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Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
OWNING YOUR OWN HOME

In spite of all the good arguments
that have been offered showing that
it pays people to own their own
homes, yet the majority Of the Am
erican people seem either to prefer
to rent their homes Of someone
else, or else. they have no money
with which to start on home owner
ship. AS result these folks pay
other people for services that they
might perform for themselves.
The people who bought their
homes prior to the great advance in
real estate along about 1920, have
gained the benefit of their fore
sight. A we'll built house worth
$4,000 at the close of the World War
is likely to be worth $4,000 today.
Some people have felt that the
prices charged for real estate reach
ed too inflated a value, which has
discouraged them from buying
houses. Yet there has been in many
sections a considerable fall in the
price of houses within the last year
or two, which should have brought
prices down to quite reasonable
value. Many attractive bargains are
offered. 1t seems today as if the
prices of houses was quite as likely
to rise as to fall.
Whether the cost of building rises
or falls, when people own their own
homes, they perform for themselves
many services for which they had
been paying out money. They take
the profit of the ownership of the
home for themselves, instead Of pay
ing it out to someone else. A por-
ton of every rent bill goes to the
owners and capitalists for the eX-
pense of looking after the property,
and for certain services which the
home owner should be able to pro-
vide for himself. The ownership of
a home stimulates the saving habit,
it encourages people to improve
their home places and make them
more valuable. So it usually works
out that people who own their own
homes come out very much better
after a period of years than those
who pay rent.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
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RUSINESS AIMS

People do well to establish objec-
tives which they hope to accom-
plish for themselves in their daily
labors for the coming year. The
business man should look forward
to 1880 with confidence that he
should and can increase his trade
for the year. He should spend con-
siderable time studying how this
enlargement can be had, and he
should not be satisfied with the new
year unless it shall bring this in
crease.
Everyone in his own occupation
should study how he can make him
self more useful, how he can en-
large the scopes of his activities. If
this spirit can generally prevail
among the workers and business
men of Milford, we shall see a big
advance in this community during
1880.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
THE NEW YEAR ATTITUDES

You can read peoples character
by the way they react to an occa-
sion like New Years Day.
First, we have the jubilant crowd
who attend the dances, see the old
year out at supper parties, and take
part in various revellings. These
scenes resound with cheerful cries.
Some of this sporting life goes to
vicious lengths that leave one un-
fitted for work for days to come.
Serious minded people deplore such
doings, but a reasonably joyful atti-
tude is healthful point of view, and
assists us to take up the new tasks
with confidence.
Then there is the serious crowd
seen at watch night meetings, and
in attitudes of meditation in the
homes. Some of them take the
passage of time too mournfully.
They sorrow so gloomily over the
losses of the past, that they have no
courage with which to enter the
future and make it bright for them
selves and others. And yet rea-
sonable amount of this thoughtful
ness is useful, helping us to resolve
to make the future more worthy
than the past.
And then there is the great ma
jority of Indifferent folks, to whom
New Years Day is just like any
other, who would never think of
taking any holiday did not custom
order it. Many of these folks are
sluggish minded, too little
awake to catch any real glimpse of
life's significance. Many of them are
simply plodding and faithful souls,
their minds too concentrated on
daily tasks for either celebrations
or introspective thoughts. Such an
attitude is better than careless in
but these folks must
wake up if they are ever to catch
any glimpse of life's real meanings.
So we all enter the New Year to-
gether in our various ways. We are
Ill growing older, but we are get
ting there together. Those who so
here worthily will never lack
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
STABILIZING BUSINESS

A committee of 20 of the most
prominent business executives has
been named, as the result of the ma
tional business conference recently
held in Washington. A permanent
organization will probably grow
out of this movement, the purpose
of which will be to keep business
running regularly.
The so-called business cycle, the
tendency of industrial activity to
rise and fall like the tides of the
sea, has been defect of our busi-
ness system. During some years
business would be so active that it
was not possible to get orders de-
livered promptly. Then a recession
would come, throwing millions out
of work, and causing distress.
We have not had adequate ma
chinery for coping with such situ-
ations. 1t was taken for granted
that these depressions had to come,
and that there was nothing to do
when they came but to wait patient
ly for the clouds to roll by.
This new movement says that
something can be done to prevent
these waves of depression. 1t is held
that by forceful initiative from
business leaders, people can be in
duced to start new and needed lines
of production.
Construction jobs are a kind of
activity that will help to fill any
gaps that may occur in business
progress. When things go slow for
any reason, a nation wide move
ment to start new building. projects
would be a wonderful help.
There is not at the present time
that resembles the depres-
sions of the past. This years Christ
mas trade should figure out bigger
than ever before. But the stock
market collapse of November put
certain amount of fear in some
minds. It is the job of this busi-
ness stabilization movement, to start
so many new activities that the
remnants of this fear, which has so
little real basic in fact, may be COM
pletely dissipated.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
Student HOMECONINGS

