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Milford chronicle., 1929-07-19
C. P. CAREY WILL ERECT
NEW AUTO SHOWROOMS
Old Davis Mill Property VIII Be
Torn Down TO Make Room +

A real estate transaction Of i'm
nortance was consumated this week
whereby G. Prettyman Carey, local
chevrolet dealer, became the owner
of the old Davis Mill property 10
Gated at the corner Of Water and
Pear streets, North Milford. The
present three-story brick mill build
ing will be torn down and modern
new building covering the site and
adjoining ground will be erected at
once. The new structure Will be
equipped with the latest shop TOOLS
service station equipment and show
rooms for the display of new cars:
When completed it will be one OF
the most attractive automobile CEN
ters in Milford.
For the past two years Mr.. carey
has been seeking larger and better
home for the Chevrolet, but not
until this week was he able to Sc
cure lust the location that he de-
sired when the mill property was
sold to him. The mill property has
been in use for long term of years
and for years was operated by
Frank w. Davis. At the present time
the NAPLES MiIIhg Company occu-
pies the building.
Milford chronicle., 1929-07-19
c. E. SOCIETIES PLAN
FOR THEIR RALLY
Annual Summer Gathering VIII Be
Held At Oak Orchard

A business meeting of the Sussex
County Christian Endeavor Board
was held in the Georgetown M. p.
Church last Tuesday evening. The
purpose of the meeting was to make
plans for the summer rally. 1t was
decided to have the rally on Tues
day, July 80, at Oak Orchard. The
afternoon session will begin at 2.S0
and the evening session at Z.
Those who have charge of the
program are: Mrs. Darby, of Milton;
Anna Havelka, of Milton; Hannah
Cannon, of Dagsboro; Rev. Gordon,
of Harbeson, and Howard w. King,
of Georgetown.
The board is planning big day
for the Christian Endeavorers and
hopes to have large crowd present.
A shield will be given to the church
that has the largest number pres
ent and new banner to the society
with the largest percentage pres
ent. Another banner will go to the
society with the second largest per-
centage present.
Milford chronicle., 1929-07-19
GROWERS GETTING HIGH
PRICES FOR APPLES
Farm Outlook Generally Much I'm
proved Over Last Year

Delaware early apples are now
leading the country in the matter of
production. Coming two weeks ear
lier than normal the volume being
shipped out of the State each day
ranges from one-third to one-half of
the entire early apple crop being
marketed at this time.
This does not mean that the crop
is exceptionally heavy. On the con-
trary it is not as heavy as in some
former years, but it is one of the
best, from a financial standpoint,
which the growers have ever expert
enced. Last week the closest COM
petitor to Delaware was Illinois and
there were a half dozen other states
where few carloads a day were
being shipped. Up to Saturday, ap-
proximately $50 carloads had gone
forward by, railroad, to say nothing
of the quantity shipped by truck.
Williams, which is one of the most
appetizing of the early varieties be-
gan going to market this week. The
earlier varieties were such as could
DS uoSu p1dCIACclA1y OhAy AOA PIC -hoh-
ing.
Delaware apples are being for
warded into the middlewest, and up
in New England, as well as down in
West Virginia. But what is the most
interesting feature of the crop is the
price. This has been ranging stead
lily from $1.50 to $3.50 bushel
hamper. Some growers claim to
have obtained even fancier price
than this. But at this rate there is
good profit to the grower.
Last year the early apple crop
started off fine for about three days
and then the prices dropped from
thirty to seventy cents bushel.
While the crop is not an excessive
one the prices being gotten are such
as will make this first fruit crop of
the season, particularly profitable.
Practically all of the apples going
out of Delaware are being inspected.
This matter of inspection by U. 5.
INSPECTORS is doing the growers
much good and they realize that fact.
Not more than or 6 years ago, the
health officials of New York city put
a ban on Delaware apples because,
through the greediness of some OF
the growers, all kinds of apples were
being shipped. Some were wormy,
others were partly decayed and there
was no attempt at standardization.
Then through the efforts of the Bur
eau of Markets of the State Board OF
Agriculture, U. S. inspectors were
called upon. 1t took the Delaware
orchardist but short time to real
ize that having Uncle Sans o. K. on
a hamper meant not only an immed-
late market but a better one. They
could pay the cost of inspection ana
vet realize many times that expense,
and with a certificate from a United
States inspector, the commission
man could not claim that the fruit
was undersized, without color and
perhaps decaying. The Inspection
ended all controversy about the fruit
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Milford chronicle., 1929-07-19
POTATOES In SMALL
PACKAGES SELL BEST
Peninsula Produce Exchange Pleas
ed With Experiences In "Spuds"

