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Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
GAMERS TO TALK
FOOD STANDARDS
Del-Mar-Va Packers Invit-
ed To Department Of
Agriculture Conference

The Food and Drug Administra-
tion of the Department of Agricul-
ture, announced on Monday that the
canning industry of the country, as
well as canned foods brokers and
consumers had been invited to at
tend hearing at the Department
on Monday, December is, at 10 a. M,
to discuss tentative standards to be
set up under what is known as the
Gamers Bill, approved by Congress
last July.
Representative of Maryland, Del
aware and Virginia Gamers of such
foods as canned peas, peaches and
pears and other vegetables are ex-
pected to attend the hearing. The
Tri-State Packers Association of
EastOn, Maryland, of which F. N.
Shook is secretary, will be repre-
sented at the forthcoming hearing.
This organization endorsed the pas
sage of the Gamers Bill at the last
session of Congress.
The bill empowers the Secretary
of Agriculture to establish reason
able standards of quality, condition
and fill of containers for the various
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Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
TWO VACANCIES AT
ANNAPOLIS FILLED

Senator Townsend of Delaware
made known last Saturday that he
has. recommended two young men
lfor two vacancies at the U. S. Naval
Academy at Annapolis.
For one vacancy he named C.
Thomas Tingle, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Tingle, 23O4 Jefferson
street, Wilmington, and for the
other John Wilson Nichols, son of
the Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Nichols. of
Milford.
Alternates are the following: Will
liam Hobson, Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William T. Hobson Of Smyrna;
Ravard Roland Vincent, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Bayard Vincent. 6O9
Harrison street, Wilmington; Oren
n Wharton, a student in Dover
High school; Francis NJ. Butler. son
of Mrs Laura Muncy Milmourn. and
a student in FELTON, High School;
and lanes E. Tipka, son of Mr.. and
Urs charles f. Tipka, of Whining
lon who is a student at the Uniyer-
sity of Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
PARDON REFUSED
TWO MEN SERVING
LIFE SENTENCES
Board Rejects Applica-
tiOns OF L. E. Millman
And J. w. BOggs
MEETING AT DOVER

Applications of two young men
serving a life sentence in the New
Castle County WorkhOuse for mur-
der, for a pardon were refused at a
meeting of the State Board of Par
dons held at Dover last Thursday
afternoon.
The first case heard was that of
Lawrence. E. Millman, aged 21 years
who in 1925 killed his father,
Charles Millman, in Sussex county.
The youth at that time was but Is
years of age. He pleaded guilty to
second degree murder and received
the life sentence. His petition for
a pardon was signed by about sixty
residents of Sussex county and set
forth that at the time of the crime
the boy was but Is years old and
that he shot his father after he had
been cruelty whipped The board
refused the application.
The other case was that of John
w. Boggs, who is serving & life SEN
tence for killing Frank O'Boyle,
near Wilmington in 1917. This was
the sixth petition that Boggs had
presented asking for a pardon and
the board again refused it.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
EDUCATION BOARD
HAS BUSY SESSION
Consider AdVisability OF DissOIving
FrankfOrd-DagsbOrO District

The State Board of Education met
Friday in an all-day session, much
time being consumed in hearing diff
ferent school commissions, causing
postponement of many other mat
ters scheduled for the days work.
A report was made on elections
recently held where a vote was TAX
en- on consolidation of schools in
different districts including the fol-
lowing: Milton District No. 8, Sus-
sex county with Cave Neck, District
No. II, the vote for consolidation be-
ing 55 for and 4 against. The vote
of the Cave District with Milton re-
suited in a tie vote of 25 each way.
A new election will be held in this
district.
The vote for consolidation of
Petersburg, No. "a, Kent county,
with Willow Grove, resulted in 8 for
consolidation and 8 against.
The vote for consolidation of An
derson's, No. 55, in Kent county,
with Harrington resulted in 4 for
consolidation and 25 against.
The much discussed Frankford
and Dagsboro Districts in Sussex
county, where the Commission has
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Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
GUNNER FOUND
DEAD IN CANOE
Friend Who Was Cunning
With Him Is Missing And
Probably Drowned

