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Milford chronicle., 1933-04-21

be here, now. Let the defanlter-
nation or institution-default and
wear the label. Let the individual
with obligations, who is willing and
eager to hide behind new and strange
defenses, stand up to public opinion.
And, let us see to it that the individ-
ual who regards his obligations as
a sacred duty, and fights to perform
them, receives proper credit and ac-
claim, lest he be the real forgotten
man.
Such a course means stern read
justments, distressing enough, but
not so painful in the give and take
of the market-plaee as amid the in
equalities and injustices worked by
arbitrary fiat. Such a course, for
one thing, would return an enduring
compensation of self-respect. The
pure gold would be found in the
crucible after the hot fire has cooled.
No course could be too drastic
which would preserve for this ma
tiOn its time-honored conception of
reliability and dependability, of the
sacredness of the promised word.
MEREE THORPE.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-21
TME FOREsT MORKERS

Many thousands of men have ap-
piled for jobs on the Federal pro-
ject of forest Improvement. The
eagerness with which they seek this
employment is pathetic. Whether
or not this project pays for itself
may be debatable question. But at
least it is a satisfaction TO give these
idle men some activity for their I'M
occupied hands. so eager to render
service.
The condition of these men. sit
ting still in a world which calls for
activity. has been terrible retiec-
tion on our civilization. With all
our boosted science. we have been
unable to organize our work. All
this enormous man power, which
might be so handled as to produce
goods that the world sorely needs.
has been lying inert and dead. II is
like some great water power, which
might be harnessed to turn a thOus
and mills. but which has been going
to waste with nothing accomplished.
The men working in the forests
will feel new courage about life.
The healthful spring and summer
air will revive their hope and ambi-
lion. Many of them have been in a
condition near despair.
The results of the labor they are
accomplishing will not be seen for
long time. II takes 50 years TO
grow a forest. The Seeding set out
today will be harvested by our
grandchildren. But something can
he done TO make the terrible forest
fires less threatening. Accumula-
tiOns of dead branches and trees
make these fires harder TO exiting
uish. A vast mass of this material
should be removed.
Probably something can be done |
also to check the flow Of water into
destructive floods. The expenditure |
of this vast sum is an act of faith.
II the money is spent with good
judgment. and the workers put their
best energy into their task, the ex-
penditnre will be worth all il costs |
in the improvement of forest values,
not to speak of the benefit gained by
the workers.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-21
LrRE OF THE FISH BROOKS

In the spring the young mans
fancy is supposed to turn to thoughts
of love. Also the fancy of both old
and young turns to the fish brooks
and lakes. These scenes are places
of quiet philosophy, where many
have found solace for the trials of
love, family life. and daily work.
Something in the serene peace of
nature, or i'm study of the dark ways
of the flshy tribes, distracts people
from life's troubles.
AS you watch that cory dancing its
little jig, or feel that thrilling pull
on your cleaning line, the things
which fret you in daily life seem
less terribly vital. You realize that
people get along quite comfortably
in the old days, when most of the
things we struggle and strain for did
not exist.
Fishing is a kind of return to
nature. and it promotes contempla-
tive thought. There are long pc
riods of waiting. which encourage
patience and reflection. You have
to accommodate yourself to the
moods of fish If they are not hun
cry at the moment, il something In
wind or water makes them nervous
or timid. you Just have to wait until
they are good and ready. That is a
useful philosophy. We similarly
have to wait many times before the
lines which we have east into the
pool of the worlds activity shall
meet with some response.
While we thus wait and dream in |
the placid calm of some stream or
lake scene, useful thoughts occur |
to our minds. Life is seen with a
vision much clearer Than in the
fretting atmosphere of towns. The
things that irritated us and set our
nerves jahgling. are seen after all
10 be nothing so much.
Many great men have been fisher
men. Most of our Presidents en-
ioyed it, found il a diversion which
ook their minds away from their
almost crushing duties. Innumer-
lble people also in humber Occu-
lations have found this most ancient
# sports a sweetener of daily life.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-21
A MAN WITH A MESSAGE

The country parts with deepest
regret from Henry Van Dyke, noted
preacher, poet. sportsman, nature
lover Here was a man whose Wis
ion covered very wide range. He
liked the out door sports that virile
men enjoy, and at the same time he
saw in nature much more than mere
material substances. To his thought
every woodland scene, every placid
brookside. is Il part of the revela-
tiOn of God in nature. He worship
ped the unseen presence that spoke
through the red glow of the sunset
and the shimmering ripple of the
waters.
In this cynical age, when so many
people believe only in the things
their coarse fingers can handle, we
need more such interpreters who
see beyond the earthly veil.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-21
OYERBROOK

