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Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17
Greenwood

The Home Talent play given in the
auditorium last Saturday night for the
NJ. L. Church was very much appre-
ciated by the audience.
Rev l.. w. Layiield did the work on
Greenwood charge last Sunday. He gave
us an excellent sermon on Sunday even
ing in the NJ. b. Church. His text be-
ing: What Is Truth?"
Miss Reta Tatman was at home over
the weekend.
G. B. Porter was in Philadelphia on
Miss Elsie Wiley and Miss Sadie
Jones were out Of town visitors on
MIR. and Mrs. Clarence Ocheltree and
Mrs. f. l3. Powell mOtOred to Whining
ton on Friday.
The seniors of Greenwood High School
will give a play entitled Peggy OF
Primrose Farm" next Friday evening,
December 18th in the school auditor
ium at s O'Clock. Admission Is and 20
cents. Everybody come and help the
Miss Marian Stayton was home over
the Weekend.
not able to be out at the time OF this
Hurrah! for Greenwood's soccer team
for 1926. Why? Because they are the
Champs again.
Miss Mali guerite Tatman spent the
Don't forget the p. II. A. meeting
next Monday night, December 20. Miss
IGIsie Wiley and Miss Kate HouSeman
are training the children of their
grades to render the program. This
program of course Will be Christmas
program, so come out and enjoy real
entertainments,
There will be a Christmas entertain
ment given in the Nj. 70. Church on
Sunday evening, December 26tH Spe-
ciaI musical numbers will be rendered.
HGme'%S Iee Coulter eit' spent the Weekend with
his family Mr.. Coulter is working in
Marcus Hook this winter.
At the regular stated meeting OF
Greenwood Grange, No. "a, Z. OF H.
held on Saturday evening, December T.
the following board of officers were un-
animously reelected for the ensuing
Dhreys; worthy overseer, Samuel l..
richards; lecturer, Mrs. FLORENCE -.
Humphreys; steward, Horace G.. Edgell;
assistant steward, Lewis Edgell; chap
lain. Rev. f. NJ. Cliff; treasurer, VIM.
II. Carlisle, Sr.; secretary and purchas-
inc agent. e. B. Belts; gate keeper, w.
h Hatfield; ceres, Mrs. Lola Ratledge;
rjonnona Mrs c. H. Spence; flora, Mrs.
Horace Edgell; lady assistant steward
Miss Mary r. Loockerman.
Our entertainment committee headed
nv Sister Mary Loockerman has been
invited and accepted the invitation TO
put on a program at Dover during the
reunion of the State Grange. This en-
tertainment will be presented on the
18th inst. .-..-.....
held a bazaar for the benefit of Green
wood Grange and served lunch to all
the school children during the noon
hour. This effort was a success IMAM
ciaIiv and socially. During the lecturers
hour at our last meeting our very ell ,iIl
cient lecturer, Sister Florence Humph-
reVs put on a very instructive and in
teTesting program, with readings by
Sister Cliff and Brother Ocheltree, with
history questions relating to Delaware
from pioneer days to the present time.
These questions were answered by the
Our next regular meeting will be held
on Saturday evening, December Is, at
which time we desire our entire men,
bership present as we are desirous OF
Getting the dues for the last quarter OF
1926 all paid in so as to start the mex
wear with a clean slate. Visiting sisters
and brothers are always welcome at our
meetings.
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Bridgevile

Mr.. and Mrs. Millard Macklin spent
the first of the week with friends in
Wilmington.
Mrs. Charles Young is spending a
few days with her daughter, Mrs. Earl
Williams, who is confined to her home
in Milford suffering from q severe cold.
= William Penn Truitt, 67 years old,
who resides on his farm on the George
town road was given a surprise birth
dday dinner at his home on Sunday
last by his immediate family All the
children were home for the occasion
except his two sons who are employed
in Philadelphia Mr.. Truitt was born
near Aiillsboro and in 1873 moved on
farm near his present home. He has
never suffered a days illness and has
never secured the services of a physi-
clan for himself in his life. After an
elaborate dinner was served Mr.. Truitt
suffered a severe humping in the hands
of his guests.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17

