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Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
DELAWARE PEACH
CROP BADLY INJURED
BY EXCESSIVE COLD
State Board Of Agriculture Re.
ports Ninety Per Cent Of Buds
Killed 10 Some Districts.
SUSSEX COUNTY HIT WORSE
approximately Fifty Per Cent
Dead 10 Lower COunty-.Kent
In Better Shape.

DR.. J. F. Adams, Plant Patholo-
gist for the State Board of Agricul-
ture and the University of Delaware,
has recently inspected many peach
orchards throughout the State and
reports that there is considerable
damage in some sections, due to
freezing.
1t is apparent that many peach
buds were injured during the cold
weather in the last week of Noyem-
Der and that additional damage was
caused by the low temperatures on
February Is and is. During the
latter cold spell, temperatures rang
ed from zero to six degrees above
zero in this State. According to re-
ports, the thermometer reached zero
in the Bridgeville section and from
inspections made, it appears that
the damage to peach buds is heavier
in that part of the State. Many or
chards show that from 500 to 909o
of the buds are killed, particularly
in the low areas. In lower Sussex
county, it appears that approximate
ly 500 of the buds have been killed.
The injury in Kent county is not as
severe as in Sussex county and
from inspections made, it appears
that from 25@o to 400 of the buds
of white varieties and from 409o to-
500 of the buds of yellow varieties
have been killed and apparently the
damage is greater to yellow fruit
than to white fruit throughout the
State.
On account of the heavy crop of
peaches last year, it was expected
that the crop would be lighter this
year; however, due to the injury
from freezing, it is apparent now
that the crop will be considerable
short of normal. 1t is, of course,
too early to make an estimate as to-
what the crop this year will be be-
cause of the fact that there may be
further injury caused by low tenn
peratures during the month of
March or the early part of April,
and such low temperatures would
affect the remaining living buds.
According to information received
by w. T. DericksOn, director of the
Bureau of Markets, of the State
Board of Agriculture, considerable
damage has been caused by freeZ-
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Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
CLOTHING BUDGETS"
SUBJECT OF MEETINGS
Advice Also To Be Given On Reno
waiting Problems

The topic of discussion for the
month of March at the various Ex-
tension Groups in Kent county will
be "The Spring Wardrobe and Wise
Buying." These meetings will be
conducted by Mrs. Helen Mckinley,
State Leader of Home Demonstra-
ton Work, Newark, and will be OF
great interest to all homemakers.
Each club member will be provided
before the meeting with an inven-
tory sheet upon which she may take
count of stock of her wardrobe and
bring filled out to the meetings what
she has on hand and what she needs
to buy. Suggestions then will be
given each individual as to choosing
the suitable thing to go with the
rest of the wardrobe.
Part of each afternoon will also
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Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
SUSSEX LEADS STATE
IN REFORESTATTON
Is As 1t Should Be Says State
Forester Taber In Addressing
Georgetown Rotary Club.

The State Forestry Department
today announced that in all proba-
bilities, Sussex County will lead the
State in the number of trees plant
ed for reforestation purposes. Or
ders received to date show Sussex
leading by a comfortable margin
due to the fact that larger orders
have been received from those in
the county undertaking the work.
This is taken by the Department
as indicative of a most wholesome
attitude on the part of Sussex coun-
ty land owners and shows that the
more progressive owners are anX-
iOus to put their idle land back into
production even though this prOduc-
ton is not an agricultural crop.
State Forester Taber in speaking
at a recent meeting of the George
town Rotary Club said: I'm view of
the fact that land in Sussex County
is being abandoned at the rate of
over 1000 acres per year and has
been abandoned at about this rate
for the last decade, it seems imper-
dllkG LudL OuODGA OOhASApho
Sussex landowners put this vast
area to work" He urged that this
land, if suited to no better use, be
reforested at once and said that he
hoped more and larger orders would
be received between now and April
first. Because Sussex county has
more idle land than any other Of the
other counties, it should lead all
others in reforestation and even
though this county should plant
300, 900 trees this year, this amount
would recover only a fraction of
that abandoned during the preceding
year. However, New Castle county
will probably lead in the number of
planters. In fact, orders from this
county are rapidly exhausting the
Departments supply of species for
this region.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
DEMOCRATS OPEN KENT
CAMPAIGN TONIGHT
Josiah Marvel, Senatorial Candidate,
VIII Address Committeeman

