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Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21

| my form my arms enIOlu,
| pray in peace to meet thee
Where saints no more grow old.
IN THE NIGHT SEASON
You are face to face with trouble,
And the skies are murk and gray;
You hardly know which way to turn,
You are almost dazed, you say.
And at night you wake to wonder
What the next days news will
bring;
Your pillow is brushed by phantom
care,
With a grim and CHASTITY wing.
You are face to face with trouble;
A child has gone astray;
A ship is wrecked on the bitter sea;
There's a note you cannot pay.
Your brave right hand is feeble,
Your sight is growing blind;
Perhaps a friend is cold and stern,
Who was ever warm and kind.
You are face to face with trouble!
No wonder you cannot sleep;
But stay, and think of the promise
The Lord will safely keep
And lead you out of the thicket,
And into the pasture land;
You have only to walk straight on
ward,
Holding the dear Lords hand.
Face to face with trouble,
And did you forget to look,
AS the good old father taught you,
For help to the dear old book?
You have heard the tempter whisp-
er;
And you've had no heart to pray;
And God was dropped from your
scheme of life,
Oh, for many a weary day!
Then face to face with trouble
1t is thus he calls you back
From the land of dearth and famine
To the land that has no lack.
You would not hear in the sunshine,
You hear in the midnight gloom;
Behold, his tapers kindle
Like stars in the quiet room.
Oh, face to face with trouble,
Friend, l have often stood,
To learn that pain hath sweetness,
To know that God is good.
Arise and meet the daylight;
Be strong and do your best,
With an honest heart and a childlike
faith
That God will do the rest.
Margaret E. Sangster.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21

age allotment bases on the previous
year average for the county. Eacl
wheat farmer who signs up will re
ceive 80 cents extra per bushel, les:
cost of administration for his cOun
ty. The basis for distribution will
be an allotment given the grower
based upon his previous 8 year aver
age production for that part of his
wheat that is declared humanity con.
sumed in the United States. This
figure is about 60 per cent of all
wheat produced. A farmer might
have a complete wheat failure in
1888 yet receive a payment based on
his allotment of the three year aver
age. This is crop insurance.
The first payment of two-thirds
the amount per bushel the wheat
grower is entitled to will be made
soon after September Is the remain
ing one-third when he furnishes sat
isfactory proof that he has reduced
his acreage for the 1884 crop in ac-
cordance with the terms of his con-
tract.
For his acreage this fall the far
mer who signs up must reduce his
acreage up to 20 per cent as di-
rected and agree to plant his wheat
in a workman like manner. Even
if he should have a total crop failure
in 1884, he will still receive his
benefits. This is form of crop in
surance. The land saved from a
reduced acreage must not be plant
ed a crop which tends to increase
surplus in some other commodity.
The international and organiZa-
tion campaign will be in the hands
of the Extension office and the Coun-
ty Agents. After organization the
enforcement, regulation and actual
to individual farmers and
determination of payments will be
in the hands of a wheat growers
to be formed in each
county. The membership of this
county organization will be COM
posed of those growers who have
signed up. They elect their own Of
ficers and run their own business,
in accordance with rules and regu-
ations proclaimed by the Secretary
If Agriculture. When the county
is formed the Agricul-
ural Extension force steps out of
he picture except that the County
Agent will act in an advisory ca
jacity and may be secretary of the
county committee, if the organiza-
ion so desires.
The benefits according to the pres
mt processing tax will be 80 cents |
Ter bushel less cost of county and |
tate administration. The net bene-
It per bushell for this fall is un-
nown until cots are known but it |
hould be rs cents per bushel or
yer. The less wheat grown in a
ounty, the greater the cost will be.
t is doubtful if counties having less
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
MILFORD NECK

