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Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
RABBITS DISTRIBUTED
THROUGH KENT COUNTY

For the purpose of restocking the
county with rabbits, Game Warden
Boggs has been distributing wes-
tern rabbits through Kent county
this week.
The game was given to sports
men who are interested in this
propagation and placed them in
districts where they thought the
cover most suitable. The game COM
mission thought the work of distri-
button could be accomplished more
successfully by local people than
by the game wardens, as local
sportsmen know more about the
protection afforded game in their
respective localities. In all there
were 1000 rabbits distributed in
Kent county.
The rabbits came to this county
in crates, II in a crate. There were
8 crates given to sportsmen in the
districts of Milford and Houston
These were left Tuesday and were
liberated in the afternoon.
Places were located around Mil
ford where the snow had partly
vanished and where there was
plenty of cover and feed. This batch
of rabbits arriving for Kent county
were in exceptionally good condi-
ton. In former years many Of the
bunnies on arriving were found to
be dead. This year the average oi
dead rabbits has not run over one
to a crate. ---..
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
HOME EDUCATION
"MAKING MANNERS"
Theodore Brownfeld

"Mary Betty has such nice man
ners. 1 wish my children wouio
behave like her when we go out 10
dine!" How often we hear moth-
er comment thus on some little glrI
who is conspicuous" for her lady
like ways.
Indeed manners are to be valued
as much in children as IN grown
people. These very little ones are
later to be the grown people, ana II
their manners are to become part
of their everyday life, these graces
and little courtesies must be eii-
corraged to grow up with them, so
that they will reach perfection IN
later years.
I have in mind mother who has
made a special point Of good man
ners in bringing up her slx-year-
old daughter. This does not mean
that she wants this little one TO
have an affected society suaVlty,
but that she wants her to reflect
the charm and refinement OF the
household. The mother demands
company manners every day in the
week. She serves the dinner each
night in the dining-roOm rather
than amid the informality OF the
breakfast room or kitchen nook al
though she does her own work anc
it means extra household tasks.
This may seem a trivial step II
manner-making but children re.
spond more quickly to example anC
surroundings than they do tC
preaching and instructions. Dinner
in the dining-room, in this case
means that extra pains are takeI
to have the meal pleasant and at.
tractive, and everyone is expected
to help maintain this atmosphere
The mother may still wear hel
house dress but it is sure to be
spick and span and the little six
year-old is dressed late in the af'
ternoon after her nap, ready for the
evening meal, Her manners are
practiced with the rest Of the fam:
ily and she learns that politenesE
is not to be put on when going out
to dine or having company but Il
to be worn on all occasions.
Children usually do not intend te
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
FAILURE AND SUCCESS

Are you discouraged by failure?
Then you will fail.
Most Of the little failures and little
successes are unimportant skirmish-
es in the battle of life. They are the
maneuvering, the testing of the Op-
posing lines, the finding of weak
spots and strong spots.
In the hour of skirmish lost, or in
the zest of skirmish won, it is well
to remember that the great battle is
yet to be fought. The man who is
stricken in heart by the little de-
feats and the man who is palsied in
mind by the little victories will be
on a par when the real test comes.
Our little failures and little sue
cesses are about equally willing to
serve us. They will be very useful
if we will give them the chance. But
if we accept either blindly, as the
gift Of fate and circumstance, we
might as well quit the fight.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
OLD FASHIONED REVIVAL
MEETINGS AT GREENWOOD

The old time power of revival is
being signalized at the Greenwood
Methodist Episcopal Church and the
attendance is excellent every night.
The revival started Sunday evening,
January 16, and it was night of re-
joicing for the people of Greenwood
and surrounding communities.
Pastor Smith and Mr.. Jefferson the
soloist and musical director, were
well prepared to meet the demands
of the hour-and with the splendid
cooperation of Pastor Cliff of the
Methodist Protestant Church and the
members of his congregation a
splendid spirit predominated.
Monday night Rev. E. H. Collins Of
Harrington was the speaker and his
subject Thou Shalt Surely Die" ."
Text jeremiah 26:8. This was mes
sage that was well delivered and well
received. 1t brought memories of the
past, present and future life.
Tuesday night DR.. w. E. Gunby, D.
D., of Dover, the district superinten-
dent, was the speaker and he pre-
sented a wonderful subject for his
message as a clinching thought for
the revival at Greenwood, "The King
of Kings and Lord of Lords" Text,
Revelations 1916. This was a SER
mon mastery handled and it grip
ped the hearts of the people from
start to finish-it brought ringing
keynote that will never be forgotten
as he portrayed the Son of God from
the prophecies in the Old Testament
to the ascension.
Pastor Smith then gave the alter
call and invitation for seekers-and
now that the call has been sounded
and the messages of hope and cheer
are being given victory is sure.
The singing and music are a real
speciality at every service, especially
the song services from 1880 to 7:45
p. m, under the direction of w.
Townsend Jefferson and the choir.
These meetings will continue un-
til Sunday, January 80.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
MAIL.ORDER MERGER

