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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-04-12
STATE FIREMEN PLAN
FOR HUGE PARADE
Two Day Meeting At Wilmington
In July Will Close With Inn.
pressive Display.

The Delaware State Volunteer
Firemen's Association annual meet
ing this year will bring together the
largest assembly of firemen and fire
fighting equipment ever seen in Del
aware.
The convention which convenes on
Wednesday, July 10, in the Hotel du
Pont Biltmore in Wilmington will
be presided over by Robert S. Croes,
of Cranston Heights, president of
the State Association. The tentative
program calls for the convention to
convene at 10 o'clock. Men promi-
nent in fire fighting circles will be
listed as speakers.
Governor Buck has promised the
general committee he will attend
the convention and also review the
parade on Thursday afternoon.
Erwin N. Snellenburg, chairman of
the business mems committee assist
ing the firemen's committee, has
suggested to the Bellanca Corpora
ton that flying circus be given at
the airport at New Castle on the day
of the parade.
In bringing the convention of the
State firemen to Wilmington, the
firemen of rural New Castle county
started with the thought the entire
affair would be a Wilmington boos-
ter event.
Cafe owners have already submit
ted in many instances estimates to
the rural fire companies for feeding
their guests while in Wilmington.
The parade which is conceded will
be the greatest gathering together of
fire companies ever witnessed in
the State, will attract thousands.
The general committee has held sew
eral conferences with Pennsylvania
Railroad officials relative to having
a one day excursion on the Delaware
division for Thursday, July IL.
The parade, which will feature the
closing day of the two-day session
of the Delaware State Volunteer
Firemen's Association, will attract
more than so fire companies, ac-
cording to the general convention
committee.
The "a fire companies of the State
are expected to take part in the
parade. Invitations have been ex-
tended to IS fire companies of Mary
land, 43 fire companies of Delaware
county, Pa, and all of the fire COM
panies of Chester county, Pa. In adj
dition to the fire companies of
Salem county, N. j., and the towns
in Accomac county, Va, to take part.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-04-12
DELAWARE BEAUTIFUL
AS FRUIT TREES BLOOM
Apple Growing District Magnificent
At The Present Time

If there is more beautiful spot
on earth than Delaware at the pres
ent time, it must be sight well
worth seeing. The apple orchards
are in full blossom, the pear trees
in full foliage and the peach trees
are just going out of bloom. Plums,
cherries and other plants help in
making scenes of beauty wherever
the eye may roam. The apple grow
ing districts of the State present
pictures hard to paint. The white
and pink flower having green back
grounds made from the small foliage
as it unfolds adds to a picture
which makes Delaware a beauty
spot at this time. Flowers in full
blossom, with fields of waving green
wheat, field peas and Towering
plants are carpeting the State.
While the beautiful picture I'M
furls itself, those who are vitality in
terested in the fruit crops are sit
ting on the anxious bench. Apple
growers, peach growers and others
having fruit trees now in blossom
are fearful that sudden drop in
temperature will play havoc with
the fruit crops. Many orchardists
are prepared to start oil smudges
should the weather turn cold, but
there are hundreds and hundreds of
growers who are not prepared to
protect their trees in this manner.
Last year the last killing frost oc-
CURED in the vicinity of Milford on
April IS. After the goth it is rare
that killing frosts occur.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-04-12
CONFERENCE CLOSES
WITH APPOINTMENTS
TO new PASTORATES
DisstOn W. Jacobs Is Wilmington
District Superintendent, W. E.
Habbart Heads Dover Dist.
REV. HERSON RETURNS
Milford Pastor Will Serve Another
Year At The Avenue Church
Here.

