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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09
The Cherry Tree
Where We Haichet Out
The Truth
@ WORLD COOPERATION
Q WORKS AGAINST WAR
. CROSSING EXAMINATIONS
. NOT MUCH PROGRESS

World cooperation is more than a
wish. 1t is an actuallty.
Skeptics and scotfers are invited to
watch the 24th annual meeting of the
International Labor Conference at
Geneva.
There world cooperation is at work.
Some 400 delegates, representing
the governments, employers and work
ers of nearly 60 nations with member
ship in the International Labor Organ
ization, are attending.
American delegates are prominent
in the conference.
Six items looking to world improve
ment of labor conditions are under
consideration.
Decisions taken at the conference
will mean progress-slow but sure.
Progress made in the past in putting
LILO agreements into effect gives as
surance of that. s.r
The conference is showing that
world cooperation is possible.
x X X
Even if the Geneva conference re-
suited in nothing more than "meet-
ing of minds" it would be worthwhile.
Formal international agreements
are not the only fruits of the confer
ences.
Dissemination of knowledge of
actual conditions is helpful in bring
ing changes for the better in labor
and economic conditions.
Discussion of the 40-hour week,
first begun at the 1882 conference, is
credited with much of the progress
made in introducing the 40-hour week
in great industrial nations.
Friendly discussion by representa-
tives of many nations is of decided
educational value.
1t tends to bring tolerance and un-
derstanding.
1t works for friendliness between
nations.
1t works for peace and against war.
x x x
What's become of grade crossing
elimination?
1t doesn't seem to be getting ahead
at any great rate.
Interstate Commerce Commission
reports that grade crossing accidents
in 1887 took 1875 lives-more than
any year since 1880.
That's going backward.
Only few years ago, there was
great talk about Federal money elm
mating the grade crossing menace.
But the grade crossing is still with
us-very much so.
The trouble? Well, for one thing,
road building promoted by Federal
money has made grade crossings fast
er than they have been abolished.
Grade crossing slaughter will per-
sist until the Federal, state and local
governments, in cooperation with the
railroads, tackle in earnest the prob
lem of eliminating dangerous cross
ings.
x X
The news about grade crossing
deaths is depressing. More cheering
news comes on automobile deaths on
the highways.
National Safety Council reports a
Is per cent decrease in highway ia
talities in the last six months, repre-
senting a saving of 1850 lives.
If the rate of decrease can be main
tanned, the council says there will be a
saving of $500 lives in 1888 as COM
pared to the number killed in 1887.
America will benefit immeasurably
if the decrease can be maintained.
Organized labor has a special inter-
est in highway safety, as auto deaths
add considerably to the burden of
unions which pay death benefits.
Safety committees in every central
labor body could help to promote road
safety in many ways, including work
ing for safer highways and strict en-
forcement of traffic rules and laws.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09
TRUTHS POWDERED WHILE
Riding at Anchor
MIR. MODESTUS
. AN INVESTOR
= SOME MUST BE GOATS
. ANOTHER WORRY
= IF YOU CAN TAKE 1T
So you are an Investor!


. IF YOU CAN TAKE 1T
So you are an Investor!
Well, things being as they are
Some human beings have to be the
goats
Even corporations, being persons
with special privileges
background
For which they are the forefront
and body-armour-
X X X
And you are the Investor?
Don't take too seriously all this
cussing-
About the economic royalists, and
tax-dodgers-
You didn't invent the profit system,
anyhow
Bank accounts have to be in some
body's name
And title-deeds call for the name
of somebody for grantee
If you are real Investor, you are
not at all to blame
Your ancestors did all the dirty
work
All you have to worry about is: how
to invest it
X X X
But there really is another worry
If you are built so that you can take
it on
If you are not just one of the kind
That the real Investors take it
away FROM
If you have enough of the stuff so
that you really count
What you do, or refuse to do, with
that money
Together with the Credit which is
a perquisite of it
Tangles with the lives and livings
of lot of human animals
They may be lot more than that,
some may be artists
But that amt the point, just now
x x X
One Of your tribe, a certain Mr..
du Pont--
One of the sort that has some real
brains, of a kind
Said once that for every $500 in
vested
Employment, which means a posi-
bility of livelihood
Is offered for an average human be-
ing
So that, if you are holding $500
out of active use
1t is like putting, or at least leav-
ing
Handouts on a useful man OF
woman
Who would be happier and much
better citizen a.!a .r
If you know what l mean
Earning living
x X X
Of course, with so many surplus
folks kicking around
1t seems a work of supererogation-
To talk about saving any of their
| lives
But in case you should be inter-
There are not enough maternity hos
pitals--
Nor enough doctors and nurses real
ly trained
TO know juht how babies ought to
be born
And even the WPA can't build ma
ternity hospitals
Out of junk and old rags and disap-
pointments and hate
X x X
Of course you know why there is
TB (tuberculosis)
1t is not because doctors-some doc.
tors
Don't know how to cure it in time
You are educated, or you had bet
ter be
Because it can even get you if you
don't watch out
SO you know that if the doctors
could have what it takes
But, pshaw! what am | botherine
you with all this for?
You are just an Investor!
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09
w HAT NEXT?

