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Milford chronicle., 1934-01-12

Prices of many kinds Of produce
advanced sharply in early January
from the combined effect of severe
weather and the seasons crop short
age. Potatoes, sweet potatoes,
onions, cabbage, apples and several
lines of fresh southern produce
Joined the upward trend. Higher
prices brought heavy shipments and
increased the pressure Of supplies
in central markets and prices be-
came somewhat unsettled.
Shipments were limited during the
coldest weather. Less than 10000
cOrloads moved during the last week
Of December. Potato shipments were
especially light, only 1000 cars, but
early January shows heavy gains in
response to advancing potato mar
kets. Sweet potato prices, after sew
eral weeks advance, became irregu-
lar. Movement of new cabbage now
exceeds that of storage stock. Old
cabbage reached $50 ton in some
markets. Onions advanced sharply
and held the gains fairly we'll. Most
celery receipts from New York and
New Jersey are now of only ordi-
nary quality. Standard varieties of
eastern and mid-westeTn apples in
bushel pack reached new high aver
age levels but gains were limited by
increasing supplies of northwestern
boxed apples.
Sweet potatoes have been showing
the gradual and apparently we'll sus-
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-12
Produce Market Notes

tanned increase in prices reported I'm
other standard vegetables. Receipts
from Maryland, Delaware and Vir-
ginia are light and New Jersey has
been sending only a moderate sup
ply TO the large markets. The
strong market action brought more
confidence among dealers and en-
conraged hopes that a healthy mar
ket would continue provided demand
was not checked by sudden prict ad-
vances. New Jersey bushel packs
sell at 80 cents to $1.4O in several
markets. Virginia. Maryland and
Delaware sweets recorded mostly rs
cents to $115.
Apple Market Firm
Standard varieties of apples
showed a rising trend in late De-
cember and early January, partly in
sympathy with the advance in other
lines of northern produce, but de-
mand was rather slow in producing
sections at nearly unchanged prices.
A few varieties reached tops of $1.75
a bushel in some eastern city mar
kets and Greetings sold from $1.3O
to $1.50. Some Staymans exceeded
$1.5O. Virginia Black Twigs ranged
mostly below $1.25. Baldwins have
averaged lower than most standard
varieties this season although mar
ket action was little better in early
January with sales at IS cents to
S1.15 per bushel in New York and
Pittsburg. New Hampshire Bald
wins brought $125 in Cincinnati
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-12
HUDSON x ROADS
Near ROxana)

Walter Hudson of New York is
visiting his wife and two sons here
Elwood Hudson is employed neal
Milford at the home of his sister
Mrs. Carlton Clifton and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Hudson, Jr.
and family have moved in with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Hud-
son, Sr., until their new home is nm
ished.
Miss Doris Lynch of Georgetown
was the weekend guest of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Lynch.
Elwood Hudson and cousin, Miss
Alberta Hudson were visitors with
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hudson at
Roxana on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hickman
and daughter, Miss Dorothy, spent
Saturday evening as the guests OF
Harry Hudson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie McCabe and
family of Petersburg, Va. have
passed several days with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McCabe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Lynch delight
fully entertained to a duck dinner
last Sunday, a party of seventeen
friends from st. Martins Neck, Ber-
lin. Bishopville and Selbyville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hudson spent
the weekend at Ocean City, Md, as
the guests of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Hudson, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hudson and
family recently entertained their
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hudson
and Miss Dorothy Hickman of Rox-
ana, and Master Carlton Clifton to
a duck dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Lynch are the
proud parents of a baby girl. Eliz-
abeth Hester, born during the
Christmas holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Hudson and
mother. Mrs. Lille Hudson, were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lynch last Sunday.
The Misses Pearl Murray and
Dorothy Hickman entertained a
Of their friends at their
homes in Roxana last Sunday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Lynch and Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Evans were guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hudson and
family here.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-12

