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THE SPIRIT OF IMPROVEMENT

Results from campaigns for civic
| improvement often come slowly
There is a great deal of fine talk
! but people go home and do about the
same as before, and the promoters
of the movement become discour-
aged and quit. And yet the con-
slant dwelling upon the improve
ment idea produces its effect on the
public mind.
Most of us could mention a num-
her of towns and cities in Delaware
where great gains have been made
during recent years by efforts for
civic and business improvement. We
recall such communities 10 and 20
years ago, when they were just Or
binary places. Most of their homes
had no special beauty, they all had
ugly features. The talk about i'm
provement and progress seemed to
have little effect for a time.
But the person who visits those
towns today after an absence of
years sees a big difference. He finds
the homes more tasteful, he finds
eyesores removed, he sees fine and
substantial business buildings erect
ed.
Those thoughts that were spread
among the people did not at once
produce action. But they created
the feeling among the people that
they would like a finer community.
When an opportunity came, they act
ed in accordance with a higher
standard.
If a man was putting up a house,
he decided that he wanted tasteful
one. Many householders were in
spired to make improvements. When
people put up business buildings,
they put up better ones, or if they
improved their old property, they did
it better. If the community needed
buildings, it put up more
pleasing ones. The feeling grew that
conditions and develop
ments could not be tolerated. So as
the years went on, the appearance of
these cities was revolutionized. Let
us not be disheartened here in Mil
ford, if our efforts for a finer COM
do not at once accomplish
all we could wish. Much progress
has been made in the last ten years.
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TO WIN success, it is said, one
must learn how both to think and to
ak. We need to think up a good
system of business, but such thought
will not bring full results unless we
ak about our system through adj
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n PRIL showers bring May
"A fowers-or at least buds.
And the buds Of May are
soon to blossom out into brides
in June, so showers, it seems,
are very much in order this
month. Linen showers, lingerie
showers, boudoir showers, kit
chen showers-there are whole
cloudburst Of showers which mod
ern maids have invented for
the bride-to-be.
A Handkerchief and Hose
Shower is the very newest on the
list. And what bride ever has
enough of either?-however vast
her stores. The guests give their
tissue-wrapped packages to the
hostess on arriving, and she
slows them away to be drawn out
at the close of the luncheon. A
Bungalow Luncheon is clever,
different and most appropriate
for the prospective bride. A
green cloth may be used for the
table, and in the center bum
galow, contrived from a band
box, looks out over a bed Of as
paragus ferns which form the
yard. From the ferns, gay little
spring flowers Of every color pop
their heads-daffodils, jonquils,
tulips and narcissus.
Flowers for FaVors
For favors, a tiny growing
flower, each in different colored
pottery, will be in keeping. Hang
ing over the center Of the table
is a sprinkling-can which showers
streamers Of narrow white satin
ribbons to the f1oweT-pot Of the
bride-to-be-and hers Is the only
white flower. White streamers
also attach the flower pots to the
packages concealed under the
bungalow roof, and when at the
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SCHOOL ORDINATIONS

Another year of work in the
schools is drawing to its close, OF
has already ended in many schools
In thousands of towns the pupils are
rehearsing their parts for the an
nual graduation ceremonies. Parents
are bursting with pride as their
children appear in this public way
before their townspeople, and show
what they can do.
Modern boys and girls are very
bright and alert creatures. When
they put on a show, it seems to the
parents like a work of genius, SUI
perior to anything they could have
done at that age.
Bouquets are properly passed
around to all concerned. Students
who persist and finish their courses
are entitled to credit for their am
bition. While many of their COM
rades were idling and enjoying high
links, or had gone to work to secure
pocket money for their fun, these
pupils had the sense to see that they
needed all the education they could
get, and they were determined to
have it.
The taxpayers are entitled to
thanks at the school closing season,
for their willingness to devote large
appropriations to school purposes.
No country on earth spends money
50 literally on education as we do.
Our people of Delaware have been
very generous in comparison to their
means. They realize that their chill
dren need the best and most prac-
teal of modern knowledge, if they
are to hold their own in modern com
petition.
School closing exercises are fine
advertising for the benefits of edu-
cation. The younger classes note the
honors and appreciation given to
those who have pursued and finished
their studies. They begin to realize
that industry in learning lessons
trings rewards. Parents and tax
layers can see from the fine appear
ance the school graduates make,
.hat education brings real results,
that those who obtain its bene-
fits will be the leaders of the coming
years.
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THE GROWTH OF CITIES

