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Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21
Stockley

Miss Florence Scott of the Beebe
Hospital, Lewes, spent the weekend
with her parents here.
The Misses Florence Wilson,
Gladys Baker, Mrs. Lulu Conoway
and Mrs. w. A. Downes attended the
teachers meeting at Millsboro Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Cain and
family Of FELTON,, Mr.. and Mrs.
Granville Goslee and children and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Goslee spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Goslee.
Our town was well represented at
the meeting of Midland Grange on
Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvel Toomey and
daughter spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. F. Toomey.
Mr.. Carlisle, operator at the P. R.
R. depot here, has returned to work
after weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Baker called
on relatives at Concord Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. T. E. Wilson entertained a
number of relatives Sunday.
Services at Bethesda NJ. E..
Church Sunday afternoon. Sunday
school two o'clock. Preaching at 3
o'clock. This will be the last prea-
ching Sunday before Conference.
All parents are cordially invited to
bring their boys and girls to Sunday
school.
An old fashioned singing school,
blessing to come out again in the
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21
Milford, Friday, March 21, 1880
CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT

It is rare to have a man taken
away out of our political life who is
so universally mourned as is Chief
Justice Taft of the supreme court.
His generous, kindly, friendly per-
sonality, his energy and capacity for
getting useful things done, the fair
minded spirit that was his most dis
tinctive characteristic, produced a
personality which made a powerful
appeal.
Mr.. Taft held the two highest Of
fees of the nation. He was the only
man who had been both president
and chief justice of the supreme
court. While he would generally be
admitted to have been a good presi-
dent, yet he was an even greater
success as chief justice.
The qualities that made him a
great justice, were not just the
qualities that make a great presi-
dent. In a president we look for
leadership and a certain aggressive
power for getting things done. A per-
son who had those qualities to a
superlative degree might be too
much of a partisan to hold the bal
ance fairly between all interests.
In the supreme court we want
men who have judicial poise to an
unusual extent. We need men who
see all around questions from every
angle. Chief Justice Taft had that
quality. He sympathized with every
element of people who presented
their claims before his court. He
could understand the viewpoint of
rich and poor, of the powerful and
of the weak, of the ignorant and of
the learned.
He tried to do justice to all. The
friendless and harassed poor man
would get in his court just as care
full a hearing as the most powerful
corporation. The American people
bow in reverence to the memory of
a man who thus examplitied so 10y
ally and generously the principles
for which their government stands.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21
Ocean View

Miss Mabel Gray spent two weeks
in New York City with her uncle,
IRA Daisey and wife. While there
she was up in the tower of the Wool
worth Building, the largest in the
world. She visited Grants tomb,
Washington's headquarters, the
Jumel mansion, the Aquarium, Mu-
scum of History and Art, Polio
Grounds, Yankees Stadium, where
Babe Ruth plays; Ellis Island, Gov
ernors Island, Staten Island and
took a trip over the Hudson bay in
a boat to see the Statue of Liberty,
which she went up in her crown,
also many other interesting places.
She returned home Saturday after
spending a few days in Philadelphia,
reporting a fine time.
Miss Ruth Bennett was up to
spend the weekend with Miss Mabel
Gray. They spent Sunday afternoon
at Berlin, Md.
The Sunday school class of Mrs.
Marie Evans and Mrs. Mamie Der
rickson met at the home of Mrs.
Joshua Gray on Tuesday night. A
good time was had playing gamr
etc. Delicious homemade cake and
lemonade was served.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21
Mile Lane
(Near harrington

Mr.. Hubert Cannon, of Whining
ton, Del, spent Saturday and Sun
day with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Cannon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Wroten spent
Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Andrew.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Anthony and
family were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
David Bradley, of near Pennington,
on Thursday evening.
Miss Addie Collision spent last
Thursday evening with Mrs. Charlie
Collision.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Salisbury
have been entertaining their little
nephew, Thomas Salisbury, of Har-
rington, the past week.
Miss Alice Cannon is spending the
week in Wilmington as the guest of
her uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Thomas.
Mr.. Earl Griffith has purchased a
new Ford car.
Mr.. Edward Bradley, of Whining
ton, spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Bradley.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21
StaytOnsvile

