Milford chronicle., 1929-08-16


way he would care for all the pieces
of string that came in on packages
and parcels. He would carefully
unite all the knots and straighter
them out nicely, and have then
ready to use, as needed and thus
save considerable new string. Il
was remarked, that while string may
be fairly expensive, yet such saw
ings were in the aggregate quite
small. The same amount of atten.
tion to the more serious problems
of his own business and to more
accurate analysis of his operations
should have brought him much
greater returns.
The same principle applies to the
question whether a person should
devote every particle of his own
strength to pushing his own interest
ahead, or whether he should give a
little of his time and thought to
COHIu unity prOJeCJS.
The success of each individual de-
pends not only on his efforts devot-
ed to his own work, but on the ques-
ton whether his home town is pros
porous and advancing or not. If his
home town is stationary or falling
behind, he is pushing against con-
siderable obstacles in trying to en-
large his business. 1t would be
better economy of effort and time, if
he and the rest of the business peo-
pie would devote a moderate portion
of their time to the problem of
pushing the community ahead. In
that case, they all would get a
share of the growth, and everyone
would benefit as the result of the
increase of the sources from which
they all draw their prosperity.
So@
STREET INTERSECTION PERILS
Statistics of traffic collisions are
said to show that rs per cent of
them occur at street intersections.
The automobile that suddenly slips
the corner, or the one whose
driver thinks he has the right of
way when he hasn't, is the plague
and pest of motoring life.
Something comes over many peo-
pie in these situations, which causes
them to lose their better judgment.
They have to act very quickly. If |
hey had five seconds to reflect on
hese situations, there would not
be an accident.
But on coming to one of these
they suddenly discover
ome car which is about to cross
heir path. The wise driver trains
limself, if the slightest doubt ex-
SITS in his mind about who has the
light of way, to slow up and let
uch car pass. Only a second or
wo of time has been lost. It is so
asy to avert these dangers, if the
eople of every Delaware town will
My get that habit of never insist I
lg upon right of way where there I
the least doubt about it. ,
Many drivers will come out of a !
Ide street in cities. and towns, !
here they are hidden from the
lain road by houses or trees, and
lip into the traffic of the main !
bad only a few feet ahead of some .
peeding car. No sympathy is due
such people if they get into trou- .
Ie.
The drivers of trucks and business ?
achines have special temptation
haste, since they have their routes
cover. They may feel that their n
nployers will blame them if they C
, not accomplish a good mileage, e
I'd in many cases their pay depends u
ION their time taken for a certain =
ute. But they have no special +,
ghts or privileges on the road. S
nployers do not want reckless 81
ivers in their employ. The fellow CT
no can drive his machine day after II
y and never have a mishap, is b
e one who is valued by the boss. IL
Do@ b.
HOW FAR does the idea prevail ~
athletics, that any kind of un- n,
lr trick that gets by and wins m
mes, can be resorted to? &C
The schools and colleges do their uC
st to work against such principles. - -
e arrangements of these institu- ev
ms consider that the moral train m
: that the students obtain or sp
Ould get from these sports, ought OF
be of even more value than the - -
ysical benefits. They teach their ma
Us that the thing of first import ci;
ce is to play these games like
1tlemen, and to refuse chances to Sc
q games by unfair means. Their HU