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Milford chronicle., 1930-02-14
PUBLISH OFFICIAL
STATE POULTRY LIST
Different Kinds Of ClasSifcatiOns
Are Listed In Publication

H. R. Baker, Poultry PathOlogist,
reports that the official List of Della
ware Hatcheries and Breeding
Flocks under the supervision of the
State Board of Agriculture has now
been printed and is ready for distri-
button. A copy will be sent upon
request to any poultryman desiring
it.
Flocks which are culled for vigor
and egg production are known as
Supervised Flocks. The A. G. Jones
Hatchery of Dover uses eggs from
Supervised Flocks, and is classified
as a Supervised Hatchery. The A. c..
Jones Hatchery produces Supervised
Chicks of the Barred Plymouth
Rock and S. C. White LeghOrn
Breeds. There are 72 Supervised
Flocks supplying this hatchery with
eggs.
Supervisor Flocks which are
blood tested for Pullorum Disease
(Bacillary White Diarrhea) and the
reactors removed are classified as
Supervised-Tested Flocks. The By
ron Pepper & Sons Hatchery of
Georgetown, the Concord Poultry
Farm of Wilmington, and the hatch
cry of w. Vernon Steen of Dagsboro
use eggs from Supervised-Tested
Flocks. These hatcheries are classi-
fled as Supervised-Tested Hatcher
les. The Byron Pepper & Sons Hat
cherry produces Supervised-Tested
chicks of the Barred Plymouth Rock,
White Wyandotte, and S. c. Rhode
Island Red breeds. The Concord
Poultry Farm matches Supervised
CONTINUED on Page 81
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-14
REPORT ON MILFORD
MILK SUPPLY ANALYSIS
Ten Samples Range From Slightly
Dirty To Clean

Analysis of samples of milk taken
from Milford dealers on January %
and February 1 show results of
clean in eight cases, fairly clean in
one and slightly dirty in the other.
The fat content ranges from low
of $50 to high of 4.95. The bacter-
ia count shows a low of $500 and a
high of $500. The results follow:
Herman sharp-Bacteria per &C.,
1880; fat per cent, $50; sediment
test, clean.
Wilbur Pierce-Bacteria per &C.,
4S,5OO; fat per cent, 4.95; sediment
test, clean.
Wilbur Simpson - Bacteria per
&C., SS,5OO; fat per cent, 40; sedi-
ment test, fairly clean.
Harry Walls-Bacteria per &C.,
67 500; fat per cent, S.95; sediment
test, clean.
Fred c. Guyer-Bacteria per &C.,
1900; fat per cent, 400; sediment
test, clean.
G. Nutter-Bacteria per &C., H.
900; fat per cent, AGO; sediment
test, slightly dirty.
Clarence Dawson - BacCerla per
&C., $4,000; fat per cent, 4'OU; seul-
ment test, clean.
Clarence Calhoon - BacIerla Pc
&C., 19,5OO; fat per cent 4'5S; seul-
ment test, clean.
A. J Harding-Bacteria per CO.
%, 900; fat per cent, 4.2O; sediment
A r. Robbins-Bacteria per Co.
$500; fat per cent, 4.6O; seulmen'
test, clean.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-14
URGE INOCULATION
FOR DIPHTHERIA
Health Authorities Say Those Under
School Age Susceptible.

The State Board of Health is anx-
ious that all susceptible children in
the State be protected from diph-
liberia. In the last three years ap-
proximately $500 children in Sussex
county have been immunized. I'm
fortunately the most susceptible
group has not been reached to any
great extent, viz: the children under
school age. This is the group in
which most cases of diphtheria, and
most deaths from the disease occur.
In New York City from 1891 to 1900,
S1.5 per cent of the deaths from
diphtheria occurred in children un-
der five years of age, and 9S.5 per
cent in children under ten years.
Your family physician is prepared
to do this work for you. In the event
that you have not had your children
done, you should inquire of the
teachers of your school, as to when
the State Board of Health will be
doing the work in your school, and
bring your child, if it is 6 months
old, or over, and have it immunized.
This immunization consist OF two
injections under the skin, is prac-
tically painless, and has no harmful
effects.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-14
STATE PROVIDES SAFE
PLAN FOR POULTRYMEN
Assigns Numbers To Farms For
TattOOing Poultry Against Thieves

