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Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03
STUDENTS AT HOME

The holidays have seen many fam
lily rejoicings, as the students came
home from more or less distant col
leges and schools. Parents deny
themselves new coats and dresses
so they can afford the fares to get
the youngsters back. The home
rings again with their laughter. The
parents sit open mouthed, while they
hear the latest developments of stu
dent life.
The youth who went away for the
first time seems like quite a diff
ferent parsonage now. But three
months have passed, yet in expert
ence and knowledge of the world he
has traversed years. The parents
study him with mingled admiration
and fear. '.'a a'"..
Some of the rough edges have been
worn away. But he has learned
some things the home Sunday School
never taught him. While the pro-
fessors have poured their riches of
information into his overfowing
mind, some of the things he has
learned on the campus don't seem to
be so, at least not according to the
home point of view.
The boys were supposed to come
home to see the old folks. But after
Pa and Ma, the kid soon
settles down to the telephone, and
in a few moments is all dated up
for the vacation.
On the whole, the results of the
months of schooling must be good,
Or parents would not send their
children away. The young people
will accept certain ideas from the
voice of external authority, when
hey would never believe these things
# they were told them at home.
Youth is supposed to learn self
reliance in these times away from
nome. 1t may be said now that youth |
n its strong independent convictions |
Usually has self reliance enough.
But it is quite a battle for a young
person to go out in the world. Youth
leeds the buffeting which it gets
mong strangers.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03
IMAGES BY THE YEAR

Some employers are considering
whether they could promote the well
fare of their companies, and keep
labor better satisfied, by guarantee
ing them a certain amount of work
and pay for a year. It is argued
that the thing that creates the most
dissatisfaction among workers, is ir-
regularity of employment.
Take the building trades, where
employment has been irregular in
most states. The pay of $40 a day
or more, which many of these peo-
pie have been getting, theoretically
seems high pay to the man who has
to grub along on so cents an hour.
But if the $40 day man only gets
100 days work in a year, his pay is
not very good.
If some concern could offer him
81 500 for a years work. people would
probably say he should jump at the
chance. And if the concern could
give him 300 working days in the
year, it would get. his labor for S5
a day instead of $40. The cost of
building houses would be lowered,
and business stimulated.
All kinds of difficulties arise when
the attempt is made to put such a
plan in operation. The building
trades are interrupted by bad wealth
er. If people don't want to erect or
repair houses, there is nothing for
these workers to do.
Similarly in trades dependent upon
the changes of fashion. Such trades
have to wait long periods between
until the styles are fixed. |
In many occupations the work is
regular. An emplOye who does good |
work is practically sure of his job. |
Such conditions keep work-people |
more contented. In spite of all diff
iculties, the irregular trades should
DO their best to formulate plans by
which they would not have to work
~ fits and starts. so that their en-
lloyes could feel some degree of as
as to how much work they
.ould depend upon.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03
IDRNTTFICATTON Nv TEgTH

Dentists all over the country will
be asked to develop uniform charts
Of the teeth of their patients, as a
method Of Identifying them. It is
held that this plan would be Of great
help in determining the personality
Of the dead, also in Identifying crim-
inals.
Probably this method would solve
the anxieties of many families, whose
loved ones were so terribly hurt in
accidents that they could not be
recognized. The gangster might pay
heavily to anyone who would make
a false chart of his teeth. Still, not
many crooks would so fear the tell
tale story of their teeth that they
would have them all pulled. Prob
ably many Of them would fear the
tooth pulling job more than they
would Jail.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03
THE WORsT CRIME COUNTRY


