Milford chronicle., 1934-08-17

and the old homestead in step Will
the progress Of the country.
when some of you left, it ma!
have been, that you went down 4
Sandy Landing and took boa
through the Inlet where you spen
days in getting to the city, or som'
we have been left here to carry on
may have left, indeed, while the ole
stage coaches were being used, while
others drove their horses or walked
to the railroad station to take a traiI
to a far destination.
"In those days some OF us to gel
money for Christmas skinned rab-
bits and sold their hides, or combed
out the stiff bristles from hogs and
made them in small bundles to sell
to the shoemaker to fasten on his
wax end to sew up shoes, or planted
corn patch or portion OF po-
tato patch that one might have some
of the things needed.
"The spirit of saving was always
included in our nature, and every
boy and girl was anxious to save
enough money so that when he or
she was married they might have
money to come back to their home
section and build a cozy home and
have a wood pile that has been the
envy Of many persons who travel
in this community.
"NOw let us turn to see what
things those of us who have stayed
behind have been done for your
community. When you left, as have
stated, you had to struggle to the
station on sandy roads which took
many hours, or when you wanted
to go to the County Seat it required
a whole day. At that time you had
no banks here, and Georgetown was
the only place to bank. Since that
time banks have been built in your
own hundred. and your roads have
been developed into the best sys-
TEN in the world. The old sandy
roads have been turned into con-
crete and macadam highways.
I'VE owe a great debt of gratitude
to the one man that made this pos
sible through his generosity and per-
sonal efforts. l speak of the late
General T. Coleman DUPONT.
Some of your own sons have
taken a very large part in develop
ing all Of these things. Your native
son, James M. Tunnell was the at
torney for the Levy Court when we
started to build the first stone road
in your hundred; also another son,
Frank w. Holloway was a member
Of the Levy Court and took part in
this development. Baltimore hun
ired has also produced another son
Who took a great part in the pro-
sressive improvement of the state.
speak now of the late Everett c.
Johnson.
when some OF you left home the
children attending school had to
rudge through mud to the little |
ichOOl house back in the woods with |
he wood stoves and benches which |
we're carved by your jack knives,
md one teacher whose duty it was to |
each all the scholars in the little |
choOl. Now we have developed |
What is considered one of the finest |
chool systems in this country; and /
within the next two years we will
AVE finished building all of the
chOOl houses in Delaware, both |
White and colored, and every child
hat lives any distance will be taken
o the school by busses, and every
rade will have a teacher. Every
Oy and girl will have the advantage
( getting, at least, a high school
ducation, a privilege that some of
S did not have. The teachers sal
ries have been increased until they
re now we'll paid. whereas when
Ou left, they were very meagre. in
eed
For all of this we owe a debt
gratitude not only to those OF our
1mmunity, but to the one man who
trough his generosity and untiring
ersOnal efforts made this blessing |
n your children, and mine, more
1ssible, and l speak of Pierre S.
lPOnt.
New homes have been built until
lur hundred, Baltimore hundred,
ands out probably among the best
for schools, homes and
'ads of any hundred or district in
e whole United States.
Factories have been built for tax
g care of the fruits and vegetables
Id labor has been furnished to the
boring class.
The fertility of the soil has been
and the diversity of crops
i've been such, together with the
of the chicken business,
at now it is probably the nearest
lf-sustaining and wealthiest rural
ction in this country.
"The people of this hundred have
d large part in the development
the great progress made In this
lte. 1t was not my privilege to
We been born in this state, but
your son by adoption and you
We given me the privilege and
nor OF serving you; first, as a
'mber OF the State Legislature, and
en- as Governor. during the period
the great war. During that time
was chairman OF the State High
" Commission, and also chairman
the County Commission. II was
this time that our road system
gan both in the state and county.
During these trying times of the
r period, 1t was necessary for
to call on many of the citizens
the state, both in public office and
vate life, to serve on committees
1 in many other capacities to help
'ry the great burden. Every one,
Iardless Of party served cheerful
and II my administration as your
vernon was successful IL was
gely through the generous CO.
sration and support of all the
'ple of our state.