A new radio receiving set per-
mits selection of programs "a
hours in advance. Plugs inserted
at any quarter-pOint tune in the
station wanted, while other plugs
silence the radio or tune in other
stations.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09

This is not the time to retrench our relief pro-
gram, for any hesitancy on the part of the Fed
eral government in continuing its relief program
on an extended basis in the immediate future may
well endanger the recovery and ultimately wipe
out the accomplishments Of the past four years
William Green
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09

After all these years of permitting the air
force to prove it's superiority by sinking discarded
battleships, the Navy reasserts it's confidence and
pride by urging bigger and better battle ships.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09
WISDOM

Our concern with any man is
not with what elOquence he teach
es, but with what evidence.
st. Augustine.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09

With lifetime of crime and brutality, a
noted gangster has been tested for insanity Just
because he threw d tit III prison
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09

The British Lion appears to be purring right
now into the Hitler -Mussolini ear-but it a long
way back to his tail.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09

Strange but true, is the fact that most wage
cut propaganda is put forth by men who would
be hard put to live on $4,000 year.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
HOW BIG IS TOO RIGf

Legislative attempts to limit the
size of business, especially those en-
gagged in the merchandising field
bring to the fore a question similar
to How far is up?" The new Ques-
tion is. How big is too big? Is the
grocery store to be kept by law to
the crossroads emporium size? Is
its number of employees or its annual
turnover. to be rigidly restricted? If
not, just what basis of computing
size is to be used?
Some of the lawmakers would de-
strOy the chain stores, on the
grounds that they are too widespread.
too large and efficient, and do too
much business. If that is true, what
is to be done about department
stores-some of which, though they
operate but a single outlet, do as
much business as a chain with hun
dreds of stores and draw trade from
the entire community and its en-
virOns?
Such questions as those inevitably
appear when you attempt to make
mere size the arbiter of commercial
virtue. Any law defining the right
and the wrong sizes of industry is
bound to be an unsOund law, in that
it must be based upon the prejudices
and opinions of individuals. A far
sOunder solution to the question of
size is found in natural economic
law. When a business becomes too
big and unwieldy il likewise becomes
wasteful and inefficient - and a
smaller competitor promptly steps in
and takes its trade. There are diff
ficulties as well as advantages in
size-as the fact that thousands of
progressive Independent merchants
have not only met chain competition !
but have given it a merry race,
proves. Halt industrial growth by
law and you halt progress. You es-
tablish a false standard. that is de-
structive of opportunity. To all in
tents and purposes, you defTaud the |
consumer. You shackle ambition and T,
ability And in the long run. every /
one loses.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25

the Administration is considered
friendly to the lines, and informed
observers say that legislation to
help the industry in one way or an
other will lead next Congress- cal
endar.
Excellent augury is the automo-
bile industry's rapid emergence from
the economic doghouse. The severe
shutdown in production that took
place last spring and summer was a
strong depression factor. BY the
same token, the unlooked-for i'm
provement in production and de-
mand now-which has caused some
makers to change their plans and
embark on more elaborate ventures
than they thought wise even a few
months ago-is a strong recovery
factor. Important by-product in this
field has been a substantial amount
Of high-wage unemployment.
In brief, the barometers give the
commentator every reason for being
bullish today. There may be minor
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
DELMAR

