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Milford chronicle., 1932-12-23

home after spending a few days
with her daughter, Mrs. Lester PHIL
! lips, of Richardson Park. a. r.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hudson and
daughter Catherine were callers
Monday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen Wharton. '
The annual Christmas entertain
ment will be given in the M. e..
Church on Friday evening, Dec. 23.
A good program is being prepared.
Come out and enjoy it. =,
The Home Demonstration Club
held its annual party and business
meeting in the Home Economic
room at Lord Baltimore school, on
December 13, in the afternoon. Mrs.
Woodburn James was elected presi-
dent, Mrs. M. l.. Hickman vice-pres-
ident, and Mrs. Edward Long secre-,
tary and treasurer. A social hour
was spent in games, followed by
refreshments. Those present were
Mrs. Woodburn James, Mrs. M, Il.
Hickman, Mrs. Edward Long, Mrs.
Harry Bunting, Mrs. Pigeon, Mrs.
Roland West, Mrs. c. B. Williams,
Mrs. Asher Anderson, Mrs. A. G..
Tunnel, Miss C. Biddle, Mrs. War
rem Turner, Mrs. j. NJ. Evans. *
The regular monthly meeting of
the Cleaners Club was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. EmmOns Phil
lips on Thursday evening, Dec. IS.
A most delightful social hour wds
in charge of Mrs. Ruth Branford
and Mrs. Esther Townsend. De
licious refreshments were served
by the hostess. Those present were
Rev. and Mrs, Branford, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roland West, Mr.. and Mrs.
Manaen Hickman, Mr.. and Mrs. j. S.
Noble, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Town
send, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Belts,
Mrs. Stephen Wharton, Mrs, Andy
Hudson and Capt. j. S. Pruitt. We
regret that any of our members
were compelled to be absent, but
best wishes for the holiday season
were extended to Mrs. Lulu Lynch
who is in California and Mrs. Myrtle
Long who is still quite ill in Phila-
lelphia.
The Workers Council of the Mill
Vile Christian Church wish to thank
every person who took part in do
mating, giving or helping in any way
the chicken supper that was given
in the Masonic Hall ON Saturday
night, December II. Although the
night was very stormy the supper
was a success. They also wish to
thank the Masonic Lodge for the use
Of their hall.
Milford chronicle., 1932-12-23
REDDEN

There will be Christmas enter
tainment held in McColley's M. e.
Church this Friday evening, Dec
ember 23rd, beginning at 7.30. Old
Santa wants to see everyone pres
ent Everybody invited, rain or
shine.
The Ladies Aid will hold a lemon
social in the parsonage in Ellen
dale the first Thursday evening in
January. Everybody come and bring
lemon and pay a penny per seed
your lemon contains. Lemonade
and cake will be served free. New
Officers will be elected for the COM
ing year. Text word Everlasting"
Everybody invited, rain or shine.
A Xmas entertainment will be
held in Faith M. p. Church this Sum
day evening, December 25th, beginA
ming at z o'clock. All welcome.
Rain or shine.
. On Thursday last Luther DOnO-
van butchered two large hogs, one
weighing $50 lbs and the other 465.
Now these Redden farmers are not
so slow. How about it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Jester and
little daughter, Pearl and Miss Mary
Smith, all of near here and Mr.. and
Mrs. Roma Mariner and daughter,
of Milford, spent the weekend in
Wilmington.
Mrs. Marshall Morgan is in the
Marshall Hospital, Milford, for treat
ment.
Little Edna White who was cut
and bruised in an automobile acci-
dent is receiving treatment at the
Marshall Hospital, Milford is much
improved and will soon return to
her home.
Mrs. Joseph Penuel and daughter,
Myrtle, of Georgetown, who have
been spending sometime with Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Clendaniel have
returned to their home.
Silas McGee who has been con-
fined to his home for sometime is
not much improved we are sorry to
state.
Little Betty Penuel has been in
the sick list the past week.
Milford chronicle., 1932-12-23
THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS

When Charles Dickens wanted to
express the central thought of
Christmas, what did he say? Did he
mention all the handsome gifts that
are shOwered on people so lavishly?
Hardly. Those of course he valued,
since they represent so much sacri-
flee and affection. But the spirit
back of the whole thing lie put into
these words: "a kind, forgiving,
charitable, pleasant time.
The ideas of Kindness and for
giveness are close to the heart of
Christmas They fiji in with the
words which the angels were tradi-
uonally supposed to have spoken on
the day of Christ's birth, Peace on
earth, good will to men,. Those
words were said in a day of cease
less war, when brutal armies raw
aged the earth and carried people
into cruel slavery.
Since then we have made 19 cen
turies of more or less progress,
some of il more apparent than real.
There is much more Kindness in the
world, yet there is much harsh and
unforgivng spirit. The hatreds of
men for men are deep and pas
siOnate. They pile up greater arm
les and nayies than ever before, to
destroy each other. All countries
are torn by internal hatreds. which
embitter daily life and hamper all
social progress.
kindness, forgiveness, charity,
Mr.. Dickens" idea of Christmas. If
we could only apply these thoughts.
we should not merely be far hap
pier, but burdens that load us
down would slip off our backs. Ma
tions would think kindly of each
other, and would cease to fight or
even prepare for war. NeighbOrs |
would bury their hatreds. Employ
ers and employees would cease their |
bitter conflicts, races and creeds /
would stop jarring on each other,
and all elements would unite for a
better country.
Let us heed those words of that
great story teller, and try to think
how best here in Milford we can ap-
ply those principles of Kindness,
forgiveness, and charity. i:
Milford chronicle., 1932-12-23
MILLSBORO

DR.. and Mrs. w. b. Atkins enter
tanned the bridge club on Tuesday
night
The snow fall on Saturday was
beautiful to see and gave all the
little folks a thrill to anticipate the
joys to come when the snow and
sleet stopped falling. On Sunday,
and every day since, sleds have been
much in evidence, and if the proph-
ecy of the weather man holds true
there will be more snow at the Of
the week.
The Protestant Episcopal and the
Methodist Episcopal churches are
rehearsing for their annual Sunday
school entertainments at Christmas.
The Episcopal Sunday school will
have its service on Christmas eve
and the Methodist Sunday school on
Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Elliott are
both very seriously ill. Mr.. Elliott
has been in a hospital for four
months and Mrs. Elliott is i'll at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Everett
Barr, who lives near Georgetown.
Rev. Joseph A. Buckson, of Reho-
both, was a visitor in town last
week visiting with old friends who
are always glad to greet him.
Bishop Philip Cook, of Whining
ton, was a visitor at the Teetory one
day last week. 'fA3
The Ever Faithful Auxiliary met.
on Tuesday night with Mrs. e. B.
Collins.
Mrs. Matte Dodd fell on a piece of
icy pavement last Saturday morn
ing and was very painfully injured.
On Sunday Mrs. Dodd went to Sal
isbury to stay with her daughter,
effects of her fall have worn away.
An X-ray revealed that the injuries
to the right shoulder and wrist
would necessitate putting the arm
in a cast as soon as the swelling
reduces.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Ayres have |
been in Philadelphia for few days.
Walter Belts spent Tuesday in
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Mitchell and |
Barbara, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
e. Carey spent Tuesday in Whining
ton.
On Wednesday Mrs. J. X. Lingo,
Mrs. Clarence Lingo and son, Clar-
ence, Jr., were Wilmington visitors
on Wednesday.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
John Tingle died at 3 o'clock on
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
It's grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Aleck Tingle
Milford chronicle., 1932-12-23
MILLVILE

