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Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29
NEW MOTORS TEMPT

Attendance at New Yorks great
automobile show which recently
closed, was the biggest at any OF
these shows for five years, includ-
ing the record automobile selling
year of 1929. The business booked
was materially greater than that of
last year. These results can only
mean one thing.
The average automobile wears
longer than the car of former years,
but it is driven more miles. The
grade of car that was good for 25,-
900 mileage 10 years ago, may last
for $4,000 miles today. But the aver
age car is probably driven 10000
miles year now, in comparison with
5000 miles years ago.
That being the case, the average
car is a liability after it has been
operated five years. 1t keeps limping
into the repair shop, if indeed it can
get there without being ingloriously
and extensively towed. After the
harassed mechanics has just rem
dered very substantial bill for fix
ing up one part in passable shape,
it is disconcerting to have the poor
old wheezy bus break down in some
new and unexpected part the next
day. The owner begins to feel that
new car would save him money.
There are probably at least 6,00O,-
300 cars and trucks that have pass
ed this point of decrepitude today.
Can they climb the hills of 1882? |
How long will their owners tolerate
heir rheumatic groans, and their
lizzy fainting spells, which usually
occur at the most remote and mac
,essible spots?
One can guess, after some of them
lave walked a mile or two to the
garage to summon help, that
will be pursuing the sales
nen, instead of the statesmen pur-
uing the customers. This should
e big motor year in Delaware and
specially city of Milford. And big
rotor year everywhere will make
Id General D. Preston look so sick
nat he will decide to remove to parts
Unknown, and permit himself to be
nrolled among the mysterious dis
ppearance cases.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29
KNOWING ABOUT GOYERNMENT


The young people are trained Il
compete in the world of business. d.
they get such training as will max,
them successful in the job of gov
erning the country?
A national organization called thu
United States society has beer
formed, which will seek to interest
the young people in government af,
fairs. 1t plans to organize in every
state a system by which a model
state legislature, made up of stu
dent delegates, will convene once a
year. Delegates will be selected from
these student legislatures to go to
Washington, to form a model student
congress.
Such a plan ought to be interest
ing to young folks. They will prob
ably compete actively to fit them
selves for these honors, and for va
rious prizes that will be awarded.
The schools of Delaware should CO.
operate actively in this movement,
when the effort is made to start this
system in our state.
The point was recently made in an
address by a deputy commissioner
of education in Massachusetts, that
school pupils are not given adequate
instruction in the problems of dem
ocracy. According to figures that
he presented, the number studying
such subjects as Latin, French, and
algebra, is about eight OF. ten times
the number who are studying such
subjects as political economy and
world history.
Latin, French and algebra are ex-
cellent studies. But such studies do
not equip person for voting intelli-
gently. They do not arouse young
people to take an interest in politics,
and go to the polls when they reach
the voting age. A person might
take very high rank in Latin,
French, and algebra, and yet do fool
ish things when it comes to voting,
Or perhaps such one may not. vote |
at all. Let us hope that the United |
States society will do much to make
the study of government interesting
TO the youngsters.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29
PROSPERITY CANNOT BE
BOUGHT

There are pending in the United
States Senate two bills the purpose
of both of which is to buy prosper
ity and hand it down to the people.
One of these bills calls for a bond
issue of $3,OOO,OOO, 900, the other for
an issue of $5,5O0,0O0,0 The mon
ey from both these huge borrowings
is to be used in the construction of
public wOrks-roads. buildings,
flood control and the like.
The first thing to be said in con-
nection with these measures is that
they could not become effective in
time to help those who are now out
of employment. Public money can-
not be appropriated today and ex-
pended tomorrow. Roads must be
surveyed; buildings must be plan
ned, specifications written, sites Sc
cured; flood control works or har-
Dor improvements must be carefully
planned; and in all cases contracts
must be drawn, bids advertised for,
the work awarded In many cities of
the United States actual work has
not yet begun on buildings for
which appropriations were made
two years ago. With all possible ex-
pedition an enormous program in
the expenditure of to
billions of dollars could not be in
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29
Milford, Friday, january 20, 1882
"FOLLONSHIP1

