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Milford chronicle., 1938-12-02
4 TWO.EDGED SWORD


The railroad unions have won 4
sweeping decision in the wage cul
case.
But this does not mean they can
ignore the increasingly critical DO
sition OF the railroads. II should i'm
press on intelligent labor leaders
and workmen that their own Jobs
become daily more insecure as the
railroad industry is driven toward
the wall.
Railroad men don't switch easily
to other occupations. They have SEN
iority rights and pensions which, IL
the company granting them goes
broke, are wiped out, and age pre-
vents the men from regaining them
on the same basis.
II has been said that trucks and
busses could take over railroad
transportation activity. without ar
guing the question. where would
that leave railroad workers2 A large
proportion OF the railroad men could
not get work on busses and trucks
because they are not trained in that
field, nor would they get the pay
they now receive.
AS railroad purchases are cut, all
business suffers. and this in turn Is
Immediately reflected back in less
and less railroad hauling, employ
ment and spending.
It doesn't take much intelligence
to see tnat the present sweeping
wage victory is a two-edged sword
that can cut both ways. It has i'm
posed a tremendous obligation on /
railroad labor to cooperate in some /
manner to help the railroads meet !
this present emergency ana evolve a /
practical program for the ruture. I
No railroad worker should feel
that his cooDeration is essential to
help railroad Inanagement alone.
His cooDeratiOn is needed primarily
to save his own job. his own rights
built un in his own industry and his
own Old-age security. \
The railroad situation today IL
probably the OUTSTANDING examine Of
a crisis where cHOneratiou between /;
and workers is indis-
pensable to save the jobs and in
Of each.
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-02
INTELLIGENT COOPERATION
IMPERATIVE NOW

Testifying before the Presidents s
Emergency Board, which is investi-
eating the railroad wage controver-
sy. Dr. j. H. ParmaIee OF the Asso-
citation Of American Railroads, re-
Gently pointed out that "impoverish-
ed railroads cannot provide the eff
cient, dependable transportation so
essential to commerce and the ma
ti9nai defense.' @ ~ we FsA -
The statement that the railroad
industry, as a whole, is today impov-
erished, is a statistical fact. Thirty
per cent of the country's rail mile
age Is now in the hands of receivers
or trustees, and a substantial addi-
tiOnal percentage is in financial diff
Guilty of some kind. During the first
eight months of this year, the indus
tryis total revenues were 20 per
cent under the same period last year
and net income decreased 62 per
cent. This meant that the carriers,
during those eight months, failed to
earn their interest and other fixed
charges by $1S2,O00,000. The rate of
return on the investment, on an an
nual basis. during this time, was
practically nothing-less than one
per cent.
Just what does this mean to the
country? For one thing, 1t means
that the lines have been forced to
discharge 250,0O0 workers in the last
year alone-you can't meet a payroll
when your bank account is exhaust
ed. II means that railroad purchas-
ing has declined greatly from the
normal of about 81 100000, 900 a year
and is now at the abysmal 1928
leyel-a fact which accounts for
much of the general industrial de-
preston in this country 1t means
that railroad nvestors-which in
clude banks, insurance companies,
educational institutions, and mil
lions of reopIe of small and mod
crate means-are receiving nothing
or next to nothing on their invest
menfs. and can only sell their Sc
curities at sacrifice figures.
Railway labor is still receiving
higher average wages than in 1925.
Workers jobs depend on the solyen-
cy Of the railroad industry. The
country looks forward eagerly to the !
report of the Presidents emergency |
II Is imperative that
coop- alton on the part !
Of all concerned prevail at this time,
or the nation will suffer irreparable !
injury.
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-02
OnIp Tea Years


