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Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
BOYS STATE
HEADS CHOSEN
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Penniwell Isaacs, Greenwood
High; William Hastings, Bridgeville
High; Jack Rawlins, Seaford High (;
Lee Cordrey, laurel High; Byard
Brumbley. Delmar High; Carroll
FarlOw, Selbyville High; Donald
Long. John NJ. Clayton High for
DagsborO and Frankford; James
Short, Millsboro High: William Hit
chens. Georgetown High: Fred Reed.
Milton High; Stewart LeCate. Reho-
both High; ThortOn Shipley, Lewes
High; and Irwin Bennett, Lord Bal
timOre High of Ocean View and
Millville.
Attaches
Leo MarchlewicZ. Joseph Murphey
and Wilson Zebley, II. Fletcher
Brown Vocational High; John Hor-
lick. Carroll Poole, Tower Hill
School; Thomas J. Reese, Frank j.
ODOnnell, Robert Hare, Salesianum
High; Creighton Miller, James Ster-
ner, Alexis |. DUPONT; William To-
bin. Jack Taylor. Steven TopOvich.
Henry c. Conrad High; Arthur Helm
el. John Davis. William Proud, New
Castle High: William X. Murphy.
Stanley Zeuris. William Bailey, Del
aware City High; Henry Winchester.
Archmere School; Paul Leinheiser.
ClaymOnt High; Edward Grove.
Newark High; Frank Rudnick. Mid
dletOwn High; Leon Pierce. Leslie
Pryor. Leslie Silpath. Smyrna High.
Richard Beckett. Robert Burger.
Norman Acker. Dover High; James
Frank Thomas. Warren
Porter. Caesar Rodney High; Roland
Fred Greenly. Levi VOgel.
High.
Cornelius Melvin. Lloyd Wilcutts. !.
I.istOn Webb. FELTON, High; Hayes
Jack Williams, Milford /
High; Martin Prettyman. Ebe Rey- /
nolds. .lr.. Herbert Macutchan.
High: Charles Moore.
John Wiley. George Higgins, Nra- .
ford High; Norris Goodwin, William
Hudson. Lawrence Winbrow. Mills
loro High: George Law. Lorenzo !.
NcCabP. Selbyville High; William
Marsh. Roland Marshall. Spencer
Hart. Iewes High: Lawrence Mel
son. Bridgeville High: Joseph Eli
ut. Laurel High: William McCord.
Oelmar High: Robert Hickman,
Iohn VI. Clayton High; Lewis Pur-
veil. Georgetown High; Robert
Black. Milton High; Gilbert COnant.
2ehOhoth High, and Morris Keen,
ord Baltimore High.
Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21

all Of the important work awaiting
Its attention and Tuesday afternoon
at the close OF business 1t adjourned
until Thursday morning at 10 OF
clock. The calendar shows there are
very few Senate or House bills on
which action has not been taken
The House recess on Monday until
Thursday. 1t also has practically
cleared its calendar and members OF
Tuesday said they knew of no rea-
son why both houses could ont cOms
plete all their business so that the
session could be adjourned something
this (Friday) afternoon. April 81.
Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21

Drive carefully at all times. Re
member il is better 10 be safe than
light.
Evening star., 1939-07-08

my cousins I would show you what
real jumping is," said Danny. Il ven-
ture to say that I would jump twice
as far as you despite my small size.
I wish that cousin of mine were here
now. He would show you how to
jump"
Peter grinned good-naturedly.
Il wish he were here" said he. Il
would like to see the Mouse who can
show me anything about jumping. I
really would"
What did you say" This was a
new voice, a thin, squeaky voice,
very much like the voice of Danny
Meadow Mouse. Instead, he saw a
perfect stranger, a very neat, trim,
pretty little person.
Hello! Who are you?" exclaimed
Peter, staring very rudely.
The pretty little stranger looked
frightened. 1t was plain to see that
ne was very. very timid, more tin1id
Evening star., 1939-07-08
"Old Mother Nature gave it to him.

"Old Mother Nature gave it to him.
Where did you suppose he got it?"
broke in Danny Meadow Mouse. "By
the way. Peter, let me make you
acquainted with my cousin, Nimble-
heels. the Jumping Mouse. He is the
one I meant when I said that
wished had legs like one of my
cousins. He can show you how to
jump, Peter"
Peter looked at Nimbleheels more
closely than before and for the first
time noticed the long hind legs. He
knew right away that these meant
that Nimbleheels was a jumper. Still
Nimbleheels was such a tiny fellow
that Peter hadn't the least idea that
he could jump anything at all like
himself.
"Oh," said Peter with a very grand
air. Il have no doubt he is good
Jumper, but I hardly think he can
show me anything about jumping" !"
Evening star., 1939-07-08
Edgar Rice Burrouqhs

TRY him and see," said a new
voice. 1t was the voice of Old Mr..
Toad. TRY him and see."
1--WE dare you to! We dare you to
jumping match with little Nimble-
heels" cried the Merry Little
Breezes, dancing around Peter in
great excitement.
Timid little Nimbleheels began to
look uneasy. II don't believe I
care to jump against Peter Rabbit"
said he in his funny, squeaky voice.
"You mean you are afraid to be-
cause you know can outjump you,"
retorted Peter rather sharply. Come
on. I'm not afraid to jump with any
Mouse who thinks he can jump.
Come on and Ill show you how it is
done!"
AS he spoke, Peter glanced at Old
Mr.. Toad. There was q queer sort
OF pleased look in Mr.. Toad's beauti-
Evening star., 1939-07-08

full eyes. Peter looked at DANNY
Meadow Mouse. In Danny's eyes
was the same sort of look. Johnny
Chuck, who had come UP in time to
hear what had been said, looked as
If he were enjoying a secret joke. As
for the Merry Little Breezes, they
were dancing from pure Joy.
Slowly it began to enter Peters
head that there was a joke he didn't
understand. He began to suspect
that his boasting tongue had tripped
him up. Could it be possible that
Nimbleheels could outjump himi
Suddenly Peter somehow didn't care
about jumping. He remembered
something important to attend to in
the dear Old Brier Patch and said
he must be going.
Not until you snow Nimbleheels
how to jump" cried all his friends
mischieveously. And In spita Of all
he could do or say. Peter had to stay.
Evening star., 1939-07-08

even that Danny Meadow Mouse. de-
spite the fact that he had spoken
first. It was also plain to see that
he was relative of Danny. He was
smaller than Danny, and wore a
sleek little coat of reddish brown,
and a white waistcoat. His face was
sharp and his hands were small and
dainty. His hind legs were long,
somewhat after the manner of
Peters own hind legs, but Peter
overlooked this in his surprise at the
length of the strangers tail. You
know Peter is always interested in
tails. This was the longest, slimmest
tail for the size of the possessor that
Peter had ever seen.
Where did you get that?" he de-
manded so abruptly that the stranger
backed away hurriedly.
Where did I get what?" he
squeaked family.
THAT TAIL" replied Peter.
Evening star., 1939-07-08

clover and who should come along
looking for clover seed but Danny
Meadow Mouse. Being the best of
friends, they indulged in bit of
gossip while they lunched, Peter on
the leaves and Danny on the seeds of
the sweet clover. AS usual, Danny
admired Peters long hind legs.
Danny