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The Omaha guide., 1939-07-29
DEATHS DOWN

The fact, announced by the Census
Bureau, that the national death rate
last year, 1916 per 1000, was the low
est in the country's history is good
news, of course.
One must recognize, however, that
some of the factors contributing to the
happy result were derived in various
ways from depressed business condi-
tons and therefore are temporary. Re-
duced driving in bad times may lower
the auto death rate, for example, and
reduced exposure on account of unem-
ployment lowers the pneumonia toll
among outdoor workers. In other more
obscure ways also, bad business inn
proves health, temporarily. There has
been a definite relationship between
business volume and the death rate
throughout the depression years.
Thus the fact that 1885 death
rate was very low a~ttests, in part, only
that the year was n OF poor busln-
esS.
That definite gains were made for
longevity, nevertheless, is evident in
the circumstance that 1885 rate was
lower ever than hat of 1888, an incom-
parably worse business year. The 1888
rate of 1917 per 1000 had been the
previous record low.
One factor responsible for the
1888 record is a source of deep salts
faction. This was the further lowering
of the mortality rate for infants, which
also set a new all time record. In some
part it may be supposed the saving of
infant lives also must be traced to the
depression with it's intensification of
social service work among the very
poor.
The Omaha guide., 1939-07-29
LAUGH!

When the laugh is on you, laugh with
the rest or some passing student OF
science will put you down as being of
no intelligence; that is if he belongs to
the same school of thought as Profess
sOr Gaum, of Rutgers College.
According to this school, the ability
to laugh at oneself is proof of intelli-
gence. Not all who laugh at them
selves are intelligent, mark you, but
none who can't are.
The Omaha guide., 1939-07-29

Vacationing; Travelling some distance
from home to work harder than usual
without pay.
Another way to overcome insomnia is
to eat a heavy lunch and have the boss
leave for the afternoon.
1t seems that races living on fish and
the organs Of land animals have the
best teeth, but what good are they.
"A great drouth is predicted for
the year 1866" We have every conf
dence that Mr.. Roosevelt will have a
plan when the time comes.
Imagination ruins you. If you can
lick the world in your day dreams,
there is n. incentive to lick it any other
way.
The mere outbreak of war would
be the last of Hitler, says a dreamer.
The question is whether Adelph will
see it through to the bitter beginning.
Psychiatrists who look over Tony
Galento seem vague as to their find
ings. Recalling psychologist, hired by
a big league nine to study one of its
pitching stars. After six months he had
found nothing on which to work.
The Omaha guide., 1939-07-29

Some business cdncerrs like the
idea of spending q lot of mi ney all
at once on ADVERTISE ing and tn an they
retire from public view, and Rake no
effort tc reach the public for a long
time. 49,.
A big splurge in advertising once
in a while helps out a lot. But The most
effective advertising is the regular
kind that has something new to say
to the public every few days. When a
store reminds the public that it is
doing business and is alert and awake,
it has accomplished the first purpose of
advertising.
If a concern does some advertising
regularly, even if it is not much, the
public is constantly reminded of its
service, and that concern is going to
get business.
The Omaha guide., 1939-07-29

But telling it all in the first para
graph doesn't save the readers time
if he must read it three times to find
out what it means.
An Old Timer is one who can re-
member when Fourth of July frecrac-
kers killed as many celebrators as
automobiles now do in an off day.
A man isn't old until he begins to
realize that another days delay doesn't
matter.
Easy way to fail: Spend your time
stead of a way to deserve it.
The Omaha guide., 1939-07-29

of the contest, The Pilgrim Home Off
ice will hold "Open House. at which
time all policyholders and friends Of the
company are invited to visit and in
spect the buildings and the type of
work being done. There will be a
enirs for each visitor. The home office
is located at the corner of Marbury
and Gwinnett streets.
The Omaha guide., 1939-07-29

Here is a test which pretty definite
~ fixes the mental caliber of the poll
ticians. No politician can laugh at him
self, although al, when they do not
have the taxpayers crashing their
teeth, have the ~populace doubled up
with laughter. There is nothing so
funny as a man possessed of an exag-
gerated sense of his own Importance,
%infallibility and indispensability.
1t is the intelligent thing to laugh if
you slip ON a banana peel or push your
eye into a doar and survive, unless per-
chance your friends can get a good
laugh out of your embarrassment and
agony. Of course, slipping IN a ba-
mana peel and running into doors are
not very intelligent things to do.
The Omaha guide., 1939-07-29

