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Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23
SeIbyvine

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Ringler are
home from Florida. Mr.. Ringler ex-
poets to return to his work there in
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Long and
family were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Smith of near Campbelltown
on Sunday at dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Baker spent last
Sunday in Ocean City, Nd, as guests
of the formers mother, Mrs. Baker.
Mrs. Joshua Murray and daughter
spent the weekend in Philadelphia.
Miss Ruth Bunting who is employ
ed in Philadelphia, spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. JOSH
ua Bunting.
Paul Ward of Philadelphia was
entertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harley Long on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Hudson of
Philadelphia and family were Sun
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Furman
Long.
VIM. Hall and Virgil Hudson re-
turned from Florida on Thursday,
where they have been doing road
construction work.
A baby boy was born on the NOR
ming of April 18th to Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Mourner.
Mrs. Oliver Tingle spent the week
end as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Carey of Ocean City, Md.
James Mealey of Philadelphia was
the Sunday guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
T. Hudson, Jr.
Zeno Hudson of Philadelphia was
the guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Hudson, Sr., on Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Tingle had as her Sun
day guests Mrs. Matte Richardson
and daughter of Philadelphia.
Charles Kelly went to Philadel-
phia on the Sunday evening excur-
sion.
George Hudson, Miss Mildred and
Master William, formerly of this
place, but now of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with relatives in and near
town.
Donald and Harold McCabe of Jer-
sey City are guests of Mr.. and Mrs,
Joshua McCabe
Mrs. Willis Hudson and daughter
and Mrs. Joshua McCabe have re-
turned from a visit with relatives in
Jersey City.
Miss Lydia Long who was badly
burned about the head, face and
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23
Gravel Hill

The Rev Harvey Adams of the
Pilgrim S Holiness Church of Milton
will hold cottage meeting at the
home of Golda DOdd of near here
this Friday evening, April 23rd.
Elmer Blizzard has purchased a
new Chevrolet touring car.
Rev. and Mrs. Johnson Of Phila-
delphia spent the weekend with Da-
vid Steward and family.
The Social Circle of Beaver Dam
NJ. P. Church will meet at the home
of Mrs Viola Hickman, near Cool
spring, on the evening of May 9Th.
Everyone is cordially invited to at
tend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ward of near
Sand Hill spent Tuesday with Mr.
and Mrs. Charley Palmer.
Frank Davidson has purchased a
Hudson coach.
Miss Myrtle Wilson Of Chester
town, Md, spent several days re-
Gently with Miss Pearl Koeppel.
AbsolOm Rust has gone to spend
some time with his daughter, Mrs.
Arthur Campbell Of near Overlook.
Mrs. Ruth Veasey and Mrs. Lizzie
Dutton were the guests of Mrs. Es-
tella Clendaniel Wednesday.
Samuel Moore has purchased a
new Ford coupe.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23

There are but few who are not
experts at weeping when found out.
II you monkey with the trigger
don't complain if the trap falls.
Failures are often our greatest
helps. They reveal the weak spots.
Some boast of prizes won which
amount to no more than booty TAX
en- in the looting of some already
impoverished mortal.
That height reached at the ex-
pense of another's downfall can new
er be permanent.
You can share happiness with
others but, after all, happiness
comes from some inward hidden
spring.
Some. for the sake of a few pen
nies, or the sheer chance of keeping
in the limelight, would not hesitate
to heap their calumnies on a whole
community.
Would you catch the real mean
ing were one to declare IudL tue
most perfect love sonnets the world
has ever known would never have
been sung had Mrs. Robert Brown
ing remained Miss Elizabeth Bar
rett?
There are just three classes: The
man who thinks work is a curse,
the man who thinks work is a nee
essary evil, and the man who thinks
work is a privilege. Only the latter
is worthy of the name.
There is a sense in which the age
of invention lays a deadly paralysis
on the finer accomplishments. For
instance: The modern girl is not ac-
complished simply because she
grinds off some Hungarian raphsody
with the crank of a pianola or plays
a tune by the turn of phonograph.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23
Milford Neck

