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Milford chronicle., 1929-03-01
HIPPOCRATIC OATH
BINDS PHYSICIANS
Obligation Framed by Founder OF
Fedicine i'm 400 b. C. Still
Taken by MOderns

Hippocrates, famous Greek ply
stefan who was born on the Island
of Cos about $50 B. c., is known as
the Father of Medicine. Besides
many valuable contributions to med
ical knowledge he framed an oath
which to this day is the basis of
medical ethics. Apparently, says
The Pathfinder" this oath was an
indenture between the great physic-
ian and his pupils.
According to Johns Hopkins School
of Medicine, many medical colleges
of the present time require their
students, upon graduation, to take
the Hippocrate oath. 1t has always
been the chief article of faith of the
medical profession and embodies an
admirable code of ethics. The hip
pocratic oath is frequently referred
to by ancient writer's and there is
no reason to doubt it's authenticity.
An excellent translation of the COM
plete oath occurs in "The Genuine
Works of Hipp6crates," translated
from the Greek by Francis Adams,
all English surgeon and scholar.
The translation made by Adams
reads as follows:
Il swear by Apollo the physician,
and Aesculapius, and Health, and
All-heal, and all the gods and god
desses, that, according to my ability
and judgment, 1 will keep this oath
and its stipulation-to reckon him
who taught me this art equally to
me as my parents, to share my sub
stance with him, and relieve his ne
cessities if required; to look upon
his offspring in the same footing as
my own brothers, and to teach them
this art, if they shall wish to learn
it, without fee or stipulation; and
that by precept, lecture and every
other mode of instruction, will i'm
part knowledge of the art to my
own sons, and those of my teachers,
and to disciples bound by a stipu-
lation and oath according to the
law of medicine but to none others.
81 will follow that system of regi-
men, which, according to my ability
and judgment, consider for the
benefit of my patients, and abstain
IL Jill WudISNGI 10 uSlcISIlOuS anu
mischievous. 1 will give no deadly
medicine to any one if asked, nor
suggest any such counsel.
With purity and with holiness will
pass my life and practice my Art.
will not cut persons laboring under
stone, but will leave this to be done
by men who are practitioners of
this work.
Into whatever houses 1 enter 1
will go into them for the benefit of
the sick, and will abstain from ev-
cry voluntary act of mischief and
corruption; and further, from the
seduction of females or males, of
freemen and slaves. Whatever, in
connection with my professional
practice or not, in connection with
it, see or hear, in the life of men,
which ought not to be spoken of
abroad, 1 will not divulge, as reck-
oning that all such should be kept
secret. While 1 continue to keep
this oath unviolated, may it be
granted to me to enjoy life and the
practice of the Art, respected by all
men, in all times. But should 1
trespass and violate this oath, may
the reverse be my lot"
Milford chronicle., 1929-03-01
Bridgevine

Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Macklin and
with relatives in Wilmington.
Mrs. Matte Shockley, of Mills
boro, spent the weekend with her
sister, Mrs. Kendall Wiley, here.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. c. Dhas, of Phila-
delphia, spent the weekend with
friends here.
Mrs. John King, Mrs. C. S. Cal
hoon and son, Charles, spent Monday
with relatives here.
Miss Hattie Kline spent the week.
end at Beaver College, Jenkintown,
Pa. Miss Kline is graduate of
Beaver College.
The Bridgeville Boys Basketball
Team played Seaford team on Mon
day evening at Seaford, with score
of to in favor of Seaford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. WEIGH
are receiving congratulations upon
the birth of a son, born in the PENN
sula General Hospital, Salisbury,
Nd. Mrs. WEIGH will be remember
ed as Miss Bertha Short, of Cannon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Jackson
and children, Mrs. Edgar Anderson
and daughters were in Preston, Md,
on Sunday last as guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd Cannon.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Moffitt, of
Porter, were visitors here, on Sum
day last.
Miss Carrie Tucker has moved
into the property recently vacated
by Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Brown on
Cannon street.
James Wiley, who has been en-
ployed by the American Stores for
the past five years, will leave March
LIST for Lewes, where he will take
charge of a store. We wish Mr..
Wiley in his newly appointed posi-
ton the very best of success.
A number of the young people
from here attended the dance at
Georgetown on last Friday evening,
given by club boys.
Seniors of Bridgeville High school
are giving a dance in the Opera
House here this Friday night, March
LIST. Admission so cents.
William McNatt, II years, a re-
tired farmer, died Saturday at the
home of his son, Steve McNatt. ME-.
McNatt, after retiring from farming,
went to New Jersey to make his
home. A few weeks ago he came
here to visit relatives and while at
his sons home he became ill. Com
plications developed and he grad
ually became worse, until death
resulted. Funeral services were
held Wednesday afternoon from the
home of his son. He is survived by
the following children: Mrs. Ellis T.
Garwood, Florence, N. j., Mrs. Fred
erick c. Hill, Cannon; Oscar McNatt
and Steve McNatt, of Bridgeville.
Frank Johnson, of Wilmington,
spent Friday here with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Johnson.
Don't forget date of Bridgeville
Carnival this year-June
21st to goth, inclusive. Firemen's
Parade Monday evening, June oath.
Earl Dawson has accepted the
position with the American Stores.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wiley and |
Mrs. o. ]. Wiley visited Mr.. and |
Mrs. Ellis Clifton, at Lewes, on
Sunday last.
Milford chronicle., 1929-03-01

