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Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21
-FOUR ARE HURT
IN AUTO CRASH
NEAR MAGNOLIA
Miss Heath Jones Of Will
mingtOn COllides With
Another Car
MACHINES WRECKED
Chas. Collision Of Collin
dale, Pa, In Dover Hos
pital With Broken Jaw

Four persons were hurt, one seri-
ously, when cars driven by Miss
Heath Jones, of 1905 Hidgway Road,
Wilmington. and Cedric A. Richards,
of Camden, Delaware, cOllided near
Magnolia Sunday afternoon. Both
cars were wrecked. Charles Colli-
son, of III Jackson street, Collin
dale, Pa, suffered a broken jaw
Misses Ida and Lillian Kesseling,
and Richards, the driver of the car,
were cut and bruised about the body.
All the injured were taken to the
Kent General Hospital. With the
exception of Collision, they left as
soon as their wounds were dressed.
Collision will be at the hospital for
some time.
The case was investigated by State
Police Sergeant Ingram, who also
did excellent work in getting traffic
moving around the scene of the ac-
cident. He also made the investiga-
tion.
According to the police, Miss
Jones, who was driving a large
roadster, attempted to go by a car
moving In the same ulfectlOn ana
on pulling out found the car of
Richards coming in the opposite di-
rection. In order to prevent a col
lisiOn she drove her car across the
road and collided head on with the
car of Richards, which was over
turned. The car then went over to
the side of the road.
Miss Jones was taken before
Dover magistrate and fined $40 and
costs for reckless driving. The ac-
cident attracted a large number of
people and a number of cars were
stopped by the drivers in order to
offer aid.
The injured were taken to the
hospital by Paul Patterson, news
agent, who was passing in his car
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21
FIFTEEN DELAWAREANS
ARE AT CAMP DIX
Jacob H. ROOsa, OF Milford, Among
Those Undergoing Training

Fifteen boys from Delaware are
among the 1000 young men taking
the one months course at the G. M.
T. Infantry Camp, at Camp Dix, N.
J. They are: Stanley Brewington,
21 Glenrick street; Prentice V. Har-
ringtOn, 1876 South street; Charles
F. Mckinley, 1920 West street; Eu-
gene Rosenberg, 426 East Seventh
street; Joseph A. Cutrona, 1884 West
Seventh street; Dian e. Wall, 1909
West street, Wilmington; Thomas S.
Pierce, George r. Carey, Lewes;
Thomas B. Bannock, Hamilton Park,
New Castle; Robert Shepard, Is
Lorewood street, Richardson Park
Henry F. Lange, 146 Blackwell
street, Philip S. Hanson, 81 North
Bradford street; Charles Gethard,
Dover; Marion L. Kitchens, 207
Grove street, Delmar; George F.
Wais, Headquarters Company, First
Engineers, Fort DUPONT, Del; Jacob
H. Roosa, Milford
These boys are spending the
month at outdoor sports and citi-
zenship training under the direction
of Colonel John H. Hughes, COM
manding officer of the 18th United
States Infantry.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21
viii Establish Il
"Safety Lane" Soon
Motorists In Kent And SUSSEX Counties VIII Be
CiUen An OppOrtNnity To Haze Their Cars Inspected
By Travelling CreIU Who viii Visit MANY TOIUns

Motorists in Kent and Sussex
counties will have an opportunity to
avail themselves of the Safety
Lane" inspection. Safety Lane"
will travel from city to city stopping
for several days in each place
Watch for billboards and posters an
nouncing it's arrivel in your town.
Safety Lane" is an extremely
practical and successful means of
determining the working ability of
automobile safety devices. Within 5
minutes after his arrival at Safety
Lane" the motorist is given an ac-
curate diagnosis of the functioning
of his automobiles headlights, brak
es, wheel alignment, horn, wind
shield wiper, mirror and emergency
brake. One of the most interesting
features portrayed in the operation
of Safety Lane" is the surprise reg
istered by motorists when they see
that only one brake is functiOning
or that their headlights are so set
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21
RICHARD KENNEY,
EX-SENATOR, DIES
AT DOVER HOME
Lawyer Elected By Della
ware Legislature To Serve
AS United States Senator
ACTIVE DEMOCRAT
Served AS Judge Advocate
Of Twentyeighth Division
During The World War