A body found in a canoe at Bow
ers Beach last Thursday afternoon
has been identified as Daniel Deal,
aged 40 years, carpenter of Phila-
delphia. Robert Clothier, aged %
years of Lansdowne, Pa, who went
out in the canoe with Deal early
Thursday morning to gun for ducks,
is still missing, and it is believed
that he was drowned.
Edward Clothier, a lumber dealer
of Lansdowne, father of the missing
young man is building a large cot
tage at Bowers Beach and Deal was
brought from Philadelphia some
days ago to work on the building.
About 6 o'clock Thursday morn
ing Deal and young Clothier went
out in the canoe after ducks. They
had three guns with them when they
left and these guns were missing
when Deals body was found in the
boat.
State police working on the case
are not sure how Deal actually met
his death. When the body was
found by Frisby Kirby, a farmer,
Thursday afternoon the head was
hanging over the side of the canoe
which had apparently drifted
ashore. The canoe was upright and
not turned over as first reported but
was about half filled with water. An
examination made by a physician
showed that Deal was not drowned
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Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
OUTLOOK POOR
FOR INCREASE IN
POULTRY PRICES
Kent County Agent Will
son Doesn't Anticipate
Better Market Yet
EGG PRICES ARE LOW

The egg production records from
115 poultry farms throughout the
State have been included in the Oc-
tober report of the Delaware farm
egg record club which has been
prepared by H. S. Palmer, extension
poultryman of the University of
Delaware land mailed recently from
the county extension offices to those
poultry raisers who have co-operat-
ed in this project by keeping egg
records of their flocks during the
past year. .. ..'
The average production of the
6,237 pullets for October was 81
eggs, and that of the 2,177 hens was
32 eggs, as compared to 4.6 eggs
per bird from the 18,407 pullets and
hens in mixed flocks. The produc-
tion in October of last year was 81
eggs per pullet, 3.4 eggs per hen,
and "A eggs per bird in the focks
of both pullets and hens,
which compares very favoraby with
the egg production for the same
month this year.
The SiXty-SeVen pOultrymen in
Kent county who have been men,
bers of this egg record club for the
past year received their copies of
this report last week from the Office
Of County Agent Russell E. Wilson,
who has distributed to date seventy
six of the 1930-1931 poultry calen-
lars to those poultry raisers who
nave promised to keep egg produc-
ion records for the next twelve
months starting November 1 and
ending with the October report next
year.
In addition to these statistics on
he average egg production from
hese 115 farms, the October report
llso included summary of a talk
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Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
QUARANTINE FOR
RABIES EXTENDED
Part OF BrOadkiln Hundred No In
Restricted Area

Because of the prevalence of ra-
bies in Sussex county the State
Board of Agriculture and the State
Fish and Game Commissions have
announced additional quarantine ar
eas in this county.
The order issued on Tuesday
quarantines Broadkiln Hundred
south of the GeorgetOwn-Lewes
stone road and Lewes and Reho-
both Hundred in the section south
of the Georgetown-Lewes road and
west of the road from WescOtt's
Corner to the road leading from the
Lewes-Rehoboth road to Millsboro.
Last week part of Indian River
Hundred and Georgetown Hundred
was quarantined.
The State Board of Health has
issued the following statement rel
ative to the spread of rabies:
"The extent to which rabies is
present among the dogs of the State
is alarming. At the present time
there are portions of both New Cas-
tie and Sussex counties which are
under quarantine because of the dis
ease. In fact, there have been but
very, short periods in number of
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Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
REPORTS
$9,329 AS EXPENSE

Inspection of Senator Daniel o.
Hastings final statement of contri-
buttons and expenditures in his
campaign for election, at the Office
of the secretary of Senate, disclos-
ed that the Senator disbursed a to-
tai of $9,329 in his successful con-
test with former Senator Thomas F..
Bayard, Democrat.
More than half the fund, $685. to
be exact, was in the form of contri-
buttons. The remainder came out of
the Senator's own pocket.
Disbursements included $4,000 to
the State committee. Other outlays
were on account of advertising,
printing and postage, etc.
Representative Robert G.. Hous-
toms final report shows disburse-
ments of $1,45O, which he met out of
his own means, except for contri-
buttons totaling $3.50. Mr.. Houston's
prediction return listed expendi-
lures of 5000.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
TESTS EVERY
FIVE YEARS FOR
DRIVERS URGED
Aviation And Highway
Traffic Conference Rec
Ommends New Law
ASK SPEED LMCREASE