During the past two months there
have been frequent rumors of a merger
of Sears, Roebuck & Company and Mont
gomery Ward & Company. The mergers
have been denied several times by the
executives of these mail-order firms. The
fact that they recur on Wall Street per-
iodically has caused many well-inform-
ed financial people to give credence to
them.
The rumors have it that the house of
]. P. Morgan & Co. has purchased the
controlling interest in Sears, Roebuck &
Company, and the Morgan firm is now
after Montgomery Ward & Company.
Wall Street operators have put enough
confidence into the rumor so that there
has been trading on the basis of the ru-
NOR. Together these two mail-order
houses would do a business Of $3.50, ,000,-
900.
The savings effected by a merger of
the two leading mail 7order houses would
be enormous. 1t has been estimated that
the savings effected by merger in the
printing of catalogs alone would amount
to $1O,OOO,OOO.
The rapid rise of the chain stores
have made the mail-order houses a bit
nervous.-The PrOgreSsiVe Grocer.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
DON,T .THROW me GAME.

The nation was shocked a few days
ago by revelations of alleged cor
ruption in several of its most highly
respected baseball teams. That some
of the most famous players on the
diamond had accepted or been offer
ed money to throw the game" was a
startling revelation not alone of
mans inherent weakness, but of the
tremendous temptations that he is
called upon to Withstand.
They are all about us, these temp
tations-petty and powerful, subtle
and open, Sinking and arrogant. Not
only baseball players are called upon
to face them. Every day, everywhere,
they are whispering into mems
minds the poisoned lure to throw
the game"
Discomfort, misunderstanding, Dis
appointment, Jealousy, Selishness,
Greed-these are the temptations
that pierce their cancer growth into
the souls of men in high places and
low. These are the temptations that
urge a man, in a moment of anger,
of chagrin, or despair, or covetous-
ness, to throw the game"
A sales clerk who, piqued by rep
rimand, rebuffs a customer and turns
a friend of the store into an enemy,
throws the game"
The mill hand who, resentful of a
grievance, real or fancied, stands by
while the output of hours of toll is
destroyed, throws the game"
The man anywhere, anytime, who
knocks the efforts of his colleagues,
the purpose of his employer, the in
tegrity of their establishment,
throws the game"
The man who speaks of his family
with criticism and disparagement, in
stead of with respect and pride,
throws the game"
The man who fails always to do
his best, to keep faith with all that
is true and noble, to play his part
with heart and soul, that man
throws the game"
The man who throws the game
cheats not only his employer. He
cheats his associates, he cheats the
public, and above all he cheats him
self. He sells his immortal soul for
a mundane, fieeting price.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
GETTING NEW BUSINESS

The progressive business firm finds
that it needs to be constantly max
ing new friends and creating a new
circle of customers. If it just de-
pends on satisfying those who have
previously bought its goods, it is
likely to see its trade diminished.
Population changes more rapidly
now than formerly, and if a firm has
a certain list of customers this year,
it can expect, as the result of all the
changes that naturally occur, that a
considerable proportion of those
customers will not be on the list in
a year or two.
Also people are changeable in their
habits, and unless a very energetic
effort is made to hold old customers
by advertising, lot of them will go
elswhere, attracted by the various
inducements that are offered them.
People are not much inclined, as
they were often formerly, just to
trade at one place or a few places
right along year after year. They are
quick to get the idea, if some firm
seems to be hustling a little harder
than its competitors to please the
people, and no feeling of habit or
sentiment of loyalty is apt to hold
them, if they think they can do bet
ter by going elsewhere for something
they want.
By an active campaign of adver-
tising, firm can keep new business
friends, to make up for those who
drift elsewhere. 1t does not take
elaborate persuasion to win such
new customers in these times.
People are ready to go to any
place of business where the spirit
of enterprise and hustle seems tc
prevail. A concern that makes it
regular practice to advertise, even il
it does not take any great amount oi
space, will have a constant strean
of inquirers entering it's doors, WHIT
will more than make up for old Gus
toners who go elsewhere.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
Lewes