merchant marine problem requires
more for solution than American
ships and goods to fill the ships.
We must have men to man them, and
in order to get the proper sort of a
personnel for our merchant. marine,
we must, as the Herald-Tribune
states, become sea minded once
more. The term "once more" is
used, because there was a time when
America was as seaminded as any
country on the globe. This was in
the early days when the American
clipper sailed all over the world,
and proudly kept the Stars and
Stripes floating on every sea. With
the decline of the sailing vessel and
the trouble of our Civil War, Amer
lea turned away from the sea. This
was a costly mistake and it took
the World War to show us the real
costliness of the error.
One real American hero who has
recently pointed out this necessity
for seamindedness is Captain George
Fried, the commander who with his
brave men recently rescued the
crew of the Italian freighter Florida
from the icy waters of the Atlantic.
Captain Fried was recently the
guest of the officials of the Shipping
Board and the United. States lines
at banquet in Washington, and in
the short address which he made he
pointed out the fact that the great
- % fooY ATn1so1no MT
Marine today is men-enough men
and the right sort of men. Lack of
men, he declared, was handicapping
the success of our merchant marine
more than any other one thing and
he advocated the early establish
ment of additional recruiting offices
for the marine service through the
middle western states. Captain
Fried said:
Recruits from the Midwest are
young fellows from the farms, am
bilious young men who have never
seen the sea and who are enthusi-
astic and capable. The navy gets
them with it's recruiting stations in
the Middle West, but we are forced
to- take men from the Eastern states,
of which there are not always
enough of the type we need"
Here is a real tribute to the boys
of the Middle West by man who
knows. 1t is evidence that boy
does not have to live within sound |
of the sea to become a good sailor,
and it is further evidence of the |
truth of the assertion that we ought |
to become seaminded, and seamind
ed as an entire nation.
Milford chronicle., 1929-03-01
RoxaIla

Rev. o. T. Baynard expect to be-
gin the revival meetings in Roxana
Church Sunday evening, March TO-
Mrs. Lena Isaacs and son Harry
grandson Martin Simpson Thomas
and Newton McHugh, all of Philadel-
phia, visited Mrs. Isaacs' husband
Arthur, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Isaacs over the weekend.
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Daw-
son entertained at dinner the above
guests, also Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
Wilgus and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter McGinnes, of this town.
Ebert Dawson is spending some
time with his wife here
William Bennett and Cove Bennett
were overnight guests of friends at
Newark on Friday.
Mrs. Ollie Lynch entertained at
birthday dinner Saturday 81 rela-
tives and friends. In the evening
the number of guests present were
104. At a late hour ice cream,
cake, fruit and candies were served.
Mrs. Lynch received many beautiful
and useful gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Derrick
son entertained friends from Phila-
delphia Sunday.
Myretta Lynch and Mildred Nc
Cabe, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday
with their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar T. West and
daughter Althea, of Collingsdale, Pa.
spent the weekend with their moth
er and grandmother Mrs. Belle
West.
Miss Myrtha Wilgus spent a part
of last week with Mrs. Myrtle Hick-
man, at Millville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wilgus enter
tanned over the weekend Mr.. and
Mrs. w. R. Evans, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond Long and two children, Doris
and Ray, Mrs. Elizabeth Evans, all
of Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
Middleton, of Laurel.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Derrickson
had as their guests Sunday their
daughter, Miss Mildred McCabe, and
four of her friends from Phila.
George Hudson, of Phila., visited
his mother, Mrs. Joshua Hudson, on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Wilgus en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. George Rob-
inson, from Millville, on Sunday.
Mrs. Lille Hudson, of Frankfort,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. H. F.
Wilgus.
Milford chronicle., 1929-03-01
Blanchards Station