TG the Milford Chronicle and its
many readers we wish a Merry
Christmas.
Our town and surrounding COM
munity is mantled at this time with
the heaviest SNOW of the season.
Rev. and Mrs. C.. w. Branford were
dinner guests ON Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. G. H. Townsend: Mr..
Townsend has been shut in with a
cold for a few days past.
Mrs. Isaac West and daughter
Ruth and Monroe CULLEN, of Phila-
delphia, have been recent guests
with their mother and sister, Mrs.
Mary Quillen and Miss Lizzie.
Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses West and
children, of Camden, N. j., spent
Sunday with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. w. West.
Mrs. I. r. Willy and daughter,
Wanda, have been on the sick. list
but are much improved at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Bennett were
invited guests on Saturday to b
turkey dinner at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Murray.
Mrs. Jennie Baird, of Philadelphia,
spent a few days with her friend,
Mrs. Margaret LOper.
While on a cunning trip Charles
Townsend and EmmOns Phillips
were successful in bagging a wild
goose and six ducks, but in gather
ing the game the goose was found
to be tied by one foot. Poor decoy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac P. West and
children were supper guests with
their parents on Saturday, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. West.
Mrs. Nellie Mcgee has returned
Milford chronicle., 1932-12-23
BETHANY BEACH

Mr., and Mrs. Philip Short, daugh-
ter Mary, and son Philip, spent the
weekend in Philadelphia.
DR.. Lee Mccarthy, DR.. p. Harry
Healy and VIM. Bride, all of Wash
ington, D. c., whose cottages here
are nearing completion, are expect
ed to occupy them during the holi-
days.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Jaeger, of
the Seaside Inn, are to spend Christ
mas with her brother, Nathaniel
Taylor, of Cape Charles.
Miss Louise Trimble has been
spending several weeks with her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Trimble, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wilgus, of Lau-
rel, were guests of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. WalstOn.
Mrs. Clara West and Mrs. Perina
Townsend have returned from a
trip to Stamford, N. Y, where they
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Walk
er, son Of the late Quimby and
Linda Steele Walker. From there
they came down to Boonton, N. j.,
where they stayed some time with
Mrs. Townsend's daughters, Mrs.
Russell Conn and Yvonne Townsend,
from there to Westfield, N. j.,
Brooklyn, N. Y, Philadelphia, and
Richardson Park, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hickman will move
into their new home soon. We hear
wedding bells will soon be ringing
in the direction from where they
are moving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul West, of Selby-
villd, visited his mother here on
Sunday
Miss Maxine and Walter Phillips,
of Frankford, visited their mother
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Evans spent
Sunday with their parents at Ocean
View.
1t must have been funny to see
Clara, crabnet in hand, running and
about in the snow, catch
ing a duck, which had gotten away.
But she caught it. Another woman
of Bethany Beach ran wild goose
down and caught it, too. So you,
who do not want to be caught, steer
clear of some B. b. women. !
Milford chronicle., 1932-12-23
HOMELESS WANDERERS

From the great cities come dis
tressing tales of homeless men.
Crowds of these pathetic folks creep
in at night to public shelters, like
wild animals crawling into their
holes. Next day they will continue
their aimless wanderings, they know
not where.
The family that sits down tonight
at its quiet tiresides here in Della
ware warmed and fed, should give a
thought to these homeless folks.
Where do they come from? How
became they homeless? Are they to
blame? Is society at fault?
Probably the majority of them got
into this condition as a result of
natural rowing habit. Such ones
were too indolent, too lacking in
concentration, to settle down in
some job. No employer wants such
ones.
Yet many of them started a wan
dering career as a result of a real
hope to find work. The elusive will
O-the-wisp of jobs lured them on
from town to town. When they got
to a place, there was always some-
one ahead of them.
These people must belong some
where. Perhaps many of them come
from broken homes, many have no
ties of any kind. Some have tramp
ed so long that all memory of them
has disappeared. But some of them,
the younger fellows of
whom so many are wandering, came
away recently enough so they could
claim help in the old home town.
They should swallow their pride
down hard, quit rowing, and go
home.
Humane sentiment says that even
he most confirmed vagrant must
be warmed and fed, even though
his bed be only in a police station.
But the plight of these miserable |
'olks should be a warning. Young |
men who contemplate wandering !
lbout the country should reflect that |
hat path leads straight to Home
esstown. If one once gets there,
le will probably never return. Stick
1t home, boys, where you belong,
md if you are willing to work, you
will get either employment or help.
Milford chronicle., 1932-12-23

