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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
BIG SLUMP SHOWN
IN ROAD BUILDING

after a determined effort for
many months to keep up road build
ing throughout the states to relieve
unemployment, the State Highway
Departments are faced with a tre-
mendously decreased program for
the coming year." announced w. c..
Markham, executive secretary of the
American Association of State High
way Officials.
This statement is based upon very
definite returns from virtually all
of the states, covering the programs
outlined for the first three months
of 1882 compared with actual figures
for the same period in 1881.
Due to a pleading, local demand
to give employment to the pick and
shovel brigade many State Highway
Departments have found it neces-
sary to deplete their state funds dur
ing the past winter by doing heavy
maintenance work, or grading, to
permit of this character of employ
ment," Mr.. Markham said.
"A study of the contracts let and
men employed during this period
shows a tremendous falling off in
contracts-which means seasonal
work on permanent improvement"
he went on. But at the same time
the great effort made to employ men
during the winter shows that for the
first quarter of 1882 there were al
most $4,000 more men employed on
the roads than for the same period |
in 1881.
ITO realize the greatly decreased |
of miles which will be i'm
proved, it should be noted that while |
last year for the first three months |
contracts were let to improve 49,
5S9 miles, this year for the same pc
riod, less than One-half, or 1856
miles have been contracted to be i'm
proved.
"This situation very clearly shows
hat the State Highway Departments
cannot be depended urOn to furnish
for as many people as
hey were able to during the last
year land the tragedy of it all is,
hat in some states some of the funds
which normally are supposed to be
Ised exclusively for road building
such as the automobile license and
GASOLINE taxes-have been diverted
o other purposes to pay debts but
lot in any case to relieve the unem-
,lOyment situation" concluded Mr..
Markham.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
CULTIVATION OF CROPS
BY Henry c. Harris, Assistant
Professor of AgrOnOmy, Uniyer-
sity of Delaware

/ BY Henry c. Harris, Assistant
/ Professor of AgrOnOmy, Uniyer-
sity of Delaware
A great many farmers practice
cultivating their crops regularly eY-
cry week or ten days. The reasons
given for doing that are usually the
following: % it is necessary to
maintain a good physical condition
of the soil, (2) weeds must be con-
trolled, and (3) soil mulch should
be formed in order to conserve mOis-
ture for the crop. Let us consider
the correctness of such a practice.
Unquestionably it is necessary to
get the soil in a good physical con-
dition so that there will be a good
seed bed for the crop. If the soil is
hard and lumpy, it is a fact that the
crop does not grow well. However,
when the seed bed is once thorough
ly prepared, usually an occasional
cultivation is all that is necessary to
maintain the good physical cOndi-
tiOn of the soil.
A large amount of weeds in any
crop will certainly result in low
yield. This is because the weeds
compete directly with the crop for
both plant nutrients (fOod) and
moisture. 1t is, therefore. evident
that sufficient cultivation to keep the
weeds out of a crop is necessary, if
the best results are to be secured.
But so often farmers cultivate
more than is necessary to keep the
weeds and the grass out of the crop.
They are trying to conserve mOis-
ture by farming a soil mulch. Will a
soil mulch actually conserve mOis-
ture? Under the arid conditions of
the West it may, but under our con-
ditions it is questionable. When a
moist soil is cultivated, the mois- |
ture in the cultivated layer quickly |
dries out, thus resulting in a con-
loss of water during the |
forming of the soil mulch. After the
initial loss of water the mulch will |
conserve the remaining part of the
soil water. But it is doubtful wheth-
er the extra amount of evaporation
on the un-mulched soil would be
greater than the initial loss of wa
Ter through the formation of the soil
mulch. Some of the Experiment Sta
ions have conducted tests along this
line. They have found that unculti-
yated crops, when the weeds are
clipped by means of shears grow
ust as well and in some cases bet
.er than the crops which are cul-
ivated.
What, then, is the hest policy to
ollow? Cultivate just enough TO
ieep the weeds out Of the crop. I'm
Ter our conditions a man who does
more than this usually is wasling
is time.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
FARMINGTON

