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Milford chronicle., 1934-09-21

Miss Charlotte Ryder cele-
brated her sixteenth birthday
on Wednesday,. That evening
she was hostess to a group of
her friends. and in honor of her
. natal day gave a movie party.
They enjoyed the showing of
''The Cats Paw" and then went
to the Ryder home on South
Walnut street for refreshments
and games. The guests were.
Misses Jean Galloway. Grace
Sharp, Fay Ferguson, Cornelia
Pierce, Betty Hammond, Martha
Counselman, Sara Nutter. Wv
ian Shute, Katherine Williams,
Marion Simpson. Mary Vinyard
and Dorothy Swain.
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-21
MILFORD BOY ENLIsTs IN ARMY

The. enlistment OF Edward H.
KINNEY. of Milford, in the United
States Army, was announced last
week. He is a, graduate of the Mil
ford High School and was enlisted
and assigned to the Army Radio
and Signal School. at Fort Mon
mouth, N. ].
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-21
Special News

Manager L. NJ. Mckay OF Sears.
Roebuck and Company's Dover store
announces that prize of a clock
will be given to the couple whose
4Sth wedding anniversary falls on
the first and last day Of the anni-
versary sale. A prize will also be
given to the person bringing in the
Oldest Sears catalogue.
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-21
IRVINE WILSON

Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Wilson,
of Georgetown. announce the mar
riage of their daughter. Neva Mae
to Earle A. Irvine of Philadelphia,
September 8. 1884. in Wilmington.
by Rev. G. I. Roberts. The bride is
a graduate of the Georgetown High
School. class of 1884. They will re-
side in Philadelphia. where the
groom is employed by the Globe De-
tective Service.
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-21

George S. Grier, Srd, resumed his
studies at the University of Mary
land on Wednesday.
Miss Marian Robinson, who has
been confined to her home with
scarlet fever, is very much iinprov-
ed.
Tom Draper. of New York City,
spent Sunday and Monday here with
Mrs. George H. Draper and Miss
Ida Draper.
Mrs. J. c. Weinmann of Trenton,
N. j., is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs, James II. Hill, on West
Front street.
James G. Holzmueller, who UNDER
went an appendix operation in the
Milford Emergency Hospital re-
Gently. returned home on Monday.
Mrs. Clarence Emory has return
ed home after a weeks vacation
with her brother and his wife, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. F. Reed, in Balti-
more, Md.
Mrs. Robert BaldersOn, who has
been i'll in the Milford Emergency
Hospital for the past two weeks,
was able to return to the home of
her aunt. Miss Anna Bell on We'd
nesday.
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-21

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girls who are in COL
- these last few weeks
getting ready. II has been
busy time. too for the parents.
Some have already gone, but
most of them will be ready to
go the first of the week. Uni
versity of Delaware claims the
majority and it opens on Mon
day. Those going from here are
Ellen Sipple. Eleanor Bunstein,
Alice Breme, Mary Vinyard, Ruth
Kitchens, Henry Bunstein, JO-
seph Marvel, Webster Eckstrom
and Theodore GovOttas. Eliz-
abeth James returned to Lynch
burg. Va. on Sunday, and will
begin her senior year at Ran
dolph-Macon. Mary Jane Var
ney left on Monday for Andover,
Mass. where she will enter Abb
bot Academy. Willard Pierce
and George II. Draper, 3rd, left
on Tuesday and Wednesday for
WaynesborO, Va. There they
will enroll at Fishburne Military
School. MyrOn Boone will soon
enter Temple University, Phila-
delphia, where he will begin his
course in dentistry. These are
just a few who will go away.
There are probably several more
that have not been brought to
cur notice. The very best wish
one could express for these
young students. likely, is that
there will be enough time to
crowd in all the fun and work
that goes with school and col
lege life.
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-21


