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Milford chronicle., 1929-01-18
KENT COUNTY In NEW
JAP PANESE BEETLE AREA
Two Small Areas In Sussex Also
Included In Quarantine Area

Officials of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture have con-
ceded that the Japanese Beetle is
winning its battle in this section,
for they have sent a message to
Governor Robert P. Robinson stat
ing that during the coming year all
of Kent county will be included in
the Federal Japanese Beetle quar-
antine area along with New Castle
county which has been in the area
for some tine. All Of Sussex coun-
ty will he outside of the quarantine
area except Delmar and a small
portion of Milford. The boundary
line will be the Kent-Sussex line,
except all of Milford will be in
cluded.
This, the Governor said, will
an increase in appro-
priations for the maintenance of
the quarantine and for prevention
work to aid the Federal government
in its fight against the pest. In
stead of an appropriation of $19,-
900 a year, or $4,000 for the past
two years, passed by the last Cen
eral Assembly, the State will be
called on at the present Legislature
to appropriate the sum of $4,000
for two years, or $4,000 a year.
The Governor received word that
Kent county would be included in
the quarantine area several weeks
ago, but the information was with
held until official confirmation
could be received from DR.. w. Mar
latt of the Department of Agricul-
ture in Washington.
The Governor in his message to
the General Assembly at Dover call
ed attention to the fact of the exten-
sion of the quarantine. He said
that the results of the investigations
of the U. S. Government experts
show that while the beetle cannot be
entirely eradicated, it's progress can
be greatly retarded.
The recent tests of the corps of
Federal beetle experts in Kent and
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Milford chronicle., 1929-01-18
GOV. C. DOUGLASS
BUCK INAUCURATED
AT DOVER TUESDAY
New Executive Urges Coopera-
ton For Common Good In In.
augural Address.
FOR BUSINESS REGIME
Raps Republicans For Creating
Additional Offices In General
Assembly.

Clayton Douglass Buck, elected in
November was inaugurated governor
of Delaware at noon on Tuesday.
The inaugural ceremonies were held
in the Dover Opera House, the oath
of office being administered to the
new governor by Chief Justice James
Pennewill
Governor Buck succeeds Robert
P. Robinson and like his predecessor
he is a Republican. He is the fifty
eighth governor of Delaware and the
eighth consecutive governor who has
been a Republican. The last Demo-
cratic governor was Ebe w. Tunnel
who served from 1897 to 1901.
Lieutenant Governor James Henry
Hazel, of Dover, who succeeds in
that office J. Hall Anderson, also of
Dover, was sworn in previous to the
inauguration of Governor Buck, in
the Senate chamber. One of the first
official acts of Governor Buck fol-
lowing his Inauguration was the an
nouncement of the reappointment of
Charles H. Grantland as Secretary of
State although he announced sever
al weeks ago that he would appoint
Mr.. Grantland, who served in that
position nearly two years under Gov
ernor Robinson. Mr.. Grantland was
sworn in following the inaugural
ceremonies in the governors office.
Chief Justice Pennewill also admin
1stered the oath of Office to both
Lieutenant Governor Hazel and Sec
retary of State Grantland. The other
state officers elected in November
took office on January l.
Carrying out the wish of Cover
nor Buck the legislative committee
in charge of the affair made the pro-
gram as simple as possible and for
this reason the usual inaugural pa
rade of military and civic organiza-
tions was eliminated. The new gov
ernor accompanied by Governor Rob-
inson in an automobile was escorted
from his Dover home to the Opera
House by Battery G, of Dover, of the
19Sth Coast Artillery National Guard
OF Delaware and a detail of state
highway police. The outgoing gov
ernor occupied place on the stage
with the new chief executive.
The Opera House was crowded
with relatives and friends of the new
governor for the exercises. The pro-
gram was in charge of a joint COM
mittee of the Senate and House of
the General Assembly. The two
houses met in joint session in the
House chamber at 1870 O'Clock and
to reconvene on the stage
of the Opera House. Senator William
A. Simonton of Wilmington, presi-
dent protein of the Senate, presided
and the invocation was by the Rev.
J. HI. carp, of Emmanuel P. E.
New Castle, the Rt. Rev.
Philip Cook, bishop of the Episcopal
of Delaware, being delayed
a few minutes. The oath of office
was administered to Governor Buck
Immediately following the invoca-
Lion and the new governor then read
his inaugural address.
In his inaugural address Governor
Buck took occasion to voice his dis
of the action of the pres
ent legislature in creating additional
offices. He urged a corporation de-
and suggested a "pay as
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Milford chronicle., 1929-01-18
LEGISLATURE MAY
APPROPRIATE BIG SUM
Recommendation Submitted May
Be Increased Or Decreased

