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Milford chronicle., 1929-04-26
ARBOR DAY FETE AT
DELAWARE COLONY
Hundreds OF People Attend Tree
Planting Sponsored By City
Club Women.

Hundreds of persons attended the
Arbor Day celebration at the Della
ware Colony, Stockley, on Saturday
afternoon. Many gifts of trees and
plants were brought to the Colony
and planted with fitting exercises.
The affair was sponsored by the
State Federation of Women's Clubs.
The celebration was given on the
lawn of the Kate Deemer Building.
The address of welcome was made
by Miss Blanche E. Lockwood, chair
man of the day. Miss Lockwood
following her address, introduced
Howard T. Ennis, superintendent of
the institution. He was followed by
A. M. Magee, member of the Board
of Commissioners of the institution.
Following Mr.. Magee's address a
play and flag drill were given by
the children of the institution.
At the school it was announced
that a new building is soon to be
erected as an addition to the institu-
tion which is now very much over
crowded.
II OSAOOA Will ci1SO OC
erected shortly at the institution.
The members of the Board of Com
missioners of the institution are:
Mrs. Coleman DUPONT, United States
Senator Townsend, Congressman
Houston, Mrs. Jane w. Pennewill,
Mrs. Lena Messick, John B. Hutton
and S. S. Deemer.
During the afternoon the guests
viewed an exhibit of clothing for the
children of the Colony, which had
been donated by Mrs. Coleman du-
Pont. These garments consisted of
dresses and undergarments.
Among the members of the legis-
lative committee of the Wilmington
New Century Club who attended the
were: Miss Mary deVou,
Mrs. Frederick Robinson, Mrs. A. P.
Tanberg, Mrs. Leslie Appleby, Miss
Elizabeth Reynolds, Mrs. C. L. Ev-
ans, Mrs. Herbert Dunstrey, Mrs.
Harper Silliman, Mrs. Josephine
Thomas, Miss Ann Hilles and Mrs.
Harry Baker.
Milford chronicle., 1929-04-26
TEMPLE LODGE WILL
ENTERTAIN VISITORS
Official Visit Of Bayard p. Hearn
And His staff VIII Be Made Tonight

The members of Temple Lodge
No. 8, A. F. and A. NJ, of Milford,
will entertain the Most Worshipful
Grand Master of the State in their
lodge rooms this evening. Worship
full Grand Master Bayard P. Hearn
will be accompanied by the mem
bers of his official staff on the occa-
sion of his annual visit to the Mil
ford lodge. On these occasions the
lodge rooms of Temple Lodge in the
Masonic Building here are usually
filled with members and their guests
who turn out in large numbers to
welcome the chief of Delaware Ma
sons. Temple Lodge has enjoyed a
very successful year and it is be-
lieved that Grand Master Hearn will
be more than pleased with the lodge
on the occasion of his visit tonight.
The lodge is one of the Oldest in the
State.
Milford chronicle., 1929-04-26
SUSSEX SCHOOL
ELECTIONS MAY 4
Four Special Districts In County
VIII Elect Members To Boards

The annual school elections thru
out Sussex county will be held Sat
urday afternoon, May 4. Under a
statute passed several years ago, all
special districts as well as those in
the rural sections must conduct the
election on the first Saturday in
May. There are four special dis
tricts-Seaford, Laurel, Georgetown
and Lewes-and three members are
elected. One is chosen for three
years, another for two years and the
third for one year.
Under the consolidation plan for
the Georgetown district, all three OF
the present members had to be re-
elected. Heretofore, the elections
have been conducted so that the
term of but one member expired
each year.
Residents of Georgetown did not
desire a change at this time in view
of the fact that the present board of
education were familiar with all of
the plans for the construction of the
new high school on West Market
street, work on which will be start
ed within short time.
Milford chronicle., 1929-04-26
POSTOFFICE SITES
HIGH AT GEORGETOWN
Bids Opened At Washington Show
Properties Valued Up To $4,000

