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Milford chronicle., 1934-01-26
HOLDING A NATION TOGETHER

When you get nation of people
what is the force that holds that
country together? What prevents
it's splitting up into fragments and
disintegrating?
A nation is like a house built oi
bricks. Those bricks are held to-
gether by a substance called mortar
compounded of various adhesive
articles. Now if you put up house
of bricks, and some cheating work
man should substitute worthless in
gradients for good mortar, your
house would crumble and go 10
pieces.
We need a kind of social and civic
mortar in our national life, to hold
all our different people and COM
munities together. If there is no
such adhesive forces. the whole thing
might drift apart, and split up into
chaotic communities. Some people
feel that modern civilization is in a
state of desintegratiOn anyway. They
claim that all ancient nations de-
veloped a deterioration through
which they crumbled. The mortar
that held them together for a time
proved worthless.
Does our modern civilization here
i'm Delaware and elsewhere in the
United States, show any such ten
dency? And what is the social and
civic mortar that holds our people
together?
That social and civic mortar in
clude a sense of justice. The whole
country must be fair to all elements
and sections. There must be a gen.
eral disposition toward honesty. If
dishonesty is found everywhere. peo-
pie lose confidence in business and
In government. If you cant trust
anybody, you can't get anything
done. Justice and honesty are the
two ingredients that make our ma
ton hold together. If those elements
are absent or very weak, nothing
can present our country from dis
But the United States
has been true in the main TO these
principles, and it is not going to for
sake them now.
This applies to all classes of gov
State. County. City. town
and individual business, and the
City of Milford needs to heed the
ruth of this; especially now.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-26
STREAMLINING

Much is said in the technical world
about streamlining. Automobiles,
airplanes, railroad trains. ETC., are
being streamlined by many produc-
ers. This method of construction is
said to enable such vehicles to ac-
cOmplish greater speed with a given
amount of motive power.
If you reduce the air resistance
which such vehicles have to meet,
not so much energy will have to be
spent in propelling such a vehicle.
And the resistance of air is power
full factor. If you walk in the open
air, it makes a tremendous differ
ence whether the air is comparative
ly mOtiOnless, or is blowing toward
you at 60 miles an hour. In the case
of such a high wind, it may be all
you can do to force your way against
it.
So if you have a railroad train
trying to force its way through the
atmosphere at 60 miles an hour, it
is about as if you were trying to run
up against a 60 mile wind. If you
can trim OFF and round the corners
of the object which you are propell-
ing through this wind, it should slip
through the wind more readily.
Is there kind of figurative
streamlining also in business and
community relations? The same
principle should apply in a different
way If you can overcome the OBJ
stacles to some good movement, your
will slip along far more /
readily.
Promoting a good movement in the |
face of popular apathy is like run
ming railroad train at GO miles an
hour through an adverse wind. Now /
if you can enlighten the people about .
your good idea and movement, it is
like streamlining your railroad
rain. You slip through the obstacles
more readily. The newspapers have
been one of the principal forces that
do this kind of community stream
lining. They remove the popular
apathy which stands up against
good idea like a heavy bank of dead
air against a locomotive.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-26
Milford, Friday, January, 2G, 1894
MERR1S TAYLOR, WIN. II. HILL
Outstanding Veterans In Delaware
journalism

On New Years day the Whining
ton Evening Journal-Every Evening
carried a column article by Merris
Taylor, formerly editor of Every
Evening, headed "These Changing
Times" Mr. Taylor is eighty-three
years of age. retired. and in good
health. The Morning News also pub
lished by the News-J journal Company
carried lead editorial written by
William II. Hill, for many years edi-
tor of the News, who is also eighty
three years of age. Mr.. Hill is a
daily contributor to the News. It
was considered an unusual circum-
stance of two veteran editors past
eighty-three and able to write New
Years message for the papers which
they served for so long. Both of
these veterans have been close
friends for many years.
Both have been important factors
in public affairs of Delaware for
fifty years.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-26
ROXANA

