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Milford chronicle., 1935-04-12
SPRING FEVER

What is Spring Fever? What is
that languid and restless feeling
that seizes hold. of so many folks,
as the birds sing their greeting
songs, and the trees and shrubs
burst into foliage and bloom?
To hear the stern old-timers talk.
you might think it was just laziness.
desire to lead vagrant and rowing
lives, the sentiment that makes you
hate to tie yourself up to a bench
or desk.
Cold weather draws your nerves
little tighter, and when the mild
days remove that stimulus, the body
slumps. 1t is a bit like a violin
which makes beautiful music when
turned to pitch, but when the strings
are less tight, it gives out only a
discordant wall.
Mans nature is more or less row.
ing. 1t comes from our ancestors,
all of whom wandered far away
from their former homes. The mod
ern person should not be too severe
L. blamed if spring fever and the
call of the blood tempt him away
from toll.
Milford chronicle., 1935-04-12
PRINTERS HONORED

The First Unitarian Church OF
Chicago had as recent guests mem
bers of printers associations. This
was the first of series of vocation
days" appointed to honor the work.
ers in various occupations.
The worlds information, knowl-
edge, and wisdom are distributed to
the people through the work of the
printers. 1t should be a most hon
ored calling, for the world never
made much real progress until the
art of printing was discovered. Be
fore that, mems wisdom died with
them. After printing came, each
generation transmitted the things
it had learned to its successor as a
permanent possession for the world.
Milford chronicle., 1935-04-12
AGGRICULTURE LOOKs FORWARD

AGRICULTURE LOOKS FORWARD
There is a growing feeling on th'
part Of unpreiudiced authorities
that the Federal governments farm
relief program has been a relative
failure, in the light Of the great
hopes that were held out for it when
il was inaugurated.
This feeling seems to be shared
to an extent, by high government
officials, who are planning changes
ia the program whereby the gov
ernment will act less in an admin
istrative capacity and more as an
advisor to the farmer.
The upshot of this is that the
farmer himself must redOuble his
efforts to solve his own problems,
and smooth his own road. It would
be poor thing indeed if American
agriculture came to depend on gov
ernment as a great white father to
which it could turn for aid in any
crisis, real or imagined. Govern
ment should obviously give all pos
sible aid and support to agriculture,
as it does to other groups-but it
should take extreme care that the
farmer does not become a ward of
the state in the process.
Certain groups of farmers. total
ing hundreds of thousands, are and
have been working their way out
of depression through organized,
cooperative action. They have
banded together in great cooper
ative organizations, whose purpose
is to make production and distri-
buting machinery more efficient,
and to increase agrieulture's bar
gaining power. These farmers are
self reliant, awake to conditions
in brief, they are individualists, CO.
operating with other individualists
to achieve a common aim. That
typifies the kind of farm relief"
that, in the long run, will really
produce desirable and permanent
results.
Milford chronicle., 1935-04-12
THE WORK CTRE

Owen D. Young. famous industrial
leader, pleaded in a recent address,
for hard work as the cure for de-
preston. Many people will ask,
how they are TO work hard. when
they can't find anything they can
do.
The fact that a person is unable
for the time being to find any job,
does not prove he can't find any
work to do. He can at least spend
much of his time seeking work,
which is the hardest kind of labor.
He can spend time in study of some
thing he needs to know in order to
find. work. He can put his home
place in perfect order. If he rents
the dwelling he lives in. the land
lord will do things for him, if he
co-operates to make improvements.
Work always produces good results,
even if it does not bring in immedi-
ate cash.
Milford chronicle., 1935-04-12
REJOICING SALES COSTS

If business can reduce its costs,
it can usually make money. But ii
it takes such methods of reducing
costs as moving into undesirable
quarters. or discharging salespeO-
pie, it is likely to sell less goods, SO
its sales costs are likely to increase
for each article sold.
But if it advertises its goods, it
can expect to increase its sales,
without increasing its costs corr
respondingly. In that way its sales
costs for each article sold should
decrease, and it becomes possible
to make more money.
2. . .
Milford chronicle., 1935-04-12
HOLY WEEK


