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Milford chronicle., 1929-05-17
INDIAN RIVER INLET
Is WIDENING SLOWLY
WITHOUT ENGINEERS
Water Is Forcing An Outlet To
Atlantic Ocean After Farmers
Start Work.
MONEY SAVING SEEN
If Nature Continues Its Work 1t
Will Not Be Necessary To Use
Appropriation.

Good news is coming from Indian
River, the body of water which has
given so much concern to a large
number of residents of Sussex Coun-
ty and two legislatures. The inlet is
gradually being opened to the ocean.
Last week shad was caught in In
dian river, the first shad to be
caught there for many years.
This news came out last Friday
when Governor C. Douglass Buck
who has been giving considerable
attention to the matter, met with
the members of the Inlet Commits
sion at his Office in Dover. The en-
gineer of the Commission, the Gov
ernor who is also an engineer, and
the members of the Commission,
have made various trips to the place
lately and it appears that the flow OF
water is gradually opening the in
let to the Atlantic Ocean and if this
continues there will be compara-
lively little dredging to do.
The situation was carefully re-
viewed by the Governor and the
commission on Friday and within a
short time definite plans concerning
the work to be done on the inlet will
be mapped out. The last legislature
$4,000 for the purpose
of opening the inlet and building
gates at the mouth of the Assawa-
man canal where it connects with
the inlet. The plans for gates have
been submitted to the United States
Engineer in Wilmington for approv-
al.
If the water continues to deepen
the channel to the ocean, less dredg-
ing will be necessary, and the COM
will be able to save a por-
ton of the appropriation. However,
it has not been decided to abandon
the dredging proposition and the
will do what is neces-
sary in that line. The demand for
opening the inlet to the ocean comes
from numbers of Sussex county
fishermen and others. 1t is claimed
that if the inlet is kept open large
number of men will be employed in
the fishing industry there as they
we're before the inlet closed and that
The value of various resorts on In
1ian River will be enhanced because
hey suffered considerably from the
water in the inlet becoming stag
1ant to certain degree because
water could not flow in from the
ocean.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-17
GROWING SENTIMENT
FOR DRIVERS LICENSE
Many States That Have No Licensing
Law May Soon Adopt One

A growing sentiment for the en-
actment, in every state, of a law re-
quiring an operators permit for all
motorists is shown by the results of
nationwide survey just completed
by American Motorists Association.
In response to QUESTIONABLE,
sent to all State Highway Commis-
sions, embodying the query: "Do
you favor an operators permit
laws" the answers were, almost
without exception, in the affirmative.
OF the 48 states and the District
of Columbia, twenty-six states re-
quire no operators permit. Of these
26 states, the Highway Commission
ers of Motor Vehicles, in all but
four, expressed belief that permits
were essential towards highway mo-
tor vehicle safety. In eight states
legislation is now pending towards
the enactment of motor permit laws.
The only way in which the fitness
or unfitness of person to operate a
motor vehicle can be established, is
by an examination of that person.
This raises the question as to what
percent are fit or unfit to operate an
automobile over a public highway.
National figures are not available
to answer this question" President
Weeks states. "a close approximate
however, may be obtained from an
analysis of the applications for au-
tomobile license permits in the
state Of New Jersey. The figures
show that during 1927 there were
145,4 ,494 persons examined for per-
mits and of this number 28,S77, or
1913 per cent, were found to be un-
fit to operate an automobile COM
with safety and were
therefore rejected. Of the number
found unfit, 1908 were disqualified
because of their inability to drive,
while 1864 failed in their written
test.
Accepting the approximate figure
Of 1913 per cent in New Jersey as
being unfit out of 145,494 applicants,
by the same standards, this would
mean that there are hundreds of
thousands of automobile operators
in the states where permits are not
required that are an actual menace
to others on the highways.
''In numerous states the courts
have accepted the so-called Danger
Ous Instrument Ace,' holding that
an automobile is a dangerous in
strument. In the light of the courts
decision thus defining an automo-
bile, it would seem to follow that
the operator of an automobile should
be properly licensed" President
Weeks declares.
The national organization, through
Its affiliated clubs, is cooperating
with the motorists throughout the
United States to curb the growing
of accidents and believes
that one of the best and most eff
ficacious methods is through the es-
in each state of permit
law for all motorists.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-17
FORMER MEMBER OF
LEGISLATURE DEAD
Robert II. DerricksOn Passed Away
At His Home Here Last Saturday