The Democratic political cam
paign will receive an auspicious and
early start in Kent county, with a
dinner conference between Demo-
cratic leaders and Josiah Marvel,
attorney, in the Richardson Hotel,
at Z o'clock this evening.
Meeting with Mr.. Marvel will be
the Kent County Democratic Com
mittee and the members of the DEM
ocratic State Committee from Kent
county
During the conference, political
conditions in Kent county and plans
for the fall campaign will be dis
cussed. With Kent county as the
Democratic stronghold in the State,
it is expected that considerable in
terest will be displayed in the con-
ference and the matters discussed.
Herman C. Taylor, of Dover, is
chairman of the Kent County Demo-
cratic Committee, with E. C. DAILY,
vice-chairman; E. Y. Williams, sec
retary, and Daniel M. Ridgely, treas
urer.
The members of the Kent County
Democratic Committee follow:
First district-Clifford Jones, Mrs.
Martha Denny, H. D. Boyer and Mrs.
Henrietta West, all of Smyrna.
Second district-Mrs. Hilda Will
son, Leipsic; Samuel ]. Fox, Lelp-
sic; Nelson Slaughter, Dover; Mrs.
Elva C. Taylor, Dover.
Third district-Charles A. Neuga-
bauer, Clayton; Mrs. Carl Hurd'
Kenton; Howard Hilyard, Kenton;
Mrs. Loretta G. Clark, Kenton.
Fourth district William H. Poore,
Hartly; Mrs. E. c. DAILY, Hartly;
Robert G. Schneider, Dover; MIS-
Lottie Johnson, Dover.
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Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
SUMMER TOURISTS TO
USE NEW SHORT ROUTE
Road To RehObOth, Avoiding Milford
Traffic, May Be Ready In July

Work has commenced on the
stretch of road known as the Mil
ford cutoff that will enable travel
to go to Rehoboth from points north
without passing through the main
streets of Milford.
1t is estimated that the road will
be open for travel early in the sum-
mer. This road is just little over
a mile in length but the cost of
building it will be great owing to the
fact that it crosses the Mispillion
River which is a navigable stream,
and from the fact there are many
low stretches which must be filled
and raised to grade.
This building of this piece of road
has been a bone of contention be-
tween business interests of Milford
and the State Highway Commission.
Many in Milford still believe the
road unnecessary at this time and a
tremendous expense. 1t is pointed
out that during last summers rush
at Rehoboth very little time was lost
in passing through Milford. The
highway commission claims it is
building for the future and that this
new road will be of great convent
ence to motorists both in going
north and south and avoiding traffic
in Milford.
Nearly all of this new stretch OF
road will be in the town limits of
Milford, but we'll to the east of any
settlement and mostly along farm
lands. It begins at the northern end
of Walnut street, and meets the Re-
hoboth Boulevard just at the curve
at the southern limits of the town.
It crosses the Mispillion about three
quarters of a mile from the center
of the town. For many months the
government in preparation for this
road has been constructing a draw
bridge of the bascule type over the
river and it is this work tha has
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Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
CENSUS TAKERS PLAN
FOR STATE CANVASS
Ex-Governor Denny, Director Names
Rural District EnumeratOrS

Forver Governor w. D. Denney,
census director for Delaware, has
announced the following enumera-
tors for manufacturers and distribu-
tors for the State outside of Will
mingtOn:
Rural New Castle county, Clar-
ence E. Poole, William S. Seal, Jo-
seph H. Gould; Kent county, ]. D..
Tebo, and w. ]. Story; Sussex coun-
ty, Asa Reynolds, James X. Phillips,
r. Emery Wiley, Max E. Bunting,
John o. Munfal.
Michael Halbert, chief deputy OF
the census department, for manu-
featuring and distribution, will move
into his new office in the old Fed
eral Building in Wilmington to start
on the census of manufacture and
distribution in Wilmington, West
Chester, Chester and Coatesville.
Work started the early part of this
week.
John H. Farrell, manager of the
U. S. Bureau of Foreign and Domes-
tic Commerce is assisting in the
preparations and Major c. M. Dillon,
of the Chamber of Commerce, has
also been asked by Mr.. Halbert, for
his cooperation.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
NO JETTTES FOR MOUTH
OF MURDERKILL RIVER
U. S. Engineers Say $495,OOO Ex-
penditure Not Justified Com.
merce On River Small.