The final week Of Lent, coming
just before Easter, has been cele-
brated by the Christian churches
for at least 1900 years. It eOmmem.
crates the last seven days in the
life Of Jesus. These great events
have had tremendous effect on
history and the thought of man
kind. Also they throw light on the
fckelness of human nature.
On the day eommemorated by
Palm Sunday. Jesus made his tri-
umphal entry into Jerusalem. A
great multitude attended him. They
expressed their enthusiasm, in the
emotional Oriental, manner, by
spreading their garments on the
ground to make a carpet for his pass
age. Many OF them cut down
branches from the palm trees. and
strewed. them in the way. They
cried "Hosannah to the son of Da-
vid, blessed is he. that cometh in
the name of the Lord, Hosannah in
the highest"
The enthusiasm then manifested
is brought to our minds now by the
beautiful custom observed in so
many churches of distributing palm
to the congregation. And
yet only five days later in Jerusalem,
a similar crowd, probably includ-
ing many of the same people, cried |
lut for Jesus to be crucified- They |
,lamOred for the release of Barab-
1as, a common thief and outlaw, but
hey sent Jesus to the cross.
The general level of intelligence
Ind culture is very much higher
low in the United States than it was
n Judes at the time of Christ. But
here is still much fickleness in the
popular mind. Many people rush to
he support Of some idea of leader
With a great shout. and then in a
hort time are ready to condemn
lin. A good many people still have
o die before their goodness and
greatness are generally realized.
Milford chronicle., 1935-04-12
THE STATES CLING TO POWER

AHE oIAIES OLANG IO POWER
The child labor amendment to the
Federal constitution is having hard
going. Seventeen states have this
year refused to ratify it. At a re-
cent date "a states had assented
to it, but it looks as if it would be
a good long time before the assent
of the necessary SO states is obtained
to make the amendment effective.
This action does not mean that
the people believe in putting young
children to work, but it does mean
that they are not keen about turn
ing everything over to the Federal
government. They feel they can OBJ
tain the action they need from their
own state capitals. But Washing
ton is either long distance OF, or
it is in such a turmoil of conflicting
interests that the action needed is
often impossible to obtain.
Milford chronicle., 1935-04-12
Milford, Friday, April 1g, 1885
GOVERNOR BUCK NAV well b

GOVERNOR BUCK may well be
pleased with the successful accom-
plishment Of his several recOmmen-
datiOns to the General Assembly of
1885. Probably the measure which
pleases him the most is the legis.
latiOn which transfers all County
roads to the control Of the State
Highway Department, after July 1st
next. The Governor has been long
interested in the welfare Of the road
system i'm Delaware, and for years
he has advocated just what has now
become a reality. The Chandler bill
passed by both branches Of the Gen.
eral Assembly, and signed by the
Governor accOmplishes this. Under
the new setup not only the roads
but the bridges will be maintained
and operated by the State. 1t will be
the expressed plan Of the Highway
Department to employ so far as Is
possible all persons employed on the
County highways under the old Sys.
tens, so lCng as they deliver good
service.
The tax laws as they relate to
business enterprise have been mod
ernized under the recommendation
OF the Governor. This rewriting. of
the license features of the laws is
expected to bring into the State
Treasury annually 100000 or more
from sources which have escaped a
just tax for doing business in the
past.
While 1t does not affect the two
lower counties, the legislation recon-
mended ny the Governor and passed
by the General Assembly, which pro-
vides for a three, member Levy Court
in New Castle is good legislation.
The present personnel of the body is
not affected by the new law. In
adopting the three member board,
the upper county is following the
lead Of Sussex and Kent Counties,
which for years have successfully
functiOned under such an Organiza-
tiOn.
OF utmost concern to the Cover.
nor was the balancing of the budget.
He urged this in his message TO the
legislators, and SteadfaStly through.
out the session worked for this. 1t
was accomplished by transferring
from funds OVerSupplied with monies,
ample funds to the General Fund to
take care Of this.
Teachers throughout the State
were made happy through last min
ute legislation, which restored one.
half OF the pay cut suffered by them
a few years ago. Sussex County
residents who live in the vicinity Of
Indian River, were encouraged to
believe that permanent inlet NAV
be restored and actually constructed,
through enabling legislation passed
by the Assembly and approved by
the Governor.
The Governor had recommended
that the Gasoline tax collection be
placed under the State Highway De.
partment where 1t rightfully belongs.
This was done through the cooper.
alton Of the legislature with the
Governor.
Taken as whole Governor Buck
has seen group of legislative acts
enacted which should be of far
benefit to the State for
years TO come.
Milford chronicle., 1935-04-12

