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Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
ORCHARD SPRAY NOTES
SENT TO FRUIT MEN
"COver Spray" Is Most Important
For Apples, Says Bulletin

In the copies of the sixth edition
of orchard spray notes, prepared by
DIR. ]. F. Adams, Plant Patholog1st
of the University of Delaware and
the State Board of Agriculture, and
mailed from the Office of County
Agent Russell E. Wilson last Thurs
day, the attention of the fruit grow
ers in Kent county was directed to
the second summer, or cover
spray" which is the most important
one for all varieties of apples, and
which is associated with the emer-
gence of the first brood of the cod
ling moth.
Adult emergence started in some
of the observation cages several
days ago, but it is impossible to
state Just when the period will reach
it's maximum, as the cool weather
has resulted in a struggling emer-
gence again this year. With the as
sistance of L. l.. Williams, Assistant
Entomologist, who is in charge Of
the Insectary at Camden, a careful
check, however, is being maintained
on the eleven cages which were
placed in the orchards last October,
and by means of this constant in
spection records are being obtained
with reference to the dates of the
life history changes. The studies
which are also being conducted by
DR.. H. L. Dozier, Entomologist at
the Delaware Experiment Station,
show that over fifty per cent of the
adult codling moths have emerged,
with the result that those growers
who desire a thorough protection
from this first brood should plan to
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Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
USE HOUSE LOBBY TO
EXAMINE APPLICANTS
GrantIand Announces Personnel Oh
Motor Vehicle Department

The lobby of the House of Repre-
sentatives in the State House at Do
yer is being transformed into three
apartments to take care of the ex-
animation of applicants for automo-
bile licenses under the new automo-
bile law. Because of the already con-
gested condition of the State House
the use of the lobby of the Repre-
sentative hall is made necessary.
The Senate Chamber will be used
by the Safety Council force in in
structing automobile owners and
operators as to the safety feature on
the highways.
Secretary of State Grantland who
is designated under the law as motor
vehicle commissioner, has announc-
ed the following personnel of the
Motor Vehicle Department: William
Ball, director and chief examiner
who will have charge of the exam
lining of all officers throughout the
State.
Mrs. Clara H. Raymond, assistant
director and Office manager; Mrs.
Nellie B. Wolcott, chief titling OIL
Ger, and Helen Turner, chief clerk
and assistant to Mrs. Raymond.
The following employees of the
department were designated by Sec
rotary Grantland to administer oaths
in accordance with the Motor We
hicle Code: Mrs. Clara H. Jones and
James A. Boyd.
Director Ball announces that for
the present, the inspectors for the
State will be Walter Hastings, New
Castle County; Robert Price, Kent
County and Edward Morris of Sus-
sex County.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
PERSONS In
STATE EXPECTED IN
NEXT CENSUS REPORT
Population To Be Taken Either
In November 1929 Or Janu-
AIRY 1880.
WILL RECORD FARMS
Rural EnumeratOrs Will Be Given
Thirty Days In Which To Com
plete Work.

A population of about 100000 per-
sons and approximately 10000 farms
are expected to be enumerated in
Delaware during the next census,
either in November, 1929, or -Janu-
airy, 1880, according to information
obtained from w. M. Stewart, direc-
tor of Bureau of Census of the De-
partment of Commerce, in Washing
ton.
"The State of Delaware, according
to our present plan, will constitute a
single supervisors district, which
will be subdivided into about 1870
enumerators' districts" Mr.. Stewart
explained. 1.-THE headquarters will
be in Wilmington"
Before the census can be taken,
the entire country must be laid out
into enumeration districts, every one
large enough, but not too large, to
be canvassed by a single enumera-
tor. The plan calls for two weeks IN
the cities and 80 days in the rural
districts. In the cities, these dis
tricts will comprise about 1900 peo-
pie. In the rural area, where the
enumerator must cover more terri
tory, the population will be smaller,
but the rural enumerator has to Sc
cure data for the farms as well as
the people.
Supervisors districts have usually
taken in Congressional districts.
One of the supervisors first duties
will be to make certain that the
enumeration districts have been
clearly defined, so that there will be
no uncertainty as to what territory
is covered by each district, and also,
that every incorporated place and
other local subdivision of territory
are included and correctly describ-
ed.
1--WE have not yet appointed any OF
the supervisors and probably shall
not do so until after the first OF next
July" Mr.. Stewart further explained.
1--WE can not say positively at this
time when the census will be taken.
The bill before the Senate provides
for a census in the month of Novem-
Der, of this year. If that bill fails to
pass we will have to take the census
under the existing law, which pre-
scribes the month of January, 1896"
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
PROHIBITION AGENTS
CAPTURELARCE Still
OPERATING In KENT
One Thousand Gallons OF Cider
And Brandy Found With Two
Large Stills.
ARREST MARYDEL MAN
Philip LapOrte Taken To BaIii-
more For Hearing Before U. S.
Commissioner.

