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Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
THE SCHOOL BELL RINGS

The Old-time child disliked school
The sound of the ringing school bell
filled him with melancholy thoughts.
II called him from a sweet life of
irrespOnsibility, when he could roam
the fields, fish in the brooks, and
plunder the neighbor's apples to his
hearts content.
AS you see the youngsters starting
out now for the first day of school
they do not wear any appearance of
sorrow. You could not hire many
of them to stay out and loaf around
the streets.
The boy can swallow some bitter
lessons, if the dose is sweetened by
football after school. But it is not
wholly easy even now to induce
children to learn. The world is so
full of exciting things. that they Of
ten forget they have lesson to re-
cite next day.
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
LESSON IN ADDITION

Here is a little lesson in addition
also in subtraction. If you spend
money in your home town you add
to its resources. If you spend that
money at home, the capital Of the
town is increased, it has more
money to spend for improvements,
purchase of labor, and for taxes.
If you spend that money elsewhere
you subtract from that towns re-
sources. There is that much less
to spend for improvements. labor.
and taxes. How long can you keep
on with that subtraction without re-
ducing the towns assets to a minus
quantity? Better save our resources
for our own needs. by spending the
money at home.
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18

Preservation of existing forests
with special emphasis on useful anC
requisite recreatiOnal development
watershed protection and flood con
troll.
Adoption of selectiye-cutting reg
ulatiOns Sustained yield manage
ment of fOrestsl on all public and
private lands in conjunction with
revision of taxes and forest loans to
encourage the expansion of forest
lands and industries, with full CO.
operation compulsory if necessary
between Federal and state govern
ments and private landowners.
almost complete cessation of
purchase of cut-Over areas; such
lands now in Federal or state owner
ship to be rapidly refOTested.
Preservation and restoration of
wild-life and fish by establishing and
creating or reclaiming adequate
areas as well as by propagation.
Development of self-sustaining
and supporting communities in for
est areas through the utilization of
marginal lands; resettlement thro-
ugh normal procedure and not
through paternalistic measures.
Retirement of sub-marginal land
from agricultural production and
returning il to the purposes destined
by nature.
"DiscOntinuance of further recla-
nation projects or unnecessary DOW
er and irrigation developments which
interfere with natures balance.
Consolidation of all Federal con-
agencies with central plan
ming and administrative authority" |
When examined in detail it is seen
hat this program is very compre-
lensive. Parts of it are already be-
ng carried Out-here and there.
Those forests, for example, which
ave been acquired by the Federal
government or still form part Of the
'ublic domain lin national parks or
latiOnal fOrests) are, to a large ex-
ent. being preserved. The trouble
that a big area of the national
orests is either denuded or unfit for
and within the bound
ries of each national forest are
lrge tracts of privately owned lands
'hich are being numbered with i'm
unity. AS yet but little has been
one within the national forest areas {
wards watershed protection or
ood control. Recreational facilities
re being well developed.
No governmental selective cutting {
'guiations Sustained yield manage
ent of forests) are in force on any !
'ivate lands in this country. The =
gulations representing the use of v
e national forest. as well as the s
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
AVID PAWS THE TAxEsls

Magner White, writing in the San
Diego Sun, opines that the persons
and firms usually described as big
taxpayers" aren't really taxpayers"
at all.
They are tax collectors!" he says.
They collect tax money from you
and me-in our rents, on our gro
ceries, on gasoline and oil for our
cars. 1t isn't their money they're
using to pay taxes: it's yours and
mine. Where did they get it any
way? From you and me.
I'VE are the taxpayers. They are
merely the collectors, who pass on
to the public Golfers the money they
get out of us. And that's why we
little guys are entitled to yell about
government expenses"
How right Magner White is! Let's
try putting his idea in a little diff
ferent words.
We little guys" get a salary or
Wages-lncOme. The landlord or
grocer gets money from rent or the
sale of his gOOds-again income. If |
the landlord doesn't get more than
enough money to pay his taxes, he
has no income; he works for moth
ing. Therefore. he has no alternative
but to take in enough to pay his
taxes and leave him something over.
If he doesn't. he goes out of business
just like I'VE little guys" would go
on relief if we had no income
Consequently. it can make no diff
ference whether the tax is levied on
a business surplus or corporation in
come or whatnOt-the money event
lally has got to come out of the
pockets of I'VE little guys"
The secret is this: A number Of
7ears back, somebody decided that
we little guys" would yelp if we
NEW how much taxes we were pay
ng. So they decided to fool us. They
evied taxes that are passed on to {
IS in the price we pay for a loaf of
read, or in the rent for our apart
lent or house.
Smart! But then I'VE little guys" ,
re getting smart too! \
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
THINGS ONE REMEMBERS
By r. M. HOfer