DOES THE ARTICLE which you
bought in a hurry while on a brief
visit to some other city, look as
good, after you bring it home and
examine it at your leisure?
Milford chronicle., 1935-04-12

THE MAN WHO REFUSES TO
look for a job, is not usually hunted
out by people who desire to employ
him, and the store that declines to
advertise will not usually attract
any great number of people to hunt
it up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-26
GLoRIFYlNG
 YOURSELF
SBy Alicia Hart Hs
01ySa E WNck Slc

Every girl ought to have a few beauty tricks available. Time sav- ing routines and preparations, that take effect at a moments notice are as necessary as some of the more complicated treatments.
 For instance, nothing is more disconcerting than to discover a blemish Cit always looks larger to you than to others) on your nose about fifteen minutes before you are going to a party. How ever, if you have handy a small stick of one of the preparations that cover biemishes quickly, harm lessiy and thoroughly, 'you-can put thin film of 1t over the FbIotch, cover with makeup and rest as- sured that you look lovely. If you keep Q bottle of liquid powder on your bathroom ahelf. evening makeup for back and shoulders becomes less of a prob- lem. One of these, properly ap- piled. allowed to dry and whisked lightly with . piece of cotton will keep your back perfectly groomed all evening.
 Polish remover and a bottle of polish that matches exactly the shade your manicurist puts on your nails are handy items to have d. round the house. When polish on one nail chips. remove the rest of 1t and cover with 8 fresh coat. If you have supply of small metal curles on hand, you never have to worry about your ringlets. Moisten the ends. and roll them up on curlers the minute you get home from the office. Remove and brush over your finger just be- fore you are ready to leave to keep your dinner date.
 NEXT: Bathing i'm luxury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-26
CHEERING NEWS FOR CO-EI
 ION WHAT TO WEAR TO GAME
Smart New Outfits
 Include Coat With Warm Hood Collar
BY MARIAN YOUNG

DA AAAAeAA& 4OONU
 (NEA Service Stan Oorrespondent)
 New York-Bright autumn sum- shine - brisk breezes blowing across the 50-yard line into your face-cheer leaders believing and hopping up and down-you trying to wave a banner and keep your chin in your fur collar at the same time-the football season is here and shops are flooded with hand- some clothes to improve the game from Q woman's point of view.
 Newest of all is a tweed coat with fur hood that reminds you of the Sari on your East Indian eve- ming gown. You wear it over a woolen dress, and though the weather be at its worst, no winds will whistle down the back of your neck. On Saturdays when you want to show off new sports hat, the hood can be worn down, cape- like collar fashion.
 Under the tweed coat, or any other coat, fur or cloth, for that matter, should go a dress of light weight woolen with formal fur trimming or a velvet Ascot. For those who get excited and go in for much waving of arms when- ever the ball is carried over the goal line, there are dresses with raglan sleeves that won't split in the seams. There are coat dresses, too, either in wrap-around effects or in tunic themes. If you coat Is dark, wear the brightest dress You can find.
 Suede Vestees With Sports Dresses | Sweaters and skirts always have been and still are perfect for the grandstand. New versions of this type of outfit include suede and chamois vestees, long -sleeved or short, to wear right over the sweater.
 One especially nice ensemble, sketched here today, consists of Continental green suede; a long, sIeeved, pullover sweater to match {; gold colored suede halter-gilet with round neckline and a belt that fastens at the back. Gold col- ored knitted gloves match the gi- let. A felt hat with upturned brim matches the green skirt and sweat CT. On warmer days this is a per- feet as. well as very new football costume. On colder ones, 1t goes nicely under a fur coat.
 The models in the photograph wear a moss green woo1en dress Qeft), swagger coat of baranducj, oxblood felt hat to match the shoes and a weekend luggage bag, large enough to hold tooth brush, pajamas, slippers and makeup. The other girl has on swagger lapfn coat in rich brown, two-piece plaid dress in brown and orange, ox- blood hat and oxblood calfskin ox- lords.
 Hats for the big games, by the way, ought to be rather sensible varieties that will stay on your head. Gloves, in addition to being handsome, ought to be woolen or at least wool-lined. Flat-heeled oxfords or one-eyelet ties with me- dium heels are sensible fcotgear.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-26
SYNOPSIS