II it proves that Col. and Mrs
Charles a. Lindbergh have taken u
their residence ia England indeh-
nitely it can be considered "a out.
come OF the reputation our country
has so unfortunately acquired. Peo-
pie point to America as the country
where crime hourishes most. Con-
sidering the terrible outrage Of which
the Lindberghs were the innocent
victims, it is not strange il they feel
like getting out Of the country.
/ It seems strange that our land has
acquired this reputation. We feel
it is the best country in the world.
It seems to do more for popular edu-
cation than any other. The door OF
opportunity has opened wider here.
Not many people care to transfer
their residence to foreign lands.
AS respects crime. the American
people have been pretty weak. Yet
the Federal Department Of Justice
and its Omen" have done a notable
job in pursuit of crime. They have
gotten after kidnappers in great
shape. Few such crimes have been
committed within recent months.
This Federal force. however, is but
a very small body as compared with
the hundreds of thousands Of Grim
inals that seek every possible chance |
to prey on deserving people.
1t will take more than a wave Of
indignation. or some spasm Of re-
form, to cure this reputation of be- l.
ing the worst crime country. The
alliance between crime and politics 4
is too close in too many places. There
are too many instances where pOliti-
cal influences interfere with the work
of police forces.
1t often seems as if the laws were
made to give criminals better pro- \
lection than is given the honest citi-
zen. The American people would
like to do something to assure the
to whom they give the
most unbOunded admiration, that
they can live safely in America.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03
Milford, Friday, January 8, 1886

AGAIN SUDDEN DEATH has
struck in DeIaware-and again the
State has suffered a great loss in the
passing of former Chief Justice
James Pennewill. The whole State,
regardless of faith of faction mOurns
his going. His entire life has been
devoted to public interest-twenty-
four years of his life having been
served on the bench, the last twelve
as Chief Justice. His broad knOwl-
edge of the law, his sterling sense
of Justice, and his desire to be fair
at all times made him the Outstand-
ing Judge during his long period OF
service. While Judge Pennewill
made his reputation as a guardian Of
the law, he could have served his
fellow citizens in other public office
had he so desired. He refused the
office of United States Senator from
the Diamond State in 1907 when the
Legislature, then dominated by Re
publicans, offered him the place. AS
the years passed, and his value in
the courts of Delaware became more
evident, the wisdom of his decision
became apparent to Delawareans.
Though living a retired life for the
past two years, his passing is mourn
ed by all Delawareans.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03
BUSINESS VISION

Why does the business of some
concerns expand, while that of
others remains stationary or loses ?
One of the answers is that the diff
ference is made by business vision.
One man is perfectly satisfied to do
things just as he always did them.
If certain type of goods or service
pleased the people five years ago, he
figures it must be all right today.
But the tastes and needs of the peO-
pie change.
Another type of man is constantly
watching to see what the people
want, where their ideas change, and
what bright and progressive people
in his line and other kinds of trade
are doing elsewhere. He is a dill
gent student of the newspapers for
an insight into peoples wants, and
of trade papers. to get the latest
ideas in his line. You can't keep
such a man down.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03
INVENTORY TIME

If you see some business man tear.
ing along with a wild look in his
eye, don't feel he is qualifying for
some lunatic asylum. Perhaps he is
just taking account Of stock" and
is torn between the hope OF a profit
and the dread OF a loss
The folks who hold a good job that
pays them a regular wage, do not
know the anxiety Of inventory time.
But the man Of business, who may
have made a handsome profit, or
perhaps made nothing at all. feels
his future is trembling in the ball
ance. Just a few cents error in each
dollar Of his figures might in time
make the difference between fortune
and failure.
Losses can usually be corrected,
il discovered in time. Too many
people let them run on and on, un-
III it is too late to stop them.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03
DANqERs 0r spEcTTATTov

/ Security prices In the stock mar
ket have made a nearly continuous
advance since last March. Some OBJ
servers say this advance has ole
ments Of danger They recall the
imitation Of security prices in 1929,
which was the principal cause Of the
disastrous collapse Of that year.
Mariner S. Eccles, chairman Of
the Board of Governors Of the Fed
Grad Reserve System, does not see
any imminent danger from this
cause. He feels that there is an ele-
ment Of safety in the fact that this
advance in security prices is being
financed mostly by cash purchases,
and not by borrowing money.
If people were not willing to take
chances on values, business would
be dead. When people get scared
and begin to throw away securities
for a fraction of the real value, the
speculator is useful He feels con-
fident that business will right itself,
and that securities bought at a bar
gain win be worth more money later.
By buying when most people want
to sell. he prevents the collapse from
going to extremes, and saves many
from ruin.
In times of over confidence, the |
effect of his work is not so good. |
When great numbers of these people
borrow money to finance speculative
purchases on a great scale, the f.
nancial structure rests on a founda-
tion of more uncertainty. When the
people who lent that borrowed mon
ey get scared and demand repay
nent, then the whole structure is
likely to collapse. That was what
happened in 1929.
1t is to be hoped that never again
will the government and the finan-
;ial authorities permit such a vast
mount of speculation to be done on
money as was done in 1929.
f people want to speculate, all right.
tut it should be very largely done
With their own money.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03
WHAT las 1886 FOR rS9

