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Milford chronicle., 1933-04-14
MOMENTS OF TRAGEDY

The account which Lieutenant
Commander Wiley of the Inflated
naval airship Akron gives of the last
moments on that vessel, before she
collapsed off the New Jersey shore,
is a vivid picture of moments of
high tragedy.
In many desperate situations peo-
ple face the peril for some time, and
can prepare for it, and think what
to do. Not so on the Akron, where
the storm had not seemed so bad as
others that ship had penetrated be-
fore. Apparently there was not much
warning of the fierce air currents
blowing that night. Then all at
once the ship dropped rapidly, soon
the air became violently agitated,
and the craft became unmanageable.
One can see in this story the mar
vellOus self control of these men.
No noise or confusion, orders given
in low voice and married out eff
fectively, and no conversation after
orders to "stand by" for crash.
These men. but few of whom es-
capped, met their end with the superb
herolsm and pOise which the Ameri-
can soldier or sailor always shows
in face of danger.
The navy and army training
makes men fearless and resOlute. |
The idea of doing their duty in the |
face of danger is impressed on
them. and they act like men from
choice and determination. 1
II is often said the next war will |
be fought in the air. Much of the |
last one was We all hope that there
shall never he any next war. But |
in the present disturbed state of the
world, we can't be too sure. Wheth-
er airships of the type of the Akron
have much future in defense work
will be hOtly debated. Bit we can
see from the superb conduct Of the
Akron's men in this moment of high
tragedy, that they will be ready for
any duty to which they may be as
signed. and for any emergency that I
may come.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-14
A WORD TO TENANTS

Many of the people who rent prop
erty instead of owning it, are indif-
lerent to the appearance of that
property. If Il place looks shabby
and poorly kept. they say they are
not going to spend their precious
hours fixing it up. Let the landlord
attend TO it. if he wants a nice look
ing place. they say.
But the landlord will say that 10
pay taxes and keep a building we'll
repaired. reduces the income from
the property to a low figure. lie
feels that the tenant should at least
cooperate by keeping the grounds
scrupulously neat, and by great care
not to mar the property in any way.
Tenants who take pride in the places
they occupy and keep them attrac-
tive are in demand, and are apt to
be favored when questions arise
about rent payments.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-14
VOTING ON DRY IsSUE

The states have begun to vote OF
the question of the repeal Of the
18th amendment, and Michigan and
Wisconsin led off with smashing VIC
tories for the vets. The American
people have been talking in an ex-
cited manner about this issue for
years. and now is their time to stop
talking and say what they really
want to do about It,
Anyone who fails to get out and
vote for delegates to the conven-
tions that will settle this question,
when the issue comes up in his state,
should forever hold his peace. We
want the verdict of the whole peo-
pie, so no one can claim the verdict
was put over on us. Even though
il means trouble for people TO get
out and vote, the country demands
their presence at the polls for this
decision, and it asks them to eX-
press their honest opinion.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-14
LOSS OF THE AKRON

Some of the congressman are say
ing that the tragic destruction OF
the naval airship Akron with most
of its gallant crew, will prevent the
building of any more of these craft
for military uses for the United
States. Some say that such airships
are very valuable for scouting pur-
poses, while others maintain they
would not do much good in war.
II would seem to the ordinary OBJ
server. that one of these great gas
bags would furnish an easy target
for the shots of an enemy. One
would think il could not get near
enough to II battle line to d. accom-
plish much, without exposing itself
to probable destruction. Our brave
men of the navy and army will he
ready TO man such ships so long as
the government considers them es-
sential. But the country mourns
the loss of the heroic men who went
down in the Akron. and it asks. was
the sacrifice worth what il cost?
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-14
Milford. Friday, AprIl II, 1882
AN EASTER MEDITATION