The Ladies' Aid Society will hold
their monthly meeting this, Friday
night, April 21, in the basement Of
1.-THE church. New officers will be
elected for the coming year.
SUNDAY church services: Sunday
school 8: 80 a. m. Sermon by pastor,
Rey,,J. d. Ford at II a. m. Epworth
League 1880 p. m.
uNirs. George Holden and children
of Rehoboth were the guests Of Mrs.
Efarry Metzinger on Sunday. oe
Elsie and Douglass Parsons who
have had the measles are much bet
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lowe, Will
liam Dodd and daughter of Philadel-
phia spent the weekend with their
mother, Mrs. Mary Mitchell.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mitchell
spent Easter Sunday with relatives
nearsLewes. 500
Mrs. Ollie Tarbutton. and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Delma Brown, Mrs. Ethel
Dyer and Lucy Kern, all Of VIII
mington were guests of Mrs. Name
Green last Tuesday. e-G<
Mrs. Robert White and daughter
spent the weekend with her par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. Peter Tayler in
Berlin. Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Campbell
and Mf. and Mrs. Elisha Campbell
of Lewes spent Easter with their
son Howard Campbell in Whining
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Warrington
and three children motored to Will
mington for Easter Sunday with her
brother, Mr.. Lofiand.
Miss Hettie Jester of Georgetown
spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Kitchens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alcott of Rehoboth
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Neff on Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-21
RETAIL STORE SERVICE

One of the principal functions of
community is to provide a group
OF retail stores which shall supply
the daily needs of the people. If
those stores are operating efficient
ly. they perform a service of the
highest value. They make it possi-
BILE for people to provide everything
they need without spending time and
money in visits to other places.
This work can not be done with
enterprise and efficiency, unless
backed mp by the home folks. They
must buy of their own home stores,
or these stores can not assemble the
products that a community should
have. When the people do thus back
up their home stores. the products
of the world are brought into the
community and spread out for peO-
pie to make their selection without
effort or expense. II is a wonder
full thing TO have this service pro-
vided.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-21
Milford. Friday, April 81, 1893
LEGISLATIVE PROMPTNESS

Our people are being given a
demonstration of record breaking
speed at Washington. Things are
not possibly be accomplished under
not possibly be accomplished under
ordinary conditions. at least not
without agitation lasting for years.
II shows what can he done when the
president and congress agrees.
Dissatisfaction with legislative
inaction and weakness has not been
confined to this country. The end
less wrangles of the politicians of
Italy created popular disgust that
made the Fascist revolution pOssi-
BILE, and permitted Premier Musso-
lin to become the dictator of his
country. In Germany the Mai die
tatorship can be largely attributed
10 a similar disgust with the futile
wrangles of the German Parliament.
Nations become tired of prolonged
inactiOn due TO factional controversy.
In our country it has usually TAX
en- years of agitation to put through
reforms which the people needed.
And many of them have not been ac-
cOmplished yet. The legislators are
beset by organizations. each of which
represents some limited group of
people who demand favors for them
selves.
Meanwhile there is n lack of any
such pushing movement behind those
reforms that are needed. for the good
of all the country. Between all |
these factional quarrels. the things |
that need doing aren't done.
If things being done by congress
in haste should prove ineffective and |
harmful. then the people will prefer |
10 return t0 the old methods of long |
debate and deliberation. But if sub
stantial results of Improvement are
being accomplished, as probably |
they are. our people will demand
more expeditions methods in future,
both in congress and the state leg
islatures. They will demand that
the President and Congress agree
on the things that need to be done,
and put them through without 80
much talk.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-21
THE MARK.DOwN OF MORALITY
National Magazine Editorial, April
1930l