Looking ahead into the misty un-
certainty of another year, what
promise it has for the people of Mil
ford and the rest of the country?
In the world of events, the 1896
election will give us a dramatic clash
of opinions. The New Deal" is
coming up for approval or disap-
proval. There will be much pound
ing on tables by the orators, the
words of the statesmen will echo
through the microphone, and though
is of more or less wisdom will be
circulated by the newspapers into
every home.
This discussion teaches the peO-
pie that if they want their govern
ment to function efficiently, they
can't take to the woods election day.
But they should not get so excited
about politics, that they think the
people who differ with them are de-
termined to send the country to per-
dition.
A presidential year is not sup
posed to be favorable to trade. But
the business world has had so many
shocks and strains, that it will not
be so easily jolted as it might have
been. The improvement manifested
in 1885 should be continued. No
great topping tower of speculation |
like that of 1929 has been built up, |
which may fall over at any moment
and crush us in its ruins.
Some countries still have the idea
that the way to get the things they
want is to bring death and destruc-
tion to their brother men. There is
no reason why the United States
should participate in any such wars.
The man who tries to deal fairly with
everybody seldom gets into trouble.
It is the same with nations.
On then into the New Year with
faith and courage. Our future is
just what we make it.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03
BRIDCEVILLE


Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Ad8ml
entertained At a turkey dinner on
Sunday IN honor of Mr.. Adams sis
ter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Drummond. Of Santa Rosa, Califor-
MIA Other guests Included Mr.. and
Mrs. William croli Of Hickman. Mr..
and Mrs. August Croll and daughter
Matilda, Of fredericksburg. Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Vanriyke Of Preston, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Adams and
family.
Hazel and Grace Kern spent part
Of Sunday with Mildred English.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Adams and
children, Leon, Beatrice and Thur
man, Jr.s spent part OF the Christ
mas holidays with her mother, Mrs.
Roger Adams OF Cambridge, Md.
The boys and girls Of Bridgeville
are having much fun In the snow
during their Christmas vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar English had
as their guests over Christmas, Mr..
and Mrs. Dorsey Hudson Of New
Hope. Pa.
On Tuesday morning the tenant
house Of Elwood Bennett was burned
to the ground, very few pieces of
furniture were saved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Newton, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Newton left last
Let US hope the farmers around
BIidgeville will be kind to the wild
game, and put feed where they can
get it, for during this snow the rab-
bits and birds have a hard time get
ting something to est.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar English and /
children spent New Years Day with |
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. J. Stay |
on.
Miss Mary West who has recently
graduated from Beacon College, VIII ]
has accepted a position
With o. A. Newton & Son Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Swain.
William P. Short, Edward and Ray
nand Short were recent guests of
ir. and mrs. Val Lewis, at Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03

tries However, thet Is not actord-
Ing TO the official statement issued
by the United States Department Of
Agriculture. a recent release cars
ried this statement Of fact:
More pork lard was exported
from Hungary, Rumania. Yukosla-
via and Bulgaria during the first
ten months Of 1885 than Ia ans pre-
cediag entire calendar year since
the World War. Exports Of i've
hogs and hog carcasses also are ln.
cTeasing. Germany. England and
CzechoslOyakia took practically an
Of the lard exports, and Austria and
Czechosloval1ia took most Of the live
hogs increased exports OF lard TO
Germany England and Czechoslova-
kia are largely the result Of reduc-
ed export supplies IN the United
States"
The three words ID the last SEN
tence above quoted reduced ex-
port supplies" the story Of
why American lard exports nave
dropped 10 per cent and the market
American farmers enjoyed has been
seized by the hog raising nations in
the Danubian Valley,
Reduced export supplies" are
caused by the A. A. A. corn-hog re-
duction program ana nothing else.
The corn-hog farmers can figure
this out.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03
WHAT 1895 TAnGHT ns