MOther-Whether il be softly whis-
pered by little child, sweetly echoed
by a singing multitude, or crudely
carved on a rough stone slab in some
secluded spot This word grips the
hearts of men with strange COM
pelling power The mere mention
of her name stops the mouth of the
most prOfame, and brings mists to
the eyes of the most Indifferent. We
associate with her the happiest
memories of childhood, the noblest
dreams of youth, and the tenderest
thoughts of later life.
Your MOther-lf you are blessed
with her presence still, spend a few
hours with her on Mothers Day, or
write her a nice long letter. If she
has passed from the shadows of this
present world into the sunlit realm
beyond, resolve that hencefOrth you
will be the sort of man or woman
she always hoped you would become.
And don't forget to honor your moth
er by attending church somewhere
on this-her day.
Pennington M. e. Church.
$3.50 a. m.-Sunday school.
IL a. m.-MOrning worship. From
Humble Hearthside".
Special music.
1880 p. m.-Mothers Day service.
THE Torch Held High.
Prospect M. Z. Church
2 p. m.-Sunday school.
3 p. m.-Worship service.
Prom Humble Hearthside".
The young people of the commun-
ity presented the "DiXieland Min
strels" to a large and appreciative
audience at the Pennington school |
building last Friday evening. Every /
part of the varied program was en-
jOyed thoroughly by the assembled /
The success of the min .
strel was due to the hearty cO-opera-
tion of everyone. And since our
young people have shown such mark /
ed ability in dramatic work, the pub
lie will doubtless await with interest .
The announcement of their next To-
raj appearance.
Todd's Chapel folks displayed
their loyalty to the church in a very
way last Sunday morning.
Despite the down pouring rain there
we're 40 present at Sunday school
md so at worship service. That sort
If spirit calls for the highest COM
And the congregation at Epworth
las more than doubled in two weeks.
That would be a splendid showing
anywhere.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
BRIDGEVILLE

Winifred e. Stallings, aged SO
years, died at West Chester, April
21st. Funeral at Union Bridge, Md,
Sunday, April oath, 1882. A native of
Maryland he came to Delaware about
1918 to manage a fruit farm for Dr..
w. A. Long, of Frederick, Md, at
Bridgeville, Del, where he resided
until 1925. He moved to Kent
county for two years, then to Penn
sylvania. He was widely known in
Delaware and many of Bridgeville
people attended the funeral. He
leaves a widow, three sons and four
Mrs. Samuel Scott, Mrs.
ElwOod LittletOn and Mrs. Edwin
Draper attended the funeral.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
THE GREAT DISCOVERER

d. w. Griffith, whose "The Strug-
gle," a United Artists picture, will
be seen at the Blue Hen Theatre on
Saturday and Sunday, has probably
discovered and developed more mo-
tiOn picture stars than all other di-
rectors combined. And most of them
started their careers with the old
BiOgraph company
Following IS a partial list started
by Griffith:
Mary Pickford, Lillian and Doro-
thy Gish, Richard Barthelmess,
Blanche Sweet, Mae Marsh, Owen
Moore, Henry b. Walthall, Alice
Joyce, Lionel Barrymore, Jack and
Lottie Pickford, Mabel Normand, Jas.
Kirkwood, Harry Carey, Mack Sen
nett, Mary Alden, Robert Harron
and Constance Talmadge.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
NOTICE

All State Licenses will expire on
the first day of June. A. D., 1882,
and should be renewed during the
month of June, otherwise a penalty
of five per centum will be added
during the month of July, fifteen
per centum during the month of Au-
gust, and twenty-five per centum
during the month of September. ac-
cording to Chap. 19, Sec. 175, Vol.
%, Laws of Delaware.
FRANK w. LAWSON,
m6-4t Clerk of the Peace
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
FOLKS
AID CITY CLEAN
UP WEEK WORK
[COntinusd from Fnst Pags]

five new homes recently completed
on Clark avenue and the cleaning
that the town is doing along the
banks of the Mispillion River.
Aside from the fact that the Clean
up-Paint up Week has done much
to beautify the town it has given
work to many of MilfOrd's unem-
plOyed
If you have not yet noticed the i'm
provement that has come over the
city just make it a point to take no.
tice and then make up your mind
that you are going to take pride in
the city and do your bit to keep it as
clean as possible.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
DESHTELDS FINED
FOR SETTING FIRE
TOSUSSEX WOODS
ICOntinued from Fra Paael

johnson and other officers of George
town State police station, located
Harmon in a shack not far from the
scene of the fire, and placed him un-
der arrest.
Harmon, in addition to the several
charges against him for violation of
the automobile laws and for which
he was given sentence of Is
months in the New Castle County
WOrkhOuse by Magistrate Mustard
at Georgetown, was also charged
along with DeShields for carelessly
starting a forest fire.
DeShields was found guilty and
was ordered to serve 80 days in the
Sussex county Jail.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
ODD, ISN'T 1T?