The examination of motor vehicle
drivers every five years and the
mandatory examination. of all We
hicles, were endorsed by the Della
ware Conference on Aviation and
Street and Highway Traffic which
met in Wilmington on Monday af-
ternoOu.
The conference also went on rec
ord as favoring a change in the
State highway laws which would
place the speed at 40 miles per hour
instead OF the 35, which is now per
mitted.
The reason for this stand was
that the developments of the motor
car in the last few years have made
this speed permissible with safety
to other vehicles and pedestrians on
the highway and to make it uniform
with the neighboring states.
A change in the state laws per
tanning to the speed of trucks WAS
also recommended by the confer
ence. It was pointed out that the
present speed might be safely in
creased.
The conference went on record as
favoring legislation that WI build
make it unlawful for anyone tot So
icit lifts along the highways of the
State.
0nss7leg piece Of legislatit3 l.en-l
dorsed BY the conference is a pro- !
posed act making it illegal for any
one to solicit funds from an auto
moBile proceeding along the high
ways of 1he State. This legislation
would prohibit persons running /
carnivals along the state roads to
stop a car and solicit funds.
A change in the clearance lights
Oh trucks proceeding through the
State was also recommended by the
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Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
Elk SENATOR
FURNISS DEAD
Was Democratic Candi
date For Insurance Com
missioner This Year

The death of Captain Samuel j.
Furniss of Bethel, about two miles
west of Laurel, took place at his
home Tuesday afternoon. He had
been i'll for about a week but his
condition had not been regarded as
serious until shortly before his
death.
Captain Furniss was we'll known
all over the State, having servEd as
State Senator. During the past cam
paign he was the candidate on the
Democratic State ticket for Insur-
ance Commissioner and took an ac-
tive part throughout the campaign.
He was also prominent in affairs of
the Seaford Order of Red Men.
The deceased was about 65 years
of age, and is survived by his wild
ow, two sons, Jack of Wilmington,
Howard, of Bethel, and one daugh-
ter.
The funeral was held Thursday at
the Bethel M. E. Church, and the
ceremony was in charge of the Ma
sons of which order he was an ac-
tive member.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
Former Governor Robert
P. Robinson Urges Study
Of AlmshOuse Conditions
ANNUAL SESSION At
FELTON, THIS YEAR
Consolidation Of Three
Counties Under One Head
Discussed In Report

In his annual address to the Della
ware State Grange in session at
FELTON,, former Governor Robert P.
Robinson, master of the grange,
suggests that the subordinate
oranges consider three important
matters which may come up for ac-
tion in the coming legislature which
meets in January. These matters he
said are the combination of the
three county governments into one,
to be governed by Statewide COM
mission; establishment of a State
almshouse in place of the three
county almshouses and retention of
the whipping post.
AS to the whipping post Mr.. Rob-
inson had this to say: "Inasmuch
as we believe this means of punish
ment has served to protect us
against the invasion of criminals Of
a certain class as no other means Of
punishment could we would ask for i
its retention"
The State Grange which opened
morning was in session but
two days this year. The sessions
were held in Trophy Grange hall.
The address of State Master Rob
inson was one of unusual interest.
He is also treasurer of the Nation
al Grange and he reviews in his
message some of the work of the
national body. The address follows:
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Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
STORES HAVE
PRETTY WINDOWS
Long & Shorts And The
Pierce Hardware Displays
Are Above The Ordinary

Milford merchants have taken
much time and trouble to decorate
their store windows this Christmas
season, with the result that visitors
to Milford have exceptionally beau
tiful windows to gaze upon. Long &
Shorts have deviated from the us
ual method of window dressing and
on each of the front windows down
stairs they have dressed the win
dows in attractive winter scenery.
The north window especially is at
tractive, it depicts a winter snow
scene, with the snow falling and
the landscape snow covered. The
other window shows a f1reside scene.
Taken as a whole the Pierce
Hardware building probably pre-
sents one of the most pleasing ap
pearances of any of the business
houses on Walnut street. The en-
tire front of the building has been
outlined in colored lights, with
large star at the top. On the Sec
ond floor a Yuletide decoration de-
picting the Three Wise Men and
their camels gives a pleasing touch
TO the elaborate decorations. The
first floor windows, while display
ing merchandise, are tastefully dec
Grated.
The Milford Trust Company has
been artistically trimmed both on
the exterior and interior, the plan
ming being the work of Shockley
In fact the majority of
the stores are better trimmed for
Christmas than for years past, and
visitors to Milford this holiday sea-
son will be greeted with a real hol-
iday heartiness.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
RAPS ALL WEAK
OFFICIALS WHO
FAIL IN DUTIES
''Three Gun" Wilson De-
clares They Play Up To
Grating Politicians
LAW ENFORCEABLE

