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Milford chronicle., 1930-09-12
RECORD HEAVY
RAINSAT DOVER
Amount From January l
to September 5 Was
26.16 Inches

The greatest amount of rain to
fall in any one place in this State
covering a period from January 1st
until last Friday occurred in Dover.
according to reports compiled by the
United States Weather Bureau. The
amount of rainfall in that place was
26.16 inches.
The least amount of rain fell in
BridgeVille during the month of Au-
gust, which covered the greater per-
iOd of the drought. The rainfall re-
corded was 0.92, a deficiency of 3.44,
or only % per cent of the normal
amount.
During the month of July, the
highest temperature recorded in the
State was at Millsboro, with 10, and
during August the highest tempera-
ture was 102 at Bridgevile
Following is a table of five towns
in the State.
Bridgeville, rain in August, O.92;
deficiency, 3.44; per cent of normal,
%; rain from January l, 1925; de-
ficiency, 1888; per cent of normal,
~ AlUAAii4uAl bClipCl dlul68 July anu
August, 1O5 and 1O2.
Delaware City, rain in August, 1.1O
deficiency, S.44; per cent of normal,
30; rain from January /, 1882; de-
iciency, 1853; per cent of normal,
50; maximum temperature, July
and August, 105 and 1O1.
Dover, rain in August, 3.06; def
cheney, 1.34; per cent of normal, 70;
rain since January l, 20.94; defici-
ency, 9.59; per cent of normal, SO;
maximum temperature for July and
August, 104 and SO.
Milford. rain in August, LAO; de-
ficiency, 3.15; per cent of normal, 81
rain since January l, 26.1O; defici-
ency, 1885,. per cent of normal, "a;
maximum temperature during July
and August, 105 and 101.
MillsborO, rain in August, 1.73; |
deficiency, 1888; per cent of normal
"a; rain since January l, 1906; de-
fciency, 1856; per cent of normal, I
81; maximum temperature for July
and August. 110 and 101.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-12
DRY AGENTS RAID
LEWES SPEAKEASIES
Seven Alleged BOOtleggers Hold;
Ten Gallons OF Liquor Seized

U. S. Commissioner Albert F. Polk
on Monday morning held seven al
legged bootleggers from Lewes under
an aggregate sum of $4,000 bail for
further hearings before him on
charges of sale and possession of
liquor. Among them was 17-year-
old boy, Joseph Shermerer, charged
with sale and possession and held
under $4,000 bail.
The defendants were arrested Sat
urday when twelve agents, ten of
whom came down from Philadelphia,
went through Lewes in quick fash
ion and rounded up what they think
to have been the principal speak
easies in the town. Acting Deputy
Prohibition Administrator Frank A.
Cunning said that 10 gallons of
moonshine were seized in the raids.
"At least Lewes was dry over the
Weekend" he said. There is no
particular reason for starting on
Lewes. We are taking one town at
a time"
The agents divided into groups and
as soon as they had captured their
prisoners, brought them to Whining
ton and placed them in the police
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Milford chronicle., 1930-09-12
NAME WOODHEAD
SCOUT EXECUTIVE
FOR DELAWARE
Appointment Made With
View of Increasing
Interest DOWnState
AMPLE FUND RAISED
Interested Citizens Sub
scribe Enough to Assure
Successful Outcome

Mr.. j. Edgar RhOads, president of
the Wilmington Council, Boy Scouts
of America, and Mr.. Harry l.. Can
non, chairman of the State Commit
tee, announce the appointment of
Stanley M. Woodhead as Field Scout
Executive for Delaware. Mr.. Wood
head began active work September
1st and made his headquarters for
the time being at Dover. The as
signment of Field Scout Executive
for the lower part of the state is 4
part of the extension program of the
Wilmington Council, Boy Scouts of
America, to make the Program Of
Scouting available to every hoy in
the entire State. Heretofore the
Councils territory, except for mail
ing service to affiliated troops, has
not extended below the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal.
The extension of territory and the
employment of Mr.. WOOdhead have
been made possible through the CO.
operation of a group of interested
citizens living down-state, led by
Harry l.. Cannon, of Bridgeville. Mr..
Cannon is chairman of the commit
tee which last winter raised $3,-
431.00 among lower Delaware citi-
zens to support the movement.
pledges of $2,50O.00 a year for the
next two years were also secured by
Mr.. Cannon and his committee. La
ter it is hoped to extend the terri
tory of the Council 10 include por-
tions of the Eastern Shore of Mary
land where the Council has for sew
eral years maintained a mailing SER
vice to affiliated lone scouts, home
and farm patrols and troops. This
expansion program of the Whining
ton Council is at the suggestion and
under the guidance of the National
Council, Boy Scouts of America.
Mr.. Woodhead taught high school
at Laurel two years ago, and is well
known to many Delawareans. He is
now making a survey of the terri
tory in the lower part of the State,
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Milford chronicle., 1930-09-12
D. /. A. A. DIVISION D
SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
Sussex School Football Schedule An.
nOunced-StartS October 3