Services are going on in the
church every Sunday evening. We
are earnestly trying to do our little
bit toward the promotion of the
Kingdom of Christ. Will you not join
with us on Sunday night? Don't
stay at home. Those who attend
other churches in the morning are
invited and will find it an added
evening.
The young people have their meet
ing at 7:30, beginning with a song
service and followed by Bible read
ings and the Christian Endeavor
topic. This Sunday the topic is Bar
riers That Keep People Away From
Christ" Miss Elizabeth Collins will
lead. T. A. Hall brings the message
of the evening, preaching the
straight gospel.
Delmar Fancler broke his leg last
week and is now in the hospital at
Milford.
Ralph Hoey of Wilmington spent
Sunday with his father, Samuel
Hoey.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21
THE FARMERS MARKET

AS the farmers are about starting
out to raise another crop, they face
again the problem how that crop
shall be marketed to secure the
maximum of value. The art of ag-
riculture has made marvellous prog
| ress during the past 25 years.
Scientific ideas have spread very
widely and have greatly increased
production. But the business Of
scientific marketing of those COM
modities has not made any such i'm
prOvement.
1t is greatly complicated by the
fact that the agricultural industry
varies widely from most Of the
other occupations, in that it is still
handled by small units of independ-
ent producers. This may be the best
plan, but it is somewhat out of line
with the tendencies of the times. 1t
is an era of great combinations and
mergers, and though many small
manufacturing industries live and
prosper, yet the market is more or
less stabilized by great combina-
tions of capital.
In the agricultural industry, it has
not yet been possible to control pro-
duction in any such way, though or
ganizations for cooperative market
ing of food products have already
made great progress, and will be-
come constantly more Of factor.
The small independent farmer has
a big proposition on his hands to
deal single handed with the vast
forces of modern business that han
die his product. These forces are
too big for him to deal with. He is
often about as helpless as a small
child in a congested city street try
ing to avoid the traffic that threat
ems to run over and crush him.
The farmers will have to study
this marketing question more care
fully. 1t is the biggest unsolved
jroblem of their business. They may
apply the best technical ideas to the
work of raising crops, but if they
do not market their stuff efficiently,
their seasons work may be lost.
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Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21
THE RENTED HOUSE

One thing that helps the develop
ment of town, is to have a suffi-
cient quantity of attractive modern
homes which people can rent. The
great majority of people would do
better to own their own homes, yet
there are always many who are re-
luctant to take this step for various
reasons. To make towns attractive
to such people, it should be possible
for them to find pleasant homes that
can be rented at moderate prices.
To provide such homes depends
upon the enterprise of investors.
Such houses do not necessarily need
to be newly built modern residences.
Well cared for older houses which
have been supplied with modern
conveniences are very comfortable
dwellings.
One reason why many capitalists
hesitate to put up houses to rent as
an investment, is that they feel it is
too expensive to keep them in re-
pair. They complain that many ten
ants are careless and destructive in
the use of such property, which de-
teriorates fast while they occupy it.
Someone tells of one tenant who
permitted his children to mar the
hardwood floors by skating on them
with roller skates. The owner of
such a rented dwelling would not
probably be in a great hurry to put
up many more for rental purposes.
Tenants can do much to encourage
people to erect homes to be rented
as an investment, if they take as
much care of such property as If
they owned it themselves. If they
will insist that their children do not
abuse the property, if they are will
ing to keep the grounds looking
nicely and do a little gardening on
them, if they try to avoid all un-
necessary wear and tear, and if
they are not too constantly asking
for improvements, the landlords can
afford to make needed repairs as
they become necessary, and such
property will be a profitable invest
ment.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21
THE DEBUNKERS