Prohibition agents on Monday
night shortly before midnight swoo-
ped down on an apple-jack distillery
said to be the source of consider
able part of the apple-jack sold in
Delaware, Maryland and Eastern
Pennsylvania, and confiscated one
thousand gallons of apple-cider and
two 250-gallon stills.
The seizure was made in woods
about mile from Marydel just over
the Delaware State line.
Philip Laporte of Marydel, alleged
owner of the outfit was arrested on
a charge of illegal manufacture and
possession of liquor and was taken
to Baltimore for a hearing before
U. S. Commissioner Supple.
The raid on the plant was made
by prohibition agents from the office
of George A. Hill, prohibition direc-
tor for Delaware, and agents from
the Baltimore enforcement office.
Prohibition officials said that the
plant could distill one thousand gal
Ions of apple-jack a day, bringing
the weekly capacity close to 1000
gallons which would have a retail
value of nearly $4,000.
1t was declared by the agents that
the distillery was the source of sup
ply for virtually all the apple-jack
retailed in Delaware, which it was
at first believed came from Kent
county.
In addition to the thousand gal
Ions of apple cider confiscated, the
agents found 500 gallons of finished
The stills which were found in a
temporary frame building on the
edge of woods, were steam-operat-
ed.
The prohibition agents lay in wait
near the woods while heavy rain
was pouring down awaiting an OPP
portunity to catch Laporte at the
stills. Laporte was the only person
in the building when the agents en-
tered.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
RENEW FIGHT FOR
TOMATO TARIFF RAISE
Delaware, Maryland, Jersey Con-
gressmen Ask President To Act

A Congressional delegation from
New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland,
called at the White House last Fri
day to renew request for execu-
tive action to increase the tariff on
canned tomatoes.
Senator Edge, Republican, New
Jersey, acting as spokesman, asked
that the duty be raised from its
present level of Is per cent ad val
orem to 221s per cent, or the maxi
mum increase permitted under the
flexible provisions of the 1922 tariff
law.
Edge said Italy was the principal
competing country and that statis-
tics showed imports of canned toma-
toes from that nation had increased
rapidly in recent months.
A request for such an increase
was entered some time ago and the
tariff commission made an inquiry
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Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
SUSSEX SCHOOLS
LEAD In ATTENDANCE
Edwin Dill Of Kent County Has
Eleven Year Record Without
Missing A Day.

Sussex county schools lead the
State in perfect attendance for the
past year, according to figures COM
piled for the three counties, with
1893 perfect attenders.
Edwin Dill, of FELTON,, leads all
pupils in Kent county, with a perfect
attendance record of IL years.
Kent county in the figures to date
is second in the running with 1893
pupils, who had perfect attendance
for the year, while rural New Castle
county, with two districts not heard
from has a total of 684. The total
number of perfect attenders is 1880.
Miss Leila Thomas, Kent county
visiting teacher, has completed the
list of pupils in Kent school, who
had perfect attendance records rang
ing from one to eleven years. Dill
was the only one in Kent who
achieved the record of eleven years
perfect attendance. Two pupils have
the honor of attending school nine
years without missing day. They
are Earle Scott, of FELTON,, and Alma
Loose, of Smyrna. Record from
six to eight years are fairly common
in Kent, according to Miss Thomas
figures.
The special districts of Kent coun-
ty show the following perfect attend
ance figures for the past year,
Milford, 1856; Dover, 1923; Harrington
90; Caesar Rodney, Il; Smyrna, so.
Milford High School has go perfect
attendance pupils, of which the visit
ing teacher has no record.
The record of attendance from
one year up to eleven years shows
the following-Those making one
year perfect attendance sos; two
Y ars 1O7; three years At; four
years 26; five years 10; six years
10; seven years 8; eight years 5;
nine years 2; eleven years 1.
Those making a perfect attend
ance from three years up to eleven
according to schools are as follows:
Three years-Smyrna school, Chas.
Gears, Hazel Short, John M. Talbot,
James, Morrison, Elizabeth Hill.
Dover - Phyllis Dixon, William
James Raymonds. Morris
Eddington, Edward Clouse, Elmira
Lilley.
90 asar Rodney - Marie Marvel,
Jeanette Dawson, Wilkie Case, Helen
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Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
URGES MOTORISTS TO
DRIVE CAREFULLY
President OF Motor Association Sees
Accidents On Increase

