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Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
BANK RESOURCES
FOR STATE LISTED
Individual Deposits Dur
ing Past Period Show
A Decline

Aggregate resources OF 4J mutual
savings banks, State banks and trust
companies of Delaware. as reported
to the State bak commissioner March
25, totallcd $69,706,123.O2 reported
on December 81, 1890. it was an
announced here Saturday.
Total liabilities of the same insti-
tutions reached $167,273,704.39 on
March 25, as compared with $780,
FOG, G,12302 December 81, 1880.
Loans and discounts showed a $3,-
528, 1913 decrease during the period,
they having been $98,015,67676 on
December 81. as compared with 1884,
1856, ,90S.83 on March Is. Lawful re-
serve with reserve agents decreased
$2,497 011.23, it having been $10,413,-
902.75 on December 81, while on
March 25, it was $7,916,891.52.
Individual deposits during the
period dropped $2,S53,424.23. On De-
cember 81, they were $124,464, 1882,
as compared with S121,611 ,305.29 on
March 25. Undivided prifits decreas-
ed $144.36z74, being $5,757,198.69 on
December 81, and $5,5S2,S3O.95 on
March %.
Notes and bills rediscOunted in
creased $47.211.9O. Reserve for all
purposes shows an increase of $685.
252.47.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
CONGREGATION TO
WELCOME PASTOR
Special Effort Being Made
To Have Record Attend
ance Next Sunday

Next Sunday, the Avenue Metho-
dist Episcopal Church will hold an
enthusiastic rally welcome service
in recognition of the return of its
Minister, DR.. Frank HersOn, for an
other year. The services on Sunday
will evidence the good will and the
high esteem in which the entire
community holds this minister of
talent and pulpit ability.
The past conference year was one
OF extraordinary financial success
in that, according to the report made
at the conference, it was the largest,
or one of the largest made in the
history of the church, and that re-
port was made in spite of the linan-
cial conditions of both America and
the entire world.
In view of that outstanding fact
and, indeed. other facts that might
be given, the Membership of the en-
tire church, along with their friends,
are requested and urged TO pOin in
a hearty welcome of fellowship and
worship to DR.. HersOn, next Sunday
morning. The reasons for this are,
among others: To show our appreci-
alton of his ministry, to evidence our
loyalty, without stint or measure, to
the dear old church with history
that glows with service of untold
blessings and to further pledge to
God and to Dr.. Hersonsthat the pres
ent conference year will find us
earnestly and honestly trying to
follow his leadership in the planning
for better things for the church and
greater things for the city of Mil
ford.
The committee desires that every
person possible shall be in their
pews when the clock strikes eleven
so that the service, the cOngrega-
tional singing and the splendid an
thems by the choir, may create truly
religious atmosphere preparatory to
the best sermon the minister has
ever preached.
A most cordial welcome awaits
both members and strangers and
the hour will pass bringing blessings
untold to every one present. Let us
bring with us hope and high anti
and our meeting will
prove an inspiration and a benedic-
ton.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
JEWISH RESIDENTS
FORM ASSOCIATION

An association of Jewish people
residing in lower Delaware has re-
Gently been organized. It's aims are
mainly religious and social.
It's first endeavor was the organi-
zation of a Sunday School for chill
dren this school meets Sunday
morning at 10;30 in the Milford
Community Center. The children
came to it from Dover, FELTON,,
Georgetown, Harrington and Milford
school.
A Hebrew School, too, has been
formed with two branches, one in
Harrington and the other in Mil
ford. third is being planned for
Dover. Each town receives addi-
tional religious instructions two
weekdays besides Sunday. The
The Harrington School holds its
sessions in the High School build
ing between 4 and $50 P. M. on
Monday and Thursday. The Mil
ford School assemble on Tuesday
and Wednesdays in the home of
Rabbi Lazar Klein.
Rabboi Klein is recent arrival in
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Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
FOSTER IS NAMED
CHIEF WARDEN AT
DOVER MEETING
Senator Clifford E. Bur-
ton, Angola, Appoint
ed Assistant
DROP SUPERVISOR