This is an appeal to Milford citi-
zens. Think it over!
1t is commonly said that to ac-
complish the progress and develop
ment of community, able and en-
thusiastic' leadership is necessary.
Very true. But able and enthusias-
tic leadership can't amount to much
unless those leaders have good fol-
lowers. 1 fone may be permitted to
coin a much needed word, follow
ship" is required as much as lead
ership.
1t is customary to say that there
are no great men nowadays, which
is given as a reason why the country
does not make the progress it ought
to. But perhaps the trouble is not
so much that we do not have any
great men, as that we refuse to fol-
low them when they appear.
1t is the same in the affairs of a
community. 1t is constantly happen
ing that town has plenty of people
with good ideas, who make the eff
fort to start things going. They are
constantly trying to incite their
friends and neighbors to initiate pro-
eressive movements. Meetings are
called, excellent speeches are made.
good ideas are advanced.
But too frequently these sugges-
tions are met with cold cynicism and
lack of faith or mere Incidence. The
leaders are there, ready to exercise
leadership. Where are the follow
ers? Leaders can't lead if there are
no followers. An army can not con-
sist solely of generals. There have
to be many private soldiers.
So a community movement can not |
consist merely of few able people
leading off. They must have back
ing, plenty of people who are will
ing to work, join organizations, carry
on the enterprises of these societies,
do the things in their home lives and
work that are necessary. Let us
ask the question here in Milford
whether we are giving such leaders
the support they must have. Do we
elect people to office in our various
and then refuse to give
them good backing? If so, we need
to give them better support.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29


mer Governor Smith advocating
, huge Federal bond issue for con
struction work in aid of unemploy
ment. By yet stranger coincidence
this utterance seemed to place Mr.
: Smith in more or less substantial
agreement with q plan which Mr.
Hearst has been pushing for some
time. AS "a result he ended at odds
with the fundamental ideas express
ed by Governor Ritchie the night be-
fore and by former Senator Reed al
dinner in Missouri on the same
evening.
AS one studies the utterances OF
the various Democratic leaders from
day to day one is struck not only
by lack of harmony but by the evil
dent drift toward economic radical
ism ON their part. Speaker Garner
is a lonely conservative. Represen-
tative Rainey, floor leader, is a po-
tential firebrand. Senator Wheeler,
who is backing Governor Roosevelt,
and other Western leaders are seek
ing to revive the old silver heresies
of the early Bryan days. Now Mr..
Smith joins the radicals.
He would have the Federal gov
ernment go into the wholesale bond
business much as it did during the
war, ON the plea of a patriotic emer-
gency; engage in huge borrowings,
run up large yearly interest bills
and mortgage the future prosperity
of the country to give employment
to those out of work. Mr.. Smith not
only would have the Federal govern
ment build postoffices and other
public buildings but would have it
construct highways. He would go
SO far as to spend Federal money
for bridges and tunnels in cities
wherever it could be argued they
were parts of a Federal highway.
That is getting far away indeed from
the Democratic theories of the old
days.
Perhaps chief of our present diff
eulties is the mounting cost of gov
ernment. President Hoover is ever
lastingly right in his appeal for nom
partisan cooperation in the cutting
down of governmental expenditures.
The depression cannot be cured by
increasing governmental debts in
order to get temporary relief in the
present crisis. Suffering of individ-
uals must be and will be relieved, !
not by Federal expenditures, which |
should not be made at this time, but |
by Individual and local contribution
and sacrifice in accord with the old |
traditions of the neighborhood spirit |
in America.
It is much too soon to assert that |
the Democratic party is going Bryan
in 1882. But the speech of Mr.. Smith
is a discouraging straw in the wind.
If this astute politician and silent
for the Presidential NOM
ination feels it necessary to work
the left-hand side of the street in
order to win in Chicago. the lineup
in 1882 may well find the Republi-
can party as the only sane organi-
sation for which a sensible citizen
can vote.-New York Herald Tri-
Oune.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29
WHY ANY LEAP YEAR9