An urgent plea to motorists to CO.
operate in preventing fatalities and
injuries that mar with tragedy the
anticipated happy week-ends of
many car owners, is made by Will
liam J. Lackey, president of the Del
aware Automobile Association.
There is grave danger" said Mr..
Lackey, Gin the increasingly appar-
ent lack of public interest in the
problem of making the highways
safe for travel. Accidents have be-
come so common that they are ac-
cepted as inevitable. The tragic end
ing of five or six in a group, at a
railroad grade crossing, will excite
momentary interest, but a death list
of 25, scattered over the State, is
likely to be viewed as statistical,
without any application whatever to
local conditions or personal driving
habits.
'Yet the steadily mounting toll of
deaths and injuries calls for reme-
dy. Where is it to be found? In our
opinion, the remedy is in the hands
of each individual driver. Laws and
regulations, as SUCH, cannot solve
the problem. The mere presence OF
good law on the statue. books will
not reduce accidents.
There must be whole-hearted CO.
operation by the motorists them
selves in observing the common
sense rules laid down for their guild
ance. The State cannot police every
highway at all times to prevent in
fractions of the law. 1t must be as
sumed that the man or woman iicen-
sed to drive is a responsible citizen,
alive to the responsibilities that the
driving of car entails.
"That the majority of them so
conduct themselves cannot be ques-
toned, but the dangerous minority
has already assumed deadly proper
tions.
Grade crossings are an undoubted
menace, but motorists may as well
face the fact that it will require a
long time and huge expenditures be-
fore such crossings are eliminated.
Meanwhile there is only one safe
course to pursue-stop, look and lis
ten wherever a view of the tracks is
obscured at unguarded crossings.
Even where the tracks are guarded
by watchmen or lights, caution
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Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
GOVERNOR ALLOWS
FIVE BILLS TO Die
WITHOUT SIGNATURE
This Number OF Measures Not
Signed When Last Day For Ac-
ton Arrived Saturday.
KENT RIPPER" FAILS
Measure Providing For School
Site Referendum Also Gets
Pocket Veto.

Five bills passed by the General
Assembly, which failed to receive
the approval of the governor, died
last Saturday. This was the last
day upon which the measures could
be signed and become laws. Four
House and one Senate bill were
among the number allowed to die
for lack of approval by Governor e.
Douglass Buck.
The Senate bill was the measure
to change the boundary of election
districts in Kent county and came
to be known as the Kent Ripper
Bill" This measure caused more
dissension among the members Of
the State Senate than any subject
except the question of mileage.
The bill was offered early in the
session by Senator j. Burton Whar-
ton OF Kent county. The Demo-
cratic Senators Immediately served
notice that if the bill was allowed to
remain on the calendar the Demo-
Gratis would refuse to vote for any
appropriation bills and as such
measures took threefourth vote
of the Senate they could not be
passed by the Republicans without
the Democrats.
The bill was allowed to slumber
in committee until the appropria-
ton bills were passed and was then
brought out and passed by the Sen
ate by a strict party vote and sent
to the House where it was also
passed. The bill has been in the
hands of the governor since that
time.
In a statement issued from the
Governors Office on Saturday 1t was
stated that the bill had given the
Governor considerable concern and
that there had been so much dis
cussion over the matter that it had
come to be regarded as a political
issue. This, it was declared, was not
borne out by a consideration of the
property in the several districts as
provided in the new bill, or by num-
bers of population in the district, but
on account of the issue raised, the
Governor did not see fit to approve
the bill.
Another bill which had created
considerable discussion and which
was allowed by the Governor to die,
was a House bill which provided Tor
a referendum election on school
site in Milford. The site selected for
a new high school did not meet the
approval of some of the residents OF
the town and they wanted this bill
passed to give them right to vote
on the location before the school
was built.
Those opposed to the bill claimed
that such selections could best be
made by the building commissions
chosen by the districts with the adj
dition of the four members of the
State School Board. Had the Gov
ernor have signed the bill it would
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Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
LAUREL HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT JUNE l
Forty Students viii Be Graduated,
Largest In History