What does Easter mean to MS here
in Milford? Is il merely relic of
old pagan festivals, of the times
when people held gorgeous feasts
and took part in fantastic parades
DO we simply feel il bad luck not to
wear some new clothing. and that
Easter is a fine time to observe what
the fashions have done to us, and
for the ladies to get the latest infOr-
nation ON spring hats?
lnnumerable men, accustomed to
indOlent Sunday mornings in bed,
feel an impulse stirring them out.
So they meekly follow their wives
into the sanctuary. and feel they
have acquired immunity from church
going for one more year A some
what inadequate return for all the
services the churches render.
Yet some of these men discover
that they have been missing things
they really value. The cheerful at
mOsphere and cordial greetings of Il
good church. the bright music, the
thoughtful words of intelligent min
listers, offer them both desired com
radeship, and help i'm interpreting
the mysteries of this strange world.
A custom like Easter that has
lived nearly 2000 years must have
deep roots in human natures II is
evident that something happened
following the cruciiixiOn of Jesus,
that transformed the world. A little
band of fearful disciples. all at once
became a cOnQuering force. one that
overturned the worlds greatest em-
pire, and placed its stamp on the
modern world.
.... The disciples Of Jesus felt they had
had some kind of personal contact
with their cruciGed leader. The ma
tions that have accepted that lead
ership in some degree. have made
steady advance in all good things,
while others have remained station
airy. The Christian principles are
still very poorly exempliied. but
they constitute leaven that is al
ways making better world.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-14
THE TOP OF THE WORLD

Restless man may be only an
atom in this vast universe, but he
claims control of this whole earth,
and lie proposes to establish that
lordship. For years he has been
trying to climb to the terrible sOli-
tudes of the peak of Mount Everest
in the Himalaya mountains, the
highest spot on earth, and many
lives have been lost in that hazard
Gus gamble The other day party
of English aviators flew over that
terrific summit, and at least their
pictures will show what that i'm
pregnable fortress looks like from
overhead.
Before long some daring climbers
will reach that most awful Of all
SUBMITS, where the thin air of 29,-
141 feet of altitude makes even walk
ing exhausting. When that comes,
man will have gone as near the stars
as his feet will ever carry him.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-14
SCALING DOWN DEBTS

A great mountain of debt rests
upon the farms OF the nation, the
total amount of these obligations be-
ing around $S,500,O0O, 1000. President
Roosevelt asks for refinancing OF
this heavy load, with scaling down
of interest rates.
During the boom times, the cOun-
try took on a vast weight of debt,
based on fancy valuations of prop
erty. We hear much about the wa
tering of stocks. This liquifying
process was not confined to the
clever financiers of the business
centers. The farm business saw its
full share of it. The debts OH many
farms show signs of having been
put under the pump Now comes the
time when we have to discover how
much of these values was fictitious,
and how much real.
If business concern finds its
debtors owe about twice what they
can pay, it usually settlers for 80
cents on dollar. f0rgets the other
so, and goes TO work to make up
the loss. II will he the same ON
many farm debts.
And yet. debtors must not feel
that this is their holiday. when they
can escape from their obligations
merely by lying down. Many debt
Ors will try to take advantage of
this scaling down movement, to
avoid obligations they cOnld fulfill.
The business of the country is
built on credit. IL people cant bor-
row money, they will do little bust
ness. If people want to borrow any
more money. they must show will
ingness to pay old debts up to the
limit of their ability.
II the prices of farm stuff regain !
a higher level. many debts that now |
look hopeless would he good again. |
The problem is TO arrange some soA
luton that will permit the farmers !
to do business and buy factory prod
ucts, yet if it makes farm property |
seem an unsafe investment, so that
The farmers cant borrow money, the
development of the farm regions |
will be blocked.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-14
CROP LOANS AVAILABLE