William w. Warrington, Jr., has
been spending few days with his
mother and grandfather, Mrs. L. J,
Warrington and Rev. w. d. Wilson
Mr.. Warrington is very progressive
business man from Omaha, from
which city he was sent as a dele
gate to the Alexander Hamilton In
stitution in New York City. On Sun
day evening he gave a very inspir-
ing address to the members of the
Protestant Church entitled Chris
tianity the Basis of Success"
Mrs. L. G. Warrington was accom-
panied home from a recent visit to
Philadelphia by Miss Arlene Biggs.
DR.. E. c. Makosky, president of
the Maryland and Delaware annual
conference of the Methodist Protes-
tant Church spent Sunday morning
at the GroOme Memorial NJ. 2.
Church. He delivered an excellent
sermon on the Fundamentals of the
Christian Religion" A goodly num-
ber was present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Robbins of King
street, celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary on January 18th, by
having a few friends in for dinner.
Due to Mrs. Robbins poor health it
was impossible to have as many
friends and relatives as they would
liked.
Mrs. Clinton Long is baking old
Virginia pones for the benefit of st.
Peters Church.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
NATIONAL NEWS OF INTEREST
TO EVERYBODY WHO READS
A COrking Corn CrOp

National interest in the records
made by boys and girls in agricul-
tural crop contests has been stim-
ulated by a report from the South.
7. G. Andrews of Mt. Gilead. Mont
gomery County, North Carolina, by
producing three hundred and twenty
two and one-half bushels of corn on
five acres during the dry season of
1925 has been awarded the scholar
ship of $500 offered to club members
in North Carolina by the Chilean Nj
trate OF Soda Education Bureau. The
total cost of producing the corn
which included rent of land, labor,
team, cost of seed, manure, fertilizer
and every other expense amounted to
$l45. The value of the crop was
S5l6, making his net profit S371,
Young Andrews prepared his seed
bed carefully, planted a good prolific
seed corn, manured the land and fer
tilized according to methods recon-
mended for the type of soil in his
tract. His fertilizer consisted of 1000
pounds Of Acid Phosphate, 1000
pounds of Nitrate of Soda and 400
pounds of Kainit, home mixed. A
high percentage of Acid Phosphate
was used at planting and high per-
centage of Nitrate of Soda for the
second application.
Cultivation was kept up until the
corn had tasseled, owing to the dry
season. The corn was the best seen
in the community and many expected
it to yield 100 bushels per acre. The
unusual drought, however, cut it to
about siXty-four and one-half bush
els. 1t was gathered and weighed
under the supervision of County
Agent A. R. Morrow with witnesses
present. Young Andrews entered
the North Carolina State College of
Agriculture in the fall of 1925 and
the scholarship money will go to-
ward defraying his expenses there.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21

advertising within recent years. Out
standing examples of it are to be
found in the national field. Locally,
however, advertising has much room
for development. Aside from one or
two of the big stores, the average
merchant in the average small town
gives too little study to the power of
advertising.
But conditions are changing. More
and more merchants are coming to
realize that they are losing money
and prestige when they are not TO be
found in the advertising columns of
the home town paper. This is one of
the healthiest signs in the field of
retail merchandising.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21

sions. A number of members have
announced plans to spend fortnight
in semi-tropical regions but usually
have changed their plans on the ap-
peal of their party leaders. The bal
ance of power depends upon the ac-
tual attendance when votes are TAX
en-, and not upon the percentages as
given on paper. 1t is not the man
who talks loudest or longest on the
floor that is responsible for enact
ment of legislation.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
Warwick

