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Milford chronicle., 1929-10-11
FIND OYSTERS In SOME
CREEKS CONTAMINATED
Special Legislation May Be Neces-
sary Before Policing May Be Done.

The need for policing of some
creeks and rivers of lower Delaware,
where oysters are secured and the
dredging of which oysters has been
forbidden by the United States Pub
lie Health Service, seems apparent.
After several inspections, and the
waters and oysters were both an
alyzed and found contaminated, the
government ordered that no oysters
be removed from these creeks and
offered at once for sale. The govern
ment would, however, allow oysters
to be dredged for replanting in Della
ware bay, where the oyster would in
time free itself from the contamina-
tion.
The State Board of Health follow
ed this order by its own examina-
tion of the beds, oysters and waters,
and it's analysis corroborated the
government tests. 1t too, announced
a ban on this dreging for immediate
sale. But some oystermen, it is
stated, have continued.
Protests was made this week to
the State Board about the activities
OIL certain OySISFueu, WuOu1s IL 10
claimed, have dredged oysters from
Broadkiln creek and are selling
them, without replanting and allow
ing the bivalves to purify them
selves.
The situation is somewhat COM
plex. The government cannot forbid
the sale of the tainted oysters within
the State of Delaware, but it does
forbid them being shipped out of the
state. But the sanitary laws of the
state do forbid the sale of tainted
oysters in the state, but the police
powers seem to be a bit vague.
AS things stand now, the State
Board of Health has no employe
who can be taken from his work to
enact the role of policeman, for to
do so, would cause them to neglect
their present duties, which are suf-
ficient to keep them active all the
time. 1t is anticipated that the next
General Assembly may take some
action to clarity the matter.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-11
HOME NEAR MILFORD
DESTROYED BY FIRE
1. N. Fansler Property At StaytOns-
vile Burned To Ground On Sunday.

The Carlisle Fire Company of Mil
ford was called to Staytonsville on
Sunday morning, where they were
unable to save the home of Isaac N.
Fansler, which was burning. Fire
companies from Greenwood and
Harrington also responded to the
call for aid. The fire is believed to
have started from a defective Chin
ney. At the time Mrs. Fansler was
cooking dinner when one of the
children, who was playing in the
yard, noticed fire on the roof of the
house. Before the blaze could be
reached it had spread to such pro-
portions that it was unable to check
the fire. All of the furniture was
saved from the lower floor, but not
much was saved from the upstairs
portion of the dwelling. When the
Carlisle Fire Company arrived the
flames were burning slowly in the
upper portion of the house, but lack
of water made them powerless to
combat the fire. The building stood
onl va few feet from the Staytons-
vile church, but the wind carried
the sparks and flames away from
that structure.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-11
"MIFF" WILSON GIVES
LUNCHEON TO FRIENDS
WelI-KnOwn Kent COuntian Cele-
brates His Birthday.

D. Miff1in Wilson, secretary and
treasurer of the Delaware Railroad
Company, and one of the best known
residents of Kent county, entertained
200 of his friends at his home,
Maplewood, last Saturday, the occa-
sion being his birthday. Mr.. Wilson
announced that the event was in
honor of Governor c. Douglass Buck,
United States Senator John G. Town
send, Jr., Representative Robert G..
Houston, members of the judiciary,
the fox hunters and duck hunters of
Delaware.
Luncheon was served on the lawn,
Senator Hastings presented to Mr..
Wilson a silver loving cup with the
inscription, Presented by the Kent
Hunt Club to its president, d. M.
Wilson, October 5, 1929" The Sena-
tor paid tribute to Mr.. Wilson and
the recipient of the gift replied.
Following the presentation a
scented bag was drawn by a horse
man over several miles of country
and rs thoroughbred foxhounds were
turned loose and followed the scent.
It was pointed out that the fox
hunting season in Kent county be-
gins on Mr.. Wilson's birthday.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-11
MUSKRAT TRAPPERS
ASK SHORT SEASON
May Petition The Next LegisIa-
ture To Change The Law For
Trapping,