Wilmington Methodist Episcopa
Conference adjourned Monday after
noon after the announcement by
Bishop w. F. Mcdowell of the min
isterial assignments for the ensuing
church year, including four new dis
trict superintendent.
Surprises came with announce
ment of the new district superinten-
dents. The Rev. Disston w. Jacobs
formerly of Newark, was appointed
superintendent of Wilmington dis
trict to succeed the Rev. DR.. ]. w.
Colona; the Rev. ]. L. Johnson, for
merly of Harrison Street Church,
Wilmington, was appointed superin-
tendent for Middletown district to
succeed the Rev. o. E. Jones; the
Rev. w. E. Habbart, formerly of
Cambridge, Nd, was appointed SUI
perintendent of Dover district to
succeed the Rev. DR.. W.. E. Gunby,
and the Rev. Leonard White, form
erly of Delmar, was appointed SUI
perintendent of Salisbury district to
succeed the Rev. E. H. Dashiell.
DIR. Colona was assigned as pastor
of Harrison Street Church, Whining
ton, while DR.. Gunby was assigned
to Newark. DR.. o. E. Jones was as
signed to Cambridge, Nd, and DR..
Dashiell was assigned to Delmar.
Fewer changes were made on Will
mington district than in any OF the
others. Changes were numerous on
Middletown, Dover and Salisbury
districts.
The Rev. G. E. Sterling was as
signed to Goodman Church, Will
mington, it being the only change
aside from Harrison Street in VIII
mington.
The Rev. ]. Harry Wright of
Goodman, was sent to Chestertown,
Md.
The Rev. Ivanhoe Willis becomes
pastor at Delaware City The Rev.
II. G. Budd was assign d to Prin-
cess Anne, and the Rev. D. w. Jones
to Pocomoke City. The Rev. ]. P.
Outten goes to Bridgeville. The Rev.
NJ. w. Marine was appointed to Lau-
rel, and the Rev. L. E. Poole to Cape
Charles. The Rev. E. P. Thomas
goes to Smyrna, and the Rev. How
ard Davis becomes pastor at Selby-
vile and the Rev. Samuel McWil-
liams at Asbury, Salisbury. The Rev.
. G.. w. Dawson goes to Centreville,
Md.
The Rev. George T. Anderson who
for several years, has been appoint
ed pastor of Asbury Church and sec
rotary of the Wilmington City Mis-
sionary and Church Extension So
cieties, will serve only as pastor of
the Asbury Church, this year, as the
other work, by vote of conference,
has been placed under the jurisdic-
CCOntinned on page III
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-04-12
PARENTS-TEACHERS
TO MEET AT DOVER
Parents Exposition viii Be Feature
OF Meeting Next Saturday

Parent Teacher ASSOCIATIONS
throughout Delaware will send del
egates to the annual State conven-
ton to be held at Dover tomorrow.
This years meeting will be fea-
tured by parents exposition to be
held in the auditorium of the public
school from 10 a. m. to 1 p. m. In
the afternoon short addresses will
be delivered by State officials and
representative citizens in the Dover
Opera House.
The exposition will show all the
activities of various agencies in
Delaware now working to aid par
ents in tasks of home making and
child training. Twenty organizations
will participate in the series of ex-
hibitions designed to portray the
work of parent-teachers and allied
organizations.
Exhibits will be divided into six
sections under the following chair
men: Mrs. Helen Mckinley, State
director of home demonstration,
home-making division; DR.. G.. A.
Sargent, of the State Department of
Health, health division; the Rev. F.
A. Lindhorst, director of religious
education of the Wilmington Meth
odist Episcopal Conference, religious
education division; Miss Anna 7.
Lincoln, of Wilmington, citizenship
division; Miss Marguerite H. Bur-
nett, State director of adult educa-
ton, use of leisure time; Ira S.
Brinser, principal of Newark public
schools, school activities.
The exposition will occupy three
floors of the school building. In adj
dition there will be a demonstration
of school work during the entire
morning. DR.. H. V. Holloway, State
Superintendent of Schools, will adj
dress the convention.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-04-12
LAUREL PUT OUT
in FIRST ROUND
Little JOes OF Colorado Defeat
D. |. A. A. Champs At Chi
cage, Al To 7.

