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Packing Plant Plans

Especial TO The Herald)
HARLINGEN, July i6.-H. Fl.
Hawkins. engineer Of the Texas
Citrus Fruit Exchange announces
that plans r near completion for
the 100000 packing plant to be
erected at Brownsville in the near
future.
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SUMMARY

The weather continued fair 20
partly cloudy practically through
out the United States since last
report, except for light TO moderate
rains In the extreme southeastern
states. Temperatures have risen
throughout the northwest where
readings were unseasonably high
again IN places yesterday and his
morning. Near seasonable temper
atures prevailed throughout the
balance OF the country this morn
ing.
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Turkish Army Moves
On Rebel Tribesmen

ISTANBUL, Turkey. July l6-Pl
Victorious In the zeylan valley,
where 5000 Kurds were slain and
buried, the Tukish army today
moved forward toward Mount Ar
arat, hoping TO exterminAte the
remainder Of the rebellious tribes
men.
These remnants OF the for s
which crossed the Turkish frontier
from Persia several weeks ago were
said TO be entrenched on the sides
Of the famous mountain.
RABAT, Morocco, July i6-P-
Two large bands OF diffident tribes
men from between the upper Atlas
mountains and the Algerian 'front.'
Ter; were routed Saturday and Sun
day by frcctier policemen and air
planes. The French losses in the
two fights were five soldiers killed,
two wounded. and II native soldiers
killed or wounded. The two defeats
were sad 10 hAe greatly discour-
aged the tribesmen.
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scatter the petals over the top
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BULLETIN

First figures. lowest temperature
last night: second. highest yester-
day: third. wind velocity at 8 g. m.
fourth. precipitation u last "a
hours
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The first carload Of mohair ever
shipped from the Big Bend sec
ton Of Texas was marketed re-
Gently.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19

government could send over here.
The way to beat that agitation, is
to get our idle people to work. II
the government would modify its
plans and hasten the progress of the
ten year program referred to above,
it would help a lot. The buildings
are all needed. In all probability
they could be erected with much less
expense during the coming year,
than if the program is carried out
through ten year period.
A business corporation facing such
situation, and seeing a chance to
save money and keep it's help con-
tented by prompt action, would go
ahead and put up those buildings
within a year or two, even if it had
to borrow money. 1t would seem
that such program would be equal
ly desirable for the government.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
WHAT Is NEWS!

: Ken Cooper, general manager of
the Associated Press, began writing
for the papers when he was only
thirteen years. old. He started as a
printers devil in the composing
room of a small Indiana newspaper.
Ever since, the news has been his
life. At the age of fifty, his almost
uncanny sense of the relative hui
man-interest values of events and
I personalities has placed him at the
head of one of the worlds foremost
ws-gathering and distributing or
ganizatiOnS.
| The American Magazine recently
asked Mr.. Cooper to select, for its
readers, the ten greatest news events
of the year 1880. He found it no
easy task. Commenting on his plans
for selecting the world events which
proved most stirring to American
readers during the past year, Mr..
Cooper says:
News which interests the vast
majority of newspaper readers has
strange quality. News of vast sig
nificance to the world at large and
to each of us individually is often
the outcome of long negotiations and
deliberations. But the news that
stirs us most, the big story, is al
most always spontaneous.
"What makes a great news story?
That question may have dozen an
swers. Some stories demand the tai
ents of inspired writers to present
them in proper perspective. Others
virtually write themselves because
of the impressiveness of the simple
facts.
But the supreme test of the real
ly big news story is more intangible.
It must have the lure to seize and
hold the attention of newspaper
readers to the exclusion of all other
interests for the moment.
Selecting the ten biggest news
stories of the year is like selecting |
the ten most beautiful women or the
ten greatest paintings. The choice |
depends on ones taste, environment, |
emotional tendency. Not two persons
in ten thousand will agree on such
list"
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
Milford, Friday, December 10, 1880
RUNNING FOR OFFICE IN
MILFORD

