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Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10

perhaps, was there a keener appre-
citation of Christmas cheer than in
the heart of winsOme Ina Walton,
the affectiOnate and resOurceful
younger sister of Edith, just now
recovering from a long and desper-
ate illness.
Seventeen-year-old Ina, the only
living relative of the sick girl, had
gone down into the valley of death
with her, suffering in mind and
spirit as severely almost as did
Edith, physically. But now Edith
was so greatly improved as to be
able to sit up in bed for her break
fast. Near her stood a small table
on which was a vase of red-and-
white roses, and dishes of very
tempting food. She took up the
saucer containing a half-Orange and
looked in bewilderment at the we'll
buttered toast, eggs and coffee.
81 don't understand" she an
nOunced. 81 simply can't see how
you manage to do all this, Ina, ,"
with a significant gesture toward
the table.
you know it is Christmas" she
naively asked by way Of reply.
"Oh, yes, of course. know 1t Is
Christmas, Ina, dear, but the sea-
son does not put anything into our
pockets, you know. We can't af-
ford it."
But I'm quite sure we can. So
don't you worry"
Edith did not seem satisfied. Her
expression of perplexity called for
further explanation and Ina con-
tinued: 1--WE been a daring crea-
ture while you were Ill. I'm quite
sure you'll not approve, even though
1 did it for your sake; but it really
doesn't matter, now that you are
getting well. Nothing matters but
lust that. Oh, Edith You are my
precious Christmas gift"
you've been so good to me
dear" quickly responded Edith, tg-
noring her sisters claim Of daring
but you have not satisfied my Gu
riOsity. How do you manage tC
spread such sumptuOus mealsT"
"By my bOldness." Ina tossed hel
head cOquettishly and strobe def
antly across the room, as If to char
acterize her words. Then she
paused and leaned on the fOOtbOar6
of the bed, smiling teasingly. 81
knew you would think it very
dreadful. It is true, nevertheless
I had to do it,"
Nonsense, Ina. You couldn't b.
bold, even If you tried. You dom
know how"
T was, though, very bold,
guess. Listen. When went t.
pay the gas bill last week, I JUS
told the clerk at the window al
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loves Cross Roads

Mrs. Laura Parsons left on Tuesday
to visit relatives in Dover, after which
she will spend the winter in Philadel-
phia with her brother.
Granville Lewis returned to his work
on Monday after spending two weeks
with his parents here.
Mrs Mary H. Short has a tame pet.
if anyone wants to sect it, call some
evening but watch for the mouse.
Next Sunday December 18th, there
will be a home coming service at Jones
Church morning and afternoon, in
stead of evening as was announced III
last weeks paper.
Next Sunday evening there will be
preaching at Bethany Church. There
will be no preaching in the afternoon.
owing to the special service at Jones
Church.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10

TO PUT ALL of the emphasis on
the value of an education is a mis-
take in so far as education without
inspiration is valueless. Only when
YOU include inspiration as an ele-
ment of education or one of its by
products can you rate education
above all other advantages. There
are educated men, well read men
and intelligent men who are of lit
tie value to themselves or society
because they have not that divine
shark of inspiration which puts edu-
cation to work and without which
education can not work.
Education comes to man through
reading, talking, listening and THINK
ing Inspiration comes with 1t
through the right kind of reading
the right kind of conversation ana
the deep and profound sort OF
thought. In other words, some liter
ature conveys book learning ana
other literature proposes only to IN
spire the reader, to lift him out oil
his work-a-day stupOr.
Unknown to many, the human
mind, by proper impetus, is capable
of kindling the divine spark OF IN
spiration. There are many workmen
who are stirring their creative am
bitions by daily meditation on the
ideals of their occupation and upon
the vast possibilities lying dormant
in their field of labor. No man ever
suffered by imagining his job Big
ger than it really was. Of such I'M
aginings is inspiration made.
Inspiration hitched up to educa
ton or just plain knowledge is max
ing men, communities, nations bus
mess enterprises and all the grea
inventive, industrial and commercial
marvels of the twentieth century.
There can be no great and last
ing work without inspiration" Wrot
Emerson.
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POSTOFFICE WINDOWS OPEN
LONGER DURING HOLIDAYS

