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Tho country could get along bet
tor with moro golden weddings and
fever gold diggcrs.'
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-01
had THE COMMON KIND

lAnd as other FIN SHOP contri
butors juggl"d with iO
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ventorics of raw materials and
finished merchandise. This has,
o. course, reduced their re-
Qurcmeuts for bank credit"
Thus VIC have It in Il nutshell; II
would take nerve by an ordinary
commentator to deny the allcga-
ton: most likely it is entirely cor
rect in lis diagnosis and logical in
its deductions.
But what the manufacturers are
somewhat aroused over is the fact
that merchants are not carrying as
enormous stocks as they formerly
did. Salesm"n have been telling
their New England salesmanaccrs
that tn" average merchant now
adays is as keen about loading up
his shelves with goods aa he is
about taking part in a long-dis-
tance swimming event or 4 beauty
contest. The new method is to give
orders in small driblcts instead OF
the big sohs that make the hearts
Of the salesman and manufacturer
glad,
All this is due TO the increased
efficiency of the railroads; the mcr-
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Send all communications to Fun
shop Editor, care of the New
Britain Herald, and your letter
Will be forwarded to New York.
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Correct this sentence: I'm not
supcrstitioUs, ! 90 around tn" lad
der because il is easier than walk
ing under IT,"
Copyright 1927. Publishors syndicate
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Amcricansm: Voting for cNpcn-
sivc improvements; finding fault
with high taxes.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-01

Moonshine viii Kill rabbits. but i
has to be forced down them.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-01

Az politicians, dogs would fail.
They never wait to see which way
the cat is going to jump.
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SUBSCRIPTION RATEe
3l1o Year.
$500 Three konthA
7sc. . Month.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03
"The Government is getting better

"The Government is getting better
methods of doing business, cutting
out waste and inaugurating thrift. 1t
has been the custom for years to ac-
cuse Federal agencies and Federal
personnel of waste and extrava-
gance. If such attacks were justified
in the past they are not justified at
the present time. There is no busi-
ness body that is more efficient than
the business organization of the Fed
/ eral Government as it is now oper-
ated. The policy of the President as
outlined is to so hold down eXpendi-
lures that there may be at the end
of the year sufficient net balance
for tax reduction or application to
the national debt.
This policy has been most sue
cessful. There has been only one de-
ticit since the end of the World War
and that was in 1919, when it was
in excessive of 13 billion of dollars,
but the next year, 1920, there was a
surplus which in 1924 exceeded more
than half "a billion dollars.
"The surplusses from 1872 Otto 1926,
inclusive, totaled in excess of 2 bill
lion dollars, of which S1,747, 900 900
was accumulated during the budget.
This extraordinary amount could
have been wasted In expenditure and
probably would have had it not
been for the well directed efforts of
Congress, supplemented by the in
telligent work of the people in the
Federal services under the lead of
the President"
"a handsome surplus is expected
at the end of the present fiscal year.
The budget estimate of December
last placed this surplus at $685., 3,000,=
900. But it will be much larger than
that. The best budget estimate avail
able at this time promises a surplus
at $3S3,000,000 but it will be much
larger than that. The best budget
estimate available at this time prom
ises a surplus at the end of 1928 in
excess of $200,000,000.
One of the most extraordinary ac-
complishments has been the reduc-
ton of the great war debt. This is
a corollary to the great succession of
surplusses because millions of dol
lars from these surplusses have been
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03
DUB WASHINGTON LETTER
(From National Editorial Association)
Especial to Chronicle)

u N0RSSAGh3
Efforts to arouse interest in tar
iff matters are not making much
headway. 1t is said that the Admin
istration leaders are unwilling to
have the subject figure prominently
in congressional debate. The latest
talk deals with reduction on iron
and steel items which affect farm
ers. Certain democratic leaders are
drafting a new farm relief bill which
will have tariff provisions. The new
measure is said to represent a COM
promise between the Administration
credit scheme and the McNary-Hau-
gen bill.
The Democrats expect to take the
initiative in farm relief legislation
at the next session. One of the in
teresting provisions of the proposed
bill is an export bounty designed to
bring agricultural prices into prop
er relationship with industrial
prices by taking part of the import
duties to pay export bounties to pro-
tect the American farmer. Opinion
prevails here that some sort of farm
relief will be enacted at the first
session because of the possible eff
feet on the Presidential election in
1928.
Many political leaders are post
poning selection Of their vacation
places until the President decides
upon his summer home. Reports
have been received from his special
agent and the formal announcement
is expected within day or two.
Whenever the President designates
summer White House there is a
rush for accommodations in nearby
hotels AMI homes. With the presi-
Dental o. fees removed from Wash
ington many Of the clerks will re-
man to transact business direct with
the government departments. 1t has
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03
OBITUARY
COLLINS

