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Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16

II seems to us. however, that tho
relief law, and the regulations de-
pending from it, should be made
so flexible that it should be pos
sible for a man or a woman to be
able TO remain on the relief list
to be removed from it while the job
offered and accepted lasts and then
to be restored TO the list, auto
matically or otherwise, until a new
job presents itself. which also must
be accepted for the relief of the
unemployment roll.
No public sympathy. but a wealth
Of public contempt. should be felt
for the able-bOdied man or woman
with love for LOaferdom who lodges
a job that is offered TO him or her,
TO the end that he or she may con-
tinue to idle way through life at
the expense of the working section
of our pOpulacc.
Root hog. or die" should be the
ultimatum served by the Relief
Commission and all other official
bodies upon all such constitutional
lOafers, and that ultimatum should
mean exactly what il says, because,
in a public sense. the present sit
uatiOn' is unbearable and no longer
should be tolerated. II is a smear
upon the face of sweet Charity and
shameful and shameless prOsti-
tuition of the cardinal purposes for
which our relief agencies have been
set uD.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16
THE AMBITIOUS TOWN

There are two types of towns.
Some are satisfied to keep along just
as they always have. Let well
enough alone" is the community
motto. Another popular slogan is
what was good enough in the past.
is good enough for the future"
The trouble with such towns is
that there are too many other places
where people are full of life and
hope and activity and energy, and
they are willing to work and spend
money for increased business. They
lay themselves out to please every
body. That ambitious kind of town
becomes known as a good place to
live and do business in. and people
travel long distances to trade there.
II gets business away from the "lct
well enough alone" places.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16
FINANCING OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
From Evening Journal Every Evening
March 9th, 1884.

That the unemployment reliei
| lists i'll Delaware carry names oI
many constitutional loafers who
rather would have a dole than a jOl
may be accepted as a fact.
That the Delaware public is tired
heartily of supporting such lOafers
in idleness and feel that the relief
lists should be purged of them, is
equally true.
The option should be given to all
such malingerers. men and women,
to take steady job when it is Of
fered TO them under penalty of be-
ing thrown off the relief lists alto
gcther.
There are instances all over our
State, and particularly in this end
OF 1t. where unemployment relief
Denehciaries have refused jobs, Just
as they have in Great Britain under
the dole system, on the plea that
they rather would loaf for Il dole
than work for wages.
Certain il is that a summary end
should be put to the existence of
such an unfair, expensive and de-
mOraliziDg condition.
We can understand. of course. the
refusal of man or woman who
IS on the unemployment relief list
who hesitates to accept q job which
gives no promise of reasonable du-
ration but the acceptance OF which
would take him or her off the re-
lief list.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16
YOrR BREAD AND BUTTER

II you talk to a business man to-
day about problems that are worry
ing him, nine chances out of ten he
will bring up the subject of taxation.
He knows that government must be
supported and is anxious and willing
to do his part. But lie is beginning
TO question whether too many things
are being done in the name Of gov
ernmcnt, which are outside the func-
tions of governing and in the realms
of business.
The tax question is not yet as per-
sonal TO the emplOye as il is to the
employer because he has not yet
seen his position in the picture as
clearly as has the employer.
As a matter of fact. the employe
has more at stake than the employer.
Take the case of a factory employing
ten thousand persons. The tax bur
dens of the employer. local and ma
tional, are reaching a point where
his earnings. which he would like to
spend for expansion. are in many
cases absorbed by taxation. Taxes
discourage the investor from MAX
ing improvements that would give
employment. Who is the greatest
loser here?
If an employer is finally forced to
cease operation. he and his family
suffer as one unit in community life.
But ten employees or one thousand
employees will suffer Just as much
as he does. by loss of their jobs,
Therefore. employees really have a
greater interest in conditions that
create and maintain employment,
than has the employer.
That is why employees have a
greater interest today in taxation
and legislative questions that en-
courage or discourage business. than
ever bcfOre-bccausc jobs become
harder to get as opportunities are
reduced for successful operation of /
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16
THINGS ONE REMEMBERS
(By II. NJ. HOler