Death has again came into our
vicinity and removed from our
midst a we'll known and aged couple,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bennett. On
Sunday morning, July 9Th, at 2:30
o'clock, Margaretta P. H. Bennett
pashed away at her home after a
lingering illness, aged 81 years and
Is days. Funeral services were
held in Milford Neck church, Tues
day afternoon, July 18th, at 2:30
o'clock. Interment at Barratt's
Chapel cemetery. Closely following
the death of his wife, VIM. George
Bennett died Wednesday morning
at 5 o'clock, July 18th, age nearly
81 years. Funeral services were
held in Milford Neck church Friday
afternoon, July IA, at 2:30 o'clock.
Interment at Barratt's' Chapel Gem
etery. Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett had
resided in Milford Neck nearly all
their lives. They were married De-
cember 81, 1870, by the Rev. Trusten
McColley, of Milford, Del. The fol-
lowing year they moved to a farm
near FELTON, and with his brothers
farmed one year, after which they
came back to Milford Neck to live.
In 1873 they purchased from the
late Isaac r. Jester, a small tract
of wood land near Pine Grove
Schoolhouse and there they pro-
ceeded to build their home where
they resided until death claimed
them both in one week. Here in
this home they toiled and sacrificed
rearing a family of seven children,
who all, grew up to be honest, up
right citizens, an honor and bless
ing to their parents.
Six of their children survive. They
are Mrs. Edward Carpenter, John,
George and Albert Bennett and
Mrs. VIM. Walls, of Milford and Ed |
ward Bennett, of Endicott, N. Y.
In the early eighties" Mr.. Ben
nett learned the house carpenter
trade and worked at that occupation
for a number of years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett by their
cheerful and sunny disposition and
pleasant way of entertaining had
won for themselves a host of friends
who will greatly miss them.
Mrs. Bennett was a daughter of
Tohn T. and Mary Richards Jester
Who resided in Milford Neck many
'aers ago. Mr.. Bennett was a son
# John M. and Jerusha watkins
Bennett who were also life long re-
idents of Milford Neck. :
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
ADAMS SUGGESTS
PLAN FOR FILLING
FEDERAL JOBS
[COntinned from First Paael

l consider this plan to be a fair
as it permits all of the representa-
tives of the Democratic party in the
State, counties and city of Whining
ton to have a vote. 1t is this:
las to the Wilmington postoffice
l will submit to the Wilmington City
Committee the names of all who
have to this date applied to me for
appointment to that office, the said
city committee, by a majority vote,
to make its selection therefrom,
which selection, when submitted by
it to me, will receive my recommen-
dation.
"As to United States District At
= torney and chief deputy in the office
of Collector of Internal Revenue: l
will submit to the New Castle Coun-
ty Democratic Committee and to the
members of the Democratic State
Committee residing in New Castle
county (acting as body the names
of all residents of New Castle coun-
ty who have to this date applied to
me for appointment to those offices,
the said body by majority vote, to
make its selection for the respec-
tive offices which, when submitted
by it to me, will receive my recon-
mendation.
'As to Collector of Internal Reve-
nue.: l will submit to the Kent
County Democratic Committee and
to the members of the Democratic
State Committee residing in Kent
county, (acting as a body, the
names of all residents of Kent
county who have to this date ap-
piled to me for appointment to that
office, the said body, by majority
vote, to make its selection which,
when submitted by it to me, will re-
ceive my recommendation.
'As to United States Marshal: l
will submit to the Sussex County
Democratic Committee and to the
members of the Democratic State
Committee residing in Sussex coun-
ty, (acting as body, the names of
all residents of Sussex county who
have to this date applied to me for
appointment to that office, the said
body, by majority vote, to make its
selection which, when submitted by
it to me, will receive my recommen-
dation.
Il have allocated the offices as
hereinbefore indicated as l consider
that to be a proper and deserved
recognition of the past party per-
formances."
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
OVERLOOK

Mosquitoes are very bad.
RWhites Chapel will hold their an
nual picnic on Thursday, July Goth
at Riverdale Park.
Mr.. d. M. Downs who has been
spending sometime with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Downs.
Miss Erma Simpler is spending
sometime with relatives in Philadel-
phia.
Beauford Warrington who was
operated on in the Beebe Hospital,
Lewes, about two weeks ago for
appendicitis is expected to return
to his home the middle of the week.
Miss Elizabeth Hastings spent
the weekend with Miss Louise Kill
len at Bowers Beach.
Robert White spent last Sunday
with his wife who is. visiting her
parents in Berlin Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert G. Houston,
of Georgetown, called one their son,
John w. Houston last Sunday.
Mrs. Dorothy Kitchens and two
children, of Milford, are the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frances Kitchens.
Miss Elsie Wells is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Fred. Stevenson in Lenni,
Pa.
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold
their monthly meeting next Friday
night, July 21st in the basement of
the church.
Mrs. William Ingram and daugh-
ter, Joyce, and Miss Lola Downs, of
Philadelphia, have been the guest
of their parents this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mitchell have
moved to Harrington where Mr..
has secured a position.
Sunday School next Sunday morn
ing at $50 a. M, followed by class
by the leader. Epworth
League, 7.3O p. m. Everybody
welcome.
Mrs. Abby Pettyjohn, of George
own, who has been on three weeks
Tisit with Mrs. Lizzie Roach return
I'd to her home on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Davidson, 1
capt. and Mrs. Fred Johnson spent |
Monday afternoon in Milford shop
,ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Campbell
allied on friends in Georgetown last
sunday. They were accompanied
" Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Manship, of
Slaughter Neck.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
HARRINGTON

