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Milford chronicle., 1930-10-24
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

In order for any kind of effort to
succeed, it, must somehow win pub
lie attention. If you have two can
didates for political office this fall,
and if they are of equal merit and
ability, but if one of them is much
more widely known than the other,
the better known one will get sew
eral times as many votes.
1t is just the same in running a
business. A concern may be doing
very beautiful and reliable work,
but if it has done nothing to bring
itself into the public eye, it cannot
expect much trade. Now if that con-
Germ will plan campaign of adver-
Using to win public attention to its
excellent work, it can greatly en-
large its trade. Many such places of
business have doubled or triplcd
their trade in that way within Il year
or two.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-24
NATURES EINAL GLORY

Nature is marvellous artist She
paints succession of the most beau
tiful pictures along the country
roads. The final one, made by her
autumnal foliage, is the most glori-
GUS of all. In its bright colors, it
seems to express all her power in a
final Outburst of beauty.
She celebrates the closing of her
year of activity by the most lavish
display of tints in her amazing col
or box. Like painter who feels
his strength failing, she longs to
paint a picture that shall hold the
world enthralled before she passes
on. But unlike the sad end of the
human artist, she is merely enter
ing her regular period of rest and
sleep. She will soon gather the
forces again that enable her to pass
through the same eternal cycle of
beauty next year.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-24
MARVEL'S LANE

William Mills and Bonard Rogers
of Georgetown spent Sunday morn
ing with Charley Marvel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amps Cooper spent
Friday evening with NIr. and Mrs.
Clarence Rogers.
Miss Ruth Baker hps returned
home after several weeks in Phil
adelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Nemmer
and son Roland spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield West
Mrs. Maggie Stoeckels Spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Mar
vel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leary Marvel have
a new auto and visited her parents
last Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Rust.
Mrs. Martha Marvel is still con-
fined to her home by illness.
Revival services are now going
on at Bethesda Church.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-24
TRADE THAT nRIFTS AWAY

Business men sometimes become
rather bitter, in speaking of those
of their townspcople who go away
from home to buy their goods. While
such policy of distant buying i'm
pOverishes a community if it exists
to any large extent, yet some bust
ness men lead to such action on the
part of their townspcople, by their
failure to push their goods cnerget-
ically
If a purchaser compares in his
mind some home town concern that
never pushes for trade, that runs
along in an old fashioned way, with
some out of town business that is
hustling for new customers every
day, and going the limit to please
new trade, it is not wholly surpris-
ing that he quite frequently forgets
the wise advice that tells him to
buy at home.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-24
RIFFS In THE NATION

Our country has gone far beyond
the expectations of the past, said
Secretary of the Navy Adams in a
recent address. 1t is not knit so
closely together as it used to be, he
said. Wide differences between sec
tons and the interests of the people
have arisn, he felt, and somehow
they must be harmOnized.
Our country is in no danger of
splitting apart. But it has 50 many
discordant elements, that it fire.
quently acts like a group of people
who are trying to pull load in op-
posite directions. They groan and
strain, but the load sticks fast
Somehow that pulling power must
be united, il the load is going to
move over the hill. Each section and
element must be generous and con-
siderate of the rest
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-24
INDIAN SIMMER

A most charming time of year,
those autumnal days when the sun
shines brightly into the calm peace
of quiet landscape Such days have
additionally been called Indian
summer" The indolent red man, it
was said, failed to cultivate their
gardens as they should through the
summer and depended in an improv-
!dcnt way on warm fall days to ripcn
the same.
Indian summer days have GER
tain treachery, since they may end
with killing frosts. But while they
last, they bring earth close to
heaven.
Let us forget the coming winter
and enjoy the mellowness of the sea-
son, when nature having brought
forth her marvellous product, sinks
back to rest in quiet triumph. There
is Il peace about these soft and sun
shiny days that the heats of sum-
mer or toilsOme ambitions of spring
time never bring. 1t is eventide, a
kind of glorious sunset crowning
Natures summed achievements.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-24
THE WORK OF THE LEGION