The Poultry Department of the
State Board of Agriculture has had
several requests from poultrymen
for information about the system of
tattooing poultry as means to
identify their birds. This system was
developed to aid in detecting chick
en- thieves. 1t consists of tattooing
the birds in the web of the wing
with an indelible tattoo oil. Each
farm is assigned a different number
by the State Board of Agriculture.
These numbers are kept on record
at the offices of the State Board of
Agriculture. Several poultrymen
have already been assigned a num-
ber. Any other poultrymen desiring
to tattoo their birds should write to
the Poultry Department, State
Board Of Agriculture, and a number
will be assigned their farm.
The tattoo oil will not harm the
chickens in any way and once
chicken is tattooed, the number will
remain on the web of the wing for
the life time of the bird. The chick
en- can be tattooed at any time after
it is six weeks old.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-14
GRAND MASTER WILL
VISIT ODD FELLOWS
Official Visit To Crystal FOunt Lodge
Will Be Made February oath.

Grand Master w. Henry Ennis, of
the Delaware Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows, accompanied by the Grand
Lodge Officers, will make an official
visit to Crystal Fount Lodge No. 10,
1. o. o. F., on Monday evening, Feb
ruary "a, 1880.
This is the first official visit Grand
Master Ennis has made since his
election as Grand Master by the
Grand Lodge in Milford, last No
vember. He has been seriously i'll
at his home in Smyrna, but is rapid
ly recovering. Grand Master Ennis
was installed as Grand Master on
his sick bed by a committee of the
Grand Lodge at his home in Smyrna.
This was the first time in the his
tory of the Grand Lodge of Delaware
that a Grand Master was installed
outside the lodge room. Noble
Grand John Wright, of Crystal
Fount Lodge No. 10, has appointed
Harvey Swain, John Jester and Jas.
w. Cannon as committee to enter
tain the Grand Lodge officers.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-14
MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
CARE In APPLYING
Department Says Many Do Not Fill
Out Applications.

Reports from Dover show that the
Motor Vehicle Department of the
Secretary of States office is having
much needless work piled on it due
entirely to the carelessness of mo-
torists. The department has been
Obliged to send many applications
back to the senders because of in
completeness in filling them out.
'In contrast to the yellow forms
of last year, the 1880 forms are
green" explains the Information
Bureau of the Delaware Automobile
Association, 18th and West streets,
Wilmington. ION the original as
well as the renewal application
forms are two places for the appli-
cant to sign his name; both are on
the front. The name of the county
in which the applicant resides must
also be filled out. This is at the top
of the card just above one signature.
On the right hand end of the front
of the form is the place for the sec
ond signature, and in filling this out
the applicant should avoid writing
his name all the way across, as
space must be left for the signature
of the Secretary of State. On the
back of the form on the first line the
name is written, and in
cases of renewals should be written
exactly as printed on the face of the
form. The next line is for the ad-
dress, and in case of change in ad-
dress Of the applicant, the new ad-
dress should be written here and the
typewritten address on the front of
the card corrected. The date OF
birth (month, day and year, of the
applicant should be filled in, color
(race), sex, occupation, if licensed
before, when and in what state, kind
of license desired Operators or
and whether a license
has ever been revoked or suspended
before, giving date and reason. If
the applicant is under eighteen
years of age, parent, guardian, or
employer must sign it. All filling
out is to be done with pen and ink"
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-14
STATE FORESTRY
DEPARTMENT HAS
TREES TO DISTRIBUTE
Forest Planting Stock May Be
Obtained By Any Landowner
In State At Production Cost.
EXPLAIN HOW TO PLANT
Recent Department Bulletin Tells
Whom And Where To Plant
Trees.