 RUTH WOODsON, pretty. ligh-spirited girl of 10, in search of work, seeks refuge from Q storm in an old stone house with a blue door in the little town Of Worthwhile. The queer old care- talser, BERTHA GIBBS, also known as PENNY, thinks Ruth is ELAINE CHALMERS, whose grandfafIlcr built the house. Ruth falls in love with the young man next door, JOHN McNEILL, and resolves to stay on Q while, posing as "Elaine." Elaine, at GraycastIe College, vows in a sorority meeting to win the love of her childhood hero, John Nc Neil1. She plans to go to Worth- vile, and writes John . letter telling of her intentions. She goes to New York for week. end and learns from her mother, GWEN DEAL, that her uncle, DUNCAN HUNTER, has escap- ed from an insane asylum.
 John worries about "Fclaine" being alone in the old Hunter house with Penny. He receives EIaine's letter and realizes that the girl he has been calling ssEIaine' Is Q fake. However, he loves her and plans to tell her 90, but receives q telegram tell ing of an accident in his stcr's family in Washington and ask ing him to come. John departs for Washington, first leaving with Penny 6 note addressed to Ruth and asking her tO wait for his return
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-26
Wzb~>G4!LDREN z, &! I'LL: RE! | SA N.Y. A iQSs f4GA aERXlCE M1S.
Wise Parent CondOnes Juvenile Love Affairs
Q i038 NNGA SERVICE. INC.

Wise Parent CondOnes
 Juvenile Love Affairs
 "Midge is only 12 and that Chick Bungle walks home from school with her every day"
 Don't I see them? And the way they carry on is terrible. She push es him and he rumples her hair and they sit on the steps and do that knee-hand-clap game and everything. tell you, no good will come of 1t. My Dolly is going to walk with girls until she is IT. I'll see to that. And did you know that Sally White went to the Country club dance with Bill Moore? She's only IA. Sh-h. Here comes her mother now"
 "Oh, how do you do? Isn't this September day just too wonder ful?" The third lady stopped, which surprised the others. They did not know her well.
 Mrs. Brown switched the sub ject to the price of leather jackets. They talked a moment and then the newcomer said, Here comes Bill Moore now. want to see him" 1"
 The others exchanged swift glance.
 Mothers Attitudes
 "BilI," called Mrs. White, T stopped at your house but your mother wasn't home. She promised me her recipe for quince honey How did you get over the dance Oh, by the way, this is Mrs. Green and Mrs. Brown-Bill Moore" The ladies bowed frigidly, but not too coldly. This Bill Moore was good looking lad. And of nice percentage, It never did to forget the future. They had daughters.
 How do you do?" said Bill. "All right, Cousin May. hope you weren't hurt when I went over that bump. Honestly I didn't sec It."
 Bill passed on. T didn't know you were related to the Moores, said Mrs Brown.
 "Just fifth cousins. But I'll have to be moving. If you see Sally you know her, don't you?-wil you tell her to come down to the hat shop? I'll be there, waiting
 Look" Mrs. Brown poked Mrs Green. Midge and Chick were dwadling along, their heads bent over an open book. Chick was IA q tell ya," Midge was saying, "you come on over and I'll gel daddy to work it out. He's swell in math."
 Cant. Got to keep the kid. The folks are going to q show"
 Bring him along. Motherrl put him to bed at our house. He ofter comes over and she's crazy about him."
 Better Part of Wisdom "Did you ever?" whispered Mrs Green. "Tmagine my Dolly saying that. Isn't that girl the fresh one.' Mrs. Green and her friend part ed. Each went home to say some thing like: eff l ever catch you doing so and so--" to her daughter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-26
HAys, hcaApAlNe PERSON Ie ONE .WT MAKs5 foD foeeET YooR OWN inFEploQM." l5 1AA 6oOhD
 pSiCAOo0 E5 OR Mo-