Miss Sallie A. Collins, daughter of
the late Samuel P. and Margaret S.
Collins, died at the home of her
brother, Samuel Collins, in Cedar
Neck, Saturday morning, May 2S,
1927, age 20 years, L month, IL days.
Funeral at residence at 2 o'clock on
Tuesday. Interment at Odd Fellows
cemetery, Milford. She leaves one
sister and three brothers. Rev. Buck
son of Lincoln officiating.
a BENNETT
Charles Y. Bennett died in Denver,
Colorado. on May 26, 1927. He was
born in Sussex county, Delaware, on
February 28, 1866, the son of the
late David w. and Emma Bennett.
When a young man he went west
and lived for a few years in Wyom-
ing, later going to Colorado, where
he became interested in truck gar
dening and small fruit growing. He
was married to Mary Bind in 1899,
who survives him, with two daugh-
ters, Hazel Bennett Massey and
Katherine Bennett, also a grand
daughter. He leaves four brothers,
Clarence of Philadelphia; Nathan OF
Wilmington, Horace and Henry OF
Milford, also three sisters, Mrs. Abb
bey Joseph of Lewes, Mrs. Anna Da-
Wis and Mrs. May Shockley of Mil
ford
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03
MANY PARTIES REPORTED
In TOWN DURING PAST WEEK
CONTINUED from first page)

Mrs. Willard Pierce. They all spent
an enjoyable evening playing bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Cannon quietly
overserved their Goth wedding ami
versary this week by entertaining a
few members of the immediate fam
lily. Mr.. Cannon is in business at the
old "Meat Market" that has been in
the Cannon family for over a half
century, his father, J. B. Cannon,
having opened the market over so
years ago. 1t has descended to each
male member of the family until
the last one came into possession of
it three years ago, when Roy Can
non succeeded his deceased brother,
o. T. Cannon. The many friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cannon congratulate
them upon attaining the Goth year of
welded life and wish them many
more.
Mrs. S. NJ. D. Marshall entertained
a few of her friends at her cottage
in Slaughter Beach over last week.
end. An open fire added to the cozi-
ness of the cottage, and everyone
had a good time telling stories and
leading a free and restful life. Those
present were: Misses Elizabeth Car
Isle, Rachel Frame, Laura Salevan
and Mrs. Mia Morris and Mrs. S. NJ.
D. Marshall.
Miss Myrtle Daniels gave a de-
lightful party at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Daniels
in North Milford, on last Saturday
evening. The house was decorated
with flowers and streamers of pink
crepe paper stretched from the
chandelier to each plate on the table
in the dining room. She was the re-
cipient of a large number of beauti-
full gifts from many friends. Those
present were; Misses Thelma Mari
ner, Doris Ryder, Marguerite Hall,
Amelia Walls, Irene Williams. Dor
othy Reynolds, Margaret Haley,
Marian Jester, Margaret Hazard,
Frances Bowen, Helen, Rogers, Mad
cline Emory, Iva Rogers, Marie Rog-
ers, Anna Rogers, Dorothy Rogers,
Frances Rogers, Emma Holey.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03