The football schedule for George
town, Delmar, Laurel and Seaford
high schools, comprising Division D
of the Delaware Interscholastic Ath-
letic Association, has been completed
by Major P. S. Price, director of ply
sical education as follows:
October S-Laurel at Georgetown;
Seaford at Delmar
October 10-Georgetown at Sea-
ford; Delmar at Laurel.
October 17-GeOrgetown at Del
mar; Laurel at Seaford.
October 24-Georgetown a Lau-
rel; Delmar at Seaford.
October 31-Seaford at George
town; Laurel at Delmar.
November 7-Delmar at George
town; Seaford at Laurel.
November 14-Semi-finals between
Division D and Division C.
November 27-( THANKSGIVING Day)
championship game between south
ern and northern winners at Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-12
WOMAN FLYER MAKES
READY FOR FLIGHT
Miss Myrtle Brown, Who VIII Soon
Make Attempt, Visits Caulk Co.

Miss Myrtle Brown, sister-in-law
of Bellanca the plane builder, of New
Castle, was in Milford on Monday a
guest of The l.. d. Caulk Company.
Miss Brown is now preparing for a
flight which she plans to make alone
between New York City and Paris,
France. She came to Milford to have
her teeth examined so that she may
be assured of health in every respect
before she makes her fight. In
conversation with a representative of
the Chronicle, Miss Brown said that
it is her ambition to be the first
woman to accomplish a flight alone.
While no definite arrangements have
been made for the proposed fight,
she hopes to go some time during the
next few weeks. Many Milford folks
who met her while she was a visitor
here on Monday will watch the re-
suits of the flight with interest.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-12
MAKE EFFORT
TO REDUCE T.B.
State Health Official Out
lines Plan to Aid in
Fight on Disease

Although tuberculosis is prevent
able and durable, yet during the past
year, six per cent of all the deaths
in the state were due to this disease,
said DR.. C. A. Sargent of the State
Board of Health in discussing new
plans which the state board hopes to
put into service, in order to still fur
ther cut down the mortality from
this disease.
To every death, it is said there
are nine other cases, and if this
medical assumption is correct, then
2 per cent of the entire population
of the state are incapable of self
support because of this disease.
"The program of the physical ex-
animation of school children is to be
changed" said DR.. Sargent, 80 that
more time may be devoted to each
examination and to the correction of
defects. The students of the first,
fourth and eighth grades of all
of two or more rooms are to
have thorough examinations each
year. The students in one-half of the
one room schools are to be examined
on alternate years.
"All chest cases are to be referred
to the family physician or to the
clinic conducted by the state. All
children twenty per cent under
weight will upon consent of the par
ents, be given the tuberculin test.
This special group will be carefully
studied because there has been little
testing done and there
are no records available at this time
along this line in this state. All
contact cases up to Is
years of age, will be given the op-
Dortunity to receive the test at the
same time.
Tuberculosis is found" continued
DR.. Sargent, six to nine times as
among contacts as among
Young children are
highly susceptible and should not if
possible come in contact with an
lctive case. Ten regulations have
leen prepared in this new program
against the white plague as follows:
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Milford chronicle., 1930-09-12
FOUR DRY AGENTS
FOR DELAWARE
Each Man Has 59.215 Per-
sons to Keep His
Eye On

There are 59,215 persons to be
in the State of Delaware. There
are now four agents attached to the
Federal prohibition enforcement Of
flee in Delaware. These men Oper-
ate under the direction of George
Frank Cunning, acting deputy pro-
hibition administrator, who recently
succeeded George A. Hill, resigned
There are 236,S53 persons in the
State, which gives each active field
agent 59,215 persons to watch, to
see that they remain dry, in addi-
tion to the outsiders who occasion
ally wander into the State to Vio-
late the liquor laws.
The Third Prohibition Enforce
ment District, including Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey and Delaware,
has one prohibition enforcement
agent to each 267 square miles of
territory and each 66,542 persons.
Delaware, according to this average,
is little more carefully scrutinized
than the remainder of the district.
The total population of the third
district, which next to New York, is
the most thoroughly pOliced district
in the country, has a total of 49,
907 .209 persons, and consists of 55,-
72O SQUARE miles. 1t has total en-
forcement personnel of 209 agents
and a prohibition budget of $9O3,-
952. These figures were announced
recently by. Amos w. w. WoOdcock,
director at Washington
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Delaware rank third in the cost OF
enforcing prohibition. New York IS
first with a budget of $1,S07 ,520, or
8 cents per capita. The Fifth Dis
trict, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, is
second with a total of $979,859, and
New Jersey and Del
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Milford chronicle., 1930-09-12
REPUBLICANS
NAME TICKET
AT CONVENTION
Hastings and Houston
Endorsed by Caucuses
of All Three Counties
WILLIAMS FOR TREAS
President of State Board
of Education Selected.
Ward Refuses

