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strongest character and the wisest
judgement. And 1t is to the everlast-
ing credit of Mr.. Legge that, despite
the difficulties besetting his way, he has
in a comparatively brief time laid deep
and firm the foundations on which his
successor will continue to build
RESIGNATION REGRETTED.
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Halltown, midway between Charles Town
and Harpers Ferry. The two seriously
hurt are Clarence C. Perks, IS, and
Fillmore Davis, %. They were caught
beneath the truck and crushed.
The fire, which Is thought to have
been kindled by workman dropping a
hot rivet on a creosoted railroad tie,
broke out at the West Virginia end of
the bridge. Famed by high wind, 1t
quickly spread to the Maryland side of
the bridge, which spans the Potomac
River.
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VICE GRAFT KILLING
SEEN AS "UNS0LV ED";;
TWO VICTIMS BURIED

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Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
Governor Buck
Signs Forestry Bill
Nelv LalU GiUeS Department Right To Acquire Lands
For FOrestru PURPOSES = Severe Penalties For
St0rtiH0 Forest Fires-LGnd Tax EXEMPT

ing of five or more acres. This
should encourage the people of the
State to plant forest trees on thOus-
ands of acres of unprOductive non
agricultural land throughout the
State.
The forest protection feature of
the law empowers the State For
ester to appoint forest fire wardens
and designates State Police and
Game Wardens as forest fire war
dens eX-OlliciO. In conformity with
the forest laws of the various neigh
boring states, fire wardens are siv-
en- power to employ persons to eX-
tinguish forest fires and when nee
ossary, to summon and compel the
attendance of any male persons OF
the age of eighteen years and up
wards. and require such person to
assist in eXtinguishing forest fires.
They are empowered to admins
ter an oath or affirmation in investi-
cation of causes of forest fires,
claims for compensation, etc, and
may enter upon any land at any
time in the performance of Il duty
assigned under the law.
A fire warden may arrest on view,
without warrant, any person detect
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Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
KENT ALLOTTED TEN
FOR MILITARY TRAINING
Delaware Boys VIII Train At Camp
Dix And Fort Hancock

Kent county will be represented
in the enrolment for the Citizens
Military Training Camps this sum-
mer by ten of its youthful residents,
it was announced today by Profess
sOr c. w. w. Schantz, of Smyrna,
chairman of the county c. NJ. T. c.
committee.
This number, just allotted by Ma
jor General Hanson Z. Ely, U. S. A.,
at Governors Island, N. Y, consti-
tutes the county's proportional
share of the quota of $500 applica-
tions which the War Department has
assigned to the Second Corps Area,
comprising New York State, New
Jersey and Delaware.
Based on the population of the
county and certain governmental
policies governing mileage to the
various camps, the allotment of ap-
plicatiOns insures equal opportunity
of going to camp to young men of
all districts within the Corps Area.
Camps for which local young men
between II and "a years are eligible
to attend for thirty days without
personal expense or obligation for
future military service are: Camp
Dix, New Jersey July Z to August
IS, August to September ID; Fort
Hancock, New Jersey august to
September y.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
QUARANTINE ACCOUNT
OF RABIES EXTENDED
All OF Broad Creek And Part OF
NanticOke Now In Banned Area

Owing to further developments in
the outbreak of rabies in Sussex
county, the State Board of Agricul-
ture, cooperating with the State
Board of Health and the Game and
Fish Commission, has extended the
quarantine in Sussex county to in
clude all of Broad Greek Hundred
and that part of Nanticoke Hundred
south of the GeorgetOwn-B -BridgeVille
road, until further notice. The quar-
antine action requires that all dogs
in the quarantined area be securely
tied or confined on owners prem
ises, but provides that dogs may be
hunted when they are accompanied
by the owner or custodian, such ow-
ner or custodian to keep the dogs
under his control at all times. Any
dogs running at large, unless ac-
cOmpanied by owner or custodian,
will be killed.
The State Game Department has
distributed several thousand dollars
worth of game throughout the State,
and il earnestly requests the CO.
operation of all dog owners to the
extent of not allowing their dogs to
run at large and chase or kill game.
Dogs found chasing or killing
game during the closed game sea-
son, which can be traved to their
owners or custOdians, said owners
or custOdians will be prosecuted for
violating the State Game Laws.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
new BOILERS FOR
THE LIGHT PLANT
Installation OF First One
Will Begin About May 1,
Other Later