The State Forestry Department
today announced that more than one
hundred thousand little forest trees
would be available for distribution
this spring from the State Nursery
located along the du Pont Highway
five miles south of Milford.
In previous years, the State has
found it necessary to purchase
planting stock elsewhere for distri-
button but this year the supply will
come from this small nursery.
Most of the available stock is lob
lolly pine or long shat pine but
many other species such as Norway
spruce, Japanese larch, Scotch pine,
red pine, bald cypress, yellow pop
lar and white oak are now available
in quantities.
The little trees are from to 12
inches tall depending on the species.
They may be purchased from the
State Forestry Department at $3.50
per thousand in quantities of 200 to
100000 provided the applicant
agrees to plant them for reforesta-
ton purposes.
In a recent bulletin issued by the
State Forestry Department, COM
plete instructions are given on what,
when, where and how to plant for
est trees. The author advocates
planting trees 6 feet or 1910
trees per acre and states that one
man and a boy or two men, one dig
ging the holes and another planting
the trees, can easily average 1000
trees per day of eight hours. In
speaking on the topic of where to
plant, he says: Generally speaking,
plantations should be established on
the poorest soils on the farm, at
least those soils which have proven
unable to produce paying farm
crops or suitable pasture. The par
ticular site may be an eroding and
steep hillside, a rocky area, a sandy
situation or a fresh water marsh. 1t
may be an unusued or practically
inaccessible area such as a corner
of the farm cut off by a stream,
ditch, marsh, railroad, or road; a
stream bank, marsh border, aband-
CONTINUED on Page 81
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-14
ANSWERS ROLLING IN
TO PIERRE DU POINT
WET QUESTIONABLE
Pierre S. Du POnt Denies Asser-
ton Of "Drys" That 1t Will
xRe. A ''Straw Vote" "
EMPHASIZES The OBJECT
Reminds Opponents Of COnsti-
tutiOnal Right Of Citizens In
Petition.

"The questionnaires are still COM
ing in from all parts of the State
by the mail bags full" it was stated
by officials in charge of receiving
the Questionnaires on the Klair Law
sent out to $4,000 Delawareans by
Pierre S. du Pont in an effort to
learn the sentiment as regards the
States prohibition enforcement act.
Although no official count or tab
.ulatiOn of the returned question
naires has been made so far, it is
now estimated that the total will go
far past the 10000 mark before the
end of the week. AS fast as the
duestionnaires are received they are
placed in a locked room awaiting
tabulation by certified accountants.
Denial that his QUESTIONABLE on
the Klair law is in any sense a
STRAW vote" and emphasis that the
answers will form a petition to the
1881 General Assembly, is contained
in a letter by Pierre S. du Pont,
made public Saturday. The letter
was Addressed by Mr.. du Pont to the
Law and Order Society, the Della
ware W. C. T. u, the executive COM
mittee of the Wilmington Preachers
Association and the Anti-Saloon
League of Delaware.
Mr.. du Points letter was in the
form of an answer to the advertise
ment which appeared in the news
papers in opposition to the question
naire, characterizing it as a STRAW
vote"
The QUESTIONABLE asked each
adult to signify by a Eyes" or mo"
answer whether he or she favOrs or
opposed repeal of the Klair law
which prohibits the filling of physi-
clans prescriptions for medicinal
liquors.
The recipients are also asked to
note whether they approve the use
of their names on petitions to be
presented to the legislature. One
petition bearing the names OF those
opposing repeal would be presented
asking retention Of the law and an
other petition asking repeal and
bearing the names of those favoring
repeal would be presented.
Mr.. du Points letter in full fol-
lows:
February z, $780,
claw & Order Society,
"The w. C. T. U. of Delaware.
"The Executive Committee of the
Wilmington Preachers Assn.
"The Anti-Saloon League of Della
ware.
Ladies & Gentlemen:
"My attention has been called TO
an advertisement appearing in some
of our newspapers in opposition to
the QUESTIONABLE recently sent by
Continued on Page 81
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-14
FIRE DESTROYS AUTOS
GAND GARAGE SUNDAY
Entire Contents OF ROOsa Garage
Consumed By Flames. 4

Fire, of unknown origin, destroyed
the garage owned and operated by
Alex Roosa on the DUPONT Boulevard
last Sunday evening. The entire
contents of the building were con-
sumer by the blaze. Seven automo-
biles, and a large quantity of tools
and equipment were burned. Insur-
ance was carried on the building
and tools, but the automobiles were
a total loss. Mr.. Roosa is unable to
account for the blaze. He was in
the building about 5 o'clock Sunday
afternoon, but not after that time.
lThe fire was discovered shortly be-
ce 9 o'clock, at which time the en-
place was burning briskly. Dur
1.-THE past few months the owner
nissed tools and equipment from
arage, and it is his belief that
person was in the building for
urpose of stealing something,
at a carelessly dropped light
ch ignited the building. The
Fire Company responded to
IN, but were unable to fight
les because of lack of water.
Imney fire in a negro house
ar Hill called the firemen out
on Monday.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-14
FORMER MILFORD MAN
GETS MASTERS DEGREE
George 7. Macklin viii Be Awarded
Master Of Arts Degree At Penn