Laurel High School was eliminat-
ed in the very first round of the Ma
tional interscholastic basket ball
tournament as conducted by the
University of Chicago, by Joes
School, of Colorado, Al to z. Joes
halls from a town which is not even
on the map.
The Delaware five cracked under
the accurate offense of the Joes
team and trailed at the end of the
first quarter, 10 to 8. Ellis account
ed for Laureps lone field goal in
this period, and Beach sank a free
throw. In the second frame, Hall,
Joes' center, opened the scoring
with two goals and two fouls by
Riggin put the Colorado quintet out
in front, 10 to 5. Nikkel, dimutive
Colorado forward, shot two more
goals as the half ended, % to 5.
No scoring occurred during the
first few minutes of the third ses-
sion. Snyder was the first to break
the monotony when he tapped in
short shot.
Snyder repeated with throw
from the side of the court and Hall
followed suit as he sank goal from
center, bringing the count to 80 to
5. Snyder accounted for two more
field goals as the period ended with
Laurel trailing SO to 5. In the final
quarter Joes added six more points
to it's total primarily through the
efforts of Snyder, while Laurel was
registering its third and last goal of
the contest.
The score:
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-04-12
STATEWIDE DRIVE
STARTED MONDAY
AGAINST DIPHTHERIA
Three County Health Units Be-
gin New Campaign OF Immu-
nizatiOn.
DEATH RATE NOW Low
Previous Treatments OF School
Children Have Saved Many
Against Disease.

Starting on Monday the three
county health units of the State
Board of Health began campaign
in each of the counties to immunize
children from diphtheria. This eff
fort will continue for the remainder
of the month. Records show that
wherever the immunizing process
has been going forward, the death
rate from diphtheria has dropped to
minimum. In discussing it's effect,
DR.. Arthur C. Jost, executive secre-
tary of the State Board of Health
said:
During the three years, literally
thousands of persons have had the
three injections which are consider
ed necessary to bring it about that
hereafter they are little likely to
contract the disease. In no case has
there been any reaction of a serious
nature. Very infrequent even at
first, during the three years there
has been improvement either in the
method or the material so that the
results now being met with are even
less unpleasant than they formerly
were. Our experience in respect to
the safety of the procedure is that
met with in literally hundreds of
communities where the work is pro-
ceeding. We therefore have little
hesitancy in expressing the opinion
that the child risks little or nothing
in so far as its safety is concerned,
when the decision is arrived at that
he be given the treatment.
eve believe too, that it is sure in
its results of protecting against the
disease, or at least as sure as any
such procedure can reasonably be
asked to be. 1t is sure because it
brings it about that thereafter the
child is in much the same condition
as he would be, were he to have had
the disease, that is, the tendency
would be for him to be protected
against a second attack.
'In fact, the protection which the
treatment gives is greater than that
which may result if the child has
had the disease and be cured by the
administration of antitoxin. Some
Of you may have heard of persons
who have had second attacks of
They are less apt to
have diphtheria after immunization
than they are to have it, after once
having the disease and being treat
ed with antitoxin.
1--WE think we are wholly justified
n believing that there is a connec-
ion between the work done in the
[COnfinHed on page 81
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-04-12
METHODISTS GAIN IN
MEMBERSAND FINANCE
Conference Statistician Submits
Interesting Report On Closing
Day. -

The Rev. Norman c. Benson, con
ference statistician, submitted hi
annual report to the Wilmington M
E. Conference on Monday. The re
port was adopted and Mr.. Benson
was unanimously reelected to serve
until the close of the conference SEES
sion of 1880. The report shows in
creases not only in membership, but
in the amounts collected for church
purposes. The report follows:
Ministerial Support
Support of pastor, including house
rent-Dover district, $74,870; Mid
dletown, $69,O73; Salisbury, $98,79S;
Wilmington, $111,315; total, S354,056
increase, $2,164.
Support of district superintendent
including house rent and admins
trative expenses-Dover district
$5,OS4; Middletown, $4,9O8; Sails
bury, $6,005; Wilmington, $500;
total, $21,697; increase 1924.
Support of Bishops-DoVer dis
trict, $767; Middletown, $719; Sails
bury, $1,071; Wilmington, $1,247;
total, $3,S04; increase, $50.
Support of Conference Claimants
Dover district, $8,101; Middletown,
1886; Salisbury, $1O,9O7; Whining
ton, $13,271; total, $39,665; decrease,
$1,410.
Total paid for ministerial support
Dover district, $S8,822; Middle
town, $S2,OS6; Salisbury, $116,7S1;
Wilmington, $131,539; total, $419,222
$1,148.
Total deficiency = Dover district,
$2,1S7; Middletown, $2,709; Sails
bury, 1892; Wilmington, .$2,251; to-
tai, $10,769; increase, SOL.
Church Membership
Baptisms-Dover district, children,
so; adults, %; Middletown, children,
351; adults, II; Salisbury, children,
1877; adults, %; Wilmington, chill
dren, 816; adults, 104; total chill
dren, 2,013; decrease, 303; total
adults, III; decrease, Sc.
Preparatory members received
during the year-Dover district,
1888; Middletown, 1913; Salisbury,
4OS; Wilmington, 7O1; total, 1885;
decrease, 655.
Preparatory members now on roll
Dover, 274; Middletown, BIZ; Sal
isbury, 467; Wilmington, 55S; total,
1,611; decrease, $50.
Full membership, received from
members, or on profess
sion of faith-Dover district, 1928;
276; Salisbury, 3S1;
TCOnfinued on page m
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-04-12
DOVER SQUIRE DEAD;
SERVED LONG TERM
Justice Peace E. F. Wood Was rs
Years In Office-CiVil War Veteran

