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Milford chronicle., 1936-12-18
THE nrELING Custom

The world has been watching the
far famed duelist of Budapest, Hun
gary, DR.. Franz Sargas, who has
been fighting several men who are
said to have criticized his marriage.
This famous combatant had previous
ly emerged successfully from 10
duels, and a recent list of men who
must apologize or give satisfaction
is reported to number 100.
1t seems singular to Americans.
that the dueling custom, which died
out in this country a century ago,
still persists in a modern country
like Hungary. In America, the man
who challenged his critics to a duel
would find his house surrounded by
newspaper artists, trying to get a
picture of anyone so unusual Our
duels are fought with typewriter
ribbons. We don't shed much blood
in our disputes. but the consumption
of ink on them is incalculable.
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-18
SEE THE HOME THINGS FIRST

"See America First" is called a
good maxim for travellers. Why
spend large sums of money to visit
Europe or other distant lands, when
you have never seen the wonders of
our country. and have probably not
visited a dozen of our 4S states?
1t is much the same about your
home town. Many people rush to
some bigger place to buy their
Christmas things. without realizing
that their home stores are carrying
just the same stocks, and usually
for the same prices or less. Every
one of these stores is worth inspect
ing at this time of year. You will
be surprised to see what extensive
and beautiful lines of holiday and
winter goods they are carrying.
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-18
REWARDs ZOE GOOD DRIYING

The American people up to now
have tried to curb reckless automo-
bile driving largely by warning and
Furnishing the bad drivers. However
it seems to take something more than
penalties to make people really good.
You can't produce a model boy simp-
ly by calling him out in the wood
shed at frequent intervals. and ap-
plying a shingle to him.
In England they have a better idea.
An operator who is learning to drive
must carry the letter Il" on his car.
One who has driven a stated num-
ber of years without an accident, is
entitled to show the letter ~" sig
nifying Veteran" The distinction
is highly priced. The Carolina Mo
tor Club gives a handsome gold star
for safe driving, which is placed on
the car, and it shows the number of
years anyone has driven without ac-
cident. Why not such plans in Del
aware for rewarding safe drivers?
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-18
SANG WAY TO HEAVEN

Madame Ernestine Schumann.
Heink, one of the worlds most ia
nous vocal stars, has passed on, and
millions feel her death loss. The
appealing tones of her wonderful
voice had become a world treasure.
which brought happiness to countless
multitudes.
Not all great artists are personally
lovable. Genius has a way of de-
veloping eccentricities that are not
nice in personal relations. Madame
Schumann-Heink loved everybody,
and everybody loved her. She showed
the tenacity of her hold on life when
she made a success as a film per-
former at the age of 7S. She has
not left us for ever, as the records
Of her marvellous voice will bring
sentiment into the homes for many
years to come.
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-18
THE CHTLDRRN,s HnLnAY

Once more the world has moved
around to that greatest Of all holi-
days, the Christmas season. II is
SO largely because for the moment
the world forgets its selhshness and
its striving, its sordid ambitions and
its everlasting hustle, and returns,
to some extent anyway, to the inno-
cence and simplicity of childhood.
The world celebrates that fateful
day back in the dimness of old his
tory, when the Savior of mankind
entered this life as a little child. So
we have made Christmas primarily
holiday for young life. The best
pleasure is not in the gifts the adults
make to each other, but in watching
the children as they tear down stairs
in the darkness of early morning, to
see what things Santa Claus stuffed
into their stockings. Or in seeing
them dance with unrestrained joy, |
as the Christmas tree is lighted, and |
its glittering tinsel and flashing col |
ors turn even the humble home into
a palace of delight.
In this glorifcation of child life
on Christmas day, the Christian
world follows the example of its
who said in regard to chill
dren, "of such is the kingdom of
heaven"
The children's holiday should not
shower them with a surfeit of gifts
they do not appreciate. Too many
)f them feel that Christmas is aatime
,or them to receive, and not to give.
they feel cheated if costly toys and
means of enjoyment are not lavished
IN them, and as a result become !
more self-centered. {
For those who have no children, [
IT whose children have grown up G
nd flown from the home nest, 1
christmas can still be a day of the i
rue childlike spirit. When early t
outh is at its best, it feels a spirit f
f generosity which is apt to dis t
ppear when people get out into the y
old and selfish struggle of the c
'orld. Let us try to recapture some a
that better sentiment on this holy
ay
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-18
"FED UP" ON HOME TOwNY

