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Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23
Fail Colds
BY J. II. Bodwell

A stitch in time saves nine is an
old adage. 1t is particularly appli-
cable to the poultry keeper.
Poultry diseases are more pre-
valent in these days Of large nocks
under confinement than heretofore
when only small flocks were kept
that wandered at will over large
acres.
Diseases at this time of year
have put more poultrymen out Of
the game than any other single
thing. II is up to every poultryman
to keep ahead of disease by using
every possible means at his dispOs-
al. Such common diseases as fall
colds, bronchitis, roup, canker and
chicken pOX can almost be avoided
if proper precautions are taken at
this season OF the year. AS it is, at
housing time or shortly after that
these diseases get their start and af-
ter they are started production
slows up OF stops altogether and the
poultry keeper loses his profits for
the year.
Ventilation is Of great help in con-
trolling or preventing these dis
cases. Where proper ventilation is
maintained, drafts and wet floors
are practically eliminated. Drafts
and wet floors give any disease a
chance to get started and develop
rapidly.
Next to ventilation, constipation is J.
of vital Importance. The medical ,
profession acknowledges the fact
that humans if constipated catch |
colds and other diseases quicker
than if the bowels are in good con-
dition. The same reasoning should /.
be applied to poultry. Plenty of
green feed will keep the hen in con-
dition which helps eliminate many
of the diseases.
Alfalfa cured in the sun. fed alone
Dr. when mixed with molasses, is
probably one of the green feeds
many poultrymen have neglected,
)ut those that are using it find that
he birds are getting more mineral
natter and vitamines and the birds
ire in better condition to make
more money for their owners.
Be sure to see that your hen
houses are properly ventilated and
hat the birds are getting plenty of
.reen feed during this time of year.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23
CLARKSVILLE

Two representatives from each OF
the five young peoples classes met
on Thursday evening, January IS,
together with their teachers and
Miss Lindseth, the director of re-
ligious education for the Selbyville
group Of churches, to discuss or
sanization of a Young Peoples De-
partment A possible program was
discussed, and it was decided to
hold a business meeting and .party
of the entire Young Peoples Depart
ment on Wednesday evening, Febru-
airy 4, to proceed with whatever
plans of organization may seem ad-
visable. All the young people Of st.
Georges Church are urged to keep
this date in mind and plan to be
present for this important meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23
AVENUE II. L. CHURCH

The regular monthly meeting OF
she Sunday school board OF Avenue
4 u. =. church met in the Chapel We'd
Hlesday evening, Jan. u.
Plans were proposed for two ban
luets to be given during February:
sne Il Father and Son banquet and
he other Mother and Daughter
banquet
! The Standard Training School
Fhich opens Friday evening in the
|'hurch, was explained by Rev. Her
lOn.
Following the business meeting Il
Focial hour in charge of Miss Lila
Hudson and Miss Cordelia Garter,
Ifas enjoyed, during which time Mr..
ind Mrs. Chester Coffin, who were
married recently, We're presented
yith Il tempting wedding cake, CON
aiming Il miniature bride and groom,
nd also a beautiful silver cream and
,ugar set. Both Mr.. and Mrs Coffin
fe teachers i'll the Sunday school,
md received the best wishes of all
,resent. a
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23
Where Shall TOtUR
Women Buy?

According to Mrs. Anne Hard
writing in The Household Magazine
| for February, the women whose
! lives are cast in small communities
are fast realizing that the small
community offers far better Oppor-
tunity for a life of real beauty than
I the noise and confusion OF the great
er centeTs and they are bringing
/ that more beautiful life into being.
Among the first steps toward
this finer life" says Mrs. Hard.
may well be the development in
those smaller communities Of shops
whose stocks are so well chosen
that they will meet the most sophis-
ticated taste Such stores will de-
Vel0p only as the demand for them
develops. And that demand 10 be cf-
fective should arise not out of a
spirit of aimless criticism bat out
Of an intelligent desire for cooper
alton between the women who bay
and the merchants who SELL
The Household writer aiVes an
example of how this cooperation
has come to mean that women in
town in Vermont let their home
town merchants know definitely
what sort of things they need and
in a friendly spirit give Them their
chance to provide accordingly be-
fore the women rush off elsewhere
to another town to purchase in an !
indefinite mood of discomfort. They |
let them know they regard them, |
their merchants, as their purchasing |
agents and that they expect them to
take the responsibility.
Profit comes to the local mer-
chants who accept this relationship.
1t also contributes to building up |
Inc community, not only by the diff
fusion of a mutual sense Of good
will but also by the economic con-
sequences of concentrating the To-
:al purchasing power and keeping it
1T home.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23
The Farmer Buys