Robert H. Derrickson, a former
member of the Delaware General As
sembly, died at his home on the du
Pont Boulevard, early Saturday af-
ternoon, May IL, of heart trouble.
Mr.. Derrickson was born August II,
1859, and would have been 20 years
of age had he lived until his next
birthday. He had been in poor
health for three weeks before his
death, but his condition seemed to be
improving. He felt so well on Sat
urday that he was allowed to leave
his bed and go downstairs. Shortly
after noon the nurse in attendance
noticed that he had suffered a re-
lapse. He died about the time a
physician arrived. Mr.. Derrickson
resided in Lincoln until few years
ago when he built new home on
the du Pont Boulevard in Milford
and moved into it. He was active in
church work in Lincoln. At the
general elections in 1924 he was
elected to serve in the Delaware
House of Representatives. He serv-
ed one term and had good record
while a member Of the General AS
sembly.
Funeral services were held at his
late home on Monday afternoon,
with Rev. F. A. Bryan, Rev. Frank
Herson and Rev. Kirby, of Lincoln,
officiating. Burial was made at the
Lincoln cemetery. Mr.. Derrickson is
survived by his widow, two sons, R.
Arthur Derrickson, merchant here,
George Derrickson of Lincoln, and
one daughter, Mrs. Joseph Morgan,
also of Lincoln.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-17
JOHN R. NICHOLSON
PRISONER 6 HOURS
Former Chancellor Accused OF Hit.
ting Policeman In Pennsylvania

For six hours on Sunday morning
former Chancellor and Attorney
General John R. Nicholson, of Will
mington, 80 years old, and his
daughter, Mrs. Randolph Shackle-
ford, of Philadelphia, social leader
in that city, were prisoners in the
Delaware County Jail at Media, Pa.
The former Chancellor was scar
ched as are ordinary prisoners and
was then, he says, given a cold
shower bath before he was locked
up. They were later released and
charges against the daughter of
of assault and battery against the
former Chancellor were withdrawn.
Former Chancellor Nicholson had
been in Philadelphia to see his
daughter and with the daughter and
driver, started to Wilmington. Not
being sure of the way the driver of
the car got out to ask a policeman
concerning the direction to Will
mingtop. The man disappeared and
Mrs. Shackleford took the wheel and
started to drive away when the po-
llCSIudn JuupCu On Iu6 TuuuluS
board and arrested them.
The were driven to the office of a
physician who gave the policeman a
certificate that Mrs. Shackleford was
intoxicated. They were then taken
before a justice of the peace who
held them under $1,000 bail each for
hearing and in default of bail they
were sent from Prospect Park where
they were arrested to the Media Jail.
At the hearing the policeman tes-
titled that he told the driver that he
was in no condition to drive the car
and the driver ran away. Mrs.
then started to drive
away and he jumped upon the run
ming board and the former Chancel- |
lor punched him.
After they had remained in Jail
for time the former Chancellor
thought of a judge there who is his
friend and asked the Jail warden to
telephone to the judge. This was
done and the judge came to the Jail
with the result that the former
and his daughter were
The former Chancellor took the
affair good naturedly. eff 1 had not
been used to taking cold baths," he
told a friend, 81 would have had a
bad cold. Former Chancellors did
not appear to impress them there.
cit was most extraordinary" he
added, "I am no longer a young man
and 1 do not make it a habit of go
ing around hitting policemen. I have
still a good arm, however, and if
had really hit him, he would have
known it."
Mrs. Shackleford was indignant
over the affair and declared the
charges false. Mrs. Shackleford is
in Milford where she
visits friends.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-17
MOTHER : DAUGHTER
BANQUET MAY "a
Mrs. S. C. Evans VIII Act As Toast
mistress At Affair

The plans for the Mother and
Daughter Banquet on Friday even
ing, May "a, at $3.50 o'clock are
nearly completed. A very tempting
three course dinner will be served.
Between courses poppy songs, led by
an expert, will be sung and special
features will give variety to our
pleasure.
Miss Martha Good, Y. W. c. A. Sec
retary, will preside, assisted by Mrs.
Sam Evans as toastmistress.
The "eats" will be followed by a
short interesting program, at which
Mrs. Clyde Nelson will be the guest
soloist.
All members Of the Girls Reserve
Club, Business and Professional
Girls Club and Provisional Commit
tee of the Y. w. C. A, are invited
to attend the banquet with their
mother, daughter lover IL years) or
other guest. Give your names at
once to Mrs. Chester Marshall,
chairman of tickets, phone 292; Mrs.
Remsen Barnard, phone 1853; Hazel
Mildred Downing or Eliz-
abeth Bennett.
The program of the banquet will
be printed in the next issue of the
Milford Chronicle,
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-17
KENT co. BOYS and
GIRLS CLUBS TORALLY
ON DOVER GREEN
Ninth Annual All Club Rally Will
Be Held Tomorrow Beginning
At Ten O'Clock.
WILL AWARD SCHOLARSHIP
Club Winning In Contest TOmOr.
row Will Be Sent To Junior
Short Course.