The Light and Water Commission
of the Town of Milford have order
ed two new boilers for the light and
water plant here. The first boiler
will be installed about May /, after
which the two old boilers wiIlNbe
torn out and the second new one in
stalled. The boilers, each of 361
horse power, are of the cross drum,
straight tube, water tube type. They
were purchased from the EdgemOOr
Iron Works, of EdgemOor, Delaware.
The Commission at the same time
placed an order for two Detroit
twin retort underfeed side dump
stokers for the boilers. They will be
installed as each boiler is set in
place and will be put in operation
mithathe-neAV, boilers. ~ +,,-s,, .as
Work on the new boiler house is
progressing rapidly and when the
building is completed and the boil
ers are working, the plant will be
in a very efficient operating condi-
ton. The new work is being taken
care of by the Light & Water Com
mission without the issuance of any
bonds or additional tax on the part
of the property owners of the town.
Just another indication OF the fact
that Milford voters made no mistake
when they voted to retain ownership
of the plant few years ago.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
EX-STATE SENATOR
DIES SUDDENLY
H@art Attack Fatal To DR.. William
frederick Blackstone At Georgetown

" DR.. William Frederick Blackstone
60 years old, one of lower Della
wares most prominent druggists
and business men, died at his home
at Georgetown Tuesday morning ol
an acute heart attack.
lie was born at Pungoteague, Va,
the son of the late Thomas Wise
and Sarah Anne Blackstone, and
came from long line of old Vir-
ginia families of English ancestry
whose fOrebears were among the
first colonists and who have since
been closely identified with the pO-
litical and civil developments of the
Old Dominion. Many members of the
family have been prominent in the
legal and medical professions.
DR.. Blackstone was educated in
private schools in Virginia and in
Baltimore, where he began his pro-
rcssional career. lie later settled in
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GOVERNOR APPOINTS
EDITORIAL DELEGATES
G. Marshall Townsend, Oh The
Chronicle, Among Those Named

Governor C. Douglass Buck has
announced Delaware's representa-
tives to the International Press Con-
ference which will be held in MeXi-
co City. Mexico. from August 10 to
August Is, inclusive. Four of the
men named are from the City of
Wilmington, the remaining four be-
ing from the remainder Of the State.
Those appointed are: Joseph il.
Martin, editor of the Sunday Star;
Wilmington; George Carter, editor
of the Evening Journal, Whining
ton; A. w. Cummins, editor of the
Morning News, Wilmington; Will
liam F. Metten, publisher of the
Every Evening, Wilmington; G..
Marshall Townsend, managing edi-
tor of the Milford Chronicle, Mil
ford; Congressman Robert G. Hous-
ton, editor and publisher of the
Sussex Republican, Georgetown;
James c. Wickes, editor and pub
Usher of the Delaware State News,
Dover, and James II. Hughes. edi-
tor of the Index, Dover
1t is likely that the Delaware
party will make the trip this sum-
mer in a special train carrying del
egates from the Eastern part Of the
United States.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
GROWERS
ATTEND MEETING
Advises Early Digging Of
Sweets" To Insure Crop
From Spelling

At the recent sweet potato meet
ing held at the Laurel High School
DR.. T. f. Manns, Plant PathOlOgist
of the University of Delaware, out
lined a sweet potato improvement
program for our Delaware growers.
Approximately 100 growers at
tended this meeting to hear Dr.
Manns in his discussion of the sweet
potato industry and disease control
work.
For the first step in this improve
ment program Dr. Manns stressed
the Importance of early digging.
This should be done before October
6 because if the potatoes are left in
the ground later than that, they
might become chilled. This has a
tendency to induce the formation of
surface rot and as a result of this
disease the market value of the crop
will be reduced as well as the keep
ing qualities. 1t seems that many
Sussex growers have been harvest
ing their crop later than October 6
so they were urged to dig before the
ground becomes too cold.
The use of slip seed is another
factor of this improvement pro-
gram. Slip seed will improve the
quality of the potato and it seems
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Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20