American manufacturers are alive
to the importance of the rural mar.
kct, and one Of the latest develop
ments in industry's recognition Of
/ the millions of farm families is in
/ the radio field. When radio was
! new, battery sets were the first
form in which they were universally
sold. Then the all-clectric set was
perfected, with one accord manufac
turers turned to the new type OK
clusively. Unfortunately, thousands
OF farms are unwired, which means
that the farmers living on thcm
were forced to depend on outmoded
battery sets for their radio enter
tainment
AS usual neGessity and invention
have met the situation, and Philco,
manufacturer of the worlds largest
selling radio, and one of the most
progressive companies in the busi-
ness, announces that it has perfect
cd for farm use an improved battery
set which will match the perform-
ance of any electric set made. The
same type cabinet and the same
radio circuits that make the radio
in the city home the center of the
family will be available to the far
mer, no matter how far from an
electric power line he lives.
Not so many years ago the occu-
Patton Of the farmer almost auto
matically kept him from participa-
I inn "a, fJ,o ,uOrfdi ., ffa;,.c ubo ~, NO.
that separated him from populous
ccnters created social and ecOno-
mic barriers. Now he is hooked up
with all the activities of the World.
New ideas. new methods, are no
longer old stuff with him. Modern
motor transportation and electricity
has changed everything. The far
mer has his newspaper fresh from
The press, with the news OF the day,
while magazines and other current
literature keep him as well infor-
ned as his city nei1hbor OF innoVa-
ions in thought and practice. His
'adio brings him far distant places
1t the turn Of a knob. Through such
developments as TransitOne, he can
wen enjoy radio news and views
while driving his car to market.
Thus the evolution Of rural Am
,rica is complete, and the farmer is
powerful because of his close touch
With the worlds progress. He has
sained the prestige that attaches to
he man who knows, and knowing,
9 prepared to act. +,
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23

On Friday afternoon of last week
Mrs. Edwin p. Messick gave a bridge
tea with Mrs. J. Lockwood Pratt as
honor guest. The guests we're in
Vited for a game of bridge and later
in the dining room, where Mrs. Pratt
poured, the other good things that
go with afternoon tea were served,
while the conviviality over the tea
cups was enjoyed. Mrs. Meseick dis
penses the kind of hospitality that
her friends enjoy and the afternoon
was delight to all. The guests were
Mrs. James Humes, who won first
prize, Mrs. Alphonso Humes, Mrs.
John c. Truitt, Mrs. J. Lynn Pratt,
Miss Edith Simpson, Miss Elizabeth
Carlisle, Mrs. T. Carlisle Collins,
Mrs. ". Haswell Pierce. Mrs. George
s. Grier, Mrs. N. NJ. Stokes, Mrs.
George H. Draper, Jr., who won low
score, Mrs Grier Baynum, and Mrs.
Clyde Nelson Mrs. Messick had a
guest prize for Mrs. Pratt.
ga
An old fashioned breakfast was
served by Mrs. j. Lynn Pratt on
Tuesday at noon in honor of her
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23
HARRINGTON Il. 5.
WINS BANKERS
F. +. A. PLAQUE
[Confimled from FDa Pagc]

C0HftK7fed from First Pa9FI
connection with the annual State
Show of the Delaware Crop In
.provement Association. has the ap-
proval of the State Advisory Com
mittee on Agriculture, composed Of
IDelaware's three nationally known
master farmers" Oliver Newton,
Frank Bancroft and John Reynolds.
Four ten-ear samples Of white
corn, four ten-ear samples of yellow
corn, GQur single ear samples of
White A5rn, and four single ear
bamples of yellow corn were judged
with respect to quality, type and
Uniformity Twenty minutes were
hllowed for each of the ten-ear
classes, and ten minutes for each OF
.he single ear classes; making a to-
Cal of one hour in which to complete
The Judging.
In scoring the teams. sixty per
.eent was allowed for placing of
samples in the proper order and
Forty per cent for reasons for such
|placings. Prior to this final judging
contest, every agricultural instruc-
or trained their boys in prelimi-
harry contest in the Judging of corn
.n order TO determine the personnel
Of the teams and alternates who |
were to represent the high schools |
lt the State contest. Any freshman
pr sophomore high school boy en-
fOlled in agriculture was eligible to
compete in the contest
c. r. Snyder, former vocational
agricultural teacher at the Searord
High School, now agricultural agent
ior Sussex county, assisted Prof. r.
w. Helm, State supervisor of agri-
culture for the, State Department Of
Public Instruction. in arranging and
the contest
The grading and judging of the
work of the students were done by
George Schuster. head Of
he Agronomy department of the
University Of Delaware, whose in
crest and loyal cooperation means
much to the success of this annual
vent
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23
PERsHlNG BREAKS SILENCE