| no artist could paint. There are ap-
pie, peach and pear orchards, farms
with hundreds of acres in orchards
and the most popular orchard in the
State has one thousand acres and is
located near Bridgeville. And in
many other sections they will see
fruit and vegetables of all kinds
growing. Selbyville and Bridgeville
are the two largest shipping points
for strawberries in the United States.
There are hundreds of acres in that
vicinity in cultivation every year and
the growers are reaping the benefit
of an improved market established
at Selbyville for their convenience.
When tourists are travelling south
on the du Pont Highway, the first
historical scenery they observe is
three-cornered tract of land on the
eastern side of the highway, which
is an intersection of the boundaries
of the three states, New Jersey,
PENNSYLVANIA and Delaware. At the
intersection there was a tract of
land in dispute among the three
states. In 1910 they held prize fights
in this disputed territory and none
of the three states could interfere as
they had no jurisdiction over the
vacant land. The confusion among
the states continued to exist until
1921 when the boundaries were de-
fined by law.
Next comes Brandywine Greek, To-
Gated near the City of Wilmington,
where the first settlement was made
in Delaware by the Swedes in 1886
A. D. and the battle ground where
the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Delaware boy fought side by side
facing Johnny Bull and the red
coats. The next place is New Castle
where William Penn first thought of
starting Philadelphia but later went
further up the Delaware River and
purchased land and laid out Phila-
delphia.
Down a short distance near Por-
ter is COOch's Bridge. where the
battle. September 3, 1777. Next
comes the town of Dover named by
the English which became the capi-
tai of the State in 1777 when Caesar
Rodney took the portrait of King
George Ill and burned it on the
green in front of the court house.
Only a short distance below Do
yer. on the east side of the highway.
you will find Barratt's Chapel, the
cradle of MethOdism. built in the
year 1884.
Several miles further down the
boulevard. you come to a place call
ed Milford. the largest town in the
State south of Wilmington. located
on the boundary line between Kent
and Sussex counties and noted for
its ship building along with other
industries. The next important place
is called Georgetown. the county
seat of Sussex county. Only eigh-
teen miles east of Georgetown. you
will find a place called Lewestown
where the first settlement was made
in Delaware by the Dutch in 1881. !
DeVries, Goodwin and BlOumaert of |
the Dutch Colony claimed Delaware !
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-12

backing the following program in
the interest of all veterans:
l. Return of benefits to disabled
veterans.
2. Pensions for widows and or
phans of deceased veterans, regard
less of cause of death.
3. Cash payment of the adjusted
| service certificates.
4. Restoration of adequate ma
| tional defense and the elimination
of the cut in enlisted mems pay.
5. Elimination of the pauper
clause.
6. Repeal of the so-called econ
omy act.
1t is the duty of every veteran to
align himself with some veteran or
ganization, and thus aid in secur-
ing justice from the government he
helped to defend. If you were not
! a Stacker in war time, why be one
now?
The Department orders for Janu-
airy. confirm the following appoint
ments in the Southern District: To
be district commander, Frank c.
Baughman. Bridgeville; deputy chief
OF staff, G. Millard Macklin, Bridge
vile.
Any overseas veteran south of Do
yer who thinks he can complete the
organization of a new Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post in his locality,
can get full information by getting
in touch with either of the above
named officers.
Feed The Birds
The winter season is now with us
and there will be SHOWS now and
then. The birds often suffer for food
when snow is on the ground and it
behooves those who love the birds
to see that food is placed where
they can get it. They will amply re-
pay all who are kind to them by
singing for them their sweet songs
in the spring and summer time. The
writer has for years been scattering
food for the birds. People would be
surprised at the number of different
kinds of birds which come several
times daily for their food. They soon
learn those who feed them and be-
come very tame. We believe that
they are we'll worth all the food they
get by destroying in the summer
time the insects which do so much
damage to the crops then growing.
We are no respector of hirds-the
English sparrow and the starlings
get their share. Farmers. scatter
corn for the quail. Feed the birds!
Election OF Town Officers
At the election held on Saturday !
afternoon at the fire house the fol-
lowing town commissioners were
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-12