! II Is quite remarkable thing that
the annual reports of the American
Legion convention at Boston show
that there has been an increase in
the membership of the legion the
past year amounting to considerably
over 100000 members. This has oc-
CURED while there has been Il good
deal of unemployment. Then it
might be felt that as the memories
OF their war experience recede far
ther into the background, many of
these men would feel less interest in
retaining their membership in this
organization.
This increase of membership at
this time proves that this Organiza-
tion has a very powerful hold upon
the former soldiers. They can see
that some such movement is neces-
Sary, to protect the interests of the
disabled men. also of those who
were made dependent by the death
or disability of these veterans. But
these are not the only motives that
create the power OF the legion.
The war experience of these men
was an episode that has colorcd all
their lives. A deep sense of COM
radeship draws together the men
who participated in this experience.
They feel their loyalty to each other,
and are glad to associate themselves
together with those who have this
common recollection.
These men are bound together by
common desires. Having made |
great sacrifices for this land of free
dom, they want to see it protected |
from perils that menace it, and they |
desire to avert the necessity for any
such war experience in future years.
There is plenty of work for the leg
today Thew have already
lone much to defend us from de-
tendencies.
Their participation in the work of
government here in Delaware is
highly useful. Our citizens extend
heir best wishes to the legion as
hey return from the recent conven-
ion, and hope it was a delightful and
lseful experience for all of them.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-24
Milford, Friday, October 2i, 1890

ON TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 4th,
the voters of Delaware will assem-
BILE at their several polling places,
there to cast their ballots for their
respective choice for the State and
County candidates. Voters in Sus-
sex County will have three tickets
from which to make their choice
the Democratic, the Republican, and
the Liberal Republican. The latter
ticket contains only two names
that being the Democratic nominees
for United States Senator and Con-
gressman. This ticket was spOn-
sCred and filed by those persons who
sponsor the wet" movement, and
is purely move ON their part to de-
feat the Republican candidates, Dam
iel o. Hastings and Robert G. Hous-
ton.
It will be well for Republican
voters to bear in mind this fact
when they cast their ballots on No
vembcr lth Should those favoring
Thomas f. Bayard for Senator and
John p. LeFevre for Congressman
vote the Liberal Republican ticket,
then they most assuredly will lose
their vote for the entire State ticket,
the entire county ticket and the legis-
iative branches of the General AS
scmbly. There is real danger of the
Republican State and County ticket
should those with wet inclnations
vote the Liberal Republican ticket
Daniel o. Hastings and Robert G.
Houston have had excellent records
at Washington, and Republicans
should think well before they cast
tlroiI-votc TO cmbarrass President
Hoover through their defeat in No
vembCr. The entire Republican
State ticket is composed of men who |
have given excellent public service |
in the past and who should continue !
SO to do should they be elected. The |
County Republican ticket merits the |
full support of every Republican, re-
gardless of faction. Sussex Repub-
lican voters should consider well be-
fore they vote in November.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-24
NN g

A NEWSPAPER is the most
unique institution i'll the history of
the world. It is the only business
enterprise, conducted upon business
lines and in perfectly legitimate
manner, that actually serves the
progressive life of the state more
than all other institutions of the
country put together, and this serv-
ice is rendered without cost to the
public or state. 1t is still more pc
culiar in that regardless of the
profit it makes for its owners, it re-
turns even more profit to the COM
munity. There is no newspaper in
Delaware today that is not making
far more profit for the community
and the state than it does for itself.
And this profit to the community is
the result of a service in news and
editorial space freely given in the
interest of public progress. Destroy
the newspapers of the nation and you
have lost the greatest influence of
progress in the field of industrial,
civic and moral life that exists today.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-24
REMARnS ON SERYICE

People very frequently refuse to
work in community organizations
because they feel their time is too
valuable. Leaving aside their obli-
CATION to take a reasonable share in
the work Of the community, these
people forfeit great personal ad-
vantages.
The persons who serve in COM
munity organizations make many
friends. If they go into politics,
these friends help them obtain
votes. If they are in business, these
friends bring in trade. If they are
wage eaTners, these friends help
them advance in their occupation.
Carrying on organization work is
useful training, and it helps anyone
to obtain success i'll any line of
work
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-24
HALLOWEEN