Plans were completed this week
for the ninth annual rally of the
Kent County Boys and Girls Clubs,
which will be held on Dover Green,
on Saturday, May 18, beginning at
10 A. NJ The program will be in
charge of Miss Helen L. Comstock,
County Club Agent.
Club children throughout the
county always look forward to this
event as being one of the best times
of the club year when they can be-
come acquainted with boys and girls
in all lines of work, and with their
local and state leaders.
If the day is stormy, the rally will
be held in the Dover Armory.
The speaker of the day will be
Congressman Robert G. Houston of
Georgetown, who has always Shown
keen interest in Boys and Girls
Club Work in this State.
At 1890 P. NJ, there will be a
roll call of clubs present. Each club
will answer with an original song,
drill, or stunt. The judges for these
responses will be Mrs. Russell E.
Wilson, Miss Anne B. Moore, Sussex
County Club Agent, A. D. Cobb,
State Leader of County Agents, and
Russell E. Wilson, Kent County Ag-
ricultural Agent.
Miss Comstock will yard schol-
arship to the Junior Short Course at
the University of Delaware, June 25
to 29, to the club that is judged the
winner, and a prize of $500 is award
ed to the club winning second place.
Greetings from the Kent County
Levy Court will be extended by
Jackson Snow, Sr. For three years
the Levy Court has shown its inter
est in Kent County farm boys and
girls by appropriating the funds for
the purchase of the achievement
pins, which are awarded to every
child who completes the work re-
quired in the project selected. These
projects include clothing, canning
and cooking for the girls; dairy,
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Milford chronicle., 1929-05-17
DEL L-MAR.VA WORKERS
WILL MEET in ANNUAL
SESSION AT SALISBURY
New President To Be Elected
Will Come From Maryland
This Year.
INCREASE IN MEMBERS
Reports To Be Submitted Will
Show Increased Interest 10
Work Of Organization.

Combining the formal business o
the fourth annual meeting of the
DeI-Mar-Va Eastern Shore Associa
ton with a luncheon so that it will
be a one session affair instead ol
taking an entire day, plans are be-
ing completed for what the associa-
ton officials believe will be one oi
the largest gatherings in its history
The meeting will be held at the
Wicomico Hotel, Salisbury, Wednes-
day, May 20, and will open with a
luncheon at 1880 P. M. This will be
followed Immediately by the busi-
ness session at which tina a general
resume of the Associations activi-
ties during the past year will be
presented; a new president, senior
vice-pre6ident, treasurer and gov
ernor from each county will be cleo
ted and reports from individual de-
partments will be received.
AS the association membership
has grown very substantially during
the past year and its operation has
been established on an economical
and practical basis the departmental
reports are expected to be of decid-
ed interest.
In regular rotation whereby tie
president of the association comes
from each of three states in order, it
is again due Maryland. Fred P. Ad-
I5ins, of Salisbury, Nd, was first
president of the association and he
was followed by DR.. G. Layton Grier
of Milford. At the present time the
Hon. Judge N. E. Wescott, of Oman
cock, Va, occupies the Office and in
turn it will rotate to Maryland with
the senior vice-president to be chos-
en- from Delaware.
Two nationally prominent speak
ers will address the meeting fellow
ing the business session and it is
announced at association headquar-
ters that these speakers will pre-
sent not only impressive addresses
but that they will apply especially
to Del-Mar-Va and its opportunities.
From the early evidence of inter-
est expressed in the annual meeting
of the association it is said by asso-
citation officials that indications are
that the 1880 members on the asso-
cations roster today will be well
represented at the gathering.
Among the more outstanding re-
ports to be offered at the meeting
will be results achieved during the
past year by advertising and pub
1icity which include many actual re-
turns in new citizens and the de-
velopment of tourist traffic.
The new plan of marketing Del
Mar-Va commodities which has been |
launched this year with the broccoli |
crop and the results of this endeav- |
or with the present activity in aid
ing the marketing of asparagus will |
also be of vital interest. The traffic |
and transportation department has |
an extremely impressive record, and
taken throughout the associations |
achievements surpass any of The
previous years.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-17
MARKET BUREAU CHIEF
EXPLAINS ITS WORK
W. T. DericksOn Addresses Ag-
ricuIturaI Club Of Delaware
University.

