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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-22
SEVERAL HURT In AUTO
CRASH NEAR MILFORD
Two Milford Women, Two Whining
ton Women Among Victims

Five persons including two Will
mington women, were injured late
Wednesday afternoon in an auto col
lision at Bratten Heights, one mile
north of Milford. One car was driven
by Ernest J. Lomex, Wilmington. who
was unhurt, and the other was oper-
ated by Mrs. Elizabeth A. Jacobs. of
Milford. The latter was severely cut
and bruised about the head.
In the Lomex machine. which over
turned on the highway, were Mrs.
Lomex and Mrs. Cora L. Stradley,
also of Wilmington. Both received
bruises and decorations and suffered
from shock. They were taken to Mil
ford Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Jacobs mother, Mrs. Minnie
Ackerman. wife of Oscar Ackerman.
also of Milford, suffered a broken
nose and lacerations, and her grand
son, William Boldly, received a num-
ber of bruises. Officer Joshua Ben
nett of the Dover State police station
is investigating the case.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-22
KENT CLUB WOMEN TO
HOLD RALLY DAY
Home Demonstration Clubs To Meet
In Dover Next Thursday

On Thursday, September 28. the
annual Achievement Day of the
Home Demonstration Clubs of Kent
county will be held at Wesley Meth
odist Church in Dover. The meeting
will begin at 10:30 a. m. with an
inclusive report of all Home Dem
Onstration Club work in Kent county
given by Mrs. Dallas C. Moore of
Viola.
Luncheon is being served by the
ladies Sunday school class of the
Wesley Church Reservations should
be sent in by Monday, September 25,
to Miss Hazel H. Darrell, Home DEM
Onstration Agent.
The principle speakers for the af-
ternoon will be DIR. Irvine NJ Finn,
Jr., NJ D., DIR. Stands of the Nemours
Foundation and Mr.. Parkhill of the
Vocation Rehabilitation Department.
Mrs Royden Hammond of the State
Library Commission will present GER
tificates to all those who have COM
pleted the reading course. Mrs. Mar
garet McVaugh of the Red Cross will
summarize the Home Nursing work
done this year in the county A re-
port on The Efficiency Program" be-
ing carried on this year will be given
by Miss Louise r. Whitcomb, Home
Management Specialist.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-22
2 CCC CAMPS MAY
REMAIN In STATE
Present Indications Are That WyOm-
ing, Georgetown Camps VIII Stay

Indications are that the two CCC
camps at Wyoming and Georgetown
will be retained in Delaware after
additional facts are presented to
Robert Fechner. national director of
the CCC. Gerrish Gassaway, man
ager of the Wilmington Chamber of
Commerce, said last Saturday.
Mr.. Gassaway returned to his Of
flee this week after comforting with
Mr.. Fechner and Fred Morrell, chief
officer of the CCC activities of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture, in
Washington.
The meetings were arranged by
U. S. Senator James H. Hughes.
After conference with Governor
Richard C. McMullen, following no.
tification of the order of removal of
the camps from Delaware, Mr.. Gas
saway conferred with the Washing
ton officials.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-22
PROVISIONS OF 40 AAA
PROGRAM APPROVED
WIN Be Made Known To Farmers
In Time For Cropping Operation

Provisions of the 1910 AAA Farm
Program have been approved and
will be made known to Delaware
farmers in plenty of time for them
to plan cropping operations before
planting time. announces d. A. Tay-
lor. Harrington, chairman of the
State AAA Committee.
Mr.. Taylor explained that, accord
ing to statement made by Secre-
tary of Agriculture Henry A. Wal
lace, Thorough consideration was
given to the present European situ-
alton and its possible effect on Am
erican agriculture when the 1910
program was drafted The aim of
this program is to maintain a pro-
duction of farm commodities in this
country which will balance with
the demand, whatever that demand
may prove to be, and to maintain and
improve the fertility of our farm
land. Farmers interests are care
fully safeguarded In this program
which also serves the public inter-
est
The provisions of the program
dealing with agricultural conserva-
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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-22
HEALTH CONFERENCE
HELD AT DOVER SAT.
Mutual Problems Discussed By Phys.
ieal And Health Education Depts.