Eleven different pieces of property
have been offered to the Treasury
Department as site for a postof1ce
in Georgetown. Opening of bids at
the Office of the supervising archi-
tects, Treasury Department, Wash
ington, disclosed. The prices ranged
from $1,000 to $4,000.
The various sites together with
dimensions, location and owner or
agent are:
Maggie L. Blizzard (owner) 120 x
120 feet, corner of Front and Laurel
streets, $4,000.
H. J. Conway 100 x 100, by 220 x
1SO, fronting public square, at Court
House, $4,000.
Walter B. Hilyard, 120 x 180, cor
ner Market and Race streets, $27, ,000.
Walter H. Hilyard, 120 105, cor
ner Market and Race streets, 100000.
Frank K. Holson, go x 120, corner
Cooper Alley and North Bedford
street, $1,000.
George w. Bennum, go x 240, cor
ner Cooper Alley and Market street,
$4,000.
Mary Virginia Cullen, go 120,
corner South Bedford street and
Public Square, $4,000.
John w. Richardson, corner Front
and Pine streets, $4,000.
George o. Fearon and William B.
Stemples, 12O 12O, fronting Race
street, between Market and Pine,
$4,000.
Phoebe E. Abbott, administrator,
76 x 120, Southeast corner Bedford
and Laurel streets, $4,000.
John T. and Henry Wagamon,
agents, 126 K 1876 Southeast corner
of Bedford and Pine streets, $4,000.
No decision will be made by the
joint treasury and postofice depart
ment buildings committee until af-
ter representatives of the committee
have inspected the sites offered. 1t
was said at the Treasury Depart
ment that these representatives
would visit Georgetown within the
next month and inspect the sites Of
fered and also another site that may
be offered in the meantime or any
that they might find while there that
would be suitable for the new post
Office building. After these sites
have been inspected a study will be
made of them by the committee,
following which a selection will be
made.
Milford chronicle., 1929-04-26
CAPE MAY-LEWES
FERRY is POSSIBLE
Think Jersey Legislature VIII Adopt
Measure In Aid OF Project.

AS the result of a conference be-
tween a delegation of business men
from lower Delaware and Cape May
county with the New Jersey State
Senate, establishment of a ferry SER
vice between Cape May Point and
Lewes now seems possible across
II miles of Delaware Bay.
1t is expected that the Legisla-
ture will adopt a measure sponsored
by Senator Charles C. Read, of Cape
May, authorizing the New Jersey
quire for the State the necessary
land for the construction of wharves
and piers at Cape May Point.
The delegation, headed by Joseph
F. MacSweeney, of Rehoboth Beach,
urged the Senate to adopt the meas
ure. at once to start the project. A
similar measure appropriating $780,
900 for the work on the Delaware
side has been signed by Governor
Buck of this State.
Included in the group were Mayor
N. c. Davis, Selbyville; Paul Car
penter, secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce of Lewes, and j. Edward
Tikiob, Joseph w. Gertha and Chas.
Horn, Rehoboth Beach.
Operations of the ferry across
Delaware Bay, considered "the big
gest thing in Delaware" according
to the spokesmen, would not only
add another route to the southland
from New York and points north, but
would save 1856 miles for motorists
desiring to avoid the traffic centres
of Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington.
The delegates told the Senate
members that the Delaware repre-
sentatives in Congress have guaran-
teed a Federal appropriation of
100000 for the dredging of chan
mel in the harbor at Lewes to reach
the wharf. The delegates were told
that the Read measure would re-
ceiVe consideration.
Milford chronicle., 1929-04-26
8TH ANNUAL SAFETY
CONTESTS FOR PUPILS,
TEACHERS,
First National Awards Include
Trips To Nations Capital, Gold
Watch And Check For $500.
THE HIGHWAY EDUCATION
Board Offers $6,5OO In Prizes
For Best Essays And Lessons
On Highway Safety.

Offering as principal awards &
trip to Washington with all expen-
ses paid to the winning pupil and
the successful teacher who submit
the best papers in their respective
competitions, the Highway Educa-
tion Board, with headquarters in
Washington, has announced the
eighth annual safety essay and les
son contests open to elementary
school pupils and elementary school
teachers of the nation.
The successful pupil also will re-
ceive a gold medal. check for f1f-
teen dollars and gold watch, while
the teacher, upon her arrival at
Washington, will be presented with
check for $500.00.
Contestants from every state in
the Union, and from Alaska, the
Philippines, Hawaii, Porto Rico, and
the Canal Zone are expected to
strive for the many prizes, aggre-
eating $6,500, offered for the best es-
says and the best lessons written in
this annual competition. The con-
tests in each state are conducted
with the aid and cooperation of the
State Departments of Education, and
other educational authorities. The
prizes are given by the National Au-
tomobile Chamber of Commerce.
In the pupils contest, 442 medals
and like number of cash prizes are
offered as state awards. To the first
national winner is given visit to
the Nations Capital and valuable
gold watch, while pupils whose pa
pers rank second and third to the
national winner also receive gold
watches, appropriately engraved, of
less intrinsic value than that
given the winner. National winners
are chosen by a process of elimina-
tion from those whose essays have
ranked first in their respective
states.
Awards to teachers, according to
the rules, are less numerous but
more substantial. For the best les
son, the Board offers the visit to
Washington, of four or five days
duration, and a check for $500. Sec
Ond and third national awards in the
lesson contest are $500 and 5000 re-
spectively, making $1,000 in cash
awards to teachers.
These contests, perhaps both the
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Milford chronicle., 1929-04-26
BOXING and RACING
KILLED In HOUSE; VOTE
SURPRISED ADVOCATES
Bill Formerly Recorded As Passed
Is RecOnsidered And Killed
Is To IL.
RACING BILL DEFEATED
Although Advocates Had Pre-
dicted Its Easy Passage 1t Re-
ceived Only Few Votes.