Breaking q silence OF twelve years
since the Arm;stice, General John J.
Pershing declares in the November
number OF the Country Home, that
disarmament talk in the United
States is futile because the country
is already practically disarmed and
back to the state OF unpreparedness
which caused so much danger, loss
Of life and and expense in 1917 when
we were forced into war.
People say we should disarm, ="
says Pershing. America is already
almost disarmed. Good men and
good women tell Us that we should
throw away our armaments. We
have very little to throw away"
Il pray fervently that there will be
no more war. With all my soul | hate
il. But as long as there is one law
less nation, how can we be sure that
war viii not be thrust upon us?
No nation is safe. We know that we
viii not provoke Il war But what is
there in history to assure us that
someone else will not provoke a
war? 1t is not Il question of wheth-
G4 Vi not VIC DGtlGNC III WIZ. II Is Il
question of whether or not we will
defend this wonderful country of
ours if another nation, which does
believe in war, should attack us. We
are all lovers OF peace now. But it
is possible to change us in a few
months The same people who one
month denounce war, next month
may clamOr for war Suddenly we
see men, women and little children
not sOldiers-but peaceful citizens,
clergymen, mothers and kindly old
ladies, shouting for war. When there
is war talk in the air, almost every
body takes Il hand in it but the sol
diers."
General Pershing points out that
the army renders as great service /
in peace-times as i'll war Pioneer /
work Of the West; building the Pan
ANA and other canals; controlling
foods on the Mississippi; help in
lisasters; the development of com
nercial aviation and the chemical
battle against insect crop pests are /.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23
ROXANA

Seryi will begin in Roxana NJ. E.
church Sunday evening at GAS.
fClass meeting. The Millsboro or
ihestra viii be with us and Will
Sender special selections. Rev.
krank McCorkle, our pastor, will
4onduct the service, and will also
preach. Como out and enjoy the
kervicc.
Nh and Mrs. w. w. McGinnis, of
sailford, were the weekend guests
III their parents, Mr.. and A. A. viii
Eus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Stephens were
hmong the guests at Il turkey dinner
at the home of Mr. and Mrs John II.
flitchens at Georgetown Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Derrick
|on spent Tuesday witch AR. and Mrs.
Clinton Watson ut l'rankford
Vance McCabc, Of Washington
College spent the wcak-cnd with
his wife.
! Miss Sara Lynch, of near Frank
ord, spent Sunday with Miss Hilda
McCabc.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR 4
FEW POULTRYMEN

Baby chicks from hens with rec
ords of 200 to 269 eggs, or daugh-
ters of 200 eggers and up. Sires from
hens with records from 200 to 2J0
eggs. Every hens egg set must
weigh from IS to 80 oZs. to the doz-
ell.
Delaware r. o. p. and Certified
Accredited Flock Baby Chicks lGc
each. Also a few cockerels at $500
to $500 each.
+. THADDEUS WARRINGTON
j29-5t Georgetown. Delaware
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23
ARE RESTOCKING
PONDS IN STATE
[ConlinAed from Fna Paael

A delegation of members FROM 'tlte
Iliwanis Club, Nimrod's and Other
Apoitsmen Of the State appeared be-
fore the board and were given q
bearing Oh some legislation which
Shey wished presented at the present
leSSiOn OF the assembly. Agt 1f
The president of the board, fomet
SovernOr Robert P. Robinsoh,i1Mas
hstructed to consult with the. AT
Forney-General looking toward a3plan
10 refill and restock some Gfldhe
ponds III the State. Il HidEd.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23
GEORGETOWN VS.. BATTERY F.