During the last decade which has
been anything but a gold mine tS
business of every type. one Of the
most inspiring activities of business
has been It's adherence TO scientific
research and a continuing advance
nent in the technology OF produc-
tion.
Millions have been spent in these
types OF activities-tor the develop
ment OF new methods, better pro-
oucts, new products-all motivated
by an unfailing belief in the value
OF chronological progress which is
nothing more than Industrial science
or a systematic knowledge of the in
dustrial arts.
The natural result OF such activi-
ties has been an increase in value of
products offered 10 the public
either better product or a product
at lower cost, or both.
II has often been difficult to eval-
uate this technogicaI advancement
in dollars and cents.
Probably the most interesting and
concrete illustration Of the value OF
chronological advancement is con-
tained in the third quarterly report
Of Alfred p. Sloan, Jr., chairman of
the Board. TO stockholders of Cen
eral Motors. which explains that the
chronological progress since 1923
has enabled General Motors to pay
much higher wages to its workers
and to absorb increasing costs Of
government.
The dollars and cents value
which is not all because the 1899
General Motors cars are immeasur-
ably superior to the products OF this /
corporation for 1929--has been illus /
trated in the report as follows:
due to the higher wage rates ex-
isting in 1887 as compared with 1929 |
the peak of the pre-depression /
period-the workers in 1887 received
80,O0O,00O more for the same |
amount of work and in 1887 the
wage scale of General Motors was
IL per cent above that Of the gem
eral level Of industry in the United
States. The cost OF government in
1887 applicable to the corporation
directly, and that is not the total by
any means, increased costs over
1929 by $32,OOO.OOO.
Thus. increased technical eff
.iency of General Motors over the
en- year period has resulted in the
consumer receiving an outstanding
y greater value at approximately
he same price, while at the same
ime $112.0O0,000 was made avail
Ible for higher wages and increased
,ost Of government"
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-02
RoxANA
Rnsk Family ReuniOn

Rusk Family Reunion
The annual Thanksgiving hom,
coming of the Rusk family was held
at the home of Mrs. Dora Stevens
near town.
The family gathered together from
a distance to help partake OF the
roast turkey, Virginia ham, Mary
land biscuits, mince pie and home
made ice cream prepared in the
tynical Delaware fashion.
The snow which fell during the
night made the countryside beauti-
full for an old fashion sleigh ride,
but there being no horses to pull the
sleigh, it was necessary to resort TO
automobiles in order to go calling
on their old friends.
Hugh Stephens spent Monday at
Wilmington.
The members of the family pres
ent were John Rusk, the only living
brother, and wife, of Pitman. N. j.,
Mrs. Name Tracey of Philadelphia,
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Truitt and
children. Pauline and Bobby Truitt
of Ocean City, Nd, Mrs. Ward Ben
nett and son Irwin of Brooklyn, N.
Y, Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Bright OF
Parksley, Va, Mrs. Reba Rusk Eb-
ner of Pitman, N. j., Mrs. Lavinia
Mumford of Wyoming, Burke and
Everett Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. Dora
Stevens, near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Bennett of
Schenectady. N. ", are spending
this week wit htheir parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Cove Bennett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hickman, Mrs.
Harold Leary who is employed in
spent Thanksgiving holi-
days with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Leary and sister Kathryn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Derrick
son and son James of Philadelphia
spent the weekend with Mr.. Der
brother, Harry.
Clarence Rayne has purchased a
new Pontiac sedan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Lynch were
lmong the invited dinner guests at
he home of Mr.. and Mrs. AldOn
Murray at Clarksville on Thanks
living Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Lynch have
the homestead of Mr..
.ynch's parents, the late Carrie and
Idgar Lynch.
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-02
POLITICAL PALAVER
WON'T FEED AMERICA

"Since the depression, the good
quality and lower prices available
at this store have convinced me, if |
required convincing, that the middle
class American homemaker is decid-
edly dependent upon chain-store
mass buying and in turn mass re-
failing, if she is to feed her family
adequately" While it may sound like
a paid testimonial of some sort, this
comment, coming from a New York
housewife, states a fate that cannot
be disprOved.
The political crusader delights in
charging the chains with monopoly,
with crushing the independents or
with a score of other malfactions,
but he does not talk about the
chains exploiting the consumer-be-
cause he. knows well enough that
consumer experience has proved the
reverse to be the case. During re-
cent years the chain stores have
done more to bring a comfortable
standard of living to every family
than all the political palaver since
the days of George Washington.
In all likelihood If the criticizing
politician checked UP in his own
household he would find that he is
almost literally biting the hand that
feeds him. For, in all probability,
much Of the food he eats comes
from either a chain store or from
an independent store that is a men,
Der of a national association fully
as highly organized, efficient and
economical as most of the chain
systems.
Should these retail distributors be
called an evil monopoly because they
have banded together i'm one form or
another to serve tle public at less
cost? Hardly!
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-02
TRINITY

