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Milford chronicle., 1935-07-26

industry as 1t would be for private
business to denOunce all government
officials as crooks and grafters be-
cause an OmmasiOnal official is un-
faithful to his trust.
Improved and cheaper electric
service, which holding companies
have made possible. and sound util-
ity securities which they have sold
to the public, are all carefully hid
den behind the ceaseless harping on
those few holding companies which
may have taken advantage of loop
holes in the law to pursue unethical
practices.
Utility executives have put for
ward number Of plans for regula-
tion which would meet every abuse
that the enemies of the holding COM
pany speak of, and at the same time
protect, instead of destroy hundreds
of millions of private savings now
invested in the industry.
That is the sound solution-and
the only fair solution. If we are to
destroy the holding company in toto,
we may as weIi legislate the auto
mobile of the highway because, inn
properly managed. 1t is a menace.
We may as wen destroy the banks,
because some bank officials have
stolen depositors' money, and made
unwise investments We may as well
destroy nur democratic form Of gov
ernment because public ohicials
have wasted or misused hundreds Of
millions OF dollars Of the taxpayers
money.
The proposed Public Utility Bill, |
to destroy rather than regulate
holding companies, represents the I
worst possible type of uneconomie, I
legislation. and is with /
Dut doubt secretly designed to de- I
stroy private ownership OF electric
development as the first great step
n an extensive specialization plan /
Ior American industry. .- ~.
Milford chronicle., 1935-07-26
GOOD CROPS

Government crop reports indicate
that all major crops except potatoes
will be larger than last year. Wheat
which produced 496,OOO.OOO bushels
last year, is expected to grow 49,
100000 bushels this year.
In these topsy turvy times, when
everything seems upside down, what
does this mean? In former years, a
hymn Of Joy echoed over the coun-
try. when the news came in Of big
crops. Merchants began to buy
more goods. factories started up. and
the harvest anthems praised God.
Formerly the farmers surplus
could usually be sold in foreign
countries. Now those countries are
poor as the result of war, and are
raising most Of their foods at home.
The farmers. aided by modern
science and machinery. can produce
more crops than can be sold for
reasonable price. So it is not de-
sirabIe to raise so much that the
crops won't sell. We need to stim-
ulate manufacturing production so
that the people can buy foods gen.
erously. hll every hungry mouth.
and thus sell large crops at good
prices.
Milford chronicle., 1935-07-26
Milford, Friday, July s6, 1885
PROTECTING THE WEAK

1t is sometimes argued that the
modern philanthropic idea of pro-
tecting the weak, caring for the sick
and defective, tends to lower the
average power of the population. 1t
it argued that young people who
survive through these kindly minis
trations, grow up and. have children
and transmit their weakness to
them
nformer years, it is said, people
of this weak type usually died young,
so they never had children, and
could not transmit their defects.
Those who survived were strong and
fit people, who produced strong chill
dren.
In former years, it is said, people
not bear to see young people who
are weak or defective left to strug-
gle with their sad fates. If it sees
a child with a feeble body. it can't
bear to let that little one suffer or
perish II thinks of many great men
and women who have rendered su-
perb service to the world, though |.
they had feeble bodies.
So we have hospitals and charity /
organizations that care for people .
with all forms of weakness. Mil +,
lions of such ones, though formerly
weak, have been aided to acquire !
health, they have become useful .
members of the community. and will /
have healthy and vigorous children. /
Our systems of charity do not go
far enough. Most of the children
who have defects and weaknesses |
could become healthy and useful
people if they had the benefit of
modern scientific treatment. In
stead of spending vast sums of
money on luxuries and pleasures, the
community should spend more gen.
erously on building up human values.
Starting a feeble child on the road
TO health and usefulness, is a more
wonderful thing than building the
most perfect machine, or the finest
road for it to run over.
Milford chronicle., 1935-07-26
CALLING NATURE BY VlME