PILGRIM BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

Prior to May 2, 1893, Solomon w.
Walker, now President of The Pilgrim
Health and Life Insurance Company,
who was at one time a mere youth,
working as a delivery boy for a gro
cery store, had made inquiries at TO the
reason why there were no Negroes col
lecting the premiums paid by Negroes
r. the numerous Nordic-managed IN
a companies then operating IN
AUGUSTA. Ga. He learned that 1t was
considered all but impossible for Ne
proes to handle we'll a "whlte-collarN
lob. But young Walker felt differently,
ana, after learning surreptitlously
from white agents what he felt would
be fundamental in founding a venture
of his own, he soon stimulated the INA
apination of other ser1ous-mlnded
youth and launched on May z, 1898,
what was then known as The Pilgrim
Benevolent Society, under a Richmond
County charter. This charter cost S25
anG was paid for on the installment
plan out bf the meagre earnings OF
young Walker, still working as a
delivery boy. Along with Mr.. Walker
in these courage-testing, pioneering
DAYS were the other founders, who
were: w. S. Hornsby, who is now First
Vice President and General Manager,
in which latter capacity he has ably
served since the Company's humble
beginning the late T. j. Walker broth
err of S. w. Walker, who served as Sec
retary-Treasurer from the beginning
of the Company until his death in De-
cember, 1896; J. C. Collier, M. D.; the
late Rev. T. J. Hornsby, father of W. S.
Hornsby, who was the company's first
President and who was a stabilizing in
fIuence and moral support to the young
business pioneers. ..'h "a 49, v@.,
f1ktt-.. Rapid Growth
From these humble beginnings Inc
Pilgrim Health and Life Insurance
Company has risen to its present place
of high esteem in the field of life insur-
ance. In 1905, upon depositing $4,000
in the Georgia State Treasury, The
Pilgrim Benevolent Society blessomed
into The Pilgrim Health and Life In
Company. Several smaller
companies and societies cast their lot
with Pilgrim, feeling that in union
there is strength. In 1880 the Ordinary
Department was added and Pilgrim be-
came an Old Line Legal Reserve Life
Insurance Company. Any reputable
banker or accountant, after Analysing
the financial statement of the compa-
nv. will attest to the company's safety
and security. The Pilgrim boasts to-
tai assets, 1908, 1855; capital and sur
plus. S159, 1884; stocks and bonds,
S761, 1884. SO; income for 1893, $1,e27,-
1O3.O6; number of employees, SIC, and
operates in Georgia, Alabama, and
South Carolina.
The Augusta branch office, under S.
M. Jenkins, district manages rs ofBer-
ing to its personnel two free trips to
the New York Worlds Fair with all
expenses paid, as prizes in a 4hst anni-
oop+ac+ I,111y 81 tha los Waak
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-10
"JESSE JAMES" AT
REESE THEATER

The Reese Theater is fast becOm-
ing the family theater of the Shore
According to Mr.. Harrington, the
Reese has practically doubled the
family admissions in the past seven
months. In explanation, he states
that it's got to be quite the thing for
one family to extend an invitation to
another family to take a short ride
and spend the remainder of the eve
ming at the theater. Courtesy, COM
fort and the last word in sound and
projection are always at the disposal
of Delaware and Maryland theater
! fans.
An anniversary program is listed
! for the coming week, when several
of the super hits of the season will
be shown.
On Thursday and Friday, March
and 10. Frederis March and Eir-
ginia Bruce appear in their latest hit,
There Goes My Heart" Walt Dis
. ney's Ferdinand the Bull' as added.
Weekend fans are going to have
enjoyment plus, as Tommy Kelly ap-
pears in "Peck's Bad Boy at The
Circus" on Saturday. March IL. Sid
ney TOler appears as Charlie Chan.
the second feature. entitled Charlie
Chan in Honolulu"
The spectacular Jesse James"
opens at this theater with a midnight
show Sunday, continuing Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday. Tyrone
Power. Henry Fonda. Nancy Kelly
and Randolph Scott head great cast
of players in this much -heralded pro-
duction.
Directly following the engagement
of Jesse James, one of the out
standing productions of all time is
scheduled for showing Thursday and
Friday, March 16 and Il. "Gunga
Din" is the attraction. and features
such stars as Cary Grant, Victor
McLaglen. Douglas Fairbanks. Jr.,
and Joan Fontaine. "Gunga Din" is
staged on a scale that beggars de-
oarintiOn
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-10
MILFORD p. T. 4. NOTES