Consider the humble hogl
The probability Is that should
- any sane American be approached
by a stranger and Informed in so
many words that the lowly Ameri-
can swine was responsible for the
early demise OF anarchy and boil
shevism in Central Europe. he
would do one of two things-call
a policeman or take to flight
Yet It is not such a far-fetched
eulogy Of the hog. at that Frank
M Surface. economist. who has
Just published a volume dealing
with the part played in the world
war by the hog and It's grower,
does not hesitate to give credit
where credit Is due.
What are DR.. Surfaces disclos-
ures2
American Pork Production in
the World War" Is the historical
volume by DR.. Surface. and It
makes several disclosures hitherto
unpublished.
Dr Surfaces revelations should
interest farmers. He tells of the
earnest pleas by the Allied govern
ments Just after this country en-
tered the war to have the Ameri-
can farmers provide more fats for
shipment to Europe. The United
States Food Administration, then
newly organized. found this to be
no easy task The farmers were
getting a good price for their grain
and were naturally not so favor
able to hog raising because of pos
sible financial loss Finally. how
ever. the Administration. through
Herbert Hoover. promised them to
keep the prices for pork products
at a relative ratio OF about so
many bushels of corn to so many
pounds OF pork. and they were con-
tent There ensued a production of
pork that far exceeded expecta-
tions The farmers. eager to do
their share in the successful pro-
secution Of the war. worked with
good devotion to raise an adequate
supply 1t was readily purchased.
although there may have been
some anxiety due to unreasonable
marketing. inadequate railroad fac
ilities or lack Of allied ships Then
came the Armistice and trouble
some period was ushered In for
Mr.. American farmer.
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The allies arbitrarially cancelled
their orders and began to turn to
the Southern Hemisphere for their
pork products where they believed
they could buy cheaper because Of
the long embargo which had been
imposed on that section Of the
world. All representations by the
Food Administration were futile,
although they notified the British
in no uncertain terms that they
should continue their purchases. as
they had promised. or assist in the
disposal of the pork products now
ptling up in this country. The
plea was in vain
The problem at hand. then. was
how to find a market for this pro-
duce and thus save American farm
ers from losing millions of dollars.
The Food Administration repre-
sentative in Europe after many
overtures found 1t necessary to
create its own market In the be-
ginning by instructing its Grain
Corporation and the American
Commission for Relief in Belgium
to purchase American pork to be
available at some future date when
It could be shipped into Germany
or used for relief purposes. Her
bert Hoover prevailed upon France
and Italy to reinstate their orders
for January and February ship
ments (1919l and by several other
methods succeeded in establishing
an inter-allied relief organization
for operation in the newly-liberated
European countries He also man
aged, before the market could
break. to have the German blockade
relaxed and to sell to that COUNT !
millions of pounds Of the American
pork of which the people we're In
dire need in return for German
gold. Thus the situations were
saved through the market created
by Americans in Europe, through
relief deliveries and other channels.
The historian says that II 1t had
not been for the relief measures
undertaken by the inter-allied or
ganization perfected by the Amert-
can representative the people
would have been gripped by FAM
inc and would have reSorted to the
extremes Of anarchy or bolshevism
in the ensuing panic. And in the
rationa distributed. the humble
American hog occupied q promin-
ent place.
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Warwick

The delightful weather on Sunday
has been followed by a rainy period
and our country roads are in a de-
plorable condition. Several motorists
have been finding themselves in
trouble.
Moving time has rolled around
again and we hear of several
changes to be made before the be-
ginning of the new year. ]. Shipley
Short will soon take possession of
the property recently purchased of
his brother, Chas. M. Short.
Mrs. E. L. Barto and her cousin,
Mrs. C. L. Howell of Riverhead, L.
l., have been spending several days
in Georgetown.
Mrs. E. R. Buizzard and Miss Ag-
mes Blizzard of Georgetown were
Warwick visitors on Tuesday after
noon.
This week will bring the holly in
dustry to a close.
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Oo9
GOOD CITIZENS ASSURE GOOD
COURTS