1t is a common thing for people
to remark, wherever they are located,
that they are fed up" with the life
of their home town, that there is
nothing doing there, and they just
long to go to some other place,
usually some big city.
These folks have not probably
taken advantage of the things their
home town offered them. If they
have ambition enough to make a
place for themselves in a larger city,
they could make a bigger place for
themselves in their home town. If
there is not enough going on, let
them start something, a dancing
class, a bridge club. or when sum
mer comes, athletic games like ten
mis- or golf. Such things can be
done anywhere, making life pleasant
and interesting even in the quietest
village.
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-18
CHRISTMAS WORKERS

The holiday season puts a large
number of workers into temporary
jobs each year, to handle the Christ
mas rush. It is a fine experience
for many students. and gives them
their first start in the world of
trade.
The money they earn is important
to them. Still more important is
the experience. They have a chance
to acquire information about some
line of goods. to know how to deal
with the public, particularly with
people who are crotchety and i'll
hammered. The young store clerk
who shows close attention and cour-
tesy to every customer has had an
experience that may be the start for
a large success.
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-18
DaBBIN CANES BACK

1t is said that by January 1. there
will be a shortage of 175,OOO horses
and $4,000 mules in this country
These animals underwent some de-
cline of popularity when the farmers
began so generally to step on the
gas.
But they have their merits. Old
Dobbin is not much on speed, but
he will do an awful lot of work for
a dollar. The patience with which
a faithful horse tolls through his
days work, the muscular effort
which he makes without complaint.
aer something amazing. All he asks
for wages is a belly full of feed,
and a warm barn at night. 1t is
nece thing to give such faithful
worker a job.
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-18
..NIERRY CHRISTMASo

When you say Merry Christmas
is it Just an old custom, in which
the words mean nothing to you? d.
you say it simply to get ahead o.
your friends, or is there really an
upsurge of joy in your heart, thai
Just can't be held in?
No one knows just when Christ
was born. But it was evident to the
old fathers of the church, that his
coming to earth, as the worlds
greatest event, must be celebrated
some time. So our present Christ
mas season, when the short days
have come to an end, and the sun
is about to begin his returning jour-
ney to our heavens, was picked as
a suitable time for this Outburst
of joy.
Christ and his apostles preached
the end of wars and hate, and the
coming of peace and brotherly love.
This gospel promised infinite bless
ings to the world. So at Christmas
people felt like singing their hap
piest songs and shouting their glad
dest hallelujahs.
Alas, those ardent hopes of an
earthly paradise have not been real
lied. While Christ's gospel nominal
IL spread over the more enlightened
nations, yet the hearts of men still
remain hard and refuse to obey it.
Through these dark clouds of sell
fishness and fear, Christmas comes
once a year. It gives us a vision of
what a heaven on earth could be,
if the world would only follow the
teachings of the blessed Master.
On that one day, people are tenn
porarily influenced by his life. At
least they exemplify something of
his self sacrificing spirit, and really
do fine and generous things. If only
the Christmas feeling could last the
whole year, most of our problems
would vanish. Let us make it last
.sS. lpng .9ss Ys 'caPl. sFs iY94. have
quarrels with your neighbors. go to
them and try to make up these diff
ferences. If you have been living |
for yourself alone, try the Christmas
way, and you will be happier.
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-18
GOOD NATURE NEEDED

The Christmas rush is a time thai
puts a special strain on peoples good
nature, particularly on those who
serve the public in stores and other
places of business. Just put your
self for a moment in the place of the
store clerk at such a time. Consider
her with half a dozen or more peo-
pie anxious to see her goods at the
same moment. and who ask ques-
tions and make special demands. Is
it a wonder if she gets nervous. as
she moves at top speed. trying to
satisfy all these people. and keep
them smiling and pleased with the
store and her services?
It's big test of persons temper.
No one need be surprised if some
people get a little grouchy under the
strain. Store people who can go
through that rush and remain good
natured. show remarkable self con-
troll. and prove they are well fitted
for success in the field of trade.
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-18
DEER HUNTERS GO OUT

There are said to be 100000 wild
deer in the United States. The num-
Der will be slightly reduced, when
the annual open seasons in many of
the states shall have come to an end.
Nature lovers like to see these ami
mails roaming freely, and often ex-
press regret at the annual slaughter
of these beautiful creatures. AS man
has hunted the wild things of the
forest for probably 100000 years,
the habit can't be broken merely by
writing pretty pieces for the news
papers. These graceful animals
don't look so beautiful to the farmer,
as he sees them enjoying their daily
dinner of his orchards and gardens. |
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-18
THE FIGHT AGAINST T. B.