That the use of small packages in
marketing Del-Mar-Va Irish pota-
toes will go far toward solving the
potato marketing problem, is the
statement of w. G. Cullen, General
Manager of the Peninsula Produce
Exchange of Pocomoke City, Md. fol-
lowing an experiment by the Ex-
change which is now well underway.
That this may also apply to other
commodities is the view of numer-
Gus growers and shippers who have
watched the tryout carefully. It is
strongly mentioned as being a pos
sible solution to the marketing Of
other leading crops.
The Peninsula Exchange, for the
first time in the history of potato
growing in this section, packed,
shipped and promptly sold at a
premium price several carloads of
Irish potatoes put up in 15-pound
peck burlap bags.
The first car was loaded at Snow
Hill with 1000 of the handy, house
hold packages. 1t reached Philadel-
phia the following day and arrived
with contents in excellent condi-
ton. 1t met with immediate favor
and was disposed of in record time.
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Milford chronicle., 1929-07-19
EDUCATION BOARD
OF STATE MEETS
AND REORGANTZES
George S. Williams OF MillsbOro
Again Chosen As President At
Meeting Last Friday.
$4,26O,OOOIN SCHOOL FUND
Treasurer Makes Report On
Balance On Hand; Recon-
mendatiOns Made.

At meeting of the State Board
of Education at Dover last Friday
organization for the ensuing year
was effected by the reelection OF
the following officers: President,
George S. Williams, Millsboro; vice
president, L. NJ Price, Smyrna;
secretary, DR.. H. v. Holloway; as
sistant secretary, J. o. Adams.
Considerable business was trans
acted by the Board, including reports
of consolidation elections and rec
concentrations for consultations,
based on the results of the elections
held in the several districts.
The following results were re-
ported: Hazels with Clayton, 8 for
and 81 against; Viola with Magee's,
43 for consolidation, none against;
Magee's with Viola, 18 for and z
against; Hockessin with North Star,
Mt. Pleasant, Yorklyn and Clinton,
43 for consolidation and none
against; Delmar with Calloway's,
for consolidation, 10, against none;
Browns with Seaford, for consolida-
ton, 80, 81 against; Good Will with
Selbyville, 10 for consolidation, 10
against; Millsboro with Pine Grove,
for consolidation, 13, none against;
Pine Grove with Millsboro, "a for
consolidation and 8 against.
The State Board recommended the
following consultations: Pine Grove
with Millsboro, with the present
Millsboro trustees; Good Will with
Selbyville, with present Selbyville
trustees; Browns with Seaford,
present Board of Education of Sea-
ford Special School District; Gallo
ways with Delmar, present Delmar
trustees; Magee's with Viola, trus-
tees, Emil Cubbage, Lowell Roland,
of Viola, and Luther Marker of
Magee's.
On petition of residents of Sugar
Hill District in Sussex County, that
school will be closed and the pupils
will be transferred to Selbyville.
A letter of protest from Elsmere
taxpayers with regard to the cleo
ton of q principal, resulted in re-
ply by the State Board that the
Board of Education of the district
only has the right to elect their prin-
cipal.
The recommendation of the ap-
pointment of Judson j. Northrup as
trustee of the Delaware City school
for the term ending 1928, was ap-
proved.
A statement from the State Treas
urer as to the amount of balance IN
the school fund shows $4,26O,OOO.
Action of local Boards of Educa-
ton upon building proposals OF the
State Board of Education have been
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Milford chronicle., 1929-07-19
27,OOO AUTOISTS
AID in DRIVE TO
PROMOTE SAFETY
Twenty-Five Thousand OF Ma
chimes Registered Fail To
Have Cars Inspected.
ARRESTS ARE PREDICTED
Owners Operating Defective Au-
tOmObiles Will Be Compelled
To Pay Penalty.