The growth of our country as re.
vealed in the new census figures is
a very uneven and spotty thing. As
rule the cities are making good
gains. But the rural communities
are tagging behind. The first 80
cities of 10000 or more to make re-
turns showed gains of over % per
cent 1t is doubtful if the total
growth of the country is much over
10 or - per cent, so that the rural
communities will be lucky if they
show any substantial growth as a
whole.
For some years large numbers of
people have been moving out of the
country districts into cities and
towns. The census figures are MAX
ing us realize the great change that
this creates in American conditions.
Since the farmers, with their mod
ern machinery and methods, can pro-
duce more per man than formerly, a
smaller number of people can raise
all the food products needed.
Much of the unemployment COM
planned of last winter must have
been due to the fact that a surplus
of labor was created by families that
have moved from the farms into cit
les and towns.
The American people have ceased
being primarily an agricultural peo-
pie. The new town jewellers must
look out that in transferring their
homes to city and town streets, they
do not lose that practical capacity
that has made our people so success
full in the past.
When the farmer moves into a
town, he usually gets a job because
he has learned to turn his hand to
any kind of work. The townsman
who can do only one kind of work is
up against it. Meanwhile before the
people quit their farm jobs too has
tily, they should look out that this
transfer of population is not being
overdone. Improvements in farm
methods are likely to so reduce the
cost of production that improbable
farms will become profitable once
more.
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four cups of milk, two teaspoons
salt and little cayenne pepper
Remove the tendons from. a six.
ounce can Of lobster, add one cup
of water and a pinch of thyme,
and simmer gently for five min.
utes. Add tits to the white
sauce. Beat one egg yolk slight.
ly, add one cup of cream, and
add this to the other ingredients.
Heat in a double boiler. Serve
in cups with either a few crou.
tons floating on top, or with a
tablespoon Of whipped cream.
NeI0 Peas al Grdtin in Carrot
Boats: Scrape eight large, even
carrots and boil whole. Scoop
out into boats and keep hot.
Boil two cups of new peas until
tender. Meanwhile make a
sauce Of one and one-half table.
spoons Of butter, one and one
half tablespoons of -four and two
cups Of milk Add a three and
one-half ounce can of American
Cheddar Cheese and stir until
melted. Add peas, one-half tea
spoon Of salt, and fill into the
carrot boats.
A Dainty Dessert
Amber Ice in Platinum Setting:
Mash one No. 8, or two No. q
cans of apricots and press
through a sieve. Add the Juice
Of one lemon; bring one cup of
sugar and one cup of water to
boiling, and add when cool. Tint
the desired yellow with yellow
coloring. Freeze as usual. When
ready to serve, cut inch-thick
angel food cake into hollow rings
a little larger than a doughnut
(using the white, inner part OF
the cake to suggest a platinum
ring). Fill the center with q
round mound Of Amber lee.
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time to prepare, such as the interior
finishing marble, mahogany and
bronze work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry V. Tubbs spent
the weekend with relatives in Will
mington.
The Children's Day program at Sa-
lem M. L. church will be given on
the evening of June 8th, under the
direction of Miss Lindseth and Mrs.
Bertha West. The major part of the
program will be based on the work
done by the first six grades in the
weekday school of religion held
each Friday this year at the church.
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PROTECTION AND RETALIATION

