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Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
new TRAFFIC RECORD
MADE ON LABOR DAY
1888 Automobiles Pass Given
Point Monday During Twelve
Hour Checkup.

A check-up made by State High
way Police on Monday showed that
travel on that day was the heaviest
in the history of the State. Thous-
ands of persons returning home af-
ter having spent the summer season
at the many resorts in Delaware and
Maryland, helped to swell the heavy
traffic. All day long the main ar
teries of travel were covered with
long lines of automobiles.
The heavy automobile traffic set a
new record for the number of ma
chimes using the du Pont Boulevard
and the Glasgow roads, it was re-
ported by the State Highway Police.
& total of 1878 cars used the two
roads in IL hours, breaking the pre-
vious record of 15,458.
The check kept by members of the
State Highway Police on the du Pont
Boulevard during each hour reveal
ed the followings figures: From noon
to 1 o'clock, ATS; l to 2 o'clock, $50;
2 to o'clock, 610; 8 to 4 o'clock,
1877; to 5 o'clock, $40; 5 to o.
clock, 1880; 6 to Z o'clock, 1886; TO
8 o'clock, 1866; to o'clock, 1887;
8 to 10 o'clock, 920; 10 to IL o.
clock, 1874; IL o'clock to midnight,
400, with a total of 10,405.
The hour-by-hour check on the
Glasgow road was as follows: From
noon to o'clock, 461; 1 to o'clock,
51S; 2 to o'clock, 514; to 4 o'clock
664; 4 to o'clock, S52; to 6 o'clock
1862; 6 to o'clock, 929; to s o'clock
1887; to 8 O'Clock, 845; to 10
o'clock, 730; 10 to II o'clock, 545; II
o'clock until midnight, 376, with a
total of 1888.
The busiest hour for the combined
roads was from z to o'clock, when
2215 cars passed in both directions.
The previous record for this hour
was 1859.
Traffic from the Glasgow road en-
ters the du Pont Highway at State
Road and from that point to the
Pennsylvania State line is accommo-
dated by a four-way roadbed
Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
STATE COMMITTEE
NAMES GOVERNOR :
TO NATIONAL BODY
c. Douglas Buck Will Succeed
General Coleman du POnt AS
Committeeman.
ACCEPTS APPOINTMENT
Action Of Republicans At Dover
Expected To Be Ratified By
National Committee.

At a meeting of the Republican
State Central Committee at Dover on
Tuesday afternoon in the Supreme
Court room of the State House, to
select a successor to former United
States Senator Coleman du Pont, as
national committeeman of the Re-
publican National Committee, Cover
nor c. Douglass Buck, son-in-law of
General du Pont, was unanimously
selected as committeeman. There
was no other nominee.
The governor, who was in his
Office in the State House at the time
of the selection, was notified by a
committee from the State committee
and was escorted to the Supreme
Court room, where he was officially
informed of his selection. He ac-
cepted the appointment amid ap-
plause.
The only other business transacted
by the State committee was the ap-
pointment of a subcommittee to
draft resolutions on the death of
Alfred Raikes, negro member of the
SOLuh4ALISO WIZ uASQ OOlu0 mOnlAo
ago.
The selection of Governor Buck
is subject to the ratification of the
national committee, but the latter, as
a rule, confirms the selection of the
State committee.
A special meeting of the Republi-
can State Committee will be held in
Dover, September 9, to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation ear
ly this year of former United States
Senator T. Coleman du Pont as Re
publican National Committeeman
from Delaware.
While the resignation was sub
mitted sometime ago, action on 1t
was not taken. The leadership OF the
Republican party in this State has
generally been conceded to the Ma
tional Committeeman. Due to Illness
however. Senator du Pont was fore
ed to relinquish the Office which he
held for 20 years.
Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
& TRUST COMPANY IN
new HOME SATURDAY
Modern Banking Institution Will
Be Opened For Business To-
morrow Morning.
IS VERY WELL EQUIPPED
Structure Is Furnished With The
Finest And Most Modern Of
Banking Equipment Throughout.