Miss Gladys Hudson. very pOpu-
lar secretary of The L. d. Caulk
Company. spent a very pleasant
weekend at her home in Delmar
where she celebrated her 21st birth
day (?) and some.
Mrs. Sarah d. Draper's guests on
Tuesday were Mrs. Annie Y. Davis
Swan. of Los Angeles. California;
W. H. Draper of Denver. Colorado:
Mrs. George H. Draper. Miss Ida
Draper. Milford. and Mrs. Elizabeth
Parks of Philadelphia.
After an absence of eleven years.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Swanson, of
Detroit. Michigan, spent their vaca-
tiOn with Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbard
Morgan OF Lincoln and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Emory of Milford. where
they received very hearty welcome
From Milford they mO:ored to Bal
timore to visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. F. Reed. former Milford resi-
dents.
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-21

Saving wood for winter use in
the home cook stove will save a
coal bill.
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-21


wards at the pharmacy. There
had been no time to play, so
after refreshments, when it was
quites time to go home several
of the guests went back home
with Frances and played until
darkness came. 1t was a happy
time for Gertrude Atkins, Eli
leen Wharton, Jean wilkins,
Margaret Williams, Margaret
Wilkerson, Betty Walls. Rachel
Davis, Anne Pierce, Isabelle
LankfOrd. Eileen Murphy, Fran
ces McNatt, Ruth Davis and
Elaine Townsend. They were
chaperoned by Kitty Clements
and Alice Irwin.
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Mayor and Mrs. Wilson NJ.
Vinyard are being congratulated
upon the birth on Sunday, Sept.
18th. of a grandson. the son of
Lieutenant and Mrs. V. ]. Espo-
sito, at SchOfield Barracks, Hon
Olulu. Mrs. Esposito was the
former Miss Eleanor vinyard.
8
The community will be glad to
know that Oscar Carpenter has
arrived at Williamsburg, Onta-
rio. Canada, where he will un-
dergO treatment given by DR..
NJ. w. Locke. He has been as
sured by DR.. Locke that he can
be benefited and has already
had treatments for the past two
weeks.
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-21

Wednesday was a delightful
time for a party at the shore.
Mrs. Charles II. Abbott invited
several Milford ladies down to
her cottage at RehOboth for the
afternoon, to play bridge. The
Abbotts are staying in their cot
tage until time to go to Florida,
which they have done for the
past few winters. They have
rented their town house. The
guests were Mrs. Robert Grif-
fifth, Mrs. Charles Banning. Mrs.
Earl Atkins, Mrs. C.. d. Abbott,
Mrs. Leila Jennings. Mrs. S. C.
Evans, Mrs. Robert Hall, Mrs.
Thomas Davis. Mrs. Ray Warren,
Mrs. Thomas Simpson. Mrs.
Howard G. Sapp. Mrs. George
Manlove, Mrs. Harold Salmons.
Mrs. Jack NAPLES. Mrs. John
Hallett. Mrs. Wallace Burn, and
Mrs. Harry VanKirk.
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-21

New sweet potatoes are fine.
Milford chronicle., 1934-09-21

Frances Pettyjohn celebrated
her eighth birthday on Satur-
day. 1t was a fine day for the
guests who gathered at the
Pettyjohn home about 1.55 and
then went with their hostess to
the movies. where they saw Jack
Oakie~ jim Shoot the Works." as
well as a minstrel performance.
Refreshments were served after
Evening star., 1934-04-16
Champions ON Both Sides of
Home Loan Patronage Issue

fully selected and that those in charge
OF the vast fund provided for the work
should not be badgered and harassed
by political place-seekers and by Rep
resentatives and others working to
secure jobs for friends"
Replying to critics of the amount
OF work accomplished, the Scranton
Times explains: so far as possible
the Government has endeavored to
restrict the loans to properties on
, which the holders were in danger
OF being elected. so that many who
were in no danger of losing their
properties but wanted to take ad-
vantage of the lower interest rate
found that they could not qualify"
Similar comment on the question
OF efficiency comes from the Atlanta
Constitution in the statement: 1T
mas been manifestly impossible to pass
finally on all of the l,03l .349 appli-
cations that have been filed with the
H. o. L. c. to date, a fact largely re-
sponsible for the somewhat widespread
criticism to which the corporation has
been subjected. The report of its first
six months of Nation-w wide operations
reveals that it is now in full stride
and well on the way to the consunn-
nation OF its tremendous task of ex-
tending relief to every eligible home
owner whose property was threatened
with foreclosure"
Evening star., 1934-04-16
Wrecking the Utilities Commission

