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Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
THE SKIRTLESS AGE

Will there sometime come skirt
less age, when the women will give
up the garment that is the tradition
al brand of femininity, and wear
trousers or Knockers like the men?
Changes in clothing styles reflect
not merely peoples personal likes
and dislikes, but they express the
standards of the times. Women's
short skirts are but the physical ex-
preston of their demand for free
and unhampered life. When the wo-
men make up their minds that their
lives will be still more free and I'M
hampered if they discard skirts al
together, they will do so.
But the consideration of beauty
will always appeal to them. There
never was anything beautiful about
the bifurcated garments worn by the
male sex. The women have gener-
ally concluded that when they put
on Knockers, they acquire stubbed
and squatty look.
The lines of a skirt, however, are
or can be made beautiful, since they
represent a continuous and flowing
curve from shoulders or waist or
hips. So one guesses that the skirt
less age will never come. But the
women may some day conclude that
they get still freer motion by slit
ting their skirts to the hips or waist.
For years the short skirts formed
the subject of the jokes of the para
graphers and the criticism of the
But the women paid no
attention to either, but just liked
them and kept on wearing them. The
stylemakers try at times for the
sake of variety to bring back the
longer garments again, and may do
so for a time, but that time will not
probably last long. The short skirt
Joke is about played out, and the
photographers will have to look else
where for their humor, and the CEN
serious are pretty well hardened to
modern styles now. The women
should be allowed to look after their
OWN clothing, and whatever they say
S proper, attractive, and suitable,
will be all right.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT

One reason why people do we'll to
buy and own their own homes,
which has not been sufficiently
emphasized, is that real estate is
so much more secure an investment
than lot of things that people put
money into.
N. w. MacChesney, general coun-
sci for the National Association of
Real Estate Boards, brings out this
idea in a recent statement, and he
says that most heirs waste the mon
ey they receive, unless it is invest
ed in real estate.
The Cook county probate court,
including the city of Chicago, in
managing funds left to minors, de-
clares that much of such funds
should be invested in real estate Sc
curities.
A great many widows and orphans
who invest money, have no concep-
ton of what to do with it if it
comes to them in the form of cash.
A large part of such funds are in
vested in any kind of security that
is offered to them. Many people
who have speculative and worthless
securities for sale, keep watch of
people who inherit money, and So
licit them to put these funds into
their schemes, which so frequently
go bad.
Now if a man puts his savings
into the house in which he lives,
the widow or children, in case he is
taken away, will not probably be
tempted to sell that house and in
vest that money poorly. They will
keep it, and live secure
ly in it and get the full benefit of
his economy and thrift. A very ex-
cellent plan for many widows and
orphans, would be to buy some we'll
built house in their home town, and
then they can feel sure that they
have a non-speculative investment,
and one that is not likely to grow
less valuable.
1t takes good judgment to buy |
real estate, but people who do not |
feel sure about values can always
get sound advice from their home
town bankers and business men.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
''THE PATHFINDER" FINDS

Quantity production cheapens
everything-even laws.
A rebel in Mexico seems to be one
who lets out a yell of defiance and
then streaks for the border.
1t won't be long now before many
young people finish college and their
fathers about the same time.
IA new airplane is equipped with a
card table. Presumably to accustom
its passengers to the grand SLANT
The nation really won't know Mr..
Hoover until it sees what kind of
hat he will wear on his summer
outings.
What the Middle West needs is a
Jones law to prevent the Mississippi
river from getting too full!
Al Smith is going to write up his
career for the Saturday Evening
Post. This will differ somewhat from
the usual run of Post stories in
which the hero always lands the big
job.
The fact that spring cucumbers
are 81 hamper is what hampers
many people from buying them.
Kansas college professor says that
most blindfolded people walk in cir
cles. Dizzy from testing cigarettes,
probably!
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
MILFORD, FRIDAY, MAY "a. 1929
REMEMBERING THE VETERANS