The First National Bank and Trust
Company, of Milford, will occupy its
beautiful new home tomorrow, and
business will be transacted there all
day. The contractors, the Tilghman
Meyer Company, of Allentown, Pa,
have been working on the structure
for the past year and have complet-
ed the building without delay. Their
work has proven very satisfactory to
the bank officials.
For fifty-three years the bank has
been serving the people of Milford,
and with the opening of their new
home tomorrow, the officers hope
for a new era of service to their pa
irons. The officials will hold open
house tomorrow from 10 in the NOR
ming until 9 o'clock at night. Visit
ors will have an opportunity to in
spect the beautiful new building and
equipment.
One of the attractive features of
the new bank is the night vault.
This will allow business interests
using the bank to make deposits
each day after banking hours.
The officers of the bank are: DAN
iel Hirsch, president; Joseph E. HoI-
land, first vice president; I. Dolphus
Short, second vice president; Wal
lace F. McFaul, cashier and trust
officer.
The directors are James L. Davis,
John w. Herring, I. Dolphus Short,
Wallace F. McFaul, William G. Pow
ders, Robert ]. Clendaniel, Ruby R.
Vale, Thomas Davis, Daniel Hirsch,
John c. Truitt, Augustus Holston,
Joseph E. Holland and w. Watson
Harrington.
Description Of New Building
The new banking house of the
First National Bank and Trust Com
pany promises well to achieve those
purposes which are the aim of all
modern banking structures, namely,
greater efficiency for the banking
force and increased comfort and con-
venience for the customers in trans
acting their business with the bank.
The prominent site calls for an ex-
terror of dignity, stability and some
grandeur. This has been achieved
by architecture which adheres close
ly to Renaissance traditions, truly
expressing the ideals of a conserva-
tive institution. The traditional arch
itectural forms, however, have been
designed in the modern, free spirit
seen in the newer metropolitan fl
nancial buildings, in keeping with
the progressive nature of this bank.
Materials were selected with the
idea in mind of their permanent
weathering qualities as much as
their instrinsic beauties. The build
ing is faced with Indiana Limestone,
cut with precision and modelled and
carved at the points where a richer
degree of ornamentation seems ap-
propriate. The entrance door sill is
of hard natural granite to resist the
wear of the many footsteps. Special
ly designed and constructed steel
windows with heavy steel plate
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Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
RURAL MAIL CARRIERS
PICNIC AT REHOBOTH
First Outing Held With Families In
Attendance

The first annual picnic of the Ru-
raj Letter Carriers Association of
delaware was held Monday AFT
Shaw's Park, near Rehoboth. Post
men and their families from all over
Delaware attended the picnic.
A business session was held in the
morning, and basket lunch was en-
Joyed at noon. In the afternoon the
rural letter carriers enjoyed swim
ming and played games. At the bust
ness session, Anthony Summers. of
Milford, who represented the State
association at the recent national
convention of rural letter carriers
reported on sessions. He told of an
address by Arch Coleman, first as
sistant postmaster-general, who urg-
ed all rural mail carriers to form. or
join present associations.
George W. Duncan, of Wilmington
president of the State organization.
had charge of the arrangements
William Stevens, Queens county. Md
former president of the MARYLAND
Rural Carriers Association. and his
wife were guests of the Delaware
postmen.
Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
DR.. ]. H. ODELL DIES
AT SUMMER HOME
President OF Delaware School
Foundation Succumbs To Heart
Disease.

DR.. Joseph H. Odell, president of
the Delaware School Foundation and
former. director of the Service Citi-
zens of Delaware, which did so much
for this State few years ago, died
at his summer home in Stonington,
Conn.,, last Thursday, after having
been ill since November last. The
funeral was held at Stonington on
Saturday afternoon. He is survived
by his wife and two daughters, Miss
Helen Odell, and Mrs. William Brad
ford, of Wilmington, and three grand
children. His Wilmington home was
at No. Red Oak road.
DR.. Joseph Henry Odell was born
in London, on May 20, 1871. He was
the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Joseph
Odell. He was a student at Mason
College, in Birmingham, England,
and was graduated at East Keswick
Theological Seminary in 1894. He re-
ceived the degree of D. D. from Laf-
ayette College, in this country, in
1908. Ordained as minister of the
Presbyterian Church in 1894, he
came to this country the same year.
From 1894 to 1902 he was pastor of
a church in Fulton, N. Y, from 1902
to 1914, pastor of church in Scran-
ton, Pa, and 1915 to 1918 was pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church of
Troy, N. Y.
While in Scranton, in addition to
serving one of the largest churches
in the city, DR.. Odell was at one time
editor-in-chief of the Scranton Trib-
une and Republican and Scranton
Truth, chairman of the Republican
County Committee, member of an ad-
visory board handling differences be-
tween mine owners and miners.
Feeling that his health would not
stand the strain he resigned all these
positions at one time and intended
to take a rest but was induced by
Cyrus H. K. Curtis to become an
editorial writer on the Philadelphia
Public Ledger which position he ac-
cepted in 1915.
War Correspondent
At the breaking out of the World
War DR.. Odell went to the front as a
correspondent for the Outlook and
also as a volunteer Y. M. c. A. work
er, remaining on the front for more
than a year. He wrote number of
articles on the war. He came here
to be director of the Service Citizens
of Delaware, formed by Pierre S.
DUPONT to aid Delaware, and also di-
rector of the Delaware School Aux
Hilary, also formed by Mr.. DUPONT to
aid in building and improving the
public schools of the State. He held
ton to the requirement that physiol-
ogy and hygiene, with sDecial refer
ence to the effect of alcoholic drinks,
CCoHfinEed on page 5
Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
LARGE CROWDS
ATTEND CARNIVAL
Financial Returns Have Been Sat-
isfactOry To Date-.-Big Night
Tomorrow.

