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Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
USE COMMON SENSE
MAY SAVE LIFE
TCoHnnped from First PastI

ICoHhHHfd from FirH PaSfl
Gasoline when cleaning oil ami
grease from metal parts.
Every mutoT vehicle should carry
a tPtraChluridc hre eXtiuguishcr For
garage use probably the best fire eX-
iinguisher is one of the foam type.
Never use water in gasoline or oil
fire: it will spread the fire A mix
ture of sawdust and soda (abOut 10
pounds of bicarbUnate of soda to a
bushel of sawdustJ is good to put out
oil fires. Sand is also used effective
~. The drip pan. side pans and car
in general should be kept clean aud
free from excessive oil. II present.
excessive oil may do much to spread
the flames in case OF fire.
II extension cords are used for
portable electric lights. it is neCes-
sary tn guard against electric shock
and fires resulting from electric
causes. II is therefore advisable to
use vapOr- proof fittings. keyiess
socket. lamp enclosed in a vapor-
proof globe and further protected
with rigid cage to prevent break
age. II is also advisable to have
armored cable instead Of ordinary
electric cord; this should be kept i'm
good condition.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
Morning Thoughts
BY J. MARVIN NICHOLS
Dallas. Texas

The great tragedy of the age is the
almost universal enforcement be-
tween father and son. That man is
far too busy who hasn't time to be
his boys pal in his frolic and fun.
Many boys are more familiar with
their pony and their dog than they
are with their own father. II is an
unconscious neglect brought about
by the awful hurry of the age-we
don't mean it, For the love of gold
we forget the boy. Maybe. at meal
time we see him. and when we come
in at night the little fellow has long
since slipped far out into slumber-
land His home is just a sort of
boarding house business-a place to
eat and sleep Just to grasp one
more dollar, we are content to be
the father of a well-born waif
We wish we could call you back
back to the chum life with your boy.
We live in a fatal time when the ia
ther and the son are comparative
strangers. He is doubly rich who
forgets the toll of the day in one big
romp with his boy. A partnership
formed with childhood has no disso-
luton. Down in the heart of your
own boy there is a zone of loneli-
ness. He really longs to touch the
deeper springs in the father-heart.
The call is in the old verse:
In short, l don't want anything
as daddy's here,
He's pretty much of everything,
and don't get out of gear;
And best of all the things have.
I'm sure you'll find It true,
There's nothing like daddy that
will always play with you!"
eGo
Poverty can never be a defense.
We dig heroes from that soil
o@o
Lots of fellows are forever bury
ing their troubles" just because
they want to be the chief mourner
at the funeral.
OAo
The bTilliancy of a sudden rise to
fame and fortune frequently blinds
a careless public to the generations
of high breeding and unremitting
self-prepsration that made that ca
reer a possibility.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
BRIDGEVILLE

Music lovers within this COM
munity are anticipating a musical
treat on Sunday evening when the
Easter cantata will be given in the
NJ. Z. Church. The cantata is under
the direction of Rev. Brashure.
First and second honors in the
defamation contest held in the
school auditorium on Tuesday eve
ming, March goth. we're awarded TO
Miss Georgiana Macklin and to Rob
ert Richards respectively. The low
ing cup was won by the sophomore
class Of which Miss Macklin is a
member. Miss Macklin will compete
in the county contest to be held in
Lewes on the evening of April End.
Miss Margaret Collision and Mr..
Conway, both of the school faculty
surprised their friends by quietly
being married at Seaford on Friday.
evening. Both returned to their
duties on Monday and marched IN
to the time of congratulations from
pupils and teachers.
Little Miss Reba Otwell fell and
broke a bone in her arm on Wednes-
day.
The pageant in which several
Bridgeville members of adult classes
we're to participate on Friday eve
ming was postponed until April 5th
because OF stormy weather.
Horace Tatman and Harry Layton
have been serving on jury duty in
Wilmington for the past two weeks.
Miss Anna Short who has been Ill
returned to her duties on Monday
morning.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
All CLUB NOTES
FOR THE WEEK