Several from here have Joined the
Junior Order of Mechanics at Far
mington this winter. A class was
initiated in Laurel last Wednesday
evening and the majority of these
folks motored down for the occas-
ion.
Colds have been prevalent around
here during the past week.
We do not have much news this
week as the roads are in such ter
rible condition that folks cannot
make themselves sociable.
Miss Margaret Hall, from Milford,
has come in our midst to make her
home with her sister, Mrs. Jacob
Hatfield. She is now student of
the Greenwood Elementary school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Layton and
son Theodore were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Saunders, of
Milford.
Geo. L. Biddle, of Claymont, came
Saturday to make an indefinite stay
with his daughter and family here.
Milford chronicle., 1929-03-01
Johnson's Corner
(Near Selbyville)

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond johnson
had as their guests on Tuesday eve.
ming Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. John.
son, of near Bayard.
Mrs. Carrie Lynch, Mrs. Anna
Lynch, of Roxana, Mrs. Warren
Wharton and son, of Ocean View
called on Mrs. A. P. LeKites on
Tuesday.
Misses Flora and Edna Long, OF
Rattlesnake Ridge, were callers on
Miss Mary johnson on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Long enter
tanned on Friday her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Timmons, of Selby-
vile.
Misses Eva LeKites, Alberta
Lynch and Mr.. Gilbert Evans, stu
dents at Beacon College, spent
Washington's Birthday; also the
weekend with their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Johnson
had as their dinner guests on Sun
day his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Char
lie Johnson, and son, Delmas, of
Gray's Corner, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. .LeKites enter
tanned at dinner on Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. John Williams, of near Bay
ard.
Messrs. Elmer and Chester Bunt-
ing, of near Selbyville, were callers
ON Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Johnson on
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Evans and
daughter Cecile, entertained on Sun
day evening Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. John
son and children; Mr.. and Mrs. Hor-
ace Johnson and sister, Mrs. Ida
McCabe, and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Curtis Hudson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard Johnson and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Johnson and
children spent Sunday evening in
Lynchtown.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Truitt enter
tanned on Friday evening at a "ice
cream party" as follows: Mrs. Ida
McCabe and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Otis Williams and children and
Raymond McCabe.
Milford chronicle., 1929-03-01
NATIONAL NEWS OF INTEREST
TO EVERYBODY WHO READS
Written for this Paper by
FRANK p. LITSCHERIT

The pacifists, professional and
otherwise tell us that naval arma-
ment and war are synonymous.
They aver apparently in all SINGER
ity that If we have a navy we must
expect to have war. But recent
events seems to bear out the asser-
ton that it is easy to have war
without any navy. Take the exam
pie of Paraguay and Bolivia for in
stance. Which navy started the hos
tilities that broke out between these
two countries a short time ago? AS
matter of fact nations can go to
war with sickles and cutlasses if
nothing better is available. This
has happened great many times in
the past, before gunpowder was in
vented, and war was even crueler
then than it is now.
The unreasonableness of the argu-
ments of the pacifists is we'll illus
trated in the trouble between the
two South American republics men
toned above. The pacifists, or at
least the socialist wing of the group,
claims that wars are always foment-
ed by private interests which seek
some advantage through military
conflict. But it is quite evident that
in the case of Bolivia at least, the
heads of the government were driv-
en- into hostilities by the demands
of an aroused and enthused popu-
lace, just as our own nation was
forced into the Spanish-American
war by popular sentiment, at a time
when President Mckinley was doing
everything possible honorably to
avoid the call to arms, and ex-
hausting every means of diplomacy
to prevent war.
Of course the trouble between Be-
livia and Paraguay was not started
by navys which do not exist. Meth
er did it originate in the mainten-
ance of large military establish
ments, for neither country boasts of
an army of any consequence. Ger
tainly it was not a fifteen cruiser
program which started the trouble
in Bolivia for that country was not
even provided by nature with sea-
port.
War, like all crimes of violence,
is caused by state of mind which
has not been educated to the point
where it fully comprehends the
brutality and futility of war. 1t will
end when the spirit which causes
physical combat has been exercised
and not before. Now if Bolivia
would attack Paraguay without suf-
ficient cause, or vice versa, it is
evident that some nation without
sufficient provocation might attack
the United States. And it might |
be unwilling after taking that |
course, to arbitrate, knowing itself |
to be without good case. This |
danger is increased by the wealth |
and territorial extent of this repub- |
lie and would be multiplied a hun
dred fold by the belief that we had !
no sufficient means of defense.
The only guarantee we have |
against such attack is to have the
world know that we are prepared
and disposed to defend ourselves.
The pretense of the pacifsts that
such defense would be provocative
Milford chronicle., 1929-03-01
PRINTER HUMORISTS