Union Thanksgiving services wer
held in the Methodist Protestan
Church on Thursday, November "a
at IL a. M, when members of the
Baptist, the NJ. E. and the NJ. P
Churches attended. The Rev. Bris.
bane of the First Baptist Church
was the speaker.
Mrs. Hattie White who has been q
patient in the Peninsula General
Hospital, Salisbury, for some time
is now at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ann Locates, on Jewell
street, where she is still very ill.
Deolia Fleetwood of Wilmington
spent the weekend here with his
mother, Mrs. Anna Fleetwood.
DR.. and Mrs. Samuel Culver OF
Baltimore spent the weekend here
with Mrs. Susie Culver.
Mrs. George Hartman is a patient
in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Balti-
more.
Mrs. Oscar Hutchinson is serious
ly i'll at her home on Pine street.
Samuel Phillips who has been a
patient in the Peninsula Hospital,
Salisbury, recovering fro minjuries
suffered in an automobile accident
about four weeks ago, has been re-
moved to his home near town.
Mrs. Pauline Davis of Langhorne,
Pa, spent the weekend with her
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Paul Mulheim.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hastings
have returned from a visit with rel
atives in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Morris of
Dover were dinner guests of his bro
ther, Richard Morris and wife on
Sunday.
Mrs. Clarence Jones who has been
confined to her room for some time,
is still very i'll.
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Miss Louise Bounds
of Salisbury and Nelson Smith on
November IL at Elkton, Md.
Mrs. GeOrgianna Dennis who re-
Gently underwent an operation for
appendicitis at st. Agnes Hospital.
Philadelphia, is convalescing at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George POulson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Mock and Mr.
and Mrs. ;Iarry Ward have return
ed from a motor trip to Gettysburg
and Baltimore where they visited
relatives.
Mrs. Verda Maddox spent the week
end with her brother, H. C. Smith
in Norristown, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Handy Culver of
Baltimore were weekend guests Of
his mother, Mrs. John Culver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Herget Of
Baltimore were recent guests of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Free
ney, here.
Robert Lowe spent the weekend
here with his parents before sailing
for Hawaii where he will serve in
the U. S. Army.
Mr.. and Mrs John Nelson Of Will
mington were weekend guests of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Tingle are
receiving congratulations on the ar
rival of a son who has been named
Norris, Jr.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
DAGSBORO

We are glad to know Ollie Brum
bly, who has been at the Jefferson
Hospital, Philadelphia, for an oper
alton on his face and eye, received
from an accident, was able to re
turn home on Wednesday of las
week.
Truman Campbell and Bill McCabe
of Selbyville attended the football
game last week at Chestertown, Md
Elijah Brumbly called to see his
brother, Lemuel who is very i'll suf-
fering a kidney attack.
Mrs. Joseph H. Fisher is confined
to her bed suffering with grip.
Miss Maud Clogg is also i'll at
this writing.
Earl Mitchell of Philadelphia is
spending the week with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Miller of
Cleveland, Ohio, spent the past week
as guests of Justice of the Peace
and Mrs. Frank Johnson and fam
lily.
Lee Bunting and Mrs. Bunting of
Havre de Grace, Nd, spent the past
week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Bunting.
B. NJ. Cutchings of New York
spent a few days with his sisters,
Mr. and Mrs. o. H. Campbell and
Mr.. and Mrs. Casper Kollock. Mr..
Cutchings and his two sisters left on
Sunday to spend the Thanksgiving
holidays with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cutchings at Franklin, Va. Mr.. |
Campbell and Mr.. Kollock also Tru-
man Campbell will join them for
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn Thomas of
were dinner guests on
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Steel.
Doc Ed. Clogg and Truman Camp
bell mOtored to Cape Charles, Va.
In Sunday.
Mrs. James Mitchell who has been
treatment at the Della
ware Hospital has returned to her
lOme much improved.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25