The sequel to bill in the Sen
ate of the recent Delaware Legisla
ture that was used somewhat as Il
football for political purposes, came
about on Tuesday at a meeting OF
the State Game and Fish Commits
sion when radical changes were
made in the head officers of that
commission
The bill in question was an act to
abolish the present three member
Game and Fish Commission and
create a five member commission
for reasons best known to those
back of the bill, one of which was to
GUST a member of the commission.
Since the adjournment of the Leg
islature and the five member bill did
not pass, it has been rumored that
as a result of the activity Of GER
tain politicians and others for the
passage of the five member bill
there would be a day of reckoning
soon and that changes in the per-
sonnel of some of the employees in
the State Game and Fish Commits
sion would be made.
Tuesdays meeting seems to have
fulfilled that prediction. c. E. Fos-
ter of Newark, was named chief
game warden succeeding Chester
Townsend, who has not been con-
nected with the State Board since
January.
The abolishing of the Office Of SUI
pervisor of wardens which position
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Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
VOTE TO CONSTRUCT
SCHOOL AT MILLVILLE

After a struggle for new school
to take the place of the present Lord
baltimore School near Millville, the
people of the consolidated districts,
last Saturday voted for a bond issue
of $15,672 which assures the con-
struction of new school house. The
State will furnish the balance of the
money needed to construct a school
of Is rooms with cafeteria and audi
torium according to plans prepared
by the Delaware School Foundation
The vote was 207 in favor of the
bond issue, and 81 against
Thomas A. Hickman, Of Ocean
View; John c. Mitchell, of Ocean
View; Charles Townsend, Millville,
and Elijah Steel, of Blackwater,
were elected as members of the
building commission, the members of
the State Board of Education being
the other members of the commits
sion under the law
The Lord Baltimore School serves
the Ocean View, Millville. Bethany
Beach, Blackwater, Lizard Hill, Ce-
dar Grove, Piney Grove School dis
tricts.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
MANY CHANGES
IN VEHICLELAWS
y
Weight And Registration
Regulations Altered BY
The New Measure

Important changes in the Motor
Vehicle Laws of Delaware became
effective when Governor Buck sign
cd House Bill No. lis, which had
previously been passed by the Leg
iSlaturc.
70 commercial vehicle operators,
the most important change probably
is in the weight regulations and reg
istration provisions.
Registration fees are eXacted at
the rate of 81 for each 500 pounds
gross weight. Under the old law this
gross weight was computed by add
ing the weight Of the body, chassis,
and equipment to the manufacture
ers maximum allowable load for
the vehicle. This has now been
changed to read "to be added to the
miXimum allowable load as specified
by the applicant"
This change prohibits a greater
gross weight of vehicle and load
than that shown on the registration
card. If greater gross weight for
your motor vehicle is desired, it
will be necessary to take out addi-
tional weight registration.
All owners of commercial We
hicles should ascertain the weight
of the vehicle when light, and add to
such weight the maximum load
weight that it is desired to carry on
that vehicle, and compare the total
with their present registration gross
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Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
S2,4lQ,OOO.OO TOBE
SPENT THIS YEAR
ON STATE ROADS
Amount Is $33O,OOO More
Than Was Spent During
Previous Year
PROGRAM OUTLINED

A larger State highway program
with much paving will go forward
this year in Delaware, according to
an estimate prepared for the Ameri-
can Road Builders Association by
the Delaware State Highway Depart
ment, w. w. Mack, chief engineer.
The work of the 1881 program in
cludes: Improved earth roads, five
miles; untreated gravel, macadam
and similar types, 20 miles; asphalt,
concrete and brick, Is miles; total,
100 miles. This is 80 miles more than
was included in the 1880 program.
State highway expenditures in Del
aware for 1881 are estimated at ST.
100000 of which $2,100,000 is for
construction and 100000 is for
maintenance. This is $330,000 more
than was expended in 1880 and $751;
900 more than in 1929.
Delaware will buy highway equip
ment for the State department
amounting to $4,000 as compared
with $45,O00 in 1880.
County highway expenditures will
be around $1,250,00O.
State highway mileage was S13 at
the end of 1890. There was 3,021
miles of county highway at the end
of 1929.
Delaware highways are Supervis-
ed by an excellent State Highway
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Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
TWO MEN KILLED
AS TRUCK STRIKES
PASSENGER TRAIN
Charles II. KINNEY, Mil
ford, And Charles Emery
Were The Victims
TRUCK WAS BURNED