Richard ROLAND Kenney, we'll
known lawyer and former Senator
from Delaware, died at his home at
Dover last Friday after an illness
of many months.
Former Senator Kenney had not
been active in his profession for
more than two years. He was chair
man of the Kent County Democratic
Committee for several years and
member of the Democratic National
Committee as we'll as an attorney
for the Legislature on several Oc-
casions.
He served overseas in the World
War with the rank of Judge AdvO-
cate of the Twenty-eighth Division.
He was in his seventy Fifth year. He
is survived by a widow, Mrs. Mari
anita Walker Kenney, and a son,
Caleb S. Kenney of Bethlehem, Pa.
The son was by his first marriage,
to Miss Harriet Pennewill, who died
many years ago.
The funeral services were held at
the residence on Monday afternoon
with private burial in Christ Pro-
testant Episcopal Cemetery of Do
yer.
Mr. Kenney served as a Demo-
cratic Senator from Delaware from
February, 1897, to March 8, 1901. He
was elected by the Legislature in
January, 1897, to fill a vacancy
caused by the failure of the State
Legislature to elect a successor to
Senator Higgins, whose term eX-
pired in 1895. He favored free silver
and it was said that his advocacy of
this principle and his independence
of the opposing Salisbury and VOL
colt factions of the Democratic par
ty obtained his election. He took his
seat a month after election.
AS Senator Mr.. Kenney sponsored
a bill for the establishment of an
veterinary corps in the
United States Army, a proposal first
made in Revolutionary days by DR..
Benjamin Rush and later supported
by General Sheridan. Senator Ken
ney took up this work and obtained
of his bill by the Senate.
Senator Kenney voted for ratifica-
tion of the treaty of peace with
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MORE THAN ZOO
ATTEND TUJNNELL
FAMILY REUNION
Ten Generations Of Clan
Represented At Beth
any Beach
BRITTINGHAMS MEET
Second Annual Reunion
Of Family From Near
by States

The fifth annual reunion of the
Tunnel family, descendants of Will
liam Tunnel, who are scattered
through seven states along the At
lantic seaboard, was held at Bethany
Beach, on Saturday and Sunday
More than 200 members of the clan
representing ten generations, par
ticipated in the affair.
1t was through the efforts of Mrs.
Dasia Tunnel Ellis, wife of John w.
Ellis, business man of Frankford,
these reunions have been made pos
sible. Mrs. Ellis, formerly a resi-
dent of Georgetown, began tracing
the Tunnel line several years ago,
and managed to compile a list of
most of the descendants after many
months work. Then she decided on
a reunion. The first was held at
Bethany Beach on August IA, 1927,
and was attended by more than 200.
Since then the attendance has stead
lily increased.
The family is of French Hugenot
stock. In 1903, members moved to
England to escape persecution and
shortly afterwards came to this
country.
At the first reunion, Charles, AL
fred and Jack Ellis, sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Ellis, of Frankford,
placed tablet in the old Blackwa-
ter Presbyterian churchyard, at
in commemoration of the
Tunnel family, many of whom are
buried there. 1t is said members of
ten generations of Tunnels are
buried at this old church, which was
built in 1867.
Dr.. L. P. Bowen, historian, of Ber-
lin, Nd, who is nearing the century
mark, preached at this church
nearly seventy years ago. On the
second day of the reunion in 1927
he delivered the sermon to the clan
in this church, and in 1928 submitted
4 poem he had composed.
1t has become custom for the
clan to wear badges, giving their
name and place of residence so that
lther members may easily identify
hem.
The committee on arrangements |.
his year consisted of Harry Rick
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FAILS AT SUICIDE
WITH GUN AND RAZOR
john McCaffery, OF Clayton, May
Recover After Attempt

Slashing the left side of his neck
with razor, and shooting himself
in the right side of his face with a
shotgun, John McCaffery, aged 80
years, of Clayton, failed in the dou-
BILE attempt at self-destruction, Sat
urday night. He was Immediately
removed to the Kent General Hos
pital, in Dover, by the American
Legion ambulance of Smyrna, and
; although in serious condition, is
|expected to recover. Doctors said
that his life was saved only because
the shot struck and shattered the
jawbone before striking any vital
spots. The razor inflicted only a
cash.
The suicide attempt was made by
McCaffeTy in the home of his broth
er-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Peterman, with whom he
lived He was in his room at the
time. The report of the gun brought
his brother-in-law and sister, both
of whom were in the house, to the
scene Immediately.
McCaffery, who is single, has been
afflicted with melancholia for some
time, and only last year attempted
suicide by gashing his throat He
formerly resided in Milford. Privates
BonafacinO and King. of the Dover
Station, State Police, Investigated
the accident.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21
INTERNAL REVENUE
RECEIPTS DECLINE
Decrease OF 10 Per Cent In Dela-
ware During Fiscal Year Shown

