Milford chronicle., 1924-11-28
Glendale


White Hall, Wednesday evening, No
vember 9Th. The program render
ed by the scholars, representing tn
several grades in our public school
was instructive and very interest
ing. The participants showed careful
training and acquitted themselves il
a very creditable manner. "Acciden
Prevention" seemed to be the mail
theme. The State Highway Police
Force was represented at the meet
ing by Corporal Ingram and Officer
Lank. The former being called upon
made a splendid address, stating il
detail the cause of accidents on the
highways and how they could be
avoided. He explained the automobile
laws as they are at present and IN
a most careful manner took up each
law separately, and explained it in
such a lucid way and cleared up to
the satisfaction of all present some
of the disputed points existing to-
day. Mr.. Ingram is a fluent talker
and showed by his speech that he
was perfectly conversant with the
subject which he discussed. We wish
all the automobile owners in the
state could have been present to
hear this admirable discourse. 1t
would be well if each of the Parent
Teacher Associations in the state
could be addressed on the same sub
iect by an officer of the Highway Po-
lice Force of equal intelligence and
as well informed as Corporal In
gram proved himself to be. Miss
Reed, principal; Mr.. Fike, Miss Har-
per and Mrs. Mead, teachers, deserve
the thanks of the town and commun-
ity for their successful efforts in
giving to the people entertainments
which are instructive as well as en-
tertaining.
One of the serious things con-
fronting the American people today
is the food question. 1t is true at
the present time we have sufficient
for our needs, but how about the fu-
ture? The United States is rapidly
gaining in population, until today
we have more than one hundred mil
lion of people to be fed. In the past
our country has been able to pro-
duce sufficient food for our own
needs and to have a large surplus
for export. How long will we be able
to do this? If something is not done
to induce young men who have been
reared on the farms to remain on
them and, to make farm life more
attractive for them, we shall ind
ourselves in a position where we
will not be able to feed ourselves
but will be compelled to seek our
bread from other sources than our
own. It is high time for the puDllc
mind to become aroused as to the
Importance of finding ways ana
means to combat the evil confront
ing us and bring back, if possible
that prosperity to the farming IN
dustry which in years past ana gone
the farmers in this country enjoyed
It is a bad state of AFFAIRS when
land owners in some of the western
states are offering good farms to
tenants who will pay the taxes and
keen IN the repairs without any
further rent whatsoever. In our own
beloved state, owners of land are
begging for tenants without result
and in consequence thereof, 1t
looks if there would be many vacant
farms, especially in Sussex county.
What is the remedy? We must con-
fess we don't know, but leave tnat
to the great minds of the day TO
solve. It will not be many years be-
fore the food problem will be the
paramount question of the day.
It is a very pleasing sight to see
the young men composing class NO.
9, Mrs. H. w. Jester, teacher, enter
the Sunday school room each Sun
dav and take their places in the
pews. It would be more pleasant
still if the same young men would
remain for preaching service which |
Immediately follows the Sunday |
school session. Try it, boys, it will |
do you good, to get the church-going
habit.
It is getting to be a common oc-
currence to see automobiles passing
through our town loaded with beau
tifuI red holly berries. The owners
will soon convert them into hand
some wreaths, which will be ship
ped to the cities. The returns which
they generally receive more than
compensate the makers for the Ia
Dor required to put them in shape.
At the session of the M. r. Sun
day school, Sunday morning, Novem-
ber 23rd, Mrs. H. w. Jester and Mrs.
Bernice Warrington, delegates elect
ed to represent the M. E. Sunday
school at the Sunday School Con-
yention held at Lincoln last week,
made their reports which were very
interesting. A rising vote of thanks
was given the ladies for their eff
ficient work.
The President of the United
States, the Governor of the State OF
Delaware, and the high officers OF
most of the Fraternal Organizations
of the state, have issued their proc
lamations setting apart Thursday,
the 9th day of November, 1924, as
a day of Thanksgiving. Asking the
people to assemble themselves to-
gether in the churches and give
thanks to God for year of general
prosperity. How many will obey
the summons? Many will spend the
day in cunning and other sports of
an improbable nature. How many in
Ellendale will attend divine services
on the day designated? We are an
ungrateful lot at the best.
The Highway Engineering Con-
Company who are building
the stone road from the boulevard
Glendale have not been I
able t oaccOmplish much work dur
ing the last week owing to cold wea-
ther and storm. Monday of this week 0
they made full day, but on Tues