George T. Macklin, former Milford
boy, who is now supervising princi-
pal of the Bridgeville Public Schools
will be awarded the Master of Arts
Degree by the University of Penn
sylvania tomorrow. Mr.. Macklin is
well-known here, where he has re-
sided most of his life. After attend
ing the Milford schools he graduated
from Dickinson College in 1911. He
started graduate work at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania in 1926 and
completed the work last June. He
then took extra work during the
summer of 1929. Since his gradua-
ton from Dickinson College, Mr..
Macklin has held the following posi-
tions: Five years teaching in Brook
lyn, N. Y; nine years with the L. D.
Caulk Company in Milford; four
years instructor in mathematics and
history at Caesar Rodney High
School at Wyoming. His present po-
sition is Supervising Principal at the
Bridgeville Schools.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-14
DREDGING ON DRIVERS
BANNED ON FEB. IS
Patrols Will Be Established On
Two Other Streams, MispiIliOn
And MuTdeEkiII.

The Murderkill and st. Jones Riv-
ers will be closed to oyster dredging
February Is and patrol will be es-
tablished on the Broadkiln and Mis-
pillion Rivers to prevent oyster
dredgers from removing oysters
from these streams for sale, as re-
suit of a conference of Governor C.
Douglass Buck, DR.. A. c. JOst, exec
utive secretary of the State Board of
Health; Highway Engineer Mack
and Oyster Revenue Collector Will
cults, at the State House at Dover
Friday afternoon.
The State Board of Health has
power to regulate the dredging oper-
ations on the Broadkiln and Mispil-
lion Rivers, which have been report
ed as polluted streams, but there is
no provision for patrolling these
streams.
The Federal Government recently
sent an inspector to look over the
Delaware streams and as result of
his inspection, it was decided that
oyster houses using oysters from
polluted streams, which had been
placed under the ban, would have
their Federal license revoked
AS a result of this condition, it
was decided Friday that the depart
ments involved would see that a pa
troll is established. Under special
act of the legislature, the Governor
and Oyster Revenue Collector have
power to close the Murkerkill and
st. Jones Rivers, in their discretion,
and under this power they will
close these two streams February
Is.
Oysters can be removed from the
Broadl1iln and Mispillion Rivers, but
they cannot be sold.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-14
FEDERAL CHECK OF
STATE HEALTH DATA
Delaware May Be Admitted To Reg
istratiOn Area By Government

Assistant Surgeon General Will
liams, of the United States Public
Health Service, will come to Dover
on February rs to confer with of1-
cials of the State Board of Health
concerning the placing of the State
of Delaware in the United States
morbidity area.
General Williams will examine
the records being kept by the Della
ware State Board of Health to deter
mine whether Delaware shall be ad-
mitted to this registration area. The
matter revolves about the records
kept of the cases of diphtheria, ty-
phoid fever, infantile paralysis,
small pox and scarlet fever.
DR.. Arthur c. Jost, executive sec
retary of the State Board Of Health
believes that the State records are
in such shape as to be accepted by
the United States Public Health Ser
vice,
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-14
mrs. HASTINGS, WIFE
OF SENATOR, DEAD
Funeral Services Were Held At
Her Wilmington Home Last
Monday.