The Public Utilities Commission
has submitted some interesting and
convincing figures regarding the saw
ings to the public which have resulted
from its litigatory and other activi-
ties In regulation of utilities. Such
figures indicate that the savings in
tate adjustments and other steps
have been far greater than the ex-
penditures in maintaining the com
mission.
But while all this may be of some
use to combat allegations of any waste
Of public funds by the Public Utilities
Commission, is it not all beside the
point? The issue really raised by the
House Appropriations Committee In
slashing the salary item for the Pub
lie Utilities Commission by forty per
cent or more Is whether the commits
sion is to exist in name only OF
WHeehel IL S W pe FlsoIouSly pro-
tective of the public interest in al
matters relating to utility regulation
and, adequately equipped with proper
personnel, conduct its necessary in.
vestigations.
One of the extraordinary feature:
Of the District bills proposed slash o.
Public Utilities Commission appro
priations Is that the reduction haI
Evening star., 1934-04-16

a method of utilizing electric vibra-
tions for the stimulation of musical
sounds followed and for a time 1t
seemed to have possibilities of wide
application. It failed, however, to at
tract sufficient public interest and the
company that was formed to exploit
the invention suspended operations.
Exhibitors OF the device, which pro-
duced synthetic music" by combina-
tions of electrically created tones,
were given in various cities, without
arousing much enthusiasm. Little did
the listening public then dream of
the development of the radio that
would permit the transmission Of music
to millions of homes from central
stations. This achievement came
shortly after the abandonment of the
electric wave method. The germ of
the final accomplishment lay in DR..
Cahill's apparatus, with the difference
that the musical sounds produced by
his keyboard were manufactured by
varying currents, whereas those that
are now transmitted by radio come
from actual instruments and from the
human voice. 1t Is we'll assured that
there could have been no competition
between the two methods, for the earlier
one was artificial, whereas the radio
is actual. However, 1t Is interesting to
note that the idea of a musical broad
cast preceded the radio development,
and it may be held by some that the
synthetic harmonies and melodies of
the Cahill process would have been
more agreeable than much that is now
transmitted by the ether. Yet in
any case the result would have de-
pended upon the skill of an individual
in the manipulating of a series of
controlling keys, just as the radio
music Of today is good or bad ac-
cording to the skill of the musician,
instrumental or vocal, and the taste of
the broadcasting agent is in any case
the determining factor as regards the
degree of pleasure that is derived by
the listener from the marvels of at
moSpheric transmission.
Evening star., 1934-04-16

been totally unexplained by It's
sponsors. The hearings on the bill
contain references to high utility
rates. The proposal for municipal
power plant is again discussed. But
without hint In the hearings as to its
purpose or explanation in the report,
the bill reduces personnel items to
an extent that Chairman Elgen says
will render the regulatory work OF
the commission impotent.
When the House takes up the Dis
trict bill this week the salary item
for the commission should be re-
stored or an adequate and authorita-
tive explanation furnished Of the in
tention Of Congress regarding proper
utility regulation in the District of
Columbia.
Evening star., 1934-04-16
Corn Belt Optimism.

FROM the wichita Eagle.
Prediction of imminent recovery bv
two prominent industrialists and a
Washington official concerned the
emergence largely of factory produc-
ton. But agriculture, too, is on the
mend, according to a survey Just COM
pleted by farm publications in the
corn belt.
Live stock is at the bottom of the
improvement. Farmers are making
money on sheep, are more than
breaking even on cattle and are hold
ing their own on hogs. And while
farm income is rising the cost of
products the farmers buy is advancing
at a less rapid rate
With some profits going to the farm,
the $350,000,000 Of corn-hog benefit
payments which will be distributed
during the next few months will swell
farm cash income and greatly improve
the average farmers debt position.
The corn belt expects prices to hold
up and improve because production is
being cut.
Evening star., 1934-04-16
The D. A. r.