A decrease of Is per cent in in
ternal revenue receipts for the Del
aware district during the fiscal year.
1881. was revealed this week in a
preliminary statement of internal
revenue collections from the State
declined from $500, O,145,321 in 1880 to
$34,O41,S5 in 19361, according to
the report made to the Treasury De
partment.
Only two states reported increas-
cs. They were Colorado, with an in
crease of rs per cent, and Virginia,
with an increase of Is per cent.
Only six states of the country re-
ported smaller degrees than Della
ware.
Collection of the corporation tax
from Delaware during the fiscal year
of 1881 amounted to $23, ,000.44.
Individual taxes totaled $9,74S,127,
making total collections from these
two classes, $32,S77,127.
The Federal government also col
lected a total of $59,923 from cigar
manufacturers stamp tax, and total
collections from manufactured to-
bacco amounted to S427,S37. Col
Iections from bonds of Indebtedness,
capital stock issues, etc., amounted
to $126,382, and from capital stock
sales or transfers, $23,442.
The statistics compiled for the en-
tire country showed a decrease of
S611,91,6975 in the $2,42S, ,228,754
tax collections in the fiscal year
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Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21
POS. OF A. PLANS
ANNUAL SESSIONS
H. N. Bradley, Of Charles
ton, w. Va, To Address
Meeting Next Tuesday

The Twenty-seventh Annual Ses-
sion of the State Camp of Delaware
Patriotic Order Sons of America will
be held next Tuesday, August 25,
with Washington Camp, No. %, of
Grubbs Corner. The session will
open at 10 o'clock standard time and
will close with installation of Off
GERS at the evening session. Past
State President Newton L. Grubb, a
member of the Delaware State High
way Commission and a member of
Camp No. %, will welcome the dele
gates for Camp No %. About one
hundred officers and delegates will
attend. Many important matters will
be presented at the session.
The organization has suffered
slight loss during the past year ow-
ing to the industrial depression. One
of the most important matters to be
presented is the insurance side of
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Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21
State Police Arrest Thirty
Nine Operating Heavy We
hicles In Three Days
DOOM USE OF LONG
MOTOR VEHICLES
TraiIers Now In Use For
Transportation Of Cars
Are Banned By Law

A three day drive of the State Po-
lice aimed at curbing the menace to
automobile traffic on the highways
resulting from illegal operation of
huge transport trucks, ended Satur
day with total of 80 arrests.
The campaign, which was directed
against over-length trucks, speeding
and road hogging principally, was
conducted under the direction of
Supt. c. C. Reynolds of the State
Police. Pennsylvania and Maryland
State policemen joined with the Del
aware police in the drive.
The action, Supt. Reynolds stated,
was inspired by a recent tabulatiOn
of motor vehicle accidents reveal
ing that a surprising number of
them were caused by large vehicles"
MANY of the bus and truck opera
tors" he went on, drive at high
rate of speed and frequently
"crowd" smaller vehicles, endanger-
ing their own safety as well as the
passengers in smaller cars.
Reports show that trucks and
buses are the cause of most of the
S6IlOuS dCCluGuIS On DGld w ctlG hl6AA-
ways. This condition has been
brought to our attention by the many
that have been filed by
motorists. The law limits the speed
and driving methods in this State
and we intend to enforce them. Bus
operators and truck drivers will be
punished to the full extent of the
law.
"This problem is appearing more
every day. Reports show
that fatalities and casualties of the
national highways are daily increas-
ed due to faulty operation of large
vehicles. 1t is my belief that within
a very short time these transports
will have to be mechanically built so
that the speed is curtailed and that
will in itself bring more careful OPP
Grafton on the part of the drivers"
During the drive 81 truck drivers
and two bus operators were arrest
ed for either speeding or driving too
close to other vehicles. At Station
No. 1, Penny Hill, 13 were arrested:
Station No 2, State Road, g.; Station
No. 8, Dover, 5; Station No. 4,
Georgetown, one, and Station No. 5,
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Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21
PRISONER MISSING
FROM WORKHOUSE
Pierce Trader Believed TO Have
Walked Of From Farm