Harold D. Wilson, deputy prohi-
bition administrator for Delaware
condemned Jelly fish officials" in
an address made last Thursday af-
ternoon at one of the sessions of the
annual institute of the Sussex w. c..
T. U. held in st. Johns M. E. Church
at Seaford.
Let no one tell you the temper
ce-prohibition laws cannot be en-
forced" Mr.. Wilson said. "They can
be and they are except in places
where jelly-fish officials bend the
knee to grating politicians"
The morning session of the insti-
tute began with a song service led
by DR.. and Mrs. Robert Caskie, of
Baltimore. Miss Lillian Cade, of Mil
ton, had charge of the devotions.
The Rev. J. w. Sutton, of Blades,
led in prayer after which Miss Cade
read the scripture lesson.
This was followed by the busi-
ness meeting in charge of Mrs. Raw
lins and included taking up reports
from Mrs. Villa MacAllen of Bridge
willie, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Cecil Morgan, of Bridgeville, coun-
ty scientific temperance secretary,
who reported an increase in the
number of schools taking up essay
work; Mrs. Eliza Bennett, of Mil
ford, State anti-narcotic secretary,
who gave an earnest talk regarding
this work; and Mrs. Kate Dockety,
State ra0Ordincr snarnfarV who fold
of the plans and work that she had
heard at the National Convention.
Mrs. Lavinia Lynch, of Lewes,
presented the budget system and
urged its adoption by the Sussex
County Unions. Discussion of this
system followed Mrs. Lynch's pre-
sentation.
Mrs. Anna Lee Waller, of Delmar,
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Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
POULTR MEN
NOW ORGANIZED
Official Poultry Breeders
and Hatchers of Delaware
Form Association

At a recent meeting of the poul-
try breeders and hatchers who have
their fiocks and hatcheries under the
supervision of the State Board of
Agriculture, an association was for
med called the "Oficial Poultry
Breeders and Hatchers of Della
ware"
The object of the association is to
unity the poultry improvement eff
forts of the members and the State
Board of Agriculture so as to con-
stantly improve the quality of the
Matching eggs, baby chicks, pullets
and cockerels supplied the poultry
buying public.
officers were elected as follows:
President, Byron Pepper, George
town; vice president, D. Herman
Hettinger, of Elsmere, Wilmington,
and secretary-treasurer, Warren c.
Newton, of Bridgeville.
A collective advertising program
has been started. The first advertise
ment of the association appears in
this weeks issue of the Milford
Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
Carlisle Fire Company Elects
Officers For Ensuing Year

be found in any town in the nation,
and it is largely through their eff
forts that the taxpayers in Milford
annually save thousands of dollars
in reduced fire insurance premiums.
The Carlisle Fire Company has
been in the forefront in matters
pertaining to the betterment of
Milford several years past. They
annually answer calls from all parts
of Kent and Sussex counties when
occasion arises. The individual
members of the company are inter-
ested in their work and take pleas
ure in keeping their equipment in
first class condition.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
SILENT AS TO
THE KLAR LAW
Only Six Answer Anti
Saloon League Quiz On
Question

Reluctance on the part of mem
bers of the newly-elected legislature
to take any public stand for or
against the modification or repeal
of the Klair Law, the State liquor
enforcement law, is seen in the re-
sponse to the QUESTIONABLE sent out
last week by Roscoe w. Vining, su-
perintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League of Delaware.
Although the letters asking the
legislators to express their opinion
on the subject have been out for a
week, only six replies have been re-
ceived so far by Mr.. Vining, all but
one of which were mailed in the
early part of the week.
OF the six replies received to
date, three favor the retention of the
Klair Law, as it now stands, and
three favor modification of the law
to allow physicians to prescribe
liquor according to the provisions
of the Volstead Act.
Mr.. Vining said that he felt now
that there was very little chance
that the QUESTIONABLE would give
any definite indication of the way
the new legislature, which meets in
January, will stand on the question.
The legislators, he said, are evil
IDENTIFY Indifferent, or do not care to
take a stand ON the question at
present.
Mr.. Vining said he felt there was
a strong feeling in Delaware that
the law should be modified to per-
NIT the prescribing of liquor by
He sal dhe saw very lit
tie chance Of the legislature repeal
ing the law as he knew of only
three senators, all from Wilmington
and rural New Castle county who
favor repeal.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
GOVERNOR BUCK
HOST AT DINNER,
THEATRE PARTY
State Legislators Enter
tanned In Wilmington By
Chief Executive
NO POLITICAL SAVIOR