Mr.. and Mrs. Garry Smith anC
daughter of Penns Grove, N. ].
spent part of last week with MFR. and
Mrs. ormond Neal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Walston and
] Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Walston spent
! Thursday afternoon with relatives
at Greenwood.
Levin Tull of Mitchell Field, Long
Island, Harry Tull and Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth West of near Greenwood,
Mr.. and Mrs. P. w. Carey and Mrs.
Lily Carey of Bridgeville were din
ner guests of MIR. and Mrs. Lee Car
ey on Thursday.
Mrs. Louis Edgell and daughter Of
Dover spent last week with her ia
ther, Clarence Melson.S
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe West of Days
boro spent Thursday afternoon with
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua West and mo-
ther.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Frazier and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Frazier were din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
WOotten at Seaford on Thursday.
Claudel Cannon of Philadelphia
and Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Adams and
family of Cambridge spent Friday
with their parents, Mr,iand Mrs. J.
Z. Cannon. "
William Hastings of Wilmington
spent Thursday at the home Of his
parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Walston spent
with their parents at VIII
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 7. White and
family entertained at dinner on
Thursday, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Brown
Of Denton and George White Of Ty-
lskin. They also entertained several
friends at supper on Friday in honor
Of their son Earl's birthday :
Mrs. A. T. White and daughter
Charlotte. spent Monday at Tyaskin,
Nd. George White who has been
pending the past week here, accom-
Danied them home. .
Miss Louise Hunt of Banks Busi-
less School in Philadelphia, spent
he holidays with her parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. w. F. Hastings spent
sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Enos
Iichols and family. .
Mr.. ard Mrs. John Hastings were
inner guests of Rev. and Mrs. Hast
ngs at Pennington on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Layton and son
'aul spent Sunday with their par
nts, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Warning
ln
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-02
FRUITS OF ORGANIZED
AGRICULTURE

Agricultural associations. Of which
most are marketing cooperatives,
have been responsible for upping the
farmers income by millions of dol
lars annually. through improving
production methods.
In the dairy field. for instance,
says J. F. Kendrick Of the u. S.
Bureau Of Dairy Industry. cows in
association herds are producing an
nually. on the average. thirty pounds
more butterfat apiece than ten years
ago.
That means eight million a year
more income for the farmers con-
cerned And this is just one exam
pie of many that show what organ
lied agriculture has achieved.
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-02
BELIEVING In MIRACLES

When the Electric Bond and Share
Company defied the so-called death
sentence" there was a general i'm
preston that the big folding COM
pany would win out come way, some
howl But Eow the Electric Bond and
Share has yielded to SEC laws, and
will integrate its properties. That's
not a miracle!
The big chain stores are loudly
proclaiming that they are going to
keep right on singing the same old
tunes and they do not believe that
Congress will ever be able to finite
crate their properties" (" Which would
mean splitting them us so that they
could do business in only one state.
But there may be other miracles.
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-02

Read the classified columnl
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-23

noon today.
 L. D. Berry was arraigned for murder in the first degree. He pied not guilty. Trial was sci for June 27. Defendants attor- ney submitted without argMmen, demurrer to the indictment which was overruled and an ex- ception to the ruling was allow ed.
 On the suggestion of the Dis. trict Attorney the case of Harold Charles charged with first degree murder was continued for plead ing. Bond was set at $500.00.
 Eric Kotongan pied not guilty to the crime of rape. Trial was set for ten ann. Thursday, March 24.
 All jurors are now sworn in and excused until ten o'clock Thursday morning.
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-23
ACTIVITIES OF
 DIST. COURT

Richard Okie pied guilty to lar. ceny in a dwelling house. Edw Kungek pied guilty to burglary ir a dwelling house. They both waved time for passing sentence The Court committed each of them to ninety days more in jail, beginning at noon today.
 The matter of Harry Saito char ged with contributing to the de- linquency of minors was passed until defendants attorney, O. D. Cochran, returns to Nome.
 Jimmie Mills pied not guilt to assault with dangerous weapon. Trial was set for ten am. Thurs day, March 24th.
 Two bench warrants were issu- ed, served, and returned against Bert Eaken. He pied guilty to the crime of rape. Another char ge of rape against him was dis missed. The Court committed him to IS years imprisonment at McNeiPs Island, beginning at
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-23

Pilot Manager Hans Mirow of the MiroW Air Service is schedul ed to sail from Seattle Saturday on the mail boat. His new plane will be taken to Cordova aboard ship, and will fly it to Nome from the coast. It is expected that he will bring back a full load of pas sengers with him.
 Mrs. Hans Mirow and daughter will remain in Berkeley, Califor- mia, until early June, when they will return to Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-23

The PAA mail plane arrived from Fairbanks Tuesday after noon with incoming mail and Sidney Rood of the Reindeer Ser vice, as a passenger.
 Tn mail plane left shortly af- ter it's arrival, on it's return trip.
 Chas. Kennedy left Nome via plane Monday for Bluff, where ii is reported he will be employed as driller for the Joe Sullivan in- terests in that section.
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-23

