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Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
CRIME AND EDUCATION

How far are the crimes being per-
petrated every night in our cities
due to faults in American education
Our modern schools are wonderful
in the way they teach facts, and
turn out bright children who can do
things. But it is often remarked
that most of the time of these schools
is given to imparting facts, methods
of business, culture, ETC., but that
not much is done to train the chill
dren in the principles of moral char
acter.
Imparting moral character to
anyone is a difficult and subtle prop
osition. You may lecture to room
full of children every day on moral
character, and they may be so bored
and inattentive that the time is
wasted. You may give them the best
text book on character training that
could be compiled, containing the
maxims of our best philosophers and
preachers, and then the children
might so dislike the attempt to
force goodness on them, that they
break loose and do wrong things out
of pure contrariness.
1t takes teachers of something
more than ordinary capacity to i'm
part moral principles to children. An
teacher may be able to
teach some text book study like
But when it comes to in
ducing those children to love good
and hate eveil deeds, that
calls for the moulding of character,
and relatively few people can do it.
Yet if the schools of America are
out a great body of young
people who have no moral princi-
pies, who think that the only thing
in life is to get money, no matter
now they get it, then some change
needs to be made in the system of
Our most practical educators in
Delaware should try to shape school
so that positive infiu-
,nces shall be set to work, leading
to hate crime and look with
contempt on criminals. If that can
,e done, we can get along with less
geography, and knowl-
dge of literature and history.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
WILLIAMS CORNER

The weather has been very warm
the past week.
The stOrk visited Mr.. and Mrs
Isaac LittletOn and left them a fine
baby boy. Mother and baby are get
ting along fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hickman are
making their new home with her
grandmother, Mrs. Julia Williams.
Rodney Derrickson of Philadel-
phia spent the weekend with his
wife and children, Mrs. Helen Der
ricksOn.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Daisey and
son were the Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Butler and
family of Longs Ridge.
Miss Pauline Derrickson has gone
to Philadelphia for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleave Steelman
have purchased new Hudson car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Daisey and
son were the Monday night guests of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Ennis and family of Lovers Lane.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
LOSSES ON FOREIGN BONDS

Sharp attacks are being made in
Congress on the government and the
international bankers, on account of
great sums apparently lost by Amer
lean investors in foreign bonds. 1t
can be said in behalf of the people
who handled these bonds, that to
build up trade in foreign countries,
it is usually necessary to lend
money to these foreign governments
and industries. Floating such loans
in this country used to be consid-
cred a good method of extending the
market on American products.
But in view of the way things have
worked, foreign interests will have
to show that they are very sound
and solvent before they can sell
many more securities in this coun-
try. There is plenty of chance for
development and investment of funds
in our own country. If the rates of
interest are not as high here, the
chances of getting the principal
back when due are usually better.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
PARCEL POST RATES

Increases in certain rates ON par
eel post packages are approved by
the interstate commerce commits
sion. Though the rates for longer
distances will be somewhat reduced,
yet on the whole the new rates are
supposed to raise $7,5OO,OOO more
money.
The business men in most towns
will not disapprove. They are in
jured by competition promoted by
parcel post rates that are probably
below the cost of transporting these
packages. The American people can
usually buy perfectly good goods at
fair prices in their home towns, so
there isn't much sense in transport
ing packages from outside for any
thing less than the cost of such serv-
ice.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
APRIL FOOLS STILL LIVE

The American people are not SC
much fooled by April First jokes as
they used to be. The brilliant hum
orists who used to induce us to eat
wool doughnuts, and pick up purses
nailed to the sidewalk, have had to
go out of business. Their intended
victims merely remark 90 yeah?"
No one feels quite so cheap as the
one who has tried to work off an
April fool joke and has failed.
Yet if our bright folks are no long
er fooled by the traditional stunts of
April 1, they may be fooled more
regularly in other ways. For many
of them, every day is April Fools
day. The way they acted back in
1928 and 1929 indicated that.
Many more of them than ever be-
fore paid the most ridiculous prices
for securities on the stock market,
and have been nursing their hurts
ever since. The simple minded fell
low who used to bite at the ancient
April jokes, was at least able to
hold onto his money, which many
of us now can't seem to do.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
MANY PERSONS ENJOY
TRACTOR MOTION PICTURE

