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Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
WHAT NExT7

Washington is awaiting with in
terest the next step in this schem,
to put over an alcohol-blend motol
fuel law on the American public
What interests Washington most
however, is not the proposals So
called farm relief" aspect. That is
regarded here as a popular and con
venient handle for all sorts of fancy
legislation. What Washington wants
to know is what would happen in
other lines of business If Congress
actually decided to force the r.
placement of a part of the gasolina
market with alcohol.
Until now there have been no laws
designed to interfere with competi-
tion between industries along these
lines. Rayon hurt the silk business,
and both silk and rayon did no end
of damage to cotton. Steel replaced
timber, cement replaced brick, the
motor car drove the horse from the
highway, and the garage put an end
to the livery stable. Railroads
beached the canal boat and motor
buses eliminated the trolley car. The
electric light dimmed the kerosene
lamp and the electric refrigerator
put rust on the iceman's tongs.
But these changes came through
open competition and economic de-
velopment. All these new indus
tries" proved they were going, ne
cessary concerns, and except in the
case of grants of land to railroads
there was little government support
on subsidy. 1t would be- quite diff
ferent for government to force
every one to use the more expen-
sive and less efficient fuels, to fur
nish the alcohol industry with dis
tilling capacity it will not itself
spend money to build, and to i'm
pose additional taxes upon gasoline
merely to make a market for alco-
hol.
American policy has been to let
each industry stand upon its own
feet. If we start taxing the prod
ucts of one industry to provide rev.
enue for the subsidization of an
other, we open the door to legisla-
tion that will result in government
subsidization of many industries at
the expense of the public. Found
ing new industries" could become a
racket, and probably would.
1t looks as if a report of Iowa
State College on this proposed new
industry" in alcohol-blend motor
fuels was about right when it stat
ed:
"In the long view, no industry
should be subsidized or propped up
unless it can show that before long
It can stand on its own feet without
protection of any kind. Any indus
try that cannot eventually get along
support should not be start |
ed in the first place"
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
4 TRIUMPH OF CONCmIATION

What is the meaning to American
industry of the code for regulation
of the cotton manufacturing bust
ness which President Roosevelt has
just approved? In some minds, il
will be just one more experiment
in a difficult field, an attempt to
pull a rabbit out of hat, to cure
economic troubles by some magical
and sensational device.
And according to others, it is al
most as important in our history,
as the adoption in the year 1889, of
constitution by the 13 original
states of our Union, which made it
possible for those isolated colonies
to become a real nation. So these
hopeful folks look to see this new
agreement become the basis of other
codes, which shall assure regular
work. fair prices, and fair wages.
But anyway, it was great triumph
to persuade these conflicting inter
ests to sit down together and give
their assent to one plan of proceed
ings. Up to now, we have seen this
industry torn by conflicts between
labor and capital, and between COM
peting sections. Now all at once
they are persuaded to give UP these
and to agree on a prae-
tically uniform plan for fair com
petition.
The decision to abolish the labor
Of children under 16 was an unex-
pected triumph. Here is cause for
which social reformers had worked
ior years with only partial success.
A constitutional amendment has
been pending for years giving Con-
yress the power to limit child labor.
,ut less than a third of the states
rave ratified it. Here all at once,
hese producers get together and
lecree that child labor is not profit
Ible.
If we can see a similar willing
less for united action in all oceupa-
ions, it will not be long before we
hall have said the last goodbye to
I'D Man Depression.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
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MORE KIDNAPPNGS

More and more kidnappings oc-
cur. A recent and aggravated case
is the abduction of John H. o'Con-
nell, Jr., of Albany, N. Y, noted
athlete, whose family are powerful
in New York politics, and for whose
return $25O,OO was demanded.
The gangsters who are carrying
on these kidnappings are a menace
to the homes of the nation. While
the victims are more likely to be
people of large wealth, plenty of in
stances have occurred where those
of less riches have been singled out
for these outrages. The American
people must insist that cities and
states go the limit to run down the
rsscals who commit these atrocious
acts. Big money rewards should
be offered, for the way to fight
crime today is with money, and
money will almost always buy in
formation that will track these
sooundrels to their baunts.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
CODES IN THE MAKING

