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Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
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IN THE PUBLIC EYE

1t is one of the laws of human re-
lations, that people have to maintain
position in the public eye i'll order
to command confidence Many in
stances could be given i'll the politi-
cal history of Delaware of people
who have run for office who were
admirably qualified, but were de-
feated. What was the reason?
In many cases it was simply this,
that these personages were not well
known to the public. Many people
had never heard of them. They
could not all at once acquire ell
thusiasm for them. But if such can
didates were prominent i'll various
useful activities for some years,
then people became familiar with
their merits, and they were likely to
be winners.
1t is very much like that in bust
ness. Young men often start with
the most earnest purposes to serve
the public, and do good and faithful
work. They do their best. But sue
cess will be very long time COM
ing, unless they have some plan to
obtain public attention,
They do not have to do anything
sensational. But if they just plod
along in their patient way without
special efforts to bring themselves
to public notice, the results they
hope for come very slowly.
The thing for them to do is to adj
vertise, to bring themselves before
the public in the way that a multi
tude of others have chosen and found
good. Just as the candidate who is
talked about in the newspapers
stands far better chance of cleo
tion, other things being equal, than
the unknown one, so the concern for |
which printers ink is talking has the
best chance in the campaign of COM
petition.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
GROuNDHOG REELEcTIONS

1t might be useful to inquire
what the grounding, as he makes his
reputed weather observation on Feb
ruary 2, thinks of the human beings
whom he perceives about the neigh
borhoOd. Perhaps he does not take
us as seriously as we take ourselves.
He has beaten the dogs, boys, and
hunters too many times in a race
across the field, to have any great
respect for our powers.
Also he may not regard our brain
power too highly. lie can think of
too many times when men, boys, and
dogs spent hours in attempting to
dig him and smoke him out by way
of his front door. But at the begin
ming of these proceedings, he had
easily slipped out the back door con-
cealed under some bush, and was
laughing at these energetic but
wasted attempts from some secure
retreat over in the next field.
AS a predatory creature. who
makes his living off the gardens
which he has neither cultivated,
sown, nor weeded, we can not ap-
prove of him. However, in some re-
spects we can perhaps learn from
him.
He is supposed to emerge from his
hole on February to see if spring
has come. In most localities in the
United States, winter still rules on
February 2. This shows foresight.
He does not propose to be caught
He does not retire to his
nice warm hole until he is sure he
can do nothing for six weeks.
Furthermore, he is not deceived by
the surface aspect of things, as we
humans often are here in Delaware.
If February is a bright and love-
Iy day, he sees treachery in the soft
Dreezes. Sensing the tendency of |
.hings to go by contraries, he feels
It presages a late spring, and that |
he time for him is not yet. We too
must learn to look below the surface
if we are to meet life's
problems.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
INVESTIGATING CRIME

The Wickersham commission hav-
ing finished its inquiry into prohi-
bition, it is left free to pursue it's
main objective, which was to inves-
tigate crime and lawlessness. 1t
was appointed to recommend how
our methods for repressing these
evils can be improved.
This country's criminal record is
a disgrace before the world. Many
of our methods for dealing with
such wrongs are all out of date. The
people should not forget all about
the Wickersham commission now
that it has spoken about prohibition,
and they should be willing to support
many necessary reforms which it
will recommend in the near future to
put down crime.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
THE SMALL INDUSTRY

In these days of mergers and COM
binations, of great aggregations of
capital, the idea prevails that condi-
tions are very hard for the small
business concern. tAt
And yet as you travel about the
country, you see a great many small
factories, workshops which by their
apparent size might be employing
anywhere from a dozen to 100 people.
/ You see automobiles parked around
their land. and other appearances of
activity. Apparently many of these
concerns are holding their own. In
many cases they grow to be big
plants after period of years. There
are a great many thousands of such
concerns in the whole country.
Such industries are apt to be start
ed by some ambitious person who
has worked at some trade until lie
knows it thoroughly. He can see
chances to serve the public more eff
ficiently than it is being served. He
can think of some improvement that
can be made in his product or in the
way of running the business. He
sets out for himself, and in a great
many cases he makes good.
He has to work hard, probably
harder than when he was employed
by some larger company. He gets his
foothold because of the intense
watchfulness with which he super
vises every detail of his work, and
because of his intimate comprehen-
sion of the needs of the trade, and
the desires of his customers. 1t will
be a long time before the small pro-
ducers of that type are driven out of
business here in Delaware.
There is also place in the retail
trade for the small store, in which
some enterprising person will win
out by close attention to his business,
and by accurate Judgment of values
and of the things that people want.
But he needs some plan of advertis-
ing by which the people will realize
that his place exists.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
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HAND TO MOUTH BUYING