The beauty Of birds, trees, and
flowers speaks to us in this mid.
summer. Can we call these wonder
ful things by name? If we can, We
shall enjoy the beauty around Us
more keenly.
Someone once remarked that he
divided all the birds in his locality
into three classes, robins, crows, and
chipbirds. He was like the man who
walks through the streets and can
only identify a few Of his towns
people. All those lovely warBiers
and thrushes and catbirds sang their
love songs to him, tried to win his
affection, but he knew them only as
''chipbirds." We are but aliens in
this wonderland, if we do not know
some of these feathered fellow eiti-
zens by name.
The trees that turn the harsher
aspects Of nature into a garden of
pleasure, are also worthy OF being
known by name. Many people hived
up in big city streets do not know
pine tree from hemlock. We do
not know the resources Of our coun-
try, or the opportunities for beauti-
fcatiOn of our towns, until we know |
about trees.
Can we call the flowers by name?
If we see just a crazy quilt of color
in the field that bows to the breeze,
we have failed to open our eyes to
he worlds loveliness.
Power comes when we can call \
hings and people by their right /
lames. The statesman's influence
rows when he knows people by
lame. The business man doubles his
'ower when he knows his customers
'ersonally. The boy who is hooted
t by his mates. becomes a friend.
'hen they learn to say Hello. I
ohnny." Il have called thee by thy !
anne, thou are mine" were the I
lords which the prophet Isaiah nut G
ITO the mouth of the living God. a c
bought that has given comfort to e
lany in dark hours. [
Milford chronicle., 1935-07-26
WHY NOT TELL THE TRUTH

In a recent open letter to Senator
Wheeler of Montana, Owen D.
Young, Chairman of the Board of
the General Electric Company, said:
81 see no more reason for abolish
ing the holding company merely be-
cause abuses have crept into its op-
Grafton, than / do for abOlishing the
automobile because of the disasters
which come from reckless drivers.
"The important thing is to re-
strain and correct the abuses and
not to abolish a useful instrument.
/ am convinced that the holding
company is a very useful instrument
through which to group utility Op-
Grating companies which. by their
nature, must be local, into an EN-
cient economic unit. In this way
the cost of power can be reduced,
service can be given to communities
which could not otherwise obtain ft
and the safety of the investment
can be increased through the diver
sity factor, over what it would be in
any one of the individual operating
companies"
Continuing, Mr.. Young also point
ed out that the holding company Of
fers great advantages from the
standpoint of connecting different
operating units with extensive trans
mission systems. He made the very
important observation that you can
get diversity in the public utility
leld only through a holding COM
pany, whereas in the usual manufac-.
turing business you can achieve It.
with but one straight operating COM :,
pany.
The present attack on the holding
company is based on alleged abuses
which apply to only a small per-.
centage Of existing companies. This I
is as unfair an attack on the whole
Milford chronicle., 1935-07-26
JAMES CAMP WILL
OPEN TOMORROW
Thousands Are Expected To Attend
During Ten bay Session

James Camp, located about ten
miles from Georgetown, in Broad
Creek District, and for many years
one of the popular tented spots on
the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula. will open
tomorrow (Saturday) for ten DAYS.
under the direction of the Rev.
Frank McCorkle. pastor of the
Blades-EpwOrth NJ. f. Circuit.
James Camp for many years has
been popular with residents of Lau-
rel. Seaford. Delmar, MiIlsboro,
Frankford and Georgetown and
probably is one of the best attended
of the smaller camps on the Penin-
sula.
improvements have been made to
the grounds this year. Thousands of
people are expected to be in attend
ance during its ten-day progress.
Milford chronicle., 1935-07-26
Eco 900 100000 0 90 o c
9 Only Summer Dreams :
Q In Verse :
q BY Lyla Myers. Little Rock, Ark. Z
y o 0 o 90 o 0 o o o 900 o 0 o o @
SINCE YESTERDAY

Twas yesterday I wrote verse.
Oh, Just a little thing:
But It was all about blue skies
And love-and birds that sing.
But something awful happened
since; l@
And all is changed, today;
The word, SORROW, must replace JOY;
And sad FIJI In for gay.
I'll write gray skies and scratch out
blue,
No song birds do / hear;
So III just say: Deep silence
breathes
or loss of one so DEAR"
Il seems unreal that all is wrong,
Today, instead of right:
For yesterday you loved me-but
You changed your mind last night.
Milford chronicle., 1935-07-26

time; anyway. he wished 10 study
over the figures while committing.
Therefore, he refused to see the
agent, sending out word to write
me the information.
The insurance Company, uncon-
WINGED. sent a higher-powered sales
man around. He likewise was refus-
ed admission; and the bank oflcial,
disgusted. changed his mind about
taking out the insurance.
Milford chronicle., 1935-07-26