The return for holiday vacations
of boys and girls who have been
away at schools and colleges, means
more in many families than all the
Christmas gifts and decorations.
The old homes resound with the
cheerful laughter of the young
hearts.
Usually the first remark is, "How
you have grown" Which does not
please the students very much, as it
seems to suggest how very young
they are. But they overlook that in
the enthusiasm Of Homecoming,
though they are apt to disappear
about an hour later to hunt up the
girl and boy friends.
Commonly also they have grown
not merely in stature, but vastly in
knowledge of the world. They have
accepted suggestions from their
school comrades which they would
never receive from the home folks.
So the homecomings make the old
folks feel that all the efforts put
into these youngsters are bringing
results.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
ENCOURAGING HOME ENTER
PRISE

Many towns have been held back
by jealousy. People seem to hate to
have anyone get ahead. They dis
like to head that this or that man is
making money in their town. If
they hear that someone is having
business trouble, they secretly re-
joice. Perhaps such misfortunes
console them for their own lack of
fine success.
In the advancing towns, people
like to hear that some business man
is doing well. They know that this
will enable him to contribute more
generously to community progress.
also he will work so efficiently that
the people will get more efficient
Where that feeling exists,
people like to do business in their
home city and support home enter
prise.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
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DESERTED WIVES

A Washington dispatch states that
the New York law giving deserted
wives the right to attach the bank
deposits of their husbands, will
probably be upheld by the U. S. Su-
preme Court. Public sympathy would
like to see deserted wives have that
privilege. The reserting husband is
not heroic or popular figure.
There are husbands who are prac-
tically driven out of the home by
nagging wives. But a man under
takes certain obligations when he
marries. If his wife fails to make
good, he should pay the penalty Of
his mistake by making the best pos
sible legal settlement with her. In
the great majority of cases, all these
troubles could be smoothed over by
concessions and kindness. The de-
serting husband is leaving not mere
ly his wife, but the substantial ad-
vantages of a permanent home.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27

= UPSTAIRS and down, every
room in the modern house
~ is livable place. The sttffy
parlour of other days is now a
wide-open iving-room, and the
once drab kitchen bright with
color, but the greatest change of
all is to be found in the basement.
Modern heating plants have elini-
mated the drudgery associated with
the old-time furnace and so altered
our attitude towards this once
despised domain that we no longer
look upon it as a mere furnace
room.
When we have feuced oil the
unsight1y coal bin-or installed an
oil heater-piled the usual accum-
ulation of junk in one corner and
replaced the old laundry tubs with
shining new ones, the added space
and improved appearance suggest
new uses for this part of the house.
. Here is a quiet place where Mr..
Handy Man can putter away with
his tools, undisturbed by chance
callers. here, TOO, on rainy days,
the children may play ball or ride
their bicycles without endangering
the furniture. Big Brother may
use it for a gymnasium or as a
club room for his pals. The solid
level floor makes the cellar a per-
feet location for the billiard table
and it is the safest spot for ping
pong, or a practice game of golf.
If these activities are to go on
downstairs. the lighting facilities
of the old time cellar must be in
creased. Fresh white paint on the
walls will do much to Tighten the
gloom, and a glossy finish is ad-
vised so that the paint can be easily
washed. If the corners are dark,
it is worthwhile to add another
window and there should be plenty
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
MILFORD, FRIDAY, DEC. 81, 1929
THE PROCESSION OF THE YEARS

New Years Day brings a glimpse
of infinity. 1t draws the mind to
the seemingly endless procession of
time. The completion of one more
revolution of our earth suggests
those many millions of revolutions
that have occurred before. We stand
bewildered in the presence of the
vast forces that produce these re-
suits so silently and perfectly.
Man appears but the most insig
nifcant speck in this mighty pro-
cession of the years. We think also
of the infinite number of beings of
our own race who have lived on this
planet. 1t has already been demon
strated that 5000 years ago nations
existed that had reached a high de-
gree of culture. Where are they to-
day? Where is that infinite line of
earlier tribes and races, who grad
ually built up the human powers,
and dropped out of sight leaving no
trace behind from those dim mists
of unrecorded antiquity?
And yet, insignificant as man may
seem, even though you call him but
a mere worm, mere speck in the
interminable procession of the years
yet he has mervellous degree of
control over these forces. Already
he has tanned the wind, the light
ming, and the sea. Who can place
any limit to his powers?
The only way to live . satisfac-
tory life amid these unknown pow
ers and forces, is to persistently
seek to cultivate our own powers
and resources, and to obey those |
rules and principles that work for
the welfare of our own race, trust
ing that the unknown power that |
lies back of it all will co all things
well, and will rule among his great |
worlds with justice and mercy.
On New Years Day we start out |
on one more revolution of our |
planet. We may spend the year tri-
vially, wastefully, and friutlessly
for ignoble ends. Or we may try to
live a little more worthily of these
great powers that surround us.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
By HELEN B. AMES