: What Of gain or loss has the yea
1885 brought us? Have we climbe,
any steps toward that better life W,
an long for? Or possibly have w
slipped back? Or have we perhap,
gone around in a circle, keeping il
motion all the time. but never get.
ting any nearer the goals we cher
lish?
The airplane accident that killed
VIII Rogers and Wiley Post, and the
assassination Of Senator Huey Long,
would be considered by many as the
most interesting and dramatic events.
Perhaps nothing else stirred the
country so profoundly.
AS respects the worlds adventures
as they affect human progress, the
war between Italy and Ethiopia will
have perhaps the most permanent
effects. People had fOndly dreamed
that wars were to be no more. They
recently fought a way to end war.
The outbreak of new conflict on a
great scale should have convinced
most people that wars are not end
ed by any form of fighting, nor by
acts of coercion. Now the world is
trembling for fear that other ma
tions, even our own, may be drawn
into this whirlpool of death.
The year has seen a steady i'm
prOvement in industry. The New
Dealers" contend that this gain is
caused by the policies of the gov
ernment. The "antis" say it is ac-
complished in spite of these policies,
and has been hindered by them. But
anyway, the improvement exists. The
song of the steam-whistle and the
humming machinery is sweeter in
the ears of many formerly idle folks
than any strains the great Orches-
tras could perform.
The year 1885 demonstrated two
truths. First, that you can't put
down the war spirit by using guns
and explosives. Second, that after
| period of depression, revival and |
new hope are sure to come.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03

CITY MANAGER Charles E. Ban
ming has demonstrated his ability to
meet emergencies in a very satisfac-
tory manner. Soon after the heavy
snow had stopped falling on Mon
day a large number of workmen and
trucks were at work clearing the
streets of snow. By nightfall the
entire business district had been
swept clean of practically all of the
snow. On through the night Man.
ager Banning and his crew of labor
ers toiled, and on Tuesday morning
the main streets were clean from
curb to curb. The work continued
on Tuesday-and snow banks of
huge proportions melted away under
the untiring efforts of the men and
machinery. While other towns in
the State were wallowing in snow
several inches in depth, Milford citi-
zens have been enabled to go their
rounds in a very comfortable man
ner. We doubt that even the City
of Wilmington has Jared as well in
street cleaning as has Milford; even
though Wilmington did not expert
ence half as much snow as did Mil
ford. Again you have demonstrated
your worthiness Mr.. Banning.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03

ed BY all. The kiddies were much
pleased BY old Kris being present.
The Christmas tree was beautiful
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Conner Jr.,
and little daughter Roberta, Of
BoothWyn. Pa. spent Christmas
Day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob smith.
Noble Smith and family moved
from the John Wilson property ID
Redden 20 The William ]. Dutton
farm, near here.
John Kitchens and family moved
from the Clark Hill farm, near here,
to the Robert Burton farm, near
Robbins.
Mrs. Nora Rendfrey visited her
husband. Newton Rendfrey in the
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Balti-
more, on Christmas Day. Mr.. Rend-
frey having undergone an operation
in that institution
MIR. and Mrs. Roma Mariner and
daughter Barbara Louise, Of Mil
ford, spent a part Of the holidays
with Mrs. Mariners parents, Mr..
end Mrs. Oliver Jester.
Howard Legates, Jr., Of Whining
ton spent a part Of the holidays
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Penuel.
Services at McColley's Sunday as
follows: Sunday school at 2 p. n.
at 3 D. m. Rev. Wright 1
invites you all to be present and !
start the new year right.
The last quarterly conference OF
this year win be held in Ellendale I
church, on Saturday afternoon az /
2;30. All are invited to be present.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03
REDEEM

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Smith enter
tanned at a family reunion, twenty
i've guests on Christmas Day. They
enjoyed a fine dinner including a
22-pound turkey and other goodies.
All reported a fine time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Veasey have
moved from the club house farm to
the George L. Wilson farm, near
here. Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Walker
will occupy the club house farm the
coming year.
The Christmas entertainment
which was held in McColley's Chap
el on Monday evening, December %,
was well attended and much enjoy
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03
And Roosevelt Was Right

In 1888 the Federal government
spent three billion dollars more
than it took in. and in 1884 It spent
four and One-half billion more than
it took in. At the rate we are going
the 1885 deficit viii be as great as
in 1884. and the forecast for 1886 in
dicates no let up. Franklin D. ROos-
evelt in 1882 said the government
that continued to spend more than
it took in was headed for bankrupt
cy.-Howard County (Ia.l Times.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03
Beware Coughs
from common colds
That Hang On