The representative of a wholesale
business remarked few days ago,
that he had never worked harder in
his life than he had for the past six
months. His concern had been busy
every minute, but the orders were
small, so the total volume of busi-
ness was disappointing. Retail deal
ers, he said, were fearful of buying
any considerable quantity.
They were afraid of being loaded
up with goods at time when COM
modify prices had been declining.
This enabled them to do business on
a smaller capital, or with smaller
loans from the banks.
The business depression of 1880
differs in this respect from those
that have preceded it. In 1920, retail
dealers did not dare depend on such
small orders. The people were buy
ing so freely and extravagantly UP
to the collapse of that year, that
dealers were constantly running out
of goods, which they could have sold
at a high profit if they had had
them.
Consequently, they stocked up very
literally. Their principal fear was
that they could not get the merchan-
disc when they needed it. so they
much ahead of their needs.
Then when the famous buyers
strike" of that year of catastrophe
came, when people began to march
in overall parades to express their
anger against high prices,
the merchants generally found them
selves overloaded with goods bought
at top figures. The result was a
terrible period of commercial defla-
tion.
We have absolutely no such condi-
lion today. Retail stocks through
out the country are pared down to
he limit. When the big buying
really starts, and it may
start any day, we are likely to see a
great scramble for goods and sud-
len activity in the factories that will
surprise the country.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
WARWICK

Mrs. Jennie Ncascy of Harbcson
is spending some time with her
daughter, Mrs. Meta Warrington
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Lingo and
daughters, Catherine and Doris were
callers with Mr. and Mrs. IL. A :.
Barto on Saturday evening.
Mr.. and ,lrs. Charles Short were
callers with Mr.. and Mrs Vernon
Burton on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rhinehart Schroeder
spent Saturday afternoon with the
latter's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ.
Downs.
Miss Doris McGee of Millville is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Ncttie
Ether.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Pettyiohn
and son William of near HarbeNn
were recent guests of Mr.. and Nffs.
X. o. Warrington.
Mrs. George Phillips of Oak Or
chard who is in the Beebe Hospital
for treatment is much improved at
this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. NJ. Short, Jr, and
son James and Harry Daisey and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward McGee spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Warrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Barto spent
Sunday afternoon with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Burton
at Ocean View.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
TO DIR READERS

The Milford Chronicle asks the
privilege of saying a word of coun-
sci to its readers at this time. 1t
would respectfully suggest that they
have a wonderful chance to save
money, by taking advantage of the
bargain offers made through the ad-
vertising in our columns. Prices are
low, lower than they have been for
a dozen years, and lower than they
are likely to be for some years to
come. 1t is wonderful time to
stock up for future needs.
Not merely are our home dealers
giving us the advantage of low prices
based on low commodity values, but
the midwinter season tempts them
to make special offers to get ready
for spring trade. Every line of our
advertising is worth reading.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
THE RELIEF APPEAL

EX-President Coolidge and ex-
Governor Smith, of New York, have
been named to head a committee for
a great drive for $1O,OOO,OOO relief
money, to be spent by the American
Red Cross for the benefit of the
drought sufferers. Here is a cause
that should appeal to every charit-
ably inclined person.
People may differ about some
philanthropies and charities, and
some are interested in one kind of
effort, while others think that some
other form of helpfulness will do
more good. But here is an appeal
the necessity of which can not be
denied by anyone.
Pitiful tales of suffering come in
from these drought afflicted districts.
Here we see a very large population,
running up into the hundreds of
thousands, who will starve or fall
sick unless they can have help. They
have no food, and no money to buy
food.
Their cattle, horses. and other do
nestle animals will also starve un-
less feed is provided. Last summers
drought was something very out of
the usual, and vast areas ordinarily
fertile were reduced to a desolation
like the desert in many places. The
crops were blasted, and the means
of living through the winter were de-
If ever there was a genuine and
worthy call for help, this is one.
Whether the government should or
should not make a generous relief
appropriation, it will be commonly
felt that if this need can be prompt
ly met by a private subscription
calling ON the government,
It would be better plan. Let us all
AXE hold to do all we can for these
afflicted people. And what we do
must be done quickly, or these un-
happy folks will be driven to the last
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
DE WINTERLL soon BE OBER