This is the first question which ]
would like TO see answered.
And the second is this:
The Presidents soak-the-rich tax
message, it is revealed, was conceiv-
ed, if not written, long ago, and was
held up his sleeve to be produced
when his political strategy needed a
turn in popular attention. Has he
other such messages up his sleeve?
The tax message had the most
profound governmental and ecOno-
mic Importance.
AS Arthur A. BalIantine, former
Under Secretary of the Treasury,
said of It: with a limit set by the
Supreme Court on government ex-
perimentatiOn with industry by
regimentatiOn, the President has
made a sudden turn to experimenta-
tion through taxation"
So important a proposal as this,
one contrary to the Presidents ex-
press promise to Congress, was held
back by him merely as a pasteboard
card. to be played when needed. in
the game of politics.
Arthur KrOck, of the New York
Times" has we'll said that the
country was shocked by this brutal
Are we to have further examples
Of It? Is this new fear to be impos-
ed upon business? Is recovery, for
the sake of Mr.. Roosevelt's personal
politics. again to get the kick down
stairs which the tax message gave
t.?
Milford chronicle., 1935-07-26

There are many such cases. The
ability to write Informative and
readable letters should be cultivated
BY every young man. Il Is not so
easy as It appears. AS American
business grows more complicated
and specialized, more and more let
ters win be written.
Milford chronicle., 1935-07-26

The bathing at Fowlers Beach has
been fine this season.
Milford chronicle., 1935-07-26

WHAT AN adventure life is, #
you keep yourself alert and alive.
Milford chronicle., 1935-07-26

1t was worse than a defeat, II
was a blunder.
This may we'll be said of the over
whelming defeat Of the Presidents g
death sentence" utility bill in the
House of Representatives.
The blunder was uble-barrelled.
The initial mistake came in maxi
ing the issue and the insistence
upon it. The second error lay in the
methods used to coerce the House.
From this we may hear more later.
Since the day of the Supreme
Courts NRA ruling, May q, there
has been an amazing series of such
blunders.
Milford chronicle., 1935-07-26

Have we not seen It in the blum
der of the hOrse-and-buggy attack
on the Supreme Court and the Con-
stitutiOn; in the blunder of the five
day tax program, and now, again
in the tactics on the death SEN
tence" utility bill?
The House bill, which the Presi-
dent fought tooth and nail, gave him
, every reasonable power he could
ask. It really gave his commission
power to pass the death sentence
upon holding companies. The only
thing it did not do was to order the
commission to impose these SEN
tences.
Was it good sense to stake every
thing upon a fight for so small a
difference? Was it sound politics to
risk a disastrous rout for so mar
row reward?
It seems 10 me that there should
have been some one around head
quarters to say no" And Colonel
Howe used to say mo-" to just such
impractical schemes. Perhaps, It
was Howe who told Mr.. Roosevelt
to try to laugh off. as he did, his
death sentence" defeat. Or has
HOwe's i'll health withdrawn from
the President an essential prop?
Milford chronicle., 1935-07-26

ability in the art OF politics?
Or are we seeing a not unfamiliar
phenomenon, IN which a man Is con-
sideTed a marvellous politician when
things go right, but a poor one,
when they go wrong?
Chairman Henry P. Fletcher, of
the Republican National Committee,
long ago said that we might see this
phenomenon in connection with
Franklin Roosevelt.
A new realization of this loss in
the Presidents popular esteem came
to me, when spoke, in behalf OF
the National Republican Builders,
before a Community Forum in the
charming village Of Ridgefield, Con-
necticut. There was there, amongst
Republicans, fresh and deep dis
trust of Mr.. ROoseveIt's personal
and political stability. There was a
decided stirring of party enthusiasm
on the ground that Republicanism
lad ever been the party of Business.
the party Of Sterilization. Which, l
think, is true.
Milford chronicle., 1935-07-26

MANY A MAN feels like kicking
himself who wouldn't let anyone else
do.it. ~ =
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15