BY hs NJ HOfeF
Some twenty years ago it became
good politics" to agitate for a re-
turn to the government of the land
grants given to the pioneer railroads
in southern Oregon counties, on the
ground that the railroads had moi
sold the land as originally cOntem-
plated.
The fact that most of the land con-
sisted of mountains and that there
were probably no buyers seemed to
have little consideration. And the
fact that the railroads had been pay
ing heavy taxes on the land for fifty
years seemed to be not worth men
tioning. So the Federal government
revoked the grant and took back the
title.
And then came the jolt. Counties
which had collected nearly half a
million year in taxes from the
railroads, found themselves without
these soTely needed receipts.
Such howl went up that an Ore
g0n senator finally got an apprOpria-
tion Of $5,000,000 to repay fhe cOun-
ties for taxes lost between 1916 and
1926. After 1926 the cOntroller-gen-
eral held that payments could come
only from revenue collected from
the sale Of land grant timber, and
this has made up only about half the
sums lost in taxes to the counties.
A lot Of people have never under
stood just why the government
should have paid S5.OOO,OOO in lieu
Of taxes lost from land taken over
by the government. Government
property is uniformly tax exempt ON
the theory of public benefits"
As from so to 60 per cent of most
western states are in government re-
serves, held for the benefit of future
the government would
nave TO pay millions annually to the |
counties in which these reserves are |
Ocated If ii adopted the same policy
{ did toward the Oregon counties in
which railroad grants were revoked.
u Is an inescapable fact that you
ant have your tax cake and eat il,
90. Hundreds Of communities are
Ioing 70 learn this when the govern
lent's soeialistic power development
rOgram is completed, to the destruc-
on Of highly-taxed private electrical
And there is no great
public benefit" involved 10 this is
ne as there is in conserving ire
laeeable natural resources for all
le people. which is a true function
I government.
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
LEWES

Physicians at the Beebe Hospita
are striving to remove a two-incI
needle lodged in the intestines of 9,
year-Old Nancy Crist of Rehoboth
Beach, which the child swallowed on
Saturday night.
Nancy had been picking her teeth
with the needle when she laughed
and the sudden intake of breath
caused her to swallow the needle.
She was rushed to the hospital
where an X-ray revealed il in her
stomach. On Sunday the obstacle had
moved into her intestines. She is the
daughter of Superintendent Joseph
A. Crist of the CCC Camp at Redden.
Robert Edward Lynch, II years
old, former marine engineer of Dar-
by, Pa, and of late a well-known
farmer of near Lewes, died here
Sunday in the Beebe Hospital, from
kidney trouble, after an illness of
two weeks.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs.
Annie Fleetwood Lynch, two sisters.
Mrs. Clementina Torbert, Philadel-
phia, and Mrs. Matilda Hart of
Lewes; four children, Mrs. Juanita
ShanebrOOk of Darby, Pa; Mrs.
Amelia B. Lynch, Drexel Hill. Pa,
and Mrs, Roberta Hunter, Lans-
dOWne, Pa.
The Home Missionary Society met
in the Sunday school room of the NJ.
f. Church ON Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Dickerson of
Laurel spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Graves.
Miss Jessie Morris, who is employ |
ed in Wilmington, spent the week |
end with her mother, Mrs. Hannah /
Miss Louise Wiley, who has been
spending the summer with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wiley
has returned to her school in Asbury
Park.
Estella and Jean Beige, Lois and
Shields have returned to
Duke University to resume their
studies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hayes left on |
Tuesday for a trip to Cleveland, O.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Futcher are
pending two weeks touring through
laine and Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Workman Of Will [
nington are spending a few Gays
ere as the guests of their daughter
nd sOn-in-law, Captain and Mrs. 8
.arl E. Ewing at their cottage on !
ewes Beach. I
Thomas r. Ingram has moved his O
lmily from his cottage en- the
each to their winter home on Mar
ct street.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Peck and son
Laurel, were the guests Of Miss c
lizabeth Virden over the weekend. K
Mrs. Justus B. NaylOr who has e.
sen confined to her home on Fourth a
rect due TO illness is able to be o.
# sgaiH. i
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
HOUSTON

