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Milford chronicle., 1937-12-17
Chief Engineer Mack Retained;
Holcomb Gets John Cosby's job

| ready resigned as a member of the
House of Representatives, will for
ward his resignation as magistrate
to Governor Richard C. McMullen
before January l.
Mr. Cosby, whose position he
takes, is a native of North Caro-
lima, but came to Delaware from
Cambridge, Md. about 20 years ago.
He has been secretary of the COM
mission since February z, 1920.
Downing Served Since 1918
Mr.. Downing has been resident
engineer for New Castle since the
State Highway Department took
over the county roads system from
the Levy Court two years ago. He
had been connected with the de-
partment since June IL, 1913.
Numerous changes in the person
mel of the Office in Wilmington is ex-
pected to be made when Mr.. Van
degrift takes Office. Such changes
may be recommended by Mr.. Vande-
grift, but must be approved by A.
Frank Fader, representative for New
Castle on the commission. Since the
Democrats have a majority on the
commission such changes may be
approved by Mr.. Fader without be-
ing taken before the whole commits
sion, It was said.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-17
FARM NOTES

Formulas for mixing concrete for
farm structures vary according to
the use to which 1t Is put, says Il,
A. II. Miller, agricultural engineer
of the United States Department of
Agriculture In a new farmers bull
letin,. Use of Concrete on the Farm.
If the farmer builds a concrete
water trough, which must be strong
and waterproof, the mixture should
contain one part cement, two parts
sand, and three parts gravel or
crushed rock. But he can economize
on cement when building a thick
foundation by using a mixture OF
one part cement, three parts sand,
and six parts gravel or crushed
rock.
Factors other than composition,
which are requisite for strength,
water tightness, economy, lightness
In weight, and resistance to wear,
are discussed in the bulletin. These
factors include the consistency of
the mixture, methods of mixing,
manner of depositing concrete in
the form, and the care of newly
placed concrete. This farmers bull
letin, No. 1872. may be obtained free
from the ONCE of Information, Uni
ted States Department of Agrieul-
tnTe, Washington, ID. G.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-17
200 Black Bass Are Released
By Game And Fish Commission

tions open TO the public for cunning.
At a meeting of the Delaware
Game and Fish Protective Associa-
tion In Dover Thursday night of last
week a platform was adopted that
suggested survey be made of Del
aware's hunting and fish resources
to determine II additional efforts to
conserve and advertise the resour-
ces would be justified. It was point
ed out that an initial study made
last year showed that wild life re-
sources resulted in about $2,000,0 900
being spent in this State by sports
men, while another preliminary sur
vey raised the estimate to s3.500,-
0e0 A public school course to teach
the value of wild life resources and
the preparation of a textbook for
such course were included in the
recommendations.
S. r. Richards, association presi-
dent. said the present hunting sea-
Jon was satisfactory, with quail
and rabbits numerous and pheas-
ants on tho increase.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-17
Yardstick Or SIapstick?

More window dressing" is being
provided for the Federal govern
mcut's hydro-electric projects
Latest example of the sort of ca
mou6age that is being used to per-
suade the public that the govern
ment intends to run its dams ON a
business basis, is found at Bonne-
/ vile. According to the new adminis-
traitor for the project, the power
rates charged will be high enough
to pay 3 l-2 per cent interest on the
, governments investment. and to pay
back the investment itself in 40
years.
This seems specifically reason
able, but as Time says: "In this for
muIa, however, there was a big
joker. The government investment
would not be the total cost of the
development but only that part allO-
Gated to power. The rest would be
charged of to flood control or navi-
cation. On the Tennessee River,
Wilson Dam, for instance, is valued
at $33,00O,000. but for yardsiIck
considered to be only $22.000,000.
Division of the s51.OOO.0 900 invest
ment in Bonneville has not yet been
determined by the Federal Power
Commission"
Equally important. public pro-
ject is not required to pay taxes
while the taxes paid by the private
utilities with which the government
dams are TO compete, range as high
as 25 per cent of gross revenue. In
the case of the IVA. that agency
has paid certain amount in lieu of
taxes TO states-but the amount is
microscopic in comparison to the
taxes a private utility would pay on
the same volume of business-taxes
that. il lost. must be made up by the |
taxpayers.
Lastly. private utilities. largely
because the threat of subsidized gov
ernment confiscation and competition |
has frightened investors. are unable /
to borrow money at a 3 1-2 per cent
interest rate. They must pay 4 1-2
per cent or more.
The public is gradually learning
that concessions" made by govern /
ment-in-b business undertakings in the
interest of sound practice. are moth
ng but sops designed to hide actual
AS the New York Herald
Tribune says. Bonneville may be
,ardstick to some, but ito the plain
citizen its economics are just slap
stick"
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-17
Safety Education:
job Number One