The stork visited this community
April IA and left Mr.. and Mrs. James
Wiley a bouncing Glib. baby boy.
The new arrival will be called James
Pierce. Both mother and son are get
ting along fine.
The Misses Louise Davis and Clara
Harrington were the guests of the
Misses Ruth and Anna Mae Martin
on Sunday.
Mrs. Warner Green of Rising Sun,
accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Ed
win Bidstrup of Philadelphia, spent
Monday as the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles P. French.
Samuel Draper Of Slaughter Neck
and Mrs. Minnie Jones Of Milford
visited Edward Jones and family on
Sunday.
Our community was saddened to
hear Of the death of David Stevenson
of Milford on Saturday night, April
18th. Mr.. Stevenson was we'll and IA
vorably known as a faithful and up
right citizen. He leaves a wife and
several children, besides a host of
friends to mourn their loss. The be-
reaved family has the entire sympa-
thy of our community.
Selbyand Linden Thompson spent
the weekend with their grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Smoot Of
near Milford.
Mrs. VIM. Johnson Of Milford spent
Sunday with Mrs. Charles P. French
and Mrs. John H. Bennett.
Miss Lydia Davis spent Sunday
with one Of her friends, Miss Helen
Eisenbrey Of near Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Coverdale en-
tertained as their guests on Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Fitzgerald and
Purnell Fitzgerald of Lincoln City.
Elijah ]. Chandler of Marcus Hook
visited friends in this community on
Sunday.
Miss Myrtle Wiley spent last
Thursday night with her teacher,
Mrs. Coverdale, and also attended
the spelling contest at Harrington.
The entertainment given by Ben
nett's Gate P. T. A. last Wednesday
evening was a fine success. A large
crowd was present and the happy
actors kept them busy laughing.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wiley enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Sharp and
Mrs. Emma Wiley on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stockley Ingram had
as their guests last week, their
daughter and family Of Wilmington
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fitzgerald
and Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Coverdale
motored to Bridgeville on Sunday
and visited relatives there.
Robert Maloney of near Middle
town visited Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Maloney over the weekend.
The condition Of Jacob Harrington
remains about the same at this time
Those reported on the sick list
are Miss Ida Bennett, Carlton Jester
and James Webb.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23

Everyone was pleased with the en-
tertainment, voting it one Of the best
given here this year. Whoever direc-
ted this play deserves much credit.
Miss Emma Camper was given a
dinner on Sunday in honor of her
18th birthday by her aunt, Mrs. An
derson.
Beginning on Sunday evening Rev.
Benson will preach a series Of SER
mons on elijah" There will be a
song service of fifteen minutes and
special singing by the choir. The
Junior choir will sing as usual on
Sunday morning.
The alarm of fire on Monday start
led our citizens and the response
came from every direction. The fire
was found to be burning roof of a
shed where machinery was stored at
the rear of William Wilson's store.
The flames were soon extinguished.
The Bridge Club was entertained
last week by Mrs. Burton Hendricks
and this week by Mrs. ]. Reynolds
Rogers.
Oscar P. Harrington and Daniel
Watson spent the weekend in Del
mar.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith and son Les
ter of Newark, Mrs. Mofit, Mrs. Wag-
ner of Springfield, N. j., were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Rogers over
the weekend.
Quite a number of friends attended
the funeral of Mrs. William Jerman
at Clayton on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Spurry were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Cum
ningham on Sunday.
Mrs. Ida Dore, Mrs. Alice Cover
dale and daughter Mildred, Mrs. Mae
Walls and son Charles spent Sunday
in Chester, Pa.
Many people here who knew Mrs.
i Florence Harrington Jerman, wife of
William Jerman, of Clayton, were
shocked to hear of her sudden death
last week. She visited her auntsi
Mrs. Mary Kelley and Miss Joseph
inc Spurry here last Sunday week
and was in her usual health. She
was thirty-five years of age and is
survived by her husband and two
sons. She was the daughter of Edgar
Harrington, railroad man of Clay
ton, but formerly of this community
The bereaved family has the sympa-
thy of many friends for their sad be-
heavement. Interment was made in
Barratt's cemetery. The relatives
here wish to thank the friends here
and in Clayton for the many kind
nesses shown them.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23