A large number of parents, tea
cher and friends were present for
the March meeting of the Milford
Parent-Teacher Association in the
high school ON Wednesday evening.
A short business meeting preceded
the program. The vice president, c.
Curtis Williams, presided. Coach FL
liott gave an exhibition Of Health
and Physical Education" dividing
the exhibit in two parts. The first
part included marching, Danish
gymnastics, and an example Of the
first twenty minutes of a physical
education period. The second part
was of an informal nature, tumbling
and stunts comprising the exercises.
The final number was Opening OF
a Rose" These were all done by 80
girls. George Ayres. of Dover. of the
State Department of Physical Edu-
cation was present and spoke. A
drive for membership was decided
upon. The last day for the drive be-
ing March 81. The date for the an
nual State convention to be held in
Delmar was announced as April IS.
Delegates will be elected at the
April meeting to represent the local
association.
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-10
KENT POULTRYMEN
FORM LOCAL GROUPS
tcOntinued from Firs' esSe,

NCOnLinucd IEOn rlts- TN8cI
forming these local associations
The poultry raisers in the northern
section of Kent county will meet in
the John Bassett Moore School in
Smyrna on Monday evening, March
20, to consider plans for an organi-
cation in order that they may be
represented at a Statewide confer
ence OF local chairmen 10 be held in
Dover the last of this month.
At each of these community meet
ings II. l.. Richardson, poultry spe-
cialist at the University of Delaware.
discussed the subjects of broOding
chicks. types of brooders and range
and range shelters for rearing poul-
try. These meetings were attended
also by Fl. r. Baker, poultry disease
pathologist for the State Board of
Agriculture, who answered many
questions concerning the prevention
and control of poultry diseases, and
who is cooperating with the extern
sion service in this poultry i'm
provement program.
The Camden-Wyoming local poul-
try association, which includes also
poultry raisers in the Dover. Wood
side and Viola areas, for the coming
year will be conducted under the
leadership of President George NJ.
Bringhurst and Secretary Paul NJ.
Hodgson, vocational agriculture in
structor at the Caesar Rodney
School. B. B. Chase, W. H. Richter
and Charles C. Marker were elected
members of the advisory committee
TO assist the officers of the associa-
tion.
Officers of the local poultry asso-
citation in Hartly are L. B. Bloom,
president. and Ernest Smith, secre-
tary, with an advisory committee
consisting of Jacob Blechman, Anton
Vodvarka and Joseph Dane. The
Camden-Wyoming group has held
one additional discussion meeting,
and the Hartly poultrymen are plan
ming for another meeting in the near
future,
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-10
3 FRANCHISES SWITCHED
IN EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE

The Eastern Shore Baseball Lea
gue's directors awarded the Centre
willie franchise to the Queen Anne's
County Sports Activities Association,
Inc, new group formed to take over
the team after its enforcement from
the National League Phillies.
The Philadelphia club cut on the
Centreville outfit after providing
players and making up $4,000
deficit for two years.
The league voted to assess the
new ownership of the Easton club a
sum equal to one-eighth OF the ST.
700 now in the league treasury.
A like amount will be paid to Geo.
DOC" Jacobs, former Easton owner
and manager who was suspended
from the league by baseball Com
missioner X. NJ. Landis for secret
deal in which he sold the franchise
to Brooklyn.
Judge Landis ruled the franchise
should go to a group of Easton
sportsmen.
The directors made several
changes in the proposed 1889 play
ing schedule.
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-10
MUSICAL HELD MONDAY
AT NEW CENTURY CLUB
tcontlnued from First Pager
ROndO CapriciOsO-Me -MendelssOhn


ROndO -MendelssOhn
Agnes LasZlO. piano.
Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes
Mozart.
Margery JamOn, cOntraltO.
An informal reception followed
the program. when many Of the MEM
bers congratulated the artists and
Mrs. Grier for the fine entertain
ment
Next week will he Business and
Social Day. Mrs. August FaiX. chair
man Of program, has planned other
items Of interest in conjunction with
the monthly book report given by
Miss Edith Simpson.
March 20 is the date for the visit of
the State president. Mrs. L. Mulford
Taylor. of Wilmington. A covered
dish luncheon will bring the MEM
bers together at one, which will be
followed by the regular meeting. The
club now has one hundred and four
teen members and il would be the
best day for all Ia be present. Mrs.
TAYLOR has requested that each mem
ber pin her name on. so that she may
identify each one. To-day the ten
chairmen of the groups of members
will meet at three with the ways
and means chairman. Mrs. j. Lynn
Pratt. for a conference.
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-10
FASHION REVUE MARCH I6, 1899