The Agricultural Club of the Uni
versity of Delaware held their twen-
tieth annual banquet last Friday.
The club had as their guests the ag-
ricultural high school teachers and
one agricultural student for each
high school of the State. Leslie
Potts, a senior in agriculture, was
toastmaster. Greetings were given
by Dean Dutton and Dean McCue
The speaker of the evening was w.
T. Derickson, director of the State
Bureau of Markets. He explained
the evolution of the marketing OF
farm products and the need of mar
keting organizations and where the
State Bureau is able to give valu-
able aid. He said in part:
I'm March 1922 the Bureau of
Markets in this State was organized.
1t is not the purpose of the bureau
to sell, it is its purpose and duty to
assist in the marketing of all Della
ware products. When the Bureau
of Markets was organized, it imme-
diately outlined plan of work. At
ter this plan was carefully thought |
out meeting was called of the prin-
cipal agricultural leaders and organ
izations Of the State, for the purpose
of explaining the plan and asking
for suggestions as to it's improve
ment. At this meeting I remember
that the Governor was present, Dean
McCue, the County Agents, the Mas
ter of the State Grange, President of
the Farm Bureau, President of the
Peninsula Horticultural Society and
several large individual producers
and others interested in agriculture.
The general plan of work explained
and approved at that time is still be-
ing followed today, except that new
problems have been presented and
work has become nee
"The plan of work outlined at that
time was as follows: Standardiza-
ton of grades, standardization of
packages, market news service,
assistance, and or
ganization assistance and soon efter
we entered into ship
ping point inspection service, which
has since become one of the most
important parts of our work.
"a large part of our work has
been devoted to the standardization
Of grades. Shipping point inspec-
ion service may also come under
his heading and the fact that a
arger percentage of grading pro-
lucts is being shipped out of this
State than ever before is concrete
evidence that producers and ship
)ers fully realize the value of quail
ty and are striving to produce high !
Iuality products in reasonable guam
tiles, rather than extremely large ,
Quantities of poor or second grade /
PRODUCTS. Our official shipping point
Inspection service has been in op-
ration for six years and has in ,
'reased practically 100 per cent !
ach year." ,
w. B. Simpson, junior in agricul- {
ure, from Houston, was elected
resident of the club for next year. :
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-17
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL
WILL GRADUATE THREE
Misses LOuzenna Mills, Elizabeth
W!sseman And Clara Hsrring-
ton To Receive Diplomas.

The Board of Directors of the Mil
ford Emergency Hospital have is
sued invitations for the annual COM
mencement exercises of the Train
ing School for Nurses of that insti-
tuition. The exercises will be held in
the Plaza Theatre, on Wednesday
evening, May %, at 8 o'clock. At
that time diplomas will be awarded
to Misses Louzenna West Mills,
Elizabeth Pearl Wisseman and Clara
Emma Harrington, all of whom have
completed the prescribed course of
training at the institution.
An interesting program has been
prepared for the exercises. 1t fol-
lows:
Invocation, Rev. A. NJ. Eells.
Music, Club Chorus.
Address of welcome, Rev. Frank
Herson.
Speaker of the evening. Ruby R.
Vale.
Trumpet solo, Thomas Derrick
son.
Presentation of diplomas, Rev. T.
A. Bryan.
Benediction, Rev. A. D. Merrell.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-17
WILL BROADCAST FROM
ABOARD AIRSHIP
Story OF Passage Will Be Told By
Passenger On Graf Zeppelin