Many people enjoyed an evening
of entertainment at the Community
Building in Milford Tuesday night
March %, provided by the j. A. AL
ban Tractor Company, of Baltimore
distributors for the Caterpillar
tractor. A talking-moving picture
was presented showing the many
uses of the tractor and the efficiency
with which work can be done by a
caterpillar.
The first picture that was shown
was of a Caterpillar clearing snow
on a mountain pass. Every move
ment of the tractor was explained
as it plowed it's way through the
large drifts of snow six or eight feet
deep and never stopped once during
the performance.
The next picture shown showed
the efficiency of the Caterpillar i'll
doing work in an orchard. A part
of the picture showed Senator Town
send on a Caterpillar No. 10 in one
of his extensive orchards in South
ern Delaware. Senator Townsend is
the owner of eleven No. 10 Caterpil-
lars. Another part of this reel
showed ]. A. Alban, president of the
Alban Tractor Co., with his fleet of
eleven Caterpillars spraying in his
orchards i'll Sussex county. In this
reel short turning, easy control, easy
steering, and nonstop performance
were emphasized. An example to IL
lustrate easy steering and easy con-
troll showed a man driving his Cater
pillar and spraying his orchard at
the same time. The man seemed to
be having no trouble at all in doing
the two jobs, at once single-handed.
The next reel showed the efficiency
of the Caterpillar in the field. One
was shown pulling five eight feet
disc harrows; easily carrying the
load over soft ground without pack
ing. Package of any size Cater
pillar with any size load is less than
the package under a mans foot.
A picture was shown of the build
ing of levees on the Mississippi.
Formerly the levees were built with
teams and scrapes but now they are
done with Caterpillars many times
faster and with much more eff
cheney.
The Oregon Agricultural College |
recently conducted a field test of
the Caterpillar Ten. For twenty |
days and twenty nights the machine
worked under an average farm load
and travelled 1,101 miles. Governor
Norblad finally shut off the engine
and presided over ceremonies in
which over 50 Oregon pioneers took
part.
The pictures that were shown did
not tell the story of all the uses OF
the line of Caterpillers. There are
uses for every size of the
Caterpillar.
Much enthusiasm was shown by
all present at the showing of the
pictures and several voiced the Opin-
on that the showing should be re-
Deated so that more people could
nave a chance to see the pictures.
Caterpillars are now in use all
)ver the world. The Milford agent
or the Caterpillars is o. w. Davis,
who represents the Alban Tractor
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
TAX RETURNS LOW

Income tax returns for the COM
ing year are not expected to be over
81 900, 100000. This will be the low
est amount received from this tax
since the law went into effect in
1917. The previous low mark was
in 1928, and at that time this tax
netted $1,6O6,OOO,OOO.
When the capacity of the people
to pay taxes is reduced, the amounts
they are called ON to spend should
be cut down also. The man whose
income is cut in two, but who con-
tinues to rent the same expensive
house, and who has to borrow money
to pay his bills, is called improvi-
dent. Uncle Sam is thus having to
borrow.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
THE ETERNAL SPRING

The origins of the Easter observ.
ance in the Christian world are
closely related to the coming of the
springtime season. The revival OF
the nature world has from earliest
times led to popular jubilations.
People have felt very happy over
budding vegetation and singing
birds, and have manifested their joy
in enthusiastic celebrations.
1t seemed fitting to the early
church fathers, to unite the joy of
the springtime with the joy attach
ing to the thoughts of the resurrec-
tion of Jesus, and of the immortal
life. These thoughts are intimately
tied together. They both tell us that
surface appearances are deceitful.
We see apparently lifeless trees in
winter, which do not appear cap
able of any more fruitage. But all
at once comes the soft breath of
spring breezes, and these seemingly
dead branches show life and recover
their former beauty.
The most valuable thing that the
universe has been able to produce is
human personality. All else fades
into insignificance beside that. A
planet on which there is no life, no
power of action, no sympathy, no
heart, seems inferior to even a weak
human soul, with its infinite capac-
ity for growth, its marvellous posi-
bilities of mental power, it's radiant
love and sympathy.
1t would seem then a most disor-
dered and crazy universe, if it takes
such good care of the trees and the
lowers that they bud and blossom
again after a period of sleep, yet if
t is unable to preserve the infinitely
more valuable resources of the hui
nan spirit.
This was essentially the lesson |
aught by Jesus, that the value of !
he human soul is incalculable and
infinite, and is tenderly cherished by !
he divine power which he called
our father. In that faith let us
,ather to our churches here in Mil
ord on Easter Sunday, and welcome
he day which stands for the eternal
pringtime in the heart of man.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
Milford, Friday, March 25, 1882
EASTER THOUGHTS

