Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06

trained wife hit on the idea of grind
ing it in the coffee grinder.
The farmers condition at tn
, present time is deplorable and nov
their wives are being compelled Il
: start all over again with the meth
Ods of their grandmothers- -bakini
their own bread; making their owl
soap, curing meats, and in some in
stances weaving cloth.
She says far be it to intimate tina
hard times is a good thing, but j
can be recalled a year or two ago
after the drought had hit twenty
three mid-western states that the
Department of Agriculture went in
to that region and instructed the
planters in the lost art of making
gardens. Farmers who had been eX-
listing on the one crop plan learned
some of them for the first time in
their lives-how to run a farm with
diversified crops. and how to feed
the family from their own acres
i without depending on the can OPEN
er.
And in conclusion she says: Some
thing of the same renaissance seems
to be taking hold of the domestic
arts in farm houses in the corn belt
where there are more experts in
bridge than in soap making. Of
course the farmers wife have now
modern domestic science and mod
ern farm methods, will now have a
chance to prove their value. The
house wife now has numberless con-
veniences, such as electric power,
running water and numerous ingen-
ious motor driven machines which
their grandmothers never knew. Let
them show how valuable they are.
Best of all, we like the Independent
spirit which refuses to be defeated,
the spirit which made the early
settlers successful.
Mrs. Fulton speaks entirely of the
situation surrounding the farmers
and farmers wives, in the corn belt.
It is true farmers of Delaware have
not been as hard hit as farmers in
the west, but if the markets don't
improve so that they can get some
profit out of what they raise, then
those wives and daughters who have
been using the can opener for so
long will have to hunt up their
grandmothers cook books and learn
the art of cooking once more. 1t will
not hurt them to know how.
Death OF A Retired Farmer
John T. Banning, aged 81 years,
died at his home near Oakley on
Tuesday, April 26, 1882.
Mr.. Banning had been sick long
time with a complication of diseases.
He was a kind hearted man whom
everyone liked and stood highly re-
spected in the neighborhoOd where
he lived.
Mr.. Banning retired from farming
several years ago on account of his
age and health, but had always re-
mained on the farm.
His funeral took place from his
late home on Friday at two o'clock.
Rev. r. G. Conner of Bllendale Off
ciating. Interment in the burying
ground near by.
He leaves widow and two sons,
and host of relatives and friends.
Forest Fires
Our firemen were called out on
of last week to aid in sub
DUNG forest fire which had broken |
out on the farm of Walter S. Fisher |
It burned over about 80 acres, in
cluding some young timber, belong |
ing to John NAPLES. 1t is supposed |
that the fire started by some one |
passing along the road dropping a
match or cigarette. Our boys did he
roic work in putting the fire out. We
have not learned what the damage
really is. -.
Field Day
Most of the public schools of Sus-
lex county gathered at Harrington
IN Saturday and engaged in all
Kinds of innocent sports. Glendale
vas we'll represented AMI the girls
ind boys returned at nigEs thorough
y tired, but say they are ready to go
lgain next year.
Some of the larger one came
lome with a fine case of sun burn.
some Things To Think AbOmt
Seth Parker says, have heard
hat a mosquito can fly ten miles. 1t
int his flying that troubles me; it
S what he does when he sits down.
You may not have saved lot of
money in your life, DI5 if you save
lot of heartaches for other folks,
ou are a pretty rich man.
There's are all sorts of pills and
ancy cures, but the best tonic for ,
ilments is friends.
you have occasional spells
f dependency, don't despair. The
un has a sinking spell every night,
ut it rises again all right the next
If people could only concentrate
II their work as wholeheartediy as
hey concentrate on their worries,
uccess would be assured.
'ersOnaI ,
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Grell are
pending some time with relatives in !
Mrs. Webster Walls of Wilmington
-as the weekend guest of Mr.. and
Lrs. Arthur Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Clendauiel, ao-
unnamed by Mrs. C.. A, TimmOnS I