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The Washington times., 1935-11-02

Auto Now Necessity
Automobiles are no longer lux
urieS for the rich. They are neces-
sary to the average American.
Evening star., 1935-09-15
Il
New
Spirit
Too

fills the whole store increased effort toward all that is
gracious and ndly-those true marks of geny in either
person or organization Talk with Palas Royal employees
find of sincerity in their wish to make
your shopping here pleasure to make you like coming back to
again and again. Buy spool of thread fur coatyou be
served with the enthusiastic attention Return anything
which has failed satisfy and watch how grateful we be Tor
the chance to make you satisfied again.
Palas Royal low and reasonable But better
efforts MORE QUALITY
the SAME MONEY Regardless of how purchase
be bought for the money
you reading about the changed a Royal viii feel
"here is the n the kind unhetalngy
If further ideas OF how to make
YOUR kind of write tell us about them
Evening star., 1935-09-15
- PROGRESSIVE Store
IN AMERICAS FASTEST-CROWNC CITY
Growing Changing
Striving Achieying!

Keeping pace with our swiftly changing WASH
ington, its new buildings and new developments,
the Pa|ais Royal has adapted itself 10 the modem
scene Come and see what vast changes have
taken place during the past yearI
We've kept pace with this growing city .. if you
have not been in lately you do not really know the
Palais Royal as it is today! You'll find truly
glorious Palais Royal!
Beaued by softly harmonzed decorative schemes modernzd
by fixtures and lighting effects smpied for shopping by
expert departmental arrangements.
Milford chronicle., 1935-10-25
THE GHOSTS OWN NIGHT

Halloween, October 81, according
to old tradition, is the one night OF
the year when supernatural influ-
ences most prevail. If you fear some
uspeetOr that is supposed TO lingeT
around some haunted house, better
not pass that spooky place on the
evening of October 81.
Children born on October 81 were
once supposed to have some weird
power of conversing with ghostly
visitants. The ancient Druids OF
England, Ireland, and France, were
said to believe that the wicked souls
which had been condemned at death
to enter the bodies of animals, were
called together at Halloween by the
Lord of Death.
Up to a somewhat recent date in
Great Britain, superstitious fires
were built by many families on Hal
lowe'en. Each member of the family
would throw a white stone into the
ashes. In the morning they tried to
find these stones again. If any stone
was missing, it was believed the
owner of it would die within a year.
The modern world, instead of be-
lieving too many foolish things, goes
to the opposite extreme and refuses
to believe many things that are true.
From a day of fearful questioning of
the unseen world, Halloween has be-
come an occasion for children's
tricks and strategems, and an excuse
for general lawlessness.
One hundred years ago, if you
found your refuse barrel tipped over,
it would have been said that some
evil minded ghost had done it. But
on October 81, 1885, you can guess
it was simply the kids of the neigh
borhood. For several weeks they
have been surveying the Opportuni-
ties which your home place offers
for mischief. Such escapades are
not usually taken seriously. Yet
when they make real trouble and
destroy property, it is time for the
police to take a hand in disciplining
these unruly ghosts.
Milford chronicle., 1935-10-25
SKILLED LABOR

The U. S. Commerce Department
reports that shortages of skilled
labor are beginning to appear in
some industries. In prosperous
times, people are constantly. finding
new jobs, vacancies are created, and
large number of young men obtain
chances to learn skilled trades.
But in a time of slow business, not
many new people are taken on. If
there is vacancy, there are usually
plenty of former employees who can
be sent for. Hence the number Of
skilled workers might tend to de-
crease, since some are always being
removed from the ranks of labor by
death or i'll health.
The temperance of a demand, for
skilled labor is an encouraging sign
Of improved times. 1t is also a sug-
gestion to young men that, they
should not rush in too great NUM-
bers into the white collar" occupa-
tions. If they could learn some skill
ed mechanical task, their chances of
steady employment would seem bet
ter.
Many business men have held that
every boy should be taught some
kind of a skilled mechanical trade,
so that if he can't make living in
any other way, he can do it with
his skilful hands. If he has tramped
all over a city trying in vain to sell
something, if no store or business
office will take him on as a sales
man or clerical worker, let him try
to see what he can do with his hands.
The modern boy dreams of becom-
ing a manager of business, or a boss
OF something or other. 1t is a fine
thing to cherish ambition. But the
number of boys who have trained to
become superintendents of some
thing, far exceeds the number of su-
perintendents' jobs. The number of
skilled workers does not usually ex-
ceed the number of jobs calling for
skill.
Milford chronicle., 1935-10-25
Milford, Friday, October s5, 1885
MILFORD WILL benefit by th

