Milford chronicle., 1931-10-16
FOREST PARK
Near BridgeVille)


cry and beauty, also of conditions,
situations, both social and political,
l find it very interesting. Especial
ly in these hard times. Sometimes
it's amusing to see large concerns
and small dealers trying to hold
off hard times and depressiOns, by
changing their methods and systems
trying to overcome the slump.
1t seems that the working class of
people gets hit first and the hardest
because when business slacks up
they get laid off first; but they show
it first. Anyone who is a keen stu
dent of human nature can tell the
conditions of a town or city by
walking through the street-just
glancing at the people on either
side of him, whether the business is
good or bad. If the people look
cheerful and seem to be going plac-
es and do things the business is
gOod but if the people are depres-
sed and don't care what comes or
goes, then business is bad. Go into
store, watch the clerks-if they
smile and joke-you know people
are spending money.
If reversed then people are not
spending and the goods are not
moving, consequently the business
is bad To make clear what I'm driv-
ing at is this. | was motoring from
New York City to Washington, with
a party of friends, who were well
versed in business administration
methods, political and financial.
They could see instantly the diff
ference in certain places. During
our travel things and conditions
seemed about the same along our
route until we struck a little city
called Milford. Del.
Now this little place took our ill
terest; being curious about this
place VIZ decided to stop and inves-
tigate; the reason for being a point
of interest to us. The next day we
took in this place. We soon found
out that very recently this was
made a city. l really think the peo-
pie of this State are lucky to have
such a fine little city. We. were i'm
pressed greatly by the people; here
we saw men standing on sidewalks. |
greeting their friends, smiling and
chatting, while the women were !
shopping. Most every store was do I
ing a good business. The cars were
parked very close, as far as one
could see nine out of every ten
were new. So we came to the cO1-
clusion that in Milford there was
no such animal as Hard Times if
there was such a thing then Milford |
didn't know about it or IL other
words they didn't show it. Being |
satisfied that this was a lively place
one of our party had relatives
nearby, so we stopped. Here we eX-
perienced hospitality. The host gave
US feast, after that some enter
ainment-music, singing, recita-
tions, but the poem that struck us as
a model was recited by girl. be-
lieve she must have heen a true
lover of this little State. l. will
write it for the benefit of the people
who feel the same way:
'DELAWARE'
l met people who Travelled coast to
coast,
| have asked them which State they
love the most;
Some say this Goods Country" the
Golden West.
That's the place they love the best;
Some the Sunny South with its heat
But they have the finest women you
want to meet,
Some say the North with its snow,
The most beautiful place they know
But l say the East,
that's the place to get a
feast,
But the question is which State is
the best?
The State l love better than the rest
Which State and where?
Why that Little State of Delaware,
A State in which you'll never starve
Because on every table there is
chicken to carve,
So l decided not to roam,
But to build me bungalow and call
it "Home, Sweet Home" I
Now this girl is certainly a real
over Of her native State and if we
lad more of her kind to boost the
State instead of knocking it; then
his would be the best in the good
I'D United States for its size; bar
zone. Let hope other states will
ollow the example.