Many writer's have been busy dur
ing recent years, according to their
own point of view, in taking the
bunk out of life. They point out the
fakes and faults of human ideas and
institutions, all the insincerities,
hypocrisies, and utilities with which
they say the world has fooled itself,
when it thought it was achieving
progress while in fact it was really
remaining stationary or going back
wards.
1t must be a dreary business pick
ing out all these flaws in human eff
fort. The world must seem an
empty, dreary and useless place,
from this point of view, since so
many of our endeavors appear to
have been merely a waste of time
and energy.
While reasonable criticism is ne
cessary if the world is to discover
it's errors, the persistent debunkers
should not think anything is accom-
plished by an attitude of incessant
criticism. People who can see moth
ing but flaws usually give the world
cnly new variety of bunk.
It does not do much good to point
out errors in the things people try
to do, unless some practical method
of correcting those errors and sub
stituting something better is also in
dicated. Human nature is defective
anyway, and everyone's intelligence
is so limited, that even the people
who try the hardest to make them
selves useful, are apt to make many
If the good things they do are rid
iculed and assailed without limit,
without any better way being point
ed out, many good results are sacri-
feed. and the world is put back
where it was many years ago. What
the world needs is constructive crit
icism. Mere pessimism destroys
many useful ideas and customs and
institutions that had on the whole
worked for the benefit of humanity
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21
LOYALTY PAYS

1t makes a big difference in a bus
mess or in a town whether these in
terests can command loyal support
or not. Take the case of business
where the employees feel no special
loyalty to the firm. They are just
concerned to do what they are told
in a routine way. All they want is
to draw their pay. 1t does not seem
to occur to them, that if their con-
Germ is not prosperous, they will get
no advance in pay, and will prob
ably be looking for a job before long.
Then take the case of a firm where
the workpeople take pride in the
business, where they are glad to
work for it, and pleased to see it go
ahead and obtain more trade. They
understand that if the concern is
prosperous, it will be able to deal
more generously with its employees.
The energy and enthusiasm of such
service makes itself felt in any bus
mess, and such a concern goes
ahead and makes wider openings
for it's helpers.
The employees of every business
concern in Milford promote their
own welfare and prosperity, when
they devote themselves with this
energy and enthusiasm to the de-
velopment of their employers busi-
ness.
The same principle applies to the
growth of a town. If we feel we
have no stake in its growth, that its
prosperity or adversely makes no
difference to us, we shall all be out
Of luck. The town will be stagnant
and unprogressive.
But if we feel that we all have a
stake in the development Of the
town, and are generally willing to
do our share individually, then the
town is sure to go ahead. Its busi-
ness will become more prosperous,
it will be so attractive, that people
will like to live here, and it will be
such a good trading center that peo-
ple will flock in here to make their
purchases.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21
HOME TRADE

The question is sometimes asked
of newspaper men, why it is that
they urge the people Of their own
communities to buy their merchan-
disc in the stores of their own city,
yet they are always trying to per-
suade the people of outlying villages
to forsake the stores Of those neigh
borhoods and come in to trade in the
center where the newspaper is pub
lished?
Newspapers do not wish to injure
in any way the retail trade of the
villages lying around their city CEN
ter. It is for their interest that
these villages and their business
concerns should be prosperous. But
the newspapers realize that in all
these outlying villages, there are
many people who send or go to larg-
er cities to buy their goods. They
would like to get these people out
of this habit. AS the most effective
way of doing so, they urge them to
come in and buy at the stores of
their own center. That does not
hurt the outlying village stores. 1t
may help them in the long run by
teaching people that they do not
have to travel or write many miles
in order to get what they want.
There is a happy medium in trade
between too small and too large
places. The small villages are hand
icapped by high rents and high liv-
ing costs for employees. 1t is the
belief of the Milford Chronicle that
Milford is an ideal location for re-
tail trade. It is half way between
these two extremes, providing
enough trade for very efficient op-
Grafton, yet not running into the
high expense zone.
There is a great amount of trade
that travels long distances by au-
tomobile to buy goods. 1t is up to
every town to get all it can of this
business, and meanwhile to per-
suade its home people to buy their
goods at home. The town that does
that is the one that will go ahead.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21
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THE PACE OF TODAY