AS the day dawns on Easter morn
ing, the CHEEKY rays of the spring
time sun illumine a world full OF
darkness and sorrow. Life for all
of us, is an experience of perplex-
ity and baffiement. We do not know
how we came to earth, why we are
here, or what is expected of us.
AS we go on in life, we see the
pain and suffering of the world. We
see human hearts bound together by
the everlasting ties of affection, but
which are sundered by an unaccount-
able fate. What is the meaning of
il all? the anxious heart cries out.
To that query, the only clear an
swer is that offered by the religion
of Jesus. If we are asked to define
the message of that religion, our
thought will differe so widely that
we become lost in endless theological
dispute. But we know this, that he
brought a message, which if it could
be faithfully applied to our lives,
would solve all problems. We know
that if we could live as he told us to,
wars would cease, selfshness would
be abolished, love and peace and joy
would reign.
1t would seem then, the part of
common sense to accept that mes
sage as the rule of our lives. Wheth-
er that means that we should unite
with this or that church, or no
church, is a question ON which peO-
pie have differing opinions. But at
least, when we can see that the prin-
ciples of Jesus if applied would
transform the world into a paradise,
why do we not follow those prin-
ciples? Il
AS to the specific facts of Jesus
resurrection, we can define them in
our own minds as seems best to our
judgment. Anyway, something hap
pened on that Easter morning which
transformed a beaten little group of
obscure followers, into conquerors
whose message has turned the world
upside down. We can then well join |
this movement, and follow where it
tells us to go.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
GERMANY KEEPS WORKING

The German people have just had
an election. The chief candidates
were President Won Hindenburg,
who promised to work as peaceably
as possible with other nations for
general prosperity, and Adolf Hit
ler, who desired to repudiate debts
and treaties. Hindenburg got over
100000 more votes than Hitler.
The powers have no doubt been
trying, to squeeze more money out
of Germany than that country could
nay. When you press a debtor too
hard, he may lie down and refuse to
do any work at, all. The trouble
with that plan is that when a debtor
lies down, he suffers more from
hunger than his creditors do, and all
business is fiat until he decides to go
TO work again. Germany has done
we'll to decide to keep working.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
"WHY BLAME HOOVER?"

Harry Marmon)
When it starts to rain at half-past
four
And spoils the picnic out of doors,
Why blame Hoover?
When the stoves a-buckin' and
smokin',
When creditors want money, not
jokin',
Why blame Hoover?
When time turns gray our hairy
locks,
When for tune seems stuck among
the rocks,
Why blame Hoover?
When we put our money in a sock,
And make the unemployed a bigger
flock,
Why blame Hoover?
When depression kicks us in the
Stats,
And yanks us about and calls us
brats,
Why blame Hoover?
Weren't we playing, dancing, spend
ing
AS if to money there was no ending,
Why blame Hoover?
When bossy kicked the milk pail DER,
Formerly, we kicked and damned and
swore,
Now we blame Hoover.
Erstwhile when things weren't on
the level,
We stamped and shook and blamed
the devil,
Now we blame Hoover.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
In CASE OF KIDNAPPING

