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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-16

"HIS Il the season of the year
when we shed our coats and
consequently our wardrobes
must include a few smart street
frocks. Even IL your clothes budget
does not allow an enormou expendi-
ture, do see that you have one or
two simple street costumes.
The dress illustrated is Of the
smart bolero type in dull green fiat
crepe. The inside bodice Is OF printed
silk. The gypsy girdle makes a tight
hipline and the soft pleated sash
ends match the pleated treatment
Of the jabot.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-16

ed all the meals too and washed the dishes and kept the house a. neat a
pin, and he thinks the grocer boys mother is prettier than she was the
lay he married her-I heard him telling his mother-in-law so one day
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-16
WOAIAN's AUXILIARY

The regular bi-monthly meeting
Of the Woman's Auxiliary was held
with Mrs. w. D. Bennett. The de-
votional was led by the president.
After the business OF the meeting
was disposed Of. dainty refresh
mentS were served.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-16

ness session, a very pleasant social
hour was enjoyed, followed by re-
fresf1mentS OF delicious strawberry
shortcake and punch. Music was
rendered by Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
and Mrs. Wagner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-16

danes A. E. Shelton, Cochran.
Thorpe, j. J. Willingham, Pittman,
j. p. Christokas, Brink Head, A.
w. Frank, Atchison and Stanford
Linzey.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-16
SOCIAL CLUB

SUCIAL CLUB
The Social club met with Mrs. r
r. Mickle Wednesday. Mrs. MickIe
gave an interesting reading COM
posed by Henderson, of South d.
kota and a piano solo. Mrs. Wagner
also gave a number of beautiful
selections. Refreshments Of sand
wiches, fruit salad with whipped
cream and cak" wore served.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-16
Forty Members
Attend Auxiliary

Forty members of the Woman's
auxiliary of the Presbyterian church
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-16

A very pleasant evening bridge
party was given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-16
PERSONALS

PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Parker have
returned from an extended triL
through the north.
Mrs. Pritchett has returned from
Austin ACCOMPANIED BY friends.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-29
RABIES OUTBREAK
CAUSES QUARANTINE
Milford And Cedar Creek Hundred
In Banned Area

The State Board of Agriculture
has placed quarantine restrictions
on all dogs in the Town of Milford
and Cedar Creek Hundred. This was
caused by an outbreak of rabies in
the quarantined area. The order
signed by Ralph c. Wilson, Secre-
tary of the State Board of Agricul-
ture and John f. Lynn, President OF
the Board of Fish and Game Com
missioners, follows:
lowing to an outbreak of rabies
in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex
County, State of Delaware, the State
Board of Agriculture, cooperating
with the State Board of Health and
the Fish and Game Commission, by
power of the laws of Delaware, does
hereby quarantine all dogs in the
following sections until further no
tice, requiring that all dogs in quar-
antine area be tied or confined on
owners premises. All dogs run
ming at large shall be killed.
"Quarantined Sections: The Sec
tons hereby placed under quaran-
tine are Cedar Creek Hundred and
all of the Town Of Milford, State Of
Delaware.
"This quarantine effective begin
ming on this date, March 26, 1929"
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-29
KENT FIREMEN FORM
COUNTY ASSOCIATION
Arrange Monthly Meetings; Agree
On Dates For ALI CarniVals

Volunteer firemen of Kent county
have organized a county association
and second meeting of this organ
ization was held at Houston Thurs
day. Every fire company of the
county except Milford, was repre-
scented. ]. E. Haddaway, Smyrna,
presided.
The county association will hold
meetings monthly. One of the
guests at the meeting was J. E..
McClain, of Delmar, who said that
Sussex firemen were going to have
similar organization.
Chief H. G. Soule, fire marshal Of
Chester county, Pa, spoke on the
meaning of such an association and
what good could come from it. The
dates of holding the various carni-
walls by the fire companies in the
county were discussed and settled.
Dates of carnivals to be held by
Kent county firemen are as follows:
Harrington, June % to July 6;
Camden-Wyoming, July IL to July
20; Dover, July &c to August 8;
Clayton, August to August II;
Smyrna, August % to August 81;
Cheswold, August 80 to September
Z; Hartley, September 10 to Sep
TENDER 81.
1t was voted to hold the next meet
ing at Harrington on April IS.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-29
NEW NEGRO COLLEGE
BUILDING IS DEDICATED
Progress OF Institution Is Voiced By
Speakers At Dover Exercise

