davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-05
BAD SIDEWALKS
ARE MENACE TO
PUBLTCSAFETY
Familiarity Of W alks
Leads To Frequent Ne
glect, Writer States.
By John r. Ryan


Sidewalks. in a sense, are mucf
like the "one-hoss" shay. We never
think much about them until the
durn things break down.
During the past few days, many g
property owner has had the matter
called to his attention by means oi
the usual municipal notice to repair
his walks. These precisely worded
instruments of local authority us
ually inform one that his walks
have gone to pot and that, if the
things aren't fixed in short order
the city will bring on its own crew
and charge the cost against the
property.
Many factors may cause a walk to
fall into disrepair. A vagrant tree
root, for instance, may press against
the underside and eventually make
the adjacent section of walk look
like so much disturbed pie crust.
Whatever the cause of failure, bad
walk can be a menace to safety and
an eyesOre. Hence, walks in disre-
pair should be repaired or replaced
as soon as possible.
In most cases where the municip-
ality calls the owners attention to
his walks, reconstruction with con-
crete is invariably recommended
and, in most instances, required.
There is no practical limit to the
life of good concrete walk, as some
of the more aged pavements will in
dicate. For instance, Milford, has
several stretches of concrete walk
that were built in 1891-still in
good condition and ready for more
years of service.
OF all practical investments in
property equipment, it seems hard
to conceive of anything that has a
smaller life cost than a good con-
crete sidewalk. In first analysis,
the cost is low and when that cost
is spread out over the life of the
pavement, the annual investment is
reduced to an almost negligible
sum,
During recent years, the vogue for
color in walks has aroused consid-
cradle interest in many localities.
Now Orleans, as one axample, has
departed somewhat abruptly from
the familiar gray concrete slab. In
several of the business sections,
tinted concrete has been used in
various shades of green and red.
For private walks, especially, the
idea has good possibilities. The
home walks could easily be tinted to
harmonic with the surroundings or
the color of the house ITSELF Some
interesting colored flagstone effects
could also be achieved under the
guidance of an adept sidewalk build
er.
A sidewalk is such a familiar Ob-
ject that the average person is quite
apt to forget about it entirely until
he stubs his toe on an upheaved
slab or wrenches his ankle in a !
hole. Its very commonplaceness in |
dicates the wide dependence which |
is put upon the average sidewalk,
and the importance which must be
placed on keeping it in condition.
A good concrete sidewalk is guar
atnee of trouble proof performance,
long life and low cost.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-05

A SYMBOLlCAL figure is Sc.
a lected each year to represent
4 n the American Red Cross and
its service TO the nation, for wide
distribution in poster form during
the organizations annual appeal for
members, al the period OF its Roll
Cali Armistice Day to Thanksgiv.
Ing Day.
A poster competition is held, IN
which prominent artists OF the
United States participate. and
committee selects the painting
which shall carry the Red Cross
message for that year.
Lawrence Wilbur distinguished
artist, with studio in New York, is
he creator this ear OF the masn.ti
;ent figure representing the spirit u
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-05

about to trouble the dreams, as in
the near-tragedy of Hansel and
Gretel.
Wise mothers who know the ca
pacity of children for holiday
goodies will do we'll to put plenty
of fruits in the candies and to pro-
vide an assortment of delicious
jelly candies, too. The following
recipes are tested and will work
out exactly if you'll just follow
directions accurately:
PrNNe jelly Cubes: Press the
contents of an eight-ounce can of
fresh prunes through sieve, max
ing a puree. Add one-half cup of
pectin syrup, one-half cup of sug-
ar, one-half cup of corn syrup and
one tablespoon of lemon juice, and
boil until the thermometer regis
ters 222 degrees. Pour into
creased pans so that the mixture
is about one-half inch thick, and
let cool. Let stand over night in
a cold place. Cut in cubes, roll in
powdered sugar. If you like, you
may dip the cubes in chocolate or
melted fondant.
California PenGcbi: Cook one
eight-ounce can of grapefruit and
three tablespoons sugar to a thick
jam, or to 222 degrees. Mix three
cups brown sugar, two-thirds cup
condensed milk, two-thirds cup
water, three tablespoons white
corn syrup and three tablespoons
butter. Cook to $50 degrees. Add
the grapefruit jam and continue
boiling to 234 degrees. Cool to
12O degrees, beat till creamy, add
ing one-fourth cup pecans at the
last. Pour into buttered pan.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-05
Christmas Still Means
Same to Young and Old

