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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
EGG REPORT SENT
TO POULTRYMEN
TabulatiOn OF Production Record
For May Is Interesting

In the May report of the Della
ware farm egg record club, which
has been prepared by H. S. Palmer,
extension poultryman of the Uni
Versity of Delaware, the average egg
production records of 1852 pullets,
10,854 hens and 1868 pullets and
hens running together in mixed
flocks, or a total of 5000 birds rep
resenting 109 farms throughout the
State, have been tabulatel for the
benefit of those poultrymen who are
cooperating with the extension SER
vice by keeping these records.
During May the pullets laid on
the average of III eggs, while the
hens produced 1876 eggs, and the
mixed fiocks laid on the average Of
Is eggs per bird. As a comparison TO
these figures the production in May,
1881, was 1871 eggs per pullets, 1873
eggs per hen, and l6.1 egss per bird
in the mixed fiocks.
Copies of this report were mailed
recently to all the poultry calendar
cooperators in Kent county from the
Office of County Agent Russell E.
Wilson, who states that very cred
table number of egg records will be
received from this county this year,
as the poultrymen are showing a
good response to this project. For
the past seven years the keeping of
egg production records by q number
of poultry raisers in the State has
been one of the major projects in
the extension program for the inn
provement of the poultry industry,
and many interesting and valuable
records have been obtained showing
the Importance of high producing
layers for increased profits.
In connection with the statistical
section of this report Mr.. Palmer al
so included a brief discussion of the
economic study of the poultry in
dustry in Delaware which is being
conducted by DR.. R. o. Bausman
and two associates of the Depart
ment of Farm Economics of the Ag
Experiment Station. In
this survey detailed records of the
amount of capital invested, receipts,
expenses, and egg production were
made for 115 poultry farms for the
year October 1, 1880 to September 1,
1881, and it is planned to include
these same farms in similar sur
vey this year.
The lowest labor income recorded
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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
MARKERS In STATE
FOR HISTORIC SPOTS
Delaware Commission TO Designate
Many Locations During Year

One hundred and two iron high
way markers to mark historic spots
in all parts of the state have been
ordered by the Delaware Historic
Markers Commission from the Car
Isle Foundry Company which made
similar markers for the state of
Massachusetts. Delivery is expected
soon.
In addition to the iron markers,
number of bronze ones have been
ordered by the commission. Three
of the bronze markers have been re-
ceiVed They are the work of the
Gorham Co. of New York.
The three are for the Sign of
the Ship" Tavern, now the Quality
Shoe Store at Third and Market
streets, Wilmington; site of William
Shipley house, now the News-Jornal
Co. Building, at Fourth and Shipley
streets, Wilmington; and Joseph
Tatnall house, now owned by James
]. Kelley, at 1903 Market street, Will
mington. Other bronze plaques be-
ing manufactured are for the home
of Governor Cunning Bedford, later
birthplace of Judge George Gray;
the historic museum, where Wash
ington was wedding guest; and the
Van Dyke house, where Lafayette
gave Dorcas Van Dyke in marriage,
all of which are in New Castle. Other
plaques are for the burial places of
John NJ Clayton and Colonel John
Haslet in Dover, and home of Ryves
Holt, Colonial Chief Justice, in
Lewes.
Beginning at Claymont, markers
will call attention to the old Block
House, owned successfully by the
Swedes, Dutch and English; the old
tavern where Washington, Wayne,
Lee were guests; and Naaman's
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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
SWIMMING CLASSES
ARE WELL ATTENDED
Milford Youngsters Are Taking Ad-
vantage OF Opportunity To Swim

\ Starting last Monday and contin-
uing all this week, Arthur M. Pot
ter, director of the Delaware Chap
ter of the American Red Cross Swim
ming and Life Saving Campaign, is
conducting lessons in swimming and
life saving at Haven Lake and
Slaughter Beach, Each year at this
time the boys and girls of the state
are given an opportunity to increase
their efficiency in water sports and
water safety.
So far this year, sixty boys and
girls have qualified for the begin
ners swimming badge. Seventeen
have qualified for the swimmers
badge and twelve for the life saving
badge.
The classes are being conducted
at Derringer's at Haven Lake in the
morning and at Slaughter Beach in
the afternoon. This was arranged
so as to give the children who spend
the summer at Slaughter Beach a
chance which they might not other
wise have if the classes were con-
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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
POSTOFFICE TO FIGHT
NEW DELIVERY SCHEMES
Government To Insist On It's Right
to Monopoly OF Carrying Mail