Beginning with Saturday night
September 10 and continuing
through Sunday, September 20, will
be Home Coming at Williamsville
Church on Houston charge and there
will be services there all through
Sunday.
The Ladies Aid Society will hold a
general supper IN the Community
Building on Thursday night, October
l. The menu will consist of baked
chicken, sweet potatoes, white pOta-
toes, pickles, bread, butter, coffee
and pie, for so cents. Ice cream and
cake for sale. Don't forget the date,
October l.
All members of the Ladies Aid are
urged to be present on Thursday
night, September "a, at a special
meeting to be held in the COmmun-
ity Building for the purpose of max
ing plans for the supper.
Mrs. Ernest w. Simpson was TAX
en- to the hospital on Friday night
for observation. Mrs, Simpson has
been in poor health for quite some
time and we sincerely hope she will
soon be ON the road to recovery.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Pierson on Sunday
night and left them a fine son. The
Persons have only been living in
Houston a short time.
Mrs. Ella Prettyman of Wynette, !
ILL.,. spent last week with her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin |
ManlOve. She is now visiting Mr. and
Mrs. George ManloYe in Milford.
Mrs. Cora Hummell of Wilmington
Is spending some time with her
Mrs. Obey Sapp and on
Tuesday night she was the dinner
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Wilson.
Mrs. Marie Beeehing and her SON
in-law. Edward Williams, of Plain
field, N. J., are spending a week at
Mrs. Beeching's home in Houston
and were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Cain on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Crippen and
Osns, John and David, of Chester.
Pa, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin Slaughter for several days
Turing the past week and on Thurs
lay night, the Slaughters entertain
I'd Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Purcell and :
'amily to dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Webb were
he Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. .
Norris Sapp of Wyoming.
Mrs. Latetia App who had an at ;
ack of appendicitis last week is
nuch better and is able to be at her n
Ork again.
Miss Gladys ThistlewOOd, daugh- il
er of Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill w. This
lewOOd and John D. Kennedy, son q
f Mrs. L. c. Kennedy of Whining n
on, were married on Saturday, Sep
ember 12, at 1890 O'Clock in the II
iede Chapel, University of Pennsyl- h
ania. Miss Evelyn ThistlewOOd, sis il
er of the bride, was brides maid T
nd Tyler COOmbs of Wilmington h
as best man. q
Mrs. Kennedy sa graduate of the pl
Iilford High School, also of the nj
urses' Training School of the HON. te
)pathic Hospital, in Wilmington. is
fter September 20, Mr.. and Mrs. 70
ennedy will be at home at 317 East 70
md street. Wilmington. al
Sunday School session at $3.50, la
Oward Moore, superintendent. vi
Due to the home coming services pu
Williamsville on Sunday. Sept. do
III. there will be no preaching at to
1uston in the morning. Services flo
II continue however in the eve ar
lg. EpwOrth League at $50
eaching at 7.30. rel
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18

policies of those states which hav,
regulations respecting numbering II
state forests, need careful study anC
Improvement, AS yet, but little hal
been done, outside Of two or thre,
states. for the remission Of taxes Oh
refOrested lands, or for loans to en-.
courage reforestation. -
While much has been done by the
Federal government for the preser-
walton OF wild life this work is un-
c0Ordinated and haphazard. Otter
one branch Of the Federal govern
ment undOes the work done by an
other.
The utilization of marginal lands
has received very little practical
study outside of the state Of Wis
cOnsin. The Federal government.
under DR.. Tugwell's impetus, has
bought about 10000. 900 acres scat
tered here and there without a plan.
Much better is the Wisconsin system
OF coming lands, restricting their use
to purposes for which they are best
fitted. The problem is not alone to
withdraw marginal lands from cul-
tivatiOn. 1t is also to utilize these
withdrawn lands soundly. Some of
the Withdrawn lands can be put into
forests and some in sod. Some can
make game preserves or recreatiOnal
areas. But there is no obligation for
the government to take the sub-mar-
ginal farmers and provide them with
houses, barns and livestock, includ-
ing las Harry Hopkins is said to
have demanded) she-mules in fOal.
TugWellian paternalism is to be
avoided at all costs. 1t does not fit
into the American picture.
Certainly Fe-eXamination Of the |
whole reclamation system is in Or
der. Most of the reclamation prof. |
ects have been financial failures.
Many power developments have been
utterly unnecessary and have served
merely to bring political money into
states that might be swung for the
New Deal.
Probably the most difficult to eff
iect in practice, but certainly among
The most important in theory, is the
of all Federal cOnser-
'ation agencies under some central
zed administrative authority which
'an make and carry out lOng-range
|lan. At present numerous different
branches of the Federal government
upervise conservation activities.
Most of them are under the depart
nents Of Agriculture and the Inter-
or. But a bitter jealousy keeps
ne National Forest and the National H
lark Services at swords points; the
exclamation service works at cross
with the Biological Survey;
he War Department has charge of
luch food control.
There is no coordination, little CO.
and no sound plan care 4
lilly worked out between the diff
rent agencies. States and the
ederal government do little to
1operate on conservation measures.
fact, no real national land-use
rOgram exists. II is up to the Re-
lblicans, long friendly to cOnser-
ltion, to work out and establish
'me such program.
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18