of lighting fixtures so the room
will be cheerful at night. "Going
down cellar" will lose all its an
cient terrors if you can turn on a
switch at the top of the stairs be-
fore you start to descend.
Should the stairway have a dam
gerous slope-as is often the case
in an old house-this, too, should
be included in the transformation.
The safest pitch calls for treads
about eight inches wide and risers
about six inches high. Wooden
steps will last longer if they are
protected with paint, stain or var
nished linoleum. Many cellars are
damp and the moisture is likely to
affect the wood and cause it to
deteriorate rapidly unless Il las
the proper protection.
If you are building a new Lumc,
you will guard against this damp
ness by having the subsoil careful
ly drained and the foundation
equipped to take care of the sur
face water. Covering both sides of
the cellar walls with weather-proof
material is an additional safeguard.
Another improvement which can
be worked out in new house re-
lates to the height of the basement
ceiling. The ceiling of the old
fashioned cellar was often of such
lowly proportions that the six
footer corld not straighten up to
his full height without humping
his head on the pipes The new
house may provide against this un-
pleasant possibility hv adding two
feet extra clearinr i0 The
piping.
Whether the h,".-. A, d, OF
old, the floor should be painted or
stained if the cellar is used for liv-
ing quarters A wooden floor. like
wooden steps, needs protection
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27

against wear and tear and even con
crete gains greater durability wheI
it has a mo:sture-proof coating
Old wooden floors should be thor.
oughly washed and sandpapered
and the nail holes filled with putty
before the painting begins. If stain
is used, discolored floor should be
bleached with a solution of oxalic
acid crystals and hot water, using
as many of the crystals as the
water will dissolve. If the floor has
never been finished. it will require
three coats of floor paint or stain
A final coat of varnish win give
a lasting finish.
Painting the floor d sUitu Yr.-,nl
color will make the cellar SO cheer
full that you will be inspired to fiji
it up as a dining room for the
children or even a place of enter
tainment. For a concrete floor. an
attractive color treatment is q
patchwork effect in henna, green
and gray, outlined with black. The
patches should show a curved out
line, with no attempt at regularity
With inexpensive rugs and painted
furniture a charming little corner
can be made for the youngsters.
And the basement is so spacious
and so isolated from the rest OF
the house that once it is made at
tractive, it is sure to be claimed by
the dance-loving members of the
family. The radio or the phono-
graph may go on with its merry.
refrain until the wee small hours
of the morning without distu~
those who go early to bed
Even formal bridge partic ..
given in an up-to-date cellar tui
the upstairs rooms are often toe
small for a large number of tables
while the basement generally ex.
tends the full length of the house
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
HOME TOWN THOUGHTS

1t is claimed that speech defects
are durable, but some business men
can't seem to speak up for their
goods by advertising.
When you spend money at home,
you not merely spend it, but you in
vest it in business concerns that re-
turn you a dividend on that invest
ment in the form of contributions
made to home town progress.
Faithful and efficient work on
your job here in Milford not merely
brings promotion to the individual,
but it helps create successful indus
tries that offer all of US increased
opportunities for advancement.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
SINSIDE" INFORMATION

Thousand Island dressing is a
mayonnaise dressing with finely
shopped materials added-as many
as you like, chosen from the follow
ing, according to what you have on
hand: Pickle, olive, radishes, hard
cooked eggs, hard cheese, celery,
green peppers, pimientoes, capers,
onion. 1t is excellent on plain let
tuce and other salads.
Did you ever hear of "three-day"
or amber marmalade? 1t doesn't
take three days to make it, though.
With an orange, grapefruit, and a
lemon, and the right amount of
sugar, and water, you can make a
surprising amount of delicious pre-
serves in the course of a single
morning. The Bureau of Home Eco
nomics will tell you how.
Junkets, sherbets, custards, ice
cream, old-fashioned creamy rice
pudding, tapioca pudding, Spanish
and Baravrian cream, blanc mango,
and cornstarch puddings with diff
Ier6QC udVOTS are oil SOOu QSoSSlb 70
made with milk. They are easily
prepared and well liked. Serve some
of the daily milk allowance in this
form for variety.
The popular toasted sandwiches
are easily made at home, even if you
do not have a special griddle such as
the sandwich shop or drugstore uses.
To make toasted cheese sandwich,
cut a thin slice of cheese, season,
and lay it between two unbuttered
pieces of bread, slip into the toasting
oven, and when delicately Drowned
on both sides, serve hot.
A good use for stale bread is to
make it into "twice-baked" bread to
accompany soup or salad. Trim the
crusts on each side, making a rec
tangular loaf. The trimmings can
be dried in the oven and rolled out
'or bread crumbs. Slice very thinly
md put in a rather cool oven to
brown delicately. These are crisp
ind "crunchy" but not hard. They
ire often served in hotels and res
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
THE CLANG OF THE SHOVEL