I TNCLE BILL did not believe in
~ Christmas. He thought it was
just a scheme to make the mer-
chants rich and the people poor.
However, he loaded himself down
with gifts for all the family and
took the train to his sisters to
spend Christmas with her and her
numerous family. He had been so
busy making money it was the first
holiday he had taken in many
years.
Christmas morning, when they
all gathered around the tree, and
he saw the children's joy in that
beautiful symbol of the spirit of
giving, and in the toys which they
received, he realized that in spite
of the care-wOrn crowds of Christ
mas shoppers Christmas still
meant to the children what it had
meant to him when he was boy.
There was no cOmmercialism In it.
And when lie saw the older peO-
pies joy in the presents he had
brought them. he resolved that in
the future he would become Il
iparents' Santa Claus, and make
Christmas rs happy for Them as
Ut is for children.-IIarOld l.. Cook.
O0 1880. Western Newspaper CnionI
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-05

motherhood and of the Red Cross,
lowering over the world The phrase
The Greatest Mother" was first ap-
piled 10 the Red Cross during The
World War by the soldiers on the
battlefield ana IN hospital
All the great poster artists "
America nave al one period ur an
other since l9l. lrvs-n ~ fh'lI ''In
'eptlOn IT tn >pIriI 1t int R"il'r t~s
An early pIs'eI ~ II IVA. nanditt
Ch:Isty entitled rht Spirn D
America ana one ~ Harm.
Fisher depicting tyd russ nurse
are On exhibition n he ir.GIhai III
me Red Cross mIstnm IN Wa. ing
ton. together with J'heI jrlalnals'
The first creation ot Inc tireai
est Mother" was by a Z F0rlngeT
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-05

When a vehicle zfpped past you in
the old days it merely meant that
some horse was feeling his oats
not that some ass was feeling his
rye!
The only reason some girls don't
blush all over is because they can't
carry that much rouge around in
their Compacts.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-05

Apricot Fudge: Melt two
squares of chocolate carefully
without burning. Add two cuDs
of sugar and mix we'll. Then add
two-thirds cup of condensed milk,
one-half cup of water and four
tablespoons of white corn syrup.
Let cook, without stirring, to 2S4
degrees. Add two tablespoons Of
butter, letting it melt over the top
without stirring, cool to 120 de-
grees, add two-thirds cup OF
chopped dried apricOts and beat
until creamy. Pour into buttered
pans.
Candy Basis
Plain FOaddnt: Mix the follow.
ing ingredients in a saucepan:
three cups of sugar, one-fourth
teaspoon of cream of tartar and
one cup of water. Wipe down. the
sides of the saucepan with a damp
cloth. Cook to 24O degrees without
stirring. Pour onto a wet marble
slab or enameled table top or into
a large creased platter and let cool
to luke warm. Then manipulate
with a short, square spatula, al.
ways working back and forth,
never in circles, until the mass
creams. Then knead in the hands
few minutes, place in a bowl,
cover with a damp cloth and al
low to ripen for twenty-four hours.
If you wish to keep indefinitely,
pack away in a covered air-tighe
jar in the ice box. From this fon,
dant you can make a variety OF
bonbons by merely adding nuts or
fruit and coloring as you like;
or you can make chocolate creams
by dipping pieces in chocolates
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-05

and was considered the most APPEAL.
ing poster ever used by the Red
Cross 1t showed a spiritua n;other
figure. holding in her-'rn a wound
ed soldier. on a stretcher.
Many artists have used the figure
II Il Red Cross nurse. untii these
two i1eas-the spiritual greatest
mJtEet" ana the symoclical angti
VI mercy the Red Cross nurse
Aave rlsualized TO the American
pnnnc. all of the service that the
Red Cross is organized to extend.
Three hundred thousand OF MIR
WIiDur's posters will be distributed
~ November 10 remind the public OF
me annual roll call for members of
the Red Cross.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-05