The Ladies Aid Society met at the
home of Mrs. Luster Lynch Thurs.
day evening, January 25. The fol.
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. Viola
Milgus; vice president, Mrs. Allie
Stephens; secretary. Mrs. T. S. John.
son; treasurer, Mrs. Vallie Wilgus;
purchasing committee. Mrs. William
Lynch, Mrs. Bessie Richards and
Mrs. Jennie Lynch. After the busi-
ness hour the hostess served deilci-
Gus home made ice cream and cake,
Mr.. and Mrs. James wilkins and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Nc
Cabe and daughters. Mr.. and Mrs,
Clifford Murray, all of near town.
were dinner guests Saturday of Mr.
and Mrs. Francis Adkins and daugh-
ter at Selbyville.
Miss Sarah Lynch of Oma. was
the dinner guest of Miss Grace
Lynch Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Derrick
son and son Of Philadelphia spent
the weekend with their mother.
Mrs. Angie De-rjcksOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Godw in. Jr..
entertained to dinner saturday Mr..
and Mrs. II. a. Godwin, So, and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs George Ben
nett and children. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Lewis and children.
Mrs. Lucind1 IIenucIt has been
suffer ing from a fail.
Ms. Cove BenIel. is Spending
some time with her dIughter. Hilia.
who - i'll in t';a Delaware Hospital
at Wilmington
Bill lIipple llale a bp.iIcss trip
to Philadelphia on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Wilgus enter
tanned to dinner on Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. John Middleton of Laurel and
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert calhoun of
DagsbOrO.
Mrs. Ollie McCabe's man yfriends
here hope that she may soon be able
to return home from the hospital.
Miss Hilda McCabe spent a part
of last week with her aunt, Mrs. Liz
zie Mccormick.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-26
A MOVE IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION
BY ALBERT EARLEY
Supervisor Of Sussex County Schools
Georgetown, Delaware

The 104th Delaware General As.
sembly changed the school law in 9
very significant way. 1t is progress
sive legislation. BY an act approved
June l, 1888, a board of school trus-
tees or board of education before
terminating a teachers, principals
or superintendent service must
give reasons in writing on or before
March Is of any year. This law ap-
plies only to employees who have
been in the service of the board for
a period of two years. This is a move
in the right direction.
Let us look at other sections of
the Delaware School Law. THE
State Board of Education shall ap-
point a State Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction for a term OF one
year. The State Board of Education
may appoint for a term not to ex-
ceed one year such professional and
clerical assistants as are necessary.
The Board of School Trustees shall
report the name or names of the
principal, teacher or teachers en-
gagged for the succeeding school
year. The Board of Education shall
appoint, for the school year, a su-
perintendent of schools" You will
notice that in all cases the appoint
ment is for one year only, and this
is just as true for a superintendent
who has served faithfully for twelve
years as for one who is being ap-
pointed for the first time.
The term of office of the chief
state school officials in the United
States varies from one year to an
indefinite tenure. and only one state
Delaware appoints for one year.
The Maryland school law makes the
appointment of the State Superin-
tendent a four-year period. The
State Commissioner of Education in
Minnesota is appointed for six years.
In New Hampshire and Vermont the |
appointment is for an indefinite
term.
Until the enactment of the legis-
lation cited in our first paragraph
Delaware school teachers had not
the slightest protection. They could
be dismissed at the end of any year
" Without any reason whatever. After
teachers have studied twelve years
in the public school and at least in
a professional school. they are en-
Titled to a reasonable tenure. The
Delaware Legislature is to be COM
nended for its forward step.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-26
BETHEL 49,

Funeral services were held in the
M. E. Church Sunday for Captain
Elva Quillen. of Camden, N. j., form
erly of this town, with the Rev. J. X.
Jester officiating. Interment in the
adjoining cemetery. He is survived
by his widow, one daughter, Mrs.
Charles Cordrey of this town, also
two brothers. Captain r. +. Quillin
of Laurel. Captain J. B. Quillin OF
this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Warrington, Mr..
and Mrs. Karl Thompson and son, OF
Seaford, were dinner guests of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Mas
sey.
Miss Elizabeth Robinson of Dover
spent the weekend with her mother,
Mrs. Bessie Robinson.
Miss Isabel Williams was rendered
surprise birthday party by a num-
ber of her friends at her home on
Thursday night, in honor of her
18th birthday.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-26
GEORGETOWN