The office executives club of New
York were recently told by the med
ical director of the life extension in
stitute, that the death rate for peo-
pie over 81 is increasing, on account
of ailments affecting the heart, blood
vessels, and kidneds. The trouble is
not with medical science, but be-
cause people are living too fast.
They are not probably working
anyharder. But they live too excit-
ing lives. The human body needs
its periods of rest and quiet. Ma
ture provided night for this purpose
but many people after a days work
proceed to make whoopee at night.
They will never build up long life
nm such a foundation Of feverish ac-
t;vity.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21

directed by Professor Ichabod Crane
will be an adult feature on the pro-
gram of the Stockley Community
Association, Thursday evening,
March q. Two playlets appropriate
to the season will be given by the
school children. Refreshments will
be served and officers are to be cleo
ted. Everyone is cordially invited to
attend
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21
ENTERTAINED AT CARDS

Mrs. Oscar Moore entertained at
two tables of cards Tuesday night.
The guests were Mrs. Albert Dyer,
Mrs. George Abbott, Mrs. Stanton
Deputy, Mrs. William Martin, Mrs.
Ernest Wilkins. Mrs. Abbott won
high prize and Mrs. Martin won low.
Mrs. John Malarkey, Mrs. Granville
Kinder and Mrs. Paul Monroe were
unable to attend.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21
REHINn ON OUR ROADS

The United States has three times
as many automobiles as there are in
the rest of the world, but Europe
has four times as much surfaced
roadway as the United States has. 1t
seems singular that the country that
has the most automobiles provides
the fewest good roads over which
they can be driven.
Our country spreads over such
vast space, that the money had to
be spread out pretty thin to cover
the roads. But our road develop
ment is not what it should be. A
country that depends so much on
automobile transportation should
provide suitable roads for these cars
to operate on.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21

A woman writes in and suggests
that woman's skirts be built with a
spring roller at the waist so they
can be raised or lowered at will to
meet fashions demands.-Atlanta
Constitution.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21
NOyICES AT THE SHOVEL

A good many people have been un-
employed through the winter, but
more than the usual number will
get jobs on construction enterprises
this spring. Men who did hard mus
cular work may say they lack the
physical strength to take those jobs,
and some will choose to lie idle
rather than swing a pick or shovel.
If man is unable to do such
work, it may be because of some Sc
rious physical defect, but it is more
usually because his muscles are not
trained. In the latter case he is
foolish to lack the necessities of life
because he is too soft to try manual
labor. And if it hurts his feelings
to work with his hands, he can re-
fleet that many of the most success
full men in Delaware started in just
that way.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21

A late government report says
there are 100000 autos on farms.
Now we know why they need farm
relief.-The Pathfinder.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21
SPRING READS

Localities whose roads are laid
over a hard or dry soil, or that have
had money to harden their roads,
have reason for thankfulness at this
time of year, for the rural districts
ir probably two-thirds Of the United
States spend several weeks in the
spring wallowing through the mud.
Many roads at this section are al
most impossible. 1t is a discourage
ing thing to a rural family to have
to swim through sloughs of despond
every time they want to go to some
trading center. Trade lags in many
centers because the roads are in
such bad shape.
The country roads are like the
little brooks that make a great riv-
er When the brooks dry up, the
river waited and it will not turn the
mill wheels. When the country
roads ar heap of mud, the ordi-
nary work of life is impeded. There
has been a splendid program of road
Improvement in most of the states,
but many of them are very slow to
deal with their rural roads, which
should be passable every day OF the
year.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21
SoS
BUSINESS LIKE GOVERNMENT

BUSINESS LIKE GOVERNMENT
It is a great help in building up
a town, if it's municipal government
is efficiently run. If the citizens
can say, our municipal affairs are
run like those of a successful pri-
Vate business, people like to move
into such a place. They feel that
it will be able afford modern facili-
ties and that taxes will be low.
To obtain good municipal govern
ment, the citizens need to vote at all
local elections, and to vote for the
best candidates, regardless of poll
tics, pulls, and prejudices. They
need to form intelligent opinions
about local problems, and discuss
these issues with their friends, and
join in movements to have them
solved correctly.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21
30