The President of the United States
/ gives evidence of his belief that
there should be more speed in the
program of recovery. He has ere
ated Administrators, a Cabinet Re-
covery Board, committees, and or
ganizations to speed matters along.
The affairs of hundreds of indus
tries, and millions of workmen are
involved in optimistic plans that
approach the ideas of self-govern-
ment of industries, fair trade prac-
tices, distribution of employment.
Unemployment and decent wages.
These are among the goals of the
New Deal.
Child labor is being ruled out of
the cotton industry, shipbuilders
suggest a 40-hour week, the electri-
cal code provides for a 36-hour
week, and the oil code is regarded
as the model for other industries.
Those are few of the highlights in
the early manipulations of the
codes.
Executives in industries, labor
leaders, financiers and trade asso-
Citations find their codes difficult to
agree upon. The soft coal industry
appears, as usual, with the disputes
over working conditions and wages;
manufacturers of the National Man
ufaeturers Association type are
hardly apt to subscribe to fair treat
ment for labor, since this organiza-
tion has been the foe of progressive
steps along that line-including the
child labor amendment-for a gen.
Grafton. The United States Cham
ber of Commerce and the American
Federation of Labor appear favor
ably in support of the White House
program.
But anyone who thinks the Nation
can be whipped into wartime condi-
tions in a "jiffy", as was done dur
ing the war, has another think COM
ing. There are conflicting inter
ests in every industry. Some of
them produce goods and products
of excellent quality for which they
have always received large prices.
Others are the price-cutters, and
chains, that are not so particular
about quality. One group employs
labor on fair terms; the other ex-
ploits human beings and hires them
as cheaply as possible. Some indus
tries have plenty of capital, others |
are practically broke" In such |
industries there are groups as far |
apart as Baptists and Unitarians.
To get together on a code is go
ing to be impossible with many of |
hem. That's why the powers given
by Congress to the President are
certain to be invoked for the con-
.rol of many industries. Minimum
wages and maximum working hours
md fair trade practices cannot be
in some industries except
With club. There is no doubt but
What there is "big stick" in the
White House. 1t will likely be
lsedi
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
EDUCATIONAL ADVERTISING

Advertising educates. It gives
people information as to the means
by which they can reduce costs, and
carry on more efficiently their per-
sonal and home lives. It points out
how they can save labor. improve
their personal equipment for life,
preserve their health, make their
homes more attractive.
The enormous advance which the
American people made during the
80 first years of this century were
due in large measure to the educa-
tional results Of advertising. If it
had not been for advertising. the au-
tomobile industry would never have
developed as it has. Probably we
should not have one third the cars
we now have. Every department of
life has been put on a modern basis
by advertising.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
Milford. Friday, July q, 1888
PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION

Secretary of Labor Frances Per-
kins, in a recent address. called at
tention to the marvels of the Amer
ican system of production. She felt
that the problem which our people
have now to solve, is how to make
our system for consuming these pro-
ducts equally efficient. so that they
can all be sold and used.
Our power to produce is a world
marvel. Nothing like it was ever
seen in any land. Our farms can
produce twice as much food as our
people can eat. Our factories can
produce twice as many things as
the people have so far been able to
buy. Now if we could only manage
to give our people a buying power
equal to their producing power,
everybody who is willing to work
would be comfortable and happy.
It is sometimes claimed that there
is no adequate market for the pro-
ducts of all our farms and factories.
And yet our people have infinite
needs that are not filled. Half the
people lack automobiles. Half of
them have no radios. Nearly all of
them would like more electrical and
sanitary and other household
equipment, if they could afford
these things.
Now if we can only find some way
by which all the industries can work
along steadily, without stoppages
and fits and starts. every body will
have purchasing power, and we can
all buy these products.
There seems no limit to the
things our technieians are able to
do. What, We need now lis human
technicians, men and women who
can organize human beings. and get
them working as efficiently together
as the parts of a complicated ma
chine work to accomplish their ben
efcial results. If We can work such
triumphs over dead matter, we can
surely do so with live human be-
ingss with hearts and intelligence
and ambition. They are willing to
do their best. if wise leaders only
show them the way.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
WAR ON CRIME