With his final message to the
Legislature last Wednesday Cover
nor Robinson also submitted the BIZ
ennial budget bill copy of which
has been introduced in the House
by Representative Hynson, of Smyr-
ma, chairman of the House appro-
priations committee. While the
amounts in this bill may be in
creased or decreased by the Legis-
lature as a result of the coming
hearings on the budget it is hardly
likely there will be any great diff
ference in the total amounts in the
bill as finally passed by the Legis-
lature compared with the total
amounts in the Governors bill.
The budget bill is in fact the gem
eral appropriation measure and pro-
Vides the funds for the State depart
ments, State institutions and other
State agencies to be operated with
the next two fiscal years beginning
July 1, 1929. The present budget
bill carries the recommendation of
the governor.
The total appropriations in the
budget bill as submitted by Cover
nor Robinson for the first year end
ing June 80, 1880, is $1,S45, ,764.17,
and for the second year ending June
80, 1881, the total is $1,S99,691.67,
making a grand total for the two
years of $3,745,395.
This is an increase of $260,131,
over the total amount set out in the
original budget bill submitted by
the Governor two years ago. Most
of the departments, the University
of Delaware and other state institu-
tions are asking increases which
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Milford chronicle., 1929-01-18
SUSSEX COUNTY BOY
WINS Ali CLUB HONORS
Robert MaulI Wins Silver Cup Given
BY State Corn Association

In November 1928, Robert Maull, a
All Corn Club member living near
Lewes in Sussex county, wrote let
ter to A. D. Cobb, State Leader of
County Agents of the University of
Delaware, which closed with this
statement: "Club work has taught
me to endure defeat until it can be
turned into victory"
IF Robert realized the value of
that lesson in November, he certain
ly must believe it with all his heart
now," said Mr.. Cobb today, because
he has just won the big silver trophy
cup of the Delaware State Corn
Growers Association for being the
best All club corn judge in the
State.
Last year in the State contest"
continued Mr.. Cobb, Robert only
placed twenty-fourth in a list of
thirty-nine contestants, and to have
moved up to first place certainly
proves the truth Of his statement
made two months ago."
In this annual All club corn judg-
ing contest which was held during
the State Corn Show at Dover on
January 4, young Maull competing
with thirty-four other club members
was required to place four ten ear
samples each of white and yellow
corn, and write reasons for his plac-
ings, and place five single ear sam
pies of white and yellow corn. He
scored 374.4 points out of a possible
400 perfect score for a grade of 93.6
per cent. Second place went to Alvin
Simpler, a member of the same club,
with a grade of 89.1 per cent.
This was the ninth annual contest
for this cup which will become the
permanent property of the All club
boy or girl who wins it three years
in succession. Leon MacCauley of
won the cup in 1927 and
1928, but dropped to fifth place this
year. Two former All club boys
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Milford chronicle., 1929-01-18
SEN. TOWNSEND URGES
FRIENDSHIP HIGHWAY
Delaware Man Advocates Pan-Amer-
lean Road Linking Americas

The Pan-American highway, "The
Road to Friendship" was the topic
of discussion before the twenty
sixth annual convention of the Am
erican Road Builders Association
at Cleveland, Ohio, this week by
United States Senator-elect John G.
Townsend, Jr., of Delaware.
Senator Townsend for the past de-
cade has had a reputation as a good
roads enthusiast that extended be-
yond the borders of his state into
the national group of good roads
leaders. While Governor of Della
ware, he was responsible for initia-
ting projects that have resulted in
that state, small though it is, having
the largest percentage of roads i'm
proved of any state in the Union.
Former Senator Coleman dupont,
backed by the then Governor Town
sends enthusiasm, also rendered in
valuable aid to the good roads cause
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Milford chronicle., 1929-01-18
DELAWARE CROPS HAD
EOF$l3,OOO,OOO
FOR The YEAR 1928
As Indicated Ia A Reorganization
Made By W. T. DerricksOD,
Director Bureau Of Markets.
INCREASED CORN ACREAGE
A Total OF 10000 Acres Of
Land Was Put 10 Field Corn !;
A Gain OF 1000 Acres.