What is. probably the most impor-
tant piece of forestry legislation
ever enacted by Delaware General
Assembly has been signed by Cover
nor Buck. The law. which, during
its course through the houses Of the
General Assembly was known as
Coy's Forestry Bill and was official
ly designated as House Bill No, IT.,
supplies the State Forestry Depart
ment with much needed legislation.
Although essentially Il measure
designed to provide means to ef-
fectively cope with the forest fire
situation in the State. the law pro
vides that the State Forestry De-
partment may acquire either by slit
or purchase, land for State forests,
State forest parks, experimental sta
tiOns and forest demonstration
areas. It. also enables the Depart
ment to acquire property for the
protection of watersheds and stream
flow regulation; to provide public
hunting grounds; game refugees and
places for public recrcational use'
that private forests cannot be eX-
pCctcd to provide.
One feature of the law provides
tax exemption for Il period of 80
years on reforestcd lands consist"
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
RAIDS IN SUSSEX
NET 3PRISONERS
Harold d. Wilson Seizes
Whiskey And Beer In
Different Towns

Three men were arrested and
quantities of alleged liquor seized
by Federal agents during raids in
Kent and Sussex counties, Saturday
night.
The trio taken into custody are
Cecil NJ. Bradley, of Houston; Geo.
Ellingsworth, of near Georgetown,
and Ephriam Riddicks, negro, of
near Bridgeville. The arrests were
made under the direction of Harold
D. Wilson, deputy prohibition ad-
ministrator, and three government
agents, accompanied by Constable
Edgar Belts, of Greenwood.
Bradley was arrested near Bridge
Vile, one quart OF alleged whiskey,
130 bottles of home brew beer and
20 gallons of beer mash being seiZ-
ed. He was arraigned before Mag
istrate Thaw, of Milford, and placed
under $1,000 bail on a charge of il
legal possession and manufacture.
EllingswOrth, who was arrested
near Georgetown, was given hear
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Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
NEW CASTLE BOYS,
LAUREL GIRLS WIN
CaStiIians Bump SeafOrd,
1924; Milford Lose To
Laurelites, 1914

Defending their Delaware Inter-
scholastic Athletic Association court
crown, the New Castle High School
passers defeated SeafOrd High
School basketeers, 50 to "a at Dover
Saturday night.
New Castle, many times champion
of the D. l. A. A., had tough sailing
meeting with strong opposition from
the Seaford lads, who battled them
on almost even terms throughout
the game.
New Castle led the Seaford lads by
a comfortable margin early in the
game, but Seaford rallied and tied
the score in the first half. The count
was deadlocked twice in the first
half. New Castle led at half time,
however, IA to IL.
New Castles offensive worked bet
ter in the second half. Berry and
Heather led the last session attack
that gave the Castilians another til
tie
Smith was the scoring leader of
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Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
STATE BANKERS TO
MEET NEXT THURSDAY
President OF American Bankers As
sOciatiOn Will Address Meeting

The spling meeting of the Della
ware Bankers Association will bc
held in the Club House of the Will
mington Country Club on Thursday,
March 26, at which time and place
the association will be the guests of
the Wilmington Clearing House AS
sociation.
Rome c. Stephenson, president of
the American Bankers Association,
has accepted an invitation to be
present at this meeting, and will be
called upon for an address during
the morning session.
The meeting will commence
promptly at eleven o'clock, and will
include the regular order of bust
ness. Soon after the close of the
morning session luncheon will be
served at the club, after which short
talks will be given by some of our
Delaware men.
These meetings are always very
interesting to the members of the
association and the officers are
looking forward to the usual large
attendance.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
SEES COMMUNISM
WORST FOE OF u. S.
Congressman Hamilton Fish, Jr.,
Says Propaganda Is Widespread

At a joint session of the two
Houses of the Legislature, at Dover
on Tuesday afternoon, Congressman
Hamilton Fish, Jr., of New York
made an interesting address on
Communism" He spoke principal
ly of the findings of a Congressional
committee of which he was the
chairman.
In addition to the members of the
Legislature a number of the men,
hers of the American Legion and
other visitors were present. Bills to
curb Communist propaganda and
activities are now pending in the
Legislature.
Congressman Fish declared that
the issue of communism is the most
vital and far-reaching in America
today. He said in part:
1T was the purpose of the COM
mittee to present carefully pre-
pared report, based upon the facts
developed at the various hearings; !;
to give a comprehensive picture of
the history and aims of communism;
and how the activities of the COM
munists affect the interest and well
fare of the American people and the
security and stability of our repub-
lican form Of government" the
speaker continued.
Time will not permit Il detailed
account in my present remarks of
all communist activities in the
United States, including the prOpa-
ganda carried on in public schools
and among the youth of America, or
in our industrial plants or among
the negroes, and even i'm the Ma
tlOnal Guard and Civilian Military
camps. Suffice it is to say
that the committee is convinced
that the surest and most effective
way of combating communism in
the United States is to give the full
lest possible publicity to the funda-
mental principles and aims of the
communists, which are the same
throughout the world. as they are
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Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
MANY RECALL HEAVY
SNOW OF FEBRUARY '99
Weather Bureau Says 3G Inches Fell
During February, 1899

