Milford chronicle., 1919-07-11
MILTON NEWS

year and the peoples enthusiasm MAJ
be getting dull but by all means
should the Fourth of July be celebrat
ed. The celebration in Milton wai
quiet. There was no public demon
stration other than a few flags flying
from private residences. The day was
exceedingly hot, the thermometer be-
ing in the SOS. Many people Wen
automobiling to Rehoboth, BroadkilI
Beach and other places. Others enjoy
ed their fried chicken at home anc
lolled around the house most of the
day. The youngsters that remained
in town enjoyed themselves swim
ming and bathing in the lake, but this
is an almost everyday occurrence in
warm weather. The evening was en-
joyed by visiting the moving pictures
which have become one Of Millions
favorite functions. There were no fire.
works used around town on this day.
It was truly sane 4th." 1t has been
the custom for many years to have a
display of fireworks on the lake on
the 4th of July evening. This was
omitted the present year presumably
for the want of funds to purchase
the fireworks. 1t must be admitted
that people have not so much avail
able money today as they had two
years ago The war and it's cOncOmi-
tant evils have cost us something and
we have not so much money to spend
foolishly now as we were spending
before the war was forced upon US.
However, the most of us have been
doing as well as we deserve and have
survived another 4th of July. This, in
itself, is much, and when we review
that time is fieeting" it means a great
deal more. One extraordinary fact
of our late holiday was the absence
of any accidents as far as we know,
and although our celebration partOok
OF the oldtime sort, was it not much
better than to have had a boisterous
and hilarious time and to have arose
the next morning with lot of Grip
pies on our hands, limbs blown of or
mutilated by fireworks and a dozen
doctors on our hands for goodness
knows how long? We are satisfied. /
Mr.. and Mrs. Bertram Lane and |
Miss Bessie Welcome of Philadelphia 1
have been the guests of Louis Lane
and family.
The New School Code appears to be /
the bugaboo now in the hands Of the /
community. Professor Spaid was in
Milton on Wednesday evening and met
with a few citizens in School Hall to .
discuss the Code. His coming to Mil
ton was not advertised and therefore
the paucity of members in attendance
may be excused on that account. Prof.
Spaid, from what we understand, ap-
peared to be as autOcratic as the new
Code is intended to be. The former
Board of Education, under pressure,
has decided to adopt the Code, hoping
that another legislature may repeal
or greatly modify the Act. The prin-
cipal objections to the new Code are
it arbitrariness, the excessive taxation
it will be necessary to levy to carry
it into effect, and the complete elm
ination of the people from any say
i the affairs that vitality concern them.
There is much opposition to the Code
here, particularly amongst the tax
payers, and it is possible that this
law may be an issue in the next cleo
tiOn campaign. That it was forced on
the legislature cannot be denied and
the party that is guilty of manipulat-
ing it through that body had better
stand from under, for there is some
thing going to happen in the future,
as sure as the frogs croak in the
springtime. The community is all
ways confronted with these questions
of new laws or new departures from
old ways-prohibition woman suf-
frage, with other proposed laws
equally as silly, have been before the
country for years, and thank goodness,
the first two are now shelYed by their
passage, but the future may only de-
velOp the amount of bloodshed that
will accrue and the amount of money
it will cost to properly enforce these
acts And another question arises
Can it be done? 1t possibly can, but :
is the game worth the ammunition? .
However these do not interest US. We
are more interested in the things that
Lranspire around US, as the new School c
Code for instance
Some of our elderly citizens are
leedlessly alarmed over what the State d
Board of Education may do in the mat I
er of condemnation of property to- Il
enlarge the school grounds for school 0
Nay, my dear friends, quiet :
rour needless fears; while everything
n that School Code is not rosy, except
o a few, we do not think that it will
a part of the NJ. e. Gem
.tery for a school play ground. You
ust keep on paying your taxes and
cave the rest to the State Board Of
Education. You haven't a darned
hing to do with it but pay the bills,
which we must admit will be many.
The W. H. Chandler fruit farm, in
enure of Leroy Lynch, is receiving
Material and preparing for shipping a
leavy crop OF peaches. Baskets,
rates and other necessaries are COM
ng IN eacn day, and some peaches will
e ready for shipment by the goth or
4th of the present month.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Mears went to
hester, Pa, on Sunday, the 29th, and
rere present at the graduation of their
laughter, Gertrude, which took place
t the Chester High School on the Both
Ii. Mr.. Mears returned home on
tuesday and Mrs. Mears has not yet
eturned However, Billy" has been
aving a fine time presumably, by
imself, attending to his tonsorial de-
and the culinary department
the household. But oh, myi BILLY"
as had a time-the time of his life.
Noble Ellingsworth of Philadelphia
again Milton visitor. It has been
ute a while since Noble was here
nd we welcome him the more heart
y.
Rev. Wingate, rector OF the Milford
. E. Church, will preach at the Church
st. John the Baptist in Milton on
unday afternoon, the 18th, at D. N.
II are welcome.