In order to accommodate the
Christmas rush, the windows at the
post office will be open at seven o.
clock in the morning beginning on
Monday, December 18th. This is a
special favor on the part of Mark L.
Davis, postmaster. Everyone will
profit by this and it is hoped people
will take advantage of this courtesy
and aet their Christmas packages off
early.
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MILFORD CHRISTMAS DANCE

After having conducted such sue
cessful affair last year the Carlisle
Fire Company will again hold the
annual Milford Christmas dance in
the community building. Geo. H.
Madden and his orchestra have been
engaged for Thursday evening, De-
cember Both to furnish the music.
Prior to last year the responsible
ity and liability for the usual deficit
rested upon a few of the younger
men of the town. The members of
the fire company however are able
to hold dances much more econom1-
cally and in fact realize a small pro-
fit which is applied against the in
debtedness on the community build
ing.
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The public was treated to a pic
ture of Secretary of Agriculture
Jardine and the superintendent of
the Arlington experimental farm of
the department busy in a study of
grasses and the way to produce the
best variety of grass for golflng
greens. Which goes to show how
helpful the agricultural department
can be when run by real dirt farm
ers. The best grass is none too
good for the farmers gol6ng
greens.-The Pathfinder.
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%oG

THE MAIL EARLY" urgings pro-
mulgated last year by the postohce
department met with gratifying re-
sponse. Though reasonable success
was attained, the goal is set still
higher for this year. Mail Earlier
might be this years slogan. The pur-
nose is to relieve postal employees
of the overwhelming last-mlnute
rush of former years by distributing
the handling of parcels over long
er period, entirely eliminating the
peak of the load from Christmas IT.
self. The Zero hour" has been ad-
vanced, it is announced. Rural car
riers will make no deliveries on
Christmas and city carriers will
make one delivery on Christmas. 1t
is recommended that Christmas par
GELS be mailed between December 10
and December 20. 1t is urged also
that Christmas cards be mailed ear
", lest they be not delivered until
after the event.
The matter of delayed shopping
and delayed mailing is mainly ha-
bit. Some folks are constitutionally
slow. To be beforehanded in any
action is the exception rather than
the rule. While it may be practical
ly impossible to induce some to act
early, if those who are amenable to
suggestion do, the end is gained by
having at least part Of the bust
ness out of the way before the pro-
crastinating ones come along. Thus
the congestion which might other
wise result is in some measure
avoided. It/would be easier to shop
early and mail early than to delay
until the crowds are greater, but
habit causes some of us to put off a
task as long as possible. It is the
correction of a bad habit which the
postOfice department is seeking.
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Lewes