The heavy snowfall of this week
has caused many arguments as to
the amount of snowfall in Milford
during the history of the local wea-
ther reporting service. Many have
claimed that the snowfall of 1888
was the heaviest in history, while
others refer to the February, 1899,
blizzard as the worst in the history
of this section. Charles J. HOlZ-
mueller has written 10 the Depart
ment at Washington for official in
formation on the subject. and COM
plete report for the month of Febru-
airy 1899 has been sent to him. This
report shows that on February 12,
of the year 1899 total snowfall of
81 inches on the level was reported.
The report also carries this nOta-
tion "Fhe "a inch snowfall ON a
snow about II inches, making about
3 feet on level, being the greatest
fall in my weather diary of over 25
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Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
NATIONAL GRANGE
TO AWARD PRIZES
FOR BEST ESSAYS
Contest For Younger
Members Provides Trip
To Annual Sessions
CHECKS AND MEDALS
Awards Donated BY Ma
tiOnal Automobile Cham
Der OF Commerce

Realizing the growing need of
constructive and immediate action
10 allay the loss of life and property
along the highways of the United
States, thousands of younger MEM
hers of the National Grange during
the next few months will take up
the question of what the grange can
do to further highway safety, ac-
cOrding to L. j. Taber, national
master. who today announced COM
pletion of plans for its annual high
way safety contest, open to all
members of the grange, Is years of
age and under.
"The loss of life last year, as a
result of automobile accidents,
reached the unprecedented and APP
palling total of 30 800" Mr. Taber
said, while the number of persons
injured apprOXimaled close to l.
600. 900. TO the untold suffering
TINS entailcd must be added hum
dreds of millions of dollars of ma
terial property loss.
In order to make the oranges
aware of what they can do toward
reducing this unnecessary deStruc-
tion of life and property. we have
chosen as the subject for the essay
What the Grange Can Do to Fur
ther Highway Safety. Last year the
subject referred to the individual
member of the grange; this year, by
a natural and progressive step. we
have brOadened it to include the
subordinate grange. There are many
opportunities for our local organ
iZatiOns in the field of highway
safety and we expect, as a result
of discussions at their meetings,
that they will do much toward elm
mating local hazards and improving
conditions -~-'s-
In addition to State awards there
will be six national prizes, first ma
tiOnal prize consisting of trip to
the National Grange sessions at
Madison, Wis, next November with
all expenses paid. All prizes are
provided by the National Automo-
bile Chamber of Commerce which
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Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
LEAN YEAR FOR
MARYLAND OYSTERS
Business Depression And Warm
Weather Hit Trade GENERALLY

The business depression and
warm winter combined to make q
lean year for Maryland's oyster
dredgers, Swepson Earle, State Con
servation Commissioner, said We'd
nesday in commenting on the 1881
dredging season, whica ended Sat
urday.
While there was a general de-
preston in the searood market dur
ing the entire period, the commits
sioner said the season ended with Il
heavy demand for oysters, which
were bringing from $2.25 to $3 a
bushel in Baltimore Saturday.
Many of the dredge boats stopped
operations last month, although
tOngers claimed a good season and
were expected to continue full force
until the close of the longing sea
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Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
GRAND MASTER
VISITS LOCAL LODGE
Temple Lodge Serves Delightful
Dinner Before Annual Meeting

Last Friday evening the members
of Temple Lodge, No. 8, A. f. &
A. NJ, honored Grand Master D..
Raymond Keefer and the Grand
Lodge officers of Delaware, with n
banquet at the Community building.
The banquet was served promptly
at six o'clock by the Ladies' Auxil-
larry of the Carlisle Fire Company.
1t was conceded by those present to
be the best prepared and best serv-
ed banquet they had ever attended
at the Community Building. Tables
seating ten persons were beautiful
ly arranged and decorated with ma
tive flowers.
The orchestra of twelve pieces
conducted by Prof. Arthur Hudson,
delightfully."- entertained during the
banquet. The singing of Mrs. Fred
Breme, soprano, and Harold NJ.
Payne, bassO, was greatly enjoyed.
At eight o'clock the official visit
of the Grand Lodge officers was
held in the Masonic Temple on West
Front street, North Milford.
Never before have Milford MasOns
listened to more stirring addresses
than were made by the Grand Lodge
officers.
Leander G.. Market. Master OF
Temple Lodge. with James X. Petty
john. senior warden. and Fred Ire
land, junior warden. received the
guests.
Visitors were present from Will
mingtOn, Lewes, Milton. Seaford,
Georgetown and Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
Fears Other Common
wealths Might Retail
ate If Passed
SAYS BILL NOT CLEAR
RETURNS TO SENATE
Legislature Passes Other
Bills. Would Distribute
Game Equally