Wyoming evened the series with
the local club here last week in al
abbreviated contest of seven in
nings. Loller on the mound for the
visitors seemed to have the locals
at his mercy, allowing but four hits
which were all punched in one in
ming. Cried, heading the batting list
tripled to deep left center; Hall
singled and advanced on a hit by
Short, then scored a moment later
when Holloway flied out to right
Hurley made a beautiful shoestring
catch in center and also aided his
team in victory with a long triple
to deep right field and also doubled
and singled for a batting average
of 1000. Locates allowed seven hits
but his teammates faltered three
times behind him which was respon-
sible for some of the visitors get
ting in scoring positions.
Harrington evened the series Sat
urday afternoon with Bridgeville
when they defeated a team of all
stars representing the latter town.
The Bridgeville combine made up OF
players from Mardella, Laurel and
Philadelphia, was headed by Babbe,
star hurler for Narbeth, who
yielded seven hits. Donoway of
Dagsboro was on the hill for the
locals and allowed but five widely
scattered bingles. Green doubled
and Henry singled in the second for
the visitors only tally. Hall cover
ed acres of ground in center drag
ging down five flies and lei his team
mates with two hits in four times
at bat. Grier opened the fourth and
flied out; Hall doubled and then
Short doubled; Holloway came
through at the right time with a
single and produced the two runs
needed for victory.
Fresh from a victory over Bridge
Vile on Saturdays the locals visited
Salisbury on Sunday and added an
other victory to their already long
list, making eleven victories in the
last fourteen games. With their star
portsider, Masten, on the slab, the
Wicomico Countians did not have a
chance, getting only three widely
scattered singles. Lewis for Sails
bury yielded six hits. DonOway and
Grier were the big boys with the
stick. Donoway collected three
singles and Grier had a double and
a single.
Following a serious automobile
accident at the intersection of the
-Harbeson road with the
Georgetown-R -Rehoboth road on Sun
day last, the injured were rushed to
the Beebe Hospital at Lewes. SAM
uel Morris, driver of the car bound
for Oak Orchard with some other
died early Tuesday
in the hospital without re-
gaining consciousness. His two COM
panions, Charles Lynch and Mas
ten boy, are still patients at the
hospital but are expected to recov-
ar.
Samuel Swain Morris, age eigh-
.een years, was the only son of Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Morris and resided
With his parents on Dorman street.
Following the inquest by the Sus-
lex County Coroner, the body was
brought to the home of his parents.
Ir. Morris is local taxi driver, !
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
100000 FEDERAL
MONEY FOR STATE
TOBE READY SOON
CCOntinued from First Pagel

| lC0HliHHed from FHT fdgeI
cent for farm roads and 25 per cent
for municipal work.
Regarding the working week, the
plan specifies that there shall be at
least 80 hours weekly, but more may
be used in case bad weather pre-
vents work. One hundred and thirty
hours is fixed as a minimum month
ly plan of work, although more may
be utilized if it is decided upon.
The necessity of caring for the
man who so far has not applied for
help from any agency, although he
is at present unemployed, was.
pointed out by Mr.. Hopkins, who
said that two-thirds of those not EN-
ployed now were not ON relief rolls.
This ties in with the statement, that
those unemployed, but not on relief
shall be looked after as well as those
already receiving relief.
Rules and regulations have been
set up governing the expenditure of
Federal funds. 1t was stated at the
conference that after August l, no
Federal funds would be expended
by private agencies. This, however,
does not interfere with medical at
tention and supplies, although hos
pital bills are not included.
At a subsequent conference, Mr..
Hopkins, ruled against private con-
tributions form the residents of the
states matching the Federal funds
in relief. This effects New Castle
county, where private funds are be-
ing contributed monthly, but does
not interfere with county monies be-
ing contributed by Kent and Sussex
counties.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21