Delaware Hall, the new admins
tration and academic building at the
State College for Colored Students,
north of Dover, was dedicated on
Sunday, when over 400 people gath
cred in the auditorium to take part
in the dedicatory services of the new
building made possible by a S125,000
appropriation by the Delaware Leg
islature two years ago and 100000
from P. S. du Pont.
The exercises were presided over
by DR.. R. S. Grossley, president of
the State College.
Presentation of the new building
was made by John B. Hutton; Do
yer, attorney, who is secretary and
treasurer of the board of trustees of
the State College.
Mr.. Hutton in presenting the
building called attention to the fact
that the exercises of the afternoon
were the greatest in the history Of
the SO years existence of the college,
and that the new building meant
much to Delaware and the country
at large in the good it was destined
to do in sending out men and women
who would make their mark in all
trades of life.
DR.. Grossley responded on behalf
of the faculty, calling attention to
the fact that in accepting the new
building they also accepted the adj
ditional responsibility which it car
ries with it, and asked for the CO.
operation of all in making the new
building just what it was intended
CCostissed on page u
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-29
EXPLAIN SWEETPOTATO
DISEASE CONTROL
Tests Show Improved Bed Paintings
Increase Yield

In connection with the work
which was started in the two lower
counties in the State last spring to
reduce the black rot, wilt and other
diseases that are prevalent in the
sweet potato crop, the Department
of Plant Pathology of the University
of Delaware in cooperation with the
county agricultural agents will car
ry on demonstrations again this
year to show that these diseases
can be controlled if certain prac-
tees are followed with reference to
the seed and field conditions.
The demonstrations which were
conducted in 1928 on the farms OF
H. A. Kent near FELTON,, and A. j..
Dolby, tear Seaford, under the di-
rection of DIR. T. F. Manns, Plant
Pathologist Of the Delaware Expert
ment Station, brought out some in
teresting facts which have been in
corporated in the circular letter and
stenciled cartoon that were mailed
from the Office of Kent County Agent
Russell E. Wilson a few days ago to
the sweet potato growers calling
their attention to the Importance OF
ECsafi~sEd en- page y
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-29
PEACH, PEAR AND PLUM
TREES ARE In BLOSSOM
Warm Weather Causes Fear That
Killing FrOsts VIII Injure Crop

Fruit growers in Kent and Sussex
counties are much concerned about
the prospects for fruit crop this
year. The unseasonably hot wea-
Their of the past ten days has caused
peach, pear and plum trees to Bios
som. The peach and plum trees es-
pecially are in full bloom in many
sections. The usual date Of bloom
ing is between the 10th and Goth of
April. Milford experienced its last
killing frost last year on April 18.
Fruit growers, for that reason will
be on the anxious bench during the
next month. A heavy frost will play
havoc with the buds now in blossom.
Fruit buds can stand much more
cold weather if they are dry. If
wet they kill very easy. Tempera-
lures have ranged as high as 80 de-
grees during the past few days. Ap-
pie buds are not far enough advan-
ced as yet to be injured should cold
weather set in.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-29
MAY EXPECT KILLING
FROSTS LATE IN APRIL
U. S. Weather Bureau Statistics
Show Last Killing Frost In 1928
Was April 18th.

The unusually warm weather of
the past two weeks, during which
time the thermometer has register
ed as high as 80 degrees at times,
has brought inquiries as to the time
when killing frosts may be expected
at Milford. Charles ]. Holzmueller,
local weather recorder, has submit
ted official statistics from the Wea-
Their Bureau at Washington which
show that in 1928 the last killing
frost in the spring occurred on
April 18th. The first killing frost
of the autumn last year occurred at
Milford on October 9th.
The statistics are interesting In
other respects. They show that a
total of 50.08 inches of rainfall was
recorded at Milford during the year.
August was the wettest month with
a total of 1885 inches. October was
the driest with only Las inches of
rainfall. The total snowfall for
1928 was 800 inches. The records
also show that the number of rainy
days were 1874; clear days, IA; part
ly cloudy days, 127, and cloudy days
95. The prevailing winds were from
the southwest.
The annual mean temperature
was 55.3. The highest temperature
of the year was SO on August 4th.
The lowest was 10 below zero on
January 30th.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-29
DIVIDE STATE SCHOOL
TEAMS INTO 4 GROUPS
Dover, FELTON,, Caesar Rodney
Harrington And Milford In
Same Group.

