Milford chronicle., 1920-10-08

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risk of having vote lost thru making an error
marking.
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FORTY THREE YEARS ago in October appeared the
first copy OF the Milford Chronicle 1t then seven
column four page sheet printed old Washington
press the building which forms part OF the
hardware OF j. Harry Humes at Walnut street
bridge in North Milford Julius z. Scott and Theodore
Townsend the owners and printers; doing all the
work Of type setting makeup and press work well
making up mail each week The first edition con
sisted Of over copies and the circulation
continued to grow the first month The paper was
started Independent politics, and the first thing
always considered the interest of the people of
Milford surrounding country From the first issue
there always interesting letters from the towns and
districts Of both and County which attract
ed and held subscribers with an interest for its weekly
visits years Mr.. Scott sold his interest to
William Corsa who continued to be identified with the
Chronicle years His interest bought by Rob
ert H. Gilman who continued with the business only
short time the property taken over by
Townsend who has been with the business from
1877. From that time up to 1910, when the
business was Incorporated Chronicle omitted an
issue failed print the local news which was fit to
publish Since 1910 George Marshall Townsend has been
associated editor of the Chronicle while Theo
dore Townsend responsible for the editorial manage
ment of the paper Thomas Reynolds twenty years
the business and occupies that position
foryt third anniversary OF the Chronicle Briefly
this is the story Milford Chronicle of today 1t is
the presses of the Milford Chronicle Publish
Company each week, and only thru persistent effort
and altering in advocaon of the interests of Del
aware and town, has the of the busi-
ness been attained There is no hold the
Chronicle up as a model others to follow. but this
the history of modest enterprise
started by boys determined get results, and at
the same time helpful people of their home state
lis record in which a pride. Forty-hree years
a span of business life which has been pleasant
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A LITTLE STUDY AND EARNEST DESIRE to be /
fair has caused who elected al the school
elections in Sussex Counties last summer
as County Commissioners. to reverse their attitude to-
wards the school laws. They ready to de-
fend attacks by those who do not under
stand and those who for political purposes attempted TO
make the public schools of Delaware the football OF poll
tics From a very reliable source-in fact Democratic
attorney Countywe informed that Dr. ROD
ert Hopkins the leading antagonist of the new
school laws and elected in opposition to their
enforcement by the people of Sussex Counthat ne now
admits that understand the laws and fur
Their since carefully studying their effect and operation
he is convinced that the school system now are work
ing under is great improvement the old and obso-
ete they superced This the result in the Kent
County School Commisson-which also was chosen in OPP
position to the school laws. The Kent County Board
after getting facts figures before them. raised the tax
te and provided for paying for public school education
which was not policy under the old laws When the
dense ignorance of the school laws is scattered and the
people calmly the facts before them for consideration
there will be great change in public sentiment as to
public school education there is, and always
will be- the class who oppose anything which compels
them to pay single dollar, and also the political
huckster who will the public schools
as a football his ends. The school laws VIII
stand and education will go forward in Delaware regard
lees Of these men The experience of the men chosen as
conntv School Commissioners in Kent and Sussex eoun
ties is sure Indicator of these truths Dr. Hopkins VIII
be damned by had the opportunity to
GOT the facts as to public school education and who voted
for him expecting would overurn all law and re-
vert to the inefficient of the past but he is larger
man than they supposed him be- and after later inyes
tigation his attitude towards the new laws mas
undergone change This is the in other parts OF
delaware where people quietly studied the questions
as they up.
A STARTLING CHANGE
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