Why do we need any leap year
Why does every fourth year have
S66 days? Many people ask this
question.
The year is the time it takes fol
the earth to revolve around the sun
If it took exactly S65 days, no lear
year would be necessary. But act
ually it takes S65 days, five hours,
4S minutes, and 46 seconds. So when
We have passed exactly 365 days
since the beginning of the year, the
earth is about a quarter of a day
short of getting back to the starting
point. In four years it is about a
whole day short. So with an addi-
tional day, February 80, we come at
the end of the year close to our
starting point.
But that arrangement is not abso-
lutely accurate. The time of the
earth's revolution is II minutes and
46 seconds less than 365 IA days.
So when four years have passed, and
the extra leap year day has been
added, we have gone about As min
utes past the original starting point
four years previously To overcome
that error, the final year of a CEN
tury is not usually considered leap
year. The year 1900 thus was not
leap year.
But to make the arrangement as
nearly perfect as possible, every
4OOth year the final year of the CEN
tury has to. be considered leap
year. So the people who are born
February 20, 1882, will get a 6Sth
birthday in 1000 if they live that
long. ..-...
This arrangement makes the cal
endar year so close to the time
taken to go around the sun, that the
difference will not amount to whole
day until about the year 5000, and |
we do not have to worry about miss
Ing and dates that year.
Our marvellous science figures the
time taken for the earth to revolve
around the sun down to a fraction
If second. If our human relations
could only be calculated as accurate
y, the troubles of humanity would
disappear. >,.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29
ll&SZI

THE OLD SAYING that there is
plenty of room at the top is suggest
ed by Gen. Charles G. Dawes. A man
like him finds big jobs waiting at
every turn. There are limits to hu-
man ability, and such man can't be
in two places at once.
Gen. Dawes is needed as much as
ever as ambassador to Great Britain,
but he seems to be needed more to
head the new Reconstruction Finance
Corporation. 1t will be his job to
sift out the frozen assets that have
stopped so much business, to loan
money on those that are substantial,
but to politely decline assistance to
those made up of gas and hot air 1t
is a tremendous responsibility, but
if carried successfully, it will mean
added fame for this distinguished
citizen.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29
SALES RESISTANCE

Salespeople have much to say
about sales resistance, which oc-
ours because people are trying in
spite of difficulties to hold on to their
money. If you want to sell a man
anything, you can't usually do it on
the first approach. His mind stiff
fens up. He needs a kind of pre-
liminary approach, so that his mind
will have time to null over the sub
ject.
Advertising provides that prelim-
mary approach. If people simply
see goods in a store window, their
impulse is to pass by the store. Their
minds have not been prepared by ad-
vertising for the idea of buying that
thing. Advertising gives them a
chance to think over in advance the
question of making that purchase,
and furnishes the suggestion that
tells them where to go.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29
THE WOMAN IN THE CASE

Shots rang out few days ago il
front of the simple little mission
church at New Salem, Kentucky
Soon four stalwart men lay dead. A
strange contrast with the gospel
preached in that peaceful little rural
temple. What spirit from the evil
one tempted men to enter that far
away scene with their deadly weap-
ons. and turn the silent haven into a
place of slaughter?
According to the poetic interpre-
tation of legendary traditions, wom-
an came to earth as a helpmate to
man. She. has, in spite of lapses by
some erring sisters, nobly fulfilled
that mission. Yet instead of receiv-
ing this gift of the gods with equal
nobility of heart, the men began to
quarrel over their respective or de-
sired women. Their disputes have
led to centuries of contention and
destruction, from earliest primitive
time back to that latest feud battle
among the hills of old Kentucky.
This Kentucky shooting affair is
said to have followed the claim of
one family that a member of the
other clan had wronged one of their
girls. The Satan of sex desire en-
ters quiet homes, and turns men
from sober and Industrious citizen
ship, into creatures of passion.
What can be done to tame the saw
age natures of men who quarrel so
over their women? The school
house, the church, and the newspa-
per, are the greatest of civilizing
forces. AS the mind develops, the
physical cravings subside.
The man who has learned to ad-
nire the majesty of the stars, the
sloquence of bird notes, the thrill Of
music, is not going to
waste undue attention on the things
lie has for dinner, and similarly with
'ther fieshly motives. The little mis-
ion churches and the red school
louses tame stormy hearts, but they
Iced better backing if they are to
omplete the work of civilization.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29
SPEAK A GOOD WORD