Washington is the home of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, and the annual congress of the
organiza ton is an institution Of the
life of the Capital. The community
is happy to greet the distinguished
delegates once again.
1t seems at first glance a remark
able phenomenon that a society which
has no official status should possess
such a hold on the popular imagina-
tion. should exercise such power over
public opinion. Only through refer
ence to the code of ideals which It
represents is it possible to understand
the importance of the D. A. r. The
source Of its strength comes from the
dedication Of its purpose "to per-
petuate the memory of the spirit of
the men and women who achieved
American independence; to promote
institutions for the general diffusion
of knowledge; to cherish. maintain
and extend the institutions of Ameri-
can freedom; to foster true patriotism
and love of country, and to aid in
securing for mankind all the blessings
of liberty"
Only women descended from Rev.
olutionary patriots may enjoy men,
bership in the order, but thousands
of persons of more recent allegiance
are privileged to be grateful spectators
of its achievements. The D. A. r. is
militant force for the preservation
of necessary psychology of national
ism; 1t serves in a centripetal ca
pscity, meeting a need which is
basic factor in the stability of the
republic. Its value to the Union can
not be overeStimated. 1t is a bulwark
of constitutional freedom.
Founded a short forty-four years
ago, the society already has scores of
mitators-groups which have been
moved to emulate its example-and
in this circumstance another mani
festation of It's value is to be found
1t has blazed a trail which others
have been proud to follow. and for
that enterprise, also, Americans at
large may be grateful.
Today, it is conceded, changes are
taking place in the Nation, and the
D. A. R. naturally is concerned with
them. The 1884 congress, it is i'm
piled, should be one of the most i'm
portant ever held. Reforms for which
the conscience of the people calls un-
doubtedly will be supported by the
gathering, while those which may be
suggested prematurely or adventur-
ously will be discountenanced. The
audience this year is the whole popu-
lation of the United States. And the
country's premier patriotic society, it
is certain, realizes it's responsibility.
Evening star., 1934-04-16
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHI ANDER JOHNSON.
A. o. F. J. T. S.
There's one great privilege in life

A. o. F. J. T. S.
There's one great privilege in life
When old friends meet anew.
It's that in some brief pause in strif
OF sayin' How dy do!'
Where have you been?" What hav
you done?"
In silence or acclaim?
This proud distinction you have won
An Old Friend Just the Same.
In different ways we sought the trutl
With an impetuous thrill.
We disagreed in days of youth
We're disagreeing still.
So arguments are banded free,
Just as in days Of yore.
For, should we never disagree,
We could be friends no more.
However triumphs may extend,
Each is, you must confess,
Too generous to reduce friend
To merely saying "Yes."
Evening star., 1934-04-16
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