Mrs. Edward c. Phillips and daughter
Pearl A. Marsh, of Lewes, have return
ed after spending a month at Nevada
and Los Angeles, California, with Mrs.
Phillips brother
French wine makers are said to
be hopeful that the success of al
Smith and the wet referendum in
New York will soon lead to the ex-
portation of champagne from
France to America. Which shows
Just how we'll these Europeans I'M
derstand America.
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MILFORD. FRIDAY, DEC. 10, 1926
THE GREATEST GIFT is LIFE
tr+ man is not privileged to give
that However, the next greatest
Gift is health and that man can give
bv buving Christmas Seals again
+bis wear. If every man and woman
1,i11 buv a few of the little health
stamps the billion that must be sou
+bis christmas season will quickly
bo distributed and another year Oh
effective warfare against the white
nlague will be assured.
The Christmas Seal is the stand
ard of one of the most hopeful ana
dramatic fights ever made against
disease. This fight is being MADE
aqainst one of the Oldest plaques
that have afflicted man. For thirty
centuries the dread disease has gone
steadily on, marking its victims anu
leaving them to a lingering DEATH
The annroach of the disease is so
slow and gives so little warning tnat
for many centuries no attempt was
made TO stamp it out or to prevent
the spread of infection. other
plagues got in their devastating
work so quickly and openly that man
was moved to organize for self-pro-
lection and succeeded in wiping them
out. Finally man launched his fight
against the white plague and imme-
diately began to gain ground.
It is estimated that tuberculosis
in the United States wipes out a
small-sized city every year. 1t is al
so estimated that to endure the dis
ease in its present stage for the next
thirty-fve years would cost the ma
ton twenty-six billion dollars. In
the last twenty years education and
sanitation have combined to cut the
death rate from tuberculosis in two
Medical experts estimate that keep
ing the disease under control tor
thirty-fve years will mean virtually
exterminating it.
Will the public give seven DlIhohs
of dollars in the next thlrty-nVe
wears to abolish tuberculosis or will
it permit tuberculosis to take from
it twenty-six billions of dollars and
many thousands of lives? That is
the challenge which the nation ans
wers every Christmas.
De@
MANY MILFORD residents will
have impressed upon them within
the next few days the value Of con
sistent saving. The banks of Nil
ford are now mailing out the grist
of annual Christmas savings cluI
checks to subscribers of those clubs
and the total distribution vii
amount to a considerable sum. Un
der the rules of the savings club
conducted by the banks, each mem
Der is required to deposit definite
amount each week, and the check
now being received cannot but serv'
an impressive evidence Of the valu'
in saving even a small sum eacl
week.
The Christmas savings club plan
. inaugurated by the banks of the ma
ton but a few years ago, has beel
accepted by host of people as tn
means either for forming the nucle
us of a permanent bank account o.
for providing a definite sum of mon
ey for their annual Christmas buy
ing. In either instance the clubs
are demonstrating annually to thou
sands of people what can be accom-
plished through thrift, in either
small way ora big way. The aver
age club member is having it proven
to himself that if it is possible tt
accumulate even a small sun
through meagre weekly saving, it il
possible to accumulate an impress
sive sum by the practice of thrift
and adherence to a definite plan fol
saving.
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THERE ARE TWO BITS OF ADVICE
which it is folly to ignore in this
season. The one is do Your Christ
mas Shopping Early" and Send
Your Christmas Mail EARLY" is the
second. Fools heed neither, but II
the observance of both is proof OF
rare wisdom then the world is be-
coming wiser.
It was but a few years ago that
the major portion of the Christmas
shopping was done during Christmas
week and the Christmas rush in the
mails did not begin until the
eleventh hour. The result was that
unfavorable shopping conditions and
congested mails ruined Christmas
Day for countless thousands.
How much saner and how much
more satisfactory for all concerned
! are the modern practices of starting
the gift-buying season in November
and of starting the gifts through the
mails in ample time to insure their
punctual delivery.
Whether one looks at the question
from the selfish or impersonal points
of view the arguments are all in ia
vor of early shopping and early
mailing.
EARLY shopping gives one the PICK
of the new and undepleted Christmas
stocks, leisurely selection, more sat
isfactory service and less jostling
EARLY mailing is a guarantee OF time
ly delivery and minimizes the dan
gers of damage and loss jim transit.
Should there be any to whom these
arguments are unconvincing' lei
them give thought to the merchant
and his sales force, and to the postal
employees whose one desire is tC
please the public, but who are pow
erless to help those who won't hell
themselves.
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OYER-RATED

Il gave you," said the discharged
employee, "the best five years of
my life"
Were those your best?" asked
the merchant, in surprise.-The
Progressive Grocer.
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Useful SiIken Ladies
A%%As5Ass55@Ss5=Ss5