The role of education in the ef-
forts toward solution of the traffiv
accident problem. is ably is ably
discussed by Albert w. Whitney,
consulting director of the National
Conservation Bureau.
Mr.. Whitney goes back to the
early days of the industrial safety
movement for an analogy which is
vital to his discussion. He recalls
that on the one hand there were
those who believed that the only
way to make industry safe was
through so-called engineering re-
vision, and on the other, those who
insisted that the key to the problem
was to be found in the education of
workers themselves. Today, both
ways of attacking the problem are
recognized as essential.
We now have a similar situation
in the traffic field. Mr.. Whitney
says. "The state is in the same po-
sition as the employer, for the state
cannot consistently insist on good
driving and good pedestrianism un-
A~e.7-AhsAo aAo0- AaAAAes ato p9AA AZ
ing the physical and mechanical
conditions right" He emphasizes
that we must not lose time in carry
ing forward the necessarily long
term engineering projects needed to
achieve traffic control and safety.
He refers particularly to the enor-
mously expensive job of rebuilding
our streets and highways. However,
he points out, we must meanwhile
be carrying on the necessary work
of preparing individuals. ordinary
citizens and public servants alike,
for proper adjustment to their mo-
tor age environment. That means
education.
AS he says. 1.-The people of the
United States must be educated to
an understanding of the fact that
the traffic accident problem can be
solved. We have sufficient proof =,
that solution is possible. If the man |
in the street can he educated to the |
belief that we do not have to have !
traffic accidents. the back of the
traffic accident problem will be &.
broken. To do this is educational
job number one"
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-17
THE EMPLOYED
AND UNEMPLOYED

The census of the unemployed
arouses interest everywhere. In
Washington these days attention Is
directed to the great human prob
lem called Jobs. Since 1t is known
that one out of every seven jobs in
the United States is created by mo-
tor transportation 1t seems evident
that the biggest single boost for
business, and the universal distri-
button of benefits. will be realized
if the automotive industry produces
and sells five million new cars With
in the coming IL months.
The question of new houses by
the tens of thousands is being an
alyzed. It calls for trading-in or
sacrificing the old house and buying
a new model. Or, stop paying -ent
and own your own home. Attractive
plans for financing are being ar
ranged along the lines of INSTALL
ment buying. Principal om tacles
are found i'm mounting real estate
values wherever there is a particu-
larly attractive locality, and the
high costs of materials and labor.
Notwithstanding these drawbacks II
is agreed that there exists plenty OF
first-class reasons to support the
existing campaigns for new houses.
with all the new modern improve
ments and conveniences. all OF
which have resulted from the part
nership of modern science and mod
ern industry which in a sense we
trace to the machine age"
Apparently there are more per-
sons employed as a result of the
of science and inventions
than there likely would have been
IL the nation had stuck to Drawn and !
and the "sweat of the brow"
In any event the appeal for new and /
better houses depends on stimulat-
ing activities on a nationwide
scale, the object being to reduce TN
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-17
OBSOLETE RAILROAD
BATTING" DANGEROUS