No matter how many medicines
you have tried for your cough, chest
cold or bronchial irritation. you can
get relief now with Creomulsion.
Serious trouble may be brewing and
YOU cannot afford to take q chance
with anything less than Cre0mul-
sion, which goes right to the seat
Of the trouble to aid nature to
soothe and heal the infiamed mem-
branes as the germ-laden phlegm
IS loosened and expelled.
Even il other remedies have
failed. don't be discouraged, your
druggist is authorized to guarantee
Creomulsion and to refund your
money il you are not satisfied with
results from the very first bottle.
Get Creomulsion right now. (AdV)
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03

THE EQUIPMENT OF a factory
depreciates unless it is constantly
repaired and modernized. Similarly
a town runs behind its competitors
unless improvements are constantly
made.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03
Bond Offering
City of
Milford, Delaware

Sealed bids will be received until twelve
o'clock noon, the first day of February, A.
II. 1886, at the office of the City Irea-
5 surer, City Hall, Milford, Delaware, for
the purchase of all or any part of One Hum
dred and Ihirty-hve Thousand Dollars
($l35, ,0OO00) of three and one-quarter
per centum coupon bonds of the said The
City of f'Nlilford, issued under the provis-
ions of Section D, Chapter I62, Volume
81, Laws of Delaware.
Bonds to be of the denomination Of One
Thousand Dollars ($l ,000.00) each, to be
numbered from to IS, inclusive, shall
bear interest at the rate of three and one
quarter per centum per annum, payable
on the first day Of January and the first day
of July, in each year, until maturity, and
both principal and interest shall be pay
able at The First National Bank and Trust
Company, Milford, Kent County, Della
ware, or, at the option Of the holder, at The
Milford Trust Company, Milford, Sussex
County, Delaware. Said bonds shall be
dated January |, 1886, and shall mature
in numerical order, Five Thousand Dol
lare ($5,OO0.O0) on the first day Of JAM
uary of each Of the years 1888 to 1852,
inclusive and Ten Thousand Dollars
($l0,000.00) on the first day Of january
Of each Of the years 1858 to 1853, inclu-
sive. The bonds are not callable.
Bids must be accompanied with certi-
fed check payable to The City of Milford
for five per centum Of the amount of the
bid
Bonds will be delivered to the purchaser
at the Office Of the City Treasurer. Mil
ford, Delaware, on the first day Of March,
$50, upon payment thereof The pur-
chaser will be required to pay the accrued
interest from january /, 1886, to the date
of delivery.
The right to reject any and all bids is
reserved.
COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MILFORD
DELAWARE
r. C. COLLINS,
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03

YOU AND 1 are going to get real
tired one of these days of feeding
those who refuse to work.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03

DON'T EXPECT TO SEE your
business grow, unless you tell the
public through your advertising why
it deserves to grow.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03
COrn-HOg Farmers Lose
Markets Due TO A. A. A.
sReduced Export Supplies Gives
Danube Valley HOg-Lard Market

The report Of the United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce for the first ten months
Of this calendar year shows our ex-
ports Of lard decreased 315,000,O00
pounds during those ten months, as
compared with the first ten months
Of 1884. This was a decrease of 79.6
per cent.
The Administration has endeavor-
ed to make out this decrease in lard
exports is due to decrease OF CON
sumption OF lard in European coun-
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03

IF A COMMUNITY does not stand
by its own home town business, no
one else will do it for them.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03

FOLKS NEVER realize what their
home town means to them, until
they get away from it and miss the
advantages and friendships they
formed there.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03

UNDER THE WAGNER bill the
employer still would be permitted
to watch the wheels 90 round.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03

DON'T ExPEcn your home town
to grow. if you alen't growing your
self in knowledge and usefulness.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03

THE KIcKERs' IDEA Of making
q noise in the world is too often to
knock the home town.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03

ASSISTING A CRIMINAL to escape
the law is a crime, unless you hap
pen to be a lawyer.
Milford chronicle., 1936-01-03

THE FOLKS that complain that
their home town is dead, are often
more or less dead themselves.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-28
FLAX MARKET

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