MILFORD WILL benefit by the
erection of a new elementary school
building should plans announced this
week by the State Board of Educa-
ton for a school building program
throughout the State be approved by
the next session of the General As
sembly. A preliminary announce
ment by the State Board is to the
effect that an appropriation of ST.
100000 will be asked of the legisla-
tors to complete the school building
projects necessary for balanced ed
ucational plant throughout the State.
The same statement says that new
Milford elementary school, additions
to the Lewes school, additions for
Dover, and a few others are con-
templated. For years past Milford
residents have demanded relief from
a very serious situation so far as it
affects the elementary school chill
dren here. The State Board MEM
bers in the past have frowned on
these claims; but apparently there
has been a change of heart. Pos
sibly this is in part at least, to be
attributed to new personnel on the
board. Whatever the reason for the
change, it is gratifying to Milford
citizens to know that at last the
State Board of Education has pub
licly recognized the need for the
new building and that they will in
corporate the building project here
in their recommendations to be
presented to the General Assembly.
Milford has waited long enough for
this necessary addition to her school
plant.
Milford chronicle., 1935-10-25
MAKING GOOD

If anyone is to make good in this
world, he must use most Of his time
to fit himself for success. One is
entitled to a proper amount Of time
for rest and recreation. But II a
person fails to give his main
thought to his work and the things
he is trying to do in life, he is 60
ing to fall behind.
If he is in business for himself,
every minute he can spare is needed
to push his trade. to faznildardze him
self with markets and conditions In
his business. If he works for some
body else, every minute can be made
useful in acquiring the facts Of bust
ness, SO that his service becomes
more valuable. It Is a world Of in
cessant effort, and those who are
not willing to give that effort need
not expect many rewards.
Milford chronicle., 1935-10-25
OCEAN VIEW

The faculty OF the Lord Baltimore
High School will present an enter
tainment and play, Dying To Live,
this Friday night, Octobr 25th. The
cast Of characters are: Samson
WdnlOck," impersonated BY WiItef
Branford; olivia WinlOck,s his
wife, FlOrnce Evans; sylvia Win
lock-" his sister, Gertrude Williams;
'Chick Breen," George Truitt; Mel
va" the WinlOck maid, Hazel Men
ser; 'MontrOse Langdon," a police
man, Sanford Noble; "Estelle Cay
who is In the movies, Paula Minner;
Nina Royston," gOsSiDing neigh
Dor, Elizabeth Heath; Naomi Estel-
le," who innocently caused much
trouble, Louise Rogers; "Salvodi
Yutaki,p a YOki, Francis Lambert;
MRS. Dilworth's Children" Hazel
Mitchell, Carolyn Williams, Preston
Williams.
The revival services are in prog
ress at Bethel NJ. E. Church every
night except Saturday. Rev. W. S.
Grant, the minister, is in charge,
and is ably assisted by Mr.. Dan l..
Hughes, gospel singer, who has sung
from coast to coast in the U. S. A.
since 1921. Born in Wales in 1895,
he was in the World War, Darda-
nelles, Bgypt, Mesootamia, and In
dia, and demolished in 1919 with
three British medals. Come hear
him and enjoy the meeting.
The Christian Church is holding
special services also.
A turkey supper will be seryd by
the ladies and gents Of the Christian
Church on Saturday, November End,
at the Church hall.
It has been necessary to ask for
contributions or donations toward
the cleaning-up and putting in shape
tn Bethel NJ. E. Cemtery. Everyone
who owns a lot, or is interested in
the upkeep Of this cemetery is kindly
urged to help in this matter. Send
in your contributions, and it will be
appreciated and you will be reward
ed. The cemetery looks well, and a
wonderful Improvement has been
Milford chronicle., 1935-10-25
LAsT OF THE LIRERTIEs