The controversy between farm
land owners and muskrat marsh
owners in Broadkiln and Prime
Hook Necks has reached an amicable
settlement if plans now agreed upon
by the two factions are carried out.
For several years these men have
been at loggerheads over the matter
of water on the marshes.
Farm land owners have contended
that the closing of Prime Hook
creek, near Broadkiln Beach, flooded
their low lands, making it impossible
to cultivate many acres. Last year
an agreement was entered into that
the mouth of the creek would be
kept open from March 1 to Decem-
ber 1, and that from December to
March the mouth of the creek would
be closed in order that muskrat
marshes would be covered with wa
ter.
Keeping the mouth open during
the summer has proved both costly
and almost impossible. At a meet
ing of the interested parties last
week it was agreed to cut a new
mouth to Prime Hook creek to the
old bed of the Broadkiln river, about
a half mile, and to put in waste and
sluice gates to control the water on
the marshes. An expert from the
DUPONT Company, Wilmington, is
soon to make an inspection and re-
port the cost of blowing the new
ditch with dynamite, and if the cost
is not prohibitive the work will be
started at once and the gates in
stalled next spring. Controversy
over the matter has been strong and
one or two fights have occurred be-
tween the champions of the two
camps, and this amicable settlement
is pleasing to friends of both sides.
The trapping of muskrats on these
marshes is worth thousands of dol
lars to trappers and owners of the
marshes each winter.
Another result of the meeting was
the almost unanimous opinion of
trappers that the trapping season is
entirely too long and is proving the
destruction of the business. Many
predict that if the season is not
shortened there will be no muskrats
on these marshes in very few
years. 1t is proposed to ask the
at it's next session to
make the trapping season from Feb
ruary to March 10 in each year,
instead of from December 1 to
March 10, as now permitted. There
will be some opposition to the short
ening of the season but those really
will ask for the short
season.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-11
WORKMEN BURIED
in SEWER TRENCH
Henry Sheppard And Charles
COstOn Had Narrow Escape
Last Monday.

Henry Sheppard, from Virginia,
and Charles Coston, of Dover, mar
rowly escaped serious injuries last
Monday afternoon when sewer
trench in which they were working
on Lake avenue caved in. The acci-
dent happened while the new sewer
now under construction to take care
of the new high school building was
being laid in front of the home of
DR.. Frank L. Grier. The soil had
been loosened when the trench dig
ger broke a water pipe supplying
water to the Grier home. The men
were working about thirteen feet un-
der ground and were completely
buried when the dirt caved in on
them. Only the quick work of men
working on the job kept heavy wa
ter pump from falling into the
trench on top of the men. Their
fellow workers quickly dug them
out and they were sent to the Mil
ford Emergency Hospital. Both men
suffered severely from shock but
they were discharged later in the
evening. Sheppard returned to the
hospital on Tuesday, still suffering
from the effects of his narrowing ex-
perience.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-11
SUSSEX DAIRYMEN TO
MAKE PENNA. TOUR
Party Next Wednesday Will Visit
Successful Diaries In Chester County

For quite a time the dairymen Of
Sussex county have been suggesting
Dairy Tour which would include
some out of state dairy farms. Such
a tour has now been planned 10 cov-
er several practical dairy farms in
chester county, Pa. This tour will
be held on Wednesday. October 16.
1t is planned to meet at the Dover
Green at 1880 on the morning of Oc-
tober 16 and then proceed to West
Chester where the party will be met
by Joseph Oberle, County Agent of
Chester County, DR.. Reeder, former
ly of the Nassau Milk Cooling Sta
ton, and Mr.. Cam, vice president of
the Esco Cabinet Company. These
men will pilot the folks on the tour
to several farms that have been Sc
lected. Each farm has been chosen
with some special point in view. Be
fore visiting the farms, the dairy
men will be taken through the plant
of the Esco Cabinet Company and
see how the milk cooling cabinets
are made. On the farms they will
see how these men produce Grade A
and Grade B milk, and also their
methods of cooling their milk and
learn how they produce milk with a
low bacteria count. Chester county
is noted for its fine herds, several of
which will be seen on the tour. It
lis planned to make this one of the
best dairy tours ever held and every
one interested in dairying should
make a special effort to join the
crowd on October 16.
The itinerary is as follows:
Meet at Dover Green at 1880.
Arrive at State Normal School, West
Chester at 10:S0.
10:30-Visit the Esco Cabinet Co.
11:30-Lunch-Brin your own.
1:00-Visit farm of w. B. Wicker
sham, Willowdale.
2:3O-Visit farm of E. E. Sharp
less, London Grove.
3:30-Visit farm of Geo. Wilkin-
son. Iandenberg,
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-11
WILL CONDEMN LAND
FOR GEORGETOWN
POSTOFFICE site
Treasury Department Will Start
Condemnation Proceedings In
Near Future.
WANT TWO PROPERTIES
Cullen And COnnaway Lands De-
sired For Site Of The New
Structure.