Washington never used the phrase
"entangling alliances"
The human heart is in the center,
not in the left side, of the body.
At the table of the Roman emper-
or Heliogabalus the combs of cocks
were esteemed a great delicacy.
Fairplay, Colorado. erected a very
fine monument to a jackass by pop
ular subscription.
When Alexander the Great de-
strOyed Thebes he spared only the
house which had once been the home
of Pindar, the poet.
Nome, Alaska, is farther west
than the Hawaiian Islands.
There are no pawnshOps in Bel
gium.
In 1882 the British authorities at
Detroit distributed 1,400 iew's-harps,
800 boxes of snuff and $500 looking
glasses to the Indians to induce
them to go out and scalp American
settlers.-The Pathfinder.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
SHAWNEE

The members of the Ladies' Aid of
Shawnee NJ. P. Church are giving a
play Wednesday evening, May 11th,
price Is cents. The play is entitled
"Kink in Kizzies Wedding" and
coon concert. There will be music
other sketches at intermiss;Ons. Cur
tains drawn at o'clock. Come out
and have an evening of fun for the
old and young. Don't forget the
date, May 18th.
MIR. and Mrs. Murray Wyatt, of
Lincoln, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Belts and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Collett spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John COverdale, of Lincoln.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
COUNCILFAMS
TOILET CONTRACT
FOR GARBAGE
[Continurd from First Pagr]

mittee was named to look into the
advisability of equipping and prop
erly maintaining such a project at
this time.
Council ordered the construction
of two catch basins on Clark avenue
to take care of the water which ac-
cumulates on that street following
heavy rains.
City Manager Banning was in
structed to draw up plans and speci-
ficatiOns for a wharf to be erected
at the light and water plant. These
plans will be submitted to local con-
tractors for bids.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
WILL HOLD DAIRY
SCHOOL AT COOLSPRING
TConfinurd from Firu Pagel

c. C. Palmer, University of Delaware.
3:15-4:O0-"The Right Tempera-
ture at the Right Time, H. d. Davis,
Supplee-Wills-Jones MILK Co.
4:00-4;45 - General Discussion,
conducted by A. D. Cobb, assistant
director, University of Delaware.
The evening program will include
community singing, music by the
Cool Spring Orchestra, Maintaining
a Satisfactory Milk Market, by
Frederick Shangle of the Interstate
Milk Producers Association, Pup
pet Show, and an address on THE
Present Economics Situation" by c.
|. Cohee, of the Philadelphia Inter-
State Dairy Council:
As usual the ladies' of the Cool
Spring Presbyterian Church will
serve one of their famous dinners
from 6 to z D. m.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06

Newedd-"I wonder why it is we
can't save anything. Mrs. Newedd
Its the neighbors, dear; they are
always doing something we can't af-
ford. Tit Bits.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06

What is a dry dock?" asked the
professor in the engineering class.
Student: "A physician who won't
give out prescriptions. Hot Sands.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
UNIVERSITY MAY DAY
ACTIVITIES MAY IA
rContinued from ~ Paael

sentatiVes from each class in the
May Court. Preparations are being
made to accommodate a very large
audience as this years May Day
promises to be well attended.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06

Somehow or other the drinking wa
ter seemed clearer and colder in the
Old-fashiOned rusty tin dipper than
it does in the modern germ-proof
paper drinking cup.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06

Roosevelt and Taft caused a split
in the Republican party in 1912. Isn't
it possible that Roosevelt and Smith
may do the same thing to the Demo
cratic party in 1882?
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Rye and vetch hay.
$1,000 per ton in the field. Hay will he
ready about the 18th or 10th of May.
John Lohand. Milton, Del. IT
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
WANTED

Epilepsy Durable? Detroit
lady finds complete relief for husband.
Specialists hOme-abroad failed. Moth
ing to sell. All letters answered. Mrs.
Geo. Dempster, Apt. IA. 5000 La aFay-
ette Blvd. West, Detroit. Mich ltp
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06

Paint or white wash out buildings
now.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06