1t has sometimes been thought
rather complimentary to say of a
man that he "never sought public
Office" as if a man lowered himself
somewhat when he asked the public
to support him for some official po-
sition. Milford needs men of affairs
in her Town Council now, as never
before. Many men who have re-
fused ever to seek office, have had
such heavy responsibilities that they
could not fairly be asked to take on
this burden. But in many cases the
refusal of competent people to take
some share in the government of
their country, meant simply that
they declined to do their share OF
community work. 1t is a misfortune
in any community if none of the best
business people, and the most intel
ligent citizens are willing to accept
public office from time to time, and
give their townspeople the benefit of
their ability.
For man of a reserved and re-
ticent type, the experiences of rum
ming for office are often very dis
tasteful. He is told that he must be
a good mixer, and get out with THE
boys" He must slap people on the
back and hobnob with lot of folks
who do not interest him, and some
of whom he may dislike.
Still, it does not hurt anyone a bit
to come in contact with a lot of or
binary folks. He often learns very
much as the result of his experience.
Good citizenship consists not merely
in avoiding law-breaking oneself,
but it calls for people to become an
active force for spreading good ideas
and correct judgments.
If a person is well qualified for
office, he should be able to make
good, in politics, without lowering
himself. There is much that he can
learn by association with politicians.
But if he feels that he has to favor
all their schemes, then he is prob
ably getting too close to them, and
needs to realize that the people val
lie an independent and fearless
course.
Milford has awakened from pc
riod marked by a lack of ambition
for improvement. Let the men and
women capable and willing to keep
our present spirit for public i'm
provement, come into Town Council
for 1881. The election is only a
month away.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
OSGE]

THE MAYOR OF WILMINGTON
made a fine Christmas present to the
people of that city when he selected
Edward p. Bardo and Harry J. Bal
ley for the Board of Police Commits
sioners in that city. Men of high
standards i'll business,in public serv-
ice and in moral welfare, they bring
a new element into a department
which seems to have deteriorated in
ability to function for the best in
terests of all the people, as well as
the police corps. For years lack of
yalty to the service has been ap-
parent, and the former members of
the Wilmington Police Commission
seemed unable to clearup, or locate
the source of the trouble. Certainly
the Chief of Police has made broad
opening for the board to open an
investigation; but they failed to take
advantage of the leads in attempted
bribery given by the chief, or didn't
know how to conduct the business.
With Edward P. Bardo and Harry J.
Bailey, majority of the board, there
will soon be general houseclean-
ing, regardless of politics, or SYM
pathy. Only justice and an organ
led police department will satisfy
the people; and certainly the men
selected are capable and fearless as
to discharge of the duty they must
perform for respect in administra-
ton of the laws. Congratulations
are due to the. Mayor for his selec-
ton of these men, and also to the
people at large by reason of their
acceptance of the responsible serv-
ice required.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
CHILD HEALTH AND MELFARE

At the summons of President
/ Hoover, a conference on child health
and welfare with 1900 delegates, met
at Washington. AS Mr.. Hoover re-
marked, if we could have one gen.
Grafton of properly born, educated,
and healthy children, a thousand
other problems would vanish. The
nation has to face the fact, that a
large part of its children are neither
properly born, educated, nor provid-
ed with health.
The American people already
spend money very freely on the edu-
cation of their children, but the pro-
vision Of that education is only par
tial. In many places where liberal
provision is made for giving children
mental training, their physical well
fare is neglected. And in the major
ity of American schools, they gain
but little idea of how to use their
hands in practical ways. ,'
According to the figures presented
to this meeting, there are 100000
children in this country having some
form of defect or deficiency, physical
or otherwise. There are 100000
improperly nourished, who will nev-
er be efficient workers while this
condition lasts.
A large part of these defects could
be removed, if taken in time. Such
defects are a heavy handicap. Many
school pupils, for instance, fall be-
bind their classes, because their
deafness makes it difficult for them
to hear the teacher and the other
pupils. Some fall behind because
poor sight makes them unable to see
the blackboards.
Many children who are called
lazy and worthless are merely rem
dered feeble by physical defects that
are durable. Such a child gets out
of touch with his mates, and often
becomes a moral problem. 1t seems
strange that this great nation should
be so needless as to allow 100000
children to grow up with removable
defects.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19

verses, tells the story of the old Nor
man baron who lay dying on Christ
mas eve. The songs of the carol
singers rising to his ears filed his
heart with contrition for the wrongs
he had perpetrated. Influenced by
their sweet message, he freed all his
serfs and vassals, and the fame of
his good deed has come down to this
day.
The evil that we do is destructive,
wiping out the soul of man. But
the good he does lives on. The
sweet carols of Christmas time are
an invitation to follow the higher
ideals, and like the Norman baron
of old, to undo the wrongs of the
past and do the generous and help
full thing here in Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19