Governor c. Douglass Buck Mon
day afternoon vetoed the bill passed
by both Houses compelling the
awarding of contracts for public
buildings to Delaware contractors.
The reasons given by the Governor
are that some of the provisions are
not clear, that the bill in its pres
ent shape might cause other states
to retaliate against Delaware, that
there is a serious question as to
whom the penalties provided in the
bill apply and that it Is doubtful if
the bill could be passed without a
tWo-thirds vote Of both houses,
which the bin does not provide
The bill had the endorsement Of
the Wilmington Chamber of Com
merce and the Delaware contractors,
while it was opposed by the mem-
bers of the labor unions in the State.
The veto of the Governor implies
that the bodies which have the
awarding of contracts should be CIV
en- authority to award contracts to
the best bidders.
The message follows:
| return herewith without my ap-
proval S. B. No. 50, entitled "An Act
relating to the erection, alteration
and repair Of public buildings in the
State of Delaware" and offer the
following as the reasons why do
not favor the bill.
AS l understand the bill it pro-
vides that all contracts for the erec-
tion, alteration or repair of all
State, County and Municipal build
ings, must be awarded to cOntrac-
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Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
HEAVY SNOWFALL
PLAYS HAVOC TO
WIRES IN SUSSEX
Largest Snow OF The Sea-
son Ties Up Telephone,
Telegraph Communication
MANY POLES DOWN
On Phone Line Between
Milford And Slaughter
Beach

Lower Kent and all of Sussex
counties were visited by the worst
snOwstOrm of the season on Monday
night, when wet snow fell to the
depth of several inches. AT Milford
the official weather recorder report
ed that his measurements showed a
total of 10 inches here. c. J. HOlZ-
mueller, the weather recorder,
states, however, that his official
alton only the level snow as he
found it on Tuesday morning. The
snow had settled several inches
when the measurement was made,
and il is his belief that total of
fully eighteen inches fell at Mil
ford.
Telephone and electric light wires
were broken down by the weight of
the wet snow and the damage will
amount to thousands of dollars to
the wire companies. At Milford
many telephones were out of COM
mission and some sections of the
town were without current for a
short time. The telephone line own
ed by the Draper Telephone Com
pany which operates in Slaughter
Neck was badly damaged, a total of
eighty-nine poles being broken off
between Milford and Slaughter
Beach. The electric line between
the two places was not damaged.
The weight of the snow crushed
the roof of a barn owned by Alex
ander Sheppard in Slaughter Neck
and killed a horse which was sta
bled therein. Hundreds of small
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Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
LOCAL ODD FELLOWS
TO HONOR MEMBER
William 4. MeSSick Begins Sixty
Second Year As Member OF Lodge

Milford Odd Fellows will pause
during their meeting next Monday
night, to pay honor and respect to
one of its Oldest members, William
A. Messick, of East Front street,
South Milford, in the form of Il re-
ception in Crystal Fount Lodge
rooms, as on that night Mr.. Messick
begins his siXty-second year of Odd
Fellowship. March %, 1870, imme-
diately on becoming of age, Mr. Mes
sick joined Crystal Fount Lodge. No.
10, of Milford.
His membership has at all times
been active. He not only served
through all the various Offices in the
lodge until he attained the rank of
Past Grand, but has given consider
able of his time to the affairs Of The
Odd Fellows cemetery.
Although advanced in years lie is
we'll hale and hearty. His attend
amce to the lodge is regular, and the
addresses he often makes on Odd
Fellowship Of the. past, are greatly
enjoyed by the members.
Mr.. Messick is also an elder of the
First Presbyterian Church and
takes an active interest in its af-
fairs.
Crystal Fount degree team con
icrred the first degree in full cere-
monial form last Monday evening
before many visitors from surround
ing lodges.
The -four act drama Dust of the
Earth" that the degree association
will present next Tuesday and We'd
nGsday evenings in Grange Hall, is
rapidly shaping in form, A good
attendance is expected.