The Division of Physical and
Health Education of the State De-
partment of Public Instruction held
an annual star conference in Dover
on Saturday. September 16.
DR.. H. V. Holloway, State Super
intendent of Public Instruction; DIR.
John Shilling. Assistant State Super
intendent, and DR.. H. B. King, AS
sistant State Superintendent, each
addressed the large group of State
physical education teachers, coaches
and school administrators on the
significance of the physical and
health education program. G. Tag
cart Evans. Executive Secretary of
the Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis So
ciety, presented tuberculosis health
material for The secondary schools.
Miss Edith Mitchell. State Director
of Art Education, spoke on the cor
relation Of Art and Physical Educa-
tion.
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Bennett. Sussex
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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-22
.STATEUNIVERSITY
OPENED MONDAY
Enrolment Of More Than
Three Hundred Stu
dents Expected.

With convocation exercises held
on Monday afternoon in Mitchell Hall
the college year was opened at the
University of Delaware While the
joint freshman class will probably
not be quite as large as last year. ii
will number 300 or more. 1t was
expected that the total enrolment
would exceed that of last year, the
largest in the history of the univer-
sity, but registration slowed up dur
ing the past week. The total fresh
man enrolment last year was 324
of which 210 was in Delaware Col
lege and ia in the Women's College.
Glass room work started on Tuesday
of this week.
DIR. William Alfred Eddy, presi-
dent of Hobart College, Geneva, New
York. was the speaker at the con-
vocation exercises which was at
tended by the entire student body.
members of the faculty and visitors.
DIR. Walter Hullihen, president of the
presided and made an
ulty and of proposed activities dur
ing the college year. He told of the
program planned with financial aid
from the WPA for beautifying the
which work has already been
started.
While it was known that the fresh
man enrolment at Delaware College
will be slightly in excess of 200, the
list of new students had not been
early this week.
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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-22
.159h Anniversary
1T Barratt's Chapel
ReU. Hamilton P. Fox, Salisbury, Nd, Will Deliver
The Sermon "MethOdisns And A NeU Day." Huge
Attendance Is Expected; Special Music.

Barratt's Chapel, internationally
known as "the Cradle of Methodism
in America" will hold its 159th ami
versary service Sunday afternoon
September "a, at two o'clock. This
historic church, situated on this State
highway between the towns of Mag
nOlia and Frederick, is visited by
great numbers of tourists annually.
On its guest books are names com
ing from every state in the country,
and from countries across the seas.
The main church event of the year
is the anniversary, and many make
this the occasion for their annual
visit to the Chapel.
If the day is not stormy the SER
vice will probably be held on the
spacious lawn in front of the church.
This years sermon will be deliv-
cred by Rev. Hamilton P. Fox, S. T..
D., of Salisbury, Md. Rev. Fox is one
of the most prominent and success
full clergymen on the Eastern Shore,
and is expected to deliver a most in
spring message.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-22
BRIDGEVILLE CHILD
HURT In ACCIDENT
His Mother Also Injured In Crash;
Drivers Are Held Under $500 Ball