doned, On Sunday morning Christ
mas Day. there will be rectatiOns
by the children of the various class
es and special singing by the choir.
A treat for each Sunday school
scholar will be presented.
Modification OF the Eighteenth
Amendment Unlikely
Many people have an idea that the
results of the last election justified
the prompt return of legal beer by
Christmas, at least There are
many hurdles for it to pass before
such is available in Delaware. The
first is the House of Representative
in Congress, the Senate, the White
House, the Supreme Court. Repeal
of the local option law in our state.
Any of these hurdles mean disaster
for the return of beer If anyone
has fears or hope for such all that
is necessary is to acquaint them
selves with the Constitution and
Legislative procedure.
HOllymOunt School Notes
Miss Shepperd, one of the State
teachers of art, was visitor at
school on Monday.
Mr.. Burkholder, rural supervisor,
spent part of Tuesday with all the
grades.
The pupils of grades seven and
eight wrote stories or poems. The
following poem on Christmas was
written by William H. Hudson, of
the eighth grade;
Christmas is a jolly time
For all the girls and boys;
That play all the day
With their Christmas toys.
Christmas is the happy day,
That Christ, our SOvior, was born;
In a Bethlehem lowly manger,
Among the cattle in the barn.
To Judea's hills came riding
From Eastern lands afar,
Three anxious Wisemen,
Led by shining star.
Day after day they Travelled,
Homage and gifts to bring;
Where the manger in Bethlehem,
Graded little infant King.
In Bethlehem the Wisemen,
Rich gifts to give Mary's Child;
And Worshipped there in reverence,
The infant Jesus, fair and mild.
We have Christmas every year,
To celebrate Christ's birthday;
And when it's nearly Christmas
time,
The boys shout "hurrah."
Milford chronicle., 1932-12-23
HOLLYVILLE
personals

personals
~ Miss Charlotte Joseph, who is u
student at the University of Della
ware, is spending the Christmas va
cation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles l. Joseph, of this place.
Mrs. Thomas Stockley, who has
been suffering from complication
of diseases, has been removed to
the Beebe Hospital at Lewes, where
she underwent an operation on
Tuesday last. At last report she
was improving slowly.
Walter Prettyman, who has been
patient at the Wills Eye Hospital
for the past three weeks for catar-
acts of the eyes, is expected to re-
turn to his home here this week.
Unity Christmas Entertainment
Abandoned
Owing to the heavy snow storm
of the past week the Christmas en-
tertainment that was planned to he
held at Unity NJ E. Church on Mon
day evening, Dec 26, will be aban-
Milford chronicle., 1932-12-23
CHAPLAIN'S CHAPEL

A Christmas entertainment will be
held at Chaplains Church on Mon
day evening, December 26. If very
stormy will be held on Tuesday. Ev-
eryone welcome. Everybody should
go to church on Sunday.
There will he a Christmas enter
tainment at Smiths School on Fri
day evening, December %.
Milford chronicle., 1932-12-23

PROSPEROUS retail stores in a
community provide employment for
many, and they attain prosperity by
the willingness of the home town
people to do their buying in them.
Milford chronicle., 1932-12-23

If business concerns used more
black ink in advertising, they would
nj need SO much red ink To record
losses.
Milford chronicle., 1932-12-23
PARADOXICAL

asked the scissors grinder
Upon the corner there,
Who pedaled at his grindstone
With most absorbing air,
How he found business and he
Declared there was no lull
And further said, "I'm busiest
Whene'er 1 find things dull"
Milford chronicle., 1932-12-23