Classic mythology and Christian
superstition are strangely blent in
the customs and pranks of Octo-
her 51st. Pomona is responsible for
the free use of nuts and apples
which are found at the Halloween
parties. She was the goddess of the
harvest, and was long commence
rated by the custom of ducking for
apples, in which the contestants
iishcd with their teeth for apples
floating in Il tub Of water.
With such quaint customs are con-
ncctcd the thought of ghosts, witch
cS, and black cats. The always mys-
tcrious and fascinating testing of Il
swCCtheart's affection by means of
the bursting or steady burning of
nuts, the forming of the initial of
the future lover from the apple par
Jugs, the grinning face of Jack
lanterns, lend charm to this weird
and grOtcsquc festival beloved of the
young. The kid crowd have a
strong tendency to use these old
customs as an occasion for lawless-
ness and destructive mischief. Par
cnts who know how to influence their
children can show them the mean
ness of doing real damage to any
thing.
We can conceive of time when
some of these signs and invOcations
had sinister significance and were
feared in Il most unhealthy fashion.
The supernatural was Of greatest
import and it terrorized many who
felt in the presence of inscrutable
forces trying TO work them harm.
Perhaps some more thoughtful rec
ognize that All Saints Day, which
follows Halloween, has deeper
meaning, a reverence for the loved |
departed whose efforts and tolls, |
whose precepts and example they
would ever hold in veneration. AS in |
Blue Bird" our loved |
ones live again as we pause in men,
ory and hold them in grateful af- |
ICctiOn.
And when the strife is fierce, the
wars are long,
Steals on our ears their distant tri-
umph song,
And hearts are brave again and
hands are strong"
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-24
CLARKSVILLE

I Milk is one of the most important
foods that supplies the table of our
American homes. A product that
has no substitute, and without milk
many babies would be under nOur-
ished and would starve to death.
Our dairymen are playing a wonder
full part in life, as they help to feed
thousands of tiny tots who are one
day to become leaders in our Amer
| ican life. The milk station above
Dagsboro is steadily growing and is
milk per day; which woul1 indicate
that by midwinter about one hun
dred cans will be coming in. Rival
airy is a good business stimulant.
Two weeks ago we announced
that VIM. P. Steele had captured the
leadership, but since that time the
tide has turned flood and Robert
Quillen of Muddy Neck has passed
the former leader by about one nun
dred pounds per day.
But there is possibility that Mr.
Quillen is not in a safe position to
retain that honor, as there may be
a number of dairymen that will
strive for first place ,r
Rev. o. H. and Mrs. Cohnelly were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. i. w.
Helm on last Wednesday.
William Brasure of Georgetown
on last Monday visited his relatives
here and gave an account of his
wonderful experience killing lucks
on Seal Island In three hours "A
were brought down.
One of our residents has three
cats, the names are as follows:
Amos, Andy and King Fish. Why not
add Madame Queen and complete
the family.
The third party has made its ap-
pearance to BATTLE and cause misun-
derstanding among the voters of
Delaware. In order to launch the
movement for Bayard and LeFevre
a petition was circulated among vO-
ters to secure the required number
of signatures. Information has come
that the name of one of our resi-
dents in a nearby community did
not sign the petition; but the name |
appeared on the petition. This is a
fair sample of the trickery that will !
be put forth to elect "wet" candi-
dates for important offices, to try !
and defeat the purpose of our best |
thinking Americans, to make the
United States a safe and better
place in which to live. Have any of |
our voters the nerve to so to the |
polls on November 4 and vote
against the boys and girls of our
State?
For that is exactly what the wet
ticket will register. Do you want
your son or daughter to be added to
the liquor habit? King Solomon
once said, that a drinker, was not
wise. Jesus said a drunkard cannot
inherit the kingdom of God.
The members of the group beard
Of the Selbyville Group of Churches
are urged to attend a meeting to be
held at st. Georges Church next
Monday evening, October q, at 1880
o'clock. Those who are not mem
bers of the board but who are inter-
ested in helping to further the work
Of religious education being carried
III by the group are cordially iDvit-
I'd to attend this meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-24
NUT OF TOWN TRADE

Modern retail trade is a great
competitive race, with the stores
drawing shoppers and customers
from many miles. Advertising will
draw trade a long distance.
This competition is a perfectly
fair game, which will be won by
those who display the most aggres-
siveness in pushing their trade, and
who do the utmost to please the peo-
pie who visit their stores. The warm
and friendly manner, the cordial
welcome to customers, the ability to
call them by name, are large factors
in holding the trade after it has
been once attracted
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-24
mid-country sections.