applied to the debt. This debt was
$26,596, 100000 at its peak. That was
on August 81, 1919. On December 81
last it had been brought down to
| S19,074, 100000. This was reduction
of 1882, 100000 in seven years, or
an annual average in excess of a
billion dollars. This is an achieve
ment unrivaled in the history of
finance, national or international.
DR.. Grier, in accepting the cleo
tion as president, stated that he
could see no need for any changes
in policies of the association more
than it would be his purpose to sup
plement and elaborate up on the
program which the body has formu-
lated in advertising, publicizing and
assisting in the development of the
peninsula as a whole.
Certainly we must continue, if we
continue doing anything, to sound
the note of unity from Wilmington
southward to Cape Charles, and
from Claiborne eastward to Ocean
City. We are one people. God gave
us a geography that is more impor-
tant than which we learn in our re-
spective States in our schools today.
The commodities for which the pen
insula is noted, and on which every
last child of the Eastern Shore de-
pends for its bread and butter, know
no State or county lines. We are all
interested in this seasons prices for
potatoes in Accomac and Northamp-
ton, and they down there are like
wise interested and concerned with
the prices we get for our trucking
and general crops up here in the
counties of Maryland and Delaware" B"
The board of governors of the as
sociation were elected from the re-
spective counties as follows: Dor
chester, P. Watson Webb; New Cas-
tie, Henry T. Bush; Sussex, Louder
N. Hearn; Kent Delaware, Senator
G.. Walls; Kent (Maryland), Maryion
DeK. Smith; Caroline, Lawrence B.
Towers; Cecil, Harvey Mackey;
Queen Anne, Dudley Groe; Somer-
set, Charles C. Gelder; Talbot, Hen
ry P. Taylor; Wicomico, w. B.
Tilghman, Jr.; Worcester, William
L. Holloway; Accomac, Benjamin T.
Gunter; Northampton, G. w. Hol-
land.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03
JURORS DRAWN

Jury Commissioners ]. Edward
Goslee and Joseph H. Cox have
drawn the following petit jurors fol
the Superior Court and Court o.
General Sessions, in and for Sussex
county, for the June term, 1927:
Representative District No. l.
John West, Layton Donovan, Ellen
dale; John w. Bennett, David A
Argo, Milford.
Representative District No. 2
Harry C. Layton, Arthur E. Novel
Bridgeville; Charles Jones, John
Scott, Greenwood.
Representative District No. g.
Edwin S. Pusey, Richard S. Gerk-
er, Charles H. Marvel, Jr., Norris E.
Marvel, all of Seaford.
Representative District No. A.
Virgil G. Hastings, Seaford; Frank
S. Short, Frank w. Thawley, Laurel.
Representative District No. s.
Harold ]. Hearne, Victor ]. Carmine,
Delmar; Albert ]. White, Knowles S.
Galloway, Laurel.
Representative District No. O.
William o. McCabe, Dagsboro; Fred
Dodd, Stockley; j. Reese White,
Walter A. Daisey, Millsboro.
Representative District No. Z
Harry Warren, Harvey James, Ocean
View; D. J. Murray, Selbyville.
Representative District No. s.
Otis Joseph, Hollyville; James N.
Blizzard, Ebe w. Howard, Harbeson.
Representative District No. g.
Horace E. Blizzard, Halstead P. Lay
ton, Ebe Rust, all of Georgetown.
Representative District No. 10
George Tunnel, Jacob Prettyman,
John N. Thompson, Lewes; John F.
Hudson, Milton.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03
Concord

Mrs. ]. Conaway has moved from
her farm to Concord, where she
bought the Frank Jefferson resi-
dence.
DR.. Joshua Ellegood of Whining
ton passed few days at his former
home in Concord last week.
Mrs. Sadie Sloan is i'll at this time.
While visiting with Mrs. Daniel
Baker Miss Elsa Hitch became very
ill.
Joseph Hill has a position at
Bethel.
Mrs. Harris West of Laurel is Wis
iting with Mrs. Mary Smith.
Mrs. Daniel Rogers of Philadel-
phia is a guest of Raymond James
and family.
Mrs. Viola Wells of Wilmington
was a weekend guest of Mrs. VIM.
Smith.
JaJmes Ruddington and family
from Wilmington spent Sunday with
E. c. Cordray.
Capt. Cliff Bishop and family of
Philadelphia were Sunday guests of
Mrs. Amanda Ralph.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03
AVENUE nj. e. CHURCH

