Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-02-08
MILFORD, FRIDAY, FEB. 8, 1925

MILFORD, FRIDAY, FEB. 8, 1929
JUST A FAIR and equal share of
tax from each person over twenty
enc years of age, is all that Pierre
S. DUPONT, who is the School Tax
Receiver for Delaware, has asked
the legislature to provide for the
public schools of Delaware each
year. He proposes that all school
tax shall be removed from the real
estate, and that every person shall
pay a reasonable income tax from
business, and from income from all
sources of gain. The main point
that Mr.. dupont stresses is that all
the people between the ages of Fl
and upward, shall each year pay
to the State School Tax Depart
ment poll tax of two dollars, and
by so doing every man and woman
in Delaware eligible for taxation,
will contribute that much towards
public school education. While this
would not form a major part of the
school fund, yet it would make each
individual contribute towards edu-
cation of the children of Delaware.
The tax on manufacturing estab-
lishments, which has been in exist
ence for more than half century
in some form, would be changed, so
as to bring in more money, but
would remove the tax on capital in
vested. The people of Delaware
have been fortunate in having Pierre
S. dupont deeply interested in our
tax problems. The land had reach
ed the point where it was over-bur-
dened, and his experience and
study of tax problems are gradually
bringing the systems of both State
and county government into more
economic channels. The legisla-
ture will hear the tax problem dis
cussed by Mr.. DUPONT and his ideas
will be put into a form for them to
act upon in an understanding way.
Better schools-better school work,
and turning the high schools of
every town in Delaware as a po-
tentiaI college For Every Boy and
Girl in Delaware" who can not af-
ford university training.
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WHY SHOULD THE State of
Delaware appropriate twenty-five or
thirty thousand dollars to provide
anti-hog cholera serum to the
people who grow hogs in Delaware?
For many years past the State has
given. to those who grow hogs,
either in a small way in individual |
pens about homes, or for those who |
make business of growing pigs, or
hogs for pork, free supply of serum,
and thereby educated the people |
how to save fully ninety-five per
cent of all the hogs by incubation
against hog cholera. This is
fact that can not be truthfully con-
tradicted. Those who grow hogs
in Delaware are above the average
as compared with those
engaged in agricultural pursuits.
They are those who have made real
money from growing pork and need
no coddling as to finances. If the
hog growers are to be helped, why
not help the poultry growers by
free remedies for all
poultry disease? If Governor Buck
has occasion to cut out an appro-
priation to make the appropriation
bills fit the treasury, then this par
ticular free distribution of anti-hog
cholera serum could be eliminated.
When an owner of hogs is so mar
rowminded as to refuse to provide
for his hogs, and
hereby suffers loss of porkers
worth fifty times the cost of having
his work performed by a veterinar-
an, or by himself, the time has then
arrived when the State must make
[ compulsory on every owner of
log in Delaware, to have such hog
or suffer penalty of
fifty dollars for failure to obey '
UGH laws. Compel this protection {
or the hogs, and the State will {
ave money and help to provide '
neat that is healthy and safe. {
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IT MAY SEEM to be foolish to l
indulge in observation of st. Valen-
ines Day, but there is a friendly S
ide to it's observation that is de- i
eloped by sending bright valen- /
ines to friends, and even in happy /
of others whom we a
now in a less cordial way. Life is i
30 brief to permit scowls, jealous v
IS, or other devlish forms of brew a
lg trouble, and the modern way of Fl
deserving st. Valentines Day brings C
friendly feeling with those we
leet or associated with in former
ears. Just be your happy self and b
ish good luck to some one on this n
~ set apart for a fine old custom. h
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HOW queer a girl would look W
wv with a pink glow down on her
ieeks where it belongs.
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ONE meek as a kitten may grow to
to be wild cat. he