Agricultural and fruit crops in
Delaware with total market value
at the farm last year of approx
mately thirteen MILLIONS of dollars
is indicated in a recapitulation made
by w. T. Derickson, director of the
Bureau of Markets of the State
Board of Agriculture.
Sweet potatoes, strawberries, field
corn, apples and wheat were crops
that turned out we'll. In strawber-
ries alone, almost 100000 quarts
we're sold and in sweet potatoes,
nearly 100000 bushels were har-
vested.
There were 4,640 acres put out in
acres more than in the year pre-
yious. The average production was
2.700 quarts per acre and a total
production of 12,52S,0OO quarts. The
average price at the farm was 8
cents per quart or a total value of
100000.
In sweet potatoes the growers set
out 1000 acres which was 1000 less
than in 1927, but the yield was 140
bushels per acre, as against 110 the
year previous. The total production
was $4,000 bushels and at so cents
a bushel at the farm, the return
was $7S4,O0O. But this does. not tell
all the story. This week raisers
are getting from $1.5O to 81 per
bushel at the storage houses, so the
real money total for the crop will
be near $2,000,000.
There were 10000 acres in field
corn, this being 1000 more than i'll
1927. The yield average was 80
bushels per acre, two less than the
year previous The total produc-
ton was 4,4SS,OOO bushels as against
4,725,O0O the year before, and the
price at the farm was SS cents
bushel, 8 cents above the 1927 price.
The wheat crop was 1,S36,000
bushels as against 100000 the year
previous. The average production
the past year was IS bushels an
acre, one less than in 1927, and the
price was $125 a bushel.
There were 100000 bushels of oats
raised, the yield being 30 bushels
to the acre, one bushel greater than
III IllS year DSlOlSJ UuI lHS plAOC
fell off from 6S cents per bushel
to 60 cents.
Tomatoes which has been consid-
cred a major crop for this State, has
for some time, because of the COM
petition with Italian tomatoes and
tomato paste, been a source of con-
Germ to the farmer. There are still
however many Delaware farmers
who continue year after year, to
raise tomatoes. The crop last year
was 32,40O tons at an average price
OF $15.22 per ton, net total at the !
farm of $495,000.
The apple crop last year jumped |
ahead almost half million bushels, !
the total being 100000 bushels. !
While the farm value is placed at |
81 $4,000, this by no means repre-
sents the return to the growers.
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Milford chronicle., 1929-01-18
SEND CIRCULARS ABOUT
EGG LAYING RECORDS
County Agent Snyder Gives Valuable
Information To POuItrymen

This week Sussex County Agent c..
R. Snyder sent out 165 circular let
ters prepared by the Poultry Special
ist H. S. Palmer, relating to the egg
record calendars for the year begin
ming November 1, 1927 and ending
October 81, 1928.
This summary gave some very in
teresting data about the 120 poul-
trymen who sent in all of their
twelve monthly report cards. On
these 120 farms there were 56,455
layers on November 1, 1927, Of which
only 30,494 birds remained on Octo-
ber 81, 1928. This shows that 46%
of the birds were either sold, culled
or died during the year. The pullet
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Milford chronicle., 1929-01-18
PLAY FIRST GAME OF
TOWN CAGE SERIES
NeighbOrhOOd Team Wins First
HOnOrs For Town Championship

Last Thursday night, frankie
Sapp's Neighborhood Basketball
Team won the first game of three
game series against the Battery Fl
Team, for the town supremacy. The
Battery boys challenged the Neigh
borhooders, but were almost out
classed from start to finish. The
final whistle blew on a score OF 40
to 15
In the near future the second
game will be played on the Com
munity Club floor. All basketball
fans who want to see a game with
plenty of intense rivalry feeling
should not miss this game.
Wroten, of last years Neighbor-
hood Club, starred for the winners,
while Hazard and johnson star
red for the Battery. Score:
Milford chronicle., 1929-01-18
REMOVAL OF SNOW
SAVES VAST SUMS
Highway Authorities Say Increased
Revenues Justify Expenditures

Snow removal on, rural roads,
largely made possible by the in
creasing mileage of pavement, will
this year save the nation vast sums
of money through elimination of
business and social periods of hi
bernation, is predicted by E. E. Duff
fly, Delaware Automobile Associa-
ton.
Roughly 125,000 miles of roads
will be kept open throughout the
five months in which heavy snow
falls may be expected Five thous-
and or so snow removal outfits,
consisting of tractors or trucks
equipped with inquisitive snouts,
together with preventive measures
such as the placement of snow
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Milford chronicle., 1929-01-18
BIBLECONFERENCEST TO
Be Held DOWN STATE
Series Under Direction OF Dr..
Farmhouse Will Start Monday,
January 21st.