A familiar argument against a
protective tariff measuring the diff
ference in labor costs at home and
abroad, and which will prevent
cheap labor importations to the
point of creating unemployment in
the United States is that it will
cause reprisals by way of higher
tariffs in other countries.
The truth is that foreign countries
at all times measure their tariff
rates by their own necessities. Not
one of them has the excuse of higher
wage costs to justify protective
rates against American products. A
tariff measuring the difference in la
| Dor costs here and abroad does not
handicap the foreign producer: it
only prevents domestic industry
from being handicapped by unfair
production based on low standards
of wages and living.
We have in recent years lowered
our tariff rates only to discover that
it did not cause the lowering of tar
if rates abroad. We have increased
tariff rates to discover that our i'm
ports have increased rather than de-
creased, because the encouragement
given domestic industries has en-
abled our people to spend more
money abroad for luXuries, and ne
cessities we do not produce, such as
tropical products.
With our tariff stationary, Euro
pean countries have in the past few
years been raising tariffs right and
left, besides invoking some fifty
forms of commercial discrimination
to handicap American competition.
Before the framing of the present
tariff bill began, it will be recalled
that the French government was at
tempting to place an embargo on
American moving pictures, although
foreign films enter this country free.
Only rebellion on the part of local |
exhibitors and patrons of motion |
picture houses caused this plan to |
be modified.
Australia has just put into effect |
a tariff that is almost an embargo.
Eighty products are excluded entire
ly. The purpose of the law, framed
by a Labor government, is frankly
to enable Australians to do their
own work in the production of sixty
million dollars worth of goods now
imported.
We are also told that because of
vast American private loans abroad
we must give foreign peoples the OPP
to make the money to pay
)ff these loans by closing our own
Industrial plants and impOverishing
)ur own farmers through surrender
ii our home market to the foreigner.
That would seem to be an excessive
)rice to pay in making good the for
ign loans of American investors.
Moreover, as before stated, when our
Industries are running full tilt and
here is no unemployment, our peO-
lie are thus enabled to spend more
broad than ever for luxuries, raw
materials, non-competitive articles
nd travel.
There is no excuse for permitting
4 this country a flood of importa-
ions based on cheap labor costs,
to drown out the fires in
merican factories and submerge
.merican farms in bankruptcy. The
merican wOrkingman and farmer
o not care to be pauperized by
oles, as proposed by certain for
ard looking Journalists and states
len as a substitute for saving Amer
an industry and employment from
nfair cheap labor competition.
mericans ask opportunity, and not
rarity,
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GRADUATING CLOTHES

There is much of fiutter in the
families which have girls about to
graduate from schools and colleges.
1t is not such a costly proposition
to put a boy through these honors,
but the girls of many of these insti-
tutions must have quite an outfit, it
is felt, to pass muster at various
functions.
This necessity puts a heavy strain
on many families of limited means.
1t is the one moment of prominence
fer such girls, when the eyes of the
community are on them. Parents do
not propose to have these girls ap-
pear in inferior garments.
Graduating observances of public
schools ought to be democratic. If
some of the graduates dress in an
expensive way, it puts a burden on
those less fortunate. If influential
families can set an example of sim
pie dressing, it will make it easier
for others to put their girls through
these schools. 1t sometimes hap
pens, however, that the people least
able to afford extravaganza, will
make the most costly splurge.
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the good of all, and everyone is re-
quested to attend. II is very impor-
tant in the sight of God that we do
come, friends. Everything possible
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STAYTONSVILLE

Church services at 1880 Sunday
evening. These services are held for
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0OoG
PLAYGROUND SPACE

One of the most vital features OF
community life is adequate play
grounds for their little people. In
this time when it is not safe for
children to play in the streets, there
should be playground space in every
neighborhood where the youngsters
can enjoy their ball games and other
sports to their hearts content. There
would be many less children run
over by automobiles if such space
was provided
Playground space pays for itself,
since it keeps the boys occupied
with healthful games. If they have
no such opportunities, some or many
of them are likely to form lawless
habits and get into bad company.
Much of the increase in crime is due
to the fact that boys had no ade-
ouate opportunities for wholesome
play. They need some outlet for
their teeming activity
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SoS

THE MERITS and advantages and
enjoyments Of your home commun-
ity VIII not be widely known, unless
our people tell their friends living
elsewhere about them.
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A POLITICIAN who contemplates
running for office at the fall cleo
ton, will not probably get very far,
ii he makes no effort to secure sup
port or bring the arguments in his
favor to the notice of the people. He
must somehow tell them what can
be said for himself. If that is true
in politics, it is also true in business.
The concern that never advertises
itself, that makes no effort to tell the
people what It can do for them, can
expect to come out about like the
politician who remains quietly at
home and makes no effort to bring
his cause before the people.
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Programs Followed
@Bv Social Hours