"a seven-year-old boy, injured in
an automobile accident last Friday
night at Westcott Corner, is in a
critical condition in the Beebe Hos
pital, Lewes. Four others were in
jured less seriously.
The child is Ronald DeLong. son
of Mrs. Lorraine DeLong, of Bridge
vile, who also was injured. He is
suffering from a crushed chest, pos
sible internal injuries. numerous
bruises and decorations.
Mrs. DeLong sustained a severe
laceration of the scalp. Carolos
Johnson of Five Points, driver of
one of the cars, suffered a broken
arm. and Rosie and Eva Johnson,
passengers in his car, suffered shock
and minor lacel ations.
Edward p. Everett of FELTON,,
driver of the automobile in which
the belongs were riding, escaped
injury.
State police reported johnson
pulled in front of the Everett car
to make turn and the two vehicles
crashed.
The drivers were arrested on
charges of assault and battery and
at hearing before Magistrate L. L.
Thompson, of RehobOth Beach were
held under $500 bail each until in
yestigation is completed.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-22
KENT ORCHARDISTS
GET GROWING NOTES
Special Edition Mailed Out By Agent
Wilson This Week

Within the past week fruit grow
ers in Kent county received from
the Office of County Agent Russell E.
Wilson a special edition of orchard
notes calling attention to the impor-
tancc of treating peach trees at this
season Of the year for the control OF
the peach borer which is one of the
most destructive pests in peach or
chards.
These notes we're prepared by DIR.
X. J. Kadow, plant pathOlogist of the
University of Delaware and the
State Board of Agriculture. in coop
Grafton with DR.. L. A. Stearns, ento-
mologist of the Delaware Expert
ment Station.
For this treatment the growers are
advised to use pardichl0rbenzene
which is a crystalline material that
is applied around the base of the
peach tree at least an inch from the
trunk. The best time to apply this
chemical is during the latter half of
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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-22
EARLY TRIAL
ON HIGHWAY Law
Counsel Involved Seek To
Proceed With Case At
Present Term OF Court.

Request that quo warranto pro-
ceedings instituted on Monday to
test the validity of the law reorgan-
izing the State Highway Department
be heard during the present term of
court was made in Superior Court
on Tuesday by S. Samuel Arsht,
who, with former Federal Judge
Hugh NJ Morris, filed the action on
behalf Of the Democratic opposition
to the law.
Mr.. Arsht said all counsel involv-
ed desire an early hearing. Former
Attorney General P. Warren Green
and State Representative Henry NJ.
Canby are Republican counsel in
support of the validity of the law
The four attorneys are working on
a Statement of facts for filing in the
case. Should they fail to agree on a
statement. the Republican attorneys
will plead to the quo warranto infor-
nation by Friday.
A question expected to be raised
is whether the law received a sufti-
cient number of votes in the Legis-
lature under provisions of the Con-
stitution. 1t was passed over Cover
nor Richard c. McMullen's veto by
a three-fifths vote A contention in
to the act is that it re-
quires a twO-thirds or three-fourths
vote under either one or the other
OF two constitutional provisions.
This point was not decided by the
court when il held unconstitutional
the previously-passed highway de-
nartment reorganization bill on
grounds that the title was defective,
II was after this decision that the
passed the law now un-
der attack. the new act correcting
the flaw cited oy the courts decision.
Judges Richard S. Rodney and
Frank L. Speakman joined in the
opinion holding the other law inval-
Id and in holding. also. that there is
no reason why the Legislature can
not create a commission and name
its members.
A principle reason why it is claim
I'd that a larger number of votes is
required is that the highway COM
has the power to pledge the
credit of the State by issuing bonds.
This, Democratic counsel has ar
sued. is covered in the State Consti-
utiOn.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-22
TALL CEDARS
GETTING READY
FOR 1939SEASON
Executive Com mitt e e
Meets And Maps Out
Fraternity's Activities.
TO VISIT CAMBRIDGE
Opening Ceremonial Will
Be Held In Community
Building October IL.
TO VISIT CAMBRIDGE