Charles ii. KINNEY, 81 years old,
of Milford, and Charles Emery, 81
years old, of Wilmington, were killed
when a Bush Line truck, from Will
mingtOn, which they were operating,
cOllding with a Pennsylvania Rail
road train at a crossing near Berlin,
Md, ON Monday.
Both men were removed to the
Peninsula General Hospital, at Sails
bury, where they died. KINNEY died
shortly after being admitted and
Emery few hours later An inquest
was held in Salisbury on Tuesday.
The men were or their way to
Ocean City, Md, with the truck
which is used in regular peninsula
freight business, and according to
witnesses to the accident, crashed
into Pennsylvania Railroad passen-
ger train on the crossing.
The truck caught fire and people
in the vicinity removed the injured
men from the burning truck and sent
them to the Peninsula General Hos
pital.
Engine No. 453, which was pulling
the train, was derailed and wrecked,
but the engineer and fireman escaped
injury. 1t was several hours before
the wrecked engine could be removed
and the train could proceed on its
way. Some of the passengers were
shaken up by the sudden stop when
the engine was wrecked, but were
not injured.
The bodies were claimed by rela-
tives and were sent to their homes.
KINNEY has made his home in
Milford for a number of years.. He
had been employed by the Bush Line
for some time but during the depres-
sion was dropped on account of dull
bu siness. He returned to work about
a week ago.
Charles Emery formerly lived in
Milford, but lately has been living
between Wilmington and Farnhurst.
He was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Emery, of Milford, and his wife
was Miss Dickinson, "a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Dickinson, of Mil
ford. His wife and four children
survive him.
Both of the men had large num-
Der of friends here who were shock
ed at their untimely deaths.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
GOVERNOR SIGNS
MEASURE MAKING
MILFORD A CITY
New Charter Provides For
City Manager And Many
Other Changes
is IN EFFECT NOW

Milford in the future will be
known as the City of Milford such
provision having been effective last
Saturday afternoon when Governor
Buck signed the new charter bill
which passed the recent session of
the General Assembly. Under the
new charter the present system of
town government is abolished and a
new system is substituted. The Light
and Water Commission will cease to
function after January first next
and City Council will assume con-
troll of all city property. A City Man
ager will be employed, whose duties
it will be to supervise the operation
of the Light and Water plant, to col
lect all city taxes and to supervise
all street ad sewer work as well as
manage the town. The next Council
to be elected will be composed of
eight members, two from each of the
four wards, set up in the new char
ter. The Mayor will be elected at
large, but the councilmen will be
elected by the voters in each ward.
On the raising of bond issues or
the sale of city property all votes
will be on property basis, each tax
payer being allowed one vote for
each dollar of tax paid the city. The
new charter seems to meet the ap-
proval of the citizens of the town,
and when the newly elected council
takes charge next year they will
have much to do to organize the new
system of government. In the future
write it city, not town, of Mil
ford.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
Egg Report Mailed To
PO"ltrymen Throughout Delaware

The average egg production rec
ords of 55,O76 pullets and hens rep
Iesenting 1l5 poultry farms in the
State have been included in the
March report of the Delaware farm
egg record club, which has been
prepared by II. S. Palmer, extension
poultryman of the University of Del
aware, and mailed from the county
extension offices to those poultry
men who are cooperating in this
project by keeping egg records Of
their flOcks each month.
The eighty-one poultry raisers in
Kent county who requested the
193O-1931 poultry calendars upon
which to keep their egg production
records received their copies of the
March report a few days ago from
the office of County Agent Russell
E. Wilson who has been co-operat-
ing with the poultry specialist in
this project ever since it was start
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
7 SCHOOLS CLOSED
BY STATE BOARD
Three In Kent And Four
In Sussex Abandoned
After Present Term
DISCUSS BUILDING

Members of the State Board of Ed
ucatiOn spent Monday in discussing
the new school building program
and in closing certain schools which
have fallen below the required en-
rOllment for separate school i'll
the past three years. Schools may be
closed when the average enrolment
is less than Is during the period
named. The following schools were
ordered closed after the end of the
present term
Pine Grove, Kent county, pupils to
go to Milford; Oak Grove, Kent cOun-
ty, pupils to go to Milford; Potash, in
Kent county, pupils to so to Har-
rington; Tyndall, Sussex county,
pupils to so to Georgetown; Forest
Park, in Sussex county, pupils to go
to Bridgeville; Atlanta in Sussex
county, pupils to go to Bridgeville;
Redden, Sussex county, pupils to go
to Georgetown.
Changes in grades were made in
grade school divisions as follows:
Fairview, Kent county, allowed six
grades, seventh and eight to go to
Hartley.
Bethesda. Sussex county, allowed
six grades, seventh and eighth to go
to Georgetown.
Comegys, Sussex county, six
grades, seventh and eighth to go to
Georgetown.
Little Creek, Kent county, six
grades. seventh and eighth to go to
Dover.
Under an appropriation made by
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Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
MUSICAL CONTEST
WINNERS ANNOUNCED