The diseases to which our frail
humanity is subject are not exactly
a pleasant subject for discussion. 1t
would be much more agreeable to
talk about nicer subjects, like recre-
ations and sports. Yet in the shadow
of every home there lies lurking the
grisly specter of home deadly peril.
1t is we'll to look these perils square
ly in the face, and try to abolish
them.
A generation ago, tuberculosis was
called the most terrible of these
perils. About 10000 people died
each year from this awful disease.
In 1884, as the result of the warfare
against T B, the number of deaths
had been reduced to 71,6O9. This
gain has occurred during a period
when the population of the country
has increased from 75,OOO,OOO to over
125,OOO,OOO.
If it had not been for the success
of science in combating this disease,
it is probable that 25O,OOO people
would be dying from it during the
present year.
A plague that still carries off H.
900 people in a year is a terrible
thing. 1t is leaving it's trial of cor
row in all those homes, and poverty
in most of them.
This great danger could be reduced |
almost to zero. if only all the people
would take the necessary precautions
against it. That calls for cam
paign of education to reach every
home.
The Christmas seals which our
people are asked to buy provide the
funds for this noble warfare. Sue
cess in it may mean saving your
nome from Disaster. ShalIswe not all
lelp by buying our share of the pret-
y little stamps, which do so much
o give the Christmas letters and
'ackages the real holiday touch?
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-18
THE TOY-AN OPPORTTINITy

The selection of toys for children
should be looked at as a chance to
influence their development. Many
child has gone on to success be-
cause some toy helped develop some
latent power in the hand or brain.
The toy to the child is what the
tool is to the adult. II you hired a
man to work in your garden. and
gave him no tools, you could not
expect to raise any beans or pota-
toes. So if a child is deprived of
the toys with which he longs to ex-
ercise his uowers in the world. don't
expect him to acquire the habit of
using those powers.
Probably many of the gangsters
who have grown up to plague the
nation. never had any toys to play
with. Lacking this chance to build
things for themselves, they exer-
cised their energy in destroying the
things other people build.
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-18
CHRISTMAS BLUB SANTA CLAUS

The banks of the country are dis
tributing about S4OO,OOO,OOO this year
in Christmas club money. Thus
each one of more than 100000 men,
bers of these clubs becomes his own
Santa Claus, showing how people
can make presents to themselves.
1t may be said that the only way
they can do so, is to deny themselves
things they otherwise would have
had. When people accumulate mon
ey for substantial things, or create
a permanent bank account, the re-
suit is about the same as if some
Santa Claus made them a liberal
gift. This tide Of cash will stir up
stagnant currents of trade.
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-18

WHEN YOU SAY Good by" to
your dollars spent away from home,
the home town says Good by" to
some of the hopes of progress it had
entertained.
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-18

MONEY SPENT at home, is saved
for your home town. Money spent
somewhere else, is lost for your
home town.
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-18

WHEN YOU GIVE a young per-
SON a job in your home town, you
help build the future Of that town.
Milford chronicle., 1936-12-18

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Evening star., 1936-07-13
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Rogers Hunts the Rabbit.

n II AJOR LEAGUE pitchers, who
nH from time to time this sea-
vi son openly have wondered
4 4 whether they've been Tipping
tennis balls at the batters, may de-
rive a measure Of satisfaction from
the knowledge that sympathy for the
hurlers is spreading from sources out
side of the pitch, pray and duck union.
For instance, Rogers Hornsby
Is swinging to the side of the
pitchers by vigorously denounc-
ing the 1886 needed, honey
center base ball, or whatever
it Is.
Mr.. Hornsby himself is not sure Of
what manufacturers of the official
balls are putting into their product,
but after watching a few Thousand
pitches bounce off the bats and then
bounce of American League fences
the old spade-caller is fairly certain
that the time has come to seek
Remedy
He was saying so last night after
recovering from the shock of his
Browns beating the Nationals. "It's
a joke" began Rogers, cautiously.
What the heck. Ruth is gone out
of base ball and it's time the game
was given back to what really Is the
big art, which Is pitching. That's
rs to 80 per cent of base ball, and
here they've gone and kept rab-
bit ball in the game for bad hitters
to look good and good hitters to look
great"
Evening star., 1936-07-13
Zamperini Surprises.