American rights in China under the
traditional open door" theory,
Newspapers in Rome and Berlin and
Tokyo promptly branded us as war
makers. and denounced our great re-
armament program.
This government is gravely con-
cerned with recent developments.
Japan, at the beginning of her Asia
tic adventure, solemnly pledged
maintenance Of the open door policy.
Apparently she had her fingers
crossed. For. that policy has been
widely violated in fact-and so far
as theory goes, a recent Nipponese
announcement said, in effect, that
Japan intends to dominate China,
and that other interested powers
can like IL or lump it.
Still more important, possibly,
from the long-term standpoint. Is
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
GREENWOOD

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Veasey, of Will
mington, spent the weekend with
Mrs Veasey's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Oscar Lofland.
Nelson Cohee spent the weekend
with his parents in Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Hatfield, of Will
mingtUn, spent the weekend with
Mr.. Hatfield's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
ack Hatfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan BiOuda and Miss
Minerva, of Philadelphia, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Breeding.
Neal Edgell. of Wilmington, spent
the weekend with his parents, MIR.
and Mrs. ]. H. Edgell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Riccio, Ebe
Knowles, Miss Mae Johnson spent the
weekend in Wilmington with Miss
Johnson's aunt, Mrs. Anthony War
rant.
Mrs. Roy Smith and daughters.
Helena and Grace, are spending a
few days in Philadelphia shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Houseman, of
Philadelphia, spent the weekend
with Mr. Houseman's sister, Miss
Kathryn Houseman.
James Graves spent the weekend
in Philadelphia.
Edward Maginnis spent the week
end i'm Philadelphia.
Wallace Turner spent the weekend
in Philadelphia.
Vincent Holland spent the week
end in Philadelphia.
Five Knowles and Miss Mae John
son met with a motor accident on
Sunday evening, two miles below
Laurel. Miss johnson is suffering
with cuts, but is slowly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Kubek, of Phila-
delphia, spent the weekend with
their daughter and son-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Bellas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Sadowski
entertained to dinner on Sunday re-
latives from Pennsylvania and New
Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. French Riley enter
tanned over the weekend relatives
from New Jersey.
Mrs. Lottie johnson had as guests
evening, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
Kubek.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
ECONOMIC HIGHLlCHTS
HAPPENINGS THAT AFFEcr THE DNNRR
Pans, DVDEND CHICKS AND Tax
bills or EVERY INDIVIDUAL
National and International Pgobiems
IHseparabie from Local Welfare

Nineteen-thirty-nine will be m,
best year for business and industr,
in a decade" That sentence aeon
rately sums up the views of numer.
Gus economic forecasters today. II
their opinion, the recovery move.
ment, which was staggering and un-
certain when 1t began seven or eigh,
months ago, will continue TO gain
both in strength and velocity.
The forecasters, of course, have
been wrong before, and grieyously
so. But it is fact that present opin-
ion is amazingly unanimous as IN
the pleasant prospects ahead for the
immediate future. You can find many
an authority who is dubious over
the long-term outlook-who, for in
stance, believe that governments
greatly-stimulated pump priming ac-
tivities are going to cause the coun-
try plenty of trouble in years short
ly ahead. But you'll have a hard lob
finding an authority who doubts that
next year will be the most prosper
GUS since the depression began. AS
the conservative Annalist puts 1t,
Recovery shows no signs OF slack
ening"
Biggest recent optimistic news
was the announcement of a tre-
mendous spending drive by the ma
tion's electric utilities. Representa-
tives of IA major systems met with
the President in Washington, and,
as an AP dispatch phrases it,
Amid a display of friendliness
which left the capital guessing
announced a far-reaching program
to strengthen national defense and
stimulate industry by expanding pri-
vate power facilities" Details in |
volve spending at least $4,000, ,O0O, 900 !
in the next two years Ia sum double !
the recent rate of capital expendi-
ture by the Industry and buying
sufficient equipment to add 1880, 900 !
horsepower to existing capacity. |
And this, Il is said, is only the first |
stage-if plans go through as sched-
uled, still greater expansion will fol-
low.
On the red side of the ledger. in
the view of business generally, is
the Presidents Emergency Boards
report to the effect that railroad 4
wages should not be reduced, and
that railway management withdraw
its request for a Is per cent cut.
The President has met with George
representing railway la
Dor, and John J. Pelley. president OF
the Association of American Rail-
what to do in the future. The rail-
roads are unquestionably in the
worst position of any major indus
try. But there is a possibility that
even this may have its brighter side
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25

something on which this column has
commented before-the nazi-fascist
ambition to extend its influence In
South America. It is reported that
this government plans to establish
a large radio station in the Canal
Zone, from which to broadcast pro-
American programs IN an attempt to
counteract the the continuous pro-
nazi programs that are broadcast
from powerful short wave stations
in Germany. A major strengthening
Of Canal Zone defense win In ali
probability be started soon. II ever
we are attacked. military experts
are coming to believe It will be
from South America-where Il
would be relatively simple matter
for an ambitious foreign power TO
establish air. army and naval bases.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
HARBESCN