Addressing the recent business
leaders conference at Washington,
Assistant Secretary Klein of the De-
partment OF Commerce remarked
that the ching i'll the business stabi-
lization movement, is the clang of
the shovel and the ring of the cash
register bell. If the shovel clangs,
then the cash register bell is pretty
apt to.
An old town booster once remark
ed, when some project for public
construction was being discussed,
that he wanted to hear the sound of
the hammer. So we all do. The
clang of the shovel, the ring of the
hammer, such cheerful sounds on
some construction job indicate that
things are going forward, that a COM
munity is getting ready for greater
future.
The construction industry is a
kind of backbone of the country's
progress. If it is prosperous, it is a
sign that things are going well. 1t
indicates that investors have faith
in the future of the country and of
their own home locality. It shows
that the facilities of the community
life are being improved and kept up
to date. It proves that the produc-
ing and distributing systems of the
country and locality are going to be
so improved that they can function
more efficiently and serve the peo-
pie with less friction and waste.
While it is possible to push con-
struction too fast, to build more
houses than can be used at the time,
lack of adequate construction is
more common. Many plants are op-
Grating with antiquated facilities,
which could save money by build
ing new equipment. Many worn out
roads are being used which cause
waste to the people by the cost of
hauling stuff over them. Many COM
fail to grow because they |
lack houses for the people who |
would like to live there, or because
many of their homes are out of date. !
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
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HOME TOWN THOUGHTS

Good resolutions for the New
Year: No. Never to buy stuff
away from home that can be had in
our home stores here in Milford.
Resolution No. 2-Never to let my
home town suffer when might do
something for its advantage.
Resolution No. 8, for the business
men-Never to miss chance to
increase my trade, if goods can be
sold by a reasonable expense for
advertising.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
HOME OPPORTUNITIES

Ambitious young people are apt to
feel that they must go away from
their home communities in order to
attain any success. They often get
a restless spirit in schools and col
leges, where they meet young folks
from distant localities, who praise
their own communities, and make
the youngsters believe that they
must go far from home to find de-
cent chance in life.
Yet our old friend Opportunity
dwells everywhere where there are
human needs. There are chonces in
all locations to take advantage of
peoples requirements and desires.
Industry and ambition and intelli-
gent observation bring rewards right
here in Sussex county as they do
elsewhere.
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Carping criticism destroys initia-
tive in any community, and it pro-
vides no energy and enthusiasm in
its place.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27

apart, says the U. S. Department of
Agriculture, is by their cries. That
of the female resembles "buckwheat,
buckwheat," and is very different
from the one-syllable shiek of the
male. When excited, both sexes utter
cries of one syllable, but the male
never initiates the "buckwheat" cry.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27

A COMMUNITY is said to be a
kind of partnership. but! some of the
partners expect to draT dividends
without contributing any capital in
the form of either effort or money.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
Guinea Hen Is Known By Her Cry.

Male and female guinea fowl differ
so little in appearance that persons
inexpe rienced in raising these birds
may find they are keeping more
males than females for breeding
stock. The surest way to tell them
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27

We always admire the recklessness;
of the fellow who dares to order a.
meal in a swell restaurant without
LOOKING at the prices on the menu.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27

A man in Holland has invented
door bell which won't ring until you
put penny in the slot.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
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GETTING COMMUNITY WORK
DONE

If you try to get people to serve
as officers or committee workers in
any progressive organization, two
out of three, or perhaps nine out Of
ten, will say they are too busy. Many
towns fail to go ahead, because they
can't find people to work for prog
ress.
One good way to get around that
difficulty, is to interest newcomers
to community to take hold and do
such work. Such persons usually
have more spare time, they are not
tied up with so many organizations,
and they like the chance to take hold
in public work which will help them
get acquainted. Let us seek out the
people who have recently moved in
to Milford and ask them to join and
take an active part in our commun-
ity organizations.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
2oS

The old saying about penny wise
and pound foolish" might have
started from some business that lost
the chance to double its volume, be-
cause it wouldn't spend few dol
lars in advertising.
Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
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Enterprise put into the construc-
tion industry keeps a lot of people
busy, it stabilizes business, and it is
very much needed to keep our busi-
ness and community life up to date
here in Delaware.
The Washington times., 1929-06-13
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