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Milford chronicle., 1938-07-29
DEFECTS IN BUSINESS system

Is our system of business funda
mentally defective. unable to pro
vide reasonable degree of comfort
and welfare for the people, as the
Socialists assert? Or are its defects
remediable. so that they could be
cured without making it over into
something entirely different?
AS long as we have human beings
full of selishness. with dishonesty
prevalent, with many people trying
to get something for nothing, try
ing to live without work, many
things are going wrong. Any system
we may have will he far from per-
feet. as long as human nature is so
faulty.
When methods and systems are
handed down from one generation
to another. it is a dubious PROPOSE
tion to change them in short time.
If such changes do come about, the
only hope of accomplishing them
without great suffering would be to
make the changes slowly, trying a
few things at a time.
Before the people contemplate
startling upheavals, they should re-
feet that for many years the masses
of the people in this country enjoy
ed more comfort and welfare than
they ever had before in any land in
the history of the world. Those ben
efits were provided in spite of great
faults in our industrial system.
These faults could be removed.
without underminging the vital prin-
ciples of business. If our capital
istic system with all these faults
could do so much for human well
fare, how much more could it not do
if some evident faults were remOv-
ed?
The worst errors of the business
system might be summarized as fol-
lows: First, dishonesty. That will
exist under any system, until hu-
man nature is changed. Second, ex-
cessive speculation. That must be
curbed. Third. excessive borrowing
of money, based on inflated prices.
People can and must learn to have
sense about such things.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-29
OUTLAWING WAR

One of the great slogans of few
years ago, was that war must b'
"outlawed." It was held that pre-
viously war had been a perfectly
legal procedure. contrary to no in
ternational law.
It was also said that If the ma
tions agreed to make war an illeg-
al act, that would tend to put down
wars. No country would want to
disgrace itself by violating this law
of nations.
So the countries got together and
signed the Kellogg-Briand treaties.
by which war was Outlawed. TheOT-
etically, it was a fine idea. Since
then we have had three big wars,
Italy against Ethiopia. Japan's con-
quest of North China. and the Span
ish war. So one more beautiful plan
has proved somewhat disappointing.
Wars will never be abolished by
making laws against them. Only by.
removing the injustices that make
people want to fight. shall we get
rid of these dreadful calamities.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-29
MONEY FOR pnRLIc rAnsEs

Money is always needed to carry
on churches, charities, and local inn
provement schemes. If you go
around with subscription papers for
such needs, the money comes hard.
The people tell their tales Of woe,
of how they have to give to so many
causes. and they have had bad luck
and can't give as they used to.
Money can always be had by CIV
ing the people the things they really
want. A rummage sale will drag the
unused stun out OF the attics, and
sell lot of it. People will always
pay for a good supper, or for good
food for their homes. They will al
ways flock to a good entertainment,
particularly II It winds up with
dance, and the money raising pOssi-
bilities of fairs and bazaars are al
ways good. People may say that
these methods of raising money are
not economically sound, but they get
the dough.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-29
PEACE TINE ENTHUSIASM

A clergyman asked the other day
why our people could not throw
themselves into the good causes OF
peace times, with the same enthus-
iasm they showed in recruiting our
forces for the World War. Tremend-
Gus fervor was shown when the peo-
Pile took up the work of raising an
army and providing it with supplies.
Hopeful souls expected when the
war~was over. that that enthusiasm
would be permanent. The people
who had accomplished such wonders
in producing military power, should
show equal power in promoting the
good causes of peace. When the war
was over, people slumped back into
their usual habits, only they SEEM
ed less public spirited than before
The country needs improved educa-
ton, more intelligent politics, bet
ter care of the destitute. but it
seems to take some great national
calamity to arouse our people to the
need of effort.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-29
DISCOURAGING WORDS

There is a regulation in the Brit
ish Navy that forbids officers to
speak discouragingly to their COM
rades about any enterprise in which
they are engaged. If they are told
to attempt a hard task, or make a
certain attack, they must never in
innate that it is a hopeless propO-
sition. Somewhat the same thought
is conveyed by the popular song
telling of life on the range, where
it is said, Seldom you hear a dis
couraging word"
How much harm these discOur-
aging words have done, here in Mil
ford and everywhere else. How they
have held people back from perfect
Iy possible enterprises, that might
have gone on to success. bringing
business to our city, employment to
our people, or improvements for the
community. Can not our people
cease to deter folks from doing am
bilious things by this constant habit
Of speaking discouraging words? Ex-
cept when absolutely needed to de-
ter people from doing foolish things,
let us have no more Of them.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-29
MANGING TnGFTnER