The Government has dispaired of
obtaining a site for the new George
town postofice, where negotiations
have been going on for some time
and have decided to institute con-
demnation proceedings to obtain a
satisfactory site at what they re-
gard as a reasonable price.
1t was learned at the Treasury
Department that the Government
will Immediately start proceedings
to take over the Cullen -Connaway
property facing the public square in
Georgetown as site for the new
building.
1t was stated that the Cullen prop
erty consisted of a lot so by 16O, and
the Connaway parcel was go by 220.
These properties, it is understood
face approximately 12O feet on the
public square and Bedford street.
The fact that condemnation pro-
ceedings coupled with the delay in
obtaining a site for the postoffice,
will mean a delay of approximately
a year in the completion of the
building, Treasury Department Off
cials pointed out.
The United States District Attor-
ney for Delaware woll probably be
instructed to institute proceedings
in the Federal Courts to condemn
the Cullen-Connaway property for
the new postoffice building.
Nothing can be done toward the
preparation of plans for the building
unit 1.-The court proceedings have
been closed and the title to the prop
erty vested in the Federal Govern
ment. In the meantime Georgetown
will have lost it's position on the list
of public buildings to be constructed
and will find itself further down the
list.
After preliminary plans of the
building have been completed, they
will be submitted to the postoffice
department for approval of sugges-
ton, and to the heads of any other
department that may be assigned
space in the building. After these
approvals have been made, the SUI
pervising architect as the Treasury
Department will begin work on
plans for the building. Then comes
another delay, the advertising for
removal of any buildings that may
occupy the site, following another
thirty days in which bids will be
asked for the construction of the
building.
With these delays including the
condemnation proceedings the COM
pletion of the Georgetown building
will probably not be made until
some time in 1881.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-11
DELAWARE CLAIMS TO
CENTER OF DELAWARE
BAY and ALLOF RIVER
Answers To New Jersey Suit
Filed With Supreme Court On
Monday.
LONG BEEN In DISPUTE
Controversy Of Long Standing
Now In Fair Way For Early
Settlement.

Delaware's long-disputed claim to
ownership in fee simple of the entire
bed of the Delaware River to low
water mark on the New Jersey
shore, lying within the circumfer-
ence of circle of radius of twelve
miles from the courthouse in New
Castle as a center, was laid before
the United States Supreme Court at
Washington on Monday.
Reuben Satterthwaite, Jr.. attor-
ney general of Delaware, appeared
before the court Monday morning,
when it convened after an all-sum-
mer recess and filed an answer to a
bill of complaint filed some months
ago by the State of New Jersey. The
bill seeks settlement of the century,
old boundary dispute between the
two states by the court.
This is the second time the dis
pute has been before the Supreme
Court.
Delaware also claims ownership
of not only all the underwater soil
to the low water line on the Jersey
shore within the radius of the twelve
mllS ClICle, DuI also Claims owner
ship of all the islands in the river
within the compass of the circle, and
all that portion of subaqueous soil
of the remainder of the river and the
Delaware Bay west of the geogrphi-
cal center thereof.
New Jersey in its bill of complaint
claims ownership in fee simple of
all the subaqueous soil lying in the
river east of the thalweg, thereof.
The thalweg is the line following the
lowest part of a valley whether be-
low or above water.
The boundary dispute which in
wolves very valuable oyster beds in
the Delaware Bay which during the
last few years have been the scene
of numerous fights between Della
ware and New Jersey oystermen.
The fights were followed by arrests
by police Of both States and numer-
GUS conferences and truces. New
Jersey claims ownership of the beds.
So does Delaware.
The present case before the Su-
preme Court is a friendly suit be-
tween the two States to get the mat
ter settled for all time.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-11
SUSSEX GRAND JURY
HAS BUSY SESSION
Indictments We're Returned In Sew
eral Cases On Monday.