A MOTHER West Coast favorite
Norman Bright of Sunnyvale
Calf, ran fifth and was shut out il
the 5000 meters, which ended in 6
dead heat between Indiana's redoubt
able Don Lash and a surprise con.
tender, Louis Zamperini of Torrance
Calf
Lash was placed first by the judges
but the motion pictures later deter.
mined they hit the tape together
The official verdict was altered accord.
1ngly.
Despite these upsets, American
coaches and officials found plenty O.
room for optimism in the makeup O.
the team that sails Wednesday with
the rest of the Olympic forces, mum.
bering upward of 300 athletes in 9
score of sports.
Olympic records were bettered ir
10 OF 2l events in the final tryouts al
Randalls Island Stadium. World rec.
ords were smashed by four athletes
including the two high jumpers
Glenn Morris of Fort Collins, Colo
in the decathlon at Milwaukee. and by
Owens in the 200-meter final yester-
day.
The team personnel includes 13 in
dlvlduals who either hold or have
claims to possession Of world track
and field records.
Evening star., 1936-07-13
Strong Hurdle Team.

I ED by Owens, who will be Amer
ica's favorite to capture both
sprints and the broad Jump, the rec
ord-smashing headliners making the
team include the two renowned South
ern hurdlers, Forrest (Spec) Towns OF
Georgia in the 110 meters and Glenn
.(Slats) Hardin In the 400 meters.
Towns and Hardin, unbeaten in any
Olympic test, give the United States
its best chance to sweep the Olympic
hurdling honors since 1924.
The comeback of Glenn Cunning
ham, world mile record holder, and
the sensational development of a fel-
low Kansan, Archie San Romani
strengthen Americas bid to win the
classic 1900 meters for the first time
since 1908.
Cunningham and San Romani rar
one-two in thrilling stretch due
yesterday, with both being clockeo
under the Olympic record in 3:4e.9
Trailing them by 10 yards was
Pennsylvania's picture runner, Gene
Venzke, who beat Bonthron for thirc
place and thus redeemed his failure
of 1882.
The Negro talent captured oi
IL places in the fiat races, with Owen.
the sprint pace-setter, Archie vii.
1iams of California a standout in thu
400, and long-striding John Woodruff
University of Pittsburgh runner, fill.
ing the place conceded month agt
to Eastman in the 800.
Evening star., 1936-07-13
West Coast Provides 20 of 66
athletes to Compete in Berlin

in, the 100 Owens Metcalfe. wykofD in
addition sd1tho to Foy Draper; Hniyersity Nc Of
YORK: Sam a stoller. Michisan: cfis e' Mack ROB- Rob
inson. Pasadena. Calf. Junior College and
Robert Packard. University Of Georgia.
in the 400 oGef Inva
soutSsrn aC1 california Sa Rosert 9oTns. Uni!
Harold Harold cagie. eSihia oRiahoma Baptist: Eddie
1Srien syFasTse sI1, shna5 and Johnny Woodruff
I1o i meters G hurdles - Forrest Towns,
and Roy stsiey. University Of Southern
400 meters hurdles C Glenn Hardin.
Louisiana State; Joseph Patterson. United
sTissam fasss Yonns Gneeryty Dale
Field Events.
High jump-Cornelius johnson. Comp
ton. Calf, Junior College; Dave Albritton.
Ohio State; Delos Thurber. University of
Southern CalifGgnia. Ct, -, 49,.
Earle Meadows and William Seton. Gni-
veTsity Of Southern california; s.o..
francisco Olympic Club
wS HSp L Dudley s@ Wk5s
Louisiana A. c.; William Brown. Baker
Discus throw-Gordon Dunn. San
q soash.Tn c.fornis %atsr
Wood. Newark. N. J.
La: Sam Francis. University Of Nebraska;
Dimitri Zaitz. Boston College.
Hammer throw-Henry Dreyer, New
State College; Donald Favor. Portland. Me.
Javelin throw-Lee Bartlett, Detroit;
Malcolm Metcalf. Los Angeles: Alton Terry.
Hardin Simmons University. Texas.
Decathlon-Glenn Morris. Fort Collins.
Colo; Robert Clark. San Francisco Olympic
Club; Jack Parker, Sacramento. Calf.
Junior College.
Evening star., 1936-07-13
Has Swollen Thumb.