An old folk song of the cOlOred
people used to have the refrain, "De
winter, de winter, de winter'll soon
be ober, breddren". How very like
human nature that is among people
of all races. Always looking for
ward to the future thing, instead of
enjoying the thing we have.
In winter people growl about cold
weather and storms, and long for
spring. In spring they complain of
spring fever, and long for summer.
In summer they dislike the heat, and
long for the autumn. In the autumn
they find life dull for some reason,
and look for the social life of win
ter.
We all need a better philosophy.
Each season has its own gifts. In
summer there are more pleasant out
door sports. In winter people gather
10 enjoy more of indoor pastimes.
We need to appreciate about now all
the pleasant winter doings in good
town like Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30

HERE in Delaware those who need
help are being cared for by the local
organizations in both Wilmington
and the several towns. In Whining
ton there is different condition
prevailing, than that in the rural dis
tricts, or even the larger towns.
There, labor in manufacturing plants
is experiencing an absolute elimina-
tion of money through the pay envel-
ope, and these soon run ashore so
far as credit. for buying is concern
ed; but that problem is solved by
the relief work as organized by the
clay. In Towns like, Milford there is
very little difference as. to necessity
of the laboring class from that of
former seasons at this time, and on
up to the opening of work in the
spring. Each year there are those
who have to be helped, but this is
mainly caused by failure on the part
of individuals during the summer
season, to make any form of provi-
sion for the winter. This has al
ways existed, and in all probability
always will exist. The various towns
are taking care of this need through
local organizations. Help them.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30

| charges and rules and regulations
as it deems fit in the use of the pier.
The measure provides for an apprO-
priation of 100000.
A bill was offered by Senator
Downs requiring that all operating
income received from pay patients
at Farnhurst shall be forwarded to
the State Treasurer weekly.
Senator Maull introduced a bill
making it lawful for any naturalized
citizen of the United States to catch
crabs in any of the tidal waters Of
the State without a license. TIE
may crab with not more than [, .
hand lines at any one time.
Mr.. Phillips introduced a bill to
require persons other than the
Game and Fish Commission engaged
in breeding game animals or game
birds for commercial purposes to
pay an annual license of $40.
The House passed G. H. Davis
bill authorizing Houston to increase
the amount that it can raise by tax
alton from 5000 to $500 year.
l. T. Hastings bill prohibiting the
use of live bait in fishing for game
fish in the inland waters of the State
was reported on it's merits in the
House.
Asks Closed Pheasant Season
Mrs. Tschudy introduced a bill
providing for a closed season on
ring necked pheasants until Novem-
ber Is, 1888.
Representative Cummins intro
duced a bill to permit the catching
of oysters by means of tongs from
the rivers and creeks of the State,
except Broadkill River or Sound,
and to remove and sell the oysters
except in July and August of each
year. 1t provides that none of the
oysters so taken shall be used for
consumption as food until the State
Board of Health shall have first
given its approval. There are some
regulations at present which make
it unlawful to take oysters from
certain streams.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
GREENWOOD