With the advent of fall. Tall Cedar
activities in thls section are begin
ming to take form in a big way, after
an unusually long summer recess.
Last Monday night the executive
committee of Evergreen Forest, No.
40. T. c. L., OF Kent and Sussex
counties. composed of Grand Tall
Cedar Howard W. Bramhall, Past
Grand Tall Cedar George s. Grier,
District Representative A. B. Croll,
Junior Deputy Tall Cedar Warren
T. Moore and Major James w. Can
non, chairman OF the entertainment
committee, met in Milford. and map
ped out a course Of activities that is
destined to top any previous efforts
of the fraternity.
First, they accepted the invitation
of Chesapeake Forest. No. lis. to
attend their ceremonial in Cam
bridge on Saturday night. October 4,
when the new Supreme Tall Cedar.
Thomas Havell, accompanied by Cap
itol Forest, of Washington, d. c.,
and Baltimore Forest visits the Eas-
tern Shore Cedars. The visitors will
arrive by a chartered steamer from
Baltimore at 1880 p. m. They will
be met at the pier by Evergreen
Forest Band and Rangers, who will
escort the guests to the State Ar
mory where the ceremonial will be
held Baltimore's 115-piece band
will head the parade that follows.
Headquarters of Evergreen For
est will be located in a prominent
hotel in Cambridge, wdere the
members will meet previous to the
parade to hold open house for their
friends.
The regular opening ceremonial of
Evergreen Forest will be held in the
Community Building, Milford, on
Wednesday evening. October IL.
when a home coming celebration
will be staged in honor of several
candidates who will take the Tall
Cedar degrees. Full details will be
published in this paper at a later
date.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-22
HOME COMING REUNION
HELD AT HISTORIC ZOAR
Rally Last Sunday Marked 18th
Anniversary OF Sussex Church

The annual home coming services
of Zoar Church. located eight miles
from Georgetown, between MillsborO
and Harbeson, and the thirteenth
annual reunion of the descendants
OF John Salmons, former class lead
er and local preacher at historic
Zoar for 35 years, were held last
Sunday with a large attendance
from all sections of lower Delaware
as we'll as many from Chester and
Philadelphia, and different points
on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Two miles from historic Zoar
Church lies the body of Salmons.
buried in the Davidson cemetery.
The rally on Sunday marked the
137th anniversary of the church, ac-
cording to records. Complete records
were available. it is said, until about
fifty years ago. 1t is pretty well
established, however, that this land
mark dates back to 1860 which would
make il fifty-nine years older than
existing records show.
There was a morning service at 10
o'clock and another at p. M, with
the Rev. C. W. Spry in charge. There
was no set program.
The Salmons reunions always have
a prominent setting because they
are held at one of lower Delaware's
historic shrines and attract large
crowds from many sections.
The Lacey and MCGEE families
throughout the Delmarva Peninsula,
ere also descendants.
Historic Zoar was first established.
according to claims, in 1860. when
it was a log-cabin structure. Records
show that in 1902 that a shingled-
walled was built and was taken over
by the General Conference of the
United States. The records of the
church of 1902 are said to be in the
hands of some of the officials.
Unauthenticated records have 1t
that Bishops Coke and Asbury held
services in the long cabin structure
more tina ma century and half ago.
The first church either was torn
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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-22
MILFORD WOMAN
WINSLOVINC CUP
AT FLOWER SHOW
Mrs. j. P. Steward Wins
Sweepstakes Award For
Second Successive Year.
EXHIBITS WERE FINE
Second Prize Awarded To
Miss Florence Messick
OF Houston.