MIR. HORNSBY'S ferociousness on
- the subject of the lively ball, he
hastens to make clear, is not because
his st. Louis pitchers need help. He
doesn't deny that his throwers are
pretty bad, as a whole, and he even
hints that the thumb with which he
waves pitchers in and out of the box
is getting to feel the strain of the
overwork.
"But the real reason" ex-
planned the guy whose retire.
ment from active duty was one
of the greatest breaks pitchers
ever got, "is that it's best for
everybody.
Major league base ball is supposed
to represent the game as it can be
played as near to perfect as possible
What, then, must people think when
they see or hear about the Yankees
beating the AS by 25 to 2, or the
Yanks beating Cleveland, 10 to 0, like
they did the other day?
And how about the LOG runs that
were scored in the American League
on July 4? And the 96 runs that were
scored in five games on, let's see, the
End Of July?
Heck, you can get that in the
bushes or out on any lot where kids
play ball. That isn't base ball, when
you see a lot Of guys bang rubber
ball around . park for three hours"
Evening star., 1936-07-13
READY FOR BERLIN,
GIRLS AWAIT COIN
Dutch Treats in Prospect
for Some, Plus Beating
by Dutch at Berlin.
By the Associated Press.

ot tu0 ho0UC1uLCu EICso
n YEW YORK, July 13.-The 18
M members Of Uncle Sans
" Women's Olympic swimming
1 team were all dressed up and
ready to 60 to Berlin today, but they
faced a double problem on Dutch
| treats"
They waited hopefully to hear if
the Olympic Committee had raised
enough money to send them all or
whether several would have to go
Dutch" and pay their own way-or
stay home.
They also faced what appeared to
be almost hopeless task III winning
team honors from the famous Dutch
team that has been cracking records
relentlessly this year during tryouts.
Seem Too Strong for u. S.
T ED by the famous Will Den Ouden,
- world free style champion, the
Dutch appeared far too strong for the
| Americans, except possibly in the
backstroke and dives.
Katherine Rawls Of Miami Beach
and Mrs. Dorothy Poynton Hill Of Los
Angeles did their best to relieve Uncle
Sans financial stringency yesterday
when they took five team berths be-
tween them.
Miss Rawls won firsts in the 100
meter free style and 3-meter dive and
a third in the 400-meter free style;
Mrs. Hill won first place in the high
platform dive and third in the 3-meter
dive.
Mrs. Eleanor Holm Jarrett Of New
York, only American swimmer to
make three Olympic teams, won her
100-meter backstroke speciality yes
terday to give the United States what
seems to be a sure first at Berlin
| She holds the Olympic title and
| record.
How They Finished.
HERE are the team members in
order of finish in each event.
with the winenrs' score or time:
3-meter springboard dive-'Miss
Rawls, 1874 points; Marjoe Gestring,
Los Angeles; mrs. Hill.
Platform dive-iMrs. Hill, 1884
points; Cornelia Gilisen, New York;
Velma Dunn, Los Angeles.
1o0-Meter Free style-'Miss Rawls,
1:111; Bernice Lapp. Newark, N. j.;
Olive Mexican, Seattle. Wash; Mavis
Freeman, New York; 'Dorothea
Dickinson, New York; Elizabeth Ryan,
New York. First four also to swim
in 400-meter relay. with Dickinson
and Ryan as alternates.)
100-meter Observation-Disclosures. Jar
rett, 1892; Edith Motridge. Los
Angeles; Alice Bridges, Uxbridge,
Mass.
400-meter free style-'Mrs. Lenore
Kight Wingard, Homestead, Pa,
5:36.7; Mary Lou Petty. Seattle;
miss Rawles.
200 meter breaststroke - Dorothy
Schiller, Chicago. 3:149; ''Ann
Govednik. Chisholm, Mimi: Iris
Cummings, Los Angeles.
ION 1882 American Olympic team.
ton 1928 and 1882 American
Olympic teams.
Evening star., 1936-07-13
Two Raising Funds.

THE task of getting all Of them to
Berlin is up to the committee OF
13, which has been trying to raise
enough money to enable Coach Bob
Kiphuth of Yale and Team Manager
Ed Kennedy of Columbia to sail Wed
nesday with squad powerful enough
to challenge the japanese.
Johnny Higgins Of Providence
turned in the fastest time ever made
anywhere for the 200-meter breast
stroke event in a 50-meter pool,
minutes ALL seconds, while defeating
six speedy rivals.
Higgins performance was the high
light Of yesterdays competition
Adolph Kiefer. 18-year-old Chicago
backstroke record-holder, clipped a
tenth-second off his own world mark
Saturday and came seven-tenths of a
second under the best Olympic time
while propelling himself on his back
for 100 meters.