Pilot Sig Wien, Tuesday, flew to Council, thence to Haycock and thence to Candle, where he is now delayed by bad weather.
 Pilot Norris Johnson of Wien Alaska Airlines, arrived Nome at 5 PM. Tuesday, with John Carlson as a passenger. He took off this morning for Fairbanks but was forced to return here after encountering bad weather
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-23

thousand deer, which were run thru the chutes at Fort Davis for marking A quantity of deer ware also butchered for their own immediate needs.
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-23
LENTEN SPECIALS
 LIST NO. 2

COTTAGE buk pound SSt CREAM SPREAD. drinking glasses Each Sof EDAM CHEESE, dry whole, Each .SS< ROMAN CHEESE, Gmported), pound --75< HAMBURGER Blue LabeD, lab packages, each AMERICAN BRICK, (Yelow) for grating, each OLIVES Uibby for ..~.-.$1o0 OLIVES, Uibby Medum) cans for OLIVES, dried, rpe pounds SKOOKUM JAMS, assorted 2s ns cans 55e $1sot JELLIES, assorted, 55 -.$16o
 Assortment be m each variety
 Libby 646 (19 gaIs) 25e 4o Pride of Juce $1eo Novelty Ash Glass Jar, for sst
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-23
Petit ury List

CtlI uTy AlSI Peter E. Larson J. J. O'Leary Mrs. H. B. Thune J E Overbough Eugene Mingus Tom Cloninger C. J. Peterson John Starr Mrs K. D. Rude Norene Mozee Mary Poole Julius H. Jensen I K. Jensen P A Bloomquist T O Givan Edward Anderson B G Baker Nels Bango Mrs. E. J. Bundy E. J. Bundy Mrs. C H Code Gust CremidaS Anton HakonSon Ralph Hansen Jessie Lehmann Warren H. Merritt Mrs. H c Miller Agnes Mllligan Mrs L. MiSh A T Mclean Mrs A. Polet Louise Polet E w Quigley Alice Rydeen Mrs Anna Stangroom Einar Ulricksen
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-23
COMING EVENTS:

Pioneer card party dance Mar. 26 April 2-"The Arrival of Kitty,
 auspices High School Students. Pioneer card party, dance Apr 9. March 9, R,bekah'S card party. Odd Fellows Anniversary Apr. 26
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-23

Pilot Jack Jefferd of the Mirow Air Service is due to return to Nome from Unalakleet today.
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-23
RECITAL TOMORROW

Mrs. StangroOm's pupils are giv- ing a Recital at the School gym. Thursday. March 2i, at P. M. All relations and friends are cor dially invited.
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-23

The Native own ITS of the Nome Douglas reindeer herd just com pleted their roundup of some two
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-23
NEWS ITEMS

Pilot Sig Wien returned Tues day am. from Fairbanks, after an all nigh; step at Koyukuk Sta ton. He had as passengers, Miss Nome (Be.ty Caikins), Jerry Roys and Pat O'Brien.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17

initiate a special class of candi-
dates in honor of John r. Kerr,
State Vice-President. The tribute
to Mr.. Kerr, a past president of
Hagerstown Aerie, will serve as
a boost toward the office of State
President, for which he is next
in line.
Nationally known members of
the order are expected to be in
attendance.
The following committees have
charge of the convention:
Housing and registration, ]. B.
Burgessor, John Grove and VIM
He'll; publicity, John Kerr, Paul
Macy and S. Calvin Mumma; re-
ception, e. w. Miller, Martin Bos-
letter, E. L. Swain, William P
Lane and Richard Duffey; decora-
tons, Sam Glessner, William Rus
sell, Harvey Wachter and H. D.
Kridler; entertainment, Charles
Swartz, G. NJ. Smith and R.
Parks; banquet, Robert Parks,
John Hartman, George Buys and
Jack Watts; program, R. V.
Schlotterbeck, Sam Reichard and
J. R. Kerr; dance. Max Smith, G.
H. Adams, Laurin Potter and Hal
lette Hartman; recreation, Chas.
Belts. A. w. Seigman, VIM. Ben
der, Harry Bennett; finance, C.
H. Adams, P. r. Hesson, R. P.
Geiger and G. Belts.
Mayor Howard w. Jackson will
formally open the convention on
Tuesday morning.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17