the best plants out of the garden
and leaving the weeds. To make
Christmas trees a legitimate by-pro-
duct of good forestry, take only
crooked, or overcrowded in thickets.
Make the cutting a thinning and
wedding operation.
Seventy-two black walnut trees
recently constituted S1,500 cash
crop for a farmer in Barton County,
Missouri, according to reports to the
| Forest Service, U. S. Department of
Agriculture. The trees were second
growth, II to IA inches in dame
ter and averaged two 16-foot logs
with an average of 130 board feet.
A st. Louis firm paid an equivalent
of $3.50 per thousand board feet 'A1r-
the logs.
If your chickens have worms,
add 2 per cent, by weight, of finely
powdered tobacco dust Containing
at least 1.5 per cent nicotine) to the
dry mash. The mixture should be
fed for a period of three or four
weeks and repeated at three-week
intervals as often as necessary. This
will control roundworms and to
some extent, cecum worms in the
flock as we'll as lessen the danger
to young chicks and poults next
spring.
Pipes in places outdoors that are
subject to freezing may be boxed
and surrounded with dry shavings,
excelsior, sawdust, leaves, chopped
straw, charcoal, granulated cork,
pea or nut size coke, or minelal
wool. Indoors, use commercial
covering of wool felt or hair felt
lined with tar paper, or a home
made covering of tar paper lining
wrapped with felt, covered with
canvas and finished with a good
waterproof paint.
A basement or dugout for storing
fruits and vegetables does not need
special insulation, says the U. S.
Department of Agriculture. Con-
crete or stone walls and a we'll
drained dirt floor are satisfactory
for a storage place. Where a section
of cellar is partitioned off to make
a storage room, cinder building
blocks make a good wall through
which heat does not readily pass.
Some wallboards are satisfactory
for insulating material for an above
ground storage. If a basement is
used for storage, partition off a sec
tion at the point farthest from the
furnace and provide plenty of fresh
air through the windows.
Seed corn can be protected from
weevils or grain moths by storing it
in tight mouse-proof receptacles
and inclosing one pound of moth
balls or naphthalene for each bush
Ell of corn. This will prevent dam
age by the insects and will not in
lure the seed. The corn should be
dry before storing.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-05

was done, that the ration was lack
ing in some particular quality.
One of the things that they found
particularly lacking was lime, and,
as a result, the COWS calved prema-
turely or produced calves that did
not live.
Now, the Minnesota Experiment
Station comes along and demon
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-05
Grandpa Wayback Says

I'll bet not one of those So men
who are credited with ruling Amer
lea dare use a guest towel at home.
The men who make the most noise
in life are usually those in the blank
cartridge class.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-05
CHRISTMAS CANDIES
WITH FAIRY FLAVOR

NHERE are few stories on the
Il shelves of grown-up literature
even Of the detective or adven-
ture type-which can give us the
thrill that came with the plight
OF Hansel and Gretel, lost in the
great woods and far from their
fathers cottage when suddenly
they came upon the enchanted
house, rooted with cake, fairly COW
cred with candy, and the very win
dOws themselves made of trans
parent sugar! You remember how
they saw at midday a beautiful
snOw-white bird sitting on tree,
and, following it in its flight, they
reached this amazing candy cot
tage, and how Gretel pushed a
whole pane out of the sugar win
dow and sat down on the ground
TO enjoy it.
Candy, Candy Everywhere
The nearest approach, in reality
to this sort of juvenile heaven is
that day a week or so before
Christmas when the holiday can
dies are spread out to dry-creamy
white fondant bonbons-some of
which have been dipped into all
of the appetizing shades of the
rainbow, and crowned with nuts
or cherries-brittle bits of taffy,
shipped with scissors off long taffy
ropes, and chocolate in all of its
most enticing shapes-fudges, car
amels and fat chocolate cream
drops! This is a fairyland of
-y0Gies indeed for youngsters
something to look forward to and
cream ABOUT. And if these are
wholesome homemade sweets,
there'll be no witches lurking
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-05
MANY,
MANY THANKS
EVERYBODY

This is what the Kent GeneTal
Hospital and everyone who is inter-
ested in it is saying to the hundreds
of people who made Tuesday, No
vember II, the greatest Donation
Day in it's history.
1t was really a wonderful and in
spring sight to see the outpouring
of gratitude and expression of real
helpfulness that was exhibited to-
ward the hospital on that day.
Apples, potatoes, turnips, canned
goods, iellies, preserves, vegetables,
all the very finest were given free
". Farmers, merchants, Gamers,
city people, country people, in fact
all the people from all parts of Kent
county and some from outside the
county co-Operated to make this day
an outstanding event in the history
of the hospital, and they certainly
made it a wonderful success.
Every gift was carefully listed
and put away by the nurses and as
sistants at the hospital, and every
one will be interested in knowing
lust what a wonderful Donation Day
it really way. Some donations have
not yet been delivered, but those re-
ceived up to the Ume of writing this
article were as follows:
63 lbs. lard.
316 jars and cans assorted canned
fruits.
"a jars, 12 cases assorted canned
vegetables.
33 jars relishes.
26 boxes, 1 case oatmeal.
81 packages soap cleaners, etc.
3 pals, l tub. l Fuller brush, )
mopS.
2 oil mOps.
63 baskets white potatoes.
Z baskets sweet potatoes.
II baskets apples, 6 hampers ap-
pies.
2 baskets cabbage.
40 lbs. sugar.
so lbs. flour.
"a packages assorted cereals.
212 Turkish face cloths.
% baby blankets.
2 cases chicken soup.
8 small packages crackers,
large package.
474 glasses jellies.
$50 cakes soap.
2 tons coal.
2 cases gingerale.
SO packages assorted groceries.
cans bacon.
cans potted meat
10 lbs. rib roast.
18 lbs. scrapple.
IL lbs. coffee.
l lb. butter.
IL baskets turnips.
/ basket carrots.
l basket beets.
IL baskets pumpkins.
103 yards muslin.
40 Turkish towels.
pillow cases.
l dozen sheets.
l. dozen oranges.
1 dozen bananas.
Cash-$175.40.
1t would be impractical to write a
letter of thanks to every
)ne who made this day possible, but
nurses, and everyone in
crested in the good work of the
hospital want to express their ap-
,reciation and thanks to all those
Who gave so freely.
These gifts will make many pa
tents just a little more comfortable,
II perhaps will tempt waning appe-
ties and thus hasten the recovery
f friends and relatives, and such an
Expression of good will must GER
ainly encourage everyone who is
so hard to make the hos
ital a success.
Again we say, Many, Many, Many
hanks to Everybody.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-05
SS&IS S0S3&E2