Mrs. Frank G. Tallman, OF Will
mington, Republican National Com
mitteewoman from Delaware, enter
tanned a number of prominent Sussex
County women, who take an active
! part in politics. at luncheon at the
New Century Club building in
Georgetown, Tuesday afternoon. Fol-
lowing the luncheon, those present
went into what may be termed an
executive session in the library room
connected with the auditorium and
banquet hall.
Addresses were made by Mrs.
Tallman, Mrs. Lena Reed Anderson,
of Wilmington, former secretary to
ex-Congressman Robert G. Houston.
of this town, and Mrs. Sara Albert
son, of Lewes, vice-chairman of
the Sussex County Executive Com
mittee. Party matters were dis
cussed from all angles, and plans
made for the coming campaign.
Discussions also were held as to or
ganiZatiOn work throughout the
state and county.
Among some of the active workers
present were: Mrs. George r.
Swain, of Georgetown; Mrs. Lee
Stevens and Mrs. Birdie Long. OF
Selbyville; Mrs. George Elsey. Mrs.
William +. Haines. Mrs. Abby Bell,
of SeafOrd; Mrs. William and Mrs.
Cora Prettyman, of Harbeson: Mrs.
Sara AlbertsOn, of Lewes; Mrs.
Elizabeth Riggs and Mrs. Johnson.
of Milford; Mrs. Holt, of Bridge
Vile; Mrs. Lena Reed Anderson. of
Washington; Mrs. Tallman. of VIII
mington, and Mrs. Alice HuxfOrd, of
Frankford
Mr. and Mrs Major W. Hudson. /.
East Pine street. Georgetown. eele- |
brated in a quiet manner their Gath |
wedding anniversary ON Tuesday.
Mr.. Hudson on Wednesday of last /
week observed his S5th birthday; |
while Mrs. Hudson will be SO on
November 22nd. Despite their ad-
vanced years. both are hale and
hearty.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-26
SCHOOL BUILDING
BODIES ORGANIZE

| Friday, January 10, at Dover, the
State Board of Education held it'
monthly meeting, and the variou:
building projects we're started to op-
crate. These include new building
at Roxana and an addition at Green
| wood, both in Sussex county.
The Roxana board includes Harry
Goodwin, George Lewis, Harry John
son and Harry Daisey. The men,
/ bers of the State Board appointed by
President H. Fletcher Brown to act
with the local school commission,
, consists of f. A. Simon, DR.. James
Beebe, Norris Wright and Warner
Price.
The board organized by the cleo
ton of George Lewis, chairman; DR..
Beebe, vice chairman; DR.. H. V. Hol-
loway. secretary, and Harry Goodwin,
assistant secretary. The building is
to be a three-room school. The COM
mission selected George f. Pope as
the architect and accepted the offer
of the Delaware School Foundation
on the engineering work.
The second commission which met
with the State Board was the Green
wood School Building Commission.
including w. s. Lord, r. +. Wiley,
w. J. Conway and 7. p. Rust. The
State Board members appointed to
serve with the commission are f. A.
Simon, DR.. Beebe, Warner Price and
MIR. Huber
Organization was effected by the
selection of r. f. Wiley as chair
man: E. A. Simon. vice chairman;
DIR. II. V. Holloway, secretary; 7. p.
Rust. assistant secretary.
Messina and dupont were chosen
as the architects for the building
and. the offer of the Delaware School
Foundation was accepted for the
engineering work.
Requests were received by the
State Board for additional facilities
at Harrington and Newark.
Announcement was made of Fed
eral grants to the following schools
which have new or additional build
ing projects now on hand: Clay
mont, $4,000; Smyrna, $4,000; /
Caesar Rodney, $4,000; Magnolia.
5000: Dover negro school, $9,OOO;'
Delmar. $23,OO0. /
Acceptance of the State Board
building proposals by the Rehoboth |
Board of School Trustees and by |
the Odessa Board of School Trus-
tees was reported to the State Board
by Secretary Holloway.
Requests for extra allowance and
equipment at Lewes. heating; Mills
boro. equipment; New Castle, addi-
iional grading; additional equip
ment at Bridgeville and heater sta
uation at Milton were received and
given, with authority
10 grant some of the requests after
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-26
HARBESON