THE SPIRIT OF Christmas could
well be quoted as a demonstration
OF how the human heart is touched
by sentiments of beauty. For there
is no occasion i'll all the year, which
has such a radiant charm. 1t spark
les and glows with it's own fascina-
tions.
Our homes and churches and bus
mess places, are made beautiful with
the fragrant evergreen of the woods.
Nature thereby adds her touch of de-
light as her foliage is brought in
from its forest setting. Candles, col
ored lights, and many fascinating
touches add to this physical beauty.
Then we have the beauty of music.
The best work of the worlds leading
composers has been given to add in
spiration to this holiday. From the
cheerful piping of the carol singers
about the streets, to the gorgeous
strains of "Hallelujah Chorus" the
world of music comes to pay its trib-
ute of beauty.
Then we have The happiness of
children. Who ever saw anything
more beautiful than the shining
eyes of these little ones, as they
jump in ecstacy over a glittering
tree?
Then we have the moral beauty of
the giving spirit. What can be more
beautiful than some self sacrificing
gift, made by people who deny them
selves things they want, in order to
bring happiness to others?
Then back of it all we have the
supernatural beauty of the birth of
Christ, the one who gave his life as
a ransom for many. Christmas is
most wonderful occasion, and it is
not surprising that it thrills the
world each time that it occurs. May
we not be too hardened by the cares
and pleasures of this life, to per-
ceive this beauty, and to try to add
of it to our natures, and
to make it last until another Christ
mas comes around.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
=-NG-
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

1t is the desire of every enterpris-
ing community to obtain more manu-
featuring industries and to assist
those they already have to grow.
With thousands of cities and towns
competing for such development, it
is not such an easy thing to accom-
plish. Still, community that makes
the most persistent and determined
effort is likely to obtain it.
Not all industrial development
works out satisfactorily. Some
towns have hustled for new indus
tries, and as result have brought
in concerns that employed un-
Americanized labor, thus greatly
changing the character of the town.
But any industry that employs
skilled labor is a desirable one, and
new concerns are constantly start
ing up to produce the wide variety
of merchandise which our advanced
civilization calls for. We want our
share of that development here in
Milford.
Sometimes such development
seems to come by luck and chance,
but in the main it goes to the COM
munities that encourage it and work
for it. If the business men and in
vestors of place are willing to take
some part of their capital to assist
local enterprises, hew concerns are
likely to start out in such a COM
munity, and the old ones are more
likely to extend their operations.
The cities which have some organ
ization which forwards a prompt,
courteous, and complete reply to
every inquirer who applies for in
formation about the industrial pros
poets of the community, are likely
to find that some of these inquiries
bear fruit in the establishment of
new industries. One thing that helps
very much in encouraging new con-
Germs to start, is to give the public
the impression that community is
a good live town. Business people
like to carry on their operations in
a wide awake and progressive place.
They feel they will get cooperation
in such a community, and that they
can find energetic and intelligent
workers to enter their employment
there.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
@&G-
SAVING OUR RESOURCES

To accomplish the development of
any community, its resources must
so far as possible be used in its own
progress. If the citizens of Milford,
for instance, invest all their savings
in distant places, and will not use a
fair share of them in developing the
industries, the homes, and the busi-
ness property and interests of their
own community, the towns chances
for going ahead are far from bright.
The same principle applies in the
spending Of money. The earnings of
the people of a community are its
principal resource. The productive
power of those people creates a great
amount of wealth each year, and the
disposition of that wealth through
the spending of money has much to
do with the question whether that
community is going ahead or not.
1t is pretty hard for a town to
make progress, if a large part of its
people take substantial share of
their earnings and spend it away
from home. The resources thuss
used, constituting a large share of
the total wealth of the community,
are thus dissipated to the four
winds of heaven. They help build
up many different places, and they
accomplish nothing to develop the
place where all this money was
earned.
Leaving aside the question wheth-
er such habit is fair return for
the benefits that one gets from ones
home town, it seems poor business
and lack of foresight, for commun-
ity thus to use its resources with so
little regard to its future. If it
wants the gains. that a progressive
place can have, it must form the
habit of conserving it's own re-
sources, by spending its money at
home so far as is reasonably possi-
BILE.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
Teaching Personality

1t has been fun of late years to
watch new and curious courses crop
out in the curricula of our progress
sive schools of higher learning. The
latest and one of the most interest
ing to smite the public attention is
a course on personality develop
ment" offered by a New York uni
versity.
Now there is something worth go
ing to school for. In stressing the
Importance of the course the cata-
logue says that success is due 85
per cent "to those human qualities
which have to do with successfully
dealing with people"-and it is true.
Personality may be one of the fin
est, most valuable assets a man can
have-but can it be taught?
Our most authoritative definer of
words give this definition of per-
sonality: "That which constitutes
distinction of person; distinctive
personal character; individuality"
All members of a college class
are usually given the same instruc-
ton, so it must follow, paradoxical-
ly, that all the students in this
course will acquire the same dis
tinction of person." the same "indi-
viduality." Is there anything our
colleges cannot teach?
Luck is a desirable factor in life.
Why not a course in luck?-The
Pathfinder.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
INGE1
PUBLIC BUILDING PROGRAM