Get the yards cleaned up now
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-05
to, and I am sure that will be salts
"a ntn~~,

to, and I am sure that will be salts.
factory"
Alexander Mckenzie
When the audience caught a
glimpse Of Alex McKenzie's face
among those on the platform, they
insisted on his speaking, but the chief
OF Bismarck's noble men has won a
brilliant record by deeds, not words.
and here he declined to detain thS
guests. 49,
Governor ordway took occasion to
make the statement that to Mr.. Nc.
kenzie's brain and energy could b
credited the success of Bismarck IN
securing the capital, and paid him q
deserved compliment which was loud
~ applauded.
me large throng Of happy mortals
tnen dispersed to meet at the depot
Ior the purpose Of bidding adieu and
Goo speed to the greatest excursion
party that ever carried mighty bust
ness Importance, mirth and laughter
over the American continent. The
train pulled out Of the yard amid TIA
waving Of banners, hats and handker.
chiefs, and the quick. inspiring music
OF the band. -S
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-05

%
Gran mu~uu~h ma
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-05

A magnificent reception was ten
dered Henry Willard and his guests.
The Capital Citys decorations the
most beautiful along the entire route.
General Grant receives an over
whelming ovation and compliments
the city.
Speeches by Governor Ordway,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-05

Henry Willard responded rs follows:
Mr.. Governor and citizens Of Da.
kota. The interests and prospects Of
the corporation over which I have the
honor to preside, are 50 identified
with the prosperity Of Dakota, that
We feel deeply Interested in every step
she takes. It was source Of no or
binary satisfactiea to me to be per-
mitted TO conduct this extraordinary
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-05

representative men, each one is a
little ahead Of the other, and the
time will come when they all will be
little ahead of the whole country.
Here Is the old Anglo-Saxon stock,
here are the Germans. here are the
French and the Irish and the Swedes,
the Danes and the Menonites from
Russia.
"They have gathered in this great
basin, running almost from the Cana
dian line to tho Gulf Of Mexico, in
which the horn Of plenty seems to
have emptied its generous loads for
ages. I can only follow my prede-
cessors in wishing you success, happi-
ness and increasing fame. I can say
from my own personal experience
that those who settle In the Atlantic
states are still on European soil, but
those who settle In the Mississippi
and the Missouri valleys have come
to make permanent homes and be-
come true. aggressive and progressive
Americans.
May you I'll prosper as you wist,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-01

FrisLy Frisco ., a .v.-tb,nr i, ron Yorers as the ciubbt first an operetta par
 suterng comic took which helped lift him from DuDuqu la 70 this place. :,
 Incidentally about Frisco concerns time restaurant carrying sack htched express Frisco fed the many dozens of G sFuss. by asked the comic: whats the po dea
 would before he began to yell for cup of c-c-cofee! i t4
 Craig other Tennessee lived help put Prof George Broadway Sobe press Zegd is the towns newest drama critic Coney Island announces us several weeks after season Playful college skulls their tables night customers the creeps
 They were talking the aecals condnes it's famous free lunch particularly 
 Tn fact that very thing happen legendary evening
 escorted to the street staggered ssasgs and and incredulously at the manager
 remarked "do all the joints in town?" preparing ~ Bot that Holiday coming aim planting Hons in hotel looking Hndus for "The Virgin of s-
 Broadway playhouse And the reverted Astor. which 1t And Walter the high priced radio gagse humping piano Guinans first spots when first hit this town Whereas will work for hotel floor show this winter
 Sophie that that sophies father cafe traveling vaudeville artist heard that that The thing she knew she in New York But Sophie always "goes home" when she the tme
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-01

employed on the bridge all sum mer.
 Women to Form Democratic Club Mrs Ida Thomas of New Milford will spend Friday evening in town in an effort to form a women's democratic club. She will address the meeting for women in the court room of the town hall build ing at 8 o'clock. All Thomaston women interested in this club are urged to attend.
 First Fall Meeting of Auxiliary The auxiliary of Sons of Union Veterans will hold their first fall meeting in the American Legion home Friday evening at 8 o'clock. All members are requested to be | present.
 The fall tournament of the Recreation courts between Thom- aston and Plymouth players will be
 brought to close Sunday after. noon with the final match for the championship. There are two more matches to decide. the players to toe the tape for the final game which will be played to-day and Friday. This afternoon Les Boards lee, champion of Pine Hill club. will play Francis Kane Zand either Friday or Saturday Enos O'Connell and Allen Bowkett will play their match. The winners will meet on Sunday for the honors of the tour. nament and the silver cup offered
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-01
Mutual Aid Elnploye
 Sues For $15,O0O
Arthur Batten Files Action Against John and James
 Mccarthy for Injuries Suffered in Fall