was feeling particularly de-
pressed after reading the morning
paper at breakfast murders, scan-
dals. the air mail imbrOgliO, wars
threatened. the dollar of uncertain
value. stock market shaky and the
worried citizen facing the greatest
taxes and the greatest Federal debt
in histoTy-wlen in came four young
people. past voting age.
rs BIN married this morning."
asked all four.
"WhO in the world is Bim?" said J.,
'IBcnjamin Gump" said they.
Aud, 10 and behold. the thing they
were most interested in was whether
BENJAMIN Gump and his lovely lit
Tie sweetheart of the comic strip
were safely welded. And there
was worrying about the condition of
the country.
decided that as long as the young
people and voters had such sense
Of humOr, the man-made troubles of
our nation would probably be solved
in due course and in spite of the pol
iticians. spectators and war pro-
mOters.
# will take the cOnceit out of
politicians to realize the Importance
of the GumpS.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16
4 BIGGER NAVY

The United States Senate has
passed a bill providing a seven year
program for building the navy up
to the limits allowed by existing
treaties. II is strange thing, in
this day when the so-called civilized
nations claim to be governed by the
religion of the Man of Peace, and
when the world has only just begun
to recover from the crushing bur
dcns of the last war, that our cOun-
try must take steps 10 protect itself
from another one.
But with the other nations of the
world armed 10 the teeth, and fire.
quently talking as if they expected
to fight. theoretical considerations
cant govern our conduct. We toO
shall need adequate armed protcc-
ti0n. at least until these nations show
some sense
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16
SPRING ROADS

Before the good roads movement
had attained its present measure o.
success, the roads of the United
States were in terrible condition
during spring weather for four tC
six weeks. A few locations that had
naturally hard roads were exempt
from this atiilatiOu, but as a whole
the country people of America wal
lowed in mud.
II was discOuracing TO country
and rural life Farmers who desired
to start spring work. were hamper
cd by the almost impossible roads.
You can't make much progress in
doing business. if the wheels Of your
vehicle sink into the swampy roads
nearly up to their hubs. Business at
the stores was severely handicapped
in those days by the bad roads.
Today we have seen an enormous
improvement on Delaware, and in
many localities the roads are so
hardened that this difficulty has dis
appeared. Still, taking the country
as a whole. tho majority of the cOun-
try roads are probably still in bad
condition for several weeks in
spring, which does something to de-
lay business.
IL f.F 10 inf Inn
in former years were often unscien-
tific. In many localities about all
they did was to scrape up the loose
dirt and mud from the cutters into
the center of the Travelled way. from
which it would be washed out when
the first rains came.
If people are to be induced to live
in rural locations, they must have
some way of getting into the busi
ness centers without having to
plough through mud. They can't all
be provided with cement and mac
adam highways. But modern ideas
will build roads for them that will
be adequate for their purpose, with
out too great expense. Information
can always be had from technical
and state authorities as to how diff
icult conditions in any locality can
be dealt with. Give the farmer a
good road. and he can make good
home anywhere.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16
THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS

The annual miracle of the migra-
ti0n of birds has begun. Man has
to build powerful engines to take
him on his long Journeys. But that
little winged creature that hops over
your lawn. has greater motive
/ power than you have.
Whence came that marvellous in
stinct that tells these little creatures
that il is time for them to fly north,
and resume the labors of family life?
And how docs the bird know, in
some southern field or orchard, or
South American jungle. how to pilot
his route so as TO land him In the
same state, the same town. very
likely in the same tree that hc ten
antcd last year?
These little creatures have powers
not possessed by man. If our daily
lives contained more observation of
the mysteries of nature. we too could
do things that in our artificial life
are now beyond our powers.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16
SHORTAGE OF HOrSES

In 27 per cent of the leading cities
of the country shortage of single
family dwellings is reported. With
this need and demand for homes. the
hammers and the saws ought to be
making the air ring with their cheer
full activity in all these cities.
If lack of ability to borrow money
is holding back such construction,
it is time to study out some plan by
which such building can begin at
once wherever it is needed. The
country needs its old time enterprise
and courage, which hastened to pro-
vide the equipment that people need
ed whenever ouch nhortage was
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16
THE AMERICAN WAY