1t is one of the unfortunate fea-
lures of the relation of the Ameri-
can people to the veterans of our
various wars, who are commemor-
ated and honored on the national
Memorial day, that we so often ov-
erlook the service they rendered,
and that our memory of it tends to
grow faint.
AS respects the Civil war veter-
ans, it has long been complained
that while a day was set apart to
honor them, yet the great majority
of people used that day simply for
sports and pastimes, with never
thought of the brave boys who
were to be honored on this occas-
ion. There seemed something
rather heartless in this spectacle of
these soldiers faithfully performing
their patriotic duty on this occas-
ion, with so few paying any atten-
ton to it, and the great multitude
thoughtlessly pursuing their way
to the ball grounds or the automo-
bile roads.
Then as respects the World war
veterans, we told them amid scenes
of vibrant emotion, as they depart
ed for the camps or for France,
that we should cherish their mem
DRY forever and ever, and that any
thing they wanted would not be
good enough for them when they
got back. We have not kept that
pledge.
We have often forgotten them, we
many times allowed them to suffer
for lack of employment when sure
Nv someone could have found jobs
for them. And then we were slow
to provide adequate care and train
ing for all the. disabled men who
should be so very dear to our
hearts.
Not many of the Civil war men
are left, but they should be nsade
to realize that they are beloved by
the whole community, and they
represent a high point of service
and sacrifice that has never been
excelIed. or scarcely equalled. And
then the Spanish-American and
World war veterans, we owe them
our most cordial feeling and desire
for their welfare, and willingness
to make sacrifices in order to
give them a good chance in the
land which they offered everything
to protect.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24

Stain explains that he exiled
Trotzky because the latter organized
a party of his own and refused to
obey orders. Some liberal govern
ment" that is. Under similar circum-
stances in the recent election here
the Republicans might have exiled
Raskob and the Democrats might
have exiled Bishop Cannon, while
actually the worst they could do was
denounce one another over the ra-
dio.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24

HEAD WORK

Young people entering business
are often told that they must work
with their heads as we'll as their
hands. But judging by the difficulty
that many of them find in using
their heads, there are a large num-
Der who are so far unable to follow
that wise counsel.
For instance, note the ways of
clerks in stores in making change
and figuring up additions. Many OF
them feel somewhat shaky when
asked to do even a small sum in
their heads. They are probably en-
couraged by their employers to use
pencil and paper, as in that way
they are less liable to error. Still
their methods of making such COM
putations appear too laborious to
people thoroughly trained in men
tai arithmetic.
A clerk was noticed a few days
ago adding the sums of Is and "a
cents, which apparently seemed
quite serious problem to him.
He hunted around bit for pencil
and paper, and considered the adj
dition quite little before he pro-
nounced 80 the correct sum there
of. Such instances are not unusual.
A great many business people feel
in doubt in adding such sums, until
they have clearly visualized them in
black and white.
The older people will say that the
schools of their times were very
strong on such mental arithmetic.
The graduates Of the Little Red
School-house could do quite stable
sums in their heads, with high
degree of speed. Modern educators
will say that it does not pay to
spend so much time on the routine
drills necessary to produce this
readiness with figures, and that the
pupils attention is needed more on
something else.
This is very likely true, and the
old-time schools spent too much |
time on arithmetic. But people who
enter occupations where they must |
constantly make small additions and
subtractions, need special study on
such work, so they shall be fairly
quick at it.
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1T COSTS you nothing to buy
vour supplies at home, and usually
,ou save money by it. Isn't it a
ut thoughtless to fail thus to back
IN the business of the town that
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Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24

RA,fHEN a Queen enters a kit
tHH chen, she is bent upon con-
w cocting a kingly dish, and
sually Her Majesty has but a few
minutes to spare.
Fit for Royalty is that popular
efficacy known as Chicken a la
Gag. There is one way to pre-
are it that is so simple that even
Queen might condescend to turn
er hand to it. All that is required
! one green pepper, a can of bone
SIS chicken, a small can of mush-
Soms, small can of pimientos, and
white sauce.
Here is how Her Majesty makes
hicken a la King. The next time
tat you feel majestic, try making
this way.
Chicken a La King
Chicke. d Ia Kisg: Make a white
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24