Magistrate Edwin F. Wood, OF
Dover, a civil war veteran of the
first Delaware regiment who saw ac-
tive service in the battles in and
around Petersburg and Fredericks-
burg, Va, died at his home Satur-
day evening after a lingering illness.
He was Sc years old. He is survived
by his wife and five children and a
number of grandchildren and great
grandchildren. He was born in Kent
county. He and Mrs. Wood were
married SO years ago.
Magistrate Wood was appointed
justice of the peace and notary pub
lie by Governor John HUM in 1901
and was reappointed by every Della
ware governor since that time. His
term of Office for the last four years
expired March 10. He was the only
justice of the peace in Delaware that
had held Office continuously since
his appointment.
Funeral services were held from
his residence Tuesday afternoon in
charge of the Walter L. Fox Post,
American Legion and the surviving
members of the G. A. R. BY the
death of Mr.. Wood there remain but
three or four of the members of the
old G. A. r. post of Dover.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-04-12
SENATE PASSES BILL
TO PAY INJURED POLICE
State Highway Officers Would Be AL
lowed Half Salary For Disability

The Senate Tuesday afternoon
passed Representative Shorb's bill
providing for permanent disability
compensation to State Highway po-
lice, who are injured while in the
official performance of their duties.
The compensation received would be
at the rate of one-half their salary.
The bill received the Eyes" vote of
every senator present, with the ex-
ception of Senator Hopkins, who
answered mot voting"
Following considerable discussion,
the Senate passed Representative
Smiths bill increasing the salaries
of the State Detectives from $500 to
$240O a year. The. bill was carried
on strictly party vote Of yeas to
z nays, one Democrat having been
absent at the time.
Senator Burton, who called up
the bill for final action, told of the
dangers faced by the State Detec-
tives and spoke on the merits of the
measure. In reply to a question by
Senator Latchum, who asked whe-
Their the detectives work all the
CCOHtiHsed on page IO1
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-04-12
ROAD, BRIDGE WORK
TO COST $1S4,OS9
Figure Is Total OF Lowest Estimates
On Four State Projects

The State will spend a total of
$1S4,OS9.80 in a group of four con-
tracts covering road and bridge i'm
provements requirements and con-
struction, if the State Highway De-
partment makes awards to the low
est bidders on the four projects de-
termined when the bids were opened
at meeting Tuesday afternoon. The
work to be done includes replace
ments of the bridge and section of
highway at Garrison's Mill Dam
north of Cheswold, which were
washed out in a food last August,
construction of the superstructure
of the Milford Bridge, construction
of a section of road between Laws
School and Harrington and con-
struction of a stretch of road in Sus-
sex county between Independent
School and Laurel.
No awards were made, the officials
GCOnfiHaed on page IO1
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-04-12
AUTOMOBILE DRIVER
WHOSE CAR KILLED
MAN GETS 2 YEARS
Harold 7. Trader Pleads Guilty
To Involuntary MansIaughter
In Sussex Court.
FINED FOR CARRYING GUN
Fred Ross Of Milford Draws
SIS Fine For TOtins Concealed
Weapon.