President Roosevelt, in his address
before the NRA conference at Wash.
ington. dealt with statements made
by good many people. to the ef-
feet that our government has copied
the methods employed in commun-
istic countries, or else those of fas-
cism and relationships. lie declared
that we are not initiating other
countries, but are acting in our own
way, an American way.
The communist countries divide up
all wealth, and industrial plants are
owned and operated by the govern
ment. The United States govern
ment seeks TO restrict business prof
its to a reasonable amount. but it
does not propose to take property
away from its owners.
The fascist or dictatorship idea
ahOliShes the democratic power of
the people. it curbs labor unions,
and places unlimited power in the
hands of one man. The United States
Congress has given vast powers TO
the President. but ii has not re-
striCtcd the power of the people. If
they dislike what Congress has done
in giving so much power to the
President, they can elect new Con-
gress next November.
The communist and fascist cOun-
Iries suppress free opinion. In the
United States all newspapers and
lrators are free to express their
opinions. provided they do not seek
he overthrow of the government by
orce and violence. Democracy still /
ives. as long as the newspapers and /
he people can speak their minds.
The American people are not going |
O abandon their democratic institu-
ions. The things they have done
or industrial improvement are ex-
If they do not produce
results. something else
rill be tried But it does seem that
ie are working on an American |
Ian. and arc not copying Russia.
tally. or any other country.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16
OVERLOOK

The neighbors and friends of
Norman Webb. who has been con-
fined to his home with rheumatism
gathered at his home with saws and
axes and cut and sawed his winter
supply of wood
The deepest snow we have had
this winter fell last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Campbell who
are spending the winter in Lehni,
Pa, visited their daughter, Mrs. Ira
Wells, Saturday.
Mrs. Efiie Green of Philadelphia
and Herbert Vincent of Milton spent
Monday with Mr. and Mrs. William
A. Green.
Whites Chapel NJ. +. Sunday
School is rehearsing for their Easter
service which is the first day of
April.
Sunday School next Sunday morn
ing at the usual hour, followed by
class meeting. EpwOrth League at
130 p. M, by the leader.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16

The report of State Tax Commits
sioner Pierre S dupont for the veal
1888. which yesterday was submit
ted to Governor c. Douglass Buck
supplies an interesting study. II
is a most intelligent explanation oi
the States school tax system, the
manner in which il operates and
how the funds for the operation OF
the system are obtained. We note
with much satisfaction, how ef-
ficiently the State Tax Department
as constituted under the act of 1921,
is working and how effectively il
| has performed the task assigned to
il. For example, we read from the
report, among other things, that of
the total amount of taxes due in
1888 only S2,9Sl.SG remained uncOl-
lected on the last day of the year.
This is. indeed. a splendid showing,
particularly when it is explained
that "Of this amount probably so
per cent will have to be written OF
as uncollectable."
If our city and county taxes
could be collected in the same ef-
ficient manner the burden on the
conscientious taxpayer would be
much lighter than ii is. The city
and counties should emulate the
States taX-cOllection plan.
The income tax, as Mr.. duPOnt's
report shows, not only has eased.
very materially, the burden on real
estate. but it also has converted our
educational system, not so long ago
obsolete and unsatisfactory, into
one of the most modern in the
country. 1t is pointed out that
while only four school buildings,
costing $3S5.000 were erected in the
decade between 1910 and 1920, since
1920 l57 new buildings have been
completed and l3 are in process of
erection. making total of 40, cost
ing Sl9.0OO.0OO.
The income tax shOuldered the
major part of this load. Its con-
tributiOn was $10.00O.O0 Private
are listed in the re-
port as totaling $5.5OO.ODO. while
the school districts added $3,500,O 900,
obtained on bond issues
That the investment has shown
results is quite apparent from gov
ernment statistics. if we did not.
from observation, know
that there had been great improve
ment. However it is pertinent to
call attention to the fact that in
1920 Ayars Index. an authority. !
rated Delaware 35th among the |
States in efficiency of school systems. |
In 1892 the same index rates Del |
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16
ANTI.SOCIAL Tendencies