WHEN you knock your home
town, you help destroy the enthus-
iasm that is the driving force that
pushes a community ahead.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21

The world forgets rapidly in these
swift times, particularly many Of the
business concerns that fail to tell
the public about their goods by ad-
vertising.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21
HENRY FORD'S NOBLE PROJECT

LLENh LOANO -
Henry Food is to start out on a
big educational plan in which he
may eventually spend $1OO,OOO,OOO,
to give boys practical education. He
believes it is not enough for an ap-
pIicant for work to say that he is a
high school or college graduate. He
should know how to do some kind
of work and do it well.
Every boy needs enough general
intelligence to become a good citi-
zen. But the average boys chances
will be greatly improved if he can
prove his ability to do some line of
work. If he makes a success Of his
first job, it gives him a boost that is
likely to make his life a success. Mr..
Ford will confer wonderful benefit
by sending out a lot of boys with
this training, and many schools will
desire to follow this excellent ex-
ample.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21

IE1E tOANUINW VI LLAA4
"The time of the singing of the
birds has come" wrote one of the
scriptural writer's, and in all the
thousands of years since then man
has invented no sweeter sounds than
those that pour forth from these lit
tie bird throats. The throat of a
singing bird is the most exquisite
musical instrument ever created.
The human voice is next to it, but
the music of the singing bird has
sweetness that only the most culti-
waited human singers can emulate.
The song of the bluebird is said to
mean happiness. People should wake
up to the loveliness of nature as ex-'
emplifed in the beautiful music Of a
hundred bird songs, and let these
cheerful notes bring joy to their too
often respondent and jaded hearts.
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WHY MONEY GOES ELSEWHERE
In most towns there is good deal
of Iamentation because a good many
people spend considerable sums of
money in making purchases else
where. While it is appropriate to
urge people to buy their supplies at
home, yet one reason why people go
to buy is because the
stores which they patronize are such !
good advertisers.
The mail order houses which have |
developed big trade have done it
by advertising. If the merchants
who complain of their competition,
would initiate their methods little
more, and give the public better
idea of what they have to sell and
what their goods cost, they would
keep a good deal of the trade that
now slips away from them.
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The world forgets rapidly in these
witt times, particularly many of the
,usinesa concerns that fail to tell
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| Then why didn't you come DOWN.
II wasn't hungry. I had rather
headache. Its cooler up there"
| you insulted Trotter and HILBERT by
not coming down. You realize that,
suppose?"
Il didn't mean to do anything like
! that"
well, you did. You know now, don't
you?"
Raleigh made no reply. He was try
ing to understand why Stanhope's tenn
I per had risen to trembling fury.
II say-you know now, don't you?'
| repeated Stanhope in a voice which he
work together Ill have no damned
prigs."
I'm sorry. I'll speak to Trotter and
HILBERT I didn't realize - He
broke off. for he was staring, fascinated
and Mortified. at Stanhope's hand,
which shook so violently that he could
scarcely place his cigarette between his
lips.
What are you looking at?" asked
Stanhope.
Raleigh lowered his head. Nothing '
Anything funny about me?"
mo" After a moment of silence he
went on, in hating voice I'm
awfully sorry, Dennis, if-if I annoyed
you by coming to your company"
What on earth are you talking
about? What do you mean?"
You resent my being here"
Resent your being here? I don't
know what you mean. I resent you
being damned fool. that's all. Better
eat your dinner before it's cold"
I'm not hungry, thanks"
"Oh, for Gods sake, sit down and
eat it like a mani"
Il can't eat it, thanks"
Are you going to eat your dinner?"
There was harsh command in STAN
hopes metallic voice. but it brought a
cry from the boy who stood quivering
before him, with an arm stretched
wildly toward the dark steps that led
into the night. 1t was a sudden cry
for mercy-"Good God! Don't you un-
derstand? How can I sit down and
eat tthat-when-when Osbornes-lying
out there. :"
Stanhope rose slowly. his eyes wide
and staring. He was fighting for his
breath, and his words came fiercely,
brokenly. MY God! You bloody little