Milford chronicle., 1936-07-24

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ment and some just irwin s. Cobb
vanishing into
space, taking with them the clients
remaining cash assets, If any.
But this happened to be cable
gram from Geneva stating that,
when Emperor Halle and Farewell
Selassie hurriedly departed from
his capital, he so thoroughly
cleaned out the bank Of Ethiopia
that all the invading Italians found
in the vaults was a large throb-
bing- vacuum.
How Mencken Can Write
THIS campaign will liven right
4 up if Henry Mencken. the Of
fetal human gumboil of the writ
ing craft, takes pen in hand to dis
cuss the men and the issues. You
don't have to agree with Hen. You
may quarrel with his premises and
dispute his conclusions.
But can he make the language
pop like a bull-whipI When he gets
excited he throbs like a mashed
thumb, and cuts loose like an
avenging angel. Expressing him
self, he always picks words Of the
right shape and the right color.
Lilerafy Garbage
Il ETS admit that southerners Of
- the Col Carter Of Gainesville
type were mainly the far-fetched
creations Of Overly-sentimental ac-
tionists. Let's admit the business
Of painting a largely imaginary
aftah-de-wah South was for many
years crowded.
But why. in the revolt to de-
bunk this sugary romance, should
the land so generously spawn
crop Of alleged realists who'd have
the rest of the world believe the
only party Of the South worthy Of
being written about is almost ex-
clusively peopled by loathsome
degenerates Of the Tobacco Road,
variety?
II one of these literary garbage
collectors viii but look about him,
he'll find southerners who might
make interesting copy and yet, ex-
cusing that they leave the sugar
out Of the corn bread and the low
er case ''r'' out Of the language,
are pretty much like the run OF
their fellow Americans elsewhere.
Gas Station Service
a N OPEN LETTER to the gaso-
\ line companies:
Dear gasses-Why must the Gus
toner have the windshield wiped
--if he doesn't want the windshield
wiped?
Maybe he's in a hurry. Maybe
he fears the youth with the squirt
gun viii only mess up the wind
shield worse than ever. Mayba
he's nervous and prefers a bury
outlook so he can't see how many
close calls he's going to have from
being knocked cold by lady motor
sts.
Even so. unless he fights like q
Tiger, he must endure the wind
shield wiping. commend the Do
iteness of your attendants, though
ieploring their frequent habit OF
apparently going somewhere about
quarter Of mile back Of the sta
ion to make change. / admire
7our enterprise and your pumps are
indeed works Of art. Your high
way signs SO ali the grateful eye
hat We don't have to look at COM
'aratively dull things, such as
scenery. But my dear Rasses.
here comes a time when too much
ervice becomes a nuisance.
Heroic First Aid Measures
those three gallant men
w we're imprisoned Ia that
loose river mine cave-in up ia
facing death ia the dark
ess-one Of them, you'n remem-
er. did die-and the rescuars a.
ally bored a slender shaft through
0 their living tomb, almost The
rst thing sent down from above
Fas some hot coffee with a SLUG az
randy II it,
So I've been sitting here an day
.ying to make up my mind Il
d been buried "a lhat freezing.
imy pit which I'd prefer--fo have
m send along some spiked cot.
e right away or keep the mix
IRE up o1 the surface ana lower
ie Rev. al fcI,cnd rifh