neck on Saturday as she was putting
coal in the stove, at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Irving Hudson, is slow
ly recovering.
Elbert Lynch had his Essex car
destroyed by fire, while on week
end trip to Philadelphia.
Mrs. Sylvester Dukes of Camden.
N. j., is the guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Lynch.
H. " Tubbs spent the weekend in
Wilmington.
Mrs. Raymond Taylor spent the
weekend at Areys, Md. Before leav-
ing, Mrs. Taylor had the misfortune
to lose her diamond and her wedding
ring. These, however, have been
found, during her absence.
Miss Catherine Birch attended the
meeting held in Dover on Tuesday
by the telephone company. On her
way home she was entertained at
dinner by friends near Seaford.
Mrs. Helen Murphy spent the week
end in Philadelphia as the guest Of
her husband.
VIM. Daye of Wilmington spent
Sunday with his parents.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23

ate will place the Democratic Party
in control. Observers say that there
will be strong contests in nineteen
states, so that the Republican organ
ization is justly disturbed over the
situation. 1t would be embarrassing
to the Administration to have the
Senate under Democratic control. 1t
was only short time ago during the
last days of the Wilson Administra-
ton that a similar situation was
presented, with the Republicans
holding a whip hand in the Upper
Chamber.
Whether or not the World Court
issue figured prominently in the de-
feat of Senator Mckinley in Illinois
is a debatable question. 1t has, how
ever, elevated the World Court prop
osition as a political issue. The small
group of Senate irreconcilables who
have fought the League of Nations
and the World Court expect to capi-
talize upon the Illinois situation in
the forthcoming primaries in other
states.
There is evidence of another clash
on Administration policies develop
ing in the western states. The Re
publican senators who are at odds
with Secretary of the Interior Work
are making the subject of reclama-
ton an important campaign ISSUE
especially in view Of the intense To-
cal interest. Both the department
and the senators are engaging in a
mimeographed debate through the
issuance of publicity statements.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

(From National Editorial Association)
Especial to Chronicle)
Washington, April 21-Signs point
to a gradual slowing up in legisla-
ton. The messages coming from the
home districts have a tendency to
divert the minds of the Senators and
Congressmen. Their official duties
are not quite so important these
days as the tidings from the local
campaign managers as the develop
ment of sentiment among the voters.
The primaries hover around the Cap
itol like a persistent nightmare.
Because of the fact that politics is
a decidedly uncertain game at best,
a word of caution has been passed to
those desiring reelection. According
to welI-informed party leaders, there
is growing disposition on the part
of many incumbents to regard the
primary returns as an assurance Of
election. This holds true in cases
where the vote over the other con-
testants within the party has been
impressive.
AS an illustration, in district
where the Republican candidate pill
ed up a heavy vote in the primary
and the other parties cast a small
vote, the Republican nominee fire.
quently regards it as "walk-away." 2"
A Republican party commander said
this week that in recent years this
over-confidence had in some cases
been disastrous at the elections. In
district regarded as safely Demo-
cratic because of recent elections,
the other party often springs a sur
prise by upsetting the dope based on
a light turnout at the primaries.
If you will look around in your
own neighborhood, you will probab-
ly note the development of factions
within a party during the primary
season. In some states, it has been
found that these animosities do not
fade away and the opposition party
gains at the elections. For this rea-
son, it has been found that all party
leaders do not approve the primary
as a developer of political party har-
mony.
In the old days, organization was
such that the nominee selected at
party convention was accepted, but
nowadays the man who is denied the
nomination usually discards the par
ty label and runs as an Independent,
drawing his strength from the dis
contents within both parties.
The struggle for control Of the
United States Senate is growing in
importance. In unseating Senator
Brookhart Of Iowa, the Democrats
gained one seat. 1t is said that
gain of seven more seats in the Sen
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23