The government having called for
payment the last outstanding re-
mainder. of the Liberty Bonds issued
during the World War, one chapter
Of great financial achievement is
ended. When the American people
started on that war, they had no con-
ception Of the amount OF money it
would cost. If they had had any
idea Of it, it is not likely they would
ever have consented to get into the
war.
AT the start 1t was supposed it
would prove a kind of small war,
confined largely to defense Of our
ships and travellers sailing the seas.
But when a few weeks later, it was
discovered that our allies, the Eng
lish and French, were very hard
pressed, it was perceived that if Ger
many was to be licked, the United
States must make a far greater sec
rifee.
So the enormous expenditures
necessitated by preparing 100000
men to fight in Europe, were under
taken. They were very much in
creased by the necessity Of assemb-
ling this great army in such tear
ing hurry.
The achievement Of the govern
ment in persuading the people to
buy the vast amount Of bands neces-
sary of finance these requirements
passed all expectations. Many ex-
perts would have said that the gov
ernment could never get that amount
Of money out of the people. Yet en-
thusfasm and desire to win the war
we're so raised to fever pitch, that
he money came fairly easily.
Many Of us we'll recall experiences
n going out in our home towns and
Milford chronicle., 1935-10-25

made. The grass Is coming up and
the Lord has smild on 'us, giving as
splendid weather for the seed to ger
inmate and come forth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Derrickson
and daughter Elizabeth, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester NJ. Kaufman took mo-
tor trip OF 400 miles on Sunday last.
They went up through the northern
part OF the state into Maryland and
through ElSton, Perryviile, Havre-
de-Grace, Aberdeen, Baltimore, and
on to Washington, d. c. On their
return they came by way of Belair,
Con0wingo Dam, Port Deposit, Elk
ton, and then on down in good old
Sussex County Delaware, from where
they started.
Master Charles Kaufman spent
Sunday with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles E. Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Kaufman and
son Charles visited Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Wilgus and son Donald, at Beth
any Beach, on Saturday evening.
Mr.. Francis Lambert, physical in
structOr at Lord Baltimore High
School, spent the weekend with his
parents in ClOymont, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas E. Hickman
spent the weekend in Philadelphia
with Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Risk
ards and son Gerald, also Mr.. Thos.
E. Hickman, Jr., of Randolph Macon
College, Ashland, Va, who met them
there.
Mrs. Robert S. Quillen spent the
weekend in Philadelphia with Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Quillen.
DR.. John w. James and Calvin
Evans, of Dover, and Mrs. Edagr
West Of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Park
of Miami, Florida, were dinner guests
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey James on
Thursday.
Mrs. Anna Belle West, Of YeadOn,
Pa, and brother, David Belts and
wife, and Mrs. Julia Hudson, and
Mr.. and Mrs. John West Of Hazelton,
Pa, visited their country homes
here over the weekend.
Mr.. Harry Richards and daughters,
Irma and Peggy, of Philadelphia,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Richards of
Pa, visited. their father,
Milford chronicle., 1935-10-25
A VITAL ESSENTIAL

Next to food, clothing. and shelter
is there a more vital essential to hui
man life than the newspaper?
To get much out Of life, people
have to know what is going on. They
can't defend their own interests, or
pass for having intelligence. unless
they know what is going on in the
country. But it is still more vital
for them to know what is going on
in their home town, and for that they
are absolutely dependent on the
home newspaper. If they don't fol-
low its news and announcements,
they miss chances to obtain work, to
sell goods, to obtain low prices. They
fail to know about the things that
would make them more intelligent
and give them a better tme. You
Isolate yourself from your home
town. if you fail to read the local
newspaper.
Milford chronicle., 1935-10-25
THE EMPHASIS ON POOTBAT,L

THE EMPHASIS ON FOOTBALL
Football Is a very ine snort. But
it is possible to oNerdo almost any
fine thing. Pie is a very fine thing
in the dinner, but it should not take
the place Of beefsteak and bread.
Suppose you take the entire
amount Of newspaper space through
the football season given to college
football games. and then take the en-
tire amount OF space given to the
work which these colleges are doing
in communicating knowledge to
these young men. Probably there
would be Is inches Of space about
the college games, to one inch about
the work and study Of the colleges.
It may thus be claimed that the
American people are more interested
in passing the football, than in ac-
quiring education and wisdom.
1t is human nature to be thrilled
ny a COAIGobs ne SA6Ml VI SnOoS
young giants contending with other
young giants, each putting every
ounce of their muscle and every flash
of their brains into action, is enough
to stir most lethargic mind. But
at least the mind should be equally
stirred by the effort Of intellectual
leaders to help these young men
solve the worlds problems.
The struggle on the football field,
is only an incident in the great con-
fict of life. Our young people are
going out to battle with dread foes,
ignorance, incidence, poverty, dis
honesty, and vice. The students |
should not be so thrilled by the con-
ficts of sport that they forget that
they attend colleges and schools to
learn how to battle the universal
foes of life. The public should not
be so interested in football as a
spectacle, that it stands Indifferent
while education contends against
ignorance and wrongdoing.
Milford chronicle., 1935-10-25
COULDN'T USE HIS WORDS