Existing commerce on the Muir
derkill River in Kent county which
flows into the Delaware Bay at Bow
ers Beach, does not warrant the
construction of jetties for the stabil-
ization of the entrance channel and
the dredging of an anchorage and
turning basin.
This conclusion, reached by 1t.
Col. R. P. Howell, U. S. Engineer
for the Wilmington District, has
been cOncurred in by the y. S. Board
of Engineers and Major General
Lytle Brown, chief of the U. S. Army
Engineers.
Colonel Howell received word this
week that the Chief of Engineers
had concurred in the report and had
so notified the House Commerce
Committee.
Merchants, fishermen and others
living on and near the river have
for months been urging that the
work be done.
Those urging the Improvements
believed that the construction of a
south jetty would be all that would
be necessary to provide for stabill-
zatiOn of the entrance channel.
Colonel Howell, however, report
ed that construction of two jetties
would be necessary. These would
cost about $495,0O0 and would entail
about $4,000 a year for maintenance.
Dredging of turning and anchor
age basin in the river at Bowers
Beach and protection of the shore
at Bowers from erosion by storms
and high tides would cost upwards
of $500 with annual maintenance
of $4,000.
Neither Colonel Howell nor his
superiOrs feel that the expenditures
of such a large sum of money is
warranted by existing commerce in
the river.
It is pointed out that commerce on
the river has dropped from 2S,OOO
tons in 1919 to 10000 tons in 1928.
If the estimated amount was spent
the interest charges alone would
amount to $193 annually on each
ton of cargo carried on the river.
The various reports agree that the
seven foot river channel with a
width of so feet is sufficient to care
for the needs of present commerce.
Adequate facilities for the oyster
business between September and
March could be provided, it is stat
ed with annual dredging costing
about $4,000. It is stated that it is i
not believed that the expenditure OF
even this money would be warrant-
ed by conditions.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
DELAWARE FARMERS
ARE INTERESTED In
TOMATO TARIFF
Italy Has Been Exporting As
Many Canned Tomatoes As
Grown In U. S.
SHIPMENTS ARE GROWING
Unless Heavy Tariff Is Layed
On Foreign Product Business
Will Be Affected.

Delaware and Maryland farmers
are watching with great interest the
activities of the Senate in regard to
import duties on farm products.
One class of products which is be-
ing watched with particular inter-
est is tomatoes. 1t is pointed out
that during the past seven years up
to last year, a total of 174,0OO,OOO
pounds of tomatoes has been import
ed into the United States.
The 1928 importation of tomatoes
equalled the entire pack of Della
ware, Ohio, West Virginia, Iowa,
Minnesota, Kentucky, New Jersey,
New York, Washington, Michigan,
Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Indiana,
Virginia, Colorado, Illinois and Ten
nessee. That is, they equalled all the
States packing tomatoes in the Uni
ted States except Maryland, Califor-
mia, Utah and Missouri.
During the administration of Pres
ident Harding the duty was reduc-
ed to Is per cent, then Italy started
to ship tomatoes to America and
since that time the importation has
been increasing very rapidly. Con-
sumption, however, did not increase
as fast, and the result has been,
that the farmers of Delaware as well
as those of other States have been
faced with a frequent loss on their
tomato crops.
Another fact that is not generally
realized is that the shipment of to-
matoes into this country by boat is
frequently much cheaper than the
distribution of Grated tomatoes
about the country by rail. The i'm
portation of tomatoes or corn or
other farm products is of the great
est interest to all farmers, for 1t
may truthfully be stated that with
every crate or can imported, the far
mers here take a loss on their own
crop.
In 1914, when corn was on the
free list, 12,O00,000 bushels were I'M
ported from Argentina. The present
rate is Is cents a bushel, and ac-
cording to many interested persons,
is not a sufficiently heavy duty. In
1927, total of 100000 bushels was
imported. According to freight rates,
Argentina is closer to Chicago than
many parts of Delaware. The water
route on corn from Argentina to
Chicago is from to II cents bus
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Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
MILTON HOLDS TOWN
ELECTION QUIETLY
William Stevens Named Mayor, Two
Other Officers Reelected

William Stevens "a storekeeper,
was elected mayor of Milton Satur-
day without opposition. j. c. Lank,
who ran for the position of treasur-
: or and Frederick Reed, who ran for
alderman, were both reelected with
out opposition. The election was
characterized by DR.. R. B. Hopkins,
the retiring mayor, as being one OF
the quiestest elections in some
years, as there was no disputes or
contention.
DR.. Hopkins said that one of the
most important undertakings during
the coming year, which was being
advocated by most of the residents
of Milton, was the construction OF
modern community building, with a
ground plan of about 40 feet by 100
feet.
This building, which will prob
ably be constructed on Front street,
: near the Sussex County Bank, VIII
have an auditorium to seat six hun
dred people, will have facilities Tor
housing the fire apparatus, club
~roOms and meeting-rOoms, ana IA
cilities for holding the meetings OF
town officials. 1t is believed the COM
munity house being considered Will
cost about $4,000. A general reter-
p. endum on the subject will be held
and if three-quarters of the resi-
dents approve, the construction will
be started.
DR.. Hopkins said that among the
achievements during the past year
was the reduction of the town debt
by about $1,000. He said that about
$4,000 had been spent on Streets
on the extension of water SYSTEM
and the payment for the fire appa-
ratus, which originally cost $1,000
There is about $S75 still in the
treasury.
: With the more complete extension
Of the water system, DR.. Hopkins
said that the drive for better sanl-
tary conditions about the town
would be continued.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
PIERRE DU POINT
URGES RETURN OF
ALL QUESTIONNAIRES