The u. S. Department of Justice
is gathering it's forces for a war OF
organized crime, and it proposes tc
get after the leaders of gang and
racketeering activities. A start has
been made by appointing Joseph B
Keenan,, Cleveland lawyer, to head
the governments war against the
gang chiefs.
Crime used to be kind of indi-
vidual thing, and there was no crime
army or organization. The outlaw
played solitary hand, and it was he
alone, or some small group of a very
few men, who perpetrated their out
RACES. Today crime is organized,
and great systems of outlaws are in
revolt against authority and justice.
Bright minds are systematizing these
activities, and directing them on a
scientific basis. The "big shots"
keep in the background, and they
have their agents and thugs and
killers who do the dirty work of the
game
The master mind of these organi-
cations are hard to get at. They
are clever at concealing their tracks.
They do not put anything in writ
ing. They have ostensible forms of
business to which they can attrib-
ute their riches. They rule with
despotic power over the tribe of out
laws whom they direct. Any gun
man who squeals on his boss knows
that he is man marked for slaugh-
ter.
But it takes a supernaturally
clever crook not to leave clues lying
around loose here and there. The
government should employ the best
minds to uncover these dark viii
lanies, and bring these polite and
finished outlaws to the bar of JUS
tice, and put them where they will
make no more trouble
With all the money and brains at !
the command of the American peo-
pie. they will be very slow if they |
permit the racketeering reign of |
terror to last much longer.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
.LET,s NOR GET EXCITED

During the World War, the favor
ite motto was Lets CO.. Another
good one foE these times would be
Lets not get excited.
Nothing is accomplished wher
people get emotional or excited. I'm
der the influence of such agitation
they do foolish things. If they will
keep cool and calm, they can al
ways find ways to cure their trou-
bles.
In our recent economic depres-
sion many people made matters
worse by their excited talk. I'VE
are on the verge of a precipice"
some of these shouters would de-
clare. They would represent that
civilization was on its last legs, that
we were about to disappear into
some kind of az abyss. 1t would be
hard to imagine anything more sill
ly, or better calculated to bring on
the troubles they feared.
People never get into such a sit
ustion thai there is no remedy for
it. Our country has lasted over 300
years since its original settlement,
and every few years its people get
into some kind of jam. They have
sense and brains, and when they
stop fooling and put that gray mat
ter to work. they always see where
they made their mistakes and they
devise remedies. Pretty soon every
thing comes out all right.
A few months ago it was declared,
for instance, that the world depend
ed absolutely for recovery on action
from the conference to be called at
London. That meeting has been
held and it has not accomplished |
much so far, and probably will not
until things settle down. But things |
are no worse than they were when |
the conference met. and in fact are
very much better. Which shows |
how foolish it is to get excited. We |
are all going to come out all right, |
as soon as we put our wits together
and do the sensible and common
sense things. And the splendid re-
turns Of business improvement dur
ing recent weeks abundantly prove
it.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
ANALYSIS AND APPRECIATION

With this, that and the other thing
given recognition by a week special
ly designated, or dedicated to it, we
feel that at least a few paragraphs
can be offered at least once in a
great many years, concerning the
home town newspaper.
Call it Newspaper Appreciation
Week, if you will, or whatever, but
stop to think what the home town
paper means to you and to your
community.
Though the newspapers story is
generally the same, each publica-
tion has its individual style, trend
and characteristic makeup.
Consider this paper. Week after
week, year after year it comes to the
home as weekly messenger. bring
ing you news of the town, the per-
sonal items, church, school, fra
ternal, political and industrial ac-
tivities; telling you of happy we'd
dings, babys born, Grim Reaper's
call-and many other features.
Analyze your home town paper
sometime, don't 'just read it,"
The first page is the front win
dow" generally we'll dressed, and
with a variety of attractions.
Then there is the editorial page
with its seven separate and distinct
features. The home notes page has
its five columns and over a personal
paragraphs, and weekly an average
of thirty correspondents from as
many communities send letters for
your perusal.
Farmers have the County Farm
Agents Corner, the women their
Home Economics feature, the
Grange its illustrated department,
and the churches their page. Items
historical repeat events of thirty
and fifty years ago, and present day
politics and the Governors an
nouncements appear regularly in
story form.
High school students have their
own paper within paper" and
regularly, and in inter
esting form. '.
The merchants themselves have
their various departments in which,
week after week, they make contact
with the reading public. This. is an
feature of any newspa
per, and of inestimable value to the
the reader and the paper. |
There is a lot of personality in it,
for each advertisement is an ex-
preston of the man or business it
represents.
The classified page is likewise
feature, far more than advertising
alone. There can be read romance
and tragedy, happiness and sorrow,
allure and success. fortune, prog
fact it is a barometer of
he times.
And so we could go on! But we
lsked you to make the analysis, and
With that thought still in mind, will
sign off. "-Quakertown (Pa) Free
Press '-< - 'F it' -
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
MEMORIES OF THE PAST