Good words are the life of a com.
munity. The town where they circu-
late freely has power for progress
If you tell someone that the Organi-
cation to which you belong, some
church, society or club, is a very
rewarding one, that you have good
times there, that you meet fine peo-
pie there, that useful work is done
by it, such person is very fire.
quently induced to join that organ
izatiOn.
AS a result, the power of that Or
ganization to accomplish results is
increased. When towns organiza-
tions prosper, the town life becomes
more satisfying to its people. Spare
hours are pleasantly filled, inspir-
ing thoughts are communicated, bus
mess and civic advantages are Sc
cured. All these gains come when
good words are said about our va
rious activities, and people become
and willing to work in
them.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29
DELMAR

Mrs. Lawrence Howard and daugh.
ter, Cora Lynn, have returned from
visit with friends at fredericksburg
Mrs. Joseph Beach spent the week.
end with her daughter, Mrs. Milton
Cleary, and family, at Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson, of Will
mington, were weekend guests OF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Nelson. ..
Mrs. Barton Freeney has returned
from a short visit with her daughter,
Miss Kathleen Freeney, who is a
student in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Adams, who
have been spending some time with
the latter's mother, Mrs. e. E. Free
ney, have returned to their home at
Chevy Chase, Md. 49,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles, Fitzgerald were
guests of Mrs. Hiram Isaacs, of Mil
ford, Thursday.
Harold Henry, of Baltimore, is Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Henry. *.--
Del-Mar-Va Mooseheart Lodge, No.
10, will hold an evening of games
in the Moose Hall, in Delnar, We'd
nesday evening, February 8.
Mrs. Matte Cannon and Mrs. S. N.
Culver are guests of Mrs. Laura
Hynes, at Richmond, Va.
Mrs. Hilda Thomas, wife of Burt
Thomas, died in the Salisbury hos
pital Thursday, January 21. Flu
neral services were held from her
late home in Hebron, at p. m. Sun
day, Rev. ]. w. Hungerford and Rev.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29

Butler officiating. Mrs. Thomas was
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Grant
COrdrey, of near Delmar, and is sur
vived by her husband, one son, Cal
vim, and two sisters.
The annual stockholders meeting
OF the Delmar Union Store Co. was
held Tuesday afternoon. S. N. Gull
yer was elected president; J. G. w.
PeTdue, vice-president; VIM. Ellis,
treasurer; l.. II. Hearn, manager,
and Mrs. f. G. Nunvar assistant
manager. A dividend of $1,000 per
share was declared.
Delmar Lodge, No. POI, A. +. & A.
NJ, attended divine services at the
M. e. Church Sunday morning. Rev.
j. T. Bailey, of the NJ. p. Church, de-
livered the discourse, which was
greatly enjoyed by the entire con-
gregation.
Mrs. J. Fred Stevens is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Rowe, in
Brooklyn, N. Y. -
Mrs. Leonard Moore entered M
Methodist Hospital, Philadelphia,
Friday, where she underwent a se-
rious operation on Saturday. The
latest report states that she is crit
ically ill.
Delmar, Md, schools were we'll
represented at the WicOmico county
winter carnival held in the First
Regiment Armory Saturday. The
carnival was won by Wicomico high
girls with score of 43 points.
The Delmar New Century Club
celebrated its goth birthday anni-
versary Tuesday afternoon by serv-
ing a luncheon to its members and
a few visitors.
After the luncheon, Mrs. Harlan
Waller, chairman of entertainment,
had the following program present.
ed:
Greetings by the president, Mrs.
Paul K. Ellis.
Song, "Our Delaware, by club.
An Original Poem" and Our
Cake, by Mrs. McClaine.
Two minute talks by all past pres
idents.
Vocal solo, zone Fleeting Hour,
Miss Grace Elliott, accompanied by
Albert Hastings with violin and Mrs.
Merle Nelson at piano.
Encore, Because of You"
Address, by State President, DR..
Oelema Draper.
Two readings, by Mrs. George
Bounds.
"Carmena" and mighty LAX a
lOse", club chorus.
Vocal solo. Mrs. Frank Taylor.
Maryland My Maryland" by club.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29
JUSTICE TO PRESIDENT HOOVER
(Kansas City Times)