Senator Copeland Of New York in
recent address, asked the cooper
alton of public school teachers in a
war against crime. After praising
the teachers as most self sacrificing
people. he said the country must
look to them to help correct Grim
inal tendencies among young people.
He thought that every child should
be placed under expert observation,
and those who show "anti-soclal"
tendencies should have immediate at
tention.
What constitutes an ''anti-social"
tendency? The word social" in
common speech refers to gatherings
where people meet to enjoy friendly
relations. But in its more scientific
sense. it refers to the individuals
relations to the whole community,
OF human society. as II is sometimes
called. An anti-sOcial person is one
who refuses to recognize his obliga-
tion TO the community, and who con-
stantly violates the rules Of conduct
which the community makes.
The boy who is always cheating at
games is showing anti-sOcial ten
denotes. Those games cease to be a
fair test of skill and power il the
chcaters can win. and the cheating
boy thus Injuries the group of which
he is a member.
The girl who tells lies encourages
her mates to disobey school rules. |
ii her example is followed, it will be |
TO maintain discipline in
such school. She shows anti-so-
cial signs.
We can't work and do business |
if a considerable part |
of our people thus refuse to obey
the rules of life. II is more impor-
tant to secure an influence over
such children. and convince them
that their anti-social acts injure
than it is to teach them
studies like arithmetic and grammar.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16
A YEAR or BANK REFORM

( The past year has been one of tre-
mendous change in one respect. in
that II months ago all banks were
forced to close. Defects in the bank
ing system had been accommodating
over many years, and in the final
emergency. the system did not prove
strong enough for the strains il had
to meet.
Probably the greatest achievement
of the past year has been the rebuild
ing of that bank system on better
lines. If the banks are still cautious
in lending money, such caution will
check speculative spirit. The Amer
lean people can not expect to bor-
row money on inadequate security as
they did in the boom years, but
things will be SO shaped that when
they want their money, they will be
able to get it.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16
Milford, Friday, March rs, 1884
BREAKING OrT OF JAIL

You can lock bad man up in Jail
but it is not so easy TO keep him
there. So the people will say who
had charge of John Dillinger. motor
ious desperado. who escaped from
Jail at Crown Point, Indiana. John
seems to be quite boy about jails.
He broke out of an Ohio Jail previ-
ously, and then he engineered the de-
livery of 10 cOnvicts from the Indi-
ana state prison at Michigan City.
The next time they get that boy
locked up, they would better have
him watched night and day.
A man like that is too smart for
his own good. Nothing is more GER
tain than that lie will in time be cap
turcd, and put where he will do no
harm. He cant conceal himself for
ever. II will help get him. if they
offer big rewards for a man who
thus thumbs his nose at justice.
"a Hudh GdpdDAC VI pAos ms bhCoC
cunning tricks has brains enough.
so he could make a brilliant success
in business or some profession. and
have a peaceful. happy. and success
full life to look forward to- But he
wasn't willing to wait little for
his success. Such a man always
wants big money right away quick. so
he spOils his life by grabbing for ii
too soon.
Dillingcr goi out this last time by
whiting an imitation pistol out of
a broom handle, and fOOling his
guards with it. Such men are very
quick thinking and rcsOurceful.
Their minds work faster than the
average persons. and il takes ex-
ccptional vigilance to keep them
where they belong.
Jails and prisons have formidable
walls and barred doors. But the
doors all turn when someone UNI
locks them If convict can get Il
gun or make guards think he has /
gun, the doors will swing for him. |
Such men need different treatment |
than the ordinary prisoner gets.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16
HOLLYVILLE

Fire wardens from all parts OF the
State met at Georgetown on We'd
nesday of this week. the purpose OF
the meeting was for conference on
the best methods Of combating
forest fires.
The meeting was presided over by
the State Forester, w. J. Taber.
Luncheon was served by the ladies
of Midland Grange.
The next meeting of CoOlspring
Grange will be this coming Friday
evening, March 18th. w. S. Cord
ran director of Mosquito Control
Work will be present and give a
lecture supplemented by moving
pictures on mosquito control The
public is urged to attend.
Jurors for the April term of court
from this district are as follows
Petit jurors. Charles I. Joseph.
Clifford o. Green and Charles Stein
er. Additional jurors are James P.
Truitt and Foster StTahan for the
Court of Oyer and Terminer.
A surprise party was given to
Albert Prettyman in honor of his
35th birthday by his daughter, Iva,
on Tuesday evening of last week.
Thomas Clark Harmon, aged 72,
a respectable colored man, died
March 10th. Interment in Harmony
A. NJ. Il. Cemetery, Tuesday.
The Hollymount PIT. A. will meet
evening. March goth. A
very interesting program 10 being
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16
PURGE The RELIEF LISTS OF CONSTITUTIONAL
L0AFERS
Evening journal Every Evening
March 9th, 1884.