has a school route and also has 1
Sunday newspaper route in lowel
Delaware. Funeral services tool
place from the NJ. P. Church OF
| Thursday afternoon at o'clock
The services were incharge of Rev
R. W. Sapp, local pastor, assisted by
Rev. E. H. Collins of the NJ. E
Church and Rev. Earl Lawry of the
Holiness Church. The deceased was
a very active member of Harring'
ton Council No. 4, Jr. o. U. A. NJ.
being a past councillor. IntermenI
was made in Hollywood cemetery
He is survived by his parents, his
grandfather, Will Morris, and q
large circle of other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Tharp and
daughter, Miss Jeanette have re-
turned home from several days Wis
it to Atlantic City, N. j.
Miss Maria Saunderson has been
visiting friends at Aberdeen, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hurd have
been spending several days with
their daughter, Mrs. IrisKnight at
CnarlOtJeSVllle, va.
MissElizabeth Pritchard of Balti-
more, Md, spent the past week with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Scott.
Will Sylvester and Mrs. Mary
Cooper and son of Hillsboro, Md.
have been recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Will Powell.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Eberhard is spending
several days with her brother, Mr..
and Mrs. Irving Smith at Camden,
N. j.
At the first quarterly conference
held on Monday evening, Rev. r. w.
Sapp, pastor of the NJ. P. Church,
was granted two weeks vacation.
The last week in August and the
first week in September. Services
will be held at the church in the
morning but no evening services ON
those dates.
Mrs. Norris Adams and children
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
man Masten at Penns Grove, N. j.
Senator and Mrs. Wilbur Jacobs
are spending a week at Oak Or
chard.
Mrs. W. S. Wroten is entertaining
her sister, Mrs. Lou Satterfeld of
Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. C. w. Schantz of Smyrna,
was called home last Sunday on ac-
count of the sudden illness of her
mother, Mrs. A. V. Satterfield.
Miss Dorothy LeKites is visiting
her aunt at Kenilworth, Illinois.
She will visit the Century of Pro-
gress Fair while on her trip.
Mrs. Maggie Hoey of Florida has
been a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Will
Powell.
Miss Clara Swain has been a re-
cent guest of Miss Myrtle Jester at
Cape Charles, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred S. Bailey are
occupying a cottage at Slaughter
Beach for the balance of the sum-
mer.
Mrs. William Christopher of Do
YER has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Deborah Galloway.
Over four hundred members and |
friends of the NJ. E. and NJ. P. Sun
lay schools visited Oak Orchard on
he annual outing.
VI. E. Church Notes
$3.50 a. m. Glass meeting. 9:45 a.
n. Church school in all departments.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
JOHNS HARNESS
NJ. MacR. Gray

John Lee was a brave and honor
able little boy with one grave fault
He broke things ON purpose, for fun
When he was two he had climbed
up on his grandmother's dinner
table and kicked off the butter dish
Grandma laughed when he said il
was his football.
When he was four he had broken
a whole row of fiower-pots, plants
and all, with his little hatchet
Grandpa laughed when he said they
were Indians.
When he was six he had thrown
tray of tumblers on the floor and
no one laughed when he said they
were torpedoes, because now they
thought he was old enough to know
better.
When his mother reasoned with
him, he always said, Il like to see
things smash. Father can work
harder and buy more. Father loves
to work" After he was punished
he would say, 81 can't zackly prom
Use not to do it again, cause l
might"
Now that he was almost eight
everyone hoped that he would soon
outgrow his fault.
This is what happened on his
birthday. John woke at six, took
his cold plunge, rubbed the water
from his hair, wiped the 'bathtub
dry, hung his towel in place, put the
soap in its rack, completed his toilet
carefully and went quietly down
stairs to the sunny back porch with
out making any disturbance, mean
ing to be a good boy all day long.
Cook had not yet come, but the
early market boy had left a box of
fresh eggs on the shelf.
Mother looked out of her dress
ing room window just in time TO see
John drop a nice fresh egg on the
brick walk below and smile with
pleasure at the result. She stood
very still yhile one by one the whole
dozen smashed ON the bricks. Then
she said to herself: "I'll try a new
way this time"
Hand in hand Mother and John
went down the back steps after
breakfast. There was no sign of an
egg-shell on the bricks, but John
thought nothing of it for he had for
gotten all about the eggs.
Now for a surprise!
In the corner of the yard some
thing like a baby woodshed seemed
to have grown over night. John
ran to it quickly and opened the
door to look in when out came the
bouncingest, springest, hairiest, ca
peringest young billy-gOat that ever
began to grow horns and a beard.
Catch him, john" called Mother,
and the chase began. Forward,
backward, sideways, round and
round, John ran and Billy lodged.
1--WE got him." creid John with
finger on Billy's horn, but Billy, cor
nered, lowered his head and gave
John such a swift butt that the lit
tie boy went heels over head across
the grass but was up and at the
chase again in a moment. Fifteen
minutes Mother sat on the bottom
step watching, till John, out of
breath and red of face, but holding
a still rebelious goat by the horns,
stood at her side.
my, but he's strong!" said John
painting.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21