Reportorial broadcasting of a
great transatlantic aviation event
is to be attempted for the first time
when the German airship Graf Zep-
pelin starts her second voyage to
America on May 15.
This effort to keep the whole
world directly informed of the pro-
gress of the ship from Frederick
shafen on her first regular CONNER
cial voyage is joint venture of the
Columbia Broadcasting System and
the Tide Water Oil Company.
By special arrangement with DR..
Hugo Eckener, commander of the
Graf, the Columbia Broadcasting
System has arranged for F. E. Mich
olson, a young novelist and special
writer, who has taken passage from
Friederickshafen aboard the Graf
Zeppelin, to send series of daily
dispatches from the airship as she
travels westward to New York.
These messages under TiGe Water
sponsorship will be broadcast over
Columbia's basic network to 20 or
more stations so that most Of the
country will be able to listen in and
get vivid, first hand account of the
passage across the ocean.
While Mr.. Nicholoson's dispatches
undoubtedly sill furnish a graphic
report of the voyage, an even more
striking feature is planned, because
special arrangements have been
made for the Columbia-Tide Water
reporter to talk direct from the air.
ship to the shore as soon the Graf
Zeppelin gets within about 500 miles
of the American coast. His talk as
he delivers it will be rebroadcast
over the Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn, so that millions of people will
be able to hear the story of the end
ing of the great voyage from a man
who is actually participating in it.
Word has been received by the
Tide Water Oil Company from DR..
Eckener that he will personally tell
the story of the trip over the air, un-
der its sponsorship, as soon as pos
sible after the Graf is moored at
Lakehurst. DR.. Eckener's own per-
sonal story should furnish fitting
climax to the aerial reporters ac-
count of the voyage.
The present plan is that the daily
broadcasts of Mr.. Nicholson's dis
patches shall be given over the Col
umbia Broadcasting System each
night at IL P. M. Eastern Daylight
Time in program lasting Is min
utes. The time of the broadcasting
of Mr.. Nicholson's direct ship to
shore talks will be announced as far
in advance as possible. The follow
ing stations will carry the broad
cast:
WADC Akron, WCAO Baltimore,
WNAC Boston, WKBW Buffalo,
WBBM Chicago, WKRC Cincinnati,
Wink Cleveland, WGHP Detroit,
WOWO Fort Wayne, KMBC Kansas
City, WABC New York, WLBW Oil
City, KOHL Omaha-Council Bluffs,
WCAU Philadelphia, WAS Pitts
burgh, WEAN Providence, KNOX
st. Louis, WFBL Syracuse, WSPD
Toleda, WMAL Washington.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-17
DELA. RED MEN PLAN
FOR MORE LODGES
Several Towns In State Have Been
Selected For New WigWams

Plans for the establishment of a
considerable group of new tribes of
the Improved Order of Red Men in
Delaware are under consideration by
the Great Chiefs of the State and
nation as a special feature of the
present campaign for the increase Of
membership. Delaware has long
been one of the strongholds Of Red
Menship and the Great Chiefs regard
this particular field as unusually
promising in its prospects for the
further expansion of the oldest Am
erican patriotic fraternity.
Among the places under discus
sion for new tribes of Red Men in
Kent County are: Camden, Little
Creek, Smyrna, Wyoming, Woodside,
Lebanon, FELTON,, Kenton, Bowers,
Willow Grove, Pennington and Ches-
void. The order now has local
units at Clayton, Dover, Frederick,
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Milford chronicle., 1929-05-17
DR.. GRIER Gets CABLE
FROM BYRD PARTY.
Commander Sends Best Wishes To
Caulk Company Head 10 Wire
Received This Week.

DR.. G.. Layton Grier, President of
the L. D. Caulk Company, has Just
received the following radiogram
from Commander Byrd. 1t reads:
Little America, Antarctica
I'VE think of you often down here
and the fine things you did for the
expedition. Everyone joins in send
ing best wishes to you and DR.. Clyde
A. Nelson. Kindest personal re-
CARDS. Byrd"
1t may be recalled that the L. D.
Caulk Company opened a special
clinic in New York City, where for
three months, DR.. Clyde A. Nelson of
the Caulk Research Laboratories,
made complete photographic exami-
nations of every member of the Byrd
personnel, including the Commander
himself, and corrected every dental
condition needing attention. Of this
work Commander Byrd wrote: "I
can assure you that every man of
the expedition now has an excep-
tionally high regard for modern
dentistry"
DR.. Grier was selected by Com
mander Byrd as Chief Dental Con-
sultant to the Expedition.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-17
4496 OF BUSES USED
FOR SCHOOL PUPILS
Methods Of Rural Education Have
Been Changed Through Their Use

The motor bus has virtually revo-
lutionized rural education, and more
than a million and quarter school
children depend upon 40,875 school
buses for transportation to school
each day, according to preliminary
figures from "Bus Facts" the annual
publication of the National Motor
Bus Division of the American Auto
mobile Association, with which the
Delaware Motor Club is affiliated.
The A. A. A. Bus Division points
out that total of $3.50 schools Low
use buses, which cover 410,370 miles
of route daily, and comprise Al per
cent of the total motor buses. used
throughout the country.
"The motor bus has been Gomi-
nant factor in bringing about the
consolidation of rural schools, which
has resulted in much higher type
of educational CENTER" says Bus
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