A search is being conducted by
authorities at the New Castle Coun-
ty Workhouse, prisoner, who has
not been seen since Monday.
Trader, it is believed, walked off
while he was doing some work at
the Workhouse farms Monday morn
ing.
1t is probable that Trader may
have come down State where he has
relatives. According to workhouse
authorities, however, no clue has
been found that would lead to veri-
flying this supposition. His family
lives in the vicinity of Milford.
Trader was serving a sentence of
two years Imprisonment on a charge
of larceny when he made his escape.
He had been at the Workhouse for
about a year.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21
MARYLAND PREPARES
FOR OYSTER SEASON
TOngers VIII Start Work In CheSa-
peake Waters September 1st

In preparation for the opening of
the oyster-tonging season Septem-
Der 1, Swepson Earle, conservation
commission of Maryland, has an
nounced changes in the longing
areas of the Great ChOptank river
and neighboring waters.
The changes were made after a
conference between Mr.. Earle, the
advisory committee of the Conser-
vatiOn Department, and representa-
tives of the Board of County Com
missioners of HalbOt county, and of
the longing Oyster Protective Asso-
Citations of st. Michaels, Tilghman's
Island and Neavitt.
The former line for oyster scrap
ing has been moved south from the
mouth of Harris creek, Cambridge,
and the Tired Avon river to Careful
Haven and Black Walnut Beacon,
the conservation commissioner said.
This change, he added, will throw
open about half of the Great Chop
tank river and the other waters
north and east of the line to tong
erS alone.
Markers and buoys will be placed
along the line to denote the scrap
ing limits, he said. Three patrol
boats also will be assigned to that
section to enforce the changes and
to prevent night handscraping.
Mr.. Earle left Wednesday to at
tend a convention of the National
Association of Shellfish Commission
ers, and the Oyster Growers and
Dealers Association of North Amer
ica at Sayville, Long Island.
While there he will discuss the
problem of the sea-nettle on the At
lantic coast and in the Chesapeake
Bay. He will return to Baltimore
today.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21
SUSSEX PEACH CROP
is NOW In MARKET
Crop In Vicinity OF SeafOrd Is Large
Not Many Grown Near Milford

Harvesting of the enormous peach
crop in southern Delaware began
this week, when several truck loads
of the Belle of Georgia" peaches
were picked and shipped to northern
and New England cities. The peach
crop this year is one of the largest
in the history of the peach industry
of the State and peninsula, and
while the shipments will increase
from day to day the crop will not
reach its height until about ten
days hence. Some of the heavy
growers of peaches will harvest a
crop of from $1,000 to $4,000 bush
els. While the price is low at pres
ent, the brokers and growers are
looking for better prices later on.
The crop in Georgia is over and
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Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21
WAR IS PLANNED
AGAINST MISHAPS
Councils Planned
For Every Incorporated
Community In Sussex

A local safety council committee
will be organized in every incorpor-
ated community in Sussex ounty to
check the increasing number of ac-
cidents. This action was decided
upon at a meeting of the Sussex
County Advisory Committee of the
Delaware Safety Council at Reho-
both.
1t is believed this plan will do
much to bring the matter of safety
directly to the people and keep it
constantly before the public. The
plan was adopted after brief adj
dresses on the present situation had
been made by l. B. Finkelstein, pres
ident of the Delaware Safety Council
and former State Senator L. B. Drex-
Ter, who is a former president of the
body.
Harold w. T. PurneH, of George
town, vice-president of the Delaware
Safety Council for Sussex County,
presided.
The members were much pleased
with the account given by the op-
GRAFTON of Safety Lane" in Will
mington, where automobiles are
given thorough tests. A request was
made that the equipment be sent to
Sussex county so that the people
there may have the benefits of the
service. This will be done and the
equipment will probably be remov-
ed to some place in Sussex County
during the coming week 1t will be
-
In the afternoon l. B. Finkelstein
made an address to the members of
the Village Improvement Associa-
tiOn and found the members much
in safety work.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21
Kent County Grape Growers Visit
Vineyards On Ninth Annual Tour
Commercial Grape Districts Of DOUer And Wyoming
We're Visited By Party On Monday. Study Methods
Of Grape Culture. Forty GrOwers In Attendance

Between thirty and forty grape
growers from different sections of
the state were in attendance on the
ninth annual tour which was con-
Quoted through the commercial
grape districts of Dover and Wyom-
ing on Monday under the auspices of
a committee including Ed Willim,
B. B. Chase, N. w. Taylor, w. S.
Short, John M. Roe and Denny
Pleasanton, who planned this tour
in cooperation with Kent County
Agent, Russell E. Wilson.
The tour started at o'clock in
the morning at the vineyard of B. B.
Chase, where fertilization expert
ment has been conducted for the
past seven years to determine the
kinds and amounts of fertilizers to
use for obtaining the most profitable
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21
TENANT FARMERS
DECREASE IN DELAWARE