National Magazine Editorial, April
193O)
OF all our grave issues, one, which
Is fundamental. has been Obscured,
even though II cuts squarely across
every other and must be settled
first. 1t is Tess a matter of eco
n0mics and politics than of plain,
oldfashiOned morality. 1t is this:
Are we TO condOne, and even official
ly encourage, the breaking of prom
ises? That issue is involved in such
practices and proposals as federal
sanction of default on municipal
bonds, farm mortgages, home mort
cages, and even the Governments
own seed, crop and reclamation
loans.
The essense of each of these is a
broken promise. The essence of
business and political and profess
sional morality is the kept word.
You can count on what he says"
hes dependable" have been tests
of character since the beginning. The
young of every generation have been
counselled, admonished, eXhOrted
by copy book, parent, teacher,
preacher, to this faith. The elder
Morgan, when asked by a Senate
committee, upon what security he
lent money, replied, character"
Not a reader of this page but who
can discover instances of men-and
wOmen-who sacrificed greatly
thrOught the years to pay up debts
of 07 and '93 rather than break their
word
When q nation blandly declines to
pay its obligations to another ma
ton; when a Government suggests
TO the citizen that he can repudi-
ate without losing his good name, at
that moment moral fibers become
llabby, guide-posts vanish, and na-
tional disintegration sets in.
The time has come for men and
institutions to stand up and be
counted. Is IL to be the easy way?
Then make the long slide easier. by
removing constitutional obstacles to-.
the impairment of private contracts,
and by changing our time-honored
copy-book maxims. Pull all the
stops! Discourage thrift by penal
izing it; encourage folly by reward
ing it; carry on to the bitter end
the delusion of a bottomless public
treasury.
This would give us the frosted
cake today, but would leave no bread
for tomorrow.
Or is it to be the hard way?
Call halt on the devising of
fresh palliatives, and contract rather
than expand the scope of those upon
which we now lean They only de-
lay the inevitable accounting; their
promise brings fear to some, false
hope to others, hesitation to all.
The battle must be fought some
where, some time. It might as. well
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-21
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BANGS OF HOMEsICKNRSS

About sixty boys, recruited for the
Civilian Conservation corps for for
est work, had TO be sent home from
Fort Slocum, New York, because of
inconsistencies. Army officers say
this is nothing unusual, and boys
are often sent home from training
camps because this longing for home
gets such possession OF them.
The majority of people adjust
themselves anywhere. But others
are like cats. they belong in one
spot. and their hearts have struck
such deep roots there that something
is torn apart If they are moved else
where. II may be thought a sign of
weakness. Yet these homesick boys
are loyal fellows, who will work like
tigers for the home they love.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-21
SEAFORD
Pr0minent Woman Dead

Mrs. Blanche Thawley Vandep-
burg, 55 years old, died April 18th,
1888. She was taken i'll Sunday and
her death came as a shock to her
wide circle of friends i'm Seaford,
Bridgeville and Laurel.
She was born at Vernon, Kent
county, near Harrington, daughter
of the late Frank w. and Eliza Kane
Thawley. She married John T. Van
denburg, Sr., of Bridgeville. 80 years
ago, and went to that town to re-
side. Her husband was engaged In
the fruit brokerage business there
at that time. They moved to Sea-
ford a year ago. Besides her hus-
band, she is survived by two chill
tlren, John T. Vandenburg, Jr., of
Bridgeville, and Miss Blanche, resid-
ing at home; also three brothers,
Samuel H. Thawley, of Philadelphia;
Crawford B. Thawley, of Denver, and
Frank w. Thawley, of Laurel. Fn-
neral services were held in the
Union Methodist Episcopal Church,
Bridgeville, Saturday, April 18th.
The Rev. George Z. Sterling, of
Phoebus, Va, a former pastor of the
Church. was in charge.
assisted by Rev. j.. H. BrasheF, of
Bridgeville; the Rev. Lester +.
Windsor, of Seaford, and the Rev.
Mr.. MOwbrey. Interment in Bridge
Vile cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-21
PITFALLS OF MATRDTONY

The Federal Council of Churches
has issued marriage code for min
listers. and it recommends that these
clergymen give young couples coun-
sci, both before and after marriage.
1t is felt that many young people
marry heedlessly, with little COM
prehension of the conditions and OBJ
legations of married life. but that IL
given wise counsels. many matri-
monial wrecks could be avoided.
When homes are broken up IN
which there are children, many such
little ones are deprived of needed
parental care. and they may drift
into bad ways. If the ministers could
warn young folks contemplating
of what they are getting
into. and what are the conditions
that make successful unions. many
could be avoided.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-21
POINTS TO REMEMBER WHEN
PLANTING A LANDSCAPE
PICTURE
(Part TMOl