In the first annual Delaware mus
ical contest held at Dover on Satur-
day the following schools and indi-
viduals were awarded prizes:
Band-Lewes High School.
Mixed Quartet - Newark High
School.
Clarinet Duet-Milford: partici-
pants, Preston Hudson and Robert
Reed.
Cornet and Trombone Duet-Mil-
ford High School, Ralph Reed and
Wilson Sockrider.
Trombone Solo - Laurel High
School, Tilghman Hastings.
COrnet Solo-Laurel High School,
Roland Hudson.
Piano Solo-Greenwood, Kather-
inc Mills.
String TriO-RObert Forney, Nell
son Forney, Daisy Ford.
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Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
Bill Provides S1,2OO,OOO.OO
For Wilmington And ST.
100000 For Rest Of State
RELIEVES SPECIAL
DISTRICTS OF BONDS
Districts Will Pay Only
Interest Charges On Out
standing Bonds

One million and two hundred
thousand dollars will be available
this year for building new schools
in Wilmington and $1,S0O,OOO for
new schools in the remaining part
of the State as a result Of the eX-
ceptiOnally liberal action of the
State Legislature for schools and
the signing of the school apprOpria-
tiOn bill by Governor Buck 1t is par
ticularly noteworthy, according to
information supplied by Dr. H. v.
Holloway, State Superintendent of
Schools, because the entire amount
of $3.OOO,00O is made available this
year instead of being spread over
two years as is usually the case with
such appropriations. The thought in
making it available at once was
partly to aid with the unemploy
ment situation.
The general budget for current
expense allows $3,612.OOO for use
throughout the State but in addition
to this an appropriation Of $25000 a
year was made for organizing kin
dergartens in the various schools on
the basis of $50 per child
In no school district in the State
will maturing bond issues have to
he met for the next two years The
legislative appropriation provides
S153,232 for this purpose this year
and S113,232 next year This will
mean that the districts will have to
meet only the interest charges on
the bonds and in many of the spe-
cial districts this will have a decid-
ed tendency to reduce special taxes
for school purposes.
Recognize Different Grade Costs
An important development in the
general appropriations bill this ses-
sion came in an amendment which
was introduced by Senator f. B.
Griffenberg. of Brandywine hundred,
and passed. making an additional
appropriation of 100000 over and
above the regular appropriation
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Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
State Bureau Or Markets
Says This Week Is Best
For Sight Seeing
OUTLINE ROUTES TO
VIEW THE ORCHARDS
Weather Retards Blooms
But Trees Are Now At
Their Best

This week and until about the 4th
of May is the time when most of the
apple trees in Delaware will be in
blossom. Those who visited the apple
growing section last Sunday, found
many trees in full bloom, but the
cold weather held back other trees
which were in the pink stage. Early
Ripe and Nero are the two earliest
blooming varieties and these were
in full bloom on Sunday. Stayman is
perhaps the most important variety
and with present weather conditions,
it is expected that this variety will
be in full bloom about the last of
the week. Later blooming varieties
Such as Williams and Rome Beauties
should be in full bloom Sunday, May
3, therefore, anyone who desires to
view the beautiful blOssOming apple
orchards may visit the apple produc-
ing sections any time during the
next few days and not be disap-
pointed Most varieties of apple trees
this year are heavily set gith blos-
SONS and there is no more beauti-
full sight than acres and acres OF
well gept apple trees at the time
when they are in full dress.
The principal commercial apple
sections of this state are
in Kent and Sussex Counties. An
ideal trip up until about the fourth
of May would be to journey from
Dover south to Milford, turn left at
Milford, on the Rehoboth road and
follow this route to the road inter
section which leads to Oak Orchard
and Millsboro. Turn north at Mills
bOrO and come to Georgetown, turn
left to Georgetown and come to
and thence up the
Western Highway from Bridgeville
to Dover. This trip covers about 100
miles and goes through the entire
apple producing section of the state.
A shorter trip covering about IS
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Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
DONOVAN DROPS
TIFF WITH SNOW
Democrat Still Contends
Proper Count Would
Have Elected Him