The State this year has been di-
vided in four divisions, known as
A, B, c, and D. Division A comprises
Delaware City, DUPONT, Newark,
Middletown and Smyrna. In Division
B. there will be Dover, Harrington,
FELTON,, Caesar Rodney and Milford.
This year the eastern section of Sus-
sex county will be known as Divi-
sion G and will comprise George
town, Frankfort, Milton, Rehoboth
Beach, Selbyville and Millsboro
Schools. The western section of low
er Delaware is classed as Division
D and will include the Delmar, Lau-
rel, Bridgeville, Greenwood and Sea-
ford Schools. In order to decide the
championship for lower Delaware a
semi-fnal game will be played be-
tween the eastern and western di-
visions on May "a. The State finals
will take place on June in Dover.
Some of the elementary schools of
Sussex county have been scheduled
this year for a series together with
those of New Castle and Kent coun-
ties. The semi-finals between Kent
and Sussex counties will take place
on May 16.
Following is the schedule for the
eastern half of Sussex County:
March 22-Georgetown at Frank
ford; Milton at Rehoboth Beach;
Selbyville at Millsboro.
March % - Rehoboth Beach at
Georgetown; Frankfort at Selby-
vile; Milton at Millsboro.
April 5-Selbyville at Rehoboth
Beach; Millsboro at frankfort;
Georgetown at Milton.
April 12-Frankford at Rehoboth
Beach; Millsboro at Georgetown;
Milton at Selbyville.
April 10 - frankfort at Milton;
COnfiHHed on page II
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-29
SUSSEX HOMEMAKERS
SHORT COURSE APR. 2-3
Instructive Program Prepared For
Sessions At Omar Grange

When the Extension Department,
with its headquarters at the Univer-
sity of Delaware, opens its two-day
short course for the homemakers in
lower Sussex county, in the Omar
Grange Hall, near Frankfort, next
week, every woman who can pos
sibly plan to come should be there.
In case you did not see the COM
plete program in the last weeks pa
per, a schedule of the demonstra-
tons follow:
Tuesday, April End
10 A. M.-"The Cutting and Fit
ting of a Garment" by Mrs. Helen
Mckinley, State Home Demonstra-
ton Leader and Miss L. B. Ruther-
ford, County Home Demonstration
Agent.
1880 P. M.-"The value of vege-
tables in the Diet" by Miss Pearl
Macdonald, Nutrition Specialist.
Miss Macdonald suggests that each
woman bring a tasting spoon for
sampling her products.
Wednesday, April Bird
10 a. m.-"Laundering of Delicate
Fabrics" by Miss L. B. Rutherford.
p. maids to Spring Sewing"
by Mrs. Mckinley.
At the second meeting on We'd
CCoEfiEHed on page
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-29
KENT COMMISSIONERS
DRAW SPECIAL JURY
viii Try Granville Hicks On Murder
Charge At April Term Of Court

Kent County Jury Commissioners,
J. L. Hopkins and G. B. Hope, have
drawn the following panel Of petit
jurors for the regular April term of
court converting at Dover April Is.
A special jury was also drawn for
the Court of Oyer and Terminer at
which, the case of Granville Hicks,
charged with the murder of Charles
Parker who died at the Milford
Emergency Hospital last Friday
morning will likely be tried.
The petit jury was drawn from
the following:
First district-Edward A. Evans,
Ralph Spruance, Arthur M. Boyer.
Second district-Elmer D. Reed,
John w. Caulk, Gilbert Garrison,
Lindale Frazier.
Third district - William M.
Rheims, George Pratt, William Hof-
fecker, George Moore.
Fourth district = Frank Barber,
George Ross, Edward Thompson.
Fifth district. Allen Frear, Jr.,
Gideon Locates, John Behen, Mo-
land G. Steele.
Sixth district - Ezekiel Fleming,
Nathaniel ,Minner, NJ A. Uranium.
[CsSsiSssd ss page n
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ODD FELLOWS PLAN
FOR LADIES' NIGHT
Annual Affair VIII Be Held April %
Install Officers