Benjamin Franklinp famous among
the founders Of our republic. re-
marked at the time the Declaration
of Independence was signed: 1--WE
must all hang together, or we shall
all hang separately" He recognized
that if the American people did not
unite in defense Of their newly for
med republic, their cause would fail.
and many would be in personal dan
ger.
The same principle applies I'm a
mild way to community life. If the
people of a town do not hold to-
gether, and unite on needed meas
ures and work heartily for the COM
mon good. their town will be dead
as respects prosperity and progress.
You can't keep life in a town, unless
the people of that town unite to
make it go ahead. and meet the
competition of other communities.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-29
CITY AND COUNTRY SCHOOLS

Some years ago an educational re-
mort stated that the average city pu-
pil attends school 143 days in year,
while the average country child at
tends only SO days. Since the de-
preston came on, it is doubtful If
the average country child in many
states has had as much as 80 days
schooling. Some schools closed up
for good, and many ran for very
short school years.
Many country children are kept
out of school to make use of their
work. In the spring, if a farmer
has a garden to be planted, he Is
ant to think that it won't hurt the
children any to stay out two or three
DAYS to work on these tasks. If all
the farmers do the same, the aver
age attendance at school will be low.
Meanwhile there is almost no work
around home for the city child, and
his parents are glad to send him to
school as long as it is in session.
The average rural community in
the majority of states lacks the mon
ey necessary to produce thorough
Iy modern school. Many of the
states help their rural schools, but
as a rule the country school suffers
from lack of funds.
Millions of country children are
coming up today without the edu-
cation they need to give them fair
start in life. The country will feel
it, when their lack of education leads
them to make mistakes in their la
bors and as citizens. OF course book
education is not all. Many children
with little education become intelli-
gent through their habit of constant
reading. They often know more of
what is going on than the city
youngster.
Let us hope when the depression
is fully over, that the states will be
more generous to their country
schools. A dollar put into education
of children brings high returns,
through more efficient work, better
judgment, and citizenship.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-29
"CONCORD, DISCIPLINE AND
WORK"

The three ideas named above are
one of the slogans through which
Premier Mussolini has reorganized
the life of Italy. Our people may not
approve of the things he has done,
particularly his recent conquest of
Ethiopia. But those three ideas have
made Italy one Of the most power
full nations in Europe. in spite of
the fact that that country lacks
many material resources.
These ideas could transform Ann
erica. if applied by the free will Of
our people. instead of by Dictator
ship. Concord, by which is meant
peace and harmony between differ
ent elements, discipline, by which we
cooperate heartily for desirable re-
suits. and work, by which We abol-
ish poverty and want. could make
America into a new paradise.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-29
Milford, Friday, July 30, 1888
AMERICAN FATHERS

There is complaint from educa
tional authorities that the men dom
take much interest in the education
of their children. If the child has
trouble which develops into a real
row between teacher and pupil. Fa-
ther sometimes comes down on the
situation in a very violent way. and
may do more harm than good.
If consultation with a school tea
cher is necessary, the women do
most of it. The men are supposed to
be so busy on the daily job, that
they can't look after this little incl
dental question of the children's ed
ueation. AS years go on, and if ser
ious mistakes were made in that ed
ucation, Father often wishes he had
put more of his great brain power
on this important issue.
Also the modern father is usually
too busy to enter into intimate COM
panionship with his boys and girls.
He can't spare any time to go on
the picnic with them, or take them
to the ball games. He will perhaps
say that the children are so busy
rushing around to their various
sports and dates, that they don't
care anything about having him
along. May be so, after a certain
age.
Yet there is time in the life of
every boy when he looks up to his
father as the most wonderful man
on earth. and he is proud to have
Dads company. It is the same with
every girl.
The time passes all too quickly
when parents can influence their
youngsters. They grow up fast now.
and think they know all about life.
When that time has passed. the ia
theirs will wish they had impressed
their personality on the children
while they had the chance. They
could have put ideas in the heads of
the young people at that age which
might have stayed there. If later the !
boys and girls do undesirable
things. the trouble was often with I
the father. who was too busy to
give them his time when they were {
at an age when he could influence
them.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-29
THE CAUSES OF COLLAPsE