Exhibiting splendid teamwork and
real fighting spirit, the basketball
five Of Battery f, Milford NATIONAL
Guard unit, Wednesday night, put TO
rout the crack Georgetown team, 2I
to y. on the Armory noor here. It
was by far the snappiest game seen
here this season. The lineup:
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23
NATIONAL AFFAIRS

just now when Congress and the
administration are attempting to do
what they can to relieve the effects
OF the depression il is well not to
forget that the hard times which
came upon us SO suddenly a little
more than a year ago are of world
wide extent and due in the main part
to causes over which the United
/ StatesgOvernmcnt has no control.
This fact was pointed out repeatedly
during the recent campaign by the
! political orators supporting the
party in power but judging by re-
suits it is doubtful whether they got
the message over to the bulk of the
voters although they tried 10 the
best of their ability.
But the act remains that the
causes OF the depression are world
wide. That the depression itself is
worldwide is evidenced by the
changes OF government all over the
world, during the past few months,
many OF them accompanied by revo-
luton. The recent abortive revOlu-
tionary attempt in Spain is the lat
est example.
A great maGy writer's on cconom-
les say that the depression is a re-
suit of the final postwar deAati0n.
Prices and costs of living, they say,
had TO get back to the prey war basis.
Others lay most OF the trouble to the
reproduction in raw materials,
citing the over-supplies OF cotton
wheat, sugar oil and cotton as eX-
Still others tell us that the
trouble is not so much over produce
ton as under consumption, while
there is still another economic school
which bIames it all on the scarcity
Of gold and the concentration of gold |
IN the United States and France.
Perhaps the real cause Of the trou-
jle may be found to an extent in |
ach OF these theories. Just how
much each element complained of is
. contributing iactCr will never be
,nOwn, for rs soon as times get bet
er the people will forget about the
epl ession, and its causes. 1t is
My fair TO say, however, that
unrest is in part Il cause
s Well as an effect OF rhc deprcS-
ion. For years China has been in
he thr0e9 Of civil war, until the
ountry has approached a state Of
exhaustion and almost ma
onal annihilation. For years Rus
ia has been Il disturbing factor and .
as only recently commenced dump
II commodities on an already
lutted world market. Conditions I
ave been seething in Egypt and In
la, too When one considers the
of millions OF people in 4
hina. in India, in Russia and in 4
gypt, and the potential market
hich they represent, it is easy TO Z
,ali2o what the dislocation Of The :
arkcts of these nations has meant !
the rest of The world. With nearly =
llf the world in political turmoil to :
o point where its world trade is -,
sruptcd there is every reason for ,
orld-wide depression. :
Already there. are signs of i'm
'ovcment in China, while hopes =
I've arisen that an agreement re- 8
oring stability may be reached i'll :
dia. Here are factors which '
ght to make or constructive i'm 8,
0yement of world conditions in the .t
ar future, unless the world is to =
sorely disappointed again. The .
turn of stable conditions i'll China 3
d Of political peace in India would =
a long way toward stabiling trade .
the other countries of the world. =
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Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23

Cards are out announcing the
marriage on Monday, January19, CT
Commander Robert Wood Kessler
and Mrs. Mary Smith Lohand at the
home of the bride. Commander and
Mrs. Kessler are on their honey
moon in Florida and will be away 4
month, after which they will be at
home on South Walnut street, South
Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23

Many fine things have been done
for the Kings Daughters this Win
ter, some easy to do, some that were
little harder, but we vouch to say
that the hardest thing done for this
splendid and worthy organization
this winter was the playing of the
| football game Immediately after
, Christmas, the benefits of which
went to the X. DIS. If you remem-
Der, it was a cold, rainy, disagree
able day with a more disagreeable
field to play on, but as boys with
good purpose in mind have a habit
of carrying that purpose to the fin
ish, so the boys played the game for
sweet charity's sake Some of them
were trained athletes, some had not
played for a long time, but they
played, and as a result the Kings
Daughters have the fine sum of
siXty-fve dollars to put in the bank
against their winter needs. They
are deeply grateful to each one of
those twenty-five boys who helped,I
to make the money that will be us
cd for those in need. of which there
are more than the usual amount
this winter.
"a
The Mems Monday Night Bridge |
Club met with c. D. Abbott this |
week. G. Marshall Townsend play
cd for an absent member.
Co
The 1920" Bridge Club had Mrs.
e. c. Pierce for its hostess this
week with Mrs William V. Sipple
acting as substitute.
"a
On Monday evening Miss Eliza
beth Carlisle entertained the ladies
Of the Avenue NJ e. choir in honor
Of Mrs Disston W. Jacobs, of Will
mington, who is a house guest of
Miss Carlisle and her mother, Mrs.
Paris r. Carlisle. The evening was
spent in good fellowship, with many
pleasant recollections of the years
hat Mrs. Jacobs was associated
With the other guests as a member
# the same choir. The guests were
Mrs Thomas Davis. Mrs. Harry Null
holland, Mrs. J. POstles Hammond, p
trs. William II. Warren, Mrs. Della
lall Deakyne, Mrs. Elizabeth Riggs
nd Mrs. Edward Hurley.
!
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23