The newspaper joke tells how a
magistrate asked the accused if he
and his wife had words. To which
the reply was, that the accused had
some words, but did not get any
chance to use them.
Such incidents occur not merely in
family jars, but it is the experience
Of most people that they could never
think of the things they wanted to
say until it was too late. The bright
repartee they might have made, the
brilliant thrust that would set the
table in roar, did not occur to the
mind until after they got home.
It is a great gift to be able to
utilize ones brain product. The sOli-
tary philosopher who thinks bril-
liant thoughts. is often helpless to
express himself in company. Our
wise and witty ideas aren't much
good. unless we practice the art Of
expressing them.
Milford chronicle., 1935-10-25

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Manly, Of Will
minpton. spent the weekend with
their parents, MI and Mrs. Thomas
Hudson here.
Mr. Emory Hudson has conpleted
the course IN aviation, that he bur-I
sued at the Aviation College In st.
Louis, ILL.,, and is here. with his par
ents now.
The WOmen's Christian Temper
ance Union met at the home Of Mrs
Ethel Davidson on Monday after
noon.
Milford chronicle., 1935-10-25

l. -
imately individual REQUIREMENTS,
persons on relief preferred TO re-
main on relief, which was secure,
rather than risk the uncertainty
Of work. In fact, many, left good
jobs togo on. relief. The States,
seeing that the Federal govern
ment would make up. the differ
ence between their contributions
and their needs, gradually sur
rendered more and more Of the
burden OF relief to the Federal
authorities. ...$. ~ ~.
At the same time washington
took over the local administration
of relief and by trying to central
ize the system was responsible In
many instances for creating or
perpetuating conditions which
those on relief regarded as intol-
cradle.
What is the present situation?
The Federal relief, while staving
OF hunger, has been so handled
as to increase, rather than reduce,
the number Of persons on relief;
relief organizations have been
broken UP or demOralized; the
Presidents tax measures have
made it more difficult than ever
for private charities to function;
and, worst of all, the country now
Eas a large army of people who
feel that they have a vested in
terest in being supported in idle
ness by the government.
And the Administration reeog-
nizes in this vast army, as long
as it is dependent on the Federal
government, a voting strength
which 1t is lOathe to relinquish.
What can the Republicans do
about it? No problem. as already
indicated, is harder to serve.
For the temporarily unemploy-
ed the obvious relief is reemploy-
ment, which will come about
when the government stops re-
tarding recovery.
Even for the permanently un-
employed, business recovery will
be of great help as it viii not
only make It easier for families
at work to care for their unem-
plOyed relatives, but will also
make it possible for private chari-
ties and local Institutions once
more to take their sllart of the
burden. -.sf
If recovery lags a number Of
questions remain to be answered.
How shall those, who can work
be cared Bor?, BY public works?
This means a yearly outlay for
relief much larger than the Presi-
dents Eve billion dollar fund.
II not, Shall it be by the dole?
If dole, shall this be paid by the
Federal or the State authorities?
Shall it be at a rate to give more,
or less, than a minimum standard
Of living? II the Federal govern
ment provides the money, who
shall administer the funds? Shall
the government support those
who refuse to work or will the
policy be "NO work, no relief?"
In the final analysis, If the Re-
publicans manage to restore re-
covery the relief problem caused
by the depression will largely
solve itself. But the relief prob
lem created by the Roosevelt ad-
will remain TO
plague this country.
The army on relief has political
power and wishes to peTpetuate
It's entrenched position of living
1t the public expense. VIII the
dare to disband this
lrmy by forcing it to accept work,
)r win they crings before it as
)ther politicians have before 9TH
n clamorous organized minoritaes
in black -jacking the Fed
raj government for their own
Ielfish benefit?
t will discuss how the New Deal
e the American character.
Milford chronicle., 1935-10-25