Mickey Rooney has become spot
news. He bit a dog! The victim
was Buck" huge st. Bernard,
appearing with Rooney, Maureen
O'Sullivan, Dennis O'Keefe and
others in Hold That Kiss" open
ing this week at the Academy,
Theatre.
In a comedy scene when the big
dog refuses to be led, Mickey had
to pick him up by the handquar-
tiers and trundle him out of the
set wheelbarrow fashion.
Buck" weighs $50 pounds.
Mickey struggled to lift him, slip
ped. fell with his face in the ami
mails shaggy coat and emerged
with a mouthful of hair.
Tell the world!' chortled Di-
rector Edwin L. Marin. Rooney
bites dog"
The scene was so humorous
that it was used in the picture.
incidentally Buck" didn't bite
back. Instead he went to cor
ner of the set and fell asleep.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17
GEO. RAFT SCORES
IN "YOU And NE"

George Raft, last seen with
SYLVIA Sidney in Pick Up" is
co-starred with the New York
born screen tragedienne again in
you and Me-" the new film that
will unreel starting Monday on
the screen of the Maryland
Theatre.
Raft, recently seen in Souls at
Sea, in which he played an en-
tirely different Characterization
from the familiar patent leather
hair, squinty-eyed mug" again
portrays a different type part
from the one that won him screen
fame in 7Scarface." He has dis
carded most of his familiar man
nerisms as a result of the acclaim
he received after his last picture
and as he puts it, is building a
new career" for himself.
In you and Me" Raft portrays
an ex-convict and casual drifter
who only awakens to his real self
in the pleading arms of the girl
VINO loves him.
Raft and Miss Sidney are en-
ployed in a large metropolitan
department store. Very much in
love with each other, he confesses
his shady past, and is humbly
grateful when she agrees to marry
him. However, what he does not
know is the fact that she is a
paroled ex-convict and thusly for
hidden the right of marriage by
the probation regulations.
Nevertheless, their married life
is ideally happy until the day
comes when he discovers the lie
Miss Sidney has been living. Bit
terly disillusioned, he returns to
his old life of crime, and it is
only by the heroic efforts of his
wife that he ESCAPES going back
to prison.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17

Teaching lovely Sigrid Gurie,
new Samuel Goldwyn discovery,
how to make love is the enviable
assignment of Gary Cooper in
The Adventures Of Marco Polo,
the rollicking adventurous 70.
nance playing at the Maryland
Theatre next Thursday, Friday
and Saturday. Gary plays the title
role, while Sigrid is 18th Cen.
fury Chinese Princess.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17
QUICK DECISION

An old Negro was taking a civil
service examination for the posi-
ton of rural mail carrier. One
of the questions asked was;
"How far is it from the earth to
the SUM-"
The old darby looked brighten.
ed and exclaimed; eff youall is
gonna put me on that route, Use
resignin' befo' I begins"
1T PAYS TO ADVERTISE
IN THE GLOBE
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17
OF
EAGLES, JUNE 81
Many VIII Attend Gathering
Here; Initiation on
Monday Evening

The Maryland State Convention
of Fraternal Order of Eagles. will
open its sessions proper here next
Tuesday morning, to continue
through Thursday On Monday
evening local Aerie No. 694 will
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17

Watch The Globe Grow!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-03
How to Clean stucco Walls

Cement stucco may be washed
without injury by the application
of water alone or water containing
cleaning materials. Ordinary dirt
may be removed by washing the
walls with water from hose and
brushing with a stiff brush. If this
does not clean it, the surface may be
scrubbed with a soap-and-water solu-
ton and then rinsed. Care must
be taken not to mar the surface. A
dashed surface may be damaged by
too much brushing. A smooth finish
may be cleaned with a solution of
muriatic acid Zone part of acid to
six or seven parts of water) applied
with broom and then rinsed, pref
erably with dilute ammonia. For
white stucco use a sulphuric acid
solution, for muriatic acid may
tinge it yellow.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-03
Why 1t Is "John Bull"
and "Brother Jonathan

Why is an Englishman known as
John Bull, and who first gave him
that nickname? Col. P. B. Arbuth-
not states that it was invented by
one of his ancestors, DR.. John Ar
buthnot, physician-in-ordinary to
Queen Anne, says London Tit-Bits
Magazine. DR.. Arbuthnot wrote q
political satire denouncing the war
with France and supporting the
peace of Utrecht. This satire he
called "The History of John Bull. "
Its hero was a bluff, kind-hearted,
bull-headed English farmer, and
this name has stuck to Englishmen
ever since.
Brother Jonathan, the nickname
for the people of the United States,
was named after Jonathan Trum-
bull, chief adviser to George Wash.
ington. When in a particularly try
ing difficulty the President was wont
to say, "Send for Brother iona
than" To consult Brother Jonathan
became a catch-phrase, and soon
was used to denote a citizen of the
United States.