Social hours were enjoyed by
circles Of the Presbyterian auxiliary
following the programs which were
held Monday at the homes Of men,
bers.
Circle No. I met with Mrs. o. II.
Gillespie with Miss Florence Bell
rs leader Of devotionals and Mrs.
Henry Gay In charge Of the les
son. Thirteen were present.
Miss Hartman and Mrs. Mullins
were leaders Of the program of
Circle No. 2 which met at the
home OF Mrs. II. L. Cummins.
Eleven members were in attend
ance.
Mrs. w. o. Weller was assistant.
hostess at the meeting Of Circle
No. 3 at the home of Mrs. L. c.
Gardner, Mrs. j. A. Kelly led de-
votionals and Mrs. Volney Taylor
the lesson. Eleven members Of the
circle enjoyed the program.
Mrs. Eugene Bates was hostess
TO the Evening circle. and Miss
Hartman led the lesson program.
Hostesses served refreshments
during the social hours.
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Why Folks
Stay Fat

Not always because Of overeating, but
because a gland is weak. That gland
largely controls nutrition. When it is
weak n may nearly starve, yet stay fat.
Modern physicians the world over
now combat this great aus Of obesity.
And excess fat, in late years, has been
disappearing fast.
Marmola prescription tablets contain
he chief factors which they use. People
have used them for % years-millions
d boxes Of them. And countless slender
figures everywhere now show the amaz-
ng effects.
Go try this right method to reduce.
Stop starving. Read the book in the box
with the formula and reasons. Ask your
druggist today for a 81 box Of Marmola
md watch the change.
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How Women Lose
Fat In England
Gain Physical Charm

How would you like to lose Is
pounds Of fat in a month and at the
same time increase your energy and
improve your health?
How would you like to lose I'M
healthy fat that you don't need and
don't want and at the same time
feel better than you have for years?
How would you like to lose your
double chin and your prominent
abdomen and at the same time
make your skin so clean and clear
that II will compel admiration?
How would you like to get your
weight down to normal and at the
same time develop that urge for &C
tivity that makes work a p leasure
and also gain in ambition and keen
ness Of mind?
Get on the scales today and see how
much you weigh-then get an IS cent
bottle OF Kruschen Salts which Will last
you for Z weeks. Take n half tea
spoonful every morning in q glass Of
hot water and when you have finished
the first bottle weigh yourself again.
Now you can laugh at h people
who pay hundreds OF dollars 70 lose a
few pounds OF fat-now you Will know
the pleasant way to lose unsightly fat
and you'll also know that the s vital
ling salts OF Kruschen salts that
sour blood. nerves and glands mus
have TO function properly)-have pre-
sented YOU with glorious health.
After that you'll want TO walk around
and say to YOU friends-"One as cent
bottle OF Kruschen Salts Is worth one
hundred dollars Of any fat persons
money"
Leading druggists America over sell
Kruschen Selts-you can always get :.
at McKay's Pharmacy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-14
Methodist Circles
Meetings Held

Circles Of the Methodist Mission
airy society met with individual
hostesses Monday afternoon. The
Central circle was entertained at
the home of Mrs. v. L. Conrad,
Mrs. Trimble leading the Bible
lesson which was given as the pro-
gram. Ten members attended the
meeting, with Mrs. c. p. Holman
OF Kansas City ard Miss Elizabeth
Powell as visitors.
Mrs. C. w. Watson was hostess to
the West Brownsville circle. thir-
teen members and two visitors be-
ing in attendance. Mrs. T. z. Swank
was a guest. also Miss Alice Vier-
neling. who played violin selections,
Mrs. z. T. Yates lee the program,
assisted by Mrs. G. A. Roy. The
next meeting is to be at the home
Of Mrs. Homer Fitch with Mrs,
Watkins as leader.
The Young Matrons' circle had
Mrs. r. z. Green as hostess, Mrs.
d. L. Parker leading d~evotionals
and Mrs. Harry Faux the song
service. Twelve members were
present, and one new member.
Mrs. Laura Mckenzie was host
ess TO FL Jardin circle. with kfrS.
Nathan Moore in charge Of the
afternoons program. Mrs. Fred
Barton was elected chairman Of the
circle. Nine membe:- and one Wis
itor. Mrs. Victor Wilson OF Detroit,
were Present.
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I4M MeErR z
AI ade:DaY8

powder; Y teaspoon salt; Q eggs;
u cup milk; / teaspoon fat. melted;
/ cup diced, drained canned pine
apple.
Mix flour. baking powder and
salt. Add eggs and milk. Beat 3
minutes. Add other ingredients.
Drop by tablespoonsful into hot
deep fat. Cook until well Drowned
on all sides. Remove and let drain.
Serve hot.
Lemon Sauce
% cup sugar; 2 tablespoons flour:
= teaspoon salt; l-3 cup lemon
juice; 2 tablespoons grated lemon
rind: l cup water: ! tablespoon but
ter.
Blend sugar. flour and salt. Add
other ingredients. Cook over a mo-
derate fire. stirring constantly.
Il; tie sauce thickens. Serve warm
on hot OF cold buildings.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-14
Lucille Hahan
Given Party