A family that is the victim of a
kidnapping outrage, must pass some
moments of agonized questioning
before they decide what course to
follow. One can imagine how Col.
and Mrs. Lindbergh had to face this
terrible ordeal, following the theft
of their cherished son.
AS respects their case, many peo-
pie have felt that if such tremend-
GUS excitement had not been raised,
the chance for prompt recovery of
the child would have been improved.
But the Lindberghs probably felt
that if they called the police at once,
there was a large chance that they
could stop these kidnapers on the
road.
Considering how quickly that
alarm went out, it seems strange
that no policeman or Inspector stop
ped that fleeing car. Perhaps those
kidnapers studied out quite careful
ly some obscure route of escape
where such inspection was unlikely.
In case of such kidnapings in the
past, many families seem to have
preferred to keep quiet and deal di-
rectl with the fiidnapers, thinking
that such lack of publicity made it
easier to recover the little one But
such a course would only have the
effect to encourage this terrible
crime.
If prompt publicity is given to
every kidnapping case, people will be
everywhere for indications
that a stolen child is being hidden.
In the majority of cases, someone
will discover some indication which
hey can report to the police, leading
10 the recovery of the stolen child !
The Lindberghs took precisely the |
tight attitude in deciding to trust
irst to the police forces to recover
heir baby. If everyone who suffers
uch an outrage would follow their
and notify the police i'm
kidnapping will become so
isky that few criminals will dare
Lttempt such a foul deed.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
SAYINGS OF POOR RICHARD, JR,

(As Reported by Victor Rosewater)
Remember ye the ways of the dema-
gogue and discount what he prim-
eth by a generous percentage and
then more.
All the Kings horses and all the
Kings men can't put the presi-
Dental election year over ahead
of schedule.
What maintaineth one vice would
bring up two children" saith Poor
Richard-which. perhaps, vice
versa, rendereth clearer why GER
tain folk lean toward birth con-
troll
Note how the clamOr of the Con-
cert of Europe for larger Ameri-
can participation in world affairs
shift about from one section of the
orchestra to another.
For financial maladies, as for ills
that flesh is heir to, effective pre-
ventive measures are preferable
to after-treatment.
ParadOXically though it seemeth,
the overdrawn public treasury
still hath need of the faithful
watchdog.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
WILDWOOD

Sunday school 10 a. m. Class
meeting IL a. m.
Mrs. Russell Robbins, Mrs. Lii
liam Scarborough, Anna Keller. Ruth
Robbins, James Davis and Graham
Dill spent Saturday in Dover attend
ing the Young Peoples Conference.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Summers
and son, Charles, spent Sunday with
her mother, Mrs. Marsh, nca-
Lewes.
The NIillwoOd Ever Ready 4 L
Club met at the home of Mis- es
Stella and Doris Warner Frilay
evening. The next meeting is to be
held at Pauline Shockley's, April 6.
All members are requested to he
present as there is some important
business to be brought up.
Mrs. Addie Warner spent Thurs
day at Dover visiting Mrs. Blanche
Eisenbrey.
Mrs. Harvey Warner spent Friday
at Denton, Md
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
AMERICA STEPS AHEAD OF
EGYPT

America took the lead over Egypt
in supplying the past six months
consumption of cotton. $4,000
bales of American cotton were con-
sumed and 4S5,000 bales of Egyptian
cotton.
Europe, exclusive of England,
Scotland and Ireland, used more
cotton than any other part of the
world It consumed 4,415.000 bales.
The United States consumption is
put at 1921 900 bales and the inter
est in durene cotton, Tie new ma
tiOnal standard for mercerized yarns,
leaped upward dramatically. France
also showed a marked interest in
quality mercerized fabrics.
The world consumption of cotton
durin gthe past half season is esti-
mated at 11,470.000 by the Interna-
tioral Cotton Federation at Man
chester, England
Good Friday, March 25th.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
MEASURE SNOWFALL

The United States Weather Bu-
reau measures everything pertain
ing to the weather, even snow in the
high mountains. Irrigation systems
in the West and the water supplies
of many western small towns and
cities. depend largely on melting
SHOWS from the Rocky Mountain and
coast ranges. Weather Bureau men
find out how much water the snow
contains by snow sampler, kind
of tube which is pushed down into
the snow. The more water there is
in the snow, the longer the snow
will last. If the snowfall is light and
not packed down by wind or sun, it
melts quickly. This means a short
age of water in the summer.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25