Editor Milford Chronicle:
l was very much interested Il
notice in the last Chronicle or two
communication from Williams
vile (near Houston), in regard t.
re-organizing a Sunday school anC
having church services again in the
little old church there.
Now, why this interest? will tell
you. Seventy-five years ago, was
little boy, living in that village
went to Sunday school in that lit
tie old church. I attended school in
a little old school house just across
the road from the church. The town
or village at that time had a village
store and a postoffice. The town of
Houston at that time was not in
existence.
The postof1ce's name was "Wil-
Evansville" but the little town was
town as "Ginny" Town. 1t had also
a wagon repair shop and a carriage
shop. My father ran the wagon
shop, and William Morris the car
riage shop.
Jesse Sharp lived there at that
time; also Henry Y. Conaway. Mr..
Sharp bought oak bark which he
sold to the tannery at Milford. Mr..
Conoway repaired shoes. Jas. H.
Wo1cott lived there at that time, a
young man, law student.
Old Aunt Sarah Kitchens, a col
sored woman, lived there and made
home made ginger cake, in gener-
GUS squares, and what she called
beer" at penny a glass. There
were others living there, but can
not recall their names at this time.
/ spent three years of my chill
hood in Williamsville; happy years
they were. About all the people I
have mentioned afterwards removed
to the town of Greenwood; but not
all. Jas. H. .Wollcott went up the
State; the present Wollcotts are
descended from him, I suppose. 1
had a brother named for him.
This little old church has not
been used much of late years. L
have a picture of it, a snap shot,
which a kind friend sent me sever
al years ago, which 1 prize very
much. 1 am getting to be an oI6 |
man; soon | will be four score, in
a fair state of health, and working
every day. I>have been a reader of
the Chronicle for many years, more
than a quarter of a century, and am
still very much interested in my old
home State. 1 take great pleasure in
reading the articles from different
parts of the lower county. 1 was
born in Georgetown; but it has
been many years since was back
there. 1 have many friends and rel
atives there yet, but very many of
them have passed over. hope the
(near Houston) cor
will write the news ev-
cry week.
With best wishes for Delaware
and the Chronicle, especially.
JOHN w. BEEBE
Elwood, Ind, July 16, 1888.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21

Summer Potato Salad-Dice S
cold cooked potatoes, add l cucum-
ber diced, 8 tomatoes. diced, and 2
tablespoons minced onion. Add l
teaspoon salt. Moisten, using "a cup
Mayonnaise Salad Dressing to
which has been added 1 teaspoon
Prepared Mustard. This is excel
lent for a summer supper or for a
picnic salad, just as it is. or with the
addition of three frankfurters that
have been cooked in boiling salted
water. peeled and sliced. Garnish
with slices of Sweet Gherkins.
Butterscotch Refrigerator Cookies
Mix 7s cup white sugar, u cup
brown sugar, q cup melted shorten
ing (1z butter) 2 eggs, teaspoon
vanilla, 3 cups sifted pastry -four
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
THE THRILL OF CREATIVE
go EFFORT