Tuesday, June IL, the Laurel High
School will graduate the largest
class in the history of the school.
The class this year numbers 10 and
includes the following:
Charles Beach, president; Mary
Ellen Deputy, vice president; Bessie
Mae James, secretary; Jane Cooper,
treasurer; Marie Alvarez, Lawrence
Allen, Dorothy Adams, Sarah Baker,
Anna Bennett, John Birmingham.
Laura Carmine, Josephine Chapman,
Ashland Collins, William Collins,
Elizabeth Culver, Elizabeth Duffel,
Frances Eggers, Leighton Fowler,
Jr., Edward Hastings, James Hast
ings, Helen Harrison, Hilton Henry,
Chester James, Maxwell Knowles,
Pearl Massey, Elsie Massey, Sarah
MCGEE, Lillian Messick, Nellie Isabel
Moore, Annabel Morton, Gooden
Pepper, Anna Pegelow, Louis Pol
lit, William Long, Thomas Riggin,
Ann Thawley, Everett West, Lee
West, Estelle Wolfe, and Herman
Timmons.
Miss Elsie Massey led her class
and will be the valedictorian; Miss
Mary Ellen Deputy will be the salu-
tatorian.
DR.. James Montgomery, Chaplain
of the House of Representatives at
Washington, has been secured to de-
liver the commencement address on
the evening of June II, the program
beginning at 8. The baccalaureate
sermon will be delivered this year
by the Rev. J. Earl Cummings, pas
tor of Christ M. P, Church. This will
be a union services of all the
churches of the town, according to
the annual custom and will be held
in the school auditorium, Sunday
morning, June at II. The annual
Glass Day exercises will be held on
Monday evening, June 10.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
MILFORD BOY ENJOYED
TRIP TO NEW YORK
George Vineyard Saw Yankees Play,
But The Babe Failed To Hit Homer

George P. Vineyard returned home
on Sunday night from two days
trip to New York with the News
Journal BIB Party. While in the
metropolis the party enjoyed SER
les of thrills and fun from the time
they arrived until they left for home.
The prime motive for the trip was
the visit to the Yankee Stadium
where they saw the Worlds Cham
pions play the lowly Boston team.
Much to the disappointment of the
boys the Bambino did not get a home
run. In fact the box score shows
that he was not so good at bat on
the occasion of the visit of the boys
to the Stadium. In addition to the
visit to the base ball park the boys
were taken to the wonderful Roxy
Theatre, entertained on a yacht par
tv in New York Harbor and shown
other interesting parts of the city.
George is delighted with his trip and
is much gratified that his friends
aided him in his efforts to join the
party. ~
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER
EXHIBITS HIS WORK
il. G. TrOpea Displays Pictures At
N. Nj. Stokes Store

That one needn't go out of Mil
ford to have the most modern as
well as the most beautiful portraits
made is evidenced by an unusually
attractive display of photographs in
the window of Stokes Jewelry store
on Walnut street. The portraits of
prominent Milford men, women and
children, and others, were made by
Horace G.. Tropea of Milford.
These pictures show all the art1s-
try of a master craftsman in compo-
sition, quality and tone values. The
lighting is particularly well handled.
The test of a good portrait is not
only true-to-life likeness, but feel
ing, and in Mr.. TrOpea's work, this
quiet, restful charm is an appealing
characteristic. Mr.. Tropea also de-
signed the mountings which har-
monte with the subjects of his
work.
The grouping also includes a
striking portrait of young woman
in natural colors, and three magnlf1-
cent porcelain miniatures each hand
colored. The coloring of both the
portrait and the miniatures shows
the deft touches of woman's hand,
as they were done by Mrs. Tropea,
who shares the same artistic talent
as her husband in making portrait
ure reach the highest level of per-
lection.
This collection of portraits and
porcelains will compare favorably
with any that may be seen in any OF
the foremost studios of New York or
Philadelphia, and Milford is to be
congratulated at discovering through
these pictures outstanding art of
real artists.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
BIDS RECEIVED FOR
THREE ROADS In STATE
Total Cost At Lowest Estimates
Made At Dover Is $54,S71

Bids for three sections of road
were received by the State Highway
Commission at it's meeting Tuesday
afternoon. The three roads at the
lowest estimate will cost $54,871.10.
Contracts were not awarded.
The bids are as follows: Gravely
Hill-Zoar Camp, gravel, 4.S1 miles
w. W. Truitt, Lincoln City, s24,-
872.50; William H. Riddle, Philadel-
phia, $28,434; Field, Barker and I'm
derwood. Philadelphia, $20,65L50;
Highway Engineering and Construc-
ton Company, Selbyville, S3S,624;
Cook and Jester, Lincoln City, S24,-
1853; George and Lynch, Dover, $751;
915.
Farnhurst, concrete roadway, 0.43
miles-D. E. O'Connell and Sons,
Inc, Ridley Park, $23,143; George &
Lynch, Dover, $24,974.
Roxana Highway to Bayard, traf-
fic bound roadway, 1.60 miles-.W.
w. Truitt, Lincoln City, stone, $1S,-
37S; Stag, $11,570.50; Field, Barker
and Underwood, Philadelphia, stone
$12,597.5O; Stag, $11,076.5O.
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Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
MIDDLETOWN BANK TO
MAKE FIRST DIVIDEND
Receiver Of Closed Institution
Announces The Settlement OF
Claims Soon.