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-19
NEW YORK COFFEE
Drinks Drive for Votes
Denied by City Leggers

a Plymouth Rock hen these days.
Don't let them tell you these poll
ticians are setting them up. They
amt. What they're hunting is
some one to use their own bottle
opener on" one of the whispering
brigade asserts.
And what did we have a week
ago? A convention of religious per-
sons and now shortly there'll be a
bunch of doctors. You can't sell
them a peek at a Johnny Walker
label, let alone a pint" the whis-
perez continued.
The trade from the standpoint Of
the hilarious collegian, who wants to
celebrate his alma matters winning
touchdown is as down in the mouth
as an undertaker's assistant.
The play-boys of colleges aren't
getting the old scratch from dad
to spend. About all they've got left
is the raccoon. coat and camel like
thirst.
Then, too, the alky trade is ruin
ing us case-goods peddlers. There
are more drinks to be mixed out
of q pint of alcohol and when three
times three is the ordinary crowd
hunting chaSers after a bottle you
can figure it our yourself that the
good-time Charles aren't wasting
the cocktails, the bootlegger said.
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BY ELMER c. WALLER
United Press Financial Editor

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Industrial
utility and railroad shares firmed up
moderately in the opening transac-
tons on the Stock Exchange today
but small losses were noted in to-
baccoS, copperS, some of the foods
and motors. Trading continued
quiet.
The tendency in the early trad
ing was toward higher levels with
United States Steel rising to So
up Il and American Telephone to
106, up Is.
These issues opened at 377s and
1862 respectively.
Demand was noted for Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western which rose
to 80, up~13s. New York Central
advanced and small gains we're
noted in Pennsylvania, Southern
Pacific, and Chesapeake & Ohio.
j. I. Case rose nearly a point to
43 and took with it the mail order
shares. Oils were higher on i'm
proved statistics in the industry.
Utilities were helped by a further
rise in electric output.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-19
SWINE VALUES
DIP 20 CENTS
AT CITY YARDS
Action in Cattle Too Dull to
Establish Definite
Market.

Decided weakness in hogs carried
prices down 10 to 20 cents this
morning at the city yards. The
} bulk, 100 to 325 pounds, sold for
$3.50 to 1855; early top holding at
1855. Receipts were estimated at
1000; holdovers we're 264.
Following the trend Of the last
few days all slaughter classes in the
cattle market we're extremely dull,
not enough early action to establish
a definite market. Receipts were
1000. Vealers we're unchanged at
Sc down. Calf receipts were 600.
Sheep were steady at S5.25 down.
Receipts numbered 1000.
Trading in hogs at Chicago dis
played an uneven range, asking
holding around steady at Tuesdays
average, while early bids were most
ly 10 cents lower. The bulk of good
to choice porkers scaling 220 pounds
was bid in at $3.50, while best kinds
held upward to 1910. Receipts
were estimated at 10000, including
5000 direct; holdovers, 5000. Cat
tie receipts numbered 5000; calves
1000; market mostly steady to 25
cents lower. Sheep receipts were
$4,000; market around 25 cents
lower
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NEW ORLEANS
RAW SUGAR PRICES
TODAY SENTENCE is
GIVEN IN CHECK FRAUD
Wife and Four Children Left Desti-
tute by Court Action,