foreman of the unemployed crew to go to the Mccarthy home on the upper Waterville road and do some painting and paper hanging. Batten charges he informed James Mccarthy that a ladder was needed but the latter brought several boxes and 8 plank instead. stating they would serve as a suitable platform.
 While engaged in the work, the plank, is alleged to have broken, causing Batten to fall. fracturinS his leg. He alleges he has been rendered incapacitated by the in- jury and will suffer permanently from it. The suit charges the de- fendants were negligent in not pro- viding a safe device for the work Batten was to perform
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-01
Pool Operations In Market To-day Gave
 Strong Undertone
Buying Picked Up as the Session Advanced Trading
 Was Much Smaller Because of Approach of Holiday

oGtham Silk hosiery, Madison and
 Kayser were strong. Among thd
 Rayon issues, Industrial Rayon
 rose more than . points to 34 7-Sl
 Activity fell we'll under the
 three million share pace, sales td
 oon approximating HOO, ,00q
 shares. Large traders were dis1
 posed to keep to the sidelines owed
 the remainder of the week and thi9 tendency restricted the turnover. News affecting the market waa
 scarce and price movement werd : largely governed by internal de1 velopments. Overnight .indicationd
 that the four-party Eastern rail1 road merger was closer than al any time since passage of the trans1 portation act in 1920 failed to ex1 cite many of the rail stocks. Ind developments apparently had all
 ready been discounted. The beai news of the day, another advancd in copper prices, failed to movd the copper stocks. August business reviews which were made public during the day showed further improvement i1
 conditions but revealed nothing new. t.fE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-01
Eclipse Added To
 Electric Load
" Per Cent Jump During Period of Totality - Allen
 Explains Preparatory Methods

luration of the eclipse, however, was short and while the company had to anticipate the increased load and prepare for 1t, it was not long before the many thousands of electric lights were snapped off al- most as quickly as they had been turned on to provide artificial illu- imitation during one of the few moments in q lifetime when the suns rays were plotted out by the moon.
 Although the effect of those few minutes of added use of lights in the home Is negligible so far as kilowatt hours are concerned, states MT Allen, the combined ef- feet of many hundreds of thou- sands of lights turned, on at the same time, is quite important, in that sufficient capacity must be provided even though the lights are used only a few minutes. It's somewhat like fighting a fire-the quantity of water used is not so important, but the amount of water available, and the pressure behind the water, together with the ade- quacy of the fire fighting equip ment is of vital importance if the blaze is to be extinguished.
 Electricity is not generated until the moment 1t Is used. The mo- ment a customer turns on a light or starts vacuum cleaner or washing machine this energy must be generated at the power plant. Therefore. 1t is quite important that sufficient capacity in general ing equipments. lines. transformers, etc be in use at all times to sup ply whatever amount of the ser vice that any customer may re- quire.
 This fundamental condition, MT Allen states. requires that large in- vestments be made in equipment and facilities, which for a consid- erable part of the time must Standby" or remain idle. and it is this fundamental fact that has caused utility companies all over the country to institute so called "Two-Part" rates for household service. which embody some fea- ture of fiat charge" or Readiness to serve charge" independent of the amount in kilowatt hours used This type of rate. states MT Allen comes nearer than any other known type. of assessing against each customer that part of the cost of rendering the service to which he is justly entitled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-01
WEEKLY MEETING
 OF THE LIONS CLUB
Credit Situation Here, Dis-
 cussed By Parker Row.
 ell of Howland-Hughes THE PEOPLE HONEST

The credit situation in Water bury was discussed informally at to-day's meeting of the Lions club by Parker Rowell, credit manager of the Hughes Company. Mir Rowell said the people of this city are trying earnestly to pay up their bills, and though the pay ments are small, due to the times, the intent Is considered by the bus mess houses. MT Rowell believes the establishment of small claims court in this city would be a fine thing and added that he would like to see 1t become a realization.
 Reports on the annual golf tour nament conducted last Tuesday at the Watertown Country Club were read and the George A. Baronian cup was presented to John Clark. winner of the event. Mir Clark was presented the cup by Layton A. Rose, who won the meet last year. Mir Clark now has two legs on the cup and must win once more for permanent ownership.