Regulations governing crop pro
duction loans for 1888 have been is
sued by the Secretary of Agricul-
ture, and these loans are now avail
able to farmers in Delaware through
the offices of the county agricultural
agents where application blanks
may be obtained, according to i
statement which has been released
recently by +. l.. Williams, field in
spector, who has supervision over
the government loans in this terri
tory.
Instead of writing to Washington,
or to one of the regional crop pro-
ductiQn loan offices, farmers may OBJ
tain the necessary application
blanks for loans, and detailed infor-
nation about the requirements from
county agents Russell Z. Wilson in
Dover: c. r. Snyder in Georgetown,
and Ed. Willim, Jr., in Newark, who
have been designated as local gov
ernment representative for hand
ling these crop loans i'll their re-
spective counties. Applications will
he reviewed by the county loan ad-
visOry committee, after which they
will be certified and forwarded to
the, crop production loan office in
Washington for final approval and
action.
The maximum amount which will
be permitted to any one borrower
this year is $500. In the case of ten
ants, however, the total of all loans
TO tenants of any one landlord with
in a single county will be increased
to $4,000, the actual amount advanc-
ed by the authorities depending up
on the requirements of the borrow
er. A first lien or mortgage on. the
crop will be required by the Secre-
tary of Agriculture, and the regula-
tions require that loans be repaid
on or before October 81. 1888, with
interest at 5ls per cent which is de-
Quoted at the time the loan is made.
Since the loans call for a first
lien on the crop as security, the bor-
rover frequently has to procure
waivers from prior mortgages or
rights. If the applicant is tenant, |
Or is farming land under contract |
for deed or so-called crop contract, |
or has given prior mortgage on his
1888 crops, the regulations state he
must secure the waivers of the ac-
tual owners of the land, and/or all |
prior mortgage holders. If the appli-
cant is the owner of the land ami
farms it with tenants or share crop !
pers. waivers of such tenants or
share crOppers must be secured.
The regulations further specify that
the person waving his prior rights
must agree not to dispose of his
rent note, mortgage. or other secur-
ity without first having obtained the
consent of a duly authoriz-
ed agent of the Secretary of Agri-
Those farmers who desire these
loans must notify their county agent
In time for the application to reach
The Washington office not later than
April 80.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-14
WOMEN ABOUT TO MARRY
AGREE TO GIVE UP JOBS
Bell Telephone Company Offers
Bonus For Those Who Quit

Many women employees of the
Bell Telephone Company who con-
template marriage have adopted the
cOmpany's suggestion that those
employees who are in a position to
do so resign voluntarily in order to
prevent further general slashes in
pay and personnel.
The voluntary designations are re-
quested in letter sent to members
of departments whose activities have
been curtailed. Those agreeing to
resign are offered a bonus of one
weeks pay for every year of service
with the company.
''The decline in the volume of tel
eph6ne business" the letter reads in
part, has reduced the amount of
available telephone work in all de-
partments of the business. The
point has now been reached where
employs who are in an economic po-
sition to do so are being offered a
weeks pay for each year of service
il they can see their way clear to
resign. This is better than resort
ing to a general layoff or further
reductions in working time"
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-14
Points TO Remember When Planning
II handsome Picture

Home is more than four SQUARE
walls, and even more than a house
of stone, wood or what-not. 1t does
not matter how much you have spent
TO have a home of your own, il is
not Il home until you have Il plant
ing of protecting. friendly trees, sur
rounded by green lawn. sOftened by
shrubbery and clinging vines, and
enlivened by bright flowers, which
invite you, in. 1t suggests the mem
Ories and friendships that cluster
around the home.
There is an interesting analogy
between the furnishings of the. house
and grounds. You may build a splen-
did living room in the new house,
yet when the carpenter turns it
over, it is unfinished and uninvit-
ing. It is in no sense -livable until
furniture is moved in-chaifs, rugs,
piano, table and etc. Then the care
full hand continues TO make it home
like with pictures, draperies, cur
tains and those little touches of fin
ish. until the room is rich through
its furnishings with home atmos-
phere.
The grounds are very large part
of the home life and home environ
ments. When the house is built and
the grounds are graded, it is only
barren lot, not ready to do it's part.
Like the living room, it requires the
necessary furniture. First, the green
carpet of blue grass and clover must
be laid. then the trees and shrubs
which are the larger and smaller
pieces of furniture, must be placed.
Finally the flowers peOnies, roses.
iris. phlOX. etc. must do their part
To dress up the yard and give il
rich finish. that it may contribute
its share to the life of the home.
There are two types OF paintings
for your home namely the formal"
and informal"
The formal planting is made up of
and curved lines, which
may conform with the outlines of
the roof gables, windows or porch
Of the house, while the informal |
planting is made in irregular fash
ion, planting iii groups To give Il |
appearance.
The informal plan of gardening is
IS its name implies. an attempt to
initiate nature A brief excursion
field in almost any region will
lring one upon MANY landscape pic
mes that would grace the canvass
If the modern calendar artist. In
zach of these, pictures there is Il GER
ain dominating feature, of which
he lesser features are part. II
nay be small lake. in which case
he distant hills and rising shore
inc, the bordering trees and the
ringing shrubs, rocks and rushes,
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-14
BEER MAY BE GOOD
BUT TALK BORES
Won't Remove Depression But May
Restore Good HumOr
Neonardo in Labor Herald)