The fact that Americans bought
more automobiles, radios and other
luxuries last year than ever before
probably explains some of that
money shortage this year-they are
paying for last years purchases.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-05

the Wisconsin Ex-
pertinent Station
built a balanced
ration as far as
proteins, carbohy-
drates and fats
were concerned,
by utilizing the
product of a single
farm crop, such as
corn, oats or
wheat. They found
in practically all
oaSaS Whnra This
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-05

Here comes the bride" means
there goes the dough for the we'd
ding presents.
Lots of men can read their wives
like a book but can't shut 'em up
like 0ne.-The Pathfinder.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-05

Loafng is an art with many pa
irons.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-05
LIME IS ESSENTIAL
FOR DAIRY CATTLE

By Prof. w. B. Krueck
Some years ago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
MRS. HOOVER GUEST
OF GIRL SCOUTS
Mistress of White House Par
tiCipateS in Dedicatory
Ceremony Today.

Mrs. Herbert Hoover is today the
guest of honor at Camp May Flather,
located in the Shenandoah Mountains
about Is miles from Harrisonburg, Va,
where more than 200 Washington Girl
Scouts are attending tn, camp.
The mistress of the White House mo-
tored to the Scout camp late yesterday
from the Presidents fishing lodge on
the Rapidan, more than 10 miles away,
accompanied by Mrs. Stark McMullin
of Palo Alto, Calf, who has been her
guest at the White House for several
weeks. Mrs. Hoover spent the night at
the camp, using a specially prepared
tent attractively and comfortably ar
ranged.
The visit of Mrs Hoover to Camp
purpose of participating in the dedica-
tory ceremonies to be held this after
noon. Besides the formal dedication of
the camp itself, the ceremonies include
the dedication of foot bridge over the
stream circling the camp, which was
built from funds donated by Mrs
Hoover. A number of high officials
of the Girl Scouts movement, both
local and national, as we'll as number
of citizens from Harrisonburg and the
nearby country, are on hand for the
ceremonies and the celebration program
to follow. Mrs. Hoover will return to
the Rapidan Lodge late today to be on
hand to receive the President, who IS
expected to arrive with party of
friends about dark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
MACARTHUR CHANGE
AFFECTS SERVICE
General Officers Assignments Are
Shifted to Fill Up Army
Vacancies.

As one result of the recent appoint
ment of Maj. Gen. Arthur Macarthur,
commanding the military forces in the
Philippines, to the Office of chief of
staff of the Army, with the rank of
general, several changes have been
made in recent assignments of general
officers. Maj. Gen. Marlin Craig, now
in command of the forces in the Pan
anna Canal Zone, who originally had
been transferred to the command of the
9th Corps Area, at Fort Sam Houston,
Tex. is now reassigned to the command
of the 9th Corps Area, at San Fran
cisco. Gen. Macarthur had originally
been booked for the latter command.
Mai. Gen. J. L. Hines, at San Fran
cisco, has been assigned to the command
OF the Philippine Department as the re-
lief of Gen. Macarthur. Maj. Gen.
William Lassiter, now commanding the
9th Corps Area, will be transferred to
the command of the Hawaiian Depart
ment as the relief of Maj. Gen. Fox
Conner, who has been assigned to the
command of the 1st Corps Area, at Bos-
ton The vacancy in the command of
the 9th Corps Area will be filled in
few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
100 CRIPPLED CHILDREN
RECEIVE KIWANIS AID
Chairman of Clubs Welfare Com
mittee Also Reports 172
Visits by Nurses.