aware 10th, and" the report adds
''it has undoubtedly improved its
position since that time" We CO.
incide i'm this view.
As the income tax is paid by q
comparatively small number of per-
sons, most of the residents of Del
aware are not assured for any ma
terial part of the school cost. The
general tax burden, also, has been
eased through the operation of the
income tax law. To illustrate: In
Wilmington in 1920 "a per cent of
the cost of education was borne by
real estate. BY 1888 this percent
age had declined to 13. In the State
outside of Wilmington in 1920 Ga
per cent of the cost was borne by
real estate. and in 1888 the figure
was three per cent.
The figures quoted in the report
bring to our attention the un-
pleasant information that the States
revenue has declined through
shrinkage of values among taxable
subjects.
As to one source Of tax. that OIL
W. BbA AiaAIAiApNOs Nut IGhuN-
tiOn is the result, partly. of the fact
that, to escape increased Federal
and New York State levies on stock
transfers, some corporations with
large capitalization of no-par stock
have changed to par stock of small
denomination. After 1885, the re-
port states, it is estimated that the
loss to the State, because of this
change of corporation status, will
be more than $1,000,000 annually.
Then there has been rather
shocking shrinkage in the taxable
incomes of many Delawareans.
"The total estimated income of all
taxables reporting to the Tax De-
partment." ii is explained, declined
from $119,S4S, ,O99.4S in 1882 to $685.
25,9SG.96 in 1888. a decrease of 22
per cent" The number of persons
who paid income tax last year was
l2.254, while 106,631 reported they
had no taxable income.
The report shows. among other
things, that during the 12-year pc
riod reviewed 62.5 per cent of the
income tax came from Wilmington,
1876 per cent from rural New Castle !
County, is per cent from Kent |
County and 81 per cent from Sussex
County.
Every resident of Delaware should !
read the report, not only because it |
Is interesting and informing, but I
also in order to appreciate the pO-
;ition our State is in relative to the !
natter of financing its admirable
system.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16
PINEY GROVE
Near GeOrgelOWn)

The Ladies Auxiliary which met
at the parsonage in DagsbOro last
Friday was well attended, and the
donation was $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Pepper and
daughter, Mary Louise. spent Sun
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Otha
Pepper and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson Scott. Mr..
and Mrs. George Layton, Clyde Rog-
ers. Charles Conaway and Betty
Scott gave Mrs. Georgia Elliott a
surprise on her doth birthday at her
home last Tuesday evening with
plenty OF ice cream and cake.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Layton en-
tertained few of the young folks
around Piney Grove and Shortly last
Sunday.
Sunday school 10 o'clock; preach
Ing IL O'Clock.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16
TRINITY

Miss Lucille Butler of Bridgeyille
spent Sunday with Charlotte White.
Miss Annie B. Moore, county club
agent, Of Georgetown, spent We'd
nesday afternoon with Mrs. r. ].
Hastings.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson and
daughter, Edith, of Bridgeville.
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. FL
mcr Nelson.
Miss Grace Hastings spent We'd
nesday last with friends near Mil
ford.
MIR. and Mrs. Joshua West visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul West, near Can
non on Thursday last.
The Aid of Trinity NJ. E. Church
will meet with Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Nelson on Friday evening, March
20.
Church school at Trinity. Sunday,
March IS. at $3.50 a. m. Preaching at
10 a. m.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16
EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF

President Roosevelt. in his adj
dress before the MIRA conference,
dwelt upon the every man for him
self" spirit as the principal cause of
the 1929-33 depression. When we all
set out to rush for some end. with
the idea that the devil will take the
hindmost, lot Of people are sure to
get trampled upon.
Some hard boiled folks remark,
that that is the law of life, but when
people are trampled upon and down
fiat, they are not in a position to buy
goods, and keep our Industries go
ing. The disposition of individuals
and sections TO grab for themselves.
regardless of the welfare of the
whole country, was what got us into
trouble. Tho President sayG so. any
way, and few will deny it.