The Ladies' Aid will meet at the
home of Mrs. Nora v. Ennis on next
Thursday night, February 1. An en-
tertaining progra mis- being arrang-
ed, consisting of q play entitled
Aunt Lucinda Stays" Other recita-
tions and string music. All are in
vited to attend.
Miss Ruth Pettyjohn spent Sunday
with Miss Marian Wells at Milton.
Edwin Sherman, small son of Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Sherman, is i'll with
pneumonia at this writing.
Mrs. Annie Stewart of Gravel
Hill spent Tuesday with her daugh-
ters here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Hickman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Rust spent Sat-
urday and Sunday in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Mary Hunter entertained at
a turkey dinner last Thursday in
honor of her son Joseph's thirty
first birthday. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hunter and
daughters, Lettye, Gaye and Joseph
inc, Mrs. Jennie Veasey, Miss Leila
Veasey and Hammond Veasey.
Miss Marie Jarvis of Wilmington
spent Saturday with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Jarvis.
Misses Grace and Olive Veasey,
Miss Alberta Veasey and Roger Be-
bout also spent Saturday with rel
atives here.
Harry Coulter. aged 81 years, son
Of Mrs. Andrew Coulter, died at his
home, near here, on Tuesday, jan
uary %. His funeral was held at the
home on Thursday and interment
was made in Beaver Dam cemetery.
His mother and one brother, Edgar
Coulter, survive him.
A family dinner party at the home
of Mrs. Mary Z. Hunter, on January
18th, at Harbeson. in honor of her
son and his family. was a charming
affair and greatly enjoyed by all the
guests. The turkey was Just fine.
but the dinner did not end the good
time; for about p. NJ. the dining
room was again opened and the cere-
mOny of extinguishing the candles
on a huge birthday cake was per-
formed by the guest of honor. JO- /
seph F.. Hunter, who was assisted |
by his wife and daughter in cutting !
and serving the cake. Joe made a |
good job of blowing out the candles,
and the guests did the balance. II |
was happy birthday.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-26
THE DEPRESSION AND HEALTH

What effect has the prolonged de-
preston, from which we seem now
to be steadily recovering, had upon
the health of the nation, and par
ticularly upon the children?
Some authorities have claimed
that the people have thrived physic-
ally on hard times. They feel that
in periods when people have little
money to spend. they stay more at
home, they get better sleep at night
they are not tempted to go out so
much for dissipations. Without
doubt this has been the effect on
many persons.
Yet many families have not been
able to procure enough nourishing
food. The annual report of the
Massachusetts Society for Prevention
of Cruelty To Children says that
malnutritiOn and physical defects
have increased alarmingly among
children. This report quotes also
from information from all over the
country. indicating that many chill
dren have been cared for at aims
houses. and that in many cases the
funds for such care gave out. The
children had to be returned to their
families which were not able to care
for them well.
If you deprive a child of needed
food during the growing period, you
may stunt his development for a
lifetime. The United States govern
ment is pouring out vast sum for
relief purposes, and it should be suf-
ficient to give everyone enough to
eat. There is enough wealth in the
country so that no one should go
poorly fed. The undernourished
child is not likely to learn lessons
well in school, and failure in school
frequently means failure in life.
Better times are dawning. Not
again will the American people al .
low the things that have caused so
much suffering. And they realize
now that whatever happens, we
must see that our children grow up |
strong and healthy.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-26

Mr.. and Mrs. John Fletcher OF
Sharptown spent Sunday with Mr.,
and Mrs. Jacob Gootee.
Mrs. Louis Caine OF Wilmington,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Laura
McLeatley.
Peggy Furniss spent the weekend
with her mother, Mrs. Howard Fur
ness.
Captain George Phillips returned
to his barge Saturday after spend
ing several days with his family.
The Count-On-Me Clus was enter
tanned on Tuesday night at the home
of Mrs. Mary Cordrey.
Mrs. Lulu Massey spent a part of
last week in Seaford with her sis
ter, Mrs. Ira Allen.
Word was received here this week
of the marriage of Cecil Wright, OF
this town, son OF Captain and Mrs.
Harry Wright. and Miss Iris Bennett
daughter of Captain and Mrs. Grant
Bennett of SharptOwn.
Mrs. Rebecca Moore is very III at
her home suffering with pneumonia.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-26

MANY PEOPLE find fault with
their home towns for the conditions
they help to create by their own
neglect and Indifference.
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-26

A resolution was adopted by the
board that a first grade certificate
issued for two years of professional
work may not be renewed after the
same has lapsed for period of one
Milford chronicle., 1934-01-26
DULL HEADACHES GONE
SIMPLE REMEDY DOES 1T