Milford Odd Fellows will enter
a Ladies Night entertainment in
Grange Hall Monday evening, April
%, at eight o'clock. This is an an
nual affair given in honor of the
ladies, in which the local committee
spared no effort to make it an eve
ming of pleasure. An elaborate pro-
gram has been arranged in which
the following entertainers will take
part: The Breme Family, Myron
Boone, Mrs. George Rodney, Burton
and Collins, Mrs. William Kenton,
Mrs. Augustus Dickerson, Miss Lii
liam Bruning, and the Odd Fellows
Orchestra, with Prof. Hudson direct
ing; Odd Fellows Quartette, Rev. ].
Franklin Bryan and Rev. Frank
Herson. Following the entertain
ment refreshments will be served by
the members, who will don aprons
for the occasion.
Crystal Fount Lodge is proud of
several old members who are round
ing out years of usefulness, both to
the community and to their lodge.
Notable among them is Past Grand
William E. Messick, of East Front
street, South Milford. Mr.. Messick
has started his sixtieth year as an
Odd Fellow, having Joined Crystal
Fount Lodge, No. 10, in 1870. Uncle
Billie" as he is often called by the
members, is we'll, active and hearty.
Regularly attending his lodge, he is
often called to fill the chair of an
absent officer, which he does with
much pleasure. Past Grand Mes
sick agreeably surprised the MEM
bers at a meeting a few weeks ago
by making an address, in which he
spoke of his good fortune to be
spared by Providence and allowed
to serve out fifty-nine years in the
order. His talk on members that
have passed on, the rapid growth of
the order and the part he had played
in the great fraternity was well
worth listening to.
At the election of officers last
Monday evening, Leroy Stevenson,
of East Front street, South Milford,
was elected Noble Grand; John
Wright, vice grand, and Lofand
Deputy, secretary. The Grand Mas
ter will be present at the next meet
ing, April 1st, to install the new Of
ficerS.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-29
GIVE CONTRACT FOR
HARRINGTON SCHOOL
Andrew ]. Murray, OF Georgetown
viii Build New Building

At a meeting of the Pennington
school board commission, with the
State Board of Education, bids were
opened at Dover Friday for the
Pennington school building as fol-
lows:
johnson and Pepper Construction
Company, Milford, base bid, SIG, 1882;
alternate bid if concrete walk is re-
quired, $20,0S2.
Andrew J. Murray, Georgetown.
base bid $19,5O0; alternate bid,
$4,000.
]. Roland Dashiell, Salisbury, Nd,
base bid $21,2OO; alternate bid.
$21,73O.
Hastings and Parsons, Salisbury,
Nd, base bill, $4,000; alternate bid,
$22, 400.
c. E. Brohawn and Bros, Cam
bridge, Md, base bid, $22,327; alter
nate bid, $22,927.
Houston and White Company
Millsboro, base bid, $23,221; alter
nate bid, $23,913.50.
Joseph Thomas, New Castle, base
bid, $23,540; alternate bid, S24,386.
The award was made to Andrew J.
Murray, of Georgetown. The school
will be three room brick building.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-29
WOULD ELIMINATE
STATE MOSQUITOES
Sanitary Engineer Shows How
This Big Job Would Be Worth
While,

Ciciv organizations, as we'll as
private citizens are interested in a
bill before the General Assembly
looking towards the elimination OF
mosquitoes from Delaware. AS orig
inally planned, the bill provided for
an appropriation of $500 for New
Castle county and $4,000 each for
Kent and Sussex counties. This has
been amended, however, and the bill
now calls for small appropriation
to defray the expense of studying the
mosquito situation and reporting
back to the next General Assembly.
Under the first proposed bill the in
vestigation and work would have
been under the direction of the State
Board of Agriculture. Under the
amended bill, if passed, the investi-
cation would be directed by the
State Board of Health.
R. c. Beckett, sanitary engineer of
the State Board of Health, has been
giving much time and thought to
this matter of mosquito elimination.
Because of his travels throughout
the State and the engineering work
in the construction of sewers and
water plants, he is in position to
know conditions as well if not bet
ter, than any other official. In
speaking of the mosquito control
situation, he said:
"Any statewide program looking
toward the control of mosquitoes
might follow along the following
lines: Since the salt marshes are the
breeding grounds of enormous num-
Der of mosquitoes which fly long
distances with favorable wind and
weather conditions and further that
these marshes are in the rural areas
outside the incorporated towns it is
suggested that this work be assum-
ed by the State.
Why State Is Interested
"The State has an interest in en-
couraging any movement looking to-
ward the betterment of the condi-
tons urdAr which the people of the
State live. Increased property val
ues resulting from mosquito control
work adds to the State resources.
More people would then probably
prefer to live in Delaware. Many
acres of farmland would be reclaim
ed. The muskrat industry would be
benefited because of additional dit
ches on the marshes, it being re-
membered that ditching for mosqui-
to control is merely openings for
the tide water to come in bearing
the numerous small fish which eat
the mosquito larva. Cattle now
plagued to death by mosquitoes
near the marsh lands will regain
their weight and be better mixers.
Effective mosquito work means less
expenditure of money for porch
screens.
"How can one measure in dollars
and cents the satisfaction of the
people in Kidding themselves of such
a pest. Boating and canoeing now
absent from most of Delaware's
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-29
KENT YOUNG PEOPLE
MEET AT DOVER TO-DAY
Box Luncheon To Be Held At Noon;
is Annual Meeting