Some people are worrying fol
fear that after business and indus
try have made some further gains
we shall see another speculative
crash and collapse like that of 1929
With our present heavy federal
state and city debts, and much un-
employment still existing, If such q
collapse came it might have results
worse than those of 1929.
How are these speculative crashes
caused? One thing that creates them,
is the tendency of people to borrow
vast sums of money in order to spe-
culate in stocks. lands, and other
property. Today the banks of the
country are bulging with money. and
no great total is loaned out on Sc
curities as collateral. Hence no
such condition exists today.
In boom times. people borrow
money so heavily that additional
loans can not be obtained except for
very high interest. That causes the
Industries to slacken their pace.
Many companies and business peo-
pie find that If they want to borrow
more money. they have to pay seven
eight, or even more per cent. They
say it is too much risk to take, and
they go slow on their enterprises,
which throws people out of work. /
This lowers the purchasing power OF
the people, and business begins to
slack up. Banks call their loans.
people begin to sell securities, the
stock market drops. and first class
depression may result.
These conditions and other dang
erous conditions do not exist today.
The amount of money borrowed by
concerns and individuals
must be much less than normal. The
rates of interest are lower than for
many years. There is nothing in
sight that can cause any such cal
amity as that which befell the cOun-
Try in 1929. We have our troubles
still, but people do not have to wor-
" or cut short their purchases, for !
ear some terrible downfall is just !
lhead. :
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-29
MAGNOLIA


The annual Sunday School picnic
was held at Oak Orchard on Thurs
day.
Mrs. Elizabeth Morris announces
the marriage of her daughter. Eliza
beth, TO Floyd Quillen OF Wyoming,
on Saturday afternoon. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Mill
bury at fredericksburg. Md
Announcement has been made of
the marriage Of Isaac Orvis to Miss
Edna Jones, daughter of Mr.. and
4 Mrs Foster Jones of Jones Neck, on
Friday night. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. r. Z. Green of
Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. johnson, MIR.
and Mrs. G. w. Johnson and Mr.. and
Mrs. @. w. Wilcutts attended the fu-
neral on Sunday, at Barratt's, OF
Luther Robbins, Sr., of Frederica.
The deceased was a brother-in-law
Of G. w. Wilcutts.
Mrs. Luin Sargent of Derr, Pa, is
visiting her sister, Mrs Cora Wright.
Ne. and Mrs. Hubert Dill spent last
week at their trailer at Rehoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Steffins and
Junior Kent0n, of Chester we're week
end guests of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Blie Kenton.
Mrs. Barrett jackson of Lancaster,
Pa, has been spending the past week
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Jackson, the
latter being i'll. Mr.. Barrett Jackson
of Lancaster, spent the weekend
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Green of Will
mington, spent the weekend with
her sister and brother-in-lay, Mr..
and Mrs. r. C. Ingram.
Miss Doris Price of Dover was a
guest for several days last week of
Miss Hazel Wright.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward James of
Dover were guests on Sunday Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Martin.
Miss Ruth Hodgson of Los Angeles,
Calf, was a guest on Wednesday of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward HOdgsOn. Miss
HOdgsOn has lived in Los Angeles
for the past ten years and is spend
ing some time with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Hodgson of FELTON,,
and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wright, Mr..
and Mrs. Homer Wright, Misses Dor
Is Price and Hazel Wright visited
Oak Orchard and RehOboth on Sun
lay.
Mrs. Sallie Stout, Mrs. Cora Wright
Mrs. Elizabeth Boone, Mrs. Sallie
Barrett and Mrs. Ethel Collins visited
he Tawes at Hurlock, Md, and the
Greens at Harrington on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Harmon and
hrs. Biddle and daughter Harriet,
dr. and Mrs. Harry Cats and daugh-
ers. Mary Ann and Betty Jane, of
Mr.. William Laffarty
nd son Billie, were guests of Mr..
nd Mrs Thomas Kennedy on Sun
ay. Mrs. Edna Lafferty, daughter
f Mr.. and Mrs. Kennedy, has under
one an operation at Kent General
Hospital from which she is now con-
A number of folks from here are.
tending the races at the fair this
yeek.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-29
DELMAR