Hopes of legalized boxing or horse
racing in this State were shattered
for two more years by the House OF
Representatives last Thursday af-
ternoon, while packed gallery
looked on. Senator Green's boxing
bill, with an amendment by Repre-
sentative Brewer, was first killed by
a vote of 18 nays to II yeas, and
then Representative Scheifele's race
track bill was scalped by a final vote
of 20 nays to 8 yeas.
Before the boxing bill had been
defeated by the mere margin of one
vote, the House adopted Representa-
tive Brewers amendment limiting
each show to five bouts of 80 rounds,
of which one bout could be eight
rounds. This amendment was adopt
ed by a vote of 18 years to II nays.
The bill had allowed 10 round bouts.
Another amendment offered by
Representative Scheifele to strike
out Senate Amendment No. 2,swhich
would have forbidden boxing within
five miles of the limits of a town
which adopts an ordinance against
it, was defeated.
Representative Brewer, in explain
ing the amended bill, pointed out
that the measure, with a limit of
eight rounds, is now in an athletic
class. He pointed out that
his amendment did away with the
ten round limit, commonly known
as big time prize fights" He said
the principal objection to boxing
bill was from the standpoint of pro-
fessionalism and that under this
it would be impossible
to have big time championship
bouts.
Argument against the passage of
the bill was offered by Representa-
tive Conwell, who contended that
The amendment does not change the
and that eight rounds are
Just as bad as ten rounds.
A courageous battle for the box
ng bill was staged during the entire
but ended unsuccessful with
he defeat of the measure Thursday
The bill had been passed
IN the Senate by a 10 to z vote. When
he bill was taken up in the House
Friday afternoon of the preceding
week it was announced as passed by
IN 18 to II vote. Later, however, it |
S claimed that Representative Lewis
said he did not vote for the bill. |
Thursday morning when the House |
after several days recess |
lie moved for reconsideration of the
ill, and in the afternoon it was
Tiled.
Representatives Lewis and Can
ION, who were recorded in favor of
he bill Friday, answered mo-, while
representative Brewer, who had
previously voted no." answered
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Milford chronicle., 1929-04-26
GOVERNOR VETOES
COUNTYSALARYRAISES
Unjustified He Tells Members
OF Legislature At Cl'sing Ses-
sion Friday.

Seven bills were vetoed Friday af
ternoon by Governor G. Douglass
Buck just previous to the final ad-
journment of the Legislature. In his
veto message the Governor con-
demned the raising of a number oi
salaries, called attention to the
pledge of the Republican party to
be economical in administration OF
affairs and declared that the Legis-
ture had not shown any indication
of following this line as it had al
ready exceeded the amount set aside
in the budget by 100000.
One of the bills vetoed was a mea-
sure concerning liens on automo-
biles which were sold on credit. The
reason given for this was that it
conf1icted with the new automobile
code. All Of the other bills concern
ed salaries and included the bill to
increase the salaries of the child
labor inspector, the ten hour law in
spector, the bailiffs of the county
courts in all three counties and the
salaries of various county officers
in the three counties of the State.
The message Vetoing the in
creases in county officers salaries
which was similar to the others, fol-
lows:
"Not having been able to bring
myself to approve Senate Bill 1O6
and House Bills 107 and Ill, 1 would
have returned them to the Legisla-
ture with my veto on Tuesday the
10th inst, had it been in session, as
it was not, the bills remain unsigned
and do not become laws. These
measures were salary bills and pro-
vided for increases in the remunera-
ton of numerous county officials in
New Castle and Sussex counties. Not
less than IL offices were affected and
the additional annual amounts al
loted, totaled approximately $500,
not including six new Offices for dep
lties created with salaries amount
ng to about $500.
81 could not reconcile myself to
he belief that such wholesale in
crease in official salaries was justi-
led, particularly since, with the ex-
,eption, none of the present incum-
1ents Of the Offices affected, ever
appealed to me or intimated in any
manner that they considered the du-
les of their Office sufficiently oner-
JUS to justify additional compensa-
ion.
Reminds Of Party Pledge
However, the objections cited do
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Milford chronicle., 1929-04-26
SUSSEX LEVY COURT
HEARS DELEGATIONS
FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Drainage Project Discussed For
WOOdenhawk District. Bridge
vile Men Want Road Closed.
APPOINT A COMMISSION
Daniel J. Layton And Frank M.
Jones Will Have Indices For
PrOthOnOtary's Office Prepared.