THE RED-SHIRTBD FARMER,
whose appeal for the little red school
house that was good enough for my
father and for me" probably doesn't
realize that his own children are not
having relatively what he had even
if they have the same thing. They
are probably not having even the
same thing. The country school has
dwindled in numbers so that the
average attendance is not more than
ten, and many have not more than
five; some even have only one. These
schools cannot command the SER
vices of the same grade of teacher
that the same schools had gener-
alton ago, though there are here and
there exceptionally good teachers in
these little schools-born teachers.
1t is by comparison with the town
school of today that the country
school is falling behind. The coun-
try-bred child has certain adVan-
tages; one of the greatest menaces
to our inherited social institutions
is that so large a percentage of chill
dren now know nothing about the
country. The city teachers, however
are required to meet higher stand
ards of preparation. They have
moreover, the benefit Of the lnspir-
alton, advice and guidance of others
The consequence is that the country
child suffers relatively in respect oi
school opportunities. Why should the
country-born boy not have as good
an opportunity to get an education1
as "the boy whose parents just came
to America from Europe and settled
in one of our large cities?"
Is not the poor rural school one Of
the most potent influences at pres
ent in driving people into the cities
Il
Transportation of children to a gooC
school would prevent to some ex
tent at least, the migration of the
whole family to the city or town
Then there is the heavy tax tha
falls upon the poor district if any
thing like adequate educational pro
vision is made.
Delaware ought not to continu'
the antiquated little school distric
system. There are those who oppos'
any improvement to public schoo
buildings; and, regardless Of fair
ness, or justice, are trying to creat'
false understanding of the aims O.
purposes which would help ou
schools. 1t will be cause for con
tinued regret if the legislature agail
Yields to the backward-looking far
mer and the political workers WHIT
hope to hold patronage for them
selves.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23
oS0

THE modern local newspaper IN
the United States is each year get
ting on a firmer foundation and be-
coming more and more useful to its
home community. 1t is the home
newspaper which boosts the town,
year in and year out, which takes
the lead in every enterprise which
has for it's purpose the upbuilding OF
the community. We frequently hear
it said that the Old-time independent
spirit of the newspaper is gone, that
it's editorial policy is now subserV1-
ent to the business Office. Yet this is
not true. There is more unselfish
idealism in the average local news
paper than in any other business en-
terprise. It frequently speaks out in
the way which it believes will be for
the good of the nation and of the
community, regardless Of what the
consequences may be from busi-
ness standpoint. The local newspa-
per is the principal booster for the
community, and it does it's boosting
often without hopes of material re-
ward. Unfortunate is the community
which neither appreciates nor sup
ports its local newspapers, so says
the Wisconsin State Journal, and II
is so true as the Book Of Luke.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23