Only the future can appraise the
service of President Hoover through
restraint and prevention. When much
has happened, we are apt to over
look what has been avoided Ever
since depression set in he has been
indefatigable in his efforts. In the
crash of the stock market two years
ago the President called in a group
of fiananciers and induced them to
form pool to cushion the debacle.
A similar crash in commodity prices
started when wheat went down
There were no financiers to cushion
the fall, and the President used gov
ernment funds to buy wheat in an
effort to check the panic. In both in
stances the forces at work were be-
yond control. But in the light of
facts available when he acted, his
course was wise and courageous.
Last spring conditions in the
United States seemed to have reach
ed the turn, when the threatened
German disaster interviewed. Then
the tornado which had hit Vienna in
the spring and had swung to Berlin,
descended on London and a few
weeks later had swept across the
ocean to New York. On Mr. Hoover's
lead both America and France came
to the aid of England. But the storm
proved too violent to be quelled and
England went off the gold standard.
Immediately the repercussions
were felt in the United States. When
the great financiers of New York
were unable to agree on action to
meet conditions, the President called |
them into conference and obtained |
their cooperation on the formation |
of the credit corporation with the al |
most immediate effect of restoring |
shattered confidence without the ne
cessity of using any considerable |
amount of the credit pledged.
But many persons, blinded to these
really great achievements, hold the
President responsible for not work.
ing miracles and blame him for fail
ing to lead the country out of the
morass. He might have accomplish
ed more if he had been a shrewd
knowing how best to deal
with a factionally divided Congress.
He might have accomplished more if
he had been fighter of the Roose-
velt type, with the faculty of drama
Lizing big issues as they arose. Lack
ing the fair for politics and for pub
icity, he had to work in his own
way. He has had to take vast
of punishment without be-
ng able, or disposed, to give punish
nent in return. But his intelligence,
his tireless application, his zeal for
he public welfare and his sound (
Americanism, these are things that j
,annot be successfully challenged. {
lie will continue to get more blame
md less credit than he deserves, and &
congress will continue to take more {
redit and less blame than it merits. /
But even Congress, which as a body 7
must be sobered by it's abnormal re- {
possibilities at this time, should
vince a consciousness of those re- Il
possibilities by cooperating with t
he administration for the public I
ood without regard to politics. @
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29
FELTON,

We are being visited by some cool
er weather and all are glad TO well
come the cool weather at this time
of the year.
We were sorry to learn of the
death of Mrs. Lydie Case, widow of
the late John Case, on Thursday,
January 21st. She had been in poor
health for some time and confined
TO her bed for quite some time. She
was good woman, a kind neigh
Dor, and loved by all who knew her.
Her funeral services were held at
her late residence on Jefferson street
on Sunday afternoon, with interment
at Barratt's Chapel cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Vincent was
the guests of Mrs. William King at
Bowers on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Carlisle, Mr..
and Mrs. Alex Wyatt, Mrs. Mildred
Bostic, Clarence Wyatt and Arthur
Carlisle spent Saturday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Killen at
Milford. A very delightful evening
was spent by all. At late hour re-
freshments of ice cream and cake
were served.
Quite a number attended the
and dance OIL Thursday
night at Voshell Hall, it being the
opening night. Thursday night of
this week the Hill Billy Boys are
expected.
Frank Abbott has returned from
the Milford hospital and is getting
along as well as can be expected.
The friends here of Clifford Lyons
of near Harrington are glad to hear
that he is getting along nicely after
an operation at the Mil
ford hospital for appendicitis.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-29

full swing for a year or more.
The second thing to be considered
is that the money invested in the
purchase of this tremendous bond
issue would be withdrawn from in
dustry and would retard the return
of prosperity.
a third, and very important con-
sideration, is the effect the hotation
of such an enormous loan would
have on the national credit. Govern
ment bonds are already below par,
some of the treasury securities
quoted the last few days as low a3
80. 1t is freely predicted by SO @
eminent authorities that the ATTEMPT
to float another huge issue would
send the price tumbling with ii as
trOus effects to thousands of banks,
possibly resulting even in forcing
the Government TO go off the gold
standard. If either of these fore
casts should be verified the blow to
the prosperity Of the country would
be staggering-immeasurably be-
yond what could be Offset by any
possible relief the measures would
give to unemployment.
1t would seem to be obvious that
in the face of the heavy deficit now
existing in the treasury the last
thing the Government should do
would be to double and treble that
deficit by huge borrowings. AS the
President has said, I'VE cannot
squander ourselves into prosperity"
1t is economy in Government ex-
penditures that is the need of this
hour, not more eXtravagant expend-
itures. 1t is balanced budget the
business of the country demands,
not one hOpelessly unbalanced.