Associate Justice Jesse w. Curtis,
of the Supreme Court of California,
emphasizes the close relation be-
tween our courts and the intelli-
gence of our citizens. He says:
"Our courts affect the interest and
lives of all our citizenship-business
men, working men, farmers-and, in
turn, the stability and responsibility
of our courts must rest steadily upon
that citizenship. Our leaders and jur-
lists have come from the homes Of
that citizenship-good American
homes, many of them old-fashioned
farmers homes-and the closer our
homes come to the fundamental AM
erican ideals, the better will be the
citizens they produce, and the higher
will be the standard of our courts
as they attempt to deal out justice
between our fellow man and his
neighbor,"
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17
Willian1sviIle
(Near Selbyville)

Visit the school. 1t is improving each
day in more ways than one. Both rooms
have new curtains to match the walls
of the school room.
The p. Il. a. will be held December
%. Albert Farley will be the speaker.
There will be refreshments for sale. The
children will give a program and there
will be a school Christmas tree. Every
body is welcome. Come and enjoy your
self.
Mrs. Melissa McCabe was at Mr.. and
Mrs. Max Bunting for supper Tuesday
night.
hiram Truitt and his friend from
New York are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Truitt for a few days.
George Walker is the assistant keep
er for six months of the Fenwicks Is
land Lighthouse.
We sent in our application for a night
school sometime ago.
The Sewing Club and Boys Club are
doing very nicely
The holly season is almost over. We
need the children at school.
Madeline Bunting and Anna M. Hud-
son spent the weekend with Melissa
McCabe and attended the bazaar at
RoXana.
A spelling chart is being kept at
school. The chart reads as follows, so
far, 18th and Sth grade: 1-Arlanta Rod
ney and Verlie Crapper. 2-Nellie Nc
Cabe. 3-Anna Williams and James
Hudson. 4-Ethel Savage. 5-Elsie Ev-
ans. w OlllG OIdy. " iOld DGllSOH o
Vernon Magee and Dorothy Tyre. g.
Myra Carey and Susie Truitt.
5th and 9Th grades: 1-Madeline Bum
ting. ANNA Bergman and Anna M.
Hudson. S-Clifton Murray. 4-Beulah
Mathews. 5-James Murray. 6-Nellie
Hudson. 7-Elizabeth Gray. S-Warnie
Murray.
There is also a black list chart at
school. The following pupils have been
unluclIy and have had their names on
the black list: Clifton Murray, 5 marks.
Warnie Murray marks. Elizabeth Gray
3 marks. Vernon Magee, marks. Vol
lie Gray 2 marks. James Murray
marks. The following have one mark:
Madeline Bunting, Anna Hudson, Susie
Truitt, Anna Williams, Elsie Evans,
Ethel Savage, Myra Carey.
The following pupils have received
answers from the letters they wrote to
different firms collecting educational
material: Vollie Gray, Vernon Magee,
Madeline Bunting, Susie Truitt.
Elizabeth Day was married to Cliff
ton Hastings Saturday night at $3.50.
The bride was dressed in dark blue.
They are now at her mothers.
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tivities, Congress assigns rooms bas-
ed upon seniority and committee SER
vice. The newcomers are likewise
attempting to grab off all the FEEDER
al appointments as patronage. Some
times the situation is extremely diff
ficult to meet as these pledges for
political rewards exceed the jobs
available in Washington official life.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17
EeG

ON PRACTICALLY ANY HIGH
WAY, wherever you come to a de-
tour sign indicating road building or
maintenance work in progress, you
are likely to hear the roar of a trac-
tor.
What a contrast to other days
when horses supplied all the motive
power for road construction! Farm
ers were permitted to work out their
taxes with makeshift equipment.
We find that our State mainte-
nance forces engaged in mainte-
nance of our State highway systems
obtain results more economically
with use of modern road machinery
and that such results are far super
ior to results obtained by our county
officials who do not have the machin-
cry or the organization to conduct
the work.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17