= Everywhere in the shops this
year there are dainty and fascinat-
ing bisQue ladies' with dignifed Golf
fures and pretty faces, waiting
to be dressed in spreading silk
skirts. These doll tOrsos are made
in several sizes and are used as
shades over lectric lights or posed
over telephones, bOnbOn or work
baskets and pincushiOns. Wide ta-
feta ribbon clothes the blond beau
ty pictured and the tiniest ribbon
flowers adOrn her bodice. She Is
posed over a small wicker basket
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS
SHOOTS
Shooting matches at Moore's Fill
ing Station, near NAPLES Mill, on
Saturday, December rs. 1926 and
Saturday, January 1, 1927. Shoots
will start promptly at 10 o'clock.
geese, ducks and guineas
will be awarded as first and second
prizes. Everyone invited. If Christ
mas Day should be stormy, shoot
will be held on Monday, December
81. Sandwiches Of all kinds with hot
coffee will be served on the grounds,
also regular trap load shells for sale.
Chas. M. Moore & Son Filling Sta
ton. Service day and night. d10-3t
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i r 1 S T NJ A S
morning broke
b ri G h t and
clear, sending
rays of glisten-
ing sun S hin e
over a thick
blanket of new
fallen snow
with its ever
wonderful mes
sage Of joy and
love. Nowhere
in all the world,
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tax measure, and makes 1t clear tnaI
conditions do not warrant perma-
nent tax reduction plan. Secretary OF
the Treasury, Mellon, in his report
TO Congress, today says that it does
not seem probable that we can con-
templats a reduction in government
expenditures in the next few years.
He has sounded a warning to Con-
gress against making tax reduction
football of politics.
It is said that the folks back home
constantly criticize the Government
at washington. They do not realize
the tremendous amount of detail
necessary to it's successful manage
ment. With all the talk on prohi-
hilton current in drawing rooms, 1t
is interesting to note that the Treas
ury Department has asked for near
ly thirty million dollars for the en-
forcement of laws.
The annual reports of various bur-
eau chiefs reveal interesting infor-
nation which seldom appears in the
daily press. For instance, the Post
Office Department, tracing prosper
ity of the country shows that the aV-
erage per capita xpenditure for pos
tage during the fiscal year of 1926
amounted to $i.97. as compared with
$4.69 last yea. The lannual reports
of all government del )artments an
ticipate prOsrrity and only few sour
notes are hard, and hese are in
the agricultral regions
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and positive manner possible-it
II touches his pocketbook.