Mrs. John P. Steward of Milford
won the Edward M. Davis silver low
ing cup for the second consecutive
year at the fourth annual Milford
Flower Show last Thursday after
noon in Grange Hall. Miss Florence
Messick, of Houston, was second !;
Mrs Grace wilkins OF Milford,
third, and Mrs. Virginia Kirby and
Mrs. William Warren, both of Mil
ford, tied for honorable mention.
The judges were Mrs. Helen Nc
Kinley, assistant director of agrl-
culture extension work for the
State; Mrs. William Fisher, presi-
dent of the Nassau Home Demon
stration Club, and Mrs. Colin Nc
Nichol, Sussex county floral expert.
Miss Rosanna Messick of Houston
won the Huldah wilkins Cup; Adel-
la Warren, Milford, was second and
Charlotte Swanson, Shawnee, third.
Show General Chairman
Mrs. Douglass Fry was general
chairman of the flower show; Mrs.
Bess Watson Shew, chairman of the
judges and prizes committee; Mrs.
Duane Lynn, program; Mrs. ]. S.
Wilkie, entries; Mrs. ~ B. Downing,
admission; Mrs. Pearl Messick, ta-
bles; Mrs. Raymond wilkins, ar
rangements.
Harold B. Higgins, proprietor OF
"Glad Acres" at Easton, Md, had
on display his prize winning glad
ioli which were not, however, en-
tered in competition. Hundreds of
lower Delaware flower lovers and
fanciers visited the show which clos
ed last Friday evening. The classi-
fications follow:
Dahlias: First, w. s. Todd, Green
wood; three hest decorative, first,
Mrs. Joseph Benson, Milford; sec
ond, w. s. Todd, Greenwood; three
best red, first, w. S. Todd: three best
pink, first, w. S. Todd; second. Jean
wilkins, Milford; third. Bertha
Swanson, Shawnee; three best yell
low, first, w. S. Todd; three best or
child, first, Mrs. John Steward, Mil
ford; second, Mrs. Davis Watson;
three best autumn shade, first, Ida
E. Roosa, Milford; second, Mrs. JOS
eph Benson; third. Mrs. ]. P. Stew
ard.
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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-22
CANCELLED CHECKS
STOLEN AT DOVER
State BOOkkeepers Are Kept Busy
Tracing Down Vouchers

The State Auditors Office and the
various departments of the State are
wrestling with bookkeeping prob
lem created by the theft Of several
hundred cashed and cancelled State
checks.
The thief who broke into the Of
fee of the American Railway Ex-
press Company at Dover a few days
ago and stole the letter containing
the cancelled checks received moth
ing for his trouble.
He did, however, put the bookkeep-
ers of the Stale Auditors office and
of various State departments, as
well as original recipients of the
checks. to considerable inconveni-
ence.
While no one knows the total or
iginal value OF the stolen checks it
is estimated they were for approx
mately 100000. Included among the
cancelled checks wers several for
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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-22
RURAL MAIL CARRIERS
MAP FALL ACTIVITIES
Plan To Hold Supper And Masquer-
ade Party At Greenwood October 2S

The members of the official board
of the Delaware Rural Letter Car
rier's Association and its Ladies'
Auxiliary met Saturday evening,
September 16, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Conaway, of Green
wood. They met to plan activities
for the fall and the winter months.
October 2S, was definitely set as a
date for a covered dish supper and
Halloween masquerade party, to
be held in the Firemen's Community
Building in Greenwood. At this time,
G. NJ. Macklin, of Bridgeville, dele
gate to the National Rural Letter
Carriers Convention held in Port
land, Oregon, and Mrs. Samuel Sou
thard of FELTON,. delegate for the
Ladies' Auxiliary, will give their re-
ports.
II the majority of the carrier body
wish it, there will be held, the lat
ter part of February or the first of
March, dinner booster meeting at
which time an effort will be made to
have Raymond G. Combs, of Church
vile, N. Y, president of the National
Rural Letter Carriers Association,
as guest speaker This meeting will
probably be held in Kent county.
Some rural carriers and their
families to join with the employees
of Rural Mail Division of the. Post
Office Department. Washington, D.
c., in a basket-lunch picnic at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. McDevitt,
near Garthersburg, Nd, on Satur-
day, September %. The McDevitts
are the publishers of the National
Rural Letter Carrier" the official
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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-22
THOUSANDS SEE
PARADE CLOSING
FIREMENpS RALLY
March OF 5000 Blaze
Fighters And Auxiliar-
les Largest Ever Held.
APPOINTMENTS MADE
Maryland Com p an lie s
Among so Units In Re
hObOth Beach Event.