The frequent shooting of gang
sters by other gangsters at Chicago
would not be so bad were it not for
the fact that where one is killed
two seem to spring up.-The Path
finder.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17
THE SHOW MUST GO ON

The above slogan was the inyen-
ton of Old John Robinson, one OF
Americas greatest circus managers,
the esprit de corps Of the whole or
ganization.
This sentiment was drilled into the
mind of every performer and en-
ployee-there was a date at the next
town where the entertainment must
be pulled off without fail.
A cyclone might prostrate the
main tent, trains might be wrecked,
lions, tigers, elephants or the mon
key cage might mire down in bad
roads, but "the show must go on,
and meet every engagement.
Just so with Our Country and its
institutions. There will be storms
and some of the wild animals in the
political menagerie break loose, but
all important functions Of the great
show called Government under the
Constitution, must go on
Congress-, the Supreme Court, the
federal and state institutions and de-
partments of government must per-
forms their parts in the program OF
self-goYernment by the people, for
the people and of the people-the
show must go on.
None of the important features on
the regular program demanded by
the American people, can be missed
or will be omitted at any date ahead
where Uncle Sam has billed his con-
tinuous performance-the greatest
and best show on earth.
SO@
AUTOMOBILE OWNERS who
leave to the last minute their appli-
cation for the 1927 license tags, will
have only themselves to blame if at
the beginning of the new year finds
them without these necessary iden-
tification markers. The usual notice
was sent out by the Secretary Of
State in November, and it was print
ed in every newspaper in Delaware
for the information of the people.
Yet with the fact so generally made
known, comparatively few have ap-
piled for their license tags for their
machines, or license to drive. 1t is a
physical impossibility for the depart
ment to issue all Of these tags in a
few days; and, as it is legal to use
the 1927 license tags the first Mon
day after Christmas Day of the pres
ent year, no legal excuse can be
available to those who neglect this
duty. The highway police will be
instructed to arrest all persons driv-
ing automobiles without 1927 license
tags after the legal date fixed by
law; so it will be more convenient
as well as less costly to provide cars
before the new year opens with the
1927 license tags.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17

In one way the young women Of
today seem to be slipping. In for
mer generations women had an
over-development of nerves. Now
it's an over-development of just
nerve" The Pathfinder.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17

The holidays are drawing near
and the kiddies are looking forward
to a visit from Santa.
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mess methods. that you apply to
knocking those who do accomplish
something, and the trick will be tur-
ned and success will runout the fail
ures.
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erations of the first session of the
present Congress. If the Senate
spends all it's time investigating
qualifications of it's members, it will
have no time for the nations busi-
ness.
The radio legislation squabble
shows no signs of clearing. The
struggle for control of the air con-
tinues to grow, and fear is felt as to
the political outcome Of temporary
radio legislation, which would give
electrical monopolies a foothold in
the radio field. The Muscle Shoals
power and fertilizer project is again
before Congress for consideration.
The chances of having the matter
settled at this session are decidedly
slim. The so-called independent
groups" of power organizations and
the alleged combine of the larger
electrical interests have locked
horns and Congress will probably
adjourn without settling the issues
at stake.
The chairmen Of the committees
in charge of the Senate and House
Office Buildings are hard pressed
these days by demands for changes
in Office space. Many newcomers to
Washington are shocked and disap-.
pointed to learn that the choice
rooms occupied by their predeces-
sors are not a part of their politi-
cal inheritance. AS in its other ac-
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year to year held series Of forums
which have been largely attended.
These forums consist Of lectures on
practically every major subject in
real estate work. These lectures
have been given by bankers. lawyers
and successful real estate men
standiRg high in the community.
This year these courses will begin No
vember 5, 1925, at the Wardman
Park Hotel.
Following out the example of other
years, courses have been arranged
for at the Y. NJ c. A. Advancing
from a mere lecture course held
heretofore this year standard text
books, together with quizes and ex-
aminations with the award of final
certificates, will be used. These
courses have received much com
mendation and are open to the gen
eral public as we'll as real estate men.
The Better Homes and Building
Exposition held by the board in the
Washington Auditorium and which
closed last night was another adj
Vancement in the educational work
planned by the board. This show
was not only for the enc engagement
of home owning and better building
but also to afford the public an
opportunity of studying real estate
practices, home making, home keep
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ing, house building. and all phases
of realty development beginning
with the foundation of a house to
the proper color scheme and light
ing of the family home.
Information Bureau
The board also maintains an in.
formation bureau in which it at
tempts to be Of use and to explain
to owners and prospective owners
of property all the details which,
they might find puzzling to them
in their real estate deals Many
thousands of persons are annually
advised and many yearly explained
by the staff of the Washington
Real Estate Board.
In carrying out this educational
work the local board Is also moving
along in line with the national AS
ISOLATION which is conducting courses
in correspondence and through
whose influence almost a hundred
educational institutions. some of the
largest universities in the country.
every real estate course. This
movement has already started III at
least one of the large English uni
versities.
The board also maintains ut Its
headquarters. 1417 X ST. y. W.. a
constantly increasing library on
real estate topics and practices.
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SHAPIRO FIRM
7 YEARS OLD