Under the auspices of the Sussex
County Christian Endeavor Union
Bible Study Conferences, under the
direction of the Rev. DR.. Donald
Grey Farmhouse, will be held in
Sussex county in the following
churches, Monday, January 81:
Delmar M. P. Church, to p. m.
Laurel M. P. Church-3:3 80 to 4:30
p. m.
Harbeson M. P. Church-5:SO to
700 p. m.
Georgetown M. P. Church-7:45
to 900 p. m.
Tuesday, January %, these con-
ferences will be continued as fol-
lows:
Lewes M. P. Church-2:30 to $3.50
p. m.
Milton M. P. Church Hall-53O to
ZOO p. m.
Milford M. P. Chhurch-7:45 to
900 p. m.
Supper will be served preceding
the conferences, on Monday, at $50
sharp, at the Harbeson church, and
on Tuesday, at $50, in the Milton
M. P. Church Hall (this hall being
directly next door to the church,.
Dr. Farmhouse is a prominent
preacher and teacher. He studied
for number of years in Europe,
and preached in France for some
time. At present he is pastor of the
Tenth Presbyterian Church of Phil
adelphia.
He broadcasts over the radio Sat
urday evenings, over Station WAN,
teaching the Sunday School lesson
for the following day. Each Sun
day afternoon at $50 he speaks
over the Columbia chain in a ma
tion-wide broadcast.
On Tuesday evening, at 1880, the
executive committee of the Sussex
County Christian Endeavor Union
met in the Georgetown M. p
Church and held business meeting
OF Importance.
Milford chronicle., 1929-01-18
LINCOLN WOMAN
LEAVES LARGE ESTATE
Mrs. Lizzie H. Whitehead Left Es-
tate Valued At $61,OOO

When relatives of Mrs. Lizzie H.
Whitehead, of Lincoln, went to
Georgetown on Monday and took out
letters of administration on her es-
tate before Register of Wills George
Vannie Messick, it was disclosed
that she left the largest estate of
any woman, who has died N lower
Delaware within the past year. Mrs.
Whitehead died intestate.
The bonds, rights, chattels and
credits amounted to $4,000; while
the real estate was appraised at
$11, 500, making her entire estate
worth $61,600. Her son, Frederick H..
Whitehead, of Lincoln, and former
Deputy Attorney General Frank M.
Jones, of Georgetown, were named
as the administrators. Another son,
Mortimer c. Whitehead, of Lans-
downe, Pa, and a daughter, Miss
Laura E. Whitehead, of Lincoln,
share in the estate.
Register of Wills Messicl1 also
granted letters on the following es-
tates in Sussex county on Monday:
Ralph M. Wingate, late of Reno
both Beach, to Mrs. Myrtle B. Win
gate; Mrs. Matilda Hudson, late of
Dagsboro District, to Noah J. Hud-
son; Mrs. Minnie L. HaTtnett, late
of Cedar Creek District, to Leo j.
Hartnett and the First National
Bank and Trust Company, of Mil
ford; Mrs. Sallie NJ. Tindall, late of
Baltimore District, to William B.
De -ickson, of Selbyville; H. P.
Johnson, late of Milton, to Louisa S.
Johnson; Chauncey W. Messick, late
of Seaford District, to Samuel H.
Messick; Ida J. Belts, late of Mil
ford, to Anna M. Ross; Levin James
Rufus Twigg, late of Greenwood, to
Thomas r. Twigg.
Milford chronicle., 1929-01-18
INCOME BLANKS ARE
SENT TO TAXPAYERS
Federal Income Taxes Must Be
Paid Under Law By Friday,
March 18th.