The counting of the Klair
Law QUESTIONABLE returns
will be done under the super
vision of my own office. The
work has been actually start
ed and should be completed
some time next week. There
were nearly 1000 question
naires returned on which the
signers failed to answer Eyes"
or no" These cards are be-
ing returned to the signers,
with the request that they be
properly marked and sent
back to me.
QuestiOnnaires will be re-
ceived and counted up to the
time of meeting of the next
legislature and the number
reported periodically as they
come in.
All those citizens who have
not yet sent in their replies
are urged to do so at once.
Pierre S. du Pont
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
STATE ODD FELLOWS
WILL INITIATE LARGE
CLASS AT DOVER
Representatives From Every
Lodge In State Will Take Part
10 Affair March 9th.
TO PUT ON DEGREE WORK
Crystal FOunt Lodge Of Milford
Has Been Chosen To Give
Second Degree.

The Grand Lodge of Delaware, In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows, is
planning to hold one of the largest
class limitations, in Dover, on March
q, that was ever undertaken by that
body. This will be known as the
Kent and Sussex rally, which is US
ually held each year.
The festivities will begin at five
o'clock in the afternoon, when
turkey dinner will be served the de-
gree teams in the Peoples Church by
the Victoria Adams Mission Circle.
Immediately after the dinner a
street parade will be held in which
every lodge of Odd Fellows in Del
aware will be represented. The par
ade will disband at the State Ar
mOry, where the three degrees will
be conferred in full ceremonial
form, by three well known degree
teams.
The first degree will be conferred
by the celebrated degree team of
Fairfax Lodge, No. 8, of Wilmington,
under the direction of Degree Mas
ter Willard Stout.
Crystal FOunt Lodge, No. 10, of
Milford, will confere the second de-
gree, with it's well known degree
team, in which the famous Odd Fell
lows quartet of Milford will take a
prominent part.
Milford boys are devoting much
time in perfecting this degree and
expect to be up to their usual high
standard. Assistant Degree Master
VIM. E. Manlove, is in, charge of
the Milford boys.
Eden Lodge No. "a, of Wilmington,
was selected to confer the third de-
gree. Degree Master c. H. Burris
and his excellent degree staff are
well known down State. Their team
has reached high state of perfec-
tiOn this year, which accounts for
their selection.
This will be a rare treat for any
Odd Fellow to see the degrees dra-
matized by the best degree teams in
the east.
Grand Master w. Henry Ennis is
in personal charge of the affair, as
sisted by Howard E. Lynch and Will
son Moore of the Dover Lodge.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
ENLARGE JAP BEETLE
QUARANTINE AREA
ALI OF Cedar Creek Hundred
Added To Generally Infested
Area.