The firm of Joseph Shapiro is
TODAY celebrating it's seventh an
niversary. In 1919. just seven years
ago, j. b. Shapiro started gen
eral real estate business at 914 New
York Ave. Two years later he
started his building activities. his
first operation being on Crittendcn
ST., between Eighth and Ninth
Streets Northwest.
The progress of the company was
rapid. after the construction activi.
ties started, as evidenced by the
large number of homes this COM
panv has built and sold on Six
teenth Street. Petworth, Mt. Pleas
ant and in the northeast section
of Washington.
Mr.. Shapiro was quick to realize
the demand for apartments, and has
already completed a number Of at
tractive apartment buildings in diff
ferent sections of the city. Four
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USE OF SKlNTLED BRICKS
BECOMING MORE POPULAR

Skintled brickwork, which was
inaugurated six or seven years ago
in Chicago. is winning instant favor
wherever it is introduced. Within
the last six years there have been
some 1900 brick houses built Of
common brick in Chicago and its
environs. more than half of them
skintled, and ranging in price from
$4,000 to $4,000.
Common bricks, skintled. give in
mass effect the tapestried appear
ance found individually in rough
cut face brick. ...4
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WANT
TAX CHANGE

AS soon as Congress convenes here
and gets under way with the affairs
of the nation. business representa-
tives OF the Washington Real Estate
Board will urge upon the national
legislature an amendment to the Fed.
eral income tax law Of 1925. or
changes in the Treasury Department
decisions so as to remedy what they
feel is an existing evil in regard to
income tax rates on real estate sales.
This problem Is also Of great in
terest to Washington real estate men
and builders because of the ire
mendous development here the last
few years. and practically every
Washington realtor and builder has
manifested a considerable interest in
the problem.
Treasury decision 1921, which in
cludes the income tax regulation un-
der the 1926 revision of the income
tax law, is very destroying to the
real estate men of Washington and
to the national association. The
present wording of the law Is handi-
Gaping real estate development and
home ownership here and throughout
the country by what realtors feel Is
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firms offering the buyers homes on
long time payment basis.
The chief objection is that what
the regulation really does is to make
payable the income tax on the entire
profits Of a sale Immediately the sale
Is made, regardless of whether such
terms Of sale extends over a period
Of from one to 10 or Is years. What
realtors really feel would be the fair
thing is that they be required to pay
income tax on that proportion which
is paid In by the purchaser annually
or in accordance with such periods
as the real estate man actually re-
ceived the consideration for the prop
erty he has sold.
Under the present regulation if the
real estate man sells a house for
100000. with a very low cash pay
ment. and Is required to pay income
tax on the entire sale at once, the
money received in cash payment,
which Is in a great many instances
the basis for financing many de-
velopments, is automatically taken
in by the Government. whereas If
payments were to be made as pay
ments are due from the purchaser
the Government would receive the
same money and the realtor would
be able to give better terms to pros
pective owners