Headaches caused by constipation
are gone after one dose of Adlerika.
This cleans all pOisOns out of BOTH
upper and lower bowels. Gives bet
ter sleep. ends nervousness. The
Red Star Drug StOre.-In Harring-
ton by Sharp & Fleming. druggists
If you change your home address
at or before January l, 1884, notify
the Chronicle Office of the fact.
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to remove the coarse outer cover
digestive apparatuses.
Baked Lima Beans
Two cups dried lima beans, 1
small onion, l sweet green pepper
(optionaD, 4 slices bacon, 2 cups
canned tomatoes, teaspoons SUI
gar, IA teaspoon pepper, IA tea
spoon salt, IA teaspoon mustard.
Soak beans in water to cover
overnight. in the morning drain
anu simmer in boiling sailed wa
ter for 80 minutes, letting the wa
ter cook away as much as possible.
Put a layer Of beans in a creased
casserole. Sprinkle with finely
mi need pepper, onion cut in thin
slices and bacon cut in tiny
squares. Scar bacon in frying pan
before cutting in squares. Con-
tinue alternating layers Of beans
and SeaSoningS until all are used,
Add salt, sugar, pepper and mus
tard to tomatoes and pour over
beans. Cover casserole and bake
in a moderate oven for four hours.
Another way to bake lima beans
is to boil them, after soaking over
night. until tender. Drain and
place in a shallow baking dish.
Cover the top with strips of very
thin bacon. Pour tomato juice
seasoned with onion in at one side
of the dish until the beans are
barely covered. Then bake in
moderate oven until the bacon is
crisp. 1t will take about 40 min.
UteS
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known that Hill was believed to
be under consideration for one of
these appointments, an increasing
amount of opposition has been
developing, according to reliable
reports here. For despite the fact
that Hill is regarded as being a
man of wealth with large bust
ness connections both as a banker
and business man, he is recogniz-
ed as always having been a
friend of the "little man" rather
than of the "big boys" in the big
corporations. 1t is also known
that he has long been an advo-
cate of more stringent regulation
of public service corporations. 1t
was Hill, who as member Of the
state senate in 1888, introduced
and secured the passage of the
bill making it mandatory for the
utilities commission to exercise a
more thorough regulation of the
utilities under its jurisdiction. He
also introduced and fought for
the enactment of the bill abol-
ishing the old corporation COM
mission and setting up the new
utilities commission. So as soon
as the utilities learned that Hill
was being considered for this
post they started fighting him
and they are still doing it, &C
cording to current reports here.
Strong support seems to have
developed within the past few
days for w. New Evans of High
Point, for one of these appoint
ments. For a time the name of
Thomas Turner, Jr., also of High
Point, was mentioned as a pos
sible appointee. 1t is now under
stood, however, that Turner is
making no effort to get one of
these posts but instead is urging
the appointment of Evans, who is
also understood to have strong
backing from other quarters.
Evans is about 35 years old, a
graduate of old Trinity college
and of Harvard university. He
was a member of the law faculty
of the University for several
years and was later on the law
aculty of the University Of North
Carolina. He has been practicing
law in High Point for about five
years. Those advocating his APP
pointment maintain that he has
no entangling alliaces with any
utility compaies and could be de-
pended upon to be entirely fair
and impartial.
The name Of James S. Massen-
berg Of TryOn, was also mention
ed at one time, but it is under
stood that he is now virtually out
of the picture.
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lO-Year Plan To
Modernize One
China Province
BY H. r. EkINS
United Press Staff Correspondent

PElPING, China. Jan. .. (UP)
An "NRA' campaign of its own,
differening from the American
brand, but decidedly unique as far
as China is concerned is proceed
ing in Shansi Province, where
power is in the hands of Marsha.
Yen Hsi-shan. once known to the
world as China'S Model Gov
ernor."
The campaign has been inau-
gurated in connection with a Ten
Year Plan for ShanSi. The inau-
guration was featured by the is
suancc of decree requiring every
man in the province to contribute
Is days of free manual service
and labor each year. Every man
between IS and 10 is to work on
bodybuilding for ten days a year
and on fOreStation for three days
year.
Only students. policemen, sol
diers. teachers, physicians, public
officials and the physically unfit
are exempt.
All workers, who are employed
in the vicinity of their own vii
lagos. will be required to feed
and house themselves during their
compulsory service.
Reports indicate that the COM
pulsory public service decree al
ready is in force.
Marshal Yen HSi-Shan and the
Shansi Provincial government of
ficialS are represented as deter
mined to bring prosperity to their
Province by introducing modern
industrial and agricultural meth
DDS and by building a network Of
highways.
ShanSi is "A Province of 1883
square miles. 1t is plateau
crossed by mountain ranges with
a climate 50 severe as to permit
but one crop a year. TaiyuanfI,
the capital city. has a population
of 250.O0O. Shansi has coal fields
among the richest IN the world
and corn. tobacco. cotton and rice
are lis major crops.
The province-widc mobilization
of labor. if SUSTAINED over the pc
Rod planned for it by the Shansi
authorities. is expected to result
in at least partial success for the
Ten Year Plan. For a consider
able period Shansi has been free
from civil war. This is a factc"
which should contribute favorably
to the mOdernization program.