Mrs. Carrie L. Hastings, wife of
United States Senator Daniel o..
Hastings, died last Friday in the I'm
iversity of Pennsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia, where she had been a
patient since the day after Christ
mas.
Mrs. Hastings health had not
been good for more than year, she
having suffered at times with throat
trouble, but she was able to be
about most of the time. When the
trouble became more serious dur
ing the holidays, Mrs. Hastings
went to the hospital for treatment.
When it was thought she would be
able to return home, complications
developed that failed to respond to
treatment by some of the foremost
specialists of the East and for the
past two weeks she became gradu-
ally weaker. On Friday afternoon
there was rally in her condition,
but it was followed by a turn for
the worse about midnight.
Members of the family and close
relatives were at the hospital at the
time of Mrs. Hastings death.
Mrs. Hastings was born a few
miles south of Dover, the daughter
of the late Cornelius and Mary En-
lily Saxton and spent her girlhOod
days in Kent county. She attended
school in Dover.
She was a member of Grace
Church, of Wilmington, and an ac-
tive worker in church and charit-
able organizations. She was a men,
Der of the Wilmington Country Club,
the Women's National Republican
Club, the Congressional Club, of
Washington, the Mapledale Country
Club of Dover and "The Ladies of
the Senate" of Washington.
She was married to Senator Hast
ings April 10, 1898. Mrs. Hastings is
survived by her husband and two
children, Mrs. Elizabeth Hastings
Fletcher of Wilmington, and Daniel
o. Hastings, Jr., of Los Angeles,
Cal, three grandchildren and five
sisters and two brothers as follows:
Mrs. T. w. Jakes, Mrs. Walter ..
Stock, of Wilmington; Mrs. Bessie
Durborough, of New York; Mrs. Al
fred Tilghman, of Smyrna; Miss Ell
sic M. Saxton, of Wilmington; En-
erson Saxton, of Dover, and Glider
Saxton, of Wilmington.
Since Senator Hastings assumed
his duties in Washington Mrs. Hast
ings had taken an important place
in the social activities of official
circles there. Twice during her re-
cent illness she had received flow
ers from the President and Mrs.
Hoover, accompanied by a sympa-
thetic personal letter, and also had
received flowers from the ladies OF
the Senate, as we'll as from dozens
of friends who held her in the high
est regard.
Funeral services were held at her
late home in Monday. Rev. B. M.
Johns officiating. Interment was
made at Brandywine cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-14
J. c. PENNEY COMPA ANY
MANAGERS MEET HERE
All Day Session At Windsor Hotel
On Tuesday.

Store managers of the J. G. Penney
Company from Maryland, Delaware
and New Jersey held an all-day ses-
sion at the New Windsor Hotel in
Milford on Tuesday, at which time
business conditions and other mat
ters affecting the business of the
company were discussed. G. l..
Williams, district manager of the
eastern part of the United States,
with headquarters in Washington,
addressed the store managers and
brought a message to the effect that
a large increase in business is ex-
pected this year. Harry Eifert, from
the sales department in New York
City, spoke and stressed the favor
able business outlook as viewed
from a national viewpoint. On Tues
day evening a meeting was held in
the Milford store of the ]. G. Pen
ney Company for members of the
local store staff.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-14
GIRL RESERVES
ATTEND CONFERENCE
Delaware Y. w. C. A. Members At
tend Washington Gathering.

Several Girl Reserves of the Dis
trict of Delaware Y. w. G. A. were
privileged to attend the annual mid
winter interstate conference held in
Washington last weekend. The con-
ference opened with dinner Friday
night followed by a welcome by
one Of the Washington Girl Re
serves, a song, and an explanation
of the theme and plan of the week
end. Saturday morning the girls
were indeed fortunate to hear talks
from such people as Hon. Florence
p. Kahn, Congresswoman from Cali
fornia; Miss Hope K. Thompson, an
international lawyer; Mrs. Minnige-
rode Andrews, an authOress; Dr. X.
G. Symmonds, a child specialist, and
Mrs. Wilson Compton, home-maker.
At noon it was announced that Mrs.
Hoover had sent word that she would
be pleased to have the girls call on
her at the White House. There was
a wild scramble of 260 girls to get
ready, for this visit to the White
House came as a complete surprise.
Mrs. Hoover greeted the girls in her
own gracious way telling them how
pleased she was to see them and how
much she was interested in their or
ganization. That was probably the
most thrilling moment of the wnole
conference for many of the girls
were making their first visit to the
White House. A part of the after
noon was devoted to trip to the
most interesting places in Washing
ton including a visit to the tomb OF
the unknown soldier where the Girl
Reserves as a group paid their trlD-
ute bv laying a wreath on the tomb.
The evening was devoted to ban
uuet of international friendship WIN
guests from many of the foreign en-
bassys present in their own national
costumes. Madame Camilo Osias,
wife of the PHILIPPINE commissioner,
was the speaker of the evening. she
was dressed in beautiful shade OF
rose pineapple fiber cloth.
Sunday morning was spent at the
Monastery and the clos
ing service in the afternoon was con-
Quoted by DR.. Ze Barney T. Phllllps'
chaplain of the senate.
The entire conference was one Iull
of suggestions and Of inspiration for
the girls to take back to their clubs
in their various towns and states.
The girls attending from the Dis
trict Y. w. C. A. were: Elva Davis,
Milford; Margaret Voshell, Wyom-
ing; Marie Moore, Wyoming; Caro-
line Cobb, Newark; Mary Challenger
New Castle; Irene Hunter, Claymont,
and Ruth Kemp, associate secretary
of the organization.