The States volunteer fire fighting
strength parade last Thursday al
ternoOn before a crowd estimated al
more than $1,000, climaxing the an
nual convention of the Delaware
State Volunteer Firemen's Associ-
alton and the Delaware Volunteer
Firemen's Auxiliary Association.
The procession, more than a mile
and a quarter long, was said by Off
cials to be the largest ever held
by the association. Approximately
5000 firemen were in Rehoboth for
the big day. including companies
from the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
More than so units accepted invita-
tions to take part in the review.
The town was gaily decorated with
flags and bunting. The resort COM
pany and its auxiliary added a pic
turesQue touch with a float, in the
form of a sailbOat, manned by a
crew of nautically garbed girls.
The parade also offered evidence
that volunteer companies are keep
ing abreast OF the times in equip
ment. Fire trucks of the latest type
were in each company line, in ad-
ditiOn to booster tanks. invaluable in
fighting rural fires.
The following prizes were award
ed to out-of-State companies: Best
Princess Anne, Md;
largest number of men in line, Prin-
cess Anne; company coming longest
distance, Pitman Fire Patrol, Pit
man. N. j.; best appearing Ladies'
Easton, Md; auxiliary
with largest number of women in
line, Chesapeake City, Md.
Delaware Awards
The State awards were: Best ap-
Mill Greek second best
Brandywine Hundred;
largest number OF mea in Haze. Rob-
bins Hose Company. Dovers second.
best band. Newark; sec
Ond best band. Middletown; third,
best school band for
both State and Out-of-State, Laurel;
best drum and bugle corps, Delaware
First Drum and Bugle Corps of Tai
Ieyville; Ladies' Auxiliary making
best appearance. Milton: second,
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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-22
JURY PANEL in
KENT SELECTED
Court Will Convene At
Dover On Monday, OctO-
ber Sixteenth.

Jury Commissioners Jacobs and
Mifflin of Kent county, on Monday
drew the following panels of jurors
for the October term of Kent county
courts to open at Dover on October
J6. Petit jurors: First district, James
Davidson, Alfred Tilghman. William
Nowland; second, Richard Wilson,
Wilbert Raughley, Robert Green;
third, Charles S. Clements. Frank
lin Hilyard, Joseph E. Swain; fourth,
Arthur Ashton. Levi Comegys, Ed
ward Thompson, Fred FarVel; fifth.
Maurice Hartnett, William Butz,
James w. Valentine, Elmer E. Ben
son; sixth, Lyndon d. Caulk, Jr.,
William b. Cahall. William S. Coop
er, ElwoOd Jester; seventh, Freder-
ick C. Fifer, Charles c. Short, Brock
w. Jenkins, Harry B. Johnson;
eighth, Dorsey D. Torbert. John H.
Biggs, John r. Rogers. Virgil r.
Frazier; ninth, William w. Sharp.
Harry Legates, Alfred C. Creadick,
Robert L. Nelson tenth. Newall Is
aacs, Charles N. Trice, Clement
Tharp Harrington. Additional petit
jurors: First district, J. Fletcher
Truax, Edwin L. Hutchison, Harry
Greenh2ll; second. Armstrong Cul-
len, Lee Remley, M. Hayes Wilson;
third. Carl F. Prettyman. Marshall
Johnson, Gilbert Downs; fourth, Ed
ward Knight, William Rash; fifth.
Landreth L. Layton. Frank C. Col
Inns, C. Burton Sypherd; sixth. Ell
mer Cain, William Hughes. Herman
Dill; seventh, Russell Whitby. Sud
Ter Emerson, George TarburtOn;
eighth. Herman Vinyard. Harold
ninth, d. Norman Hop
kins. Clifford Raughley. Horace w.
Quillen; tenth, John w. Dawson.
Warren Ward, Raymond Alexander.