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Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
ATHLETICS WILL
PLAY in MILFORD
SEPTEMBER "A
Connie Mack Will Bring
His Entire Squad Here
To Play Benefit Game
REINFORCE STANDS
WOrkmen Have Been Put
To Work To Remodel
Seating Capacity

Connie Mack, lean leader of the
Philadelphia Athletics will lead his
World Champions to Milford on
Wednesday, September oath, where
he will play a game for the benefit
of the Milford Emergency Hospital.
Every member of his squad will be
brought here. They will be divided
into two teams, one of which will
represent Milford and the other the
AS. The game will be played for
blood" and will give baseball fans
an opportunity to see the World
Champions and probable winner of
the American League again this sea-
son in action just one week before
they enter the world series against
the winners of the National League
pennant.
Those in charge of arrangements
for the game are sparing no expense
to make everything pleasant for the
large crowd which will be present
for the game. Workmen have been
at work for several days strength
ening the grandstands and bleach
ers. The stands will be marked off
and all seats sold will be reserved
seats. Everything possible to as
sure safety of the patrons will be
done. Several years ago Connie
Mack brought his team to Milford
and played benefit game for the
Emergency Hospital. From the pro
ceeds of the game a fine sterilizing
outfit was purchased for the insti-
tuition. The game on the twenty
fourth is expected to realize a large
sum of money to be applied to the
hospital. Further information cen
cerning the game here will be made
public in the near future.
Persons desiring reserved seat
tickets for the game should write
w. L. Grier, Milford. now. Re
served seats will sell for $3.50 each.
The price of general admission tick
cts is $1.00. Checks or money order
must accompany all orders.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
MARINE BAND TO
Be AT LONGWOOD
Two Concerts To Be Given
Monday, September 8.
Benefit Girls Camp

The Marine Band which appears at
Longwood, Monday, September 8, for
two concerts under the direction of
Captain Taylor Brans0n, will pre-
sent programs chosen especially for
this occasion. In addition to the So
loists who are favorites with those
who have heard the band on prev
ious appearances there will be a new
cornetist, Wilfred Kemp.
The "VibraphOne," a new instru-
ment constructed somewhat like the
Marimba, will also be heard In this
the vibrato of the steel bars is ac-
complished by electrically controlled
rotating fans, one in each resonator.
Wilbur Kieffer, the accomplished
drummer and Xylophone player will
also play a solo on the vibraphone.
As an additional feature Of the
afternoon program, Prof. Swimmer
will play a few numbers on the
wonderful new organ which has
been cimpleted very recently at the
Longwood Conservatory.
The hour of the afternoon concert
is 3:15 daylight time) in the con-
servatOry. The evening concert will
be in the outdoor theatre weather
permitting) at S:15 daylight time)
and the colored fountains will be
shown afterward.
The proceeds from the sale of
tickets for these concerts go to the
building fund of Camp Otonka, the
girls camp conducted by the Dis
trict of Delaware Y w c. A. on
Indian river, in which the girls and
women of Milford are much inter-
ested.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
Sussex Republicans To
Have Delegate Fight

Delegates, F. Davis Watson, George
II. Warren, J. Elbert Webb, Jos. Mes
sick: alternates, Geo. w. Clendaniel
Carl Simpson, Lucius Webb; COM
mitteeman, Clesson e. Brigham;
committeewoman, Eleanor T. Jacobs
SeOnd Representative District.
First election district, Zone dele
gate) )-Delegate, Alvin o. Baker;
alternate, c. Walter Smith; COM
mitteeman, Francis w. Morgan;
committeewoman, Bessie w. Baker.
Second district, 1.-TWO delegates)-
Delegates, Robert R. Layton, Thos.
S. Smith; alternate, Thomas c..
Curry, Charles H. Kinder; commit
teeman, William J. Swain; commit
teewoman, Mrs. Lena NJ. Messick.
Third district, 1.-TWO delegates)-
Delegates, William A. Long, N. w.
Meredith; alternates, Lester C. New
ton, William l. Conaway; committee
man, William S. Todd; committee
woman, Cora f. Tull.
Third Representative District.
First Election District Zone dele
gate)-Charles league; alternate,
Mannard Hill; committeeman, Chas.
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Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS
WILL OPEN THIS WEEK
Six Structures Evenly Divided In
New Castle, Kent and Sussex