tfsXSI HE EASTERN SHORE OF
k Virginia, Maryland and
( Delaware was the birth
G0AJ place of the United States.
When Captain John Smith
sailed up the Chesapeake Bay into
Hampton Roads with his colony,
landing on a point near the mouth
of the James River in 1907 A. D., he
formed a settlement which was af-
terward called jamestown.
At the time Smith landed his col
ony, the place was inhabited by In
dians who gave their permission to
the white men to cut off the for
ests and put the land under culti-
vation. Since that time, it has grown
to such an extent that 1t has become
the garden spot of the whole United
States, in its production of fruits
and vegetables and its abundance of
sea food, such as clans, oysters, fish
and crabs. 1t has thousands of acres
of oyster rock and clam beds.
Virginia has a beach frontage of
about sixty miles from Cape Charles
to a point above Assateague light
house and has twelve inlets, name
ly: Smith Island. Little Ship ShOal.
New Sand Shoal. Gargathy, Assawo-
man and ChincOteague Inlets and
just outside of the last lies what is
called Chincoteague Island. This is
land is one mile wide and seven
miles long, running parallel with
the beach and has population of
about three thousand people. This
small population is supporting six
churches, namely: NJ. e. and NJ. p.
Baptist. Sanctified, Holiness and
Two and Two. This little island is
equipped with an electric light plant,
two banks, six oyster shucking
houses. one tomato canning plant.
and one tag house where they drill
a hole through the lip or thin part
of the shell and with a small wire
tag, tag each oyster before boxing
them up ready for shipment.
The island is connected to the
main land by a public road leading
from the railroad station called Le-
Cato, over on the island, a distance
of about eight miles. 1t gets its wa
ter supply from pumping station
over on the main land through a six
inch pipe line run across the mead
Ows, bay and over the island. The
water on the island is brackish or
salt.
The island is stocked with what
they call Chineoteague ponies. They
are a small featured horse that run
wild on the island and get their own
living throughout the year. and are
only penned once a year to mark
or brand the young ones with hot
iron. The date they are to be pen
ned is advertised in the local news
papers and brings many people on
the island for that days amusement.
Maryland occupies about forty
miles of the beach front from the
Virginia line just north of ASA
league light house to Fenwicks Is
land light house and at one time
had two inlets, namely Green Run
and Sinepuxent Inlets; but at the
present time both inlets have been
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-12

Samuel Warren.
Mrs. Laura G. Walls of Lincoln
was here Monday circling among
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis c. Draper were
host and hostess at a turkey dinner
given to their relatives and friends
on Sunday. Those present were Mr.
and Mrs. David Millman. two grand
daughters, Nora and Helen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Draper of Delmar, Miss
Olivia Draper and friends of New
York. Miss Catharine Donovan and
Wilson Hatfield of Williamsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Grell spent
Tuesday in Wilmington on a busi-
ness trip.
Sick
Handy Lynch, one of our most
prosperous farmers. who was oper-
ated upon last week at the Beebe
Hospital. Lewes for appendicitis, is
not improving very fast.
Torbert Macklin who has been
sick several months with complica-
tions is reported as improving.
Church Affairs
Rev. and Mrs. r. G. Conner have
been assisting Rev. J. c. Handy Of
Houston in an interesting revival
services now going on at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conner are conducting
the singing. both of whom have
splendid voices.
Church school was held Sunday
morning. Owing to the weather the
attencance was small.
Glass meeting was also held after
church school was cver-rhe people
who believe in old time methods ~
regard to religion--seem to take
delight in meetings of this kind.
At p. m. Epworth League. {. A
Timmons, leader, was in charge.
The boy scouts we're present and
took a part In the exercises of the
evening. They did fine. The address
of Prof. Adkins was also fine. The
Ellendale Orchestra furnished the
music for the occasion.
The sermon Nv the pastor was one
of great thought and power.
Sunday servi 'es, January IA:
Ellen lale: 10 m. Church school.
IL 4. m. Preaching by the pastor. :
p. m. Epworth League. Mrs. Alfrej
Short. leader. 1880 p. m. Preaching
by the pastor.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-12
----- THE HISTORY OF THE
--EASTERN SHORE--
> Ena4ia