Honoring her little daughter, Lu-
ellie. on her eleventh birthday. Mrs.
Fen Hahn entertained a number
Of her young friends at her home
with a bunco and lotto party. In
the lotto games Emily Pitt won
first prize and Theresa Hacker
second. and Charlene Walton and
Mary Louise Young were fortunate
in the bunco games. Roses and fern
were decorations or the living room.
Refreshments were served to
Emily Pitt, Theresa Hacker, Char
lene Walton. Mary Louise Young,
Irene Reed. Katy Hacker. Mar
guerite Marsh. Jeannine Workman.
Clara Billinghouse. Totta Hacker,
Lucille Camiade, Elsie Hahn. Nam
nette Stallman and Emily Cara.
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w. M. L. Principles
PROGRAM Subject

Foreign I-.ssion Stones Of w
NJ. u" vas the subject Of the Royal
Service program led by Mrs. j. F
Dowis at the meeting Of the Bap-
fist Missionary society Monday af-
ternoon at the chur h. She point
ed out pra--r. study. stewardship
and personal services as the stones
represented In the work.
Assisting on the program were
Mesdames o. L. Smith. Ewing Clark
ID. S. Leftwich, j.. T. Glenn. Fritz
Schmidt. r. A. King and Brumley
Fourteen members were present,
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Altar Society To
Serve Dinner

Plans for a Mexican dinner and
supper. to be served February 20,
81 and %. were made at the meet
ing of the Altar society Of the
Sacred Heart church at the home
Of Mrs. Julius Jefferds Monday az
ternoon. The place for the affair
is to be selected later.
The society announces that Il
will take orders for Easter eggs.
and orders may be placed with
Mrs. John Closner. chairman.
Sixteen members attended the
meeting.
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HARLINGEN. Jan. 13-R. Ire
vino suffered superficial cuts and
slashes in a disturbance at a bale
north OF Harrington Saturday night,
S. Fernandez. NJ. Padillo and V. E.
Mirus who were involved in the
squabble were fined by Justice OF
the Peace w. II. Sharp for being
drunk and disorderly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-14
Kingsville Gets
PIT. Meet

Mrs. Harbert Davenport, presi-
dent Of the Tenth district State
PIT. A. has returned from Austin
where she attended a meeting OF
the Executive board Of the state
organization. Announcement was
made there that the Tenth district
meeting Is to be held in Kingsville
during the second week Of April.
Mrs. Davenport stopped in Kings
vile enroute home to discuss plans
for the meeting. and was a guest
Of the Woman's Club there, also
OF the PIT. A. at a tea. She also
made a visit in Dallas from Austin.
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Local Group AT
Health Meet

Mrs. Z. G.. Holiday, Mrs. J.. X.
Wells. Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Banker
and Mrs. w. S. West attended a
meeting Of the Cameron count!
anti-tuberculosis association held
Monday night in San Benito. Mr.
Banker is representative OF the
association il Brownsville.
Reports for the year were made
and work for the ensuing term was
discussed. Several committee re-
ports are TO be made at the mex:
executive board meeting.
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Circle Elects
Miss Bourne

Miss Mamie Bourne was elected
president of the Evening circle Of
Central Christian church Aid So
ciety at its meeting Monday eve-
ming at her home. Miss Bernice
Hutton was named vice-president
and Mrs. E. Grace, secretary-treas-
urer.
Business reports for the past
year were made. following which
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MADDEN is
PARTY HONOREE

Mrs. Frances Hadden entertained
with a pretty children's party on
Wednesday afternoon in honor OF
the tenth birthday Of her little
daughter, Frances.
Games were played IN the yard,
following which, the beautiful birth
day cake was cut and served with
the refreshments.
F~orty-eight little guest5 were
present.