The union revival meetings will
begin in the Methodist Protestant
Church on next Sunday evening,
February /, at 7:45 o'clock. Rev. H.
NJ. Smith will be the speaker for the
evening. Various ministers from
nearby towns will assist during the
coming weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avery ISaacs enter
tanned their daughter Marian from
Rehoboth last week and Mr.. and
Mrs. Virgil Norris of Lincoln on
Sunday.
Jeanette Gibson who has been
quite i'll with erysipelas caused by a
scratch from her pet dog, is recov-
ering very rapidly.
A number of town residents are
recovering from the grip. Among
them are Mrs. Zack Hatfield Mrs
N. w. Meredith, little Jean Mere
dith and Miss Mahala Isaacs.
We are sorry to announce the
death of Mrs. Ora Tull of near Ep-
worth Church which occurred in
the Dover Hospital on Sunday. She
had been i'll for week at her home
with pneumonia. Mrs. Tull was the
president of the EpwOrth w. c. T.
U. and was committeewOman for the
Republican party at the last cleo
tion campaign.
Mrs. Mahala Spanish, who had
been i'll for several months with
dropsy and complications, died on
Tuesday of this week. She is sur
vived by two sons and two daugh-
ters.
Mrs. Leola Ratledge was taken ill
on Tuesday with intestional grip.
Mrs. Mary Cahall was taken to
the Marshall Hospital last week
for observation and treatment. She
is doing very well at this time.
Mrs. Laura Barwick is recover
ing in the Marshall Hospital from
a severe cold.
Mrs. w. S. Lord entertained Mrs.
Horney of Wilmington last week.
Mrs. R. L. Coulter and children
visited Mr.. Coulter in the Jefferson
Hospital in Philadelphia on Sunday. |
Mrs. Ollie Barwick was taken to
the Milford Hospital for treatment
on Tuesday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Long accom- !
panied by Mrs. Laura Owens visited
Mrs. w. f. Mai in Lewes on Sun
day.
Mrs. Eta Lynch of Viola visited |
her sister, Miss Cora Darling on
Sunday.
Pettyjohn's Cold Tablets. A laxa-
i've preparation for treatment of all !
Common Colds. Mailed anywhere
95c. Pettyjohn's Drug Store, Mil
'ord, Delaware. 1t /
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
THE PEOPLE STILL READ

Some folks think that the Ameri-
can people are so busy driving auto
mobiles, dancing, attending shows,
etc, that they have no time to read.
Yet the National Association of
Book Publishers was told a few days
ago that the sale of books has dou-
bled. The people are reading. In
creased newspaper circulation also
proves that. But large part of the
reading consists of trashy novels and
magazines, which add nothing to
popular intelligence. People who
read simply the newspapers, which
tell about the world of real facts, are
better off than the trash readers. But
anyway public libraries are spread
ing everywhere, circulating good lit
erature. The quiet evening at home
over a good book, with the radio add
ing its cheering note, is a wonderful
way to spend many evenings.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
E-1ArE
LETTING GEORGE do nv

People all believe in community
progress. They are all desirous of
seeing their home town go ahead.
But the main trouble with accom-
plishing such gains, is the very gen.
eral feeling that someone else can
and should do the work. Let George
do it," is a kind of universal motto.
The old proverb had it very truly,
that what is everyone's business is
no ones business. It is so i'm Mil
ford. If we want our community to
accomplish the gains that it could
and should, our people all need to do
something active toward that end.
They need to encourage and take
part in good organizations that can
accomplish results for the commun-
ity if they have adequate .co-opera-
tion.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
The Knockers Are Worst

A Southern paper takes the
championship by observing that "af-
ter all, it's doubtful whether the
boll-weevil hurts cotton as much as
the silk-worm does" Authorities
like the Department of Commerce,
the Burea uof Home Economics and
the Department of Agriculture, have
seen fit to deny during the past year
that the silk-worm has kept its
place at the pinnacle of the textile
ladder. The greatest progress made
in all the textile industries has re-
suited through new durening devel-
opment and quality maintenance in
mercerizing cotton. This product is
now in a position of excellence that
has caused cotton goods to gain
greatly increased favor with the
discriminating American public.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
How One Woman
Lost 2OLbs. of Fat
Lost Her Double Chin
Lost Her Prominent Hips
Lost Her Sluggishness
Gained Physical VigOr
Gained in VivaciOuSneSS
Gained Il Shapely Figure