mid-cOuntry sections.
Potato markets showed generally
liberal to heavy supplies in mid
October and slow demand. Ten
dcncy of prices was downward most
of the time during the first half OF
October. Eastern markets have held
somewhat better than western. The
mid-month range of prices on Penn
sylvania Round Whites was $1G5 to
$2.15 in several large eastern mar
cts, showing slight decline over the
week before. Maine Green Mountains
have been selling at $1.70 to 81 in
northern markets. New York Round
Whites followed similar range of
| jobbing prices in Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington. Green Noun
tains dropped 10c 100 pounds near
the middle of October at northern
Maine shipping points, where light
haulings and dull markets were re-
ported. Dealers in the Rochester,
New York, district were buying from
the growers at 75c per bushel COM
pared with $115 to $1.2O year ago
and with soc to 35c two years ago.
CarlOt sales by dealers at New
York shipping points ranged $2.95
to S2.40 for 150-pound sacks of No.
1 stock. Production in western New
York is estimated to be not much
different from that of last season
but on Long Island this years crop
will be about double that of 1929.
Estimated production of sweet pO-
tatoes showed some improvement in
the October crop. report but the
probable output is still 20 per cent
below last year and per cent below
the five-year average. Much of the
Improvement was in the southern
shipping states. There was little
change in Virginia and condition de-
clined further during September in
Maryland The group of state conf
prising Delaware, Virginia, West
Virginia and Maryland decreased
$4,000 bushels i'll estimated produc-
ton since September l and rates SO
per cent below the five-year average
and As per cent less than the 1929
production for these states. New
Jersey also showed a decrease, los
ing $4,000 bushels compared with
September estimates.
Supplies of sweet potatoes are
moderate to liberal in city markets
with sluggish demand. Virginia yell
low varieties sold at 81 to So per
barrel in northern markets in mid
October. North Carolina Red Vans
brought $3.50 to $3 in New York.
New Jersey yellows sold at Sl.25 TO
$3.50 bushcl in eastern cities while /
Delaware and Eastern Shore yellow /
sweets brought 81 to $t.25. General
price trend has been slightly down
ward.
Onions and Cabbage Lower
Slight further declines in onion
prices took place after the middle of
the month in important western
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-24
PRODUCE MARKET NEWS

Shipments of apples since the
middle Of the month have been at
the rate of 1909 to 1900 cars daily.
Much of the supply has been coming
from far western sources. The crop
shortage was severe in the southern
apple section, also in the midwestern
states and in some parts of the
Rocky Mountain area. City CONSUME
ing markets report moderate to ] -
eral supplies. slow demand and fan
ly steady prices. Eastern Grim 8
still range $1.25 to $1.50 per bush /
on jObbing sales. a range of s 10
St5O is quoted for New York
Gravensteins, Greetings and various
fall varieties. Sales of YOrks in
West Virginia producing sections
rule S1.30 by the carload. A few Ben
Davis have sold in that section at
$3.50 per barrel, with Black Twigs
81 and Staymans $3.50 A few lots of
Winesaps brought $3.50 to $5. A
SLOW market and moderate export
demand prevails Conditions at ship
ping points in western New York
and western Michigan indicate slow
demand at steady prices. A well
sustained export demand for Ben
Davis apples and Kieffer pears was
reported in the Rochester district
and some sales have been made at
high as $425 for the export pack of
Ben Davis compared with general
price range for the variety at $9.75
to 81. Kieffer pears in bulk have
been selling at S5c to 81 per hun
dredweight About twice as many
apples have been shipped out from
New York producing sections as at
the same date last season.
The grape season in eastern ship
ping sections is about over. The
juice factories are no longer taking
much fruit and market shipments
are decreasing. The output from
New York State seems likely to be
about the same as last season. Pre-
vailing prices have been near $40 to
SIS per ton for juice Concords and (
lie to III re per two-quart basket in
carload lots. Shipments of pears
from western New York have been |
nearly five times as heavy as last !
season. The present activity is /
mostly in the Kieffer variety.
Vegetables ut Low Prices
Nearly all the leading vegetable /
products are selling lower than a
yea rago and general tendency of |
prices has been downward around |
The middle Of the month owing to /
liberal market supplies. Five lead /
ing fall truck crOps--Onions, cab |
bage. lettuce, celery and peppers
all show increased productions COM |
pared with last season. Most gains |
are due to larger acreage rather than
10 the yield per acre. Liberal pro- |
luction in the West and North has
offset considerable shortage in the /
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-24
DELAWARE TRAP
SHOOTERS MAKE
GOOD AVERAGES
GContinaed from FWa Pdgc]
0, broke 1906, average .9145,