Alert to plans for avoiding new
high postage rates, the government
is going to insist ON its right to the
monopoly of carrying letters.
The increase in postage rates from
2 to cents, effective July 6, has
caused public utility companies and
other organizations using the mails
to distribute their monthly bills to
consider other means. In some cities
use of men now unemployed has been
suggested.
The increased postage and the tax
on bank checks, with which many
bills are paid, are said by business
men to involve a contribution of IL
a check. At that rate every 100000
bills would mean a contribution of
$11, 900 to the government. Hiring
private carriers at modest wages
would save money for both the COM
panies and their customers, they
say.
The postoffice department, how
ever, points out the postal laws do
not permit anyone to enter into COM
petition with the postal service in
carrying letters. There is no objec-
tion to a company using its own en-
ployes for deliveries, but two or
more companies will not be allowed
to use the same employee, nor hire
a messenger or other delivery serv-
ice to deliver their bills.
The law provides fine of not more
than $500 or Imprisonment of not
more than six months, or both, for
using such means. The person de-
livering bills for more than one COM
pany would be liable to fine of not
more than $50 for each letter.
W. Irving Glover, second assistant
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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
NO CRIMINAL CASES
SCHEDULED IN KENT
Divorce Suits win Be Heard When
Tribunal COnVenes July

The session of the July term of
the Kent County courts cOnvening at
Dover July 5, promises to be a short
one. In view of the fact that there
will be no civil cases to come before
the court, only criminal and divorce
cases will be heard.
The schedule of divorce cases is
as follows: Frederick J.. Brown from
June Massey Brown; James Graham
Scott from Augusta Campbell Scott;
Douglass Herrod from Thomas S.
Herrod; Clara A. C. Harrison from
George Hale Harrison; Emma Mil
dred Dickerson from George p. Dick
erson; Susan Thompson Howard
from William H. Howard; Eugene G.
AttiX from Elva M. AttiX; Samuel T.
Lampson, Jr., from Elsie r. Lamp
son; Mary E. Fountain from How
ard Nathan Fountain.
The list of divorces in which final
DEGREES will be given at the July
term includes the following:
Mary S. Johnson from Horace w.
Johnson; Carlton M. Hurd from
Martha r. Hurd; Beatrice May Reed
from Edward c. Reed; Joseph Ed
ward Bennett from Mary G. Bennett;
Emma Buckley from Joseph Buck
ley; Wesley Conley from Blanche
Truax Conley; Sara e. Campbell
from Roy ]. Campbell; David Ed
ward Brown from Ruth Brown;
William G. Warren from Bertha w.
Warren.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
BOY SCOUTS HOLD
COURT OF HONOR
MEETING HERE
Members OF Organization
From Lower Part Of
State Participated
ONE EAGLE SCOUT
Frank Warren Made First
Scout OF This Rank Out
side Of Wilmington

The Dover Area and the General
Torbert District held their quarter
ly Courts of Honor jointly at the
Community Building in Milford last
Friday night. Over one hundred
boys received awards of honors at
this meeting as more than one hun
dred proud parents and friends
looked on. The eight troops repre-
sented were: Dover No. L; Dover
No. 2; Dover No. 3; Camden-WyOm-
ing; FELTON,; Harrington; Milford
No. l and Milford No. ,.
A very delightful program had
been planned by the committee and
the friends and parents seemed to
be very well impressed by the cere-
monies. The program was as fol-
lows:
Opening ceTemony-Repeating of
the Scout Oath; one verse of Am
erica"
Welcome to the Court of Honor
George S. Grier.
Talk Swimming and Water
Safety" Arthur M. Potter, director
of the Red Cross Swimming and
Life Saving Campaign.
Presentation of Awards--Tender-
foot awards, Mr.. Richardson; sec
end class, Mr.. Livingston; first
class, Mr.. Pierce.
Merit Badges, Mr.. Ramsdell.
Star Scout Awards, Mr.. Ehringer.
Life Scout Awards, Mr.. Petry.
Eagle Scout Awards. Mr.. GrieF.
Announcements, Mr.. WoOdhead,
field executive.
Benediction, Rev. H. T. Caldwell.
In Mr.. Grier's address of welcome
to the Court of Honor he stressed
the point that the interest of the
parents in the Boy Scout movement
is an absolute necessity if it is to be
a success. He stated that the par
ents were not invited only to the
large scout affairs like the Courts
of Honor and Rallies but that they
are also earnestly requested to ffe-
quently attend the weekly Boy
Scout meetings and familiarize
with the work that is be-
ing done.
The following scouts were pre-
sented with badges:
Tenderfoot awards - Hoddinot,
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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
MILFORD STORES WILL
CLOSE NEXT MONDAY
Local Merchants Will Observe 4th
in Great Manner