! Two recently published books make
an important contribution to litera-
ture concerning tn epublic owner
ship of transportation resources.
They are, Government Ownership
and Operation of Railways for the
United States" by Lewis C. Sorrell,
Professor of Transportation at the
University of Chicago, and "Railwasy
of Thirty Nations" by P. Harvey
Middleton, Secretary of the Railway
Business Association.
Mr.. Sorrell makes sweeping ex-
animation of the possibility of gov
ernment ownership occurring in this
country; of the special interests,
such as labor and investors, that
would be involved; of the public in
terest in the question, and concludes
with an ''appeal to experience" in
which he discusses such topics as
the relative amount of government
and private enterprise in railways,
the motives that lie behind the cam
paign to socialize the industry, and
comparison of the problem in the
United States with that in other
countries. His book is largely fac
tual, is complete ly documented with
statistics and historical reviews, and,
by cool process of logic, brings the
reader to the inevitable conclusion
that government ownership of the
American lines would be grave err
ro rim public policy.
Mr.. Middleton has studied the op-
Grafton of railways in all the prin-
cipal countries and many of the
smaller countries of the world. He
brings forward wealth of factual
and statistical data to buttress his
conclusion, which is in entire agree
ment with that of Mr.. Sorrell--that
political corruption and disregard
of operating deficits have often
characterized the operation of gov
railways abroad, and
that "since none of the conditions re-
quiring government ownership apply
in the United States, it would seem
to be an unsound national policy to
consider the abandonment of private
ownership here"
These books are Immensely timely
now, with the railroad problem at the
forefront of public attention. Gov
ernment ownership of railroads has
led to waste and inefficiency in al
most every country where 1t has been
its adoption in America
would very likely not only deprive
US of the best railway service in the
world, but fasten ruinous burden
on the taxpayers. Catastrophe for
American railroads can be averted by
fair and constructive regulation by
existing governmental agencies, by
cessation of punitive legislation
against the lines, and by granting
rate increases that will re-
urn reasonable profit. No more and
no less could be gained under gov
ownership unless taxpayers
we're penalized for losses.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-17
There Is No Substitute
For Quality

Business must be helped. The ma
tion says so. Washington says so
The question of how this can best
be done is not SO clear. but there is
apparently a determination TO stop
the decline that has been going on
for several weeks. The old scare
crow" that machines are the enemy
of working people no longer finds
supporters in the highest ranks of
Government, or among leaders of
the two outstanding organizations of
the unions. Because there is no sub
stitute for quality there exists a
common agreement that the modern
industrial system with all its intri-
cate machines. and its use of electri-
cal power. is absolutely dependent
upon the higher skill and increased
experience of craftsmen. In itself
this raises human standards and
scores very heavily In behalf of our
nations boasted progress.
Everything proves that the auto
mobile industry has led the nation
out of the recent depression. The
leader in that industry is General
Motors and that concern has re-
Gently laid great stress on the bene-
fits II has been able to pass on to
the public. In one of its publications
Il is pointed out that the widespread
use of the machine has multiplied
the effectiveness of craftsmanship
by making the results of skill and
technical ability available to
constantly growing number of peo-
pie. "The number of skilled trades
literally runs into the hundreds"
says the corporation In telling how
workers in steel, glass, leather, up
non-ferrous metals, and
artists In the application of colors
and the handling of lacquers, ac-
ccmplish their tasks as they score
their successes In the operation and
of hundreds of kinds
Of intricate and costly machines.
Especial praise is acknowledged to
the men who operate the many 1,
thousands of machines. working TO
sccuracies as close as one-ten-
housandth of an inch. producing
precision workmanship that would
,apse the renowned craftsmen of
he Fourteenth Century to stare in
In America there is no substitute
or quality
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-17
ANOTHER TAX on THE NEEDY

A minority group in the state OF
Oregon is now urging that the next
| legislature pass a special chain store
tax. Curiously enough. the tax is
advocated as a logical means of rails
ing part of the revenue required TO
benefit the old and needy.
As matter of fact, chain store
tax-or tax on any other distribu-
tion agency-is felt first and most
seriously by the needy, the elderly
with fixed incomes, the low-income
wage-earner. and the white collar en-
ploye with q moderate salary. Like
all other taxes, it is passed on to the
consumer by the stores. which mere
ly act as collectors for the state. And
the items whose cost is increased to
meet the tax, are the items which are
essential to the most modest house
hold-primarily foods. Such a tax
is basically a tax on the poor. A man
with ten dollars week eats a loaf of
bread as quickly as a man with a
thousand-and a difference of a cent
or two in its cost is infinitely more
important to him.
However. il the people of Congress
are in accord with those of other
states, the legislature will find that
a chain store tax--or another tax ON
recessities-will have very little
public support A year ago. Oregon's
southern neighbor. California, voted
down similar proposal at a refer
endum. In the last legislative season
a number of states refused to ratify
proposed chain store taxes-and in
other states, existing statutes with
time limit were allowed to expire
without renewal. The public has
learned. at great cost. that when 1t
passes puitive legislation aimed at
the channels OF distribution. and es-
pecially those distributors who make
a point of minimum cost, the great
sufferer is the consumer.
No special or class tax is justified.
Chain stores and all other types of
stores should pay all the taxes lev
led against business in general, which
they do-and no more. To make them
the butt of additional taxation is un-
sound public poIicy-and the people.
the people whose budgets
must be carefully planned. bear the
harsh brunt Of it.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-17
rcontiaued iror Fi,n pagsl