One new Delaware hundred in
Sussex county and several Eastern
| Shore districts are added to the gen.
orally infested area of the peninsula
for Japanese Beetle quarantine, ac-
cOrding to announcements made by
the Secretary of Agriculture at Wash
ington. Aside from this change in
the battle front of the beetle war,
five hundreds in Sussex county, and
several ON the Eastern Shore are
designated as lightly infested
areas" on which there will be a lin
tied quarantine.
According to officials of the local
Beetle Quarantine office, the new
infested area this year will be Cedar
Greek hundred, just outside of Mil
ford, in Sussex county. Other than
this change, the more drastic quar-
antine on produce and plants in Del
aware will remain in effect behind
last years lines, including all of
New Castle and Kent counties.
The new lightly infested areas"
in Delaware, from which produce
may be shipped to nOn-quarantined
areas without permits, excepting
plants, will be the following Sussex
county hundreds; Northwest Fork,
Nanticoke, Broad Creek, Little Greek
and GumborO.
According to the Washington an
nOuncement, sixteen counties in
Maryland are affected in the exten-
sion of the quarantine.
The counties affected are Balti-
more, Cecil, Hartford, Anne Arundel,
Howard, Carolina, Carroll, DOrcester,
Frederick, Kent, Montgomery, Prince
Georges, Queen Anne's Talbot,
Washington and WicOmico.
The generally infested areas in
the State, covered by the extension
of the departments regulation, in
clude Baltimore county, Cecil and
Hartford and District in Anne Arun-
del (Elkridge), District 1 elliott
City, and District 2 in Howard
county and the city of Baltimore.
Restriction on the interstate
of farm products will ap-
ply to the generally infested areas
but will not affect the movement OF
farm products from the lightly in
tested areas, the department ex-
planned.
1t was pointed out that regula-
tions governing the interstate ship
ment of nursery and ornamental
stock, and of sand, soil, earth, peat,
compost and manure, would apply to
from the generally in
tested area to the lightly infested
areas as well as to shipments from
either to points outside the regu-
lated areas.
A further change, of interest to
shippers, consists of a modification |
of the provision exempting certain |
bulbs from certification.
"This exemption" the department |
pointed out, heretofore has been |
limited to four named varieties OF |
bulbs, but, in the future, will apply |
as well to other dormant true bulbs
and tubers, when shipped without |
roots and free from SOIL"
The extension of the regulations
also affect certain terri
tory in Connecticut, New York, Penn
sylvania, and Virginia, in addition
to Delaware and Maryland.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
FARMERS STUDY
DISEASE CONTROL
State Plant PathOlOgist Emphasized
Use OF New Soil In Seed Bed

Methods of disease control for
sweet potatoes, white potatoes, and
corn were the subjects of discussion
at a meeting of about fifty growers
at Houston on Monday evening.
Sweet potato seed disease control
results were discussed by DR.. T. F.
Manns, Plant Pathologist, of the
University of Delaware. DR.. Manns
emphasized the necessity of using
new soil each year in seed bed and
disease free seed for economical
production of sweet potatoes.
County Agent Russell E. Wilson,
who arranged for the meeting
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Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
WARDENS BEGIN DRIVE
ON UNLICENSED DOGS
State Fish And Game Commission
Says Law Will Be Rigidly Enforced

Beginning last Saturday, game
wardens of the State were instruct
ed to "take up" all dogs found with
no licenses in the rural sections of
Delaware.
The dogs were supposed to have
been licensed by January but the
State Commission in charge granted
all owners in the rural territories an
extension until March 1.
Another part of the law that many
persons are not familiar with is the
fact that no dogs are allowed to run
at large off their owners property
between March 1 and October 1.
This year this law will be rigidly
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Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
LIBERATE HARES FROM
KANSAS In SUSSEX
John S. ISaacs, Member OF Fish And
Game Commission, Received Game

John S. Isaacs, a member of the
Fish and Game Commission of the
State of Delaware, received nine
crates of rabbits from Norwich,
Kansas, last week. The rabbits were
turned loose in different parts of
Sussex county for restocking pur-
poses. The hare were in excellent
condition. The stock was liberated
in accordance with the restocking
plan now being followed in all parts
of the State by the Fish and Game
Commission. For several years past
rabbits have been brought here
from the west to aid in keeping
Delaware an excellent hunting
State.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07

Advertisers should note
that the mosquito, which
does a humming business, is
not satisfied with one inser-
ton.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-03
Three New Series
 Of ReOs This Year

"Reo cars for 1880 are availa ble in three distinctive series," says Frank P. McNamara New Britain Rec deal. They arc Flying Cloud Model 25, with 124-inch wheel base. Flying Cloud Model 20 with 120-inch whe2lbase and the Reo Model 1 , on 1lG-inch wheclbasc
 Numbers D and 20 are equipped with the new silent second trans mission, in addition to the standard LoEX' aluminium alloy pistons ard chrome nickel cylinder blocks. Six Eody styles are being prcSentel ]. Prices range from Sll95 to sf945. A complete display is at the show.
 All arc equipped with siX-cylin- der motors, the two larger onc3 having a piston displacement of 26S.3 cubic inches with a 3 3-Sx5 bore and an S. 4. l.. rating Of 27.3 horsepower. actually developing 30 horsepower.
 "The smaller model has 2-4.7 cu. inch piston displacement with q 3-SX4 bore and 27.3 horsepower s. A. F. rating with an actual horse power of Go.
 Brakes are of the four wheel in tcrnal expanding hydraulic type wit han emergency OF the transmits sion. Hydraulic shock absorbcrs, Delco Remy starting motor, T Candle-power Tilt Ray double fila- rent, chrome plated headlights and cowl lights, automatic air valve car burction and thcrmostatic tcmpcr;l-