Mrs. Susie Culver Is spending thu
week at Thousand Islands,
Mr.. Marion Lee Kitchens, Of Phil
adelphia. spent the weekend here
with his mother Mrs. Carrie Hitch
ens.
Mrs Anna Lee Waller left on Sat
urday Tor san Francisco, Cal, where
she will attend the national conven-
ton Of the W, c. T. U. from August
I 6 to 10.
Miss Rachel Barr OF Wilmington
7 spent the weekend here with her
I parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grayson Elliott, OF
Wilmington. returned home Sunday
after spending the past week with
relatives here.
MIR. aud Mrs. William Ward and
son. William, of Durham, NJ c., are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James Nc
lsernon.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hastings Of
Philadelphia have been spending
some time with relatives here,
Miss Mary Francis of Wilmington
Is spending the summer here with
her mother. Mrs. Katie Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Truitt OF
Chestertown, spent the week end
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. j.
Truitt.
Miss Mary Ellen Brown is visiting
her uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Harland Elliott, in Cleveland. Ohio.
Mrs. Thomas Culver has returned
from a visit to wildwood, N. ].
MIR. and Mrs. Edgar Iliffe of Phila-
delphia were recent guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Thomas.
Mrs. Mabel Ellis of Thiells, N. Y,
spent part of this week here with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. 2. Lear.
Miss Marjorie Eileen Chapman,
daughter of Mrs. Elsie E. Chapman
and the late Earl j. Chapman of this
town. and MIR. James A. Lauder, Jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Lauder
of Centreville, Ill.,. were quietly
married ON July at Lexington, Ky.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Mitchell Of
Richmond, Ky, and Delmar, where |
they are members of the Delmar !
(Del.) High School faculty, attended
the couple. Mrs. Lauder is gradu-
ate of the Delmar (Md.) High School
and the St. Mary's Seminary, st.
NIary's City, Md, and attended the
Maryland State Teachers College in
Salisbury. MIR. Lauder is a graduate
If the Southren Illinois State Teach
,rs College, Carbondale, ILL.,, and is
work op a masters de-
gree at the University Of Kentucky.
lie is athletic director at Jenkins,
Ky.) High School. The newlyweds
will be at home in Jenkins after Aug.
5.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie NOrtham were
visitors on Monday.
Mr.. Harlan d. Nelson is patient
n the Peninsula General Hospital,
ialisbury, where he will soon under
o a minor operation.
Mrs. Rosa Stevens has returned
rom a visit with her son and family
4 Texas. 4 '
Mrs. George Short has returned
rom a visit with her sister, Mrs. r. s
b.. McGOwen at Manchester-by-the- '
ca, Mass. :
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Williams have
cen vacatiOning at Old Point Com
,rt, Va. b
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther w. Palmer en- p
,rtained Mr.. and Mrs E. W. Shirley il
id Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Wolcott of
ayre, Pa, over the weekend.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-29
THE PLANT OF THE
DEMOCRATIC VOTER


want a job with first class pay,
Don't hand me out any WPA.
want to wear a real State badge,
: A good Office job for my wife Madge
A new State car in which to ride.
Another man to help me by my side
Two hundred a month is my smallest
wish
Plenty of side gravy in my dish.
An engineer in the State Highway
A little work and plenty of pay,
Or be a State Police with a bright
blue coat,
If you expect me and my folks to
get out the vote.
Pity the poor politician in the
Democratic party. He is beseiged in
all places and at all times by the
persistent job hunter whose only
qualification is that he voted the
Democratic ticket at the last cleo
tiOn and will not vote right this year
unless he gets a good job. Looking
at it from the other side of the
fence, in all justice. the present po-
litical collapse of the Democratic
organization is not all together the
fault of the leaders. Beset as they
are continually by job hunters and
not knowing where to turn to get
more jobs for more workers, these
leaders have set up factions and
cliques to get the jobs from his
friends for his followers. The per-
sistent demand has made him do al
most anything to get more jobs. He
is willing to double cross his form
er political pals and jump in with
any other group If he can find more
Jobs for the crowd that is bounding
him all the time. He is beginning to
learn that although ito the victOrs
belong the spOils." yet the victor
gets a lot of headaches toO-and he
must find more jobs if he expects to
elect his delegates and get out the |
vote in his district. One old time and |
prominent leader the other day told |
the writer that his fellow Democrats |
were not only seeking jobs held by
Republicans but were also anxious
to get jobs held by brother Demo-
Gratis. He's had a job long enough,
give me a chance, ! never had one,
is his only recommendation.
Do you suppose it is really true
that Joe Marvel and his crowd
slipped a fast one over" on Garrett
Lyons, Ralph Baker and Bill Allen
when they held their harmony din
ner in Wilmington the other day.
Lyons followers are not so pleased
with the result-just when they had
Marvel and Tunnel on the run TO
have Lyons lay down and agree to
look to Marvel as his leader and
continue him as State Chairman just
because he was promised that here
after the jobs would be dealt out
fairly and equally. What jobs? Most
of the good ones have been handed
out. Maybe the promise to make
Lyons postmaster in Wilmington
might have had something to do
with it. We have to give Baker
credit. He saw the handwriting on
he wall when they offered him job
20 turn his cohorts over to the enc
ny and turned II down fiat. Watch
7our step, Baker and Allen, you are
'ooling with the buzz saw. They are
,ut to cut your thrOats on election
lay.
We still do not believe that Ivan {
Culbertson is a candidate for the
State Craftsmanship, Notwithstanding
lis announcement. He surely is
ooking for something bigger and !
,etter than a craftsmanship.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-29
Monopoly Inquiry