lIoHffHnfd fr0T FHH Pdgel
The State hatchery ponds opposite
Moore's Pond ON the DUPONT Boule-
ward, one mile south of Dover, were
reported to be about rs per cent
completed by Clarence s. Foster,
chief game warden. Work on the
ponds was started about two years
ago as a WPA project, but for a
time was discontinued. Three OF a
group of five ponds are nearing COM
pietion M
The commission Is constructing
the ponds in the event that other
states refuse to sell game fish In
several years. A number Of states
have passed legislation prohibiting
the sale of game fish.
1900 Rabbits To BE Liberated
Starting in January the commis7
sion will stock the State with rab-
bits. about 1000 having been pur-
chased in western states. They Will
be distributed in the three counties.
preference being given to those sec
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-17
A Tragic Error

Incurable Illness that strikes an
individual down in the prime of life.
is one of the worst tragedies of
mankind. But 1t pales to insignifl-
canoe when compared to the case of
an individual who, upon finding that
he is suffering from an Illness
which public dogma has erroneous
ly taught him to believe is incur
able, hopelessly does nothing about
II.
For example. there Is the young
man who dropped out OF college in
his third year because he was not
feeling up to par. He drifted from
one job to another, and finally be-
came convinced that he had tuber-
culosis. Feeling that his days were
numbered anyway, he shipped out
as a deckhand TO see as much OF the
world as possible. He struggled
along for two years. but the newt
able finally laid him by the heels.
Only then did he discover his hor-
rible mistake. IL he had sough COM
petent medical aid two years ear
lier. his Illness would have been
considered little more serious than
an appendicitis operation. Even now
medical science may pull him
but 1t will be long tough
battle.
The wise individual protects him
self and his family against financial
with an intelligent
pi ogram Of life insurance. Likewise.
IL he is wise, he protects his health |
sane living and an intelli-
gent attitude toward medical aid
and advice.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-17
75th Anniversary

The story of the rise and develop
ment of the U. S. Department Of
Agriculture Is now available in
published form on the occasion of
its seventy-fifth anniversary being
observed this month.
A copy of the publication, which
is just off the presses, was received
recently by the University of Della
ware with the information that 1t
will be available to farmers who de-
sire to become better acquainted
with the history of the institution,
which is an integral part Of Ameri-
can agriculture.
The publication entitled THE Re-
sponse OF Government to Agrfcul-
ture," was written by Arthur p.
Chew.
Turning back to the time when
the act was signed the author
states: Agriculture was at crisis
then a crisis in which the principal
need was more production. 1t Is at
crisis now, though of different
kind. The modern difficulty, which
still includes the need to increase
the productivity of the farms. EN-
braces also the job of finding sat-
isfactory market for increasing pro-
ductivity."
There is a supply of copies for
free distribution available, while the
supply lasts, to those who write the
Office of Information. U. s. Depart-
ment Of Agriculture, Washington.
u. c., requesting 1t.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-17
DOWN Y JERICHO H WAY
DOINCS OF CRYSTAL fOUNr NO. 10, 1. o. o. f.

