Milford chronicle., 1933-01-27
GLENDALE HAPPENINGS

The address of Governor Buck [,
the 1O4th General Assembly shoul,
be read by every taxpayer in tn,
State of Delaware Not part, bu
all, to get what tno Governor woulC
have the present Legislature do il
the way of retrenchment and re
form.
1t was a mastery effort on the
part of the Governor to put befor'
the General Assembly in a proper
way the need of retrenchment alone
a." lines.
The condition of the State Treas
ary at the present time shows a lar.
ger decrease from what it was two
years ago, and will continue to grow
less until times are better
Taxes cannot be increased. To dc
so would bankrupt many concerns
now simply existing an would in a
large way increase the depression
now existing; which surely, is bad
enough.
There is no way to balance the
budget except through the source
recommended by the Governor, Ie-
duction in the salaries of those EN-
ployed by the State and 4 radical
reduction in the cost for the upkeep
for the different Institutions, for
which the State is the sponsor ana
owner.
Many people say that the Cover
nor has not gone far enough, when
asking for reduction in salaries;
and other refOrms-but should have
made the cut more drastic, and in
this way aid III giving to the pO0r
employment which they badly need.
We have already said that the pub
lie schools of Delaware are costing
too much money, and we believe
that a heavy reduction can be made
along several lines without lower
ing the efficiency of the schools in
the least. The "fads and frills" as
the Governor calls them, could be
abrogated for the time being. Spe-
cial courses in art, music, domestic
science and other courses which are
taught at a heavy expense to the
State will prove no good to stu
dent, whose body is suffering for
food.
1t was a fine thing for the Cover
nor to recommend the abOlishing OF
the several Levy Courts in Delaware
and building anew, and turning all
the roads in the several counties
over to the Highway Department
which would reduce the taxes on
real estate at least one-third. This
would be a substantial help for the
farmers, who are now unable to pay
the taxes as assessed and save their
lands from being sold by the Receiv-
er of Taxes.
The erection of buildings for pub
lie school purposes is still going on.
Having spent $6.000000 already the
Board of Education is asking for
$6,OOO,0 900 more. Is it any wonder
that the Governor has called a halt !
and says in plain terms that the
erection of school buildings should
cease for timer.
There is one institution which the
State has sponsored, which the Gov
ernor has asked nc retrenchment,
that is the paying of pensions to old
citizens of the State. We wish 1t
could be increased so that the COM
mission could pay more to the de-
pendents, and put on the list many /
who are worthy, but who now are
deprived by the scarcity of funds.
We cannot think Of any one who
would be so contemplate as to wish
to take the small pittance which
they now receive from the aged and i
poor. We still believe that there can
be develoDed more economical
plan for paying the pensions than
which is now existing. Perhaps the
Governor and the Legislature can
think out such a plan that will be
less costly.
To the committees, consisting of
members from each county, appoint
ed by the Governor, the people Of
the State owe a debt of gratitude,
for their comprehensive report and
advising through which channel he
should go to bring down to the min
imum the expenses of the State and
also the reforms, he should advise
so that the many departments work.
ing with State aid should be prun-
ed until they meet the situation now
The Governor has kindly incOr-
pOrated this report in his address,
and also advised the Legislature
now sitting at Dover to heed the
warming as given by the men COM
posing that committee.
There are other things which I
he Governor speaks of in his ad-
lress, which will also need the at
entiOn of the Legislature and the
people should make their wants I
snown by visiting or writing their
and failing to do ,
his, then if any obnoxious laws ap- '
Iear on the statute books. who will
)e to blame? Think about IT,
Trees
w. w. HOGseman and his gang of 6
men have been trimming the trees Q
llong Main street the past week. |
iany of the trees were found in a s
Iecayed condition, which make them {
dangerous in the time of a wind l
torn and they were removed and F
lauled away. S
The trees after the severe trim +
ming which they received, made one n
hink that a cyclone had swept e
through the town, and torn the E
imbs from the trees. @
New trees will replace those n
which were found defective, and d
hose which have had such a severe L
will soon put on new life 2,
nd the foliage will be prettier and N
Fighter than ever before. N
The great trouble is that people N