Mother looked serious as she said;
When that strength is harnessed
you will have a useful animal. Look
again in the little stable"
There, sure enough, was a harness
and wagon all ready for use and be-
fore the hour for the birthday
party came round Billy had begun
to understand what it meant to
wear bit and bride.
Four o'clock came. Every since
John could remember, his birthday
parties had been just the same-a
beautiful angel cake frosted pink, a
wreath of roses, Mothers best china,
dish of very plain, very pure ice
cream and friend and a candle for
each year that he had lived.
Now for another surprise!
Eight little children sat around
the table, eight candles were lighted,
the wreath was there and the ice
cream, but the best china cake plate
in the centre of the table was quite
empty!
The children's eyes grew very
round but of course they were too
little to speak of it.
Mother heaped the icecream into
each saucer while she said, "Chil-
dren, am very sorry that there
isn't any birthday cake. Something
happened to our eggs this morning
and you know cake isn't good with
out eggs"
Then she told a funny story, and
all the children told funny stories
and made good wishes for John and
laughed a great deal and were very
merry. And Mother fastened each
little year candle into a colored pa
per lantern, and each little child,
with a light in his hand and smile
on his face, marched round and
round the block and round and
round the block, talking and laugh
ing and singing till the evening star
came out to tell them it was time
for supper. Then each one went in
at his own front gate, and John came
home to find Mother waiting under
the vine ON the porch.
WAS it a nice birthday, little
SOM" she asked.
John rubbed his cheek against her
manu- anu odius mOIhCAy III oOlly L
broke the eggs. I've been thinking.
I'm eight years old and l must har-
messed myself like l do Billy"
Mother smiled happily. She knew
that whenever John truly made up
his mind in the right way there was
no more trouble.
Then came a third surprise.
Mother said, Your harness is all
ready, my dear; I've only been wait
ing until l was sure you really
wanted to be harnessed."
And at that she unlocked a GER
tain closet and took from a shelf a
box of as beautiful and well made
tools as any little boy ever learned
to work with.
And the best part of this story is
that it is all true. 1t happened fif-
teen years ago and John Lee has
not broken anything on purpose |
from that day to this and is now a
promising young architect in New
York City.
If you find these articles on Home |
Education useful, you may obtain So |
similar articles by sending Is cents !
in cash to the Superintendent of |
Government Printing |
Office, Washington, D. C. Ask for !
No. 80, 1919, entitled
Training Little Children"
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
SAVING IN
TOWNS
[Continued from Firsl Paqsl

COHfiHHed from FHT Fdgel
Mayor Ralph Poynter. Tentative
plans are for the second week in Au-
gust.
OF considerable interest to senior
life saversfi both men and women, is
the life saving institute which will
be held at Rehoboth for three days,
beginning Wednesday and ending
today. The institute is being con-
Quoted by D. Melville Carr, life saw
ing field Representatives of National
Red Cross Headquarters, Washing
ton, whose field is the eastern area.
Mr.. Carr is one of the outstanding
life saving representatives of the
Red Cross and his instruction will
cover the latest methods and tech
nique in life saving and resuscfta-
tion. The institute is free of charge
and many are availing themselves of
this opportunity for review and pos
sibly quality for examinership.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
WRIGHT
ON DELAWARE
SCHOOL BOARD
[Continusd from First Pagsl

lGOHftHHeA run EHSt eSel
delphia, and jefferson Lodge of
Lewes. He attends the Methodist
! Church.
Mr.. Wright, who is vice-president
of the Continental Diamond Fibre
Co., of Newark, was born in Newark
on March &c, 1886, son of Samuel
]. and Isabel (Philing) Wright. He
was educated at the University of
Delaware. He has been vice-presi-
dent of the Newark firm since 1923.
He is a member of the Kappa Al
pha Fraternity, the Masons, the Will
mington Club, the Wilmington
Country Club, the Vicmead Hunt
Club and the Penn Athletic Club,
Philadelphia. He is an Episcopal
ian.
In addition to DR.. Beebe and Mr..
Wright, the other members of the
State Board of Education are: War
ner Price, of Smyrna; and Edwin c.
Huber, of Wilmington, whose terms
expire on July l, 1884; Ernest A.
Simon, of Seaford, and H. Fletcher
Brown, of Wilmington, whose terms
will expire on July /, 1885.