Delaware Republicans met at Do
yer on Tuesday in one of the quiet
est conventions held by that party
in recent years. The organization
slate as predicted several weeks ago
went through without a hitch. Dan
iel o. Hastings, was nominated for
both the long and the short terms
in the United States Senate. Robt.
G. Houston, of Georgetown, was re-
nominated to succeed himself, as
were James G. Shaw, of New Castle
for Insurance Commissioner and
Edward Baker, of Dover, for State
Auditor. George S. Williams, of
MillsborO, was nominated for State
Treasurer. Mr.. Williams is Presid-
ent of the State Board of Education.
The convention unanimously ad-
opted a platform which included a
plank for the observance and enfor-
cement of all laws and endorsement
of President Hoover for creating the
law enforcement investigation com
mittee.
All of the nominations were made
after the county and Wilmington
caucuses were held, when complete
endorsement of the slate was given
by each caucuses save Sussex county
Objection against a resolution being
adopted favorable to the entire slate
was made by Carrie Palmer, of Mil
ton, who objected on the grounds
that it was unfair to the delegates
and candidates as they had never
been consulted. It was necessary
to take a vote and the resolution
was adopted by vote OF 81 to 13.
At the Wilmington caucus, a reso-
luton was presented by Miss jean
cite Eckman, asking for the refer
endum to be arranged by the Legis-
lature on the question of retention
or repeal of the Prohibition Amend
ment, but it was tabled. It was
stated that a copy of the resolution
was to be presented at the other
three caucuses, but this was not car
ried out. The text of the resolution
follows:
"It has become a controversial
question as to whether the people
Of this State desire to retain the
Amendment as a part of
he United States Constitution or to
repeal it. AS this question can only
De satisfactorily settled by the sub
mission, in some legal form, to the
7oters of this State, of the issue, we
will support the necessary action by
he next General Assembly towards
for a Statewide referen-
ium of the people,"
Robert H. Richards Names Hastings
The convention was presided over
~ United States Senator John G..
townsend, Jr., who succeeded John
Johnson, of Newark, who had
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Milford chronicle., 1930-09-12
DROP In NUMBER
OF DELAWARE FARMS
Sussex County Leads In Number OF
Abandoned Farms

Delaware has fewer farms by 499
in 1880 than it had in 1925, the de-
crease being 40 per cent in the five
year period. AS compared with 1920,
the number of farms is 3S2 less in
1880, or 3.8 per cent loss.
In 1920 Delaware had 10,140
farms; in 1925, 10,257, and in 1880,
9,75S, according to preliminary
statement issued by the Director of
the Census.
New Castle county had 1925 farms
in 1920; 1867 in 1925, and 1876 in
1880. From 1925 to this year, this
county lost 81 farms, but had 81
more farms in 1880 than in 1920.
Kent has 2,878 farms in 1880, COM
pared with 3,O43 in 1925, and 2,911
in 1920. The ten-year loss was S9, or
IL per cent.
Sussex has 1904 farms in 1880,
compared with 5,247 in 1925, and
5,404 in 1920 The ten-year loss was
400, or IA per cent.
Fewer Farms In Maryland
Maryland has fewer farms in 1880
by 1895, or 96 per cent, than it had
in 1920. New Jersey lost 5,1S9 farms,
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Milford chronicle., 1930-09-12
7 KENT DISTRICTS
TO HAVE CONTESTS
Democrats Eliminate Opposition in
Three Instances