Motorists who failed to take ad-
vantage of the "Save-a-Life Cam
paign," which ended Monday night,
to have their machines officially in
spected, and whose cars are defec-
tive in any way, will find themselves
subject to arrest if they venture out
upon the State roads.
From announcements made Mon
day night it was indicated that quite
a few Delaware motorists will be
running the risk of arrest.
1t was stated Monday night that
while definite figures of cars inspect
ed during the campaign, which
started on June Is, and continued
for a month, had not yet been tabu-
lated, about $4,000 cars had been
given the official o. K. This number,
however, is but little more than half
of the total number of machines reg
istered in the State. Delaware, so
far this year, has registered approx
imately $4,000 automobiles, it was
declared.
Superintendent c. c. Reynolds, of
the State Highway Police, issued in
structions to his men Tuesday NOR
ming to continue their examination
of machines on the State road, and
all those who have cars with defec-
tive brakes, no mirrors, windshield
wipers or other provisions contained
in the State law, will be subject to
arrest.
Contrary to popular belief, it is
stated that a law has been passed
by the State Legislature making it
compulsory for all cars to be in the
pink of condition at all times and
providing a fine for all motorists
who are careless of the condition of
their machines as well as their driv-
ing.
To escape the possibility of arrest,
motorists may continue to have their
machines inspected at garages
throughout the State.
The campaign was sponsored by
the Delaware Safety Council in CO.
operation with Governor G. Douglass
Buck to make the highways safer for
driving and for pedestrians.
officials of the Delaware Safety
Council express themselves as being
satisfied with the results that have
been obtained from the campaign as
there had been a sharp decrease in
the number of mishaps. It was point
ed out that July 4, when traffic was
at its peak for the year, and which
in previous years always added sew
eral names to the death list, was
a fatal accident and but few
other mishaps.
Milford chronicle., 1929-07-19
MOTORIST KILLED in
ATTEMPT TO PASS
TRUCK ON HIGHWAY
John Johnson, Continental Can
Company Employee, Fatally
Hurt Saturday Night.
NEAR ODESSA
Six Persons We're Injured In
Weekend Automobile Acci.
dents In State.

While attempting to pass another
machine proceeding in a northerIy
direction, an automobile, driven by
John johnson, aged 35 years, crash
ed head-on into truck, operated by
Edgar Stanert, of Milford, on the
State Highway, about two miles
south of Frederick, at $3.50 o'clock
Saturday night.
Johnson was instantly killed.
Harry Plummer, aged 21 years, of
Milford, who was riding with him.
suffered numerous lacerations, and
was removed to the Milford Emer-
gency Hospital, where his condition
was reported as not serious. He was
later dismissed.
Stanert received bruises about the
hips and was suffering from shock.
His wife, who was riding with him,
received slight bruises about an
arm. Their child, aged four years.
was unharmed. His truck was badly
damaged.
Johnson's car was practically de-
molished. When he arrived at the
Milford Hospital, where he was TAX
en- in an ambulance, he was pro-
nounced dead, and removed to the
undertaking establishment of Will
liam Berry, in Milford.
He was employed by the Continen-
tai Can Company and had been To-
Gated at Milford for the past two
months. His home was in Baltimore.
Three persons were injured near
Odessa early Sunday morning when
an automobile driven by J. Leroy
Irwin, of Elkin's Park, Pa, and a
truck operated by John Regan, of
Crisfield, Nd, collided. An automo-
bile driven by J. A. Doto of Will
mington, which was following the
Pennsylvania car, turned over while
attempting to avoid a collision.
Irwin and his wife were taken to
the Kent General Hospital, Dover,
where they were treated for minor
decorations and bruises about the
body. Mrs. Doto was taken to the
Delaware Hospital and treated for a
sprained wrist.
Regan and his wife, who were rid
ing in the truck, escaped injury. al
though the three machines were
badly damaged.
An investigation was made by Pri-
Yates Leach and Knecht of the State
Police, but no arrests were
made.
Milford chronicle., 1929-07-19
PENNEY STORE OPENS
HERE ABOUT OCT. |
W. o. LankfOrd, Manager For
New Store, Visits Milford And
Tells Of Plans.