The annual Firemen's Carnival
now being held by the Carlisle Fire
Company in Milford is attracting
large crowds of visitors who are
spending literally and aiding tn
make the affair financial success
Last Friday evening the attendance
was unusually good considering the
heavy storm which visited many
nearby districts.
Inc carnival grounds this year are
Deauufully decorated and attractive
~ arranged for the convenience of
the visitors. Each night at the clos
ing hour a prize of $25.OO has been
gwen TO some person on the grounds.
Those winning to date are: Friday
evening, Jean Richardson, of Mil
ford; Saturday evening, Edward
Rodgers, of Milford; Monday even
ing, Charles Robinson, of Milford:
Tuesday evening, Mabel Griffith. of
Milford.
1t is unusual that all of the Jrizes
should go to Milford residents, for
last year most of them went to out
of-town visitors.
The civic parade on Tuesday eve
ming was one of the best ever given
by the local firemen. The floats were
attractive and the attendance on the
grounds was unusually heavy. The
winners in the parade were: Best
business float, first prize of $500 to
Milford Ice Company; second prize
of $1,000 to Milford Chronicle. The
Ice Company entered a beautifully
decorated float on which large cakes
of ice were arranged. In the ice
were frozen bouquets of flowers and
electric lights for illumination. The
float was one of the most attractive
ever entered in any parade in this
town. The Chronicle float was ar
ranged to show miniature section
of printing plant, and small press
and other equipment were in opera
tion.
Other winners were: Best school
fiat, Junior Glass of High School,
first prize of $500; Junior Glass,
whose float depicted the Graf Yep
pelin, second prize of $1,000.
The prize for the best farm float
was awarded to Charles Thomas.
Miss Warzecha got the prize for the
best decorated bicycle. For the best
decorated automobile the first prize
was given to Ferris Giles, of Will
mington and the second prize to the
De Molay Order of Milford.
Every indication was that the fire
mems parade on Thursday evening
would be fine when the Chronicle
forms were closed.
The carnival will be open tonight
and Saturday night. The firemen de-
serve patronage and all should go
out and help the worthy cause dur
ing the two remaining nights.
Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
MILFORD SCHOOLS
RE-OPENED TUESDAY,
With S62 PRESENT
Seventh Grade Has 79 Children
Enrolled On Opening DayI.
More To Come.
Is MORE THAN LAST YEAR
Total For First Day Of Last
School Term Was S57-.-PrOb.
ably go More To Come. 4

The Milford Public Schools open
ed on Tuesday with a total enroll
ment for the first day of S62 pupils.
This is 25 more than presented
themselves on the opening day last
year. During the school year last
season the high number enrolled
totaled 959 and the average enroll
ment for the entire year was 924. It
is more than probable that this will
be greatly increased the first of the
year when many new pupils are re-
ceived.
In the white schools the total of
the first day was TIT, divided as fol-
lows:
First Grade
Misses Ross and Johnson ...... 81
Second Grade
Misses Ornston and Jones .....56
Third Grade
Miss Sipple and Mrs. Cordray. .6S
Fourth Grade
Misses Carter and Markert ....5S
Fifth Grade
Miss Watson and Mrs. Blades. 81
Sixth Grade
Mrs. Rogers and Miss Kitchens. "a
Seventh Grade
Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Nemesh. 70
Eighth Grade
Mrs. Harrington and
Mrs. Waterhouse .............54
High School
Freshman Glass ...............5 .59
Sophomore Glass ............83
T,,.so. GLASS KY
Senior Glass ................... "a
School No. 2 (Colored)-
First Grade-Mrs. Zuber .......S2
Second and Third Grades-Miss
Woodson ................. .S9
Fourth Grade-Miss Scott PA
Fifth and Sixth Grades-Miss
Dennis .. .............''' Ia
Seventh and Eighth Grades
Prof. Scott ...............'''z
It is the usual thing for many
families to keep their children out OF
school for two weeks or more after
the term starts, especially so with
the colored parents. 1t is probaDle
that not less than 40 new negro chill
dren will enroll during the next few
weeks. and that 25 or more white
children will enter the schools.
The buildings have been put IN
first class condition and during the
summer months an entire new heat
ing plant has been installed. The IN
staliation of these new heaters mas
removed a great fire hazard, when
has caused the Board Of Education
much concern for some time. Tne
boilers have been removed entlrely
from the old section of the BUILDING
and one heating plant is used for
the entire school, with the exception
of the temporary buildings winch
are heated by separate units:
The present year will be the last
in which the entire white scnools
are housed in haphazard manner
At the opening of school next year.
the modern new Senior and Junior
High School building now under con-
struction, will be in use. The pres
ent building used for primary ana
the grades will be remodeled for use
for these grades and the portable
buildings will be removed to make
room for Fairgrounds.
Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
TREATING SEED WHEAT
AIDS GRAIN CROP
County Agent Snyder Says That
Fields Properly Treated Are Best