This vicinity was visited by a
heavy snow fall on Saturday. Owing
to the drifts the dirt roads were al
most impossible in places.
Mrs. Laura L. Phillips, aged 81
years, 8 months and days. wife of
Charles C. Phillips, proprietor of
Indian River Hotel at Oak Orchard,
died last Wednesday from la grippe
at their home near that place. Mrs.
Phillips was kind neighbor and
will be sadly missed by all who knew
her. She was the daughter of James
B. and Anna P. Lawrance of Phila-
delphia. Services were held at the
home on Friday evening by Rev.
BucksOn of Millsboro and the body
was taken to Philadelphia on Satur-
day to the home of her parents
where the funeral was held on Mon
day and interment made in that city.
Mr.. Phillips has the sympathy of the
entire community.
The Ladies Aid of Central NJ. E.
Church was delightfully."- entertained
on Thursday evening by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ward MCGEE of Long Neck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Short and lit
tie son James were Georgetown cal
lers recently.
V Fred Etter, a young man of this
vicinity, has accepted a position at
Rehoboth Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Barto had as
their guests on Monday, the latter's
brother, John Burton, also George
Wells of near Selbyville and Wilbert
Richardson of near Roxana.
Mrs. Rinehart Schroeder and
daughter Mildred spent Monday af-
ternoon with Mrs. A. H. Lingo and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Lingo and Mr..
and Mrs. c. L. Lingo attended the
funeral of Joseph L. Chandler at
Dagsboro on Friday. Mr.. Chandler
was well liked by all who knew him.
He had host of friends in this COM
munity. We extend our sincere sym
pathy to his wife and relatives in
their sad bereavement.
w. w. Barto of Philadelphia spent
Saturday evening with his brother
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Barto
here.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
MILFORD, FRIDAY, JAN. 21, 1927

IT IS NOW TIME that the Town
Council of Milford took action to-
ward having the limits of Milford
enlarged. Several years ago there
was a movement started, but at that
time the matter died because of any
determined action on the part OF
Town Council to accomplish the pur-
pose. Now, with the overflow of res
licences increasing each year, that
are built by the citizens of Milford
beyond the incorporated limits, sit
nation is existing which is unfair to
the property owners within the in
corporated limits. In almost every
instance new buildings beyond the
incorporated limits of the town, are
equipped for the use of both the lighV
and water supplied by the town, and
are using it. In every case, these
properties are paying the same for
the light and water in weekly bills,
as do the citizens and business
places of the town within the limits;
but, they are not paying any part of
the interest on bonded debt or de-
probation of the plants owned by
the towns, which were built from
bond issues; and, the bonds are,
with the interest, paid from taxes
on property within the town limits.
This situation is not fair to the
property owners of the town. The
fact that residences are built out
side the incorporate limits, is be-
cause desirable locations are very
scarce and expensive therein. For
that reason new residences are
built outside the town limits and
are therefore not taxable for the
support of the town. 1t certainly
is worth a considerable sum for the
people who own these properties to
be within the incorporated limits.
II II were uOC' IhSA 'iANJ NN
as well have built these homes
miles distant from the town. BY
reason of close contact with the
town, it's stores, it churches, its
schools, it's amusements, its light
ed streets and general activities,
people are coming to Milford to
build homes, and the above conven-
fences are valuable assets to them
in making new homes; therefore
they should be taken within the
town limits and help to support the
things they now enjoy. Town Coun-
Gil must act now.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21

be rude but the very novelty of a
situation sometimes embarrasses
and so surprises them that they do
not know what to do. Consequent
ly acting smart" is their refuge,
and too often it appears at the ta-
BILE! A little home practice would
save all this humiliation for both
mother and child.
Eating in the dining-room is just
one means of teaching children that
certain conventions help to make
things go pleasantly and that good
breeding makes people welcome. AS
mothers train their children, so will
they reflect that training as they
go out into the world and when
they meet praise because of their
conduct and manners, they will be
grateful to her for the trouble she
has taken.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
AL Episcopal Church Forces
United for Bishops CrzlSGde