The October term of Superior
Court and Court of General Sessions
for Sussex county opened Monday
with Judges Charles S. Richards and
w. w. Harrington on the bench. The
grand jury spent the day in consid-
ering the business brought before
them by Deputy Attorney General
Howard J. Cooke.
Indictments were returned, as fol-
lows: Roosevelt Parker and Grady
Parker, of Bridgeville, charged with
larceny of two horse blankets worth
SIS each, one horse hood valued at
$5, one horse sheet SO, and one
jumper, worth 81, from Norman Col
lison, on September 20; Madison
Willin, of Bridgeville, charged with
larceny on August 10 of $19 from
Mrs. Edward Locates, of George
town. Francis Foskey, carrying
concealed a deadly weapon; John
Lauer, of near Bridgeville, illegal
possession of liquors; Thomas
Fleming, of Wilmington, assault and
battery on Magistrate Edward v.
Hendixson, of Milford; Reuben E.
Murray, Broad Greek District, deser-
tion and nonsupport of his wife;
Elijah Long, of near Roxana, assault
and battery on Alberta Murray. Mrs.
Katie Mansure, Cedar Greek District,
possession of two quarts liquor;
William G. Murphy, Cedar Creek
District, desertion and non-support;
Harold Thomas Wilson, near Harbe-
son, desertion and non-support;
Charles J. Benson, desertion and
William D. Marsh,
District, desertion and
non-support; Horace McCabe, Balti-
more District, larceny.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-11
NEW GRANT STORE
OPENS HERE SATURDAY
Modern, New Store Building VIII Be
Opened To Public.

In opening the new store at Mil
ford, Del, Saturday morning, the
w. T. Grant Company brings to Mil
ford a new type of merchandising
institution. A chain store, doing
business along department store
lines, and offering many merchan-
disc classifications at popular prices,
the Grant stores are unlike any
other stores in America.
Milford's new Grant store is the
latest step in the expansion of this
chain which in less than % years
has become one of Americas domi-
mating merchandising institutions.
Grant stores now number nearly 25O,
are located in 29 states of the Union,
and this year will do an aggregate
business of nearly $75,OOO,OOO. Ac-
tivities of Grant stores cover prac-
tically half of the world with goods
from Europe and the Orient appear
ing on the counters along with Sc
lected domestic merchandise.
w. T. Grant, chairman of the board
of directors and founder of the
chain, in recent speech before the
National Retail Dry Goods Associa-
ton, attributed the success of the
company to the putting into practice
the law of service, giving something
before getting something in return.
He said:
"The chain store, through its
.singleness of purpose, has picked
out a specific class of goods with
one specific purpose, economy. In
so doing, it has appealed to one spe-
cific class of people, the great
masses. We have realized that the
great mass Of the public is poor, and
that they are more interested in
economy than they are in delivery,
charge accounts and all the other
services which the department store
offers. The chain store is only able
to carry items which have such ra-
pidity of turn over, that it can afford
to sell them at the minimum mark
up, while the department store must
average with lines of less favorable
turnover.
There is a singleness of purpose,
directness of aim"
Classifications of Grant merchan-
disc meet practically every daily
need of the average person. The
ready-to-wear departments offer in
fants' and children's items, hosiery
Continued on Page 81
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-11
COOLSPRING CHURCH
HAS 2Ol ANNIVERSARY
Appropriate Ceremonies Were
Conducted Last Sunday For
Presbyterian Church.