Sussex County Agent c. R. Snyder
says that treating seed wheat for
stinking smut is a profitable prac-
tice for Sussex county farmers. A
survey of wheat fields conducted by
DR.. j. F. Adams, Plant Pathologist
and County Agent c. R. Snyder, re-
vealed that the general practice of
treating seed with copper carbonate
dust and obtaining seed from sources
free from smut, has resulted in great
reduction of the disease. Inspec-
ton of number of wheat fields by
the County Agent before harvest
time showed that the average Sussex
county wheat field contained very
little smut. A few fields, however,
we're found to be rather heavily in
fected. This shows that the disease
can be very destructive where seed
treatment is not followed. Growers
should entertain no false hopes that
their wheat will escape the smut II
they discontinue treating the seed.
There is still enough smut present to
cause severe damage. The only safe
euard is to treat the wheat with cop
per carbonate dust before sowing.
Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
WOMAN KILLED, 6 HURT
In AUTO ACCIDENTS
Mrs. Joseph B. Hearn, Of GumbOrO,
Dies At Emergency Hospital

One woman was killed and six
persons were injured, two of them
seriously, in automobile mishaps in
Delaware over Labor Day. Two mo-
torists were arrested on charges Of
assault and battery as a result of
the accidents. A number of automo-
biles were also badly damaged.
The dead woman was Mrs. Joseph
B. Hearn, of Gumboro, who died a
short time after being admitted to
the Milford Emergency Hospital.
The injured are Miss Augustus
Dobson, her cousin, of Millsboro,
who was taken to the Milford Emer-
gency Hospital.
John Dobson, former postmaster
at Millsboro, brother of Miss Dob
[CoSfirHed on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
13 DRUNKEN DRIVERS In
TWO DAYS SET RECORD
State Secretary Has Discretionary
Power Over Those Once Convicted

Thirteen drunken drivers in two
days during the past week about sets
a record for this class of motor We
hicles. Most of them were Delawar-
cans, Willnam Ball, of the Titling
Bureau of the Secretary Of States
Office, announces.
"They seem to come in spurts,"
said Mr.. Ball. "I know no reason
why they should drink more at one
time than another"
Mr.. Ball called attention to sec
ton of the new automobile law,
which gives the Secretary Of State
discretionary powers over drivers
once convicted of driving while
drunk.
This provides that if the convicted
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Milford chronicle., 1929-09-06
FARMERS INCOME IS
ABOUT $1,000 YEARLY
Survey Of 1851 Farms In County
Shows Cash Balance OF $1,000

No one, not even Uncle Sam
knows what is the average net IN
come of the American farmer, but
the bureau of agricultural econo-
mics in Washington strongly sus-
pects it was not much more than
$1,000 last year. Il
That figure would be hard to
prove, as would any figure touch1ng
the finances of the farmer as an
individual or a class. There are
& OO0. 900 farms in the United States
Zach an individual enterprise so in
rCssfinSsd on S&ss 5l
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-25
Labor Hating District
Attorney Own Witness
When Tried for Graft

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24.-In the
triple role of defendant, attorney
and witness, Asa Reyes, former Los
Angeles district attorney, began his
defense today against charges of
bribery.
A defendant with two others in
conspiracy charges, Reyes took the
stand as the first witness in his own
defense and left the box to make an
impassioned plea in his capacity as
attorney pro PERSONA.
Reyes while in office was one of
the most labor-hating public Off
Gals known. He sent many workers
to Jail for striking and joining
unions. He is accused of taking
100000 brides from a wildcat oil
company he was supposed to be
prosecuting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-25
POLICE IGNORE
THUGS Who MADE
BRUTAL ATTACK
LID Defends Striking
Worker