business and what is required o
him. He will fill the bill.
Crystal Fount Lodge congratulatei
the Grand Master on a wise selec
tion.
Funny why Noble Grand Hallet
has TO have a special cook come
down from Wilmington to prepare
his meals and then coax him to cal
1t. Well, she's a swell girl and tops
with the entire family. That boy
doesn't need any coaxing.
With Christmas just around the
corner Crystal Fount Lodge is still
going strong. There seems to be no
let up to its activities. In fact the
season has been above the average.
Do@
George Rodney. George A. Swain
and Neal wilkins, prominent men,
bers of the Encampment fraternity
have been assigned the duty of en-
tertaining the Grand Encampment
Officers at the Odd Fellows card
party next month.
Crystal Fount Lodge considers ii
a great honor to have the Grand En-
campment officers as their guests
that evening.
We are mighty happy to announce
that Iyin Telling, who has had con-
siderable trouble with an infected
hand is on the road to recovery.
Telling, a former member of the
British Army during the World War,
now an American citizen and menu
her of Crystal Fount Lodge says,
There is no place like Milford"
@o@
Ladies' who had better watch that
dart ball crowd. One of them when
Informed that a game was scheduled
to be played in Frankford. came
right out with "Yes, indeed I'll go,
that will give me chance to get out
for a night"
Willard Hall had quite a time
convincing Jim Cannon that this
boy was in the dog box. Sure. Will
lard's right.
So%
When the Grand Lodge authorized
the appointment of committee to
revise the constitution to conform
to the laws recently made by the
Grand Lodge. who should
the Grand Master name chairman of
that important committee but our
nld friend Neal wilkins. of Crystal
Fount Lodge. Neal realizes the re-
sponsibility and is the right man in
the right place. u is a mighty big
Task.
Do@
Again Crystal Fount Lodge No. 10.
|. o. o. F., feels the saddening effect
Of death, as the passing of Louder |
\. Hearn was announced last Mon |
lay night. Although not a regular in
attendance his interest in everything
to Crystal Fount Lodge |
md Odd Fellowship in general was
'ery marked. He became a member /
Nay IS. 1912. Due to his business /
interests requiring so much of his
ime he always declined to accept
IN Office. Nevertheless his advice on
financial matters was keeniy sought
" the officers. whom he was always
Wiling and ready to assist.
Louder N. Hearn will be sadly
missed in Milford and vicinity.
Milford chronicle., 1937-12-17

This week, friends, want to pre-
sent the Grand Secretary, Herbert
Downing, Of the Grand Lodge OF
Delaware. Every Odd Fellow should
know him. He's a go-getter.
A few years ago he was called to
fill the unexpired term of the veter-
an secretary, w. w. DOuty, who had
handled the job in such creditable
manner that many remarked his Of
fee would be hard to fill. Herb Dow
ming has been so successful in con-
Quoting the affairs of the Office that
the Grand Lodge has retained him In
the position. The job Is not all sun
shine. The Jurisdiction of the Della
ware Odd Fellows is large organ
ization to keep track of. Consider
ing its large number of members
with such a small amount Of funds
allotted for expenses, one wonders
how he does so we'll. The Grand
Secretary is a member of Jefferson
Lodge No. 2, where he can be found
every meeting night. He has made
lots OF friends in lower Delaware,
especially in Milford, where he is
we'll known. His Office is not COW
eted one and requires good level
head to properly conduct its affairs.
Do@
The next card and bingo party to
be given by Crystal Fount Lodge No.
10, will be held January IA, in the
Community Building, Milford. This
date was selected on account Of the
numerous requests We have reeeiv-
ed to hold a party on Friday even
ing. o. X, friends, it's doing to be
a hum dinger.
Crystal Fount's dart ball team
went to Frankford last Friday night
and played Fidelity Lodge No. 25, the
first game of series, losing to the
chicken growers to the tune of two
out of three games.
I. John Tease headed the Milford
crowd that included George Rodney.
Al Mum. Ivin Telling, Frank Harder
and Earle Worthington.
Everyone reported excellent en-
and a good time. The
return game will be played in Mil
ford soon.
So@
He's in again. folks, Johnny Jes-
ter, noted big game hunter. display
ing his skill at recent hog killing.
fired his trusty rife at a certain tar
get. missed the target. but killed
Dads one-eyed rooster. All this be-
fore an interesting crowd of specta-
tors, and was he embarrassed.
Better practice up a little on |
few tin cans.
We have been informed by gem
tleman. who is in position to |
know what he is talking about. that
the Grand Master will appoint Wal
lace r. McFaul. member of the /
Home Fund Committee.
This is no surprise to us. No
doubt the Grand Master who is a
banker. realizing the large sums of
money this committee must handle,
deemed it to the best interests of the
to appoint an experienced
nan as his representative.
McFaul. a member of Crystal
Fount Lodge and cashier Of the
First National Bank and Trust Conn
pany of Milford. is valuable addi-
ion to this committee. He knows the