and positive manner possible--it
1t touches his pocketbook.
And 1t does that in several ways. \
The most evident way In which IN.
creased Latin American inquiry Will
react upon the motor-car.purchasin
public Is in the reduction OF vehicle
prices. In every industrial line larger
production enables manufacturers to
reduce prices. Broader demand gives
him the advantage of a more power
full dollar. AS result he buys for less
and that saving Is in turn passed on
to the consumer.
|, This same law holds true In the
automotive industry. The more cars
manufacturers can turn out the
cheaper their overhead per individual
car. Latin American denand-radical.
ly increased Latin American demand
which can be confidently expected
following the comprehensive tour un-
der discussion. will mean still further
price reductions.
Stimulated Latin American demand
Is important in this respect also. Pro-
duction reduction would mean unsettle-
ment in the industry. 1t wuold mean
unemployment. It would mean stock
market crashes. IL would affect a score
of industries dependent upon the auto.
motive lHtuStTy. IL WOuiU, tHcTeIOIei
mean very real Industrial hardship.
That sharply curtailed output i'll the
country's leading industry cannot come
about without a definite economic re-
action throughout the whole CONNER.
cial and financial structure IL evident.
On the other hand, increased rroduc.
tion-which growing Latin American
as well as other foreign demand
makes practically certain-will mean
greater prosperity in a broad number
of lines. and eventually will be reflect
ed in the personal financial situation
of an amazingly large number OF per-
sons. ~Ss
1t is in the broad light herein indi-
Gated that the Journalists iutomotivc
tour should be viewed. 1t should be
horne In mind that factors Of the
greatest industrial and general eco
nomic importa nee are at stake: that In
some way or other the journeys re-
suits will have a personal material
effect. and that. Furthermore. this
point may very well be the starting
place of a new era in a great and
growing continents fundamental de
velopment.
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Or $3.50 dozen. Full sized,
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spective communities well acquainted
With highway and vehicular prob.
lens: with solutions and with notes
of pitfalls to avoid.
Latin America. through its journal
lists, is seeing this countrys motor In
dustry dissected. 1t is seeing every
phase of an element which has con-
tributed in no mean fashion TO our
economic advancement. 1t IS learn
ing which roads to take. which 70
shun, which to upbuild. which to al
low to fall into disuse. 1t Is doing
this literally as we'll as figuratively.
for the Pan-American delegates are
tapping storehouse of practlcal
highway information and instruction.
Will Carry Ideas Home.
Latin America will find much of in
tense value in what it's journalists are
to bring back with them. These gem
tlemen will go back home filled with
the lore of the industry: with answers
to questions; with plans to follow:
with methods and systems; with views
on all angles of a problem OF the
greatest significance to South Amer
lea. to manufacturers in this country
and to the individual automoplie
owner everywhere.
The Interest displayed by Latin
America in the motor Industry anu
lis deveiopment---tnat continent 3
very evident desire to follow IN the
transportation footsteps or THIS Ma
tion--is more than heartening 10 our
automobile industry.
Question of saturation point mas
been one giving considerable concerh
t. a certain element within ana VIII
cut the automotive Industry. some
nhanFvnrG nave
been lust a little fearful that the time
would come within q number OF years
when demand for cars would snow
distinct falling-o off; that production
schedules would have 10 be cut. ana
that the industry would have to go
through a rigorous Reorganization.
There were others-and it is fact
that they constituted the greater pro
norton of those we'll informed-Who
held TO the conviction that overseas
demand would keep our automotiVe
factories busy when the saturatlon
point-if there really is such thing
was reached here. That the latter
view was the correct one is Illustrated
by Latin American developments-of
which this tour of inspection by the
Journalists is an important phase-as
well as by export conditions in other
parts of the globe particularly con-
tinental Europe and the British Isles.
L. $. Products Preferred.
Latin America offers a literally ire.
mendous field for American cars. 1t
has been shown that a very vital need
for them exists there; it is known
that all classes prefer the United
States made product above all others.
The current trip certainly will cement
these significant relationships; will
bring about wider Cema nd: will spur
South and Central American automo-
tive transport development: will aid
in the economic upgrowth of the con.
tinent.
How does all this affect the poten-
tial car buyer in this country?
1t affects him in the most definite
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The directors of the Washington
Board Of Trade have unanimous
ly voted to subscribe $500 toward the
$24.0 budget of the Washington
Convention Bureau for 1926.
This budget was authorized at a
meeting Of the officers of the bureau.
c. ]. Gockeler and Arthur Carr, direc-
tors of the Board of Trade, who rep
resent the organization on the con-
trolling board of the convention blu
reau, praised the work of c. K. La
vigne, the convention director, and
recommended the appropriation of
$780,
Following an address by Gen. An
ton Stephan, the board of directors
voted to lend their effort toward the
acquisition of the Pension Office, at
Fifth and F streets, as headquarters
for the District National Guard. Gen
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place was found before October the
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Ladies' night of the Five Points
Masonic Club, composed of employees
of the Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion, was held in the auditorium Of
the Department of the Interior last
night. A large gathering was present
to view a playlet entitled Waiting.
for the Trolley" and hear a musical
program, rendered by the choir of the
The Mcdonald sisters. little daugh-
tiers of the organist, gave a dancing
exhibition.
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Police yesterday raided a house at
2122 First street and reported find
ing a still, approximately 200 gal
Ions of the finished product and more
than 1000 gallons of mash. The
mash and much Of the liquor were
destroyed and the still equipment
seized. A warrant was issued for
Hynlan Terrish, alleged occupant Of
the premises.
Capt. Burlingame said a handbook
found in the house showed deposits
of approximately $4,000 the past
three years.
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