The Collector of Internal Revenue
with offices in the Federal building
Wilmington, has sent to all who
made returns last year, forms fol
the 1928 returns.
The taxes must be paid by March
Is. Shortly after March 1, the staff
in the Office will be augmented to
handle the last-minute rush.
The officials are urging every tax
able to make their returns by send
ing them in now.
According to the Federal regula-
tions an income tax return must be
filed by every citizen of the United
States whether residing at home or
abroad, and every person residing
in the United States though not a
citizen thereof, whose gross income
for the taxable year 1928 amounted
to $4,000, or whose net income
amounted to
(a) $1,5OO if single or if married
and living with husband or wife;
(b) $3,500 if married and living
with husband or wife; or
(c) Regardless of amount if the
net income exceeds the personal
exemption.
If an individual is single and the
net income, including that of de-
pendent minors, if any, is $1,500 or
over, or if the gross income is $5,-
600 or over, return must be filed.
If the combined net income of hus-
band and wife, and dependent minor
children, if any, is $500 or over, or
if their combined gross income is
5000 or over, all such income must
be reported on a joint return, or on
separate returns of husband and
wife. In case the husband and wife
elect to file separate returns and
their combined net income is.-$5,O0O
or over, each shall make a return
on Form 1040, even though the net
income on one of the returns is less
than $4,000.
''If the net income of decedent
from the beginning of the taxable
year to the date of his death was
$1,000 or over, if unmarried, or $3,-
500 or over, if married and living
with husband or wife, or if his
gross income for the period was $5,-
900 or over, the executor or admin
istrator shall make return for him
on Form 1O40 or 1040A.
"Under each of the above condi-
tions, return must be filed even if
no tax is due.
Income of (a) estates of decend-
ents before final settlements, CD
trusts, whether created by will or
deed, for unascertained persons or
persons with contingent interests;
or income held under the terms of
the will or trust for future distri-
button, is based to the fiduciary as
o single person, except that from
the income of a dcendet's estate
there may be deducted any amount
paid or credited to a bene-
ficiary.
Milford chronicle., 1929-01-18
MILFORD'S JANUARY
MILK SUPPLY CLEAN
Samples Analysis BY Health Depart
ment Shows Clean Milk Was Sold

The State Board of Health has
made public the analysis of the milk
samples taken from Milford dealers
on January 9. Every one of the six
samples tested showed that the milk
was clean. The bacteria count rang
ed from a high of 100000 to low of
1000. The butter fat content show
ed a high of $40 and low Oh 4.IV'
The result of the analysis follows:
Bacteria Fat Sediment
ner &C. Percent Test
Milford chronicle., 1929-01-18
NEIGHBORHOOD
RATTERY Fl.

Sapp's Midgets won out over the
Battery Reserves by a score OF ~
to 16. Kemp and Holleger shone
out for the Midgets, while MarVel
excelled for the losers.
Milford chronicle., 1929-01-18

"Duty makes us do things
we'll, but Love makes us do
them beautifully"
Brooks
Milford chronicle., 1929-01-18

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Picnic Foods

Picnics at few minutes notice are
made possible by prepared sandwich
filings, and though you may enjoy
making your own favorite mixtures at
home, you will find it a great conven-
fence during the picnic season to nave
reserve supply of jars of specially pre-.
pared filings. There are number OF
other excellent food preparations In jars
or cans that may be kept on hand to
save the trouble of last-minute shopping
when O picnic is planned in hurry.
For the traditional hot dogs" there
are large or small jars of Vienna Sau-
sages and frankfurters, or IL you prefer
and are willing to pay more, there are
Jars of imported German frankfurters.
To be sure, frankfurters sold loose"
are less expensive than any OF the
canned sort. but the difference in price
is often we'll spent for the satisfaction
of having them on hand when you
want them.
Potted chicken, which may be used
in sandwiches, with the addition of let
tuce if you like. may be had in large or
small jars or cans. Canned corned beef
cut into thin slices makes a heartier
sort of sandwich that appeals to the
veteran picnicker And now there is
canned corned beef hash, just the
thing to serve with poached eggs when
you get up betimes In the morning to
eat breakfast in the open. You may
add to your list potted or deviled ham
or tongue for sandwiches, or. if you
prefer, a tin OF canned ham or canned
tongue, which may be sliced for sand
wiches. Deviled chicken and turkey are
Fpicnic delicacies offered by one of the
meat Gamers.
For your picnic coffee canned or con-
densed milk should not be forgotten.
, If you do not want to go to the trouble
of making coffee at the picnic, then
have on hand q tin or so of crystallized
or powdered prepared coffee that needs
| only the addition OF boiling water to
make a palatable beverage.
A can of Boston brown bread should
not be forgotten. If you like to serve
it hot, it may be put into kettle OF
water over your campfire long enough
, to heat 1t through.
Instantaneous chocolate, which may
be made into delicious drink merely
by the addition of heated evaporated
milk and water may appeal to you.
/ There are Various salad dressings
made with the addition of pimiento
other vegetables and spices, which may
be used to give relish to meat or lettuce
sandwiches. AS, these dressings soak
f, into the bread. they should be carried
unopened to the picnic and added just
before serving.