We wonder whether any compiler
has ever tried to do justice to the
important things which printers
have accomplished aside from print
ing. For one thing they have done
more than their share of keeping
the nation in laughs-when you
count the efforts of Burdette, Arte-
mus Ward, Petroleum V. Naseby,
Mark Twain and Lord knows how
many others.
In another category come the
names of printers who have worked
and sacrificed in the cause of hui
man liberty-and no other profess
sion stands ahead of them in this
field with such names as Franklin,
Garrison, Lovejoy, Greeley and
Henry George. The story of the
English and Continental renaissance
is studded with the names of print
ers who went to torture and death
for printing sentiments that Offend
ed the ruling powers.
Milford chronicle., 1929-03-01

rather than preventive is born either
of ignorance or of hypocrisy. Fol-
instance: it is possible for any paci-
fist in this day. of gunner and
racketeers, to give evidence of the
sincerity of his belief without at
tempting to enforce his philosophy
on the national government and
perhaps running or destroying the
nation. Let him hang upon his
door this sign: 81 will not resist any
effort to rob my house or kill my
family. 1 have no weapons and am
opposed on principle to calling upon
the police to use violence against
any intruder. 1 ask intruders to
keep out as a matter of ethics"
This would be equivalent to an
invitation, to any ruffian to enter
the house and kill and rob at will.
1t is doubtful whether even the most
ardent pacifist would want to
adopt this policy. But many of
them seem perfectly willing to ap-
ply it to the nation as a whole.
Surely this cannot be for the reason
that pacifists devote all their love
and affection to their private inter-
ests and have none left over for
their country.
The New York Herald Tribune
said recently: Our future lies on
the sea, and we cannot turn away
from it. We must achieve and
maintain full equality of navel pow
er with any competitor as long as
the Washington treaty lasts. The
first step toward parity is the pas
sage of the fifteen cruiser bill.
Others will come under domestic
economic pressure just as they have
always come in the case of the more
sea minded nations. The time is
not far distant when we shall not
turn to sea mindedness only when
we observe Navy Day."
The fifteen cruiser bill has passed
and the first step in our return to
seamindedness, as the New York
paper puts it, has been carried out.
1t may seem little far fetched to
the average citizen surrounded by
the rolling prairies and broad
plains of the Middle West, that we
should be sea minded. Yet it is
more important today than ever be-
fore, that we become seaminded-
important to the interior of the
country. as we'll as to the seaboard.
For the great Middle West depends
on the prosperity of agriculture for
its substantial progress. One of the
problems of agriculture today is
cheaper freight rates, and this is
being answered by the improvement
of our great inland waterways. But
when the products of the western
farmer get to the seaboard, what
will it avail him if the amount he
has saved by internal Improvements
is more than taxed against him by
a foreign shipping trust, trust
which may fail him altogether in
case of another European war and
leave his hproducts rotting on the
wharves in America?
Now it is a pretty well established
policy that we are to have great
merchant marine, one capable of
taking care of American interests
in time of peace, and in time of
war, no matter whether in that war
we are neutral or a belligerent.
Congress has already passed legisla-
ton looking to that effect and with
the cooperation of the American
people, especially of the American
shipper, our merchant marine prob
lem will eventually be successfully
solved. But it is to be noted that the
Milford chronicle., 1929-03-01
DeIrlaar