Contests between Marvel and Bay
ard delegates to the Democratic
State convention, have been elimin-
ated in the Tenth Representative
District of Kent County, as the re-
suit of a compromise. With the eX-
ception of two other districts in re-
preventative districts, there will be
contests.
Followers of Josiah Marvel, DEM
ocratic National Committeeman, say
he will have a majority of the dele
gates in the county. The Marvel
supporters have filed names for both
delegates and altelnates.
Followers of Mr.. Marvel's OppOn-
ent former United States Senator
Thomas F. Bayard, have filed names
for delegates in each district, but
failed to file for alternates in sever
al of the districts.
By the compromise in the Tenth
Representative District, the two
candidates will receive an equal
share of the delegates. The list of
candidates for delegates follows:
First Representative distrist, First
Election district: For Marvel, How
ard G. Deakyne, Mrs. Howard r.
Jones, Clifford Jones; for Bayard,
James Campbell, Harry Cole, G.. f.
Gootee. Second Election district;
Marvel, Hervey P. Hall, Mrs. Frank
E. Postles, Herman Wheatmar;
Bayard: Harry B. Clark, J. Vernon
Ford, John F. O'Neill.
Second Representative district,
First Election district: Marvel, j.
Herman Anderson, w. F. Cummins,
George L. Turner; Bayard, Cove S.
Short. Second Election district,
Marvel, John B. Huttor, B. H. Moore
C. D. Paradee; Bayart, Samuel J.
Hall, Charles w. Harde sty.
Third Representative district,
First Election district; No contest,
all Marvel candidates, John l.. Gra-
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Milford chronicle., 1930-09-12
DRAW JURORS FOR
OCT. COURT TERM
j. II. Prettyman and Geo. Townsend
To Serve From Milford

Jury Commissioners, J. Edward
Goslee, Joseph H. Cox, have drawn
the following petit jurors for the Su-
periOr Court and Court of General
Sessions, in and for Sussex County,
for the October term, 1880, for the
following Representative Districts:
l. Carl Simpson, milford; A. H.
Deboe, Ellendale; James Hall
Prettyman, Milford; Geo. Town
send, Milford.
2. Clayton S. Elliott, Bridgeville;
E. D. Baker, Bridgeville; Hardy
ElwoOd Bennett, Bridgeville;
VIM. B. Carlisle, Greenwood.
3. Albert E. Chapman, Seaford;
Lawrence Cannon, Seaford; Mar
tin H. Cannon, Seaford; Floyd
Tull, Seaford.
4. Taitman w. Bryan, Laurel; Robt
T. Spicer, Bethel; H. Clay Hitch
ems, Laurel.
5. j. Bayard Morris, Delmar; Jas.
Il. Birmingham, Delmar; Thomas
Oliphant, Laurel; Frank Davis,
Laurel.
6. Horace F. Birmingham, Mills
boro; Frank Johns, Dagsboro;
Ananias Hastings, Pittsville, Md.
RID; Frank Campbell, Millsboro.
7. Roland Scott, Selbyville; Ebe C.
Quillen, Millville; Edward Long,
Selbyville.
s. IRA Stevenson, Hollyville; Geo.
Warrington, Millsboro; Otis d.
Joseph, Hollyville.
8. Geo. o. Fearen, Georgetown;
Chas. T. Calhoun, Georgetown;
VIM. Brumbley, Georgetown.
o. Marshall P. Hazard, Lewes; Eu-
gene H. Maull, Lewes; Frederick
Johnson, Lewes; VIM. H. Welch,
lilton.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-12
CHRISTMAS SEALS FOR
TUBERCULOSIS WORK
Tiny Stickers Are Now Awaiting Dis
tr.butiOn At State Headquarters

The tiny Christmas Seals, the re-
ceipts from the sale of which are
used to promote the health of every
one and to carry on educational
work among the public private and
parochial schools of Delaware, and
which will be distributed during the
month of December, have already ar
rived at the headquarters of the Del
aware Anti-TuberculOsis Society,
OIL Delaware avenue, Wilmington,
Del.
The seals if placed end to end
would cover sixty miles, or from
Wilmington to Frederick.
The design for this years seal is
an appealing one. 1t represents
Santa Claus carrying a huge pack
which is assumed to contain
Health to ALL"
Work has begun on the prepara-
tions for distribution of the seals.
The work of checking up on names
and addresses is being followed con-
sistently in order that the list may
be as accurate as possible. There
will be 10000 letters issued contain
ing the seals.
Miss Helen Thompson, executive
secretary of the Society, has ar
ranged the following schedule of
health project contests for 1880 and
1881:
Three sets of scales will be award
ed as prizes at the end of each con-
test. The winner in each of the fol-
lowing classes will obtain these
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Milford chronicle., 1930-09-12
KENT DEMOCRATS WILL
HOLD PRIMARIES OCT. q
VIII Nominate Their County Ticket
At Convention Instead OF Primary