agencies are reducing their payrolls
For instance, about how WPA drop
ped 200 employees; how Rex. Tug
wells Resettlement Administration
IS cutting 20 per cent; about how the
AAA expects to cut from 4,6OO to
1900 employees; about how the Ma
tional Bltuminons Coal Commission,
charged with administering the in
validated Guffey Coal Act, has let
Oft a hundred or SO.
But in the background, the biggest
single group Of civil employees ever
on the federal payroll is being quiet
ly built up. At last accounts, the So
cial Security Board had 961 persons
on its payroll, and beginning about
November Is it expects to begin a
more rapid expansion toward its top
of 10000 to 10000.
Even If WPA dropped 200 the
AAA 3,l0O, the RA 300 and the Coal
Commission 100, the net Increase by
the first Of the year would still be
$500 to $500,
The hurricane season finds the
WPA trying to close door behind
a departed horse. Everyone recalls
the many lives lost at Matecumbe
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
REA4MAN

Governor Landon showed that as
chief executive OF Kansas he is the
kind Of man who can make himself
equally at ease at farmers picnic,
at a noon-hour luneh-pail gathering
Of laboring men, or at social fnnc-
ton.
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
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Some Of the national capital'.
financial experts are wondering how
it is that the federal budget viii run
""only" $2,096. 6.996,SO0 out Of balance
this fiscal year instead of 1885,
996,3O0.
Two factors raised the question
after the budget bureau issued It's
recent recapitulation. The first is
relief expenditures. The $2,096, $685.
800 deficit includes only the S1,425,-
100000 appropriation voted last ses-
sion of Congress. Already, relief
officials have served notice that the
SLABS. 100000 will be almost all gone
when Congress reconvenes in Janu-
airy. 1t will, therefore, be necessary
to get more money to continue re-
lief as at present. Relief officials
hope $5OO,OOO.OOO extra win be
enough.
If they ask. and get, $500, 900 900,
the deficit tfOr this year will be $2,-
596,996.3OO.
Second is the proposed reduction
in the Treasury's working balance"
In the last couple of years, the
Treasury has accumulated about
$4,000. 100000 in its cash fund, just
like an individual would build up
that much in his checking account.
But now the plan is to reduce that
81, ,OO0. 100000 by half. That does. not
mean that the $1,000, 5000 900 will be
sayed, but simply that it will be
taken out of the working balance"
and used to pay running expenses. !
by June 80. say the ana I
lyticRl, the government viii have |
spent 1886, ,996,3OO more than it |
ook in during the fiscal year.
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18

attempted by the
New Dealers. But
as a national land
use program it is
not sufficiently
co preh h ensive.
More to the point
is the summary of
a national land-use
policy prepared by
Mr.. Donald r. Cot
ton, of the National
Land-Use AssOcia-
tiOn. This calls for
the following mea-
garnnds
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18

FAITH, HOPE, and Charity are
called the three chief virtues. In
our home towns. we need faith in
their future, enough hope so we Will
work for progress. and charity to all
who need generosity and friendli-
ness.
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
NEED FOR A NATIONAL LAMD-UsE
POLICY OFFERS REPUBLICANS THE
CHANCE TO RESTORE SOUND
CONSERVATION PRINCIPLES
By NICHOLAS ROOSEVELT
For the National Republican builders, In,

Inc Republican platform program
including the abandoned farm lands and h use az snb
lands for Hood prevention protection reforestaon
and the conservation
This is all far as goes Some of incidentally beno
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18

TELEPHONES and telegraphs are
essential to modern business, also
tell-the-neighbors, in the form of ad-
vertising.
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18

Much is appearing in print these
days about how various federal
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18
SINCERE uTTERANcR