NEdfG IMO)
The aim in planting the home
grounds is to produce definite
picture. A painter must see in his
minds eye, his completed picture,
before he attempts to use the brush
Every object that he paints has its
part i'm the whole picture, so that
when he has finished there are not
several scattered, meaningless parts
but all contribute to the one view.
This "ONENElSS" is known as Unity.
The results are sure to be more sat
isfying if one will try to visualize
the entire home picture that is to
be. 1t is not necessary to see this
ut first in all its details, but rather
in general outlines and masses.
These details will grow and become
more definite as the plan develops.
As one determines the various
features that are to make up the
planting these should he indicated
on paper and thus the plan may be
mapped out in pencil sketch, that
becomes Il safe guide to direct the
planting. II is well to build up your
the house, this may be the dining
room, porch, window of the living
room or kitchen, and arrange the |
paintings so that from these certain |
angles you will view beautiful |
picture when completed, one in
which the unity has been preserved.
One will be greatly aided by
of11dUino onod ,abofooranbC nf uJall
planned yards. or by visiting such
yards in your community. When
this visitation you will be
how often unity is entire
ly lacking and good shrubs are SIM
ply a number of unplanned and
orphans. A good illus
-ratiOn of this is seen in many old
lime gardens where two bushes
such as lilacs are just balanced on
either side of the walk and the two
Deonies about ten feet in front
struggle hopelessly against the
Nature never works by
squares or sends her legions out in
single file.
Usually the central feature of all
is the residence. 1t is the
,enter of home life. 1t therefore fol-
Ows that il should claim a COM
position. On the average
'ity lot, it should be placed to one
iide of the center, the smaller the
OF the nearer to one side it should
,e placed, only by this method can
/ satisfactory part of the lot be
aved at one side. The house will
i've a better setting. if set we'll
Jack from the street. on the other
iand It, must not be set too far
ack as to destroy the private lawn
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-21

ped either in silver thread or crepe
paper. Six clusters of berries. seven
small beads and two or three large
ones, are used. t.
Lengthen the stems of the leaf
sprays with wire and wrap with
crepe paper. Then wrap the stems
that are uncovered with silver
thread adding six more small leaf
sprays, two clusters of berries. and
heavy wire foot long to form
the branch which should be IA in
ches long when finished. Two side
branches are made.
The center branch is only in
ches long and the leaves and her,
ries are closer together. Extend the
three branches with heavy wire to
give strength to the trunk. Join
the two long branches to the center
one, wrapping ends of branches
with crepe paper and silver thread.
Finally, shape the tree, drawing the
branches down on either side and
then plant in bowl or jar, using
sand or crushed paper for packing,
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-21

at the rear, at which place you may
well make a playground for the
children and the family friends, or
in other words an "0UT OF DOORS
LIVING ROOM"
The location of the house con-
trolls the general design of the
planting, as the planting must be
made in harmony with the house. 1t
is easy to conceive that a bungalow
should receive a different treatment
than a building of high dimensions.
The house with it's foundation
planting, gains prominence by hav-
ing an approach of open lawn. 1t is
the broad expanse of open lawn that
gives the appearance to the size of
the grounds. In the hands of a clev-
er designer. a place of very modest
limits often takes on the appear
ance of liberal dimensions. Wher-
ever this lawn is broken mp with
walks or drives and thus cut up in
to parts, this spaciousness is lost.
With the house we'll back and to one
side, one may plan a large sweep OF
lawn, winding in and out of the re-
cesses or bays among the border
and by skilful sweeping
around corner groupings give prom
ise of large lawn spaces at the rear.
Carefully avoid the planting OF
any shrubs that will break up this
large sweep of open lawn. One
would not want the furnitnre scat
Tered all over the room. X should
however be carried in mind that
shade trees do not interrupt this
evenness of lawn surface, especially
if planted near either side OF the
open space, but even with these it
Is wise to avoid planting many trees
in the center of the greensward.
ITO be cOntinuedl }
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-21

THIS Moonlight Tree. in either
a formal or informal room.
adds a certain touch and, best of
all, is easy to make. Cellophane in
a light blue shade is used to cover
the silver leaves on both sides,
the mucilage being put on the leaf
and not the covering material. Cut
5 dozen leaves 3h by 1A inches
from silver paper making short
stems OF wire. Take IA leaves. ex-
tend the stems with wire about
4 inches long. wrapping them with
crepe paper. Then, starting at the
base OF the leaf, wrap the stems
with silver thread, about 11s inches.
then insert two more leaves on
either side and wrap to within 2
inches of the end of the wire. When
finished there will be II sprays of
three leaves each. The berries are
wooden beads on wires with the
ends wrapped to form stems. Each
bead is covered with a double
thickness OF the "Cellophane". in
dark blue and the stems are wrap
= e Ha
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-21
DEL.MAR