]. M. Swan, receiver of the clos
ed Peoples National Bank of Mid
dletown, has announced that a first
dividend payment in the amount of
SO 1-3 per cent will be made to
creditors whose claims have been
approved, possibly within the next
week.
Dividend checks and schedules
were recently completed and mailed
to the Office of the Comptroller of
the Currency at Washington, where
they will be signed and returned to
the Office of the receiver for distri-
button.
This payment will release in the
Middletown community considerably
more than 100000, and it is under
stood that in addition to this sum,
liabilities of the bank by way of Sc
cured creditors, have been taken up
for more than $125,000.
The creditors of the Peoples Ma
tional Bank are being congratulated
on their ability to obtain a first
payment of one-third of their de-
posits within the short period of
five months from the time of the
closing of the bank. Additional pay
ments will be made at such times
and in such amounts as the funds
accumulated by the receiver will
warrant.
The Peoples National Bank clos
ed its doors to business on Deem
Der IA, 1928. William Baker, nation
al bank examiner, was placed in
charge and remained there until
January IS, when he was relieved by
Mr.. Swan who has since had the
of the affairs of the
corporation.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
ADD Is NEW MEN
TO STATE POLICE
VIII Probably Make Their First APP
pearance On Memorial Day

After the last examination Monday
of the 20 applicants for State High
way Police who have been in train
ing at Dover for the past four
weeks, from the original IS which
responded to the first call, Is were
chosen on Tuesday by Captain H. G..
Ray in charge of the training school
as the number to be added to the
regular force of 35 men. The men
were measured for their uniforms
Tuesday and will, in all probability,
make their first appearance Decora-
ton Day. The Is chosen include
seven from the City of Wilmington;
three from Kent County; three from
Rural New Castle County and two
from Sussex County. The names of
the new police officers follow:
Edward E. Clough, William David
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Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
MILFORD BOY SCOUTS
PLAN CELEBRATION
FOR FIRST BIRTHDAY
Local Organization Will Complete
Its First Year Next Month
With Special Program.
NAME new OFFICERS
Those Who Will Guide Troop
Next Year Have Been Selected.
Vacancy In Troop.

Troop No. 2, Boy Scouts of Mil
ford, has reorganized for the next
year by promoting several members
who have earned their advancement.
The following have selected: Assis-
tant Scout Master, Herbert Bucka-
lew; patrol leader Flying Eagle Pa
troll, Gerald Wilson; assistant patrol
leader, Henry Bunstein; patrol lead
er Raven Patrol, George Vineyard;
assistant patrol leader, Ben Man.
love; patrol leader Owl Patrol, JUS
tice hudson; assistant patrol lead
er, Brainery Poore; troop reporter,
Floyd Bounds; bugler, George Mack
lin; scribe, William Gillespie.
The following boys are members
of the troop: William Marvel, Par
ker Hitch, AL Davidson, George ORA
per, 3rd, Earl Favinger, VIM. Steven
sons, Clayton Hitch, John Manlove,
Theodore Townsend, Robert Reed,
Virgil Wroten, Thomas Burn, Will
liam Stevens, Ernest Bennett and
Preston Hudson.
The boys are much interested in
their organization and are working
hard to make it a success. Last Sat
urday several of the Scouts went on
a hike and took pictures for nature
study. Many of the boys took tests
for advancement in scout work. The
troop will celebrate its first birthday
anniversary next month. A big time
is planned for the occasion. The
troop at the present time has room
for eight more members. Any boy
twelve years of age or over who
thinks he can live up to the rules
of Scouting is avilable for applica-
ton. He may make application for
membership by applying to any
member of the troop or to R. H.
Jamison, Scout Master.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
STATE GUARD IN
CAMP AUGUST 3-17

The onnual encampment Of
the 198th Coast Artillery Reg
iment, Delaware National
Guard, will be held from Au-
gust 3 to August II, inclusive,
at Bethany Beach.
The camp will be used from
August IL to August 81, in
elusive, for the annual en-
campment of the 213th Coast
Artillery Regiment, Pennsyl-
vania National Guard. The
units of which are near Beth
lehem and Easton.
General orders for the en-
campment of the Delaware
regiment have not been issu-
ed. They are expected to be
announced in a few days how
ever.