Governor Landons speech OF ac-
eeptance was admirable In tone ana
text. Il had all the force inherent
in sincere and digniiied utterance
and was perhaps most distinguished
for its moderation. In this respect
it might well serve as a model for an
the candidates and speakers in this
campaign.
For the moment 1t Is enough to
give unqualified praise to the earn
estness and moderation OF the Gov
enron's acceptance address. Il Is
doubly welcome since it comes after
a most distressing period Of violent
utteranees.-Br Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18

and Tavernier, Florida, last Septem-
ber when WPA veterans were caught
by a storm.
The WPA has just announced al
lotment Of $4,000 for construction
of hurricane-proof shelters In the
Florida Keys. Already, the WPA is
building two other stOrm-proof
buildings in that area-a 14-Toom
school house at Fort Lauderdale and
a 12-rOOm school at Relic Glade.
Evening star., 1936-04-16

guests. low mounds of early Spring
blossoms. yellow jonquils, blue iris,
pink roses and sweet alyssum, were in
the center.
Seated at the table with Mrs. Roose-
velt and Mrs, Wilmington were Mrs.
Cordell Hull, Mrs. George H. Dern,
Mrs. Homer S. Cummings and Mrs.
Daniel C. Roper from the cabinet cir
Gle; Mrs. George Sutherland, Mrs.
Pierce Butler. Mrs. Owen ]. Roberts
and Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone, wives of
associate justices of the Supreme
Court; Mrs. Irwin L. Lenroot, Mrs.
Porter H. Dale and Mrs. Clarence C.
Dill. former presidents of the club, who
also were guests of the club and off,
GERS, in addition to Mrs Wilmington,
who acted as hostesses were Mrs j. p.
Pope, Mrs. Claude Fuller, Mrs. H P.
Fulmer. Mrs. Thomas F Ford, Mrs.
Harry c. RanSley, Mrs A. H. Green
wood. Mrs. Brent Spence, and Mrs.
Edward F. Bruce.
The Congressional Club. founded
more than 25 years ago and composed
Of wives of members of the Congress,
also had as its guests at the luncheon
Mrs. Pleasant T. Chapman and Mrs.
William E. Humphreys, two of its
founders. Mrs. Chapman came from
her Illinois home to attend the party,
and among others present was Mrs.
Edward Esick, who came from New
York, where she now lives, having
formerly made her home in Tennes-
see.
Mrs. Roosevelt wore a becoming
blue MORE taffeta gown, its only trim
ming being two gold buttons on the
bodice which matched the buckle of
the belt at the normal waistline. Her
small brimmed hat matched her cos
tune and was trimmed with a cluster
OF flowers and she wore orchids on
one shoulder. Mrs Wilmington wore
black chiffon with figures of red and
green, which matched the flowers
on her black, wide -brimmed hat.
The souvenir program and menu
folder, always one of the features OF
these parties, was of blue flecked with
silver and carried an autographed
photograph of Mrs. Roosevelt. a GUS
tom OF the Congressional Club at each
Of these luncheons. Mrs William H
Larrabee was chairman of the Print
Ing Committee for the luncheon and
Mrs. Joseph Herbert was the head
usher aiding the guests in finding their
tables
Evening star., 1936-04-16

OF Mclean, Va, have as their guest
Miss Ada Ceilings of Newport, R. I.
Miss Adelaide HoVser IS spending
her Easter vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Gregg Howser of
Bon Air, Va. She has been elected
president Of the Young Women's
Christian Association at the Harrison
burg State Teachers College, where
she is junior. Miss Howser is a
member Of Kappa Delta Pi, national
honorary fraternity in education,
member Of the College Glee Club.
the Bluestone Cotillion Club, and is
secretary of the Junior class.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B Horne of
Somerset, Nd. have as their guest
the lstter's sister, Mrs G. w. Apper
Of Norwood, Ohio. Mrs. Apper was
the honor guest at a luncheon at
Olney Inn today. when her sister, Miss
Helen Apper of Washington, enter
tained for her. Mrs. Varnum Lewis
Of New Rochelle. N. Y, and Miss
Bess Gallagher Of Elizabeth, N j.,
also attended the luncheon.
Mrs. William Blackburn of Chevy
Chase entertains at a bridge-lunch-
con this afternoon in honor of Mrs.
M. A. Martin Of Battery Park, who is
leaving Friday for a trip to Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Davidson also
entertained for Mrs. Martin Saturday
evening at monopoly party.
Mrs. Leo R. Dillon of Silver Spring,
Md. entertained at a bridge party
Tuesday evening at her home in cele-
bration of her birthday anniversary.
The guests included Miss Phyllis Tennis
OF Hampton. Va, who is here for an
extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. Dillon;
Miss Peggy Mathiot, Miss Maude Nc
Clanny, Mrs. Van Meta Manning, Mrs.
Charles Hutchinson, Miss Elaine Win
ncr and Mrs. Levi Pittman. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pittman had visiting them for