Harold T. Trader, farmer, who a
few months ago purchased a farm
near Redden, and moved there from
New York City, pleaded guilty to in
voluntary manslaughter in the
Court of Oyer and Terminer at
Georgetown Monday afternoon and
was sentenced to serve two years in
the New Castle County Workhouse
and pay the cost of prosecution.
Trader on the night of February
IA was on his way home from Har-
rington, and was alleged to have
been driving his car while drunk.
Walking along the left side of the
du Pont highway, between Lincoln
and Glendale were two men-Otto
Konrad Enger of Brooklyn, N. Y,
and Frank w. Mccoy of Wilmington.
Both men were talking and gave
little attention to the approach of
the machine driven by Trader. The
machine swerved and struck Enger
and Mccoy, killed Enger instantly
and injuring Mccoy so severely that
he had to be taken to the Milford
Emergency Hospital. Enger had a
broken neck, crushed skull and his
arms and legs were broken. High
way officers said Trader was I'M
aware that he had hit and killed one
of the men. When arrested he is said
to have been so intoxicated that he
was unable to walk without assis-
lance. Arraigned before Magistrate
W. ]. Mustard of Georgetown he was
placed in $4,000 bail on a charge of
manslaughter. ,
In court Monday, he refused to
plead guilty to the Indictment, but
entered plea to involuntary man
slaughter and was sentenced to two
years Imprisonment. This is the
first case of conviction in Sussex
county where death has resulted
from driving an automobile intoxi-
Gated and a plea of involuntary
manslaughter has been entered.
Walter Oney, of Laurel, pleaded
guilty to a charge of stealing four
chickens, in the Court of General
Sessions at Georgetown on Monday,
and was sentenced TO eighteen
months and to be whipped with ten
lashes on Saturday. The chickens
were stolen from Fred NJ. Hearn,
farmer, near Laurel.
In the eyes of the law, a gun is a
gun no matter whether it is being
carried concealed for protection
against highway robbers, for use in
[COntiHHed on page 81
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-04-12
GREENWOOD BOY DIES
FROM AUTO INJURIES
MarkIin Meredith, Aged Six, Struck
BY Baltimore Car

Because he thought he could get
across the road safely despite the
fact that an automobile was bearing
down on him, Marklin Meredith, g.
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Meredith, of Greenwood, died
Friday from a fractured skull.
The tot was struck by the auto
mobile which was driven by Millard
Nagle, of Baltimore.
The boy had just alighted from an
automobile which had carried him
and his sister, Mary Meredith, eight
years old, and Bertha Powell, eight,
to a point in front of the Meredith
home on their way home from
school. The mail box of the Mere
dith family is on the opposite side
of the road and Mary alighted on
that side and started for the box.
Ma1klin left the automobile on the
side near the house and started
around the rear of the car of the
woman who had given them the ride.
AS he started around the car the
Powell girl spied Nagle's car and
warned the boy Of its approach. De-
claring that he could beat the car,
the boy started across the highway.
Nagle saw the boy and applied his
brakes but failed to avoid striking
the child. He placed the boy in his
car and William e. Crouch, who
lives nearby, drove to the Milford
Emergency Hospital. The boy died
few moments after being admit
ted.
Maggie was arrested by State High
way Policeman Conrad and held for
the coroner who empanelled jury
and an inquest was held Friday
night. The testimony presented re-
suited in the jury returning YER
dict of accidental death and Maggie
was freed
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-04-12
REAL APRIL WEATHER
FOLLOWS HOT SPELL
Drop In Temperature Causes Worry
To Fruit GrOWers-NO Damage Yet

The hot summer-like weather of
the first of the week gave way on
Tuesday night to more seasonable
weather. The drop in temperature
was accompanied by a northeast
wind and rain. Wednesday was dis
agreeable and all out-of-door work
was stopped. Fruit growers in low
er and middle Delaware are sitting
on the anxious bench. Coming at a
time when all of the fruit trees were
in full blossom, danger of serious
damage to the fruit crop is very
serious. Many of the growers have
placed smudge pots in their or
chards but as yet have not been
compelled to light them against the
cold. Strawberry growers say that
many fields show berries as large
as the end of your little finger, and
up until the change in the weather
had predicted that the berries would
be in the market by the first of May.
While no damage has resulted as
yet, the growers will sit on the anx-
ious bench until the present cold
weather passes. The storm of We'd
nesday spoiled the beautiful apple
orchards, and many of the blossoms
were washed from the trees.