When the Delaware schools open
ed new term this week and next
there will be six new buildings
placed in operation throughout the
State while two other buildings will
have new annexes placed in service
for the first time.
Two of the new buildings are To-
Gated in each of the three counties
while both new annexes are located
in Kent county.
OF the new buildings the largest is
the Alfred l. du POnt School near
Wilmington. The other building i'll
New Castle county is a grammar
school at Minquadale.
In Kent county Harrington new
junior-senior high school and Clay
ton a new grammar school. The
present buildings at Smyrna and
Dover have eight-roOm anneXes
placed in service.
A large building at Georgetown
will be opened for the first time this
year. In addition to the Junior
senior high school, this building will
also house the demonstration school
which is being carried on through
private aid to increase the teaching
efficiency in this state.
Milford has a new high school and
it will be confined to the junior and
senior high school work. This
building is a handsome structure To-
Gated along the Southern approach
to the town.
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Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
MILFORD SCHOOLS
REOPEN TODAY
FOR new TERM
New Junior High School
Will Be Occupied For
First Time
EVERYTHING READY
Supt. Shilling Has Asked
Parents to Send Child
ren Ready for Work

The Milford schools will reopen
for the fall term this morning with
a full teaching staff awaiting the ar
rival of the children. The new Jun
ior-Senior High School on Lake
Avenue will be used for the first
time this morning, when children
from the eighth to twelfth grades in
elusive arrive for assignment. The
old school building has been re-
modelled and is now ready for the
use of the children from the first to
the seventh grades inclusive. The
new school buildings is modern in
every respect and with very few ex-
ceptiOns everything is ready for use
when the building is thrown open
this morning. The Board of Educa-
tion has diligently worked all thru
the summer months to see that the
proper equipment should be Install
ed for the best instruction of the
pupils.
The children have been instructed
to come to school prepared to put
in a full day. The work of assign
ing the youngsters to their respec-
tive rooms and the distribution of
books will probably take much of the
day, but it is the hope of those in
charge of the work to have every
thing completed so that real school
work will start on Monday morning.
Many new teachers will make their
appearance here this morning, and
the new arrangements whereby twoI
separate buildings will be operated
have been worked out so that no un-
necessary delay is anticipated
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
NIELDS TO PRESIDE
DURING NEXT TERM
Federal Court Grand Jury viii Con-
slider Bills September 9th

The September term of the U. S.
District Court which will be held
in Wilmington the first to be pres
ided over by Judge John P. Nields,
who recently succeeded former
Judge Hugh NJ. Morris, begins next
Tuesday, September 9th, when the
grand jury will meet to consider
bills of indictment to be presented
by U. S. District Attorney Leonard
E. Wales.
Judge Nields will go over the
court calendar Tuesday morning as
usual, with lawyers representing
the various parties to appear in
court
Plead Guilty Day will be on Fri
day, September IL, when all those
charged with the violation of the
laws will be arraigned and given
the right to plead guilty. Naturali-
zatiOn Day, when those who have
applied for their naturalization pa
pers will be given their final exam
inatiOn for full citizenship, will be
held in Monday, September Is, and
criminal trials will probably be
started ON Tuesday, September 10th.
The names for the grand Jury for
the September term of court will be
drawn by H. c. Mahaffy, clerk of the
court, in a few days.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
LABOR DAY TRAF-
FIC ON HIGHWAYS
SETSNEW RECORD
22,771 Autos Pass Over
DUPONT Highway in
12-HOur Period
ACCIDENTS ARE FEW
Railroad and River Lines
ThrOnged With Return
ing Pleasure Seekers