sauce by creaming over low fame
one-fourth cup butter with two
tablespoons -four. Gradually add
one and one-half cups milk, and
cook slowly, stirring constantly,
d1til thick. Season with salt and
papriloa. Saute one diced green pep
per in little fat, and add it to the
white sauce. Add one diced canned
pimiento and contents one small
can mushrooms. Dice the con-
tents of one No. 1 size can of bone
less chicken, and simmer it for
ten minutes in the sauce. Be sure.
that the cooking is very slow, as
rapid boiling will make the dish
far less delicate. Serve on toast on
biscuit halves or in patty shells.
Chicken a la King is excellent to
serve at chafng dish party, for
Sunday supper, for an after theatre
spread, or for that luncheon that you
desire to make IAN OCCASION"
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
TAXING RADIO SETS

The suggestion has been made to
Congress that small tax be levied
on radio sets to pay for the costs
of broadcasting. Such an assess
ment would meet with much opposi-
ton, yet many radio owners would
gladly pay something, if such col
lections made it possible for the
broadcasting companies to put on
improved programs.
AS things go now, the broadcast
ing stations must depend upon ao-
vertising to pay their costs, but the
public will not tolerate too much
advertising mixed in with the enter
tainment.
1t would be a costly problem to
collect this tax regularly from all
radio owners and ::10my of them
would dodge payment. The simplest
way would be to place a tax on the
sale of new sets. While this might
burden this wonderful new indus
try, yet it seems too much to ex-
pect that owners of these sets can
obtain all this wide variety Of en-
tertainment and get what they want,
without paying something for it.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
THE ROADSIDE PICNIC

The hUAUOlOE IlONlO
President and Mrs. Hoover, say
the dispatches, returning from a
days fishing at Catoctin Furnace,
Maryland, enjoyed a picnic supper
in pleasant woodland haunt. So
if any of us have questioned if pic
nicking along the roadside is up to
the level of our dignity, we have
the example of the heads of the ma
ton to justify us in it.
But we can be absolutely sure of
one thing, that when President and
Mrs. Hoover, and the rest of their
bunch, finished eating their hard
boiled eggs and sandwiches, they
carefully picked up every bit Of ~
fuse. Que could go over the scene
OF that picnic and find no trace of
eggshells or tissue paper or lunch
boxes or the rest of the stuff that so
many of the ordinary picnic parties
leave around. The habit of scatter
ing this stuff around turns many
beauty spots of Delaware into dirty
dumps. When it does so, it makes
itself a public nuisance.
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AMERICAS BRIGHTEST BOY
Thomas A. Edison is to provide
scholarship for the boy who will
most intelligently answer the ques-
lions he will put to him at a COM
petition to be held at his home next
summer, this competition to include
one representative from each state.
The bright boys who have no par
ticular gift for athletics, will get
some recognition here. And the
one who wins the final prize will not
be the only one who obtains a bene-
fit. Each one who represents his
own state will also have doors of OPP
portunity opening to him. Gradual
ly we are recognizing head work
as we'll as muscle in this country.
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THAT COMPETITION DOES NOT
bring lack Of friendship
on the part of newspaper publish
ers was demonstrated to the pub
fishers of the Milford Chronicle last
week when our good friend and |
competitor, Jim Wickes, publisher
Of the State News at Dover, came
to our rescue and pulled us out of a
,''hole". A break on one
Of the pinion gears on the main
shaft of the Chronicles newspaper
press made it necessary to print the
paper on another press. Editor
Jim was called upon for assistance
and without hesitation his press
room was thrown open to us. Thru
he loyal cooperation of our press
men and assistants who went to
Dover and worked increasingly I'M
ii the entire edition was printed,
ind the aid given them by the force
1t the State News office, the Chron-
Gle was put in the postoffice just
me mail late. Many of the rural
outes were served without delay.
The publishers thank Col. Wickes
md his force for their assistance,
nd assure them that the mechani-
al department of the Chronicle
liant is always at their disposal.
do mean lot in BUSH
less.
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ADVERTISING WILL in a few
avs or weeks secure trade for a
usiness concern that it might wait
lany years to get or never obtain,
: it depends on chance to win it.
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IF YOU are generous to your ]
ONE town, your home town will be
enerous to you.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
THE SUBORDINATION OF
PARENTS