| MatrOns, maids and children are
| included in the models for the second
annual fashion revue. sponsored by
! the Braun Specially Shop. to be
given in the memorial hall for the
benefit of the NJ. p. Church, George
town. The models will show the
newest in spring and summer attire.
Models will be MesdameS Clara HOl-
son, Velma Hayman. Madelyn Tram
nell, Beatrice Travis. Marie Jones,
Ruth Murray. and Misses Myrtle Ell
lingsworth. Hazel McCauley. Thelma
Townsend. Evelyn Morgan, Irene
Faucet. Louise COlbOnrn, Jane Hud
son. Ida Mae Russell. Myrna Booth.
Betty Baer. from Georgetown: Miss
Ann Lank from Milton, Miss Kitty
TOppin of RehOboth; Miss Paula
Hastings of Delmar. Children: Isa-
belle Short. Hester Ann Butz, Vir-
ginia Lee Graves, Mary Louise Pep
per, Polly Keeler, Betty Marvel, Eva
Lynn Barr. Donald Penuel, Howard
Abbott. Dick Braunfeld, Linden Nc
Ilvaine.
A fine program has been arranged
by Mrs. Holson and her committee.
James Locates and his Chuck Wagon
hoys, prominent for radio work, will
entertain with many favorite songs.
The two little Lynch Boys. Outstand-
ing dancers. will be with us again;
then a sweetheart number by James
Locates and Beatrice Travis, with six
young ladies in evening gowns, each
with an escort. will be a special
number, and tap dancing by Lyle
McCauley.
Since no fashion show is COM
plete without u bridal party, Mrs.
Irwin Murray, a bride of this season,
will model her wedding gown. Other
members of the bridal party will be
groom, James GOslee; maid-of-honor,
Evelyn Morgan; best man, James
Hayman; bridesmaids, Marian Muir
ray, Betty Baer; flower girl, Polly
Keller; ring-bearer. Howard Abbott.
Pages, Ann Lynch and Virginia Lee
Graves. Mothers, Mrs. A. ]. Murray
and Mrs. HOlsOn; father, Thayer
Royal.
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-10
Thirty Years Ago
Taken from the 1909 Files Of
the Milford Chronicle

Theodore Hammond, p. S. Meeker
and Adrain Woodruff left on Wednes-
day for a cunning trip on Rehoboth
Bay.
Miss May Vinyard HolcOmbe was
in Washington last week, and attend
ed the inaugural ball. the guest of
her uncle. Congressman N. B. Thistle
wood. of Illinois. Miss Holcombe
left Baltimore, Tuesday for Eliza
beth City, \. c.
John F. Abbott, a grandson of
George c. Abbott of this town, has
set a good example for other young
men of Milford to follow by enlisting
in the United States Navy. He was
on Friday last taken from the League
Island Navy Yard in Philadelphia
and sent to the U. S. Training Ship
Frankford at Norfolk, Va. to begin
his five years term as blue jacket.
o.
DIR. G. w. Marshall and son, Will
liam, Jr.. attended the Inauguration
of President Taft, returning home on
Saturday.
o.
Charles G. Prettyman has taken
out permit to build a residence on
his lot on South Walnut street, ad-
joining the residences of John B.
Smith and Mark L. Davis.
o.
A permit was issued by order of
Town Council this week to the con-
tractors for the new postoffice, Lynch
Bros. of Philadelphia. Excavating
for the cellar and foundations COM
menced last Monday.
o.
Judge George Gray will be one of
the speakers at a meeting to be held
in New York City in memory of Gro
YER Cleveland on Thursday evening.
March 18th, the seventy-second anni-
versary of his birth. The exercises
will be held in the great hall of the
City College. Mayor Mcclellan will
preside. and aside from Judge Gray
addresses will be made by Senator
Root and Governor Hughes.
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-10
Milford Grange News

The first "NeighhOr's Night" Of
the series was held last Saturday
evening. and was 4 most successful
affair. Nearly two hundred people
gathered in the hall. every Grange in
Sussex county being represented
with the exception of two. There
we're also some welcome visitors
from Kent. The jolly program which
was brought by Midland Grange was
very well rendered and much en-
jOyed. Columbia Grange officers pre-
sided. and Milford Grange served re-
freshments. The next Neighbors'
night will he held with Columbia
Grange. on April Z. Sussex Pomona
will meet March l6 at CoOlspring.
Next Saturday night health pro-
gram will be given. with music and
other items. A guest speaker is ex-
pected to be present. whose message
will be of helpful interest. Come.
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-10
CHURCH AT SHAWNEE
HAS BEEN RAZED