Threatening weather conditions
and a sultry heat failed to stem the
tide of automobilists on their home
ward trek from the Labor Day and
weekend vacation, with a record
number of cars passing over Della
ware highways, according to count
made from II o'clock noon, to II
o'clock midnight, Monday, by State
Highway Police at State road and
Dover stations. No accidents of any
serious nature occurred.
Traffic conditions on the du Pont
Highway were particularly heavy
and are believed to have established
a high mark in the number of cars
passing on that road, when State
Highway Police reported a total OF
22,771 cars being checked for the II
hour period, from noon to midnight.
This number exceeds by 2642 cars,
the total number of automobiles that
passed the station on July 4 and is
considerably in excess of the num-
ber of cars checked last Memorial
Day.
1901 Pass in One Hour
State Highway Police made check
ups on automobile traffic going in
both directions on the du Pont
Boulevard and on the Glasgow road.
According to their figures, Highway
Police. indicated that the heaviest
traffic was between the hours of +
and z o'clock on the du Pont Boule-
ward, when 1901 cars passed the
checkers. The high point on the
Glasgow road was reached between
5 and o'clock with 1909 cars pass
ing that point.
The number of cars passing on the
du Pont Boulevard and on the Glas-
cow road was the largest in the his
tory of State Highway Police. 1t ex-
ceeds by 3O33 the number OF cars
that passed the checking points, for
the same period on Labor Day last
year.
The check this year showed a to-
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
BURRIS EXPRESS SOLD
TO LYNN INTERESTS
John w. Burris Sells His Business
But will Remain As Manager

The trucking business owned by
John w. Burris, of Milford, and Op-
Grated under the name of Burris Ex-
press, was sold ON Saturday to the
Victor Lynn Transportation Com
pany, Inc, whose general offices are
located at Salisbury, Md. The ex-
press line operates from towns
throughout Delaware to Baltimore,
Wilmington, Philadelphia and New
York.
Lee Webster Selfe, vice-president
and general manager of the Victor
Lynn lines, said acquisition of the
Burris properties would not curtail
service or change existing rates over
the latter's lines. Delaware Operat-
ing offices of the Burris service will
remain at Milford, and John w. Bur-
ris, former owner and operator, will
continue with the purchasing COM
pany.
The Victor Lynn operates daily
freight boats service between Sails
bury and Baltimore and cOordlnated
motor truck service to towns on the
western and eastern shores. Acquisi-
ton of the Burris Express, Mr.. Selfe
said, will add 500 tons to the Victor
Lynn lines daily freight haul. The
Burris service will be tied in with
the freight boat service.
The Victor Lynn business is owned
by the same group which owns and
operates motor bus systems through
out the Eastern Shore of Maryland
and in Delaware under the name of
Red Star Lines, Inc, a Maryland
corporation with home offices at
Salisbury.
AS one of the oldest and largest
motor truck operations on the shore,
acquisition of the Burris Express is
regarded with unusual interest in
shore transportation circles.
Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
TRANSFER BRINGS
DRY OFFICE TO DOVER
Agents Are Shifted Down State To
War On RuTal BOOtleggers

The second floor of the Dover post
office is again being used by Fed
eral prohibition agents as a head
quarters.
About a year ago the prohibition
headquarters in Delaware was moved
from the old Federal building. in
Wilmington to Dover, but George A..
Hill, then acting deputy prohibition
administrator, reported that the To-
cation was not very satisfactory to
Thomas E. Stone, of Ft. McHenry,
Baltimore, then administrator of the
area in which Delaware was in
cluded.
Later the main office in Delaware
was transferred to its present loca-
ton i'll the Odd Fellows Building,
in Wilmington, and the Dover office
was vacated. Now two of the pro-
hibition agents have been transferred
back to the Dover office from which
they will operate i'll the future.
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Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
SEN. HASTINGS CONFERS
WITH PRESIDENT
Discusses Appointment OF Delawar-
can To Important Office