for the Dutch. When they returned
the next year they didn't find any
of the party left at Green Bank
where LewestOwn is now located.
Our next place down the line is
Millsboro, where one of the first
furnaces was installed to make pig
iron, and the MillsbOro patent cast
iron plow was made, an improve
ment over the old wooden plOw.
Our next place is called Days
boro, the birthplace of John NJ.
Clayton at one time Secretary of
State at Washington, d. -, and one
of the commissioners appointed to
Paris to settle the treaty with Great
Britain, ratified in 1850 2. d. The
Episcopal Prince George Church
was built there in 1871 A. ID. and
there General John Dogsworthy was
buried and a monument erected over
a brave soldier who served in three
wars. the French, Indian and Revo-
lutiOnary.
The next place is called Frank
ford. where Colonel Armel Longs
tomb stands in the Longs cemetery.
He took an active part when the
British had the Delaware Bay block
ed at Lewes in 1913 A. D. Four miles
further south is a busy little town
called Selbyville and just below the
town neaB the curve in the road is
the Mason and Dixon line between
the two states. The line starts from
the ocean front at Fenwicks Island
and there is a stone near the light
house, 10 by II inches and three feet
high with the coat of arms of Lord
Baltimore of Maryland on one side
and William Penn of Delaware on
the other side. There are additional
stones every five miles until it !ea-
ches the Pennsylvania line and from
there it is marked by a stone every
mile with a small stone on the half
mile around the twelve mile radius
circle.
Continuing along down over Mary
lands highway. soon after passing
over Showell's Branch you come to
the old Episcopal Church called st.
Martins Church built to the Glory
of God in the year 1859 A. D.
Proceeding we pass through a
place called Berlin, the home of
Stephen Decatur Down a little fur
ther We come to a place called Snow
Hill, the county seat of Worcester
county. located on the bank of the
Pocomoke River. Only a few miles
from there is old Patty Cannon's
residence, the negro dealer. A few
miles east of there is Sinepuxent
Bay where the Nanticoke Indians
used to stay living on CLANS and
oysters. hunting and fishing. There
is a tribe Of their descendants in
Delaware between Milford and Lew
estown. The Chief told me there
were about two hundred of them
left and they have a good bank ac-
count. They own fine farms and
have their own church. school and
stores. They have a summer resort !
called River View Park located on |
the Indian River where they have |
their Pow Wow, Thanksgiving and |
war dances.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-12

! elected: Davis c. Draper and Luther
! COverdale for the term of two years
and Alfred Short for the term of one
year. The new members are young
men and should be progressive,
without being extravagant. They
have a chance to make a wonderful
! record for themselves. The tow n
needs draining. but it should he
done i'm a proper manner and at the
least cost.
II the State Highway DepartI ent
agreed to drain Main street. then
they should be willing to do so, and
the new elected commissioners
should bring the matter before the
State Highway Department at once.
Collect The back taxes and get the
town out OF debt, is one of the mat
ters which should receive the at
tention of the town board at once.
Chicken Pie Supper
An old fashioned chicken pie sup
per will be served by Hiawatha
Council, No. 6. d. of p, at the school
auditorium ON Friday evening, jan
uary 10. commencing at 5 p. m.
The menu will consist of chicken
pie or chicken salad. white and
sweet potatoes, turnips. cold slaw.
coffee and rolls, also dessert, Price
So cents.
Ice cream will be on sale.
School Notes
Glendale has been made a center
for two adult education classes,
namely: Public Speaking, taught by
Mrs. Sally Sharpe Messick, begin
ming January IL at 1880 p. IN. Gar
ment Making Instruction. to be an
nounced later. The first meeting to
be January Is at 1880 p. m. All in
terested in these classes are urged
to be present at the first meeting.
The next meeting of the p. I. A.
will be held Wednesday evening,
January II at the school auditorium.
The feature of this program will be
an art exhibit. The public is cordial
ly invited to attend this meeting.
Personal
Myers Reynolds and friend of
Washington, d. c., were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Reynolds
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asbury Smith, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Hurley of Milford
were entertained at the home OF MIR.
and Mrs. James Fl. Jester on Sun
day.
At turkey dinner given by Mag
istrate and Mrs. James T. Lank at
their home, near Lewes, the follow
ing people from Glendale attended:
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Reynolds, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Peck, Mrs. Nettie !
Warren, Miss Bessie Warren and
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-12
MA AND HER AUTO