Next Monday, July 4th, most of
the merchants of Milford will close
their places of business for the day.
The Fourth of July is one of the
days set aside as a holiday by the
Milford Business Mems Association
in a resolution passed some weeks
ago. The resolution provided for the
following holidays to be recognized
by the merchants of Milford: Memo
rial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New
Years.
No organized celebration of the
Fourth will be observed here. Many
persons will probably spend the day
at the several seashore resorts,
others will go to Philadelphia to see
a big league baseball game.
On Memorial Day the merchants
seemed to cooperate whole-hearted-
ly with the plan and it is hoped that
the resolution passed by the Asso-
citation will prove to be a success as
Milford has long needed definite
plan setting specific holidays on
which all merchants closed their
stores.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
GOVERNOR BUCK
CANDIDATE FOR
DENOMINATION
Announces Intention Of
Seeking Nomination In
Brief Statement
SPIKES RU NJ o R
Says He Will Not Resign
AS Governor To Run For
Senate If Elected

While it has been pretty generally
understood in political circles for
some months that Governor C.
Douglass Buck would seek the re-
nomination of the Republican party,
he did not make his own official an
nouncement of this intention until
last Saturday at his Offices in the
Equitable Trust Company in Will
mingtOn, of which he is president.
Governor Buck made his announ-
cement in &c words, as follows: I'm
response to the requests of my
friends throughout the State 20 seek
denomination as Governor, l have
decided to be a candidate for the
office at the Republican State Con-
vention to be held in September"
Governor Buck in response to
questions by newspapermen made it
clear that in the event of his nOmi-
nation by the Republicans at the
State Convention and his reelection
next November, he would under no
circumstances resign to become a
candidate for the U. s. Senate in
1884.
About two months ago the execu-
tive committee of the Better Gov
ernment League of Delaware which
was then organized, called on Gov
ernor Buck and urged him to seek
denomination.
Governor Buck at the time, in
formed the league that he would
consider the matter thoroughly and
would reach a decision as soon as
possible.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
EARLY MORNING
FIRE DAMAGES
BUSINESS BLOCK
PettyjOhn's Pharmacy AL
most Complete Wreck
After COnflagratiOn
OTHERS DAM ED
ThOs. Davis Department
Store Contents Ruined
By Water And Smoke

Fire, which is believed to have
been caused by defective wiring al
most completely destroyed Petty
johns Pharmacy and caused dam
age to five other stores in the form
er Watson Block on South Walnut
street early Sunday morning. The
fire was discovered by Police Officer
Jackson shortly before 8 o'clock
Sunday morning. AT that time Pet
tyjohn's Pharmacy was a mass OF
flames. The Carlisle Fire Company
responded to the alarm and for sew
eral hours fought the stubborn fire
which was doubly hard to combat be-
cause of the intense smoke which is
sued from the burning structure.
The construction of the block OF
stores was such that the fire and
smoke spread along the entire row
of stores, there being no Prevails
between the stores any higher than
the second floor ceiling. The store
of Thomas Davis adjoining the Petty
John store on the north was damaged
heavily by smoke and water. On
the second floor of this store large
quantity of furniture was displayed.
The water poured into the building
by the firemen caused almost com
plete lost to the merchandise there.
S. c. Evans Jewelry Store next ad-
joining also suffered considerable
damage from smoke and water. Very
little damage is reported to the
stock. Barros & Simons, ladies'
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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
CAMDEN BANKER
SHOOTS HIMSELF
Accounts Of George C.
Davis Are Said To Have
Been In Order