In the Superior Court at Dover
TUtSday, James l.. WolcOtt, attorney
for Edward II. Donovan, Democrat,
COntesting the right of Thomas
Jackson Snow, Republican, to hold
the Office of Levy Court commits
sioncr of the First Levy Court Dis
trict OF Kent County elected last
November, asked for the dismissal
OF DOnOvan'S petition which was
granted by tho court.
Mr.. Donovan in an interview after
the petition to dismiss had been
made and granted had this to say:
"Thc primary reason for contest
ing the election of Thomas Jackson
Snow for the Office OF Levy Court
commissioner was the fact that %
ballots cast in the Second Election
District of the First Representative
District were not counted. These
ballots which were improperly re-
jccted, if counted, would have shown
me to have been elected When the
facts became known. | was urged by
leading Democrats to institute pro-
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ed six years ago on Statewide
basis.
According to this report the aver
age production of the 25,485 pulletS
for March was 1863 eggs per bird,
while that of the 1924 hens was
14.5 eggs, as compared to 1914 eggs
per bird from the 1887 pullets and
hens in mixed flocks during this
same period. The production for
March, $780, was 173 eggs per pull
let, and 1863 eggs per hen, while
that for the mixed flocks consisting
of both pullets and hens averaged
1868 eggs per bird, which corre-
spends very closely to the produc-
ton record for March of this year.
In addition to the statistical part
of this egg report, the attention of
the poultrymen has been called to
the symptoms and prevention of
cOccidiosis which is regarded as
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Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
County Agent Wilson Sends Spray
Notice To Grape Growers In Kent

The delayed dormant spray for
grape vineyards, which is one of the
most important and effective sprays
for the control of anthracOnse, black
rot and dead-arm diseases, should be
applied when the new growth is
about one-half inch in length since
these diseases start to shoot spores
at this stage of vine growth, accord
ing to the advice which has been
sent recently in the form of mimeo-
graphed letter from the office of
County Agent Russell E. Wilson to
all the grape growers in the central
part of the state where the majority
of the commercial vineyard acreage
is located.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01

For this delayed dormant applica-
ton the growers have been advised
to use the 12-12-10O formula for
Bordeaux mixture, which consists of
~ pounds of bluestone and II pounds
of lime to 100 gallons of water 1t is
evry essential that this spray be ap-
piled under good pressure in order
that the new growth may be thoro-
ughly covered with fine mist as
protection against infection from any
"carry-over" diseases that may be
present on the old wood. In making
a study of these fungous diseases in
the laboratory at the Delaware ex-
pertinent station. DR.. T. f. Manns,
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Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD

Charles J. Holzmueller, local wea-
ther recorder, reports the following
weather conditions in Milford from
Wednesday, April %, to Tuesday,
April %, inclusive:
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
MILFORD GUTNNERS
WIN LEAGUE LEAD
AT MILTON SHOOT.
Displace Bowers Gun Club
AS Teams Make Ready
For Final Event
IS HIGH MAN

The combination Delaware State
TrapshOoters League shoot and reg
istered tournament held by the Mil
ton Gun Club at Milton last Thurs
day attracted a crowd of 81 scatter
gunners. From league standpoint
the results were spectacular in that
for the first time in the current race
Bowers Gun Club lost the lead. Mil
ford Gun Club furnished the team to
oust Bowers from the leadership,
their five-man aggregation breaking
219-250 while Bowers registered
210X250. This wiped out the seven
target advantage the latter held be-
fore the match and permits Milford
to enter the last match with a two.
bird advantage. Dover turned in a
2O1-25O, and Milton 2O0x25O for their
league effort. To date standing is as
follows:
Milford ............ 1576X1750
Bowers ............. 1574X1750
Dover ............... 1518X1750
Milton ............. 1531X1750
The high gun for the league race
was Potter Coffin of Milford, who
topped his team mate, DR.. w. r.
Pierce one bird, TO finish with a
f7x50.
In the 100 target registered tOurn-
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Temnerature Rain

Total Rainfall ........... 80
The following winds and condt@
tions prevailed during the same
period:
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01

Money may he the root of
all evil but il seems to
make Il satisfactory rOCt
Tor Il family tree,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20

Companions of the sky. An
interesting closeup of Navy
planes flying in close formation
over New York Harbor, with
the Statue of Liberty a dim
landmark at right.
o Associated Press Photo.