That tall one with the funny
bear on the cover will be a jolly
cookie jar that Junior and Jane
can't possibly break when they
reach on tip-toe for the pantry
shelf. And Peggy, who carries
some sandwiches to school for the
Friday feast won't mind carrying
them at all if she has that gay
red cake-bOx to pack them in
Those small oblong boxes with
the hinged lid. which come in such
lovely pastel shades of orchid,
blue and pink, some with jewel
designs, make excellent boxes for
the new costume jewelry if a lay
er Of the cotton-batting padding is
left inside. The small round boxes
are excellent to hold spools OF
thread-those spools which ordin-
arily clutter up your work basket
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25

SAYING GRACE at tables was
once almost universal in homes, both
rural and in towns, but in the last
decade it has become almost start
ling to find this simple ceremony of
the family at meals. 1t created a
Christian spirit among all classes of
the people. This fact is well told by
the poem of Edgar A. Guest, which
though copyrighted, we print here
with the hope that some one, some
where, may take up the thought and
renew the custom in even one fam
lily:
Grace At Table
When l was but a little lad, not
more than eight or nine,
The mother had a table prayer she
taught us line by line.
With all the family gathered round,
heads bowed and hands in place
We'd sit in solemn silence until one
of us said grace.
"Be present at our table, Lord" her
favorite grace began.
"Be here and everywhere adored,"
the little couplet ran.
"These creatures bless and grant
that We" l hear it now as
then
MAY feast in Paradise with Thee!"
and all would say "Amen."
Day in and out through veal and
woe, high gain or commonplace,
At every meal our heads we bowed
throughout this simple grace.
"Be present at our table, Lord!"
From al THAT has occurred
And all the joy that we have known
I'm sure He must have heard.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25

AS every furnace begetteth dross.
so likewise every political caul-
dron.
Peace between nations should have
counterpart in peace within ma
tiOnS.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25

GITOo pretty to throw awayl"
4 we say when we open those
decorative tin boxes which
guarded so effectively our Christ
mas fruit cake or our Christmas
candies. So we go on saving them
TO hold everything under the sun
-handkerchiefs, gloves, puppy
dogs, cravats, odds and ends and
elephants.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25

THERE are plenty of folks i'll Mil
ford and other places in Delaware
who know how things could be done
better than they are, but not many
who will take hold and give any
demonstration of these better meth
Ods
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25

IF a business concern wants to
borrow money, the prospective lend
er will probably ask if trade cap
able of paying that loan is being
built up by advertising?
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
Formula for Radio

Most of us regard the radio as
something to be, taken or let alone,
as the program or our mood sug-
gests.-Woman's Home Compan-
ion.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
They Are Useful

And soon. because the cakes are
20 good and the candies so SUI
perior we find ourselves with
more pretty boxes than we have
puppy dogs and cravats. Don't
store them away waiting for a
nice little elephant to come along
which will Just f1t-but instead
press them into service right away.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25

Whitman's Chocolate used eXclG-
sively at our fountain. Pettyjoha's,
Milford, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25

Easter clothes come next.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-18
CANNED SALMON
 CARRIED SOUTH BY NOR'THLAND
Thirteen Passengers Book ed at Juneau u for
 Various Ports

Having returned from Port AL thorp yesterday morning, the motor. ship Northland, Capt Leonard Williams and Purser E. P. Winch left for Seattle after a stay of two hours. At Port Althorp she loaded canned salmon for Puget Sounc discharge. Enroute south, she vii call at Rake for additional canned salmon, and is scheduled to carry frozen fish from Ketchikan t, Prince Rupert, B. c.
 Embarks 13 Passengers
 She embarked 13 passengers at Juneau for the South. They were:
 For Petersblug-Mrs. H. D Jarvis, Mrs Mary Erwin.
 For Ketchikan-Earl Clifford L. M. Carrigan, Lawrence Kubley Walter Kubley.
 Bound for Seattle
 For Seattle-lMrs. Paul Decker, Mrs. G. E. James, Mrs. G. Skinnet Miss Margaret Skinner, Dr. I. V. Cole, Julius Van Outryrie, James Truitt.