Much comment is heard on the ma
tion's coming investigation of busi-
ness and finance by the National
Economic Committee. Generally 1t is
believed the inquiry will result in
much value to the country. While IL
is alright for a business to become a
big unit, 1t is bad business for the
country to allow destruction Of com
petition in trade. A restriction by
the government on unlawful combi-
nations that would destroy this priv
ilege Is the goal which the investi-
eating committee is striving for.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-29
ADAMS x ROADS

On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. F. W
Fountain, Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman
Fountain, MIR. and Mrs, 0rville Chat
finch of Pennsylvania went grabbing
Mrs. Elsie Savitz has Laura Adams
for awhile.
Messrs. Elon Wright, Claude No
BILE, F. W. Fountain. MFR. and Mrs.
Thurman Fountain and Mr.. and Mrs.
Orville Chaffinch of Pennsylvania
went on a fishing trip Thursday.
They caught 81.
Mrs. Anna Fountain and daughter
of New Jersey spent Thursday after
noon with Mrs. F. w. Fountain.
MIR. and Mrs. Earle RawlinsOn and
daughter spent the weekend at
Ocean City, Md.
Miss Bernice Adams OF Wilmington
is spending this week with her father
and family, C. w. Adams and family.
Sunday School at 10 A. M. at
BloOmery.
Mrs. Agnes Breeding will tell the
children a story.
What is better for dinner than
friad chiclyan corn On the cob and
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-29

tent, has given patients very favor
able relief, according to the U. :.
Public Health Service. Sudden or
gradual relief from dyspnea (diffl-
cult or labored breathing which ao-
companies certain asthmatic cases.
was obtained in 90& Of 81 cases
treated IN New York. Similar results
are reported at the Mayo clinic, and
from hospitals in San Francisco.
Cincinnati, and washington. D. C.,
The therapeutic use OF helium mixed
with oxygen was first reported IN
1884 Because OF its lightness--a about
one-seveath ais heavy as nitrogen
the gas mixture may be moved
through constructed throat and mas
al passages at a pressure aboat,half
that required for air or nitrogen
oxygen mixtures. 1t is not proposed
as a cure for asthma, but heiium Is
now prescribed where an effectiVe
ventilation Of the lungs Is necessary
to end severe asthma which no lon-
ger responds TO adrenal in treat
ment.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-29
WASHINGTON
NEWS LETTER
From
CONGRESSMAN WIN. F. ALLEN

Was able during the past week
to secure a large number Of Agri-
cultural Yearbooks of previous
years. Rather than have these de-
stroyed 1 was glad to send them to
my farmer friends in Delaware hop
ing they would be Of some interest
and assistance to them.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-29
Real Upturn lin Business

The signs of an upturn in the pres
ent economic situation are becoming
more real every day. Steel, shoe,
textile, and automobile production
are showing an encouraging in
crease. Trade is definitely improv-
ing. Not only are commodity prices
higher, but the Department Of La
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-29
Asthma

For those with near chronic asth-
ma there is now hope In helium. An
approximate four-to-one mixture Of
helium and oxygen gases, admins
tered in a specially devised hood
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-29

MANY of the folks who find fault
with their home towns, can't be per-
suaded to join any organization for
med to improve that community.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-29

THE BUSINESS PEOPLE who
complain of mail order competition.
should note that that kind of busi-
ness was created by advertising.
And advertising is the way to meet
IL.