In our pursuit of material gain
or of fieeting pleasures, we some
times forget this bit of truth. tucked
away in the middle of Roosevelt's
inaugural speech:
Happiness lies not in the mere
possession, of money; it lies in the
joy of achievement, in the thrill of
creative effort. The joy and moral
stimulation of work no longer must
be forgotten in the mad chase of
evanescent profits. These dark days
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21

will be worth all they cost us if
they teach us that our true destiny
is not to be ministeTed unto, but to
minister to ourselves and to our
fellow men,"
1t would be a good thing for all
of us to clip this paragraph from
the Presidents talk and read it over
every once in a while
Happiness most certainly does
not lie in the mere possession of
money.
The thrill of creative effort-that's
it!-Harvard Qll) Herald.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
CORN CRIB CAPACITY

In determining the sizes of corn
cribs it is common practice to flg-
ure on 21s cubic feet of storage
space for each bushel of cleanly
husked ear corn, says the Bureau
of Agricultural Engineering, United
States Department of Agriculture.
To calculate the capacity of a, crib
in bushels or ear corn, multiply the
volume in cubic feet of storage space
by and divide by 10. Snapped or
jerked corn with husks will reduce
the capacity of crib about one-fifth.
A bushel of small grain or shelled
corn occupies approximately IL
cubic feet of space. To calculate
the capacity of grain bins in bush
els, multiply the volume in cubic
feet by 8 and divide by 10.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21

The following editorial in the
Free Press of Quakertown, Pa, is
sure to be read by all who have in
terest in the local affairs of any
place where there is a local weekly
paper, that is conducted on a plane
of real journalism; therefore it is
reprinted in the Milford Chronicle,
that attention can be fixed upon the
value Of such papers to the entire
community, as well as the state and
county where it is produced.-Ed-
itor.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
The Whole Family Will Enjoy
\ These Hot Weather Meals
By JOSEPHINE GIBSON
Director, Heinz Food Institute

N11F1NG the wise women reduce to
- minimum the meal preparation by serving meals wherein
Chilled foods and tall cold drinks have much
Greater appeal than Of not dishes and heavy foods 1t
TO include one allow the remainder OF the meal to
come from the emergency supply sh Menus sus
osted here COOL crisp inviting Serve these and similar ones ire
1uently during the next two months H.
/ = Cold Slices Tongue Ham 80, g., New Peas IN Creana
~ Genuine Dill Pickles
= IA and Cream
a Y Reuter- Cookies*
y Cream Of Mushroom Soup (Ready to Serve) Crackers
L VI Country Club Salads Sliced tomatoes
&A Potatoes
"a Va Ice with Fudge Sauce
/ AA9 with Mint
Chilled Tomato Juice
r61d et;csd Meat Oven (Ready to Serve)
Al Cucumber and Lettuce Salad Roquetort dressing
- Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake :
M Iced Tea
~ ~ below.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
1IVI='

THE WORST peril to a business
is not from its competitors. Its
worst danger is from its own faults,
prominent among which is lack of
enterprise in failing to get out and
hustle for business by advertising.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
~ Indicates recipes given below.

(sifted twice with 4 teaspoon soda)
and cup Rice Flakes, measured,
then crushed. Blend thoroughly
after addition of each ingredient.
Pack into a pan lined with waxed
paper, and chill 6 hours. Cut in very
thin slices, and bake in hot oven
(425' F.) for 5 minutes. Makes 4
dozen cookies 2" x A..
Country Club Salad-Cut cold
baked ham and cooked veal into
small dice and add an equal amount
of diced celery. Moisten with May
onnaise Salad Dressing q hour be-
fore serving. Chill thoroughly and
serve in beds of lettuce, garnished
with slices of Stuffed Olives: Sum
day night supper guests always en-
Joy this salad.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21

PEOPLE used to think their enc
mics stood in the way of their sue
cess. Most of peoples enemies now
are in themselves, in their own in
difference and laziness.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
GINEI

WEEDS in a garden prevent the
growth of the plants. There are
weeds in our home town too, in the
shape of poorly kept homes and
other buildings, which hamper com
munity development.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
60

DON'T growl because people won't
buy, if you have failed to state
reason to them for buying.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21

Headlines proclaim that the dol
lar is now worth Sd cents-but we
haven't been able to buy any at that
price.-Nashville Southern Lumber
man.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21

The general public works pro-
gram will be success as soon as
the public generally works-Wash-
ington Post.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21

We've had the cuts and the new
deal-now let the raising begin :
Atlanta Journal.
Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21

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