George Collins Davis, aged 99,
|, cashier of the Baltimore Trust Com
pany of Camden, who Wednesday OF
last week presented his resignation
as cashier, committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head ON his
farm in st. Jones Neck, five miles
east of Dover, where his body was
found OF 1920 o'clock Thursday NOR
ming.
Davis left Camden Wednesday eV-
ening in his car and when he did not
return an investigation was started
with the result that his body was
found in a corner of the field of his
farm in st. Jones Neck, tenanted by
Albert w. McColley. Davis ran his
car in the field and had gotten out
of the car and committed the deed.
A revolver was in his hand. The
body lay ON a blanket in the field.
Bank officials said that his ac-
counts were in perfect order.
A cOroner's jury rendered YER
dict of suicide. Davis had been con-
nected with the Camden bank for 10
or Is years and had been cashier for
five.
He lived in Camden, was married
and is the father of three children.
After the body was discovered and
identified at once as that of Davis, it
was found that all doors of his car
had been locked. The keys to the
doors were found in the mans pock-
ct and after a door had been open
ed, a wallet containing $40 or $50,
auto drivers and registration cards,
two rings and other personal effects
were found in a wallet on the front
seat. The car and the field nearby
were searched in the hope that a
note, that might shed light on the
suicide, could be found. The search
proved fruitless, however.
The dead mans glasses were in
place and still intact when the body
was found They had not even been
shattered. Clark Whitney, of Cam
den, one of the searchers, discover
ed the body.
Bank officials refused to comment
ON Davis resignation, other than to
say that it was purely a routine
matter. They pointed out that mas
much as he was not an employee of
the bank at the time of the suicide
and as his accounts were in order,
they had no direct interest in his
death.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
STATE PHARMACISTS
In ANNUAL MEETING
About 200 Attend Affair At RehObOth
This Week

The annual conventions of the
Delaware State Pharmaceutical So
ciety and the Women's Auxiliary
were held at the Hotel Henlopen,
Rehoboth, ON Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week. Harry Culver, of
Middletown, is president of the So
ciety. About 20 attended.
The registration was held at the
Hotel Henlopen on Tuesday morning.
Many speakers of note were heard
during the convention. Among them
were DR.. John C. Krantz, chief
chemist of the Bureau of Chemist,
State Department of Health of
Maryland; Prof. Paul C. Olson, of
the Philadelphia College of Phar-
macy; DR.. Robert l.. Swain, editor
of the Maryland Pharmacist"
Entertainment for the druggists
and their wives or lady friends in
cluded card parties, vaudeville, bow
ling, and dancing. Thomas S. Smith,
Albert Bunin, and Walter L. Nor
gan comprise the convention com
mittee.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
INDICT TWO ON
MURDER CHARGE
Sussex Grand Jury Returns Number
OF Other True Bills

The June term of Court of General
Sessions and Superior Court for Sus-
sex opened on Monday, with Judge
w. W. Harrington and Charles S.
Richards ON the bench.
The grand jury returned the fol-
lowing true bills: James Hyland,
second degree murder; he is ac-
cused of killing George e. Jones.
Henry Smith, of Seaford, was also
indicted on charge of murder;
Mrs. Agnes Collins, larceny of rs
chickens; Theresa Collision and
Howard Krause, Nanticoke district,
possession of liquor; Henry Ernest
Conwell, of Milton, desertion; Albert
Mcdaniel, Nanticoke district, assault
and battery; Harry Reddick, North
west Fork district, breaking into a
dwelling; Harry B. Quillen, deser-
ton; Harry Harmon, Seaford, as
sault and battery; John w. Collins,
Broad Creek district, desertion;
Henry Smith, Seaford, first degree
murder.
Charles e. Hoffman, of near
Blades, pleaded guilty to exhibiting
slot machines in his place of busi-
ness. The court imposed a fine of
$50 and costs.
Robert Pennewill, colored, of Mil
ford, accused of stealing $50 from
the Victor Lynn Transportation
Oompany's office in Milford, pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to serve
two months in the Sussex County
all.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
MILFORD RESIDENTS
HAVE UNIQUE RECORD
Several Families In North Milford
Have Occupied Homes Long Time

How many years have you lived
in your home? There are five homes
on West Second street in North Mil
ford, four of them within a space of
one hundred and fifty feet and the
fifth within a stones throw of the
others, which have been occupied by
the same families for from so to G5
years. The average length of time
that the families have lived in these
five houses is So years.
Mrs. Sallie Davis who is now 7S
years old has lived in her home
since 1882. Before that time it was
the home of her aunt and uncle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob G. Wilson,
aged "a and S2respectively, moved
to Milford in 1874, one year after
their marriage. They rented the
house which is now owned and oc-
cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Hirsch
and lived there until 1876, when
they moved to the house directly
across the street in which they are
still residing.
Colonel and Mrs. Theodore Town
send, both 7S years old, who live
next door to Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson,
have lived in the home in which
they are now living for 64 years.
The house belonged to James Pos
ties, Colonel TOwnsend's uncle and
Mrs. Townsend's foster father. They
have both been living there contin-
ually since they were IA years of
age.
The house next door to Colonel
Townsend's is the home of John c.
Jump who has been living there
since his birth in the year 1867. His
parents lived in the house many
years before Mr.. Jump was born.
Mr.. Jumps next door neighbors,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Cannon are living
in the house that Mr.. CannOn's par
ents built in 1915, eigbty-seyen
years ago. Mr.. Cannon was born in
the home in 1873 and he has known
no other home since.
This is an amazing record. 1t has
probably never been equalled in any
community in the country, and it
probably never will be equalled.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
DEL. CUARDSMEN
SET GUN MARK
Battery B Returns From Fort Ham
cock After Encampment