Attacked by five right-wing scabs,
Sam Lombroso, a shoe worker, now
finds himself facing a possible Jail
term while the five scabs are free
to make further attacks on militant
workers.
Lombroso, a member of the indie
pendent Shoe Workers Union, was
picketing the factory of Vincent
Horowitz at 23rd St. and Sixth Ave
yesterday. The workers of this
plant have been striking against a
10 per cent wage cut and the at
tempt of the company to run an
open shop. A group of five scabs
came up to Lombroso and launched
an assault on him. Police appeared
on the scene and arrested Lombroso
but not the scabs.
Despite the fact that Lombroso
had been the victim of an attack,
Magistrate J. Silverman, in Jeffer-
son Market Court, refused to dis
miss the case against the worker
who was charged with assault. JAG
ques Buitenkant, representing the
New York District of the Interna-
tioral Labor Defense, appeared for
the worker who was released on
500 bail for trial Jan. 80. Bail
was furnished by the I. L. D.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-25
.AUNCH CRUISER
FOR COMING War
u. S. Salt Lake City"
Floats at New York

CAMDEN, N. j., Jan. 24.-In the
essence of high naval officials, the
'uiser Salt Lake City was launched
day.
The Salt Lake City is the first
1000 ton light cruiser constructed
! the United States under the terms
the Washington ornaments con-
.rence. 1t is to be followed by
ore as U. S. Imperialism girds for
ar with British, and longs to at
,ck the Soviet Union.
The ship splashed into the river
ON the yards of the American
rown Roveri Electric Corporation
12:46 p. m. Four seaplanes
yned by the navy floated over
lad.
Brass Collars All There.
The Salt Lake City is 585 feet, 6
ches long and 65 feet, 2 inches
ide. It has a displacement of 49,
10 tons and normal draft Of 10
,et. 6 IL inches. Equipped with
alter tube boilers, the new cruiser
az Turbo-E lectric propelling
achinery. Its estimated speed Is
excess Of 33 knots an hour.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-25
Mella's Last Message.

HAVANA, Jan. 10 (By MaiD.-
The newspaper LA Semana," lib
cral capitalist journal published by
personal acquaintance of Julio
Mella, publishes the cablegram sent
it by Mella from Mexico City few
minutes before he was murdered.
1t will be recalled that his COM
panion, Tina Modotti, had been sent
with the message to the cable office
to send the message he had written,
while he met the Cuban spy. Jose
Magrinat, in a cafe nearby. Joining
her at the cable office they were
walking homeward when the assas-
sins shot Mella from behind.
The message sent to the Cuban
paper, similarly to his letters to the
Mexican press two days earlier,
sought to counter-act the propa-
ganda being made by Machado in
Cuba, to the effect that Mella and
the Cuban Refugees Association he
was head of, had "insulted" the Gu
ban flag. This propaganda was
made expressly to prejudice opinion
in Cuba in order to shelter Mella's
assassins as patriots"
The cable Mella sent stated: eve
ask you to totally deny the calumin-
Gus campaign initiated by our enc
mics. The flag was never Gin
suited. Sending details by mail" 1t
was signed by Mella as head Of the
Cuban Refugees Association, which
had previously denounced the story
of the alag incident" as trick of
Machado.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-25
L.E:NIN MEETINGS
THROUGHOUT OHIO
Workers in Many Cities
Will Rally

AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 24.-Follow-
ing the lead of the workers of New
York City, whose gigantic Lenin
Memorial Meeting was held in the
Madison Square Garden, similar
rallying meetings concentrating
the great leader of the Russian
Revolution have been arranged by
the Workers (Communist) Party to
be held throughout Ohio this Sum
day, Jan. 27.
The following meetings have been
arranged:
Akron, 2:30 p. M, at so South
Howard st. Carl Hacker, speaker.
Canton, 7 p. M, Typographical
Union Hall, 211 Market Ave. N.
Carl Hacker, speaker.
Warren, 2 p. M, at Roumanian
Hall, ia Walnut St. Sadie Van
Veen, speaker.
Youngstown, p. M, at Workers
Hall, 800 East Federal st. Sadie
Van Veen, speaker.
ASnIaDula, Z p M, at MaccaDee
Hall, Bridge st. David Martin,
speaker.
Yorkville, Saturday at p. m.
Israel Amter, speaker.
Powhattan, Israel Amter, speak
er.
All the meetings, except the one
in Yorkville, will be held this Sun
day. The Yorkville memorial meet
ing will be held on Saturday. All
workers in these cities are urged to
attend these meetings and demon
strate their solidarity in the fight
against imperialism and the MUIR
derers of Julio Mella.