Milford chronicle., 1932-05-27

| III lu6 clll6S anu LOWQ OF the SLdL(
where the textile mills and othel
manufacturing plants are situated
there must be many school children
! whose parents are in the unemploy.
/ ed class, and whose earnings if any
are not sufficient to provide proper
and sufficient food for their children
This class of children are expected
to attend school, Can a teacher, nc
difference how efficient she or he
may be, make satisfactory progress
in imparting knowledge to a body of
students who are underfed and thin
ly clad?
If the writer should advocate a
shorter school term, say seven
months per year until times should
become normal again, and the saw
ings from the salary paid to teach
ers and overhead expenses would
make an immense sum to so to the
feeding and clothing of the poor. he
would be classed as those who are
opposed to the public schools, yet
how far they would be from the
truth. The writer has always been
an advocate of public schools, and to
make them as efficient as they can
be made in reason; has voted when
the districts voted tax or no tax,
and has always voted for tax al
though a young man with no family
whatever. He has stood for and pre-
sided at meetings whose aim was to
provide more efficient schools, and
has stood with Pierre DUPONT when
he was trying to give Delaware bet
ter school, and school houses.
But the time has coma when ev-
cry one must make sacrifices that
the poor may be fed Retrenchment
on every hand is demanded. This
should apply to every one, whether
employed by the State or otherwise.
1t may be long hard winter before
us, and as it now looks, times will
not be any better and perhapc worse
what will the poor do? Unless sac
rifices are made that will place sdf-
fcient funds into the hands CT
charitable societies that will enable
them to go to the aid of those who
are in distressed circumstances.
Let all remember and especially |
those who are enjoying nice large |
and are living on the fat of |
the land, that thousands upon |
of your fellow citizens |
are walking the streets begging for |
bread.
POlitical-DemOcratic
Governor Roosevelt is still hold
ing his own and is picking up a few
delegates almost daily which will
enable him to win out when the !,
Democratic Convention meets. Ex-
Governor Smith and others have
.ried hard to block his progress, but
Governor Roosevelt continues to
move forward. Delaware will cast
Ter six votes for the Governor when
he time comes. Speaker Garner
would make a most desirable candi-
late and would add strength to the
icket. Let the ticket be Roosevelt
or President and Speaker Garner
or Vice President. If the Democrats
will present a united front, this tic
-et should win.
For Governor we still think DR..
oaynter would make a fine Cover
Tor, but we are willing to rally
round the standard for any one
ghom the influential Democrats may
hink can do better. If the Republi-
ans nominate Governor Buck,
which they are likely to do, he will
rove hard man to beat.
Congressman-We are still stick
ng to John Biggs, Jr., of Whining
on. There is only one man who can
Il our mind fill the Office as salts
actorily as John Biggs, Jr., and
hat man is ex-Judge Boyce of Do
er, former Congressman from
delaware.
republican
President Hoover seems able to
oral all the votes he needs and
lOre which will enable him to Sc
IRE the Republican nomination for
resident when the time comes.
For Governor, 1. Dolphus Short of
Iilford, has his hat in the ring. He
ays in his fanifesto that he wants
le office of Governor and wants it
ad. We admire his candor but as
e have not yet heard from Cover
or Buck whether he will consent to
IN again or not, things are very
lcertain. Mr.. Short is fine fellow
ut is he sure that he is training
ith the right crew to win? Time
ill tell.
Robert G. Houston so far is the
lly one who has his hat in the ring
r Congress. We have been think
g well of the present Congress-
an and his complete turn over Qf
is SOD from the organization to
e combination of Ellison, Alec and
lOrt doesn't seem the right thing
do. 1t may be good politics, but
e doubt it. However the time will
on roll around when we can es-
lew politics and then our atten-
IN to those things which we think
III be of more benefit to the peo-
e of the State, than wrangling ov-
who shall be a candidate for any
ice.
TaWberry Crop
The extreme cool weather has re-
ed the strawberry crop ripening
it should. The lateness of the
op will make the growers take
IS money than they should, and
rhaps there will be no profit in
2 crop whatever. Berries from
any sections will be coming in
at will have a tendency to lower
2 market, so that berries raised in
sseX county will not be worth the
st of crates and picking. The
'awberry crop for the past three
lrs has been a failure as far as