Home coming services will be held
at Harbeson Methodist Protestant
Church on Sunday, November %.
There will be all day services.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Worship
service at IL a. m. Sermon by Rev.
George A. Morris of Salisbury, Nd,
former Sussex countian. At 2:30 D.
m, sermon by Rev. Walter A. Dom
oway of Delmar. At 1880 p. m, song
service and sermon by Rev. Frank
NJ. Volk of Pittsville, Md.
Special music and singing at all
the services. Everybody welcome to
come back home, also the public in
general is cordially invited.
+ The Ladies Aid will meet at the
Community Hall on Thursday eve
ming, December l, and will be en-
tertained by Rev. J. P. George and
daughter Virginia.
There will be a Christmas pro-
gram, also ice crea mand cake for
sale. Everyone welcome.
Edgar Marvel of near Lewes, Sum-
day school superintendent of Harbe-
son Sunday school, is very sick. All
his friends are hoping he may soon
be better.
Mrs. George Meginnes and son,
George, Jr., of Wilmington, spent
the weekend with Mrs. Nora Ennis
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hylon Smith enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Rutter of Will
mingtOn on Sunday.
The ladies cleared $500 from the
food sale held at the public sale OF
the Coulter estate on Wednesday of
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Steele en-
the following at dinner:
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mitten Of Mill
vile, N. j.. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hoover of Mays Landing, N. j.. Mr..
and Mrs. William Lynch of Lynchs,
Md, Mr.. and Mrs. Elva Hastings of I
Claymont, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur JOS
eph and son Albert of Midway, Will
liam L. Steele and son Jimmie of
Lewes. In the afternoon, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Phippin and son Clifton,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Holland, Mr.
md Mrs. Bradley Minner and son
md daughter, Mrs. Noah Atkins. Sr.. 6
md son, Noah, Jr., all of Delmar, 8
we're entertained. /
MIR. and Mrs. William L. Steele I
re the proud parents of a fine son. I
William Leroy, Jr., born at the Bee g
e Hospital, Lewes, November 16. I
frs. Steele is the former Miss Min il
lie Phippin of Delmar. L
James B. Steele is not much i'm n
rOved at this writing. S
The November meeting of the Har-
esOn- -COOlspring Home DemOnstra- s
on Club was held on Thursday. Nov q
nber 10, at the home of Mrs. John d
'ilsOn near Five Points. n
The following officers were elect is
for the coming year: President. 81
RS. Esther Prettyman; vice-presi- O
mt. Mrs. Alberta Wagamon; secre- N
ry, Mrs. Ella Wilson; treasurer. d
rs. Sallie Thompson. n
The Christmas party will be held VI
/ December 16. at the HarbesOn
Hall. a,
1t was decided to have the club m
,OnsOr the Christmas Lighting Con- Vi
st by furnishing one of the prizes. al
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25

setbacks- especially In security val
ues, where considerable proft-tak-
ing at intervals is to be expected.
But It seems certain that next year
viii be as good as any year since
1sS0-and in all probability better.
o.
This government doesn't like the
dictator nations. And the dictator
nations don't like us. That is the
logical deduction from the Presi-
dents recent anti-fascist speech,
coupled with the State Departments
blunt warning to Japan to respect
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25

Be sure and plan to attend the
Hospital Auxiliary Tea. Wednesday,
November 30, from till S, at the
home of Mrs. George Fl. Hall on
Clarke avenue. Everyone is invited.
A silver offering will be taken.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25

The Ways and Means Committee
of Crystal Fount Lodge, No. 10, l. o.
o. f., is planning card and bingo
party for December End in the Com
munity Building, Milford. This is
the first Of series to be held this
winter.