A total of 109 crippled children are
being treated under the direction of the
Washington Kiwanis Club, Charles w.
Pimper, chairman of the clubs Ortho-
pedic and Welfare Committee, reported
at a luncheon of the club in the Hotel
Washington yesterday. One hundred
and seventy-two visits were made to the
homes of crippled children by members
of the Instructive Visiting Nurses So
ciety during the past month, the nurses
working in cooperation with the club,
Mr.. Pimper said
Roland p Harrington, sales manager
Of the National Electric Supply Co., was
introduced as a new member of the
club by DR.. John c. Palmsr, member
Of the clubs Educatio,0l Committee
Earl d. Krewson, chairman of the
clubs bowling team, stated that 10
team civic club league of bowlerS had
been organized, and that games would
be under way early next month.
An invitation from Andrew D. Lofler
Of Bay Ridge, Md, in which he invited
members to be his guests at Bay Ridge
August %, was accepted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
LOWENTHAL QUIT
GROUP IN DISGUST
s.,
Law Commissions Failure to
Study Enforcement Blamed
for Resignation.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, August s-The New
York World says it learned yesterday
that Max Lowenthal, New York lawyer,
resigned from the executive secretary
ship of the Hoover Law Enforcement
Commission July 80 because he was
disappointed by the commissions fail
ure to make a scientific study of law
violation and law enforcement.
Admitting that Mr.. Lowenthal re-
ferred all questions to Chairman George
w. Wickersham, the newspaper says It
learned from sources close to the secre-
tary and members of the commission
that disgust" over what he regarded
as the commissions "antics in the realm
of political expediency'' was a factor
in the case.
Mr.. Lowenthal accepted the secre-
tary's post at Mr.. Wickersham's request.
He moved from New York to Washing
ton and served IS months.
The World says he was displeased by
dissension in the commission and polit-
ical pressure which elected premature
statements by commission members ana
by the committee as whole. the
commission, originally expected to re-
port in two years, issued preliminary
report six months after organization,
and a supplementary report several
months later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
ACKNOWLEDGED
PLANE LANDS HERE
Inventor Makes Trip From New
York to Demonstrate De-
vice to Officials.

Representing one of the newest de-
velopments in aviation, a plane which
flies with it's ailerons locked flew to
the Capital yesterday from New York
making the trip without incident.
The plane, using the invention of
Hans Hocke, Czechoslovakian aeronau-
tical research engineer, used only some
oueer-shaped, uptilted wing tips for
its turning balance. The uptilted tips.
its inventor claims, will keep the plane
on level and straight course without
operation Of the planes controls.
Aviation attaches of foreign en-
bassies and legations in the Capital,
Maj. Clarence Young, chief of the aero
nautics division of the Department of
Commerce. Assistant Secretaries of the
War and Navy Departments for Avia-
ton and Army and Navy flyers have
been invited to Hoover Field to see tests
of the plane which will be carried out
during the week end stay of the plane.
Ralph Haynes is pilot of the plane.
He was accompanied on the trip to
Washington by Hocke and by A. Kap-
teyn. president of the concern, which
is seeking to market Hocke's invention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
GEN. J. E. JOHNST0N'S
COURIER VISITS D. C.
Gen. Edward S. Fagg Holds Mem
bership in Grand Army
of the Republic.

Gen. Edward S. Fagg of points East,
West. North and South Is the walking
proof positive of the axiom that man
is as young as he feels.
Gen Fagg was courier in Gen. Jo-
seph z. Johnston's Confederate Army,
and today he is the active assistant
manager of the Martha Washington
Hote at Virginia Beach. He Is pos
sessed of 56 years experience In the
hotel business, and his present con-
nection is the 11lth he has held in "a
States.
Honored by 10 different commanders
in chief Of the Confederate Army Vet
Grams. Gen. Fagg, who. Is visiting IN
Washington, is perhaps the only man
ever to hold membership in the Grand
Army Of the Republic at the same time.
He was steward of the famous Gait
House in Louisville in 1895, when the
United States veterans met there, and
as token of their appreciation OF MS
attentions they made him an aloe-oe-
camp. with the grade of colonel.
For several years Gen. Fagg was con-
nected here with the Arlington, Ma
tional and Metropolitan Hotels. He
steadfastly declines to give his age, be-
ing of the opinion that most people are
pre- iudiced against the elderly in bust
ness, Notwithstanding their experience
and ability. He is the guest OF the
Willard Hotel