The I'll Club composed of girls
and boys, living in the vicinity OF
DagsbOrO. FrankfOrd and Millville
met with the vice-presidcnt of the
club. Eldred Kress. on Monday eve
ung. The meeting was called to
order by the president. Joan steele.
In the absence of the secretary.
Hilda Calhoun. the minutes of the
preceding meeting were read by
Wesley Calhoun. Final preparations
we're made for the clubs partici-
patton i'm a club party to be given
by four clubs. Tuesday. April 3rd.
in the COolspring Community Hall.
The making of a tennis court was
discussed and several sites sug-
cested After the business meeting.
games were played. aud. at the close
of the evening. delicious ice cream
and cakes were served by the host.
The Greenwood Sewing Club met
IN the elementary school building.
Wednesday evening. The new presi-
dent. Zelda Speicher. presided and
the minutes were read by the sec
retarv. Kathryn Stavton. The sew
ing being done by the girls was dis
cussed and several very attractive
garments. completed by them were
exhibited A very interesting pro-
gram had been arranged by the
committee, II consisted of the
dramatization of story, reading.
music. jokes. and paper and pencil
game. Refreshments. consisting OF
cakes and candy were served by the
refreshment committee. composed of
Elma Tucker and Genevieve Fibre.
The Greenwood Senior Club met
in the Firemen'S Hall. Thursday eve
ming. with foTty-three girls and boys
present. The meeting was called to
order BY Charles Jones. leader and
president After the reading of the
minutes of the previous meeting by
the secretary. Ira Speicher. the
president announced that an election
Of officers was in order. The fol
lowing boys and girls were elected
Everett Mai. PRECEDENT; Mayard
Coulter. vice president: Norma
Powell. secretary; Jean Houseman.
treasurer Charles Jones will con
tinue as leader of the club. His
ability as leader aud his interest
in the club have had a decided bear
ing ON the large membership in the
club.
After a discussion of club projects.
and changed agricultural conditions.
which would mean more time for
committee was ap-
pointed to investigate the possibili-
ties of making tennis. and horse shoe
pitching courts. Games were played.
aud the club adjourned.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
HASTINGS HITS
NRA, AIR MAIL,
TARIFF ASPERHS
[COnfinned from FbH PsseJ

COHfiHESd from FiJH PaSe1
new air mail bill later with such a
provision in il.
Fess protested because an article
! by Frank Kent i'm the Baltimore
Sun calling Farley "liquaclOus and
ubiquitous" had not been placed in
the record Immediately behind Far
ley's Wilmington, Delaware. speech,
as Fess had requested yesterday
after Senator Harrison I'd. Miss.D,
put the Farley address in the days
official proceedings.
Among the twelve promises
Hastings said the Democrats had
ignored were % per cent cut IN gov
ernment expenditures. a sound cur
rency. competitive tariff for rev.
enue. extension of credit" to States
for unemployment relief. and the
snrPading of employment by reduced
hours.
while the administration was urE-
ing private industry to raise wages
and shorten hours. lie saiu, gOyeI IL
ment employees were working longer
hours with reduced pay and postal
employees were taking compulsory
furlOughs i'm addition 10 pay cuts.
Hits crop Destruction
Asserting the government had de-
strOyed cotton and hogs while many
people are in need of food and
clothes" he said the last and most
outrageous of all is to be a process
ing tax on the milk that feeds the
children and undernOurished Of the
land"
He said labor aud small business
was in worse condition" than
ever. despite the Democratic party's
promise to strengthen the antitrust
laws for their protection. and the
promise that government would not
interfere in business except where
necessary in the public interest was
alone enough to indiCt Mr.. Farley
and his administration"
Asserting that Farley had said the
new deal involved party manage
ment." Hastings added: we have
been assured time and again that
the new deal was solely for the ben
eft of the country, that it had no
politics in IL. and that Republicans
therefore ought whOlcheartcdly TO
support il.
But now comes along the Que
man in the administration who
speaks with authority and informs
us that the new deal Involves party
management.
so that hereafter. whenever the
new deal is being Impressed upon us
as being one OF The patriotic things
that we must whoTeheartedly sup
port. think il very proper to in
guire how much Of that new deal
enters into Democratic party man-
agements as described by Mr.. Far
lev"
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
BLANCHARD'S STATION

Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Edgell and Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin Hollis attended the
funeral of Mrs. Hollis brother-in-
law. George TOrbert. Tuesday of last
week at his home near Magnolia. In-
terment In BaTratt's chapel ceme-
terry.
Miss Ethel Hollis of Wilmington
recently visited her parents here
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Cleaves who
have recently returned from spend
ing the winter In Florida and Cali
fornia. are spending few days with
their sister and brothers of this COM
munity. They will occupy their pro-
perty in Greenwood for their home
after DIR. and Mrs. Day vacste on
March 81.
Another blanket of snow covered
the earth in lower Delaware on
March 23 More winter surely has
arrived
Mrs. Nellie Lyden. aged 6S years.
who has been a great sufferer of
cancer for about nine months and
confined TO her he'd for the past three
months. passed away on Wednesday,
March u, at the home of her bro
ther, Clarence LOckeTman. near
here. Funeral services were held at
the home Friday afternoon. March
90. with interment in BlOomery cem-
eteTy. beside her husband. who pas
sed away II months ago. Mrs. Ly-
den leaves four sons. one brother
and a sister.
Miss Eva Morris recently return
ed from a trip to the northern cities.
Junior KratS is III with intestinal
grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Hall and
family Of Wilmington and Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Zott and family visited
Mr.. and Mrs. f. H. Zott on Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth Burr of Philadel-
phia is spending part of her Eas-
ter vacation with Miss Florence zott
and other relatives.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
CLIFTON'S CORNER
Mar Larraal
Near Lewes)

The family Of ID. Hazard had a
scare last week. when pan OF
grease which had been placed In
the oven of stove by Mrs. HaZZard'
became Uverheatcd aud flashed into
blaze. Her son attempted to ex-
tinguish the vicious blaze by throw
ing bucket of water in the oven;
but only caused the flames TO fill
the kitchen. setting fire TO window
blinds. table linen. rugs and every
thing infiamable. Quick work with
buckets of water finally got the
flames subdued and the fire extin-
guishcd. II was an anxious half
hour for the Hazard family as well
as neighhOrs.
The home of Mr.. aud Mrs. William
Walls was merry last Friday eve
ming with friends who had social
evening with games, music and re-
freshmeDts.
An auto party made up Of Nor
man aud FlOssie King and Wesley
Clifton spent Sunday at GumbOrO
with relatives and friends.
Mrs. William Clifton has been ILL.,.
but is able to see visitors Last
Sunday Harry TOrbert and family
from Greenwood. Mrs. Bessie Carey
and daughter from Owens Station
were visitors
While Mrs. william Clifton Is get
ting over an Illness. Billy Clifton
has been indispOsed this week.
Well. will winter weather cease
Till Easter passes.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
GRANDMA'S
SCRAP BOOK
by : Rogers
THE LONG, HARD ROAD

They were standing in the sunlight
OF the summer time of life;
She was still without husband,
He was waiting for a wife.
And her cheeks we're rich and rosy
And her lips were luscious red.
So he pressed her dimpled fingers
And he looked at her and said,
AS they stood there in the heather
Where the road had crossed the
rill;
May we not fare together
Up this long, hard hill?"
Now her hand began to tremble
And her eyes were full of tears
As she trained them on the road
that
Wound away among the years:
But she had no voice to answer
Him: she could not understand.
For the future lay before her
Like a far off fairy land.
There was sunlight on the heather.
There was music in the rill.
As they went away together
Up the long. hard hill
Oftimes the way was sunny.
Other times twas full of lures.
But the love that had come to them
Was the true love that endures.
Though the bOnny brow is wrinkled'
Though the raven lock be gray,
Yet the road might have been rough
er
Had she gone the other way.
Now the frost is on the heather
And the snow is on the rill.
And they're coasting down the short
side
OF the long. hard hill.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30

lief" station Il is the work of the
employment office to provide for the
employer a source from which he
may quickly and without cost get
qualified employees; to provide an
economical, organized agency to
serve workers In their effort to find
work. Too much emphasis on the re-
lief angle as II applies on work pro-
jects ignores Te-emplOyment on nor
NAL jobs as a fundamental necessity,
before a permanent recovery be-
comes an actually. penalties all
who are not in actual need OF bread
and tends to reduce all workers to
a minimum subsistence level. Any
emergency work program In sussex
county, or in Delaware. which Is
based on provision only of subsis-
tence relief, and which does not
recognize as a major necessity the
provision of legitimate jobs at nor
NAL pay for other than relief cases.
fails to provide real progress toward
solution of the problem. The Sussex
county office is doing everything II
can to find work for the unemployed.
but there is not enough work.
Orders are coming into the ONCE
now for seasonal workers. Several
orders for strawberry and blackber-
~ pickers and some for workers IN
canneries have been taken. Many
such workers last year were brought
from Baltimore. from Virginia, ana
from North Carolina. This year the
employment Offices in all the coun-
ties will combine to supply such
workers If they are not to be had
locally. Local industries are expect
cd TO absorb approximately 500 WOr-
kers who are not now employed.
Figures compiled by the re-em-
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
SUSSEX FARMERS ARE
GROWING MORE HOGS
LCOnnntfd from Firn Paeel


