the appropriation for
the Delaware schools conform more
closely to the budget prepared by
the State Board of Education and
that the teachers of the association
hereby pledge themselves to exert
any legitimate influence in their
power to obtain the end stated
above"
H. B. King, superintendent in
charge of elementary schools, open
ed the morning session and introduce
ed DR.. John W. Withers, Dean of the
School of Education, New York Uni
versity, who gave a talk on Super
vision"
George S. Williams, president of
the State Board of Education. gave
a talk on fundamentals in Educa-
tiona," and Miss Edith B. Joynes, of
Norfolk, Va. made an. interesting
address. Early in the afternoon
there was talk by Miss Theresa
Wiedefeld, of Baltimore, on Com
mon Sense in Lesson Planning"
Afternoon sessions were devoted
to section work.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-17
ROAD BUILDING WORK
WILL BEGIN in MARCH
Among This Years Projects Is
The Shawnee. Greenwood Road,
Eight Miles.

C. d. Buck, chief engineer of the
State Highway Department and his
staff of engineers are busy putting
finishing touches to plans for the
road building campaign in Della
ware this spring and summer. Just
as soon as the weather is settled
enough to begin excavations for
road beds building will begin. By
March half a dozen road building
operations will begin.
One of the first jobs will be that
of elevating the roadway along the
causeway, south of Wilmington.
This is stretch of slightly more
than half a mile. Dirt will be spread
on top of the present road surface
to a height in some sections of three
feet to provide drainage. Bide for
the work will be opened at meet
ing of the State Highway Commits
sion on Wednesday, February 29.
Another job for which bids will
be opened on February 20 is that
for eight miles of road from Green
wood to Shawnee School. Other con-
tracts that are ready as soon as the
weather permits are those for new
roads from Little Greek to Leipsic;
completion of the work on the Phila-
delphia Pike and from Pleasant Val
ley School to the Lincoln Highway.
One of the new problems of the
State Highway Commission and
which will be tried out this year
will be the construction of asphalt
lateral roads in the lower part of
Kent county. Concrete roads, it is
believed, are too expensive and not
needed in comparison with their
cost on these country roads. 1t is
Mr.. Bucks plan to construct roads
nine feet wide with top dressing of
three inches of asphalt.
This is only possible where
sandy foundation can be utilized, so
hat only the roads in the southern
section of the State where sand
prevails will this experiment be
made. It is the hope of Mr.. Buck
% be able to build these roads as
durable and cheaply as possible.
With ordinary traffic such as uses
he side roads it is believed this sort !
If construction will be successful |
It is believed that some sections |
nay crack and need repairs from |
ime to time where the drainage is |
lot of the best, but even with Tins |
.ost of maintenance they would lie
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-17
BROCCOLI GROWERS
DISCUSS MEANS OF
BETTERING INDUSTRY
Meeting At Salisbury Monday
Hears Of Early Efforts To Es-
tablish Crop Here.
OFFER REFRIGERATOR CARS
Railroad Authorities Will Handle
The Crop Under Favorable Con.
ditiOns Growers Are Told.