In the sequestered shades of the
National Cathedral at Mount st.
Alban, Washington, a group of
bishops and laymen of the Epis-
copal Church are struggling with a
problem which has turned politici-
ans bald and gray. Beginning Janu-
ary 6, 250 bishops, priests and lay
men of the Church will embark on
the nationwide Bishops Crusade
to reawaken the membership of the
Church throughout the world to
their duties as Christian citizens.
These Crusaders will work along
lines similar to those of campaign
ers in a great Presidential canvas.
They will go where they are sent
the most eloquent and forceful lead
ers of the Church-and preach a
practial acpplication of Christian
doctrine in the every day life of the
men and women of the Communion,
who will be urged to be Christians
! in fact as well as in name. The
iprohlenn the group of bishops and
! ilayn.... are struggling with is to
meet the demands of the congrega-
! IIOHS 1OI ldNOIlCe OTuSduSISs
at is the test of one's Christian
Iity," says a leader of the CRUSADE,
"to grapple with the demands from
California, Maine and Florida, who
all want on the same day, for in
stance, Bishop Brent of Western
New York, Bishop Manning, of New
York, or Bishop Freeman of Wash
iinpton We shall have tO test the
Christianity of these good folk in
turn by asking them to be patient
under the impossibility of meeting
all these requests"
In one respect, the impending
Crusade has already filled the pol
itical leaders of the country with
envy. There will be no contending
factions to hamper it's success.
Whatever honest differences may
exist among Churchmen as to form
and detail have been swept aside in
an enthusiastic effort on the part
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
EeS
THE HOME TOWN PAPER

The merchants relations to his
home town paper are supposed to be
those of an advertiser. That is a
narrow view. The home town paper
is an institution. The merchant can
no more escape it's influence than
anybody else in the community, whe-
ther he advertises in it or not.
Yet, as a consistent advertiser his
relations with the local newspaper
become definitely constructive. He
becomes a part of this institution
without which no community can ex-
press itself. Whatever it's merit or
demerits, the home town paper is an
expression of the community. Liter
ally, it is the "Voice of the People"
in a sense that cannot hold true for
any other medium.
This institution keeps friends in
touch with friends. To the best Of its
ability It answers Who, What, When,
Where, How and Why? 1t brings
the individual out of himself. 1t
speaks the local language. It inter-
prets community life. Week by week,
or day by day, It tells the story of
the town and county. E1s..-
Most of us are so accustomed to
the home town paper that we take
it as matter of course. If we think
anything about it at all, we think oi
its deficiencies. These are present
largely because it is run by fallible
human beings. The wonder about the
home town paper is that it contains
so few mistakes, not so many.
To the merchant, especially, the
home town paper is an opportunity
His business, too, is local institu
ton. Unless it finds some kind o.
expression in the home town paper
both the paper and the business have
to an important extent failed to func
ton. Each is affected somewhat b!
every successive failure in this re
spect.
It does not cost a great deal O.
money to advertise in the local pa
per. Most advertisers are over-ju
dicious rather than extravagant. 1
is the continual message that count:
most. Sporadic advertisements nov
and then are of doubtful value. Per
haps they are better than no adver
tising at all. Every advertisement
placed by a business house should
blend into every other advertisement
it places. The merchant shoult
think in terms Of a campaign rathel
than in terms Of the single tnser
ton.
Vast progress has been made ii
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21

Rt. Rev. Charles II. Brent d. D.,
Bishop of Western New York, vvha
zxaS msRS-ss' ~. q - 4, =
Staff in the World War. His
are in great demand as a Crusader
in the Bishops Crusade of the Epis-
cOpal Church.
of all groups to demonstrate through
the Crusade, that the Episcopal
Church, at least, is vital, function
ing organization meeting the needs
of the modern world.
Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Darst D. D.,
Bishop of East Carolina, Director
of the Crusade, says: "There is no
doubt that the time is ripe for a
sane and practical demonstration OF
faith in God and His Church. Every
thing else has been tried in the eff
fort to restore the world to a basis
in which rational standards ana
ideals worthy of a people who boast
of world leadership will prevail"
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
POLICE FORCE REELECTED

The newly elected Town Council
of Milford at a meeting held this
week reelected the former police
force of Milford. The present force
as now organized consists of chief
of police, James COurntye; night
officer, Robert D. Davis; special Of
ficer and in charge of the sewerage
and streets, Oscar D. Ackerman.
Justice Edward V. Hendrixson, OF
South Milford, was appointed town
alderman for this year.