The 201st anniversary of the
building of the old Cool Spring
Presbyterian Church was celebrated
last Sunday with appropriate cere-
monies. The old structure is located
on the Georgetown-Rehoboth road,
and is familiar to many thousands of
the citizens of Delaware.
The Rev. DR.. Thomas T. Mckee,
pastor of the Cool Spring Church,
conducted the services, and deliver
ed an address to the large number
of people present for the observance
of the anniversary, on the topic that
"The Church is Essential to the
Highest Welfare of the Community"
stressing the fact that the church
progresses with civilization and is
found wherever and whenever a
handful of people join together and
form small community or town.
The service opened with a special
recital by the choir, followed by the
Gloria. Patri, and the hymns, "Holy,
Holy, Holy" and Faith of Our
Fathers" The Rev. Robert E. Hop
kins, of Milton, addressed the con-
gregation and welcomed the visitors
to the service. DR.. Mckee then de-
livered his sermon, and closed the
service with the benediction.
The Cool Spring Presbyterian
Church was built in 1928 by small
number of devout worshippers who
emigrated from Scotland and north
Ireland to Sussex County. At that
time the population of the country
was 1850 persons, of which 1875 were
Episcopalians, 600 were Presbyter-
ians, and IS were Quakers.
Most of the Presbyterians had re-
Gently moved to that county from
across the ocean, and had brought
their religion with them. They first
erected a church built of logs, which
burned shortly after it was complet-
ed. Then another log building was
built, and it suffered the same fate
as the preceding one. They then con-
structed the present church, one of
the oldest in the United States, of
which John Thompson was the first
pastor.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-11
LARGE NUMBER OF
DRUNKEN DRIVERS
LOSE THEIR LICENSES
359 Licenses We're Revoked In
Delaware During The Past
Nine Months.
SIXTY-THREE in SEPTEMBER
State Authorities Making Steady
Drive Toward Breaking Up
The Praclice.a

That convictions of driving an au-
tomobile while intoxicated are not
falling, off is indicated by the fact
that up to October 1, there had been
359 persons whose drivers licenses
had been revoked for one year be-
cause of this offense.
During September there were CO
revocations, the same number as in
August. The smallest month in re-
vocations this year was January,
when there were but Is convicted.
'But this does not Indicate all"
said an official of the Titling Depart
ment of the Secretary of States Of
flee in speaking of the drunken driV-
er menace.
Undoubtedly there were many
others who drove while under the
influence of strong drink, but they
did not become involved in an acci-
dent, and their condition thus re-
come known. The spring, summer
and fall seem to be the heaviest
months for this sort of driver, ac-
cording to the number of convic-
tions."
1--WE do not know the entire results
of the acts of these drunken driv-
ers,' the official continued. There
have been many persons injured
and some deaths as result of col
lision, but we do not undertake to
make any record of such fatal hap
penings.
II believe that the Connecticut law
and which has been followed by New
York State, in making reckless driv-
ers take out a bond to protect any
one they may do damage to, is a
good one, and could fit in very nice
ly in this State. According to this
law, when a driver applies for a new
if he has been involved in
accidents, he is made to post $1O,-
900. If he has not been in any acci-
dents, he does not have to do so.
eff we had some such law, then it
would bar the chap who buys car
for $25 and spends $40 for third
hand tires from the road. 1t never
has seemed fair to me, to have to
take out insurance to protect my
from being the wanton
of others.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-11
RABBITS AND QUAIL
ARE PLENTIFUL, REPORT
Dry Weather Was Ideal For Breed
ing Season Says Wardens.

Supervising Game Warden Jones,
of the State Game and Fish Com
mission, in making a survey all over
the State as to prospects for game
reports that rabbit and quail are
plentiful all over the State and more
wild ducks on the marshes than
usual at this time of the year.
Warden Jones states that the dry
weather through the breeding season
accounts for the abundance of quail
and the cooperation of the farmers
as we'll as the diligent work of the
game wardens in keeping dogs from
running at large has been a great
protection to rabbits.
The Game Commission has had
special notices posted on all prem
ises throughout the State where
pheasants were liberated, that all
persons are forbidden to hunt or kill
or even disturb the same under pen
atty of law.