At meeting of the Kent County
Democratic Committee at Dover last
Thursday, Saturday, October 4, was
set as date for the primary for
county convention to be held in Dow
er on Tuesday, October 7. Under
the newly adopted party rules of
the Democratic party in Kent coun-
ty, the delegates are elected on a
date to be fixed by the committee
and on the Tuesday following the
county committee meets at 10 a. m.
to canvass the result of the delegate
election and then the convention
proper is called which will be in
the afternoon of October z.
The committee also fixed Tuesday,
September %, as the last day for fl
ing names for delegates and candi-
dates, and p. m. on that date as the
time for closing the filing of such
names.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-12
MAN GRANTED PARDON
TO HELP AGED MOTHER

Only one application was
considered by tho State Board
of PardOns at their regular
monthly meeting, and this was
granted.
Harry CahoOn, 80, who was
sentneced on March /, 1929,
to four years in the workhouse
on charges of breaking and
entering with intent to COM
nit larceny, was successful in
his application.
CahOOn was represented by
Captain Ethel Bernard, secre-
tary of the Mission of Hope,
Wilmington. The application
was granted, based on the fact
that Cahoon's aged mother
need his help.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-12
ADMIRAL BYRD WRITES
AND THANKS DIR. GRIER
Head Of L. d. Caulk Co. Has Re-
ceiVed Communication

Admiral Byrd, from his summer
home at Dublin, New Hampshire,
just sent the following letter to DR..
G. Layton Grier, president of The
L. d. Caulk Company:
DR.. G. Layton Cries, President
The l.. d. Caulk Company
Milford, Delaware
Dear DR.. Grier:
Now that the Antarctic Expedition
has returned to the United States
after nearly two years on the ice
barrier, am exceedingly gratified
that the precautions we took to place
every man in the best possible ply
sical conditions before he left, was
more than justified. Not man was
lost; there was no serious illness in
Little America; and from reports of
the entire personnel before it was
into civil life, l am en-
thused over the fact that there is no
of any man being physical
ly incapacitated as a result of his
trying experiences with the Expe-
dition.
TTHrH TO Pa0e 5. Please1
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-12
IRENEE DU POINT TO AID
.BAYARD FOR SENATOR
Scores Republicans For Naming
Either "Dry" Or "Straddler."

Irenee du Pont, in a letter to form
er United States Senator Thomas E.
Bayard on Wednesday, expressed re-
gret that the Republican party has
disregarded the prohibition question.
Senator Bayard is a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Unit
ed States Senator and has announced
that he favors repeal of the Eight
eenth Amendment.
Mr.. du Pont, in his letter, states
that he cannot vote for either the
Senator or Representative nominaG-
ed by the Republican party because
"they are both either dry or 'strad-
dlers,' and he will not contribute TO
their election expenses"
The letter, sent by Mr.. du Pont to
Senator Bayard, follows:
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Milford chronicle., 1930-09-12
OVER ONE THOUSAND
PUPILS ENTER SCHOOL
Milford School Enrolment Was 1913
Opening Day

The following record of pupils in
attendance the first days in the Mil
ford Public Schools for the new
school year, follow, viz:
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-12

school year, follow, viz:
High School: Lake View Ave-
Senior Glass has ........ Al
Junior Glass has ............. 48
Sophomore Glass has ........ 81
Grade Nine has .............. 88
Grade Eight has ........... 80
Grade Seven has .............1 101
Making a total of 421 in the High
and Junior High School.
Elementary School: North Milford
Grade Six has .......... 20
Grade Five has ... 70
Grade Four has ............ IA
Grade Three has ............. 67
Grade Two has ........... 6S
Grade One has ......... 80
Making a total of 456 in the six
lower grade in actual attendance at
the start.
ColOred Elementary School:
Grade Eight has ............ IL
Grade Seven has ............ IL
Grade Six has ............... IA
Grade Five has .............. Is
Grade Four has ..... 81
Grade Three has ............ 80
Grade Two has ............. 26
Grade One has ......... 80
Making a total of 166.
Summary
High School and Junior High
mas ............... ........ AL
White Elementary School has 456
Colored Elementary School
has ........ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l66
Total pupils in attendance, 1043 in
Milford Public Schools at beginning
of term.
There will be about $50 more come
into Milford schools in October.
The Cafeteria in the High School
served 100 each of the first two days.
and the number is increasing with
each succeeding day.
The Cafeteria was opened in the
White Elementary School on Tues
day and served thirty the first day
and this is also increasing daily.
The ColOred school has not opened
its cafeteria at present it will open
in October.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-12

Parents visit your public
schools during the next few
weeks. Learn how your
children are taught, and
see modern teaching meth
DDS as now used.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-12

Making a total Of 456 in the SIX
lower grade in actual attendance at
the start.