Someone asked the Prince Of
Wales on one of his visits to Amer
lea, what impressed him most. His
reply was, 1.-THE way parents obey
their children" 1t was a keen
thrust at one of the weaknesses of
American life.
The average American parents
are very good natured, they want to
see their children have good time,
they hate to thwart them in any
way. The children take advantage
of this good nature, and in the aV-
erage family have things their own
way at very early age. They get
a degree of freedom, which many of
them do not know how to use.
While the great majority sober down
and become earnest workers, too
many of them go in for undesirable
conduct,
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24

IF YOU would the autos behind
wrecks might be well give signal
Ing Fippng the ashes off
keep mind that the folks in the trying
JUST Whar you propose to DO Mistaken signals
many automobile accidents each There
code In highway automOiVe traffic.
your left hand on the wheel until and then
msnal IN manner that cannot be msnndertold
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24

ONE OF THE MOST distinctive
characteristics of progressive cities
and towns, is their interest in the
question of park development. Such
communities usually have very gen.
erous spaces set aside for public
recreation grounds. They consider
the future needs of these places, and
take land that will eventually be
needed for park development be-
fore its cost becomes prohibitive.
Most cities and towns today have
made serious mistakes in failing to
buy land needed for this purpose.
Those that have taken a reasonable
amount of land for this purpose,
have never regretted the action.
Every community should consider
it's present and future needs for
public open spaces, and provide for
those needs while land can be had
at reasonable prices.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24

1T COSTS you nothing to buy
vour supplies at home, and usually
YOU save money by it. Isn't it
bit thoughtless to fail thus to back
I'm the business of the town that
does so much for you?
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24
[5oGR

MANY PEOPLE become restless
and dissatisfied wherever they are
located, and they remark that there
is nothing doing in their home
towns.
If there is nothing doing, it is
probably because they have not
taken hold themselves to do any
thing. There are plenty of activi-
ties in any good town. like Milford,
but people have to show some ini-
tiative and interest. If people like
athletic and outdoor life, they
should organize for tennis, base
ball, golf, etc. If they want social
life, let them start something by
entertaining their friends. If they
want more business activity, let
them push for more trade or greater
success in their occupation. 1t
makes little difference where you
are located, but there can always
be something doing for people will
ling to do something.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24

ADVERTISING WILL in few
days or weeks secure trade for a
business concern that it might wait
many years to get or never obtain,
if it depends on chance to win it.
So@
IF YOU are generous to your
home town, your home town will be
generous to you.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24

The fact that spring cucumbers
are 81 hamper is what hampers
many people from buying them.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-24

Chicke. d Ia King: Make a white
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-05
IMMIGRATION OFFICER
 IN CITY FEW DAYS

w. c. Strench, United States immigration officer, with head quarters at Ketchikan, arrived in the city last evening from the In terior where he has been devoting his entire time in assisting aliens, who are having difficulty in talk ing out naturalization papers, be- cause they entered the United States without a record of en- try through the port at which they came into the country
 This expert assistance is being rendered to all coming under the above classification; the work is being accomplished in accordance with a recent Act of Congress providing for the registration of aliens arriving in the United States without record prior to June, 1921.
 During his stay in the city MT. etrench is registered at the Van Glider hotel.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-05

lished at the entrance to Resurrec- tion Bay, as a vital navigation aid for hte protection of the increas- ing ocean commerce in and out of the Port of Seward.
 While the decision of the Alaska Railroad on the construction of coal bunkers at Seward has been handed down by General Manager Otto r. Ohlson some months ago, Mr Ohlson having stated that the bunkerS would be built upon the assurance of the necessary business to warrant their construction, it is the optimistic opinion of people here that this is the wrong method lof inviting ocean vessels to come into this port for coal. Discussion brought out the fact that much thought is being given to the coal ing possibilities, and a special com- mittee may be appointed to make a report after a study of the situa- tion. One suggestion was advanc- ed which would be to induce the government to send as many navy 1hips on the Pacific as possible to Seward for coal. Bunkers void then have to be built and merchant vessels could be served as well Tte trend of steamships returning , coal instead of continuing as oil burners is an encouraging factor to the coal industry, and emphasizes the future need for bunker at Seward, it was shown.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-05
CHAMBER PLANS VIGOROUS ACTION
 ROAD PROGRAM
MANY ITEMS FOR RETIREMENT OF THIS AREA ARE DISCUSS
 ED AT MEETING