The Shawnee NJ. p. Church which
was built "A years ago and popular
during the horse and buggy" is be-
ing razed.
1t was built in the thickly settled
district known as Shawnee, Just
southwest of Milford. and at that
time met the demand for place OF
worship in this rural section.
This church has been the scene OF
many large revival meetings. In its
early history it was largely attend
ed by persons in that section who
thought that Milford was too far to
drive OH Sunday, especially to at
tend several services day. How
ever, since the advent of good roads
and automobiles the attendance has
gradually dwindled until four years
ago when regular services were
abandoned.
The church was built on land do
mated with the provision that it was
the property of the church as long
as services in il were held. In order
to hold the lease a service was held
in the church at least once year,
since the regular services were dis
continued.
AS most of the congregation drifted
to Milford. it was deemed necessary
to sell the church. and discontinue
the once-a-year service.
The church is being dismantled
and will be moved away by a pur-
chaser. The ground will be returned
to its former owner. Mrs. George
McNatt, and become part of the
McNatt farm.
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-10
STATE BROILER BUSINESS
RISES TO 8 MILLION MARK

Delaware's brOiler industry was
termed the states greatest cash
crop. producing income of $9,07S.7l7
in 1898, Tuesday by G. L. Soper, di-
rector of the Bureau of Markets.
A bureau tabulation of live and
dressed poultry weighed at the
Georgetown highway scales between
Jan. and Dec. 81. he said. showed: :
Live poultry 937,S7O crates aver
aging 20 birds per crate or lS.757, 400
birds.
Dressed poultry. S.O79 barrels at
IS birds per barrel or 605,925; also,
1867 crates of dressed poultry. sc
birds per crate. or Sc. f12 birds. Total
number of live and dressed birds.
19.419.737. BY estimating the aver
age weight to be 2 "a pounds per
bird. the production in terms OF
rounds was 53.4O4.277. which at II
cents per pound makes the value
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-10
High School Assembly

The weekly program at the High
School Assembly on Wednesday was
arranged by Mr.. Lupien. and was
as follows:
Hymn. Softly Now the Light Of
Day.
Bible Reading. 7th chapter of Mat
thew -Ruthann Tease.
Lords Prayer
Patriotic Song. -Spangled
Banner.
Flag Salute, led by David Stills.
Song. Out of the Deep.
Repetition of Ammonia Fountain
Experiment Tom Palmer and Paul
Belts.
Play in French. Second Paris In
terlude"-TOm Palmer, Earl Will
liams, Norma Hollis. Eleanor Nor
ris and Bernard Clements.
School Song. in recognition of an
undefeated boys basketball team for
the past two years
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-10
Local And State NelUs

Schoolboys will take over Della
wares government this year May
and 6, according to tentative plans
for Boys State" sponsored by the
American Legion.
-
The Cokesbury All Club will spon-
sor a movie and bingo party to be
held in the Nanticoke Community
Hall on Wednesday evening. March
Is. Everybody welcome.
-
The w. C. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Emma Roach, East Front
street. Tuesday evening, March II,
1899, at 1880. Text word: "Remem-
ber". Annual dues will be received
at this meeting.
The Kings Daughters will have
a card pparty at the home of the
treasurer, Miss Elizabeth ID. Riggs.
on Wednesday. March Is, at p. M.
The tickets are IS cents. Chinese
checkers will also be arranged for.
-
The MillwoOd Homemakers Club
held their regular monthly meet last
Wednesday. March l. with a very
good attendance. Miss Darrell. our
leader. was present and gave an in
teresting talk on beautifying kitch-
ems and making them a more con-
venient place to work, showing as
many useful and pretty pieces of
equipment. A trip to the Philadel-
nhia Flower Show. March 81. was
also decided. After a very pleasant
afternoon the meeting adjourned to
meet April 8.
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-10

The Philadelphia Flower Show in
the Commercial Museum, Philadel-
rhia, will have Monday, March 90
set aside as Delaware Day.
-
There will be a spring musical al
St. Paul's NJ. E. Church in Milford
on Friday evening, March II, at 9
p. m. The admission will be 25c.
o.
The Women's Democratic Club OF
Milford will meet at the home Of Mrs.
Mildred Hoey, this Friday evening.
March 10, at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Jessie
Phillips will be the speaker.
Milford Neck Ladies' Aid will have
a covered dish supper in the church,
Friday evening, March 10. at $3.50.
Adults 25c. children 15c. We need
your cooperation. Benefit minister's
salary.
The ladies Of MillwoOd are having
o covered dish luncheon Wednesday
evening. March Is, at $50, in the
MillwoOd Hall. Adults 25c. children
lOc. Come one and all and bring a
covered dish and partake in all the
good eats. Also bring your plate and
silver.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Ray
mOnd Reynolds Post, No. 1881, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars. will hold a
bingO party at their hall, formerly
known as Red Mems Hall in Ellen
dale. at p M, March Is. Admis-
sion 25c. Door prize and free re-
freshments.