The regular weekly meeting of the
Sussex County Levy Court on Tues
day was unusually busy. After pass
ing and approving several bills of
the county, the Levy Court received
delegations from several districts
who were desirous of having i'm
provementS in their districts. A del
egation from Woodenhawk asked for
consideration of their drainage re-
quirements. The town commission
ers of Bethel appeared before the
Levy Court and discussed a plan
whereby the County force would be
employed to do the street work for
Bethel. A delegation of residents of
the districts east of Bridgeville ask
ing that road be closed. This par
ticular highway comes under a law
passed by the last legislature which
gives the Levy Court power to close
certain roads ppacr certain condi-
ti0ns. A delegation from Delmar
asked for new Stag road. All of the
delegations were heard and the Levy
Court will investigate their requests
at once.
The Levy Court appointed Daniel
]. Layton and Frank M. Jones, two
members of the Sussex County Bar,
as commissioners to have prepared
indices for the Prothonotary's office.
Tuesday afternoon the members
of the Levy Court and County engi-
neer inspected roads and bridges in
Sussex county. In addition to these
an inspection of the Sc
miles of secondary roads that the
county will improve in the near fu-
ture was made. At the conclusion
of the year the county plans to have
SO miles of improved secondary
IA miles of which were
h11iIt in 1909
Milford chronicle., 1929-04-26
INTERSCHOLASTC FIELD
MEET SAT-, MAY IL
High Schools OF State Will Compete
At University OF Delaware

Athletic officials at the University
of Delaware are making the final
plans for the annual inter-scholastic
field and track meet which will be
held on Frazer Field, Newark, on
Saturday, May II. This meet an
nually attracts young athletes from
most of the high schools of Della
ware as well as from many schools
outside the State.
AS usual the meet will be divided
into three classes. The smaller
high schools of the State will be in
class three and it is expected that
Is to 20 schools will compete in this
class. Probably 25 to 80 schools,
with a total of more than 200 entries
will compete in the meet which will
be started at / o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1929-04-26
JERSEY WILL STATE
RIVER BOUNDARY SUIT
United States Supreme Court Will
Decide Dispute Between Della
ware And Neighbor.

Due to the fact that neither Della.
ware nor New Jersey could reach g
satisfactory agreement as to the 10.
cation of the boundary line between
the two States in the lower Della
ware River and Delaware Bay, the
New Jersey Legislature has passed
a joint resolution instructing the at
torney general of New Jersey to
bring a friendly suit in the United
States Supreme Court, in the course
of which it is hoped that boundary
line satisfactory to all will be de-
termined.
The location of the boundary line
in the river and bay has been the
subject of the contention for some
time. The main point of interest
has been the determination of the
boundary for the guidance of the
fishing and oyster industries of the
two States.
For many years the exact loca-
tion of the boundary line has been
bone of contention for fishing and
oyster dredging interests. Commit
tees have been appointed by both
States to consider the problem sep
arately and jointly. but on various
occasions have reported back to the
Legislatures that they have been
able to reach no agreement.
AS the matter stands the differ
ences in the claims of the two States
have varied so widely that they have
not been able to approach an agree
ment. A joint resolution was. adopt
ed giving the attorney general of
the State of Delaware the right to
take such action as is necessary to
protect the interests of the State in
the river and bay early in the pres
ent session of the State Legislature.
It was stated at that time that nu-
merous commissions had been ap-
pointed, but had not reached any de-
cisive conclusions.
Attorney General Reuben Satter-
thwaite, Jr., was instructed to take
what action was necessary through |
the courts but took no action as he
was awaiting the action of New |
Jersey.
In the session of the New Jersey |
State Legislature, Senator Albert R.
McAllister, of Cumberland county, |
counsel for the special legislative
appointed last year to
study the subject, reported to the
Legislature that no agreement could |
be reached and as result the ac-
ton was taken by the Legislature of |
New Jersey.
Two meetings of commissions
from each of the States were held
last year, one in Wilmington and
one in Bridgeton, N. j., but as no
agreement could be reached in
either meeting it was decided by
the commissions at the time that
the best thing to do was to place
he matter before the United States
Supreme Court for final adjudica-
ion.
According to the statement made
~ Senator McAllister, of the New
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Milford chronicle., 1929-04-26
KENT "RIPPER" BILL
PASSED In HOUSE
Enactment Of Measure Into Law
Now Rests With Governor Buck