(By Edgar A. Guest)
Before we take an auto ride Pa says
to ma, my dear,
Now just remember, don't need as
sistance from the rear;
II you will just keep still back there
and hold in check your fright,
I'll take you where you want to go
and get you back all right.
Remember that my hearings good
and also I'm not blind,
And | can drive this car without
suggestions from behind"
Ma promises that she'll keep still,
then off we gayly start,
But soon she notices ahead a ped
dler and his cart.
You'd better toot your horn" says
she, ito let him know we're
near
He might turn out, "and Pa replies:
Just shrek at him, my dear" and
then he adds:
Some day some guy will make a
lot of dough
Dy pullluB HOIuS Ol lOuucdu SCdtS
for women folks to blow"
A little further on Ma says: "He
signaled for a turn"
And Pa says: Did he?" in a tone
that's hot enough to burn.
"Oh, there's a boy on roller skates"
ma cries, now do go slow.
I'm sure he doesn't see our car. And
Pa says: I dunno,
l think I don't need glasses yet, but
really il may be
That l am blind and can not see
what's right in front of me-"
If Pa should speed the car bit some
rigs to hurry past,
Ma says: Now do be careful. You
are driving much too fast"
An all the time she's pointing out
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-12
BAD MONEY STILL
IN CIRCULATION
IN DELAWARE
LCOniiHped from First PastJ


letter "E" and the small numeral
90" because 'E" is the serial letter
, for the Federal Reserve district in
| which Richmond is located but the
small serial number is IS" and not
80"
District Attorney Wales points
out that whenever one receives a
Federal Reserve bank note he should
be sure that the small serial num-
eral and the serial letter should CO.
incide: thus if the serial letter is A,
the small number should be /; il
the letter is B, the small number
should be and so on.
The Community Protective Ser
vice of the Chamber of Commerce
points out that the shopping rush
seasons in the local retail stores aid
in the passing of bogus notes. All
merchants are urged to copy the
serial number of the bogus notes
and keep it on hand when changing
$40 notes.
1t is also urged that if an attempt
is made to pass any of these cOun-
terfeits, the person offering them
should be detained upon some pre-
text and the detective bureau noti-
fed
Due to the discovery of number
of counterfeit bills in this State and
the arrest of four men from Selby-
Vile, alleged to have participated in
the distribution and passing of the
counterfeit bills, Deputy Attorney
General W. J. Storey of Kent coun-
ty, has cautioned all persons to
carefully examine $40 bills given
them in payment of goods or SER
vice.
Mr.. Storey recommended that
those operating gasoline stations
and other public places as well as
individuals, if paid with $40 bills by
persons in automobiles, to take the
license number of the automobile,
and attach it to the bank bill. This,
Mr.. Storey said, would greatly assist
in detecting the passers of counter
felt money.
Recently a person given so bill,
the appearance of which he did not
like, took the license number of the
automobile. The number furnished
State police greatly facilitated the
later detention of the passer of the
note. Several of the bills found their
way into the State automobile de-
partment Office.
Captain William H. Houghton, OF
the Secret Service district which in
cIudes Delaware, believes that boot
leggers have gone in for counter
feiting racket.
They have flooded the principal
cities along the Eastern seaboard
with thousands of dollars in bogus
bills of 81, 81, IS, $40 and 500 de-
nominations.
To combat the counterfeiters, Cap
tain Houghton said, the Government
is augmenting Secret Service per-
sonnel and is assigning the new OPP
eratives to the cities most keenly
affected.
with the silver lining removed
from the bootlegging racket by re-
peal" Captain Houghton said, ethe
boys started prospecting for gold In
the counterfeiting game. But we are
warning them that it is a tough
racket. The old-timers who were In
the game we're past masters at it.
They were artists, far more clever
than the ex-rum gangsters. Still we
got them"