one for the legislature, who would
run on a platform of putting all
friends of the farmer in Jail for 90
day terms or so.
These so-called farmer friends,
with their calamity bowling, are do
ing the farmer and the cause of far
ming a great harm. There is moth
ing the matter with farming, if these
professional friends would leave it
alone.
"As a matter of fact, but little Of
the calamity bowling comes from the
farmer. 1t is produced for the pur-
pose of fooling the farmers, and by
a class of men who want to make
use of the farmer for their own sell
fish benefit.
Let a movement be started to sit
down on the professional friends OF
the farmer. Such movement would
be something really worth while in
behalf of constructive agricultural
and farm prosperity. Farming is all
right, and so is the farmer
%e@
THE OLD familiar falsehood con-
tinues to be repeated, that farmers
buy under high tariff prices and
sell in almost free trade markets. "
President Coolidge, in his recent
Chicago address, made complete re-
futation of the charge that the tar
iff is directed both ways to the det-
riment of the farmer. The facts
found in the tariff act itself show
that the large proportion of things
the farmers consumes are free from
duty, and the large proportion OF
things he sells are heavily protected.
What do the free trade advocates
want done with the tariff? Do they
want wool to compete with free wool
from abroad? Do they want free
trade in fruit and dairy products
The President showed from the rec
ords that dutiable goods which the
farmer consumes are only II per
cent of our total imports, and farm
expenditures are increased only 1.S
per cent by these duties. The free
trader would save the farmer this
1.S per cent of tariff and ruin the
farmers home market by reducing
farm prices and lowering standards
of living on farms, by subjecting
him to unrestricted free trade.
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IT HAS NOT YET COME to the
point where homes are built around
the radio set, but radio is nowadays
entering very definitely into the cal
culations of the real estate man with
houses to sell, or builders planning
new homes. Special base plugs for
the radio wires are part of the equip
ment of the modern home. Real es-
tate men and contractors are MAX
ing special arrangements for the
loudspeaker, Incorporating novel
ways of adapting the home to radio.
Do@
THE CITY COUNCIL of Whining
ton has again made it possible for
so-called daylight saving" by set
ting clocks forward one hour. The
popular vote of the women was over
whelmingly against this, but the men
seem to have put it across regard
less of all opposition.
So@
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23
MILFORD. FRIDAY. APRIL %, 1926

IT is PLANNED by the Milford
Board of Education, to call upon the
neople of Milford to vote upon the
ouestion of issuing bonds to enable
building of a school building, which
will have to be built during the lat
ter part of this year, so as to pe
ready for use in 1927. The referen-
dunn will be held on June 18th, after
the State Board of Education has
approved the plans. All are agreed
that a new school for the primary
and grammar grades, in Milford pub
lie schools, must be supplied, ana II
is that school which the Board OF
Education proposes to build. The
nresent main school building will be
changed to meet the requirements OF
a high school exclusively; which can
he done at a moderate expense. Full
details of the new building and the
remodeling of the old will be given
to the public before the referendum
is held. At present the schools are
using three rooms in the Masonic
Building for parts of the second
fourth and fifth grades, with a GER
tainty that another room will have
to be found for part of the third
grade, which is now oVercroWoeO
and will be overwhelmed next year
when all the children now in two
rooms Of the second grade are pro-
NOTED to the third. The little chill
dren of Milford increase in numbers
each year and they must be taken
care of. There certainly will not Dc
even one dissenting vote cast against
building a new school building for
the little children; for it has ceased
to be a condition which can be made
even in a halfway manner, supply
the needs of the children.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23
Do@

NOW THAT start has been MADE
to create the dream for ferry be-
tween Lewes, Delaware, and cape
May. New Jersey, into a tangible
fact. let us hope that the people
will accept the act last Saturday Oh
breaking ground" for the piers and
landing stages at Cape May ana
Tewes. which will mean more to
Delaware and the Delmarva PENN
sula, than the people can possibly
realize, and from now on will en-
courage building and completion at
an early date. This ferry will open
to lower Delaware and the Eastern
Shore of Maryland, the great sum
mer seaside markets along the New
Jersey coast for fruit, vegetables anu
products of our fields and forests. 1t
will bring new enterprises, new
methods of truck farming, new
methods of traffic for marketing, and
ready cash money in ever-increas-
ing quantity. Then those who have
never thought themselves able to
visit the great resorts, will find a
days visit in the automobile mex
pensive and pleasant between this
peninsula and South Jersey. Beyond
this part of the future is the fact'
that new people to the DelmarVa
Peninsula will travel over this
available and comfortable route Of
travel. and that they will see the op-
pOrtunities, which Delaware and the
Eastern Shore offers for homes and
for fruit growing; with ready mar
kets at hand for quick delivery at
small cost of transportation to those
who consume and pay promptly. Let
us hope the ferry will be quickly op-
ened and that traffic will make II
prosperous. It can be a great benefit
to the people and we believe that it
will soon grow in popular favor.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23
R2eG
SUNSET MUSINGS

softly the evening came.
The sun, from the western horizon,
Like a magician, extended its
Golden wand DER the landscape"
-LongfellOw.