Preliminary plans to launch vii gorous campaigns to induce govern mental and Territorial depart ments to complete the several major projects of local importance now pending, were made by busi- ness men of Seward when the local chamber of commerce met at it's regular weekly luncheon Tuesday
 Naming as the mOmentOus fac- tors that would contribute to the progress of the vicinity the m ssing g ink between Moose Pass and the Seward -Kenai highway; the Shel- ter harbor in Resurrection Bay for small craft; the lighthouse on Rug ged Island; coal 'bunkers and a marine hospital
 Measures to start the ball rolling in the direction of acquiring these needs were offered by Elwyn Swet- mann. J. H. Flickinger, H A. Bal derston, Capt 0. A. JohanSen, Leon Urbach, Wayne Blue. Carl Orlan- der and other business men pres ent.
 Tn the matter of road construc- ton the contemplated route thru Resurrection valley, a highway of about 40 miles that would join the present Cooper's Landing, Kenai road at Schooner Bend. was re- garded as secondary in importance to the link needed to connect up the Moose Pass and Seward roads which would render the Kenai, Hope and Moose Pass regions ac- cessible to Seward, and encourage settlers, .homesteaders, ranchers, miners and prospectorS to these regions, and would mean less than 15 miles of road building as agains+ about 40 miles in the Resurrection
 In addition to the suggestions made to renew the intensive drive towards securing the passage of the rivers and harbors appropria- tion in which the desired break water is included, it was announc- ed, by the recent visit of s. Ber- tram, Wall Street banker and prominent in diplomatic affairs. that he favors it's construction and has expressed a willingneSs to in tercede for the appropriation.
 It is known that several new lighthouses are to be erected at strategic points on the Alaska coast, the members contend. and every good reason is apparent as to why one of these should be estab-
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-05

EASTMAN kODAhS AND PHO TOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES. SchaIler CTS Alaska ShOp.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-05
ONE NIGHT SHOWS

Owing to the necessity If sending an extra program out on the circuit this coming week the Liberty thea tre is showing a new program to- night, and a new one tomorrow each to be shown but the one night. For this evening it will De an i'm ported German feature producta a " the famous European motion picture concern U. F. A There is a comedy and other reel with it.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-05

sam Ronak, one of the bidders on the Seward airplane landing field clearing job, returned last night from the Interior
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-05

Fresh Haas candy. SCHALLER- FRS ALASKA SHOP.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-05
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Seattle ice cJeam and fresh candies at Sylyia's.

Seattle ice cream. SCHALLER- FRS ALASKA SHOP.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-18
NO DANCE IN GYM
 F H. 5. TEAM WINS
Alterations Being Made in Build-
 ing Prevent Social Event

A victory for the New Britain High school football team over the Harl- ford Public High school eleven will not be celebrated with a dance at tho school this year, Principal Louis P, Slade announced today.
 The two sarCh rivals will meet in their annual game at Willow Brook park Saturday. In other years it has been the custom of the local school to have dance and reception to the New Britain team if it wins. but this year there are no accommo- dations at the school. The gym nasium will not be completed until the new addition on Bassett street is constructed. The only semblance of the old time celebration in case of victory will be the bonfire at Willow Brook park. The traditional snake march. burning Of the Hartford Pub lie High school banner, the captains speech. cheers and songs will be part of this celebration if New Britain wins
 If Hartford Public High school ltdll NlnS tntlt VIII De no tClcDTd- ton in this city. The Hartford pupils and alumni will have a dance and bonfire.
 There will be several after game dances in New Britain and in Hart. ford and a dance will be held in Newington on the night previous to the game and on the night after the game,