Children's Day will be held at the
Ave. Methodist Episcopal Church on
Sunday. June 5th, during the church
hour, II AM. Welcome invitation"
by William Manlove. Song and OF
her recitations by the Beginners
Department The Primary Depart
ment with Mrs. Sallie Davis as
Superintendent will have songs and
Alma Teas will recite June. Mrs.
Frank Jones, Superintendent of the
Junior Department has prepared a
program using six members of the
Department. Special music by the
school assisted by the Orchestra and
the Church Choir. =
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03
THE NEW HOME

Comes Cupid's month, the month
of full-blown roses and of marriage.
AS the good ship June Weddings"
sets out for the marital voyage, lit
tie Dan Cupid stands on the quay
which the vessel has just left and
calls through his friendly trumpet
to the coupled passengers: Look
out for pirates!"
Plainly visible ahead is low, rak-
ish craft, its piratical hull menac-
ingly marked "Discord."
We wish not to cast the blight of
pessimism upon the hopeful June
voyagers. Yet we must say that new
er was deeply happy and nobly sue
cessful marriage so difficult as in
these democratic days; because nev-
er was human individuality, female
and male, so generally awake and
conscious and self-insistent.
Which is as it should be. For dem
ocracy means the organization of
society on the basis of respect for
the individual.
Democratic Marriage, too, must be
based upon self-respect and mutual
respect. 1t is this demand which in
stinctively we feel and make, but
which it is not easy to grant to an
other, that constitutes the essential
difficulty of marriage in our days.
The OLD type of home, in which
woman was the more or less subor-
dinated and even suppressed, how
ever glorified, housekeeper-that
type is vanishing.
Obviously it is more difficult to
maintain in harmonious relation
ship two distinct individualities in
marriage than it used to be while
husband and wife were "one." And
the husband-or the wife-the one.
However, it is just such harmon
ization, in the democratic spirit of
fair play, which must go toward the
of the new Home.
And Love remains the great har-
monizer who routes the rakish craft
"Discord" with the unconquerable
wisdom of Concord.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03
STUDY OF THE CONSTITUTION

Incident to the holding of the fin
ais of the National Oratorical Con-
test in Washington, Randolph Leigh,
organizer and director of the con-
tests, states that in the last four
years more than six million high
school boys and girls have taken
part in these contests on the Con-
stitution. He says "the finalists are
to the entire movement merely what
the sparkling crest is to a wave" ,"
and adds: "They are the heirs to
the drive and surge and enthusiasm
of six million minds" The National
Oratorical Contest has performed its
great duty toward humanity, as Mr..
Leigh states because ait is an
agency for taking the Constitution to
the people through the children Of
the people. In the act of informing
and inspiring themselves on the sub
ieet of the Government Of the United
States, they also quicken and en-
thuse their elders and associates"
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03
oezz1
JUNE GRADUATES

June, the month of roses-also the
month of brides, sweet girl gradu-
ates, and other things that poets
rave over and the less poetic rave
about in this particular June time, is
putting forth the signs and proofs
of its presence in the usual fashion,
aside from some vagaries in connec-
ton with the weather. The surest
evidence that June is June, apart
from the calendar, is in the breaking
out of the baccalaureate address and
the harvesting of the annual crop of
diplomas by the young men and
young women who go forth to solve
! the problems of the world.
June should not be allowed to
pass without tribute to these grad
yates of the schools and colleges.
Bless their hearts, every one of
them! They furnish inspiration for
the humorous and satiric paragraph
ers, but their ideals and their en-
thusiasm serve the country we'll,
even if the harder school of expert
ence into which they are entering is
destined to take lot of the idealism
out of them. Some of the latter
quality may stick-enongh perhaps
to make itself felt in the years to
come.
There was time when idealism of
the kind that has characterized the
baccalaureate sermons of the men of
many scholastic degrees and the es-
says and orations of the budding
citizenry since colleges were found
ed in the country, was considered
academic" But it has come to
pass that leaders in government and
in the business world are no longer
ashamed to urge and strive by pre-
cept and action to make ideals op-
erative in statecraft and in COM
merce and industry. 1t is the re-
ward, in some measure, that is COM
ing at last to the perseverance Of
youth through several generations of
graduating hope and enthusiasm.
The sweet girl graduate, especially
whose essay, prettily tied with pink
or blue ribbon, had poor chance of
bourgeoning into deeds, has been
constitutionally qualified to make
her ideals felt through the ballot and |
in places heretofore limited to men. |
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03
GOVERNMENT TO MAKE
PIG CROP FORECAST
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furnish much more dependable serv-
ice and advice to farmers as to
breeding, feeding, and marketing
policies than ever before.
The government is enabled, with
the statistics in its possession, to ad-
wise the farmer more accurately re-
garding forthcoming market condi-
tions at the time his pigs are due
to mature. With this information the
farmer may decide whether it is
advisable to increase his pig crop or
curtail production, and when it is
best to sell and when not to SELL
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03