Congress has voted to appropriate
$500, 100000 for public buildings, es-
pecially post Offices in small towns,
to be spent in ten years. 1t seems
generally agreed that these buildings
will save money previously spent for
rented quarters, and also avoid pay
ing more for sites for such buildings
later on. 1t would seem an ex-
cellent idea to hasten this program
along, with a view to setting idle
people to work.
The government has already hur-
ried up this program, and &C addi-
tional contracts for such buildings
have been let since last January. The
buildings now under construction
will cost $1OO,OOO,OOO.
1t is more important than many
public men and business people re-
alize, for the government to do
every possible thing within its pow
er to relieve unemployment. While
the number of unemployed people
may have been largely exaggerated,
and while business conditions are
not as bad as many pessimists feel,
yet the number of people still out of
work is far too large. The exist
ence of any such body of idle peo-
pie does more to promote the growth
of communist sentiment than any
thing that could be accomplished by
all the agitators that the Russian
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
=NEEl
THE IDEAL AMERICAN Girl.

A conception of the ideal Ameri-
can girl was given by four women
leaders who recently attended the
Washington conference on child well
fare. Among other things, they said,
she will train for some useful ocCu-
patton, seek wholesome health, love
her home and contribute to its ac-
tivities.
How far does the average girl
measure up to this ideal? Well, at
least the girls are mostly working.
They have little taste for lives of
idleness. But the average girl still
has some distance to go before
reaching the ideal. When her boy
friends are influenced by her to be-
have their best instead of their sec
ond best or worst, then she will haze
gone long way toward this goCl
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
FINVJ

WHEN YOU HEAR Christmas
carols sung on the holiday morn
ing, does it impress you as just a
bit of ordinary chorus music? Or
are these cheerful songs a message
to the heart, inspiring it to nobler
things?
The poet Longfellow in famous
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19

1T is A fascinating thing to visit
the toy department of our stores here
in Milford and see the clever devices
invented to make the children hap
py. Mechanical toys have been very
popular in this years Christmas
trade, and the kids reach heights OF
bliss when they get hold of a toy
automobile that will really go, or
something equally fascinating in
the vehicle or machine line.
The young fry like to think that
they are doing what the old folks
do. Their toy automobile makes
them feel that they are operating a
real car in that wonder land of
Make Believe. They leap over the
intervening years, and see them
selves big men and women, speed
ing over the hard roads just as Dad
does. Thus they get a thrill that is
quite as great as the one that comes
later when they first get a real
steering wheel in their hands. Such
dreams are a part Of the heritage
of the child, and help him accom-
plish his tasks and grow up to be
real man.
Children should be taught to take
care of their toys, and to pick them
up and put them away after playing
with them. The child who has
learned to handle them in an order
ly and careful way, has made one
step in his training.
Toys in which a child can use
some ingenuity of his own help him
get start in the world of useful
work. Tools of daily life, the toy
spade, saw hammer, give him re-
spect for labor, and often have been
the starting point from which a boy
went on to manual skill. The girls
doll gives her a vision of the tasks
of womanhood. The toy world is
very real one to the boy or girl, and
something is wrong with the family
life if they do not get share of its
Joys.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
HANDWRITING

Penmanship was formerly one OF
the most basic essentials of educa-
ton. "Ritin", was one of the cher
ished "Three Rs" A vast amount OF
time in the Little Red Schoolhouse
was devoted to the writing book. To-
day it is not considered quite so
vital.
The federal bureau of education
recently looked into the subject. 1t
found that back in 1866, the schools
gave GIL minutes a week to instruc-
ton in Penmanship. Recent figures
from Is states show 465 minutes a
week devoted to that purpose. The
latter seems a generous allotment.
If school pupils cent learn to write
in that time, they must seemingly
be inattentive, or the system of in
struction may need correction.
Skill in penmanship is a fine
thing, but it does not go so far as it
used to. A man may make an excel
lent salesman or a very competent
executive without being good pen
man. But the pupils should not
think that that excuses careless writ
ing. Many young person has been
turned down on business jobs, be-
cause his or her letter of application
was written in such a scrawly hand.
Pen hourishes that were once so
fashionable, do not accomplish any
thing in the business world now.
Some women and girls adopt a very
angular. kind of penmanship, which
has a certain effective style when
you look at it as a whole, and yet is
very hard to read.
Some instructors in writing seem
to think that the main thing is to
write fast, and to write without get
ting tired. That may help some
bookkeepers who have to do a great
deal of writing in day. But the
main thing for the ordinary person
in a store or business office, where
most of the letters are typewriter,
is to be able to write short notes and
memoranda in legible hand. Speed
is not so important as legibility.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
DerrickSOn'S

This Christmas never before the Merchants of
Milford outdOing themselves make this your best
and happiest Xmas
We join with them in doing our best for you-by
selecting USEFUL GIFTS-Honest Values and Stand
ard Merchandise.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19

We mention just few of the many useful gifts
which suggest for this Xmas.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19

When I write I am preaching to
myself.