Senator Daniel o. Hastings was
one of President Hoover's callers on
Wednesday. The Delaware Senator,
while at the White House; conferred
with Walter Newton, one of Presi-
dent Hoover's secretaries. Later in
the day Senator Hastings called at
the Republican NationaI Committee
and discussed campaign and other
subjects with James F. Burk, gem
eral counsel of the committee.
Senator Hastings remained with
the president for some time, but de-
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Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
REESE THEATRE HAS
BEEN REDECORATED
Popular Harrington Playhouse Has
Installed Sound System


Delaware and Maryland amuse-
ment seekers are awaiting, with un-
usual interest, the announcement of
the opening date of the Reese The
atre, located at Harrington. This
theatre has been closed for the past
five weeks undergoing complete al
terations. Upon closing, the man
agement announced that every eff
fort would be put forth to make this
theatre the most beautiful in lower
Delaware, as we'll as the most COM
pletely equipped for talking pictures,
sound and stage presentations.
This theatre was the first in Della
ware, south of Wilmington, to in
troduce sound with motion pictures
when it presented wings" about
two years ago. Sound, at that time,
was in the experimental stage, and
although a novelty, it showed that
it was far from being perfected
Rather than give to its patrons in
ferior sound, the management de-
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Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
COOLING MOTH is
DAMAGING FRUIT
Fruit Growers Discuss Methods OF
Combating Destructive Pest

The codling moth situation as it
exists in many apple orchards in
Kent county this summer, and the
recommended control program for
the growing of cleaner fruit next
year, were discussed by DR.. L. A.
Stearns, entomologist of the Della
ware Experiment Station at a meet
ing of fruit growers which was held
in the Fruitland Grange Hall in Cam
den Thursday evening.
Although probably no more severe
than at this time last year, and GER
tainly not as prevalent as in some
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Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
PROBE CONDITIONS OF
MILK In UPPER KENT
Dairymen Take Steps To Meet COM
plants From Producers AsSO.

Because of a peculiar condition
existing in the milk situation in
some parts of Delaware, namely an
offensive odor, which has caused
complaints from the consumers
where it is distributed, large num-
ber of dairy farmers and representa-
tives of the Interstate Milk Pro-
ducers Association met in the hall
over the Clements Bros. store at
Clayton to discuss the matter and
to ascertain, if possible, the cause.
AS the complaints have been fire.
quent for the past two or three
weeks from the distributors of raw
milk in Philadelphia and since the
milk dealers were at loss to explain
the causes of this condition, it was
decided an investigation was neces-
sary to ascertain the methods by
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Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
MARYLAND OYSTER
SEASON OPENS
Prices As High As $1.5O Per Bushel
Were Paid For First Class Stock

With. the letter r back in the cal
endar, the Maryland oyster season
opened Monday and tongers and
packers on the Eastern Shore began
operations.
Several packers at Crisfield open
ed their plants to start shucking for
the season, the oysters were reported
good in quality but scarce, and pros
poets were for high prices until the
beginning of dredging in November.
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Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05
TEMPERANCE DAY
EXERCISES HELD
Various Resolutions Adopted; Seek
To Have Full Vote Registered

The Temperance Day" exercises
of the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union, held at the Delmarva
campground, was one of the largest
attended affairs of it's kind ever held
in the state DR.. G. w. Cooke, re-
ligious director Of the camp, pro-
nounced it one of the finest temper
ance day programs he had ever at
tended. Prominent leaders and men,
bers of the w. C. T. u, together with
friends from all over Delaware were
in attendance, and many took part in
the program, which was given under
the auspices of the Sussex county
w. c. r. u, Mrs. Thomas N. Rawlins,
Of Seaford, president. A choir from
Delmar rendered exceptional music.
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Milford chronicle., 1930-09-05

The book-of-the-month for
many people this time of
the year is the road map.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-15
GRAIN MARKET

