Milford chronicle., 1926-06-18

Chronicle suggested a plan whereby
the Town Council of Milford, acting
for the people, could relieve the con-
gested condition of traffic over Wal
nut Street, and at the same time
avoid the heavy cost of building a
bridge over the Mispillion River To
very considerable extent. In a gen.
eral way the suggestion was, that a
concrete highway be started at, OF
about half a mile from the town at
the intersection of the present con-
crete road leading from Milford
north out Walnut Street and the road
leading into town by the home of j.
Frank Salevan and the cOlored
school house, thence south down
Church Street to Front Street, North
Milford, and intersect with Railroad
Avenue, which is a wide street, and
thence down to the Community
Building, where it would turn to the
east, crossing the River and proceed
ing east to Walnut Street, South Mil
ford, where it would intersect with
the Milford and Rehoboth Road pass
ing out Front Street. The entire
route of the proposed highway,
would be widened to not less than
fifty feet all the way from the start
ing point at the Salevan place to the
present Milford-Harrington Highway,
which runs through North Milford
on Front Street. No widening would
be needed on Railroad Avenue, but
on the street and crossing the river
at the Community Building, there is
another widening stretch of one full
block; to have it strike into the
Milford-Rehoboth Highway. This
will afford one means to accomplish
the traffic problem through Milford,
but there are others which might be
just as effective, and at the same
time create a larger business Sec
ton for that which Walnut Street is
not now capable of accommodating,
because of all the property available
is now in use. 1t will cost some-
thing; but the loss of business will
cost something to the merchants, un-
less something is done to help the
situation. Cuss and discuss if it is
desirable, but something has got to
be done soon, or Milford business en-
terprise will be found sleeping at
the switch, for lack of foresight now
and preparation for the future.
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THE WOOL PRODUCERS of the
nation are the latest to report on the
hardships which have resulted from
the increasing desire of the women
of the world to display their legs by
the shortening of their skirts. thus
decreasing the amount of material
required, and naturally the con-
sumption of wool. The National AS
sociation of Wool Growers which
has been holding it's sessions in Salt
Lake City, Utah, while it has not yet
reached the point of asking the Pres
ident to exhOrt, or Congress by leg
islation to compel the ladies to
lengthen their skirts, and thus use
more wool, are pretty close to that
point. Since 1922 to 1925, the Asso-
citation declares, and quotes the Agri-
cultural Bureau of Economics as its
authority, there has been Il decrease
of 269o lover one hundred million
pounds) in the amount Of wool used
for clothing purposes.
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TODAY Chautauqua will open in
Milford for the ensuing week under
unusually favorable conditions. The
work of preparing the public mind
for the educational work, as well as
the entertaining program, was
splendidly done by Mrs. Blanch
Hirsch and her committee. 1t only
remains that good weather shall pre-
vail to permit the people to enjoy an
opportunity for which any commun-
ity may well be proud to have pro-
vided for them.