Among his finest poems are "Th'
First Snowfall" and "The Vision o.
Sir Launfal." George Washington
| February 22), American statesman
and first president of the United
States.
Emma Hart Willard, (February
23), American educator.
George F. Handel, (Febraury 23)
German composer.
Homer Winslow, February 24r
American marine painter. Some oi
his most noted paintings are THE
Life Line" "The Fog Warning,
Eight Bells, and "A Summer
Night.
Enrico Caruso, (February 25)
Italian tenor.
William Cody, February 26), Am
erican frontiersman, scout and show
man, known as Buffalo Bill". The
last notable frontier scout in Amer
ican history.
Henry w. LongfellOw, February
27), one of Americas most famous
poets. His poems have been trans
lated. into eighteen foreign languages
So many of his poems are known and
loved by children that he is called
"The Children's Poet"
Wilfred T. Grenfell, February
2S), English missionary physician.
He devoted much of his time to re-
form work, establishingy homes on
land and mission vessels at sea.
John Hastings. a member of the
F. F. A., of the Bridgeville School
Chapter, was a guest at the Over
all Social, held by the Liberty Hyde
Bailey Chapter of F. F. A., of Am
erica, held at the SeafOrd. Central
School on Tuesday evening.
At a luncheon held at the Wind
sor Hotel, at Milford, on Tuesday,
February 5th, it was voted by the
twenty ministers present to set aside
Sunday. February 18th, as "Hospi-
tai Sunday, in behalf of the drive
for a new hospital for Milford.
The Trinity-Epworth Home Dem
Onstration Club will meet with Mrs.
Anna Hall near Atlanta on Tues
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15
cLFTON'S CORNER
(Eesr LeWss1

We sure have had winter this time
with some snow left and q plenty of
mud and. water. The roads are al
most impassabie at times.
Several Of the farmers around
here are busy hauling wood when
the roads are frozen.
Martin Walls killed his hogs Tues
day, a little late In the season to
kill, but better late than not to have
any to kill at all.
Clarence who IS employed IN the
Ford plant at Chester, spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Walls.
Many around here were surprised
TO hear Of the death Of Wm. Mustard
Notary Public Of Georgetown. As
he was raised near here and went
to school where Clifton's Corner
now is, It was then known as Rabbit
Ferry School, he also owned the
large farm where he was raised,
which is operated BY Will Walls.
Calvin and Sarah E. Clifton called
on James and Elizabeth Calhoun
last Sunday.
Flossie King Is spending some
time near GumbOrO, nursing Mrs.
Elijah Downs, who Is very H.
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15
WANTS TO KNOW WHERE THE
NEW HOSPITAL IS no BE
LOCATED
lcommunicatedl
To Whom It May Concern:
ILL.,. IL - l-.......L..l 2. Ii

To Whom It May Concern:
Where is the new hospital to be
located? Would it be desirable. to
locate it along the DUPONT Highway,
the main thOrOughfare through the
State of Delaware, where everybody
that travels the DUPONT road can see
it, at the north end Of Walnut
street, the main street through the
City of Milford; and at a point
where everybody that travels over
the new cutoff road that leads to
and from Lewes and RehObOth can
see it. Away from the piercing
shrek Of the railroad whistle, from
the black smoke from the train,
from the whoop and yell Of the
school children and from the smell
Of decaying pea vines.
Why build on some side street
where it seldom would be seen, on
ly by those in its immediate locality
or those who would be carried for
treatment, unless special trip was
made for the purpose of seeing it?
II $15O,OOQ is to be solicited for
the new building from the public,
why not locate it where the travel
ing public, not only Of our own,
State, but thousands from other
states. who travel the above named
highway can readily see It?
Such a location adjoins the city
limits at the intersection of North
Walnut street in front Of Scarbor-
ough's Hatchery, and enough land
will be donated for the erection of
the building by the owner, If desir-
ed.
B. F. DAVIS
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15
TRINITY