VIM. w. Lowe, 50 years of age,
passed away at his home in Delmar
Friday morning, after several
months illness of stomach trouble
and a complication of diseases. Mr..
Lowe had lived in Delmar about
20 years, having moved here from
| his farm near Laurel.
After moving to Delmar he en-
gagged in carpenter work until fail
ing health compelled him to give up
active labor about year ago. He
was man of many admirable quail
ties, which won him many friends
who are deeply grieved at his pass
ing.
He was a faithful member of the
M. E. Church. He recounted to his
family and friends the joys of
Christian service and his faith in
the blessings awaiting the faithful.
Funeral services were held in the
NJ E. Church at P. M. Sunday, Rev.
Leonard White officiating. He is
survived by a wife, Mrs. Kate Lowe,
three daughters, Mrs. James Daily,
Mrs. George Dutton and Mrs. Ralph
Williams; four brothers-Thomas
Lafayette, Hezekiah and Spencer,
and one sister, Mrs. Lizzie Dorman.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Conoway
spent the past weekend with their
son, John Conoway, and family at
Glenolden, Pa.
Mrs. Roland Adkins left a few
days ago for Detroit, Mich, where
her husband is employed by the
Ford Automobile Co. They expect
to make their future home in that
city.
Miss Catherine Dutton, who is in
training at the Delaware Hospital,
Wilmington, was called home past
week on account of death of her
grandfather, w. W. Lowe.
Mrs. J. d. Wootten is in Frederick,
Md, with her son, Bayard, who is
ill in a hospital in that city.
j. H. Atwell has been elected lay
delegate to the Electoral Conference
which meets with the Annual Con-
ference in Wilmington on April Bird.
Several Delmar ladies attended
the meeting of the Women's Aid of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, Della
ware Division, that was held in the
room of the company's
building in Wilmington on Thurs
day, February 2Sth.
The Senior Glass of the Delmar |
(Del.) High School will present the |
play "And Mary Did," in the Elcora |
on Friday evening, March |
LIST.
The members of Delmar Lodge, L.
0. o. NJ, entertained their ladies at
a banquet in the basement of the
NJ. e. Church Friday evening.
The Delmar Hi Boys of the Del
mar (Del) High School defeated
he basketball team of Company L
If Crisfield, Md, in the school audi
.orium here last Thursday evening
by the score of 81 to II. The girls
cam also won from Crisfield.
Joseph Conquest, of Atlantic, Va,
risited Delmar Monday.
George Oliphant, lifelong resi-
lent of this community, passed to
he great beyond about p. m. Sat
friday. Funeral services were held
It his late home in this town Mon
lay afternoon at two o'clock, and
nterment made in the M. P. Gene
cry. Rev. ]. T. Bailey, of the M. P.
,hurch, conducted the services. He
S survived by two sons-Sherman
nd Arthur; one brother-Thomas
4. Oliphant, and two sisters-Mrs.
lizzie Maddox and Mrs. G. R. ]
Eggs.
Milford chronicle., 1929-03-01

Mrs. Hellefinder was attending
her first football game. ooh, isn't
it awful" she cried. "Why, they
will kill that poor boy underneath"
Don't be silly, mother!" exclaim-
ed her daughter. "He doesn't mind
it-he's unconscious by this time"
The Pathfinder.
Milford chronicle., 1929-03-01

81 have the faith that moves
mountains" said Mr.. Cooler.
81 wish you had the faith that
would move the ashes out of the
basement" his wife replied.
Tho Dofbfindar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-05

the neighborhood. Children excitedly
pass the word that 'the band ID COM
ing" and in the evening when the
lights are strung and the members of
the band in spic and span uniforms un-
load and take their seats with glittering
paraphernalia all the householders for
blocks around have gathered. to hear
the music.
But how much music do they hear?
A carnival spirit is In the air and the
children are bubbling over with It,
The popcorn wagon and the ice cream
wagon have put in their appearance and
there are loud shouts Of welcome and
loyal acclaim from the little ones. A
lucky youngster buys o hag1 of peanuts
another gets an ice cream cone and the
tidings Of these transactions are borne
shrilly to assembled parents. Laden
with nickels and dimes, mob of little
boys and girls returns to attack the pop
corn and ice cream vendors. The bass
drum and the piccolo strive valiantly to
make themselves heard, but just as soon
as ice cream and popcorn and peanuts
have satiated the demand and restored
relative peace some future leader of
men starts game Of tag and the solo
cornetist blows in vain.
The point is that while the music of
children's voices is sweet and all that
sort Of thing, 1t does not harmonic with
the music of the band, and the band
ought to have chance. The impress
sive squad Of policemen accompanying
the bands on their concert trips would
perform an admirable bit of work If the
guardians Of the law told the dear chill
dren that they should be seen, not
heard, during a band concert. Their
brass buttons, their shiny belts and
their grim holsters, plus one word of
warning, should suffice to keep the
average child silent with awe. Then
the band could be heard.