been customary to have Mr.. Rudolph
Forester, the executive clerk of the
White House, in charge during the
absence of the President. Mr.. Fores-
ter has served in this capacity dur
ing four administrations.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03
A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE

Work for and with your home
town. Beautify it. Improve it. Make
it attractive. Help make it the kind
of town that you really want to
live in.
The best advertisement of your
business is the town you live in if
it's the kind of town it should be.
Towns get regulations as well as
men. Repetition makes reputation.
Make your towns reputation one
that will attract favorable attention,
1t will thus draw people and where
people come there is prosperity.
Help rid Milford of one eyesore
after another. Clean up vacant lots,
and plant them in gardens. Make a
cluttered up yard disgrace and an
unpainted house reproach. Cut the
weeds, clean the streets and fix the
sidewalks and discountenance the
flaring sale sign. Be fair to your
public officials and pay your taxes
without grumbling so that they may
give the best service possible back
to you.
Make public opinion too hot for
those who knock or refuse to CO.
operate for general good and who
will not help.
Our town should be one where
folks are friendly, where progress
siveness is appreciated, where good
roads make it accessible, where
proper sanitary methods are con-
ducive to healthfulness, where at
tractiveness is considered an asset,
where education fits for the future,
where recreations are plentiful for
all, where government is efficient
and popular, where living conditions
are good, where the helping hand is
extended to the unfortunate, where
employment is plentiful, where in
vestments are sound, where intoler-
ance is unknown, and church spires
point the way to Heaven: -w--sgrs,
That's the kind of home town we
want Milford to be.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03
Lincoln City

Miss Elizabeth Capehart spent
Sunday and Monday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Capehart.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03

A RURAL CORRESPONDENT
voices in a communication a thought
which has been in the minds Of
thousands but until now has not
found adequate expression. He gives
utterance to a feeling of regret, Bit
ter and poignant, at the passing of
old-fashioned strawberry shortcake;
for, as he truly states, the food
which is now masquerading as that
delectable confection is a fraud and
delusion unworthy of the name it
bears. 1t is a timely and dignified
protest against the degradation of
what was once and still should be
the noblest offering that can grace
the vernal festal board and delight
the palate of man.
The false strawberry shortcake is
a sponge cake affair and the berries
are not numerous. The real thing, as
the correspondent says, is made of
soda biscuit, baked in bread pans,
with plenty of shortening" to make
it light, and not too rich. A layer
of the cake should be covered with
berries crushed with sugar; on top
of that another layer of cake and
more berries; layers and libitum,
berries ad infinitum, land on the top
layer as many berries and as much
juice as will stick" Compared with
this, he says, "lotus eating is a pix
er's pastime." And those in whom
ecstatic memories will be aroused by
his description, and whose mouths
will water as they read it, no doubt
will heartily indorse his opinion.
@e@
NEARLY everyone kicks on the
government occasionally but did you
ever stop to think how much worse
off you would be if we didn't have
any?
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03

The memory Of the goodnight
kiss" in the stormy years which may
be in store for your little one will
be like a far-off, steady star in the
years to come. "My father-my mo-
ther-loved me-" Lips all fever-par-
ched in distant land will become
dewey again when tender memories
crowd in thick and fast. Kiss your
child before he goes to sleep. The
hour may come when you would give
the gold of the world juht to touch
those ruby lips once more.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03

You have learned everything es-
sential about the youth if you know
whether he calls himself a college
student or a college man.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03

1T is TO BE NOTED that the real
desirability of a community, as a
place in which to live and raise a
family, cannot be measured by its
population or its rapidity of growth.
The standards of citizenship and of
civic pride are even more important
in this respect.