(LeonardO I'm Labor Herald)
"Now that we have beer il is to
be hoped we shall have less talk of
beer. Beer may be refreshing but
the talk of beer has been tiresome.
Beer is not going to remove the
depression, but il may put us all in
a better humor, which is something
to be thankful for.
"The beer problem, if there is
such thing, we venture to predict,
will solve itself naturally and sim
ply in short time. For those who
are beer drinkers there is no prob
lem. They will drink it whenever
and wherever they like, at home or
in their favorite rathskeller, and
with the companions they enjoy
drinking with.
Drinking establishments only
will survive that pay, which means
that the drinking public will event.
ually decide just what kind of place
it wants to do its drinking in. In
the beginning, then, say We, the more
places to drink the merrier, and let
the good Old-fashioned law of COM
petilion settle the question, as 1t un-
doubtedly will in short order.
For the new corners to beer the
problem also will settle itself simply.
They will acquire a taste for it or
they won't. In the first case they
simply become beer drinkers and act
accordingly. In the second case
there Just isn't anything to be done.
I'VE doubt il the ladies will take
to beer to any great extent, at least
those who care anything for their
waist line. The girls will still prefer
high balls and cocktails with decid-
edly more kick than the 3.2 per cent
brew. The sad truth is that those
who have learned to drink since pro-
hibition really only know the hard
liguors, and we doubt that they can
be weaned away from the stuff with
the kick.
"The point we should like TO make
is that there will be no solution to
the drinking problem until we have
outright repeal of prohibition, and
we get back to where we were fif-
teen years ago. There is much
ground that will have TO be gone
again. We shall begin TO get some
where when we realize that the
problem of liquor control is the prob
lem of individual control, and indi-
Vidual consumption. Individual con-
troll, or temperance, or whatever you
want to call it, must be learned and
taught out in the open without any
restrictions or taboos. Temperance
is not the same for all people. One
mans temperance might be another
mans intemperance but in either
case it is something that can be
found or solved only by the indid-
nal attacking the problem himself"
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-14
BUSINESS CONFIDENCE

All we need is confidence, many
business advisers have been saying
for three years. If people can for
get their fears, and develop and
spend as usual. the depression will
be forgotten in three months.
II people could all at once feel
that the depression is over, that
things would soon be. normal. We
should see within 30 days Il most
marvellous expansion in trade. Mer-
chants would double their orders.
and millions of men and women
would be called hack to the busy
factories.
The merchants will say that can't
go so fast, since money is not circu-
lating freely. and people are not
spending. Confidence grows some
what slowly. But when no great
obstacles to prosperity lie ahead,
confidence is the natural expression
of our achieving American nature.
IL is as sure To grow as the sun
is to rise.
American industry needs two
things. First, removal of some
hampering conditions, like unsound
bank situations where they exist,
and some relief from debts too heavy
TO he borne. Second. policies that
make business people feel that they
have a fair chance to go ahead and
make some money
You cant expect business con-
Germ TO spend lot of money on Or
dering or producing goods, unless il
sees chance TO make 4 dollar on
that trade. II is all right and fine
To pursue dishonest business, but
if you pursue it too violently. you
may so scare the honest business |
man that he hides in the cyclone |
cellar and sits on his dollars.
The American people have too
much common sense for that. They
favor a policy that shall make every
honest concern feel il is going to
be protected. The next few months
should see such policies adopted as
the settled program of the govern
ment. which will give business new
hope. and remove many fears that
Dbstruct industrial recovery.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-14
EASTER AND HUMANITY