In return for such reductions he
| is entitled to receive a benefit pay
buut Ui 80 cents per bushel ON the
! estimated amount OF corn which his
! acreage taken ont of corn this year
might have produced, and $500 per
head on 70 per cent of the average
number of hogs which he produced
| for sale from littcrs farTOwed OH
his farm during the base period 1882
1885.
I'm the southern part of the state.
said Mr. Cobb. most of our farm
ers produce only enough hogs to
supply their own meat The corn
crop. except for the landlords share.
Is usually needed TO supply feed for
work stock and dairy cattle. There
fore. there Is no surplus of either
commodity and very few farmers
in this section will be justified in
signing contracts to reduce pro-
duCtiun."
In the southern part Of the state.
more farmers are apparently pro-
duCing a few more hogs than they
need for home slaughter. and this
seems to be the reason why we are
liuding greater interest IN the re
ductiOn contracts In Sussex County
aud lower Kent County" continued
Mr. Cobb.
81 have just returned from my
third trip through Kent and Sussex
counties in this campaign, and esti-
mate that VIC will secure approx
mately three hundred contracts in
lower Delaware. but less than a
hundred in the northern end of the
state" said Mr.. Cobb In his Office
today.
"NO one is being urged to sign a
contract. but farmers have been
given the necessary information at
the educational meeting arranged by
the County Agents, and each man
will have to decide for himself
whether or not he should contract
to reduce production"
Last week I assisted a farmer.
who has been keeping 30 brood sOws.
and growing 20 acres OF corn. to fill
out his application. BY making the
required reduction In production in
1884. this man will be entitled to
receive cash benefit payments OF
approximately S700.g0'
Some farmers do not understand
that they may locate the acres they
take out of corn production. In any
field on the farm, that has produced
crop of corn at least once during
the last five years. According to
MIR. Cobb. this fact might make IL
possible for a farmer to plan to re-
duce his corn acreage without in
terfering with his annual plan of
crop rotation.
With April 14th set as the dead
line for signing contract applica-
tiOns. local farmers should i'm
mediately see their County Agent IL
they desire further Information in
deciding whether or not to sign
contract.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
HOLLYVILLE
Personals

/ Personals
Everett Warrington. attorney Of
| New York city. who owns a large
ia IN in this community and who is
interested in the breeding Of high
class saddle horses. is erecting n
large and modern stable.
Mrs. Otis Joseph and Mrs. clara
Joseph of this place spent part of
this week In Wilmington as guests
of friends and relatives in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wilson of
near Lewes were the guests of rela-
tives in this place ON Monday.
The annual assembly program of
the adult education classes uf Sus-
sex county which was tn he held in
, the SeafOrd High School on Friday
evening of last week was postponed
until Thursday evening. April .. on
account Of the snow storm. Many
members of the HollymOunt adult
class will attend as several will par
ticipate in the pageant presented by
the different groups
T.. w. Palmer. worthy Oversecr OF
the Delaware State Grange, Is eX-
pected to he present at the next
meeting of the COOlspring Grange
on Friday evening of this week. II is
desired that as many of the Office RS
and members he present as possible
HOllymOunt school will observe
Good Friday Of this week by giving
the pupils of all the grades an extra
days vacation.
Mrs. Ralph Baker. teacher Of the
music classes of the adult class at
HollymOunt. desires. that all the
members Of the class he present on
Monday evening for rehearsal of
music and songs.
The members of COOlspriug
Grange who are sponsoring a Dlay
in the Sussex County Grange Con-
test. will go to Milford on Thursday
evening and offer their play THE
Surprising Bride" for the approval
of the judges of the contest.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
MOST UNEMPLOYED IN SUSSEX
NNON AGRICULTURAL GROUP
CONTINUED From Page onsD