Governor c. Douglass Buck Mon
day night entertained at dinner and
a theatre party the entire 1881 Gen
eral Assembly, Lieutenant Governor
j. Henry Hazel and Colonels Edgar
NJ. Hopes, of Wilmington, and H.
l.. Cannon, of BridgeVille, guberna-
tOrial aides. The dinner was tender
ed the legislators and the Lieuten-
ant Governor and military aides at
the Wilmington Country Club. At
the conclusion of the dinner the par
ty mOtored to The Playhouse. There
the party witnessed the production
of Arms and the Maid"
The dinner was in the nature of
"a family party" for the hold-over
State Senators, the newly elected
ones and the new group and also
reelected Representatives There
was no formal speech making. How
ever, Governor Buck took occasion
to express his pleasure in being able
to have as his guests all the legis-
lators prior to the convening of the
General Assembly on January 6,
1881. The first executive of The
State termed the affair "a happy get
together for better acquaintance and
The affair had no political signif-
icance whatever, being purely a So
cial gathering for the promotion of
good fellowship. That this purpose
was accomplished was clearly indi-
Gated in the pollity of the Senators
and Representative at the banquet |
board and afterwards in the lobby of |
the theatre. The legislators were |
easily distinguished from the other
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Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
STATE OFFICIALS
GET LOWEST AUTO
NUMBERS
Governor Buck With U.s.
ual No. 1 Will Head List
Of 1881 Motorists
PLATES NOW ON SALE

AS is customary, Governor c.
Douglass Buck has been assigned
No. as his automobile license tag
number for next year.
Lieutenant-GoVer J. Henry
Hazel secured No. 2, and No. 8 is
not assigned yet, but is being held
for c. H. Grantland, Secretary of
State, in case he should want it,,
when he returns to his duties. This
number has been used by the late
George H. Hall, of Milford, since he
was Secretary of State during the
term of Governor Charles r. Miller.
Charles E. Guyer, of Wilmington,
secured No. 4, and Charles j. Cir
vim, of Wilmington, No. 5. Mr.. Cir
vim has held that number for many
years. He is superintendent of the
Y. NJ. C. A. Building.
Charles G. Prettyman, of Milford,
secured No. s; Adjutant-General J.
Austin Ellison, New Castle, secured
No. z; II. Clarence Marshall, of
Yorklyn, No. s; Mrs. Elizabeth r. B.
Bird, Hilycroft, Wilmington, No. 8;
L. Robert Hopkins, Wilmington, No.
10; Francis B. Hall, Dover, secured
No. II, and Frank S. Hall, Dover,
No. 12. Wilmington Ball, of Dover,
secured No. 10; James A. Boyd of
secured No. II, and Dr..
Edgar Q. Bullock, of Wilmington,
was given No. 100.
The new tags can be placed on
on the morning of We'd
lesday, December II. They must be
attached by midnight, December 81.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
WILL ORGANIZE KENT
COUNTY CONCERT BAND

I In an effort to organize a Kent
County Concert Band from the var
ious bands now instituted in the
schools of Kent county, the first re-
hearsal was held last Sunday after
noon in the State Armory at Dover,
with Captain R. D. Simmons of Do
yer, veteran band master, as di-
rector. Capt. Simmons is a former
captain of Company G, National
Guards, has served overseas, is past
commander of Walter L. Fox Post,
American Legion, and is president
of Robbins Hose Company of Dover.
Among those interested and active
in the formation of the band besides
Captain Simmons are c. R. Demp-
sey, E. V. Keith, of Dover; Harry
P. Shapley and James r.. Davidson,
of Smyrna; Wilmer Benson of Wy
oming and George Schweitzer, of
Hartly.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12

At the regular monthly meeting of
the Carlisle Fire Company in their
quarters in the Community Build
ing on Monday evening officers were
elected for the ensuing year. Those
elected are: President, Charles E.
Varney; vice president, J. Postles
Hammond; secretary, Edwin P.
Messick; treasurer, c. Donnan
Holzmueller; chief engineer, Louis
Ryder; fire chief, Charles E. Ban
ming; fire recorder, Ernest Wilkins,
and superintendent of supplies, C.
Donnan HOlzmueller.
The local fire fighting organiza-
tiOn is one of the most efficient to
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
IN
STATETOWNS
81 Incorporated Places
Arranged III Con-
venient Table

Wilmington, even the veriest Del
aware child knows, is the largest
city in the State, but6feW adults are
able to say offhand what is the fifth
largest town in Delaware; fewer
still are able to place the tenth lar
gest, and only a walking gazetteer
can say what town ranks twenty
fifth. Out of the material gathered
by the 1913 census takers the follow
ing rankings of the So incorporated
towns of Delaware, (which have a
population above 100 have been
prepared.
The list, which many will wish to
clip out and paste in their scrap
books, is as follows:
nnnu