"A grant of $4,000 to Thief River
Falls, MINI, to cover 80 per cent of
the estimated cost of modernizing its
power plant and water-pumping
equipment, was rescinded because the
city has refused to do anything fur
ther since applying for and receiving
the allotment, despite repeated efforts
made by P. W. A. to get the city to
execute the necessary grant agree
ment." 1t recounted series of let
ters and kilograms from Administra-
tor Ickes extending over a period of
months, to none of which any reply
was received. P. w. A. press release
637 contained a list of allotments for
81 more non-Federal projects. Lo and
behold, there was Thief River Falls,
Mimi, with an allotment of "a grant
not to exceed $4,000, to aid in i'm
provenents to municipal electric plant
and improvements to waterworks sys-
tenn on a project of which the, total
cost Is S16,000." Releases 636 and
637 came out the same day. distrib-
uted in the same envelope. This Incl
dent might be taken to indicate that
Mr.. Ickes rescinds projects with his
right hand and allocates funds with
his left hand. and does not allow his
right hand to know what his left
hand is doing.
The Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration reports that 1t has al
ready collected some ZIG million dol
lars in processing taxes, and declares
that administrative expenses incident
to the collection of these taxes have
so far totatled (to February 28) ST.
290, Isl, or at the rate of less than so
cents for each 100 dollars collected.
The tax-collecting bureau of the
Triple A has 1877 employees in Wash
ington and 511 permanent and $50
temporary employees Gin the field serv-
ice"-quite a sizable army of tax
gatherers. With the addition of cat
tie and peanuts and various other
items to the list Of basic commodi-
ties" to be subject to processing taxes
and the prospective addition of sugar
and coconut oil. the present army of
tax officers will require further re-
cruiting.
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia,
severe critic of the new deal, upon
whom the President is reported to
have conferred the sobriquet "old un-
reconstructed rebel" rose in the Sen
ate last Friday to disclaim personal
editorial direction of the newspapers
which he owns. II am the publisher
of two newspapers in Virginia." said
Glass. Both Of them are edited by
very bright and virile young men; and
they sometimes-in fact, I might
modestly say for them that they fire.
quently-write very striking editorials.
Not long ago one of these editorials
was ascribed to me because am the
owner of the newspaper, and was in
serted in the Congressional Record,
the implication being that the edi-
torial voiced my sentiments and my
convictions. 1 do not undertake to
control the editorial utterances of my
newspapers. They have but one
standing order, and that is that they
shall say nothing abusive of me and
nothing of a commendatory nature of
me. As to their utterances in other
respects have nothing whatsoever to
do with them"
(Copyright, 1934J
Evening star., 1934-04-16
Holding Down the Lid.

President Roosevelt is prepared to
resist congressional attempts to bring
about great imitation of currency it is
reported. following his conferences
with the Democratic leaders of the
House and Senate More specifically,
he is reported to be opposed to the
silver bill. which is being pressed for
consideration by the silver bloc, a bill
which calls for huge purchases of sill
yer by the Government until the 1925
price level for silver has been reached.
He is also said to be opposed to the
proposal of Representative Goldsbor-
ough for monetary authority with
wide powers of imitation.
Probably no one in the country
realizes more fully the dangers of un-
restrained currency imitation than the
President, or how difficult it is to
restrain, once it gets a firm toe hold
The disasters which have fallen upon
other nations and other peoples once
imitation had become uncontrolled
should be sufficient to give pause to
further inhationary efforts in this
country.
So far as silver is concerned, the
President is not unsympathetic with
Al Hot tLo ,,-I,; af,I 1a
to much greater extent as money.
He is, however, standing on the ground
that there should be international
agreement and action with regard to
the monetization of silver. He has
accepted the idea that something
should be done for silver, and steps
have been taken along that line, first
at the London Economic Conference,
where an international agreement was
reached to put an end to dumping a
lot of silver on the market and to
have the governments of the nations
assimilate a lot of silver each year
Into their monetary systems. More
recently an executive order was issued
authorizing the Government to take
newly-mined silver in this country at
an increased price. The friends of
reconciliation of silver, notwithstand-
ing these moves, have continued to
insist upon more drastic action. The
President up to this time has re-
jected their demands. If he goes
further with the silver matter now,
1t Is expected that he will accept the
Dies bill, already passed by the House,
under which agreement is made to
accept silver in payment for agri-
cultural surpluses.
The President has been given great
powers by the Congress to deal with
the currency In the so-called
Thomas amendment to the agricultural
relief act. Under this measure he
could, If he deemed it wise, bring
about complete reconciliation of
silver, could set up a bimetallic sys-
tenn on the 16-to-1 basis or any other
he desired. He has exercised wide
powers in dealing with currency al
ready, particularly as it affects gold
and the gold standard. The infiation-
lists in Congress have not been salts
fed with the degree of imitation. They
are anxious to tear the lid off. But
fortunately the President is still
standing with his foot on that lid.