plOyment Office for the week ending
March II show that out of every 100
workers in Sussex county occupied
in other than fishing, numbering and
agricultural pursuits, 2S are now
registered as unemployed. Inactivity
I'm the building and construction
field, which includes road building,
leads as a cause for unemployment.
Twenty-eight per cent Of the unem-
plOyed in the nOn-agricultural group
are registered as normally sustained
I'm buildinging and construction
work: of all persons in Sussex coun-
ty listed in the 1890 census in this
group sixty-fOur per cent are now
out of work. Prospects Immediately
In view for the employment of per-
sons in this group are not partic-
ularly cheerful.
With the beginning of spring il is
expected that the State will swing
into the picture with a road building
program to absorb some of the 22l0
persons in the nOn-agricultural
group who are now out of work.
The addition to the Delmar school
will help some. A few other projects.
public and private. are in the hoped
for" stage. However, the chief nor
NAL support of employment in all
classes i'm Sussex county. that of the
farmer. holds little immediate prom
isc. The total farm income in Sus-
sex county in 1890 was SIS. 5.150,000;
in 1888 il had dropped to $7,45S,0 900.
II is generally held to be evident
that only a public works program.
or some other extraordinary activity.
to replace the normally farmer
stimulated activity, will mean work
for a great portion of Sussex work
nrs
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
Double Income
Levy Boost Gas
Tax Keith's Plan
CONTINUED From Page one)

Speaking of his suggestion to dou
Bile the income taxes, Senator Keitt
pointed out that his bill provides fol
the following scale of taxes. starting
next year: Two per cent of the net
income not i'm excess of $4,000; pei
cent of the net income i'm excess OF
$4,000. but not i'm excess of 10000
per cent of the net income i'm OK
cess of $4,000. The bill would also
provide that so per cent of the taxes
collected shall be used for the build
ing. maintenance. operation and re-
pairs of the public schools of the
State. together with the operation OF
the public school system. The re-
naming so per cent would be tli-
verted to the general fund.
Would End Income Tax Rebates
II is In this bill that provision is
made for the repeal Of the law which
authorizes the Governor to grant re-
bates on the income tax payments.
Senator Keith pointed out that re-
gardless OF whether the per centage
of real estate tax is lower in Della
ware than in New Jersey. it is Oper-
ated on higher assessments. He
stressed the assertion that real es-
tate in Delaware cannot stand fur
ther taxation. He said anyone able
to pay an income tax is better able
to pay increased taxes than the poor
man who owns his own home and
cannot stand additional taxation.
Are you familiar with the TACT
that no tax levied on real estate is
used for State purposes in Della
ware?" asked Senator Grihenberg.
Senator Keith admitted he was hut
asserted that he could see the hand
writing on the wall so far as the
future of the real estate tax is con-
cerned If some steps are not taken
now to safeguard the financial con-
ditiOn Of the State.
81 shall be opposed to the levyinG
of further taxation" declared Sen
atOr Griffenberg. 1t is my under
standing that there is enough mon
ey coming into the State. il proper
Iy appOrtiOned. to take care Of the
State finances"
After Senator Keith explained his
bill to double the income taxes. Pres
ident Pro Tenn SimontOn remarked:
Ninety y-three per cent of the taxis
paid in New Castle county" Senator
Keith retorted that a majority Of the
funds are being used in the same
county.
Disposition Oi Funds Argued
81 would not admit that most Of
the money goes back to New Castle
county" said Senator GriffenberE
THE majority of il goes to Kent
county cooperate the State govern
ment. I would like to have an eX-
PLANTATION of the statement that the
majority of it goes to New Castle
county. For what purpose is it spent
there? The bulk of the money is
spent in Kent county"
Senator Keith explained his fourth
bill to increase the gasoline taX
from three to four cents per gallon.
saying this would take care of the
proposed transfer of $35O,000 from
the sinking fund to the general fund
and pointed out il would still leave
t4O0, 900 revenue for the highway
fund to which the gasoline tax is
now diverted.
Senator Keith argued that if the
general fund is depleted some one
will have to pay additional taxes
and he thought there would be less
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
JOHNNY'S PA
By James whitcomb Riley

My pa-he always went to school.
He says, an studied hard.
Wy. when he's just as big as me
He knew things by the yard!
Arithmetic? He knew it all
From dividend to sum;
But when he tells me how it was
My grandma. she says, HUM"
My ps-he always got the prize
For never bein' late;
An. when they studied joggerfy.
He. knew bout every State.
He says he knew the rivers, an
Knew all their outs an ins:
But. when he tells me all o. that.
My grandma. she just grins.
My pa-he never missed day
A-goin' to the school.
An never played no hockey. nor
Forgot the teachers rule:
An ev'ry class he's ever in.
The rest he always led.
My grandma. when pa talks that
way.
lust laughs. an shakes her head
My grandma says at boys is boys.
The same as pas is pas,
An, when I asst her what she means.
She says it is because"
She says at little boys is best
When they grow up to men.
Because they know how good they
was.
An tell their children then!