Although some of the folks in thil
section, feel they have had the wOrs
part of the sleet and storm, we fee
they should be very grateful in many
ways; they have had plenty to cal
with few exceptions, they are enjoy.
ing good health, and have warm
comfortable homes. Also when IL
was too stormy to attend church
some have had the wonderful OppOr-
tunity Of hearing old church hymns
and sermons by radio.
In last weeks issue the writer
gave 'list of FebruaTy's sons and
daughters that had made our own
country a worth while place in which
to live. This week we continue our
brief review of some of our most
noted men and women.
Thomas A. Edison, February III
American inventor and manufac-
turer. Peter Cooper, February (12)
American inventor, manufacturer
and DhilanthrOpist. Charles Dar-
win, February 12) English natur-
alist and biologist. Abraham Lin
coin, February 12), American
statesman and 10th President of the
United States.
Elihu Root, February 15), Ameri-
can statesman and lawyer. His
writings include addresses on In
ternatiOnal subjects, addresses on
Government and Citizenship, etc.
Calico, February 15). Italian
physicist and astronomer. Cyrus
Mccormick. February 15), Ameri-
can inventor and manufacturer, born
in Virginia, to him we are much in
debted for our reaping machine.
NikOlaus Copernicus, February 19),
born at Thorn. Poland, mathemati-
clan and founder of modern astro-
nOmy.
Alice Freeman Palmer, February
21). American inventor.
James Russell Lowell, (February
22l. American poet. essayist and dip
iomat. He was educated at Harvard
and was poet of his class
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15
apRsRRYING DRMOCRATsn

The fight against allowing Repub-
licans to hold positions in Washing
ton has been carried to President
Roosevelt. Most Of the Republicans
In office have been held over because
Of their experience and superior
abilities. But even though there are
more Democratic politicians on the
Federal rolls than ever before in
history, no deserving Democrat"
understands why he is being forgot
ten.
What really ought to be done
would be to tell about half Of all
government employees to "go home
and stay there" The Government
was never so top-heaYy in man-and-
woman power.
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15

day, February 26th
Mrs. Joseph Love is quite i'll at
this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul White and. son,
Harold, Of Allen. Nd, visited at the
home Of his brother, A. 4. White on
Saturday.
Don't forget the Trinity Aid will
meet (tonightl, February IS, with
Mr.. and Mrs. Rauph Wheatley.
Sunday School at Trinity, Sunday
February II, at $50 a. N, Preach
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15

It tells a good deal about a mans
home life if he orders rice pudding and
home e-made cake at a lunch counter.
Isn't it wonderful how much work
a horse will do without feeling the
need of alcoholic stimulants?
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15
LEWES

Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence B. Knapp
are receiving congratulations upon
the arrival Of a fine baby boy.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Joseph, of
Norfolk, Va, spent the weekend
here with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Marshall.
Winfield Brittingham and Howard
Brittingham, OF Chester. Pa, spent
the weekend here with their par
ents.
Edward. ]. Krajewski, a member
OF Company 1924, Conservation
Camp, Lewes, was operated upon
for appendicitis at the Beebe Hospi-
tall Saturday, and is doing well. His
home is in Wilmington. He was
stricken Thursday. but was we'll
enough to go to work in the mosquito
control marshes on Friday. On Sat
urday he suffered recurrence Of
the trouble and was taken to the
hospital by DR.. Morrock, Camp ply
sician.
J. Edward Wiley, of Love Point,
Nd, spent the week end. here with
his family.
F. Irving Walls, Of Wilmington,
spent the weekend her with his fam
lily.
Howard M. Teal, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday here with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Teal, Sr.
Alfred Smith has moved his fam
lily from the Carter property on King
street to the Frank Coverdale prop
erty on Mulberry street
The typed copy of the Lewes let
ter this week, was so pale that it
could not be read by the type set
ters of the Chronicle, and the re-
writer of copy was unable to deci-
pher. A new ribbon on the machine
would be a big help.-Publisher
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15

With nice new seed catalog ana
a good hot stove in the kitchen, this
is almost as good IS summer lsseAt. (.
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15

II cause Is Just II will eventual
ly prevail in spite OF al the propa-
gauda put forth to support t.
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15

50 Sorry, Doarg The many
friends Of Mrs. --------- -.--------
will be sorry to learn that she ls rs
covering from severe fall.-Boone
(Iowa) paper.
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15

ing services at 10 a. M. rev. BObert
q. Green, pastor.
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15

If a man thinks he IS going to be
sick. he frequently is. and IL a town
thinks it is falling behind, 1t frequently
is
Milford chronicle., 1935-02-15

Innocent fun is happiness.
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