l. 1t K the soundest kind of psychology from two angles; first nothing adds more to your liking for a person than the fact that he makes you feel "set-up" and that you amount to something; second. making other people forget their inferiorlties ls the best way to for get your own. The best way known to get along with other people, make friends and make them feel you are a Charming person" is to show genuine in- terest in their lives, their feelings and attitudes, their personal for tunes etc. Miss Pickford has ex- pressed the deepest secret of what every woman most desires-- charm.
 2. Their intelligence runs much more like that of the general pub lie from very dull to very bright, than Is commonly supposed, acc cor ding to the best study yet made 0f the mattcr--Abat by Dr. Carl Murchison Of Clark University. He Hnds that the brilliant crim- inals-the master minds" of de- kective fction--usualiy so in for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-26

TODAY's FASHION TIP Square brimmed felt hats contin- ue to be smart in Paris.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-26

fraud such as embezZlement, fOrg- cry etc. It is pretty true that "the gentlemans crime Is forgery" However, among those who take to physical violence, burgary, mur- dep, etc., there are more persons of low mentality than among peo- pie in general.
 3. The best authority on this Is the 29th Report of the Carnegie Foundation for Teaching in which President Walter A. Jessup says, "The student on the campus Is no longer the blase, sophisticated student of the Twenties; he is a hard working serious minded per- son who demands more of the col- lege library, the laboratory and the instructor than did his brother a decade ago. This student is defiatipg the 'rah-rah boy of yes- terday. He has different attitude towards scholarship, research, ath- Ietics, fFaternities and student &C., tivities." High school principals everywhere report the same with reference to their pupils.
 Copyright John Y. Dille Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-26

| extravagant young nObIeman may have had to part with it to raise money for taxes or debts. All that could have happened before Silas Hunter bought 1t for this room in this house!'
 A sharp little rustic cut into her thoughts and she jumped ner- vousIy. "A mouse!" she breathed with shudder.
 The noise had come, apparently, from the bronze waste basket un- der the table. She gingerly pulled 1t out to investigate.
 There was no mouse there. There was nothing at all in the basket but one crumpled piece of heavy writing paper.
 Tt must have been the paper moving" Ruth decided. Some times 1t does when it's crumpled into knot that way"
 Then her mind came alert with q sort of jerk. She thought. Paper only makes that noise just after it's been crumpled! It seemed as if every hair on her head was prickling now. She knew Bertha was in her bedroom She had heard the old servants asthmatic snores as she passed through the hall. Yet some one had been in this room so re- gently that paper still crackled from an unknown hand. ..
 I'm being silly" Ruth told her self firmly. What's all this scare about, anyway" She took the crumpled paper from the biz bronze basket and laid 1t on tho table. She sat down in a chaii which was conveniently placed there. and with fingers that shook hardly at all she smoothed oper the sheet. These are the words that her astonished eyes read:
 When person decides to end his or her life 1t is no concern oi the worlds. Yet 1t is generally advisable to leave letter behind in order that no suspicion may fall unJustly on any human being Therefore, in going out of thii wretched and highly oVer-ratet world, I pause to say that my go ing is entirely matter of my owI I mcnt. am going merely because life Is no longer worth the strug. gle and the effort to sustain 1t Somehow 1 have missed peace Perhaps l shall find 1t beyond.
 Concerning my family, I have this to say"
 The sentence ended in large blot, at which Ruth stared in fas- cination. Its just been writtenv she breathed shakily. Yes, there on the desk lay pen with the point still faintly moist with ink.
 "It's just been written!" Ruth whispered again.
 Into the great, dark drawing room the door stood open. Ruth looked at the dim void intently "The pe@iOn who wrote it went through that door when I came in from the hall. Oh, I've stumbled on something terrible" (TO Be COntinued)