Approximately 200 men and wO
men, including growers, shippers
transportation officials and other.
directly or indirectly interested il
the broccoli industry on the PENN
sula, assembled at the court house
at Salisbury, Monday afternoon, at &
meeting called by the Marketing
Bureau of the Del-Mar-Va Eastern
Shore Association, for the purpose OF
considering the industry in all its
phases. This was the second unus-
ually we'll attended meeting of this
nature held recently, the first tcing
the Cantaloupe Conference on Janu-
airy 26.
Following a detailed and complete
review of broccoli, as one of the
leading crops of the Peninsula, with
addresses by prominent growers and
authorities, including representa-
tives of the U. S. Department of Ag-
riculture and the State Extension
Services, a motion was adopted au-
thorizing DIR. F. B. Bomberger, exec
utive director of administration and
marketing of the Del-Mar-Va Asso-
citation, who acted as chairman, to
appoint a committee for the purpose
of studying the possibilities of or
ganization among the Peninsula
broccoli growers. DR.. BOmberSer
will later name this committee to
represent growers, shippers, trans
portation officials and others inter-
ested.
Practically every stage of the broc-
coli industry was presented by
sneakers and discussed informally
at Mondays meeting. County Agent
w. o. Strong, of Accomac, Va, was
the first speaker. He gave a detail
ed account of experiments in Vlr-
ginia in an effort to determine va
rieties. He said they had secured
seed of the genuine italian broccoli
at $50 a pound, but that this is
fall instead of spring crop. Three
other varieties, also genuine Italian
but more of the type grown
here and spring crop, were also
secured. He stated that the Virginia
pack largely in hampers
and their main product resembles
George R. Cobb, former County
Agent in Wicomico, Md, who was
one of the first agents to become in
terested in broccoli, discussed his
early acquaintance with the crop.
He has learned that Thomas D.
Thomas, of Laurel, had obtained
good results with broccoli about five
years ago, and had gained consider
able information from Mr.. Thomas.
Later a broccoli association was
formed among growers in Wicomico
and Mr.. Cobb related their expert
9nces. AS the crop was new the as
ISOLATION had much to learn. They
experienced some loss on carlot
shipments. due to what is now rec
,gnized as improper loading, as they
lad loaded their cars solid, not al
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-17
THOMAS W. MILLER
GRANTED STAY OF
PRISON SENTENCE
Former Alien Property Custodian
Given Time To Seek Court
Action.
SEEKS REVIEW OF CASE
Lawyer Will Ask U. S. Supreme
Court Judge For Writ Of
CertiOrari.

A stay of sentence was granted
on Thursday to Colonel Thomas w.
Miller, of Delaware, former alien
property custodian, convicted of de-
frauding the government of his hon
est services in releasing $7,00O,OOO
worth of war impounded German
property.
Colonel Miller was sentenced to
serve is months in Federal Peniten-
tiary and to pay fine of $4,000. His
conviction and the sentence were
upheld on February by the United
States Court of Appeals. Miller's
counsel then requested stay of
sentence and the Circuit Court of
Appeals granted his application.
Colonel Miller was tried Jointly
with Harry M. Daugherty, former
AttOrney-General, in two trials. At
the first trial the jury disagreed as
to both defendants, and in the Sec
ond trial disagreed as to Daugherty.
but convicted Miller. The indictment
against Daugherty then was quash-
ed.
In applying for stay of sentence.
Colonel Miller's counsel explained
that he wished to appear before a
Judge of the United States Supreme
Court within a week to present an
application for a writ of certiorari,
if granted, would assure a
review OF the entire proceedings.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-17
SUSPEND STUDENTS
FOR FRESH" HAZINCS
Faculty At Delaware First Voted
To Drop Offenders But Changed
The Penalty.

After first having voted to drop
eight students of Delaware College,
University of Delaware, from the
rolls for violating hazing regula-
tions, the faculty of the college last
week rescinded this action and de-
cided to suspend the eight students
for four weeks. The action to ex-
pei them was taken at faculty
meeting on Monday.
At the meeting of the faculty We'd
nesday afternoon, a delegation of
students from the Student Council
presented a petition to the body ask
ing that the case be reopened and
suggested a modified penalty to the
one imposed on Monday. 1t is said
to have been the opinion of the
members of the Student Council,
which is the self-government organ
ization of the student body as well
as the students of the college at
large, that the original penalty of
being expelled from college was too
severe under the circumstances. 1t
is thought that the latest action of
the faculty will satisfy all concern
ed and no more trouble is antici-
pated over the matter.
The violations took place last No
vember. All of the students involved
are sophomores, and all are said to
be in excellent standing scholastic
cally. These violations are said to
have consisted of taking freshmen
from the dormitOries, some of whom
were padded and made to walk into
White Clay Creek. This was in vio-
lation of regulations that had been
posted earlier in the term against
hazing of students except under the
supervision of the Student Council.
1t is said the matter when first
reported to the college authorities
was turned over to the Student |
Council for investigation. The Coun-
ell had approved the ruling to stop !
nazing after number of confer
ences between the Council and other
leading students. 1t is said the
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