CHICAGO, October Is Especially -
The wheat market was lower today un-
der selling influenced by disappointment
over action Of the Liverpool market
support developed later because Of the
relative firmness of Winnipeg and con-
tinued unfavorable weather in Western
Canada. December old opened 77ia TO
7734: new. rs to 1914; March. old. STA
to 81ss; new, 8Ia4; May. old, S3ss to
83Is. After the first half hour, Decem-
Der, old 7724 new, 78ls: March, old,
Slss; new, Sls4; May, old, s3is; new.
1878.
Corn was lower with wheat. Decem-
Der old opened 80 to 1884: March, old,
SOS; new. S0i2: May. old, 1924 to 8S%
new, 80 to 1924. After the first half
hour, December, old, 79%; March, old,
1912; new, SOl2; May, old, 1924: new,
$685..
Oats we're lower with other grains.
December. old, opened 36i5; new, 1854:
March, old 80 "a; May, old, 39i9 to 3gsk;
new, 39ss. After the first half hour.
December, old, 36la; new, 36i5; March.
old, 38ls; May, old. 39ss; new, 39I2.
Provisions we're higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-15
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
NOW ON BETTER BASIS

BY the Associated Press.
Transformation of the construction
industry from one Of haphazard growth
to a key trade functioning on sound
and carefully worked out economic
principles, the Associated General Con-
tractors announced following the regu-
lar Fall meeting in Rye last week, is
rapidly being accomplished
Reports submitted at the meeting
show, without doubt" the association
says, that solutions to the majority of
the problems that have plagued the
construction industry for years are now
being definitely worked out and sue
cessfully applied, and that from now
on increasing benefits to the building
public and to business in general may
be expected"
The association found that definite
progress has been made in securing ma
tional recognition of the economic i'm
portance Of the function of general
contracting, not only in the construc-
ton industry. but also as factor AZ
fecting national economy in all its
phases, and that the three major pro-
grams for assuring to the public skill,
integrity and responsibility in construc-
ton operations have been greatly adj
vanced during the last year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-15
SENTIMENT IMPROVED
IN HARDWARE TRADE
Special Dispatch tc The Star.

Special Dispatch tc The Star.
NEW YORK, October 15.-There are
encouraging signs to be found in reports
from leading hardware and housefur-
nishings markets as trade sentiment is
certainly improving, and early interest
in Christmas merchandise is fairly
good. 1t is true that October volume to
dat1 shows but little improvement over
September, and that these good signs
may be based largely on the hopes of
what may develop during the remainder
Of the year, Hardware Age will say to-
morrow in its weekly hardware market
summary. The movement of seasonable
goods is subnormal, due in most sec
tons to the short durations Of the
cooler spells. 1t is believed that pro-
longed cooler weather will stimulate
the sale of Fall goods. At the present
time radio, electrical appliances and
certain sporting goods lines are active.
Building Is, of course, very spotty and
generally not of nature to bring any
direct benefits to the hardware field.
Taking the agricultural situation as a
whole, net results may be better than
early adverse reports suggested The
darkest spot in the entire. hardware pic
ture is the unsatisfactory collection
situation, due very likely to the con-
tinued general unemployment found in
all important trading areas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-15

consumer, are pointed out as being de-
cidedly encouraging factors and should
stimulate demand despite Nhe effect on
the silk industry of the general business
depression.
A per cent decrease in total raw
silk imports during the fiscal year, as
compared with a 80 per cent increase
in the previous fiscal year, is reported
Imports of re silk from Japan were
465.649 bales, Ills per cent less than
last year. Ca atom imports were 1892
bales, an inc. ease of 1871 per cent over
last year. Imports from Shanghai. a.
603 bales. including tussah silk, in
creased 62.8 per cent, and imports from
Europe, 1924 bales, increased l67 per
cent over last year.
Considerable uncertainty was expert
enced in the silk market, the silk asso-
citation states. as result of the decline
in raw silk prices. This was caused by
the lifting of the gold embargo in
Japan. by oyerproduction of japanese
raw silk, by decrease in Japanese raw
silk exports to European markets and
by an increase of imports Of Chinese
silk into the United STAYS. as well as
by the general business depression. Raw