Sixty members of Battery B, 261st
Coast Artillery, Delaware National
Guard, of Seaford, returning Satur-
day night and Sunday from a two
weeks encampment at Fort Han
cock, N. j., report some great work
accomplished in firing at moving OBJ
iects at sea. Out of IA shots at these
moving targets, between and 6
miles distant at sea, IL direct hits
were made. This was the best rec
ord ever accomplished by Battery B,
and equalled the best record ever
made by any unit on the same gun.
The gun used was a 6-inch disap-
pearing carriage seacoast gun. Dur
ing the encampment the men were
visited by Major James c. Hutton,
and inspected by Corporal William
Ferguson, of Governors Island, N.
Y, inspecting officer of the Second
Corps area. Ten expert gunners of
the Battery qualified during the stay
at Fort Hancock, 13 first-class gun
ners and 2S second-class gunners.
The Battery is made of young men
from Seaford, Blades, Laurel and
Delmar, with W. L. Tolbert, Jr., of
Laurel, principal of the Seaford high
school, as their captain, and Harry
l. Truitt, of Blades, as first lieuenant.
Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
CREDIT SALES
IN DELAWARE
Average Of 38.47 Per Cent
Compares With "a Per
Cent For Country

The ratio of credit sales of Della
ware merchants is well balanced
when compared with total sales for
the entire country, it was indicated
by John Guernsey, of the Bureau of
the Census.
According to Guernsey's state
ment, the per cent of credit sales to
total sales by Delaware merchants
was 3S.47, while retail sales on
credit for the entire United States,
was "a per cent.
Stores which sell entirely for
cash do 35 per cent of the total bus
iness," he pointed out. "The re-
naming 65 per cent is done by
stores which extend credit, and the
figures include both credit sales and
cash sales.
I'm stores which do some or all
of their business ON credit, the cred
it sales constitute 52.4S per cent of
such stores total sales. This is
equivalent to 34.15 per cent of the
total sales of all stores, including
those which sell entirely for cash.
"Of the normal yearly total of
nearly fifty billion dollars of retail
sales in the 1,543,00O stores of the
country, approximately one-third is
sold by stores doing all of their
business for cash, one-third in cash
business in stores which extend
credit, and the remaining onl-third,
or about $16,75O,OOO,O00 annually is
credit business in such stores," he
explained. Another $1,500 100000 of
retail credit is extended annually by
finance companies"
Guernsey went on to say that ito
protect this vast amount of credit
business, the stores of the country
have developed a network of inter-
related retail credit associations,
with local bureaus in every city and
almost every town of Importance.
This nationwide network is store
owned, is non-profit-making and
serves not only the retailers put al
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Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
STATE SCHOOL
BOARD CUTS 10
PC. OFF EXPENSE
Salaries OF Teachers Not
Affected By New Eco
nOmy Program
TO ENLARGE SCHOOL
Building At Newport Will
Have Four Room Ad-
ditiOn

The State Board of Education at
its meeting Friday afternoon adopt
ed an economy program that will
State schools from 10 to 20 per
cent. The economies, however, will
not affect the salaries of teachers.
Economy and reduction of costs
have been under consideration by
the board of some time and have
been discussed at several past meet
ings. The cuts are in keeping with
the economy program as proposed
to the board by Governor Buck at a
recent conference with heads of all
State departments.
Among the slashes in costs ap-
proved were: A 10 per cent cut in
maintenance, upkeep and repairs;
10 per cent in the operation of the
summer schools; so per cent in the
allowance for substitutes when tea
chers are visiting and discontinue
ance of scholarship costs except
for those who are finishing their
second years in the teachers train
ing school departments at the Uni
versity of Delaware.
What amount can be cut from the
cost of text books and supplies can
not be decided upon until the needs
for the schools and the market
prices are determined in August. A
cut of ten per cent in the costs for
ianitor services was also voted.
The board also endeavored to
work out some plan whereby saw
ing can be made for the taxpayers
in the cost of supplying coal for the
State schools. At present this item
amounts to about $45,000 a year.
The coal is purchased individually
by the approximately $50 different
school boards. 1t has been sug-
gested that it be purchased in bulk
and distributed more cheaply within
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