The Young Peoples Council OF
the Kent County Sunday School AS
sociation will meet in the First Bap-
fist Church, Dover, today, sessions
being held in the morning, afternoon
and evening.
Morning and afternoon sessions
will be devoted to study periods OF
fifty minutes each when classes in
4Youth and Recreation" will be
taught by Rev. NJ. S. Andrews;
"Perjonal Problems" will be dealt
withlby Col. ]. H. Cudlipp, of Balti-
NOR, superintendent of the Young
PEBBLES Division of the Maryland
Delaware Sabbath School Associa-
tioh; Science in Leadership" will
bgtaught by Rev. F. A. Lindhorst of
Dbver, and Increasing the Interest"
fill be taken up by Mrs. Irene HI.
Eudlipp, of Baltimore. There will
also be worship services, song SER
vices, recreation periods, and moves
of previous conferences.
Byron Knight, of Magnolia, is the
president of the organization; Carl
ton Waugh, of Cheswold, is the vice.
president; Miss Eleanor Friedel, OF
FELTON,, is the secretary, and Miss
Mildred Heit, of Dover, a student in
the University of Delaware, is the
treasurer. The District leaders are
Mrs. Frank H. Hynson, of Smyrna,
Miss Margaret M. Boyd, of Dover,
Prof. w. H. Jump, of Wyoming, and
Theodore A. HILL, of Milford.
A box luncheon will be held at
noon, but the evening meal will be
served by the ladies of the First
Baptist Church, the charge being 80
cents. The conference is held an
nually on Good Friday. Last years
conference was held in Smyrna.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-29
m. E. CONFERENCE In
ANNUAL SESSION NEXT
TUESDAY MORNING
Rev. DisstOn W. Jacobs, For
merly OF Milford, May Be A
Superintendent.
ABOUT PASTORAL CHANGES
Many Changes May Be Made
Among Pastors Throughout
Conference.

The sixty-first session of the Will
mington Annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will be-
gin in Harrison Street Church in
Wilmington next Tuesday. Seldom
have there been fewer announce
ments as to where the various min
listers contemplating changes are
likely to be assigned.
Bishop William f. Mcdowell, who
will preside over the conference, and
who has the naming of the district
superintendent, is not only making
no announcements of his plans for
filling the vacancies, but will not
even hold cabinet session until af-
ter the opening of the conference.
While the church law gives the
presiding bishop the sole power of
making the superintendent and
other appointments, in some wes-
tern conferences the ministers have
voted their choice for these posi-
tons, and the presiding bishop has
accepted the suggestion and named
the ministers so chosen as district
superintendent. While this plan has
been discussed number of times by
members of the Wilmington Confer
ence, so far it has never yet been
attempted here.
While many of the ministers have
been mentioned as superintendent,
only four will be appointed, as there
are only that many vacancies to be
filled. The four who seem most like
ly at this time to be named for the
district work are: the Rev. w. E.
Harrison, Jr., of McCabe Church,
Wilmington; the Rev. ]. L. Johnson,
of Harrison Street Church, Whining
ton; the Rev. Disston w. Jacobs, of
Newark, and the Rev. w. E. Hab-
bart, of Cambridge, Md.
Others whose names have been
mentioned for the places are: the
Rev. G. T. Anderson, Asbury; the
Rev. Leonard White, Delmar; the
Rev. J. A. Leach, Union; the Rev. T.
F. Beauchamp, Georgetown; the
Rev. L. B. Morgan, Richardson
Park; the Rev. NJ. S. Andrews, Wes-
ley, Dover; the Rev. ]. w. Jones,
Pocomoke City, Md; the Rev. E. P.
Thomas, Laurel; the Rev. J. B. Nc
Cabe, Middletown; the Rev. Hugh
B. Kelso, Claymont.
Rev. Frank Herson is almost GER
tain to be returned to Milford.
Some churches are likely to
change pastors are: Smyrna, Lau-
rel, Georgetown, Delmar, Wesley
Church, Dover, Chestertown, Md,
Cambridge, Nd, Pocomoke City, Md.