In order to understand the re-
lief problem in all its implications
it is well briefly to analyze it and
review the way in which the Hoo
yer and Roosevelt administrations
dealt with it.
There are in the country today
from 100000 to 1900, 900 persons
known as "unemplOyables." Most,
but by no means all, of these peo-
pie have been on relief for years.
They include the disabled and
those who are mentally or moral
ly incapable of sustained work.
In addition there have been for
years-even at the top of the
bOOm-from one to two million
persons temporarily out of work.
Many of these are transient work
ers of persons shifting jobs. These
two groups together totalling
from 2,5OO,O00 to 100000 indiYid-
uals constitute the normal load of
the unemployed.
But as a result of the depres-
sion the country also has from
four to six million workers out of
work who would normally be en-
plOyed. Due to technical changes
in industry it seems likely that
about a third of these will not
find unemployment. This means
a total of from 4-6,OOO,0e0 per-
manently unemployed and an
other 3-4,00O,000 who will get
back to work when recovery is no
longer restricted.
The present problem is, there
fore, two-fold;-the shOrt-term
one of caring for those who. as
recovery comes, will normally be
reabsorbed in employment, and
the lOng-term one Of caring for
the permanently idle.
Mr.. Hoover dealt with this
problem by encouraging private
charity and leaving the burden on
the localities. He knew the evils
that lurk in a permanent dole
and hoped and sought to avoid it.
He knew that public works, while
theoretically the solution, are diff
ficult to plan, slow to carry out,
and excessively expensive. He al
so recognized that the local peO-
pie know best who among the 10
cal unemployed really need out
side aid and for this reason he
tried to hold the localities respOn-
sible for caring for them.
Mr.. Roosevelt went in extern
sively for Federal aid. He decid-
ed;-with the approval Of the
cOuntry-that no one should be
permitted to starve because he
was out of work. He therefore
asked for a large sum Of money
SO, ,OOO, ,0O0, ,00O-in 1888 for various
public works projects and an
nounced that these would put A.
OOO,O0O men back to work, and an
even larger sum-$4,S0O, 900, 900
in 1885 to put 3.5OO,OO0 back to
work. Neither public works pro-
gram achieved its purpose
Instead, the inevitable happen
ed. As it became clear that the
government was prepared to sup
port as many people as were out
of work, and as the government |
allowances in many cases approx |
In his next article Mr.. Rooseve
Paternalism threatens to undermil
Milford chronicle., 1935-10-25

selling bonds to everybody. Even
the children took hold to help sell
them through their orsanizationa. It
was a magnificent display Of national
loyalty and public, spirit, and shows
what our people can. do when they
really try.
Milford chronicle., 1935-10-25

Mr.. James A. Richards, and sister.
Their father accompanied his son
Harry Richards upon his return
home for visit and will visit his
several children while there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulysses Hickman
gave birthday party in honor Of
their daughter Florence. on Satur-
day, October 18th.
Mrs. Sarah Z. Derrickson Of Ocean
City, Nd, is visiting her sisters, Mrs.
George Derrickson and Mrs. Tim
othy Nelson.
Milford chronicle., 1935-10-25

cloCned, housed
and cared for by
the Federal gov
In the opinion
of these people
it is not only
their right to be
thus supported,
but it is the duty
of the govern
ment to support
them on a high
er standard of
living than the
average employ
ed European en-
joys.
Milford chronicle., 1935-10-25
nNiTING TO FIaRT CRIME

Delegates of 80 states recently mel
at Trenton, N. j., to consider how
the states could unite to fight crime
One Of The suggestions was that Of
ficers Of any state should be permit.
ted to act without undue fornialities
in other states, to retake persons on
probation or parole.
Our As states are engaged in a
deathly war against crime, which in
many ways is more threatening than
foreign war. Divisions in the army
of crime fighters may be as danger
GUS as divisions in an army: d.
The criminal elements Of the
country know no state lines. They
hop across state boundaries as easi-
ly as you cross your back yard fence.
It should also be easy for the pur-
suers Of crime to follow these Grim
inals from one State to another. and
get them no matter where they hide.
Milford chronicle., 1935-10-25
HotO VIII the Republicans
SOLOe the Roosevelt
Relief Problem?
,.., By NICHOLAS ROOSEVELT g.
For the National Republican Builders, Inc:

Because of its human well political and economic
unemployed undoubtedly important
problem which the country .-s ~ tsys"'.y
before Roosevelt administration took
Today thanks the demOang of the Roosevelt
relief policies the has its hands army Of de fed
Milford chronicle., 1935-10-25

THE CAR with a leaky gas tank
will probably get stalled a long dis
tance from home, and the town where
home trade leaks out to other places,
also sees its progress stopped.
Milford chronicle., 1935-10-25

YOU WON'T probably get admit
tance to any home BY just sitting on
the doorstep. You have to ring the
bell. Advertising is. the business
mans bell, that admits him to the
favor of the public. = ~.