100, broke 1906, average .9145.
A. p. Little, Newark, shot at 1860
broke 1903, average .9145.
II. C.. Williamson, Wilmington
shot at 1850, broke 1142, average
! .9136.
( IL. Argo, Milford, shot at 600, broke
5I1, average .9016.
&. e. Simon, Wilmington, shot at
900, broke S07, average .S966.
7. c. Marshall, Yorklyn, shot at
1850, broke 1905, average 1925.
J. B. Hendricks, Frederica, shot at
900 broke 500, average 1922.
+. NJ. Yearsley, Hockissin, shot at
1850, broke 1902, average .SS16.
W. Edmonson, New Castle, shot at
900, broke 1913, average .SS11.
w. Johnson, Bowers, shot at 500,
broke 43S, average $3.50.
c. w. jenkins. Wilmington, shot at
HOO, broke 962, average .S745.
r. j. Mccormick, Wilmington, shot
at 700, broke 6O1, average 1855.
John w. Anderson, Jr., Whining
ton, shot at 1850, broke 1855, aver
age .S555.
p. ID. Guest, Yorklyn, shot at 1000,
broke S3S, average $3.50
J. r. Skelly, Wilmington, shot at
600, broke 497, average .S2S3.
Dr. C. l. Hoch, Wilmington, shot
at 1850, broke 1112, average .S237.
j. M. McNaugh, Hockissin, shot at
500, broke $40, average 5000.
A. L. Richards, Wilmington, shot
at 500, broke 500, average .i5UJ.
Milford chronicle., 1930-10-24

New York producing sections. Yel-
low stock sold at 80 to 95 cents per
100 pounds sacked Dealers reported
limited demand with prices hard to
maintain. New York leads other
late crop onion States according to
October production estimates. Yield
is indicated at 1856 bushels per acre.
Onion shipments from all sources
continue to exceed 200 cars daily.
Supplies are liberal from New York
and midw2stcTn sources. City mar
kets nearly all report supplies mod
crate but rather liberal receipts arc
reported at Boston and Baltimore.
Demand is continued generally slow
and markets dull. Eastern yellow
stock sells in eastern markets at ST
to $l.25 per 100 pounds.
Most Of the carlOt cabbage NOV
ing from main crop producing see
tiOns is of Danish type, the harvest
of the shorter keeping varieties hay
ing been nearly completed. The mar
ket has weakened somewhat under
slow demand. Recent sales at west
ern New York shipping points were
as low as $40 to $12 per ton for Dan
ish stock and growers received only
81 to 50 per ton by the wagOnlOad.
Eastern markets report moderate
supplies and very slow demand.
Sales of New York late keeping va
rieties range $14 to $22 in eastern
markets. Pennsylvania Danish stock
ranged $3.50 to $1.75 per 100 pounds
in Pittsburgh and Washington in
mid-October.
Celery Market Dull
Shipments of celery from leading
producing sections have been meet
ing dull markets and low prices.
Early kinds sold in western New
York at 20 to so cents per crate in
mid-October and the late varieties AT
81 to $1.20. Shipments are a little
heavier than last season but cold
storage holdings as yet somewhat
lighter. First report from cold stOr-
age houses in western New York in
dicates $4,000 crates of celery
stored in that section compared with
1876, 800 year ago. Most of it is Of
the early varieties. These holdings
will be shipped heavily to cOnSum-
ing markets during the fall and win
ter season. Michigan celery sold in
fairly steady at 40 to GO
cents per highball crate. Shipments
from all sources exceed 100 cars
daily, the bulk of which is from New
York, Michigan and the far West.
Demand for carrots has been light
this season. Growers in leading
eastern producing sections complain
that returns have not cqualcd cost
Of production on carrots shipped, so
far this season. Recent sales in
western New York have been mostly
so to G5 cents per 100 pounds sacked.
You can't fool Il woman but you
an keep her guessing.