]. Paul Ellis left on Thursday for
Chadbourn, N. c., where he will be
working the strawberry deal for
several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph DinsmOre and
Mr.. and Mrs. V. ]. Carmine spent
the Easter holidays in Philadelphia
and Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Kirk enter
tanned Senator and Mrs. Ray Van
SAINT, of Richardson Park, over the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Hill, Mrs.
Clarence Matthew and. daughter,
Miss Elizabeth Matthew, have re-
turned from Philadelphia, where
they were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles MahOney.
Mrs. Franklin Waller and daugh-
ter have returned from a delightful
visit with relatives in Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. William X. Spry are
entertaining their daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Can
non, of Washington, d. c.
Miss Virginia Powell, a student at
William & Mary College, and Robert
Powell. of Baltimore, spent the Eas-
ter holidays with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Powell.
Mrs. Clyde Truitt will entertain
the Loyal Workers. Rev. j. w.
Bounds, teacher. at her home Fri
day evening.
Mrs. Alice Hutchinson is very i'll
at her home.
Tine Old School baptist yearly
meeting was held at Smith Mills
Church, near Delmar, last Sunday.
The morning service was i'll charge
of Elder Coulbourn. of Cape Charles,
Va, and Elder II. Claude Ker, of
Delmar, filled the pulpit in the af-
ternoOn.
Miss Molly Ellis, a member of the
Delmar, Del, high school faculty,
spent Easter in Washington.
The Young Mothers Club will
meet at the home of Mrs. Thomas
Hearn. Wednesday afternoon, April
26th.
Miss Alma Bailey, daughter of
Rev. John r. Bailey, who was pas
tor of the M. p. Church in this town
for several years, has been named !
chief clerk in the office of Comp
troller Oscar w. Allen, at George
town.
Mrs. Clarence Hearn will enter
lain the Foreign Missionary Society |
at her home Friday afternoon.
Mrs. r. II. Parker will be hostess
% her Sunday school class at her
nome, Thursday evening. Mrs. Geo.
Bounds, teacher.
Mrs. Clarence Hearn has returned
rom Mt. PaconO, where she was the
guest OF Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Hunt.
The Delmar Cotillon Club gave an
Easter dance Monday evening in the
laurel Armory, with several hun
lred in attendance. The patroness-
IS were Mrs. T. Barton Freeney, Mrs.
!. Fred Stevens, Mrs. S. N. Culver.
Mrs Fred Barr and Mrs. Carroll
Barr.
Several members of the Delmar
lew Century Club attended the
Tuesday meeting of the Bridgeville
Tub. Delmar Club presented the
Program under the direction of Mrs.
7. Barton Freeney, chairman of reci-
,rOcity.
Mrs. James McLermOn entertain
d Miss Eleanor Burke, of Marshal
on, during the Easter holidays.
]. Elmer Powell has been appoint
ID notary public by Gov Ritchie, to
erye another term of two years be-
,inning May 1st.
Mrs. Milton Cleary and daughter.
rene, and son. James. of Whining
on, spent the holidays with rela-
ives here. =
Charles Hutchinson spent Easter
With his daughter, Miss Nina Hutch
nson. patient at Sabillysville San |
torium. 1
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TIL E
FLOWER GARDEN
QUESTION BOX
Edited by
E. L. LYNCH
DEL.MAR.VA NURSERIES,


ANY reader of this newspa-
per is welcome to make use
of che free information SER
vice of this department on
any question concerning
trees, plants, shrubs, peren-
malls, bulbs or anything
concerning their home
grounds. Address Milford
Chronicle Flower Garden
Question Box, Milford, Del.
Enclose a three cent stamp
for return postage. State
your question clearly and
write your name and ad-
dress plainly.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-21
GI.E:9

When merchant spends money to
advertise goods, he must feel sure
that that merchandise has more than
ordinary value for the money asked.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-21

DON'T expect your home town to
make progress. while you refuse to
give any of your own time and eff
fort to improve your own home.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-21

Don't miss the seafood supper on
April 26 at the NJ. p. Church. There
will be plenty to eat. Price 40c.
Given by team No. |.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-21

Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. LOwden, of
Philadelphia, visited their Delmar
home on Wednesday.