While his wife and four children
Sobbed, John L. Baker, 46, of 1921
North Alabama street, pleaded guilty
today of charge of issuing a series
of fraudulent checks on city mer-
chants, was sentenced to serve 100
days on the Indiana state farm and
fined $25 and costs by Municipal
Judge William H. Sheaffer.
Baker, an eX-convict, who a year
ago was released from the Indiana
state prison at Michigan city, after
serving two-year term for forgery,
admitted using at least four aliases
on bad checks passed here and in
Lafayette, Ind, where he is wanted
for trial on the same offense.
The wife, Mary Baker, and four
children, John, 10; Ruth, IL; George,
8, and Francis, Z will be left desti-
tute and without food, Sheaffer was
informed.
Aid for the family has been re-
fused, it was said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-19
WHEAT MOVES
UP ON STRONG
FOREIGN NEWS
Exchange Rate Drops Erase
Hope of Early Grain
Exports.
BY HAROLD E. RAINVILLE
United Press STAFF Correspondent

CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-FirmnesS in
stocks and higher Liverpool prices
gave wheat a small upturn as the
Board of Trade opened today. There
was little pressure and offerings
were light, scattered buying being
sufficient to advance prices. Liver
pool was light on short covering
due to the drop in the exchange.
Corn and oats were slow and steady
with wheat, but rye was somewhat
unsettled.
At the opening wheat was I'M
changed to 3s cent higher, corn
was unchanged to 4 cent higher,
oats Is cent higher and rye was *
cent loweF to Il cent higher. PRO
visions were dull and about steady.
Liverpool suffered from another
Accent drop in the exchange with
prices unchanged to 3s cent higher.
The drop in Canadian and ster-
ling exchange Tuesday erased prac-
tically all of the gains made by To-
cal wheat prices recently in the
direction of gaining an export
level. The country from Fargo
northward to Winnipeg and west
to the Rocky mountains is held in
the grip of a sleet storm with
wintry weather reported as far east
as central Nebraska.
Some corn is being worked for
export almost daily, but this is hav-
ing little effect on the futures. The
movement of new crop corn is in
creasing. Grading of the new crop
is starting as well as last year.
Oats and rye remain in the dol
drums, lacking any incentive toward
activity in either direction. Wheat
and corn continue to dominate the
trend.
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But Hotel PorterS Wall Over
Carrying Empty FIaSkS-
from Rooms.
The bottle market is zooming.

Hotel porters report weary muscles
from carrying barrels of TASKS to
easements and empty "setS-ups."
It's all because of the political
campaign and the numerous hench-
men of both parties who seek quiet
hotel rooms for whipping some one
into line via the "Snifter" route.
"A flask on every hip and a cork
screw in every pocket must be the
motto of some of these big-shot
politicians from the way they have
me carrying waste basket loads out
of rooms" complained one porter.
why it's got an old-time bar
tenders convention beat the way
the scented minis and mouth washes
SELL" said one druggist contiguous
to local hotel.
But the lobby bootleggers deny
they're starting savings accounts out
of the wetness of political adher-
ents.
Business is bad and getting
worse. You couldn't peddle corn to
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Futures Range
indianapolis Cash Grain
10.

Oct. 10
The bids for car lots of grain at the call
of the Indianapolis Board of Trade,
T. o. b., shipping point, basis 4l1ac New
v Wheat@steady: No. l red. 4OG41c; No.
2 red, 39@40c; No. 2 hard, 4O@41c.
Corn-Steady: No. white, 812@1912c;
No. 3 white, 18@19c; No. 2 yellow, 1870
191ac: No 8 yellow, 18@19c; No. mixed,
171a 1181ac; No. mixed, Ito 18c.
Oats-Steady: No. 2 white, 12@121ac;
No. white, 111a@12c.
Hay-sstteady: f. o. b. country I,ogE points
or Louisville.) No. l timothy. $550@6;
No. 2 timothy, $565.50
Inspections
Wheat-No. 1 red, l car; No. 2 red, 2
car; No. red, l car; No. mixed, l car.
Total cars.
10 cars; No. 3 white, l car; No. 4 white,
cars; No. l yellow. cars: No. yellow,
Ill cars; No. 3 yellow, cars No. yellow,
cars; No 5 yellow, cars; No. l mixed,
1 car. Total ISL cars. ~ s,4o
IA cars. Total, 18 cars.