If you're fat-first remove the
cause
Take one half teaspOOnful of KRU-
SCHEN SALTS in a glass of hot wa
ter before breakfast every morning
cut out pastry and fatty meats-gO
light on potatoes, butter, cream and
sugar-in weeks get on the scales
and note how many pounds of fat
have vanished.
Notice also that you have gained
in energy-your skin is clearer
your eyes sparkle with glorious
health-yOu feel younger in body
keener in mind. KRUSCHEN will
give any fat person a Joyous sur
prise.
Get an S5c bottle of KRUSCHEN
SALTS at Pettyjohn's Pharmacy
Qasts 4 weeks). If even this first
bottle doesn't convince you this is
the easiest, safest and surest way
to lose fat-if youdon't feel a superb
in health-sO glorious
ly nergetic-vigOrousl alive-yOur
money gladly returned.
Mrs. Name Carey of Buffalo, N.
Y, writes" Since l began taking
Kruchen Salts | have lost 20 pounds
and l feel as if l had lost so pounds
i feel so good and the best part of
it all is that l eat anything like"
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
THE WICKERSHAM REPORT

It was hoped when the Wicker
sham commission was appointed to
investigate crime and lawlessness,
that it would be able to recommend
some program that would solve the
problem growing out of the prohibi-
ton question. But the commission
has made it's report, its members diff
fer seriously, and the American peo-
pie are still guessing as to what
comes next.
The evils surrounding the liquor
traffic in the old saloon days were
intolerable, and the crime and law
lessness that now exists are also in
tolerable. The Wickersham commits
sion has collected a vast amount of
useful information. But most people
have strong preconceived notions
about prohibition, and will not give
impartial attention to the actual
facts of the situation.
An old saying ran to the effect,
when you don't know what to do,
don't you do you know not what"
That expresses the present situa-
ton. The American people want to
be provided with some definite plan
for improving the present bad con-
ditions, before they make any radi-
cal change. The Wickersham COM
mission has not been able to unite on
any very comprehensive program,
so the situation remains just about
as it was.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
DUMB DICK

Thinks the right of way in traffic
is the way he is going.
Is so ugly he hires another fellow
to look into the mirror for him.
Wears his glasses to bed so that
he can recognize the girl of his
dreams.
Figures that when he sits in his
car in front of a house and blows
his auto horn it's a call to arms.
Was a flip as steward on an ocean
liner because he insisted on giving
rocking chairs to seasick passen-
gers.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
GlNGGl

WHEN you do people some favor
in social life, they almost always
return it. Similarly when you give
your home stores the favor of your
patronage, they return that favor by
assisting you in every possible man
po,
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
s.

ONE sign of dead town is the
feeling on the part of many people,
that if conditions were considered
good enough in the past. they will
be good enough for the future.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30

WHEN business stands still, one
reason is usually that it is not being
pushed along by advertising.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30

Pettyjohn's Cold Tablets. A laxa-
tive preparation for treatment of all
Common Colds. Mailed anywhere
Csc. Pettyjohn's Drug Store, Mil
ford, Delaware. 1t
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SALE-HOUSES.
BETWEEN
18th AND 10th SIS.

18th AND 10th SITS.
Very unusual to find home in this sec
ton at this very low price. Detached. with
rooms and bath slate roof large Dorches,
attic hot-water heat elec. and gas. Can
you beat this at sll.5oo. Evenings call Mr..
1907 New York Ave. National 1855.
Forced to Sell This Week.
$3.50 cash above $4,000 first trust will
mosfs m e Sf9k
Adams e5o6
Cleveland $50.
OUTSTANDING VALUES.
sll.5oo. Chevy Chase. D. Ga new all
slate roof. on full-sized lot. Detached ga
rage ELECTRIC retrigeration, screens large
alton room. Small cash payment and
monthly payments less than rent.
tl4.5oo-For the family who do not need
but six rooms and want them spacious. this
Chevy Chase. d c. Two-caT buiIt-in ga
rage. finished recreation room with fireplace
in basement: electric refrigeration, weather
stripping. oil burner. large lot.
Chase. Md. between the two country clubs
one-half block west of Connecticut ave. his
lovely home is located on lot fronting 90
feet. with beautiful shru5bery and shade
schools. Home consists OF nine rooms. two
baths. two lavatories. maids room, screened
vine living porch porch and Is IN excel 6v
more to duplicate this home today.
These homes have been carefully selected
For appointment to inspect call Met. ll4i,
EVENINGS EN-. 1859.
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WANTED-FARMS.

AT ONCE--5 TO 20 ACRES. VICINITY OF
city: must have fair size stream and on good
road with or without buildings. Address
Box AIR. Star office.