Man is such an infinitesimal specl
in this inconceivably vast universe
say the agnostics and skeptics, that
it is incredible that the infinite
forces that developed all this i'm
measurable system of worlds can
consider or think of our poor little
spirits. We. are but specks of dust
in infinite space. soon to be swept
away. they say.
This point of view looks at things
on the basis of quantity rather than
quality. A diamond, for instance, is
an extremely tiny thing in size, il
you should compare it with a square
mile of the sand of the Sahara des-
ert. If all the sand on that square
mile could be put on scales, it would
weigh billions of times as much as
that tiny little diamond in the palm
of your hand. And yet that diamond
is much more valuable in the worlds
markets. than all that square mile
of sand.
So with human life. The power
to think, to feel, to love. TO create.
to organize, existing in a human be-
ing. is vastly more significant than
Il whole dead star with no life on
il, even though that star is 1000
times bigger than our earth.
The human beings on that earth,
with all their achievements and pos
sibilities. are worth infinitely more
than q whole universe of dead stars
carrying no life, even though there
are billions of them.
This doctrine was an essential
part of the message of Jesus. He
gave his life for that belief. The
Christian world feels that lie still
lives, and has demonstrated that
others shall live also, and that a
human soul is worth more than Il
whole milky way full of stars, If
hose stars support no conscious
life. Here is a thought that should
have consolation for mourning
hearts on Easter day.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-14

all belong to the lake. With a single
ness of purpose they all work to-
gether to produce one scene. This
dominating feature may be brook,
valley, field or a river that forms
the center of an interesting land
scape picture, about which lesser
portions of nature are each contrib
uting their share of beauty and
meaning.
Examine the methods by which
Mother Nature builds up her native
woodlands: An acorn of former
day found root and grew, and now
has reared about itself several gem
erations of oaks, this group was ex-
panded until its sway was disputed
by family of naples, and under its
protecting branches. family groups
of dOgwoOds.. juneberries, high bush
blueberries are contending for their
homestead rights.
The informal planting therefore
is to attempt to reproduce land
scape picture upon the home
grounds. In other words the grounds
about out house are to become a bit
of private park that might look as
if mother nature had left it there.
The dwelling becomes the dominat-
ing feature, surrounded by the nat
ural features.
This natural style comes to the
rescue of the busy man as it re-
quires a minimum of effort and care
when once established while the
formal garden must have constant
attention.
Our problem, therefore, is TO beau
tify our home grounds according to
the natural style of gardening and
in later edition we shall try TO
show how this may be accomplish
ed
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-14
THE POLICE STILL EAT

Even though the police have many
troubles in these lawless times, it
does not seem to affect their appe-
tate much. At least when 5000 New
York policemen got together for a
breakfast with the Holy Name So
.ciety of their department, it was
said they required enough food to
stock a transatlantic liner for a
round trip across the ocean.
II we all lived the way the po-
licemen do, keeping out doors and
walking long distances, we too
should create more havoc on the
dining table. and get more the worth
of our board money.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-14
G1.@

BUSINESS is moved ahead by re-
minders. A business manager who
keeps no memorandum of the things
he must do, is likely to forget many
of them. lie needs list of memory
joggers. or lie will overlook duties
and opportunities. The human
brain, in order to act well, must
constantly be reminded of the things
Il could or should do.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-14

MODERN business is built on the
reminders II offers TO the public.
The store which never gives such
reminders through advertising. is
apt TO he forgotten. just as the bus
mess man forgets the thing con-
cerning which he was not reminded
by memorandum. If you want the
world to remember you when il is
ready TO buy, keep giving it remind
ers of your existence and what you
are doing.
Milford chronicle., 1933-04-14
PUBLIC SENTIMENT

Public sentiment is everything.
With public sentiment nothing can
fail; with out it nothing can sue
ceed. Consequently he who molds
public sentiment goes. deeper than
he who enacts statutes or pro-
nounces decisions. He makes stat
utes and decisions possible or i'm
possible to execute.-A. Lincoln.