The House of Representative on
Thursday afternoon of last week
passed Senator Wharton's so called
Kent County Levy Court ripper
bill" by a vote of 21 yeas to 13 nays,
after Representative Virden's mo-
ton to table the measure had been
defeated, % nays to IL yeas.
The bill, which was strongly op-
posed by the Democrats of both
houses, takes the Third Representa-
tive District out of the First Levy
Court District of Kent county and
places it in the Second Levy Court
District.
The enactment of the bill into a
law now rests with Governor G.
Douglass Buck.
1t is claimed that the bill will, in
all probability, give the Republicans
control Of the Kent County Levy
Court.
When the measure was first intro
duced by Senator Wharton, it Great
ed quite a sensation in the Senate,
the Democratic members of that re-
belling body refusing to vote for any
bills that required more than ma
jority vote.
The final vote on the so-called
ripper bill" follows:
Yeas = Brewer, Clark, Conwell,
Derrickson, Hynson, Laws, Lewis,
Lingo, McIntire, Moore, Morgan,
Nickle, Paradee, Parsons, Seal,
Shorb, Smith, TalIey, Tatnall, Van
Solver and Speaker Messick-21.
Nays = Beaston, Cannon, Chad
wick, Cook, Deakyne, Farrow, Glenn,
Hart, Hazard, E. S. Hughes, S. G.
Hughes, Scheifele and Virden-13.
By a vote of Is yeas to nay, with
one answering mot voting" the Sen
ate passed Senator Downs amended
bill appropriating $500 for the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars. Senator
Hopkins voted against the measure
while Senator Hall answed mot vot-
ing"
The original bill provided for an
appropriation of $1,000. The amend
ment cutting to $500 was offered by
Senator Downs prior to the final
vote. The bill had been stricken
from the calendar, but earlier in the
day Senator Downs motion to have
it restored was passed.
Milford chronicle., 1929-04-26
ALMOST 100000
AUTOMOBILE REVENUE
FOR STATE SAYS BUCK
Governor, Speaking Before Will
mingtOn Quota Club, Praises
Road Work.
STATE HAS MODEL Law
Wonderful Highway System Re-
suit Of Carefully Prepared
Statute He Believes.

The State Highway Department
will receive about 100000 in gaso-
line tax and S1,000,0000 in automo-
bile registration fees this year, ac-
cording to Governor C. D. Buck. He
made this statement in a recent ad-
dress before the Quota Club of Will
mington.
He said at the present time the
bonded indebtedness of the State
for highways is approximately
$11, 100000 and that one of his am
bitions during his administration is
to see the work of the highway de-
partment put on ''pay as you go"
basis to expend $5,000,000 more on
roads during the next four years,
provided they are needed, and at the
same time to reduce the State high
way debt without increasing taxes.
Governor Buck said he would al
ways hold the highway department
dear to his heart and that no mat
ter what work he may be engaged
in in the future, he will ever be in
terested in the States road system.
Much has been done, he explained,
to improve the system of the State
and bring it up to the equal of any
State in the Union, but there is yet
more work to be accomplished, he
pointed out. He hoped the time will
come soon when every farm road
will be passable throughout the
year.
Good roads, he declared, form the
best investment for any common
wealth.
He said further:
Gas you may suppose the further
ance of the good roads program in
our State is close to my heart, and
by reason of my past association
with the work, it will always hold
my interest, regardless of my busi-
ness connections. Much has been ac-
complished but great deal remains |
to be done to supply the benefits |
that good roads bring to the hun
dreds of farms that border on thor
oughfares no better today than they |
were so years ago. So long as the
State road building business is self
supporting, it is now and has been
since the inception of the highway
department, at least so long can eX-
penditures for good roads be re-
garded as one of the safest and best
investments the Commonwealth can
make.
"Do not think I am advocating
concrete roads in front of every
farm, such thing would be an eco
nomic impossibility; the cost would
be prohibitive, probably as much as
IS or 80 million dollars, but I am
whole heartedly in favor of improv-
ing so called farm roads, as rapidly
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Milford chronicle., 1929-04-26
FROST AND ICE CAUSE \
BERRY GROWERS WORRY

Heavy frost and light ice on
Monday night of this week has
caused strawberry growers in
this vicinity to worry for fear
that the crop has been badly
injured. Many of the plants
were in full bloom and it is
believed by many growers
that the blossoms that were
open have been killed by the
cold weather. Other fruit it is
believed was far enough ad-
vanced to escape injury from
the frost.