While the percentage of ten
ants on farms of the country
have increased in the last ten
years tenants on Delaware
farms decreased from 50.3 per
cent in 1920 to 1873 per cent
in 1880, it was revealed this
week in an anlysis of last
years census report by the
Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics, Department of Agri-
culture.
Tenancy on the farms of the
United States increased to
42.4 per cent of all farmers in
1880 as compared with 1856 in
1925 and 3S.1 per cent in 1920,
the department announced. In
creases in tenacy between
1925 and 1880 occurred in Al
states decreases were report
ed in six states, including Del
aware. In South Carolina
there was no change. In 1880,
when the first statistical study
of farm tenancy was made,
255.6 per cent of the farmers
were tenants, in 1900, 1873 per
cent and in 1920 1871 per cent.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21
FELTON, TO PLAY
LINCOLN HERE SAT.
Game Should Be Good According TO
Past Performances OF Both Teams

The Lincoln City A. A. will tackle
one of the states best teams when
FELTON, comes here Saturday. If both
clubs play the ball they are capable
of, the game should be close and ex-
citing. The FELTON, team has been
moving down all opposition to date.
The same can be said of Lincoln as
very few games have been recorded
in their lost column. There has
been quite a bit of interest shown
about this game and large crowd
is expected. A delegation from Will
mington will attend as FELTON, has
players from that city. The game
will start at $3.50.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21

yields of grapes and for maintain
ing the proper vine growth. After
inspecting these plots, the growers
visited the vineyard of H. c. Rich
ardson near Magnolia, and from
there the tour was directed to the
vineyard of E. c. Pleasanton where
the results of experiments in grape
berry-moth control were explained
by L. L. Williams, assistant entomo-
logist of the Delaware experiment
station, who has charge of the in
sectary at Camden, which was the
next place visited for the purpose of
seeing the life history studies that
are being conducted with the various
vineyard and orchard insects.
Following the visit to the insec-
tary, the next stop was made at the
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that they are Illuminating the tree
tops and second story windows
rather than the road surface. The
operator is only too willing to have
the necessary corrections made once
he knows of their need. This, there
fore, is the purpose of Safety Lane"
to certify to the thorough inspec-
tion of automobiles and to make
known to their owners the faulty
safety equipment when such is found
to exist.
Owners of cars successfully pass
ing all tests will be issued an Off
cial inspection windshield ceftifi-
cate. The Safety Lane" inspection
is in strict accordance with the
Third Annual Delaware Car Inspec-
tion Campaign and is therefore free
to the public and every motor car
owner is invited to have his car
checked.
A major cause of highway acci-
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BYSTATEPOLICE
BARS GIFTS OF FRUIT
FOR STATE POLICE

Orders recently have been
issued by C. C. Reynolds, su-
perintendent of State Police,
that the State Police are to
receive no more gifts in the
form of fruits and vegetables
from the drivers of autOmO-
biles that pass along the high
ways. Many of the drivers of
automobiles, particularly truck
drivers hauling produce, have
been in the habit of leaving a
few watermelOns, cantaloupes,
plums, apples, peaches or veg
etables for the members of the
force, at one of the police sta
tiOns.
The gifts have been volun-
tary. Mr.. Reynolds, in issuing
the latest instructions. said he
felt that the acceptance of
such gifts might be misunder-
stood by some drivers or mis-
represented by some persons
not familiar with the practice.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21
SUSSEX MAN HELD
ON CHECK CHARGE
Former Milford Resident In Trouble
Over Bad Checks

Paul Sockrider, Cedar Creek Dis
trict, was arrested last week on
three charges of issuing worthless
checks on the First National Bank
and Trust Company of Milford. One
of the checks was for $5 and the
others for $40 each.
He was given hearing before
Magistrate William J. Mustard, of
Georgetown, and in default of $500
in each case was committed to Jail
for the October term of Court of
General Sessions.
Sockrider was former resident
of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, August 18th, To
Tuesday, August Is, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller. local wea-
ther recorder, reports the following
weather conditions in Milford from
Wednesday, August IL, to Tuesday,
August 18. inclusive:
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21
Temperature Rain

Total rainfall ...... 2.47
The following winds and condi-
tions prevailed during the same
period:
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Famous last words: "I be-
lieve his left headlight
burning"