Totals ....-.. - 10 2
Referees-SapD and Jacobs.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-23

Mrs. Stephen Toadvine gave Il
luncheon on Wednesday i'll honor of
her mother, Mrs. Henry A. Houston.
It was a birthday celebration. Her
guests were Mrs. Clara Deputy, Mrs.
Elmer T. Williams, Mrs. Harriet
Parkinson and Mrs. George S. Grier.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-20

FOR SALE Car, best old
Ford engine on Island, fair rubber,
one new tire, sS5. Come today. Also
two dressers, carpenters tools and
chest, Oliver typewriter. Make offer.
Phone Red 87l, Thompson, Portage.
43-45p
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-20

SEATTLE DAILY TIMES, DAILY
only, per month, SOC; Sunday only.
month, 45c; daily and Sunday.
month, 85c; travellers insurance rate,
81 to Times subscribers: age 1860
Mrs. G. L. Tjomsland. phone Red I'll.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-20
Classified Ads.
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-A LIMITED NUMBER
Of Feb. and Mar. Matched pullets
These are fine pullets, sold subject
to your inspection and approval.
Vashon Island Coop. Hatchery,
vashon, Wash, Phone Black 731.
25tfc
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-20

Mrs. Kate M. Campbell and Miss
Elizabeth Campbell motored to Vic
toria via Anacortes, Tuesday and after
two days sight seeing around the Eng
fish city, they returned by Port Town.
send way, Port Angeles and Lake Cres-
cent, completing what is called the
international circuit, a very fine trip
they report.
An old time friend of Mrs. Ada
Suffers, Mrs. Maud Burke Wilcox
from Independence, Ore, spent last
week with her. Other guests at the
Suffer home were her grandson and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Suffer, and
her mother Mrs. Theale, and Mr.. and
Mrs. McMann, all from Tacoma.
Mrs. A. G. Nelson is on two weeks
trip to Oakland, Calf, motoring with
Mrs. Sunstrom from Yakima.
Owing to the illness of several of the
members and the death of flowers, the
Burton Garden Club, at its meeting
last week, voted to POSTPONE the flower
show until some time in the future
under more favorable conditions.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-20

PEEP O. DAY DELIVERY = ONE
jump ahead of the sun. That's the
kind of service you want and the
acknowledgement is the paper that
gives it. We deliver to your home.
Daily and Sunday 81 month; daily
only 6Oc month; Sunday only, 45c
month. H. L. Penny, Island agent,
Phone Red 1l04, Burton.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-20

FOR SALE-For cash, Underwood
typewriter, sls; drag-saw, $50;
scraper. 81; plow, 81; cooking range,
81. Hans Hendricksen, Portage. Asp
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-20

THE STAR is a penny a day and
keeps the blues away. R. E. Stafford
Island representative for Seattle
Star, Black 205, Vashon. 45tfc
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-20

FOR SALE-Forest wood, best quality,
also Simmond's bed and springs,
practically new. Call Blk. 922. 45c
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-20

FOR sALE-one good horse, harness,
and wagon, very reasonable. One
mile west of Vashon Bank. Mrs. F.
Rose. 44-46p
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-20

GENERAL TRUCKING. ALL KINDS
Of heavy hauling and moving. M. R.
Dunsford. Phone Red 7ss. l2-l-tf
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BURTON NEWS ITEMS

Mrs. opgenorth with her two sons
came from Day Island, "Wednesday to
spend the balance of the week with
her mother, Mrs. G. @. Swanson on
Burton beach. Miss Tillotson was her
guest while here.
Just watch Fred wye guiding his
Austin tractor" between the rows of
his currant bushes. blowing up the sod
and doing various other stunts, and
see If you don't wish you had one!
One more additional invention and
the tractor will be complete, set 1t so
it will go straight ahead without guild
ing, with an automatic shut-off after
going a certain distance, then a swing
around to brins It back to the start
ing point in the next row, where you
will arouse from your nap, and start
1t going againl
Miss Vera Forbes returned home
Sunday after an enjoyable ten days
visit with relatives and friends in
Seattle.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-20

GEORGE WALLS is BUYING PoUL-
try for A. c. Frye. He will give the
highest market price. Phone Black
1893. 22tfc
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-20

FOR SALE-Good work horse and
milk goat. Bert Moore, Cove. 44-47c
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FOR sALE-1s26 Hudson coach, me-
chanical condition good, rubber
good, 500 cash. Inquire at this
office. 38tf