The ]. c. Penney Company, oper.
ators of chain of 1400 retail dry
goods stores covering the entire
United States and doing a yearly
business in excess of 100000, ,O0C
will open new store in Milford on
or about October 1, according to
word just received from the real es-
tate department of the company.
The property to be occupied is To-
Gated at Front and Walnut streets,
North Milford and is owned by D.
Coopersmith. The lease covers a per-
iod of 20 years.
The building to be occupied by the
]. c. Penney Company store will be
a one story structure with a 'front.'
age of 80 feet and depth of 1873
feet.
1t is stated by officials of the J.
c. Penney Company that more than
500 new stores are being opened this
year, in excess of double the num-
Der of stores opened in any one year
in the previous history of the organ
ization.
1t was founded q years ago in the
town of Kemmerer, Wyo., on a total
cash capital of $500.
It's development has been along
the co-partnership basis which ].
c. Penney, founder and chairman
of the board of directors, inaugural
ed when he first started building
what has since become the largest
of its kind in the world.
W. o. Lankford who will be man
ager of the new store was a visitor
here this week making an inspection
of the store building and getting ac-
quainted.
Mr.. Lankford has been with the J.
c. Penney Company for the past four
years, starting with the organiza-
ton at Dalles, Oregon, and will come
here from Dalles where he has been
serving as assistant to the manager.
He stated that the new store in
Milford will be furnished with the
modern type of fixtures, counters,
display cases and racks and with
full facilities for handling a large
volume of retail sales in mems, wo-
mems and children's clothes as we'll
as general department store mer-
chandise.
Before leaving to return to Fred
erick, Nd, where he will be located
until he comes to Milford he was
caller at the Office of Milford Chron-
icle. "The ]. G. Penney Company is
one of the largest users of newspa-
per advertising space in the United
States," he said. "More than 1000
daily and weekly newspapers carry
our message to the buying public
all through the year. The newspa-
per appropriation for the company
totals many millions of dollars each
year and Earl c. Sans, president of
The company, stated few weeks ago
that our plans are constantly ex-
panding in this respect"
Mr.. Lankford was born in Prin- |
cess Anne, Nd, and is 35 years of |
age.
Milford chronicle., 1929-07-19
ALFRED |. DU POINT
WILL AID STATE'SACE
Revealed As The Man Who Will
Finance Pension System In
Delaware.

Alfred 1. DUPONT, of Wilmington
has been revealed as the benefactor
of the aged of the State who has Of
fered to financially aid the aged
needy of Delaware. Mr.. DUPONT is
now in Europe.
The announcement was made by
Mrs. Laura C. Walls, of Lincoln, a
member of the Mothers Pension
Commission, who was largely re-
sponsible for getting Mr.. DUPONT in
terested in the project.
Under the plan those persons 65
years of age or over who are in need
are to receive financial aid after a
rigid investigation has been made of
each case to assure that it is actu-
ally needy.
Mrs. Walls recently wrote to Mr..
DUPONT requesting that she be al
lowed to use his name and his reply
to that letter follows:
"My dear Mrs. Walls:
81 was most pleased to have your
fine letter of June 10, and to know
that you have entered on our cam
paign for caring for the old people
of Delaware who are in need.
shall look forward to the results
achieved when I return.
"There is no harm in my name be-
ing made known. In this case the
facts are better than untrue rumors
and speculations. The hardest part
Of your work will be in separating
the worthy cases from the others.
You will be swamped with applica-
tions for assistance from many who
have children, or other relations,
who can care for them. 1t is going
to be a strenuous task, but 1 feel
that it is one that you are fitted to
tackle very successfully.
"Your plan is well thought out
and should succeed. You have the
assistance of the ministers and some
Of the best thinking people of the
State.
"Please accept my deepest appre-
citation for your splendid assistance
in this fine work for to you must go
the credit"
Sincerely yours,
ALFRED I. DUPONT
Milford chronicle., 1929-07-19
JAMES E. HUMES TAKES
MISS GARBUTT AS BRIDE
Ceremony Performed At New York
City's Gretna Green =

Miss Mary Garbutt, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Garbutt, of Fred
erica, and James Edward Humes,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Harry Humes,
of Milford, were married Monday af
ternoon in the Little Church Around
the Corner in New York City. Mrs.
Humes is a graduate of the Woman's
College of the University of Della
ware. Mr.. Humes is associated with
his father in the hardware business
in Milford, doing business under the
name of J. H. Humes G Son.
Following their marriage Mr.. and
Mrs. Humes left New York City for
wedding trip which will take
them into Canada and through the
New England States. They will
make their home on North Walnut
street, Milford, in the new home re-
Gently purchased by the groom.
Milford chronicle., 1929-07-19
URGES BEAUTIFICATION
OF NATIONS HIGHWAYS
Elimination Of Bill Boards And
Planting Of Trees Is Recommended

The tremendous growth of motor
traffic in recent years has empnaslz-
ed the Importance of making Amer
leans highways more beautiful the
American Motorists Association, Ma
tional Body of the Delaware Auto
mobile Association, declared tnls
week, criticising the laxity OF states
in making use of public funds wnlcn
have been authorized for beautlnca-
tion purposes.
"The highways have become Am.
erica's playground where mllnons OIL
motorists spend their leisure nouIIS >
in search of restfulness, beauty anu
charm" says the American Motor-
lists Associations statement. Inc
necessity and demand for comDlnLns
beauty with utility has become more
pronounced with the grown Ol
tourist traffic in recent years.
The application of purely utlilCaI-
ian standards in highways consCruc-
ton meets engineering and econol,io
requirements but the motorlsC VIZ
seeks recreation in his automopllo 20
cheated out of the natural pe"u''
Continued on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1929-07-19
LIFT DOG QUARANTINE
IN SEVERAL DISTRICTS

In view of the fact of no
further cases of rabies hav-
ing occurred in certain sec
tions of the State which had
been quarantined by the State
Board of Agriculture, the
State Board announces that
the quarantine on dogs in the
following districts has been
lifted:
Nanticoke hundred, Sussex
county, which has been quar-
antined since May 10; Clayton,
in Kent county, which has
been quarantined since April
26; Cedar Creek hundred,
Sussex county, including Mil
ford, quarantined since March
26.
Milford chronicle., 1929-07-19
WILL STAGE AIR-SHOW
PROGRAMS TOMORROW
Affair At ChestertOwn, Md, WI Do
Elaborate Display Of Aircraft

Under the auspices of the Kene a
County (Md.) Chamber of Comneloo
one of the most elaborate al~r-snow ~
programs ever arranged on tne .d.or ~
lnsula will be given at the Cnes'eI % On
town flying field Saturday July I, ~
While there will be flights ana t;ro muCa
else of interest during the emu nns
day, the formal program op0"'
promptly at P. M. aoro
arrangements for the aerlai % tbo
onstration are in the hands Oh ond .m
Curtis Flying Service who own a,,r' anu
operate the airport at Chesteltv n+ -
They have cooperated with tne hsm. sor
county Chamber of Commerce ~
the purpose of offering an optTr ot;on
tunity to the people of this seo.1Un ona
to view what promises to DC o;ro III
OF the greatest assemblages u ,iad ~
planes and one of the most md Vdi on on
programs in flying ever stageu on
the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula. LAT,
Among the various flying ou.n'o 4,,o
which will be represented IN No ne
program will be the Maryla.nIro ~, % oh
t5onal Guard who will go 'niyOe
LC@stinn,d an %@ss II
Milford chronicle., 1929-07-19
DEL-MAR-VA IS LAUDED
In MAGAZINE ARTICLE
FOrty-Eight Pages OF "VacatiOnist"
Tell OF Pleasures To Be Found

The Del-Mar-Va Peninsula re-
ceives .4S pages of attractive descrip-
tive matter in the current issue of
the "Vacationist" and Del-Mar-Va
Supplement published by the Regis
tered Service International, which is
now being distributed.
The Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore
Association with other civic bodies
cooperating with the publishers by
furnishing illustrations and facts re-
garding the Peninsula, makes pos
sible this unusual display and dis
tribution of Del-Mar-Va material.
Practically all of the outstanding
communities on the Peninsula have
co-operated with the publishers in
the compilation of this book and
with a distribution of more than
100000 copies the outstanding fea-
lures of the Peninsula are being
widespread. In addition to this the
4S-page section devoted to Del-Mar-
Va will be carried in the annual
major issue of atlantic Coastal
Trails" which covers all main
routes from Canada to Florida.
Perhaps one of the strongest ap-
peals to the visitor, vacationist and
tourist coming to the Peninsula is
contained in full page contribu-
ton presented by Vernon Wrenn,
head of Registered Service, from
whose pen comes the impressive
concluding statement to the Del
Mar-Va Section, as follows:
HEnVOi
ITO you who have availed your
selves of our cordial invitation to
visit the Peninsula Paradise, you
fortunate ones, who have been
greeted and bade to stay awhile by
hospitable people, to you whose
footprints have been left upon the
sand of the unparalleled beaches Of
Ocean City and Rehoboth Beach, and
you of the tribe Of Isaac Walton
who have angled for the denizens oi
these sapphire waters, and you, low
ers of the game trails, who have Wis
tied our fields, and you, men of the
canvas coat and high hip boots, who
have massacred our geese and duck
we extend our congratulations; fol
YOU have really lived. You nave
known life's best moments. Yot
have been to the land most smiled
! [Cestisssd on page n
Milford chronicle., 1929-07-19

Sound editorials on live
topics-that's the kind you
will find every week in this
newspaper. Turn to them
now.
Milford chronicle., 1929-06-28

FOR SALE-Pure bred Tom Barron
cockerels from flock culled and super
vised by Mr.. Vadalkin. Paul Wootten,
Lincoln, Del. j2S-3tp
Milford chronicle., 1929-06-28
IN MEMoRIAM

In loving remembrance of our dear
wife and mother, Mrs. Ella w. Rogers,
who died June 80, 1927:
The angel call was so sudden
There was no time for goodbye.
None but those that have lost a dear
one
Can our grief and sorrow know.
Through the pearly gates of heaven
Passed the one we loved so dear
God thought it best to take her from us
Though it left the home so drear.
Oh! How hard we tried to save her.
But our efforts were all in vain
Angels came and took her from us
She is with the Saviour free from pain.
Silently the shades of evening
Gather around our lonely door
And they bring before us
Her dear face we see no more.
She has passed the vale of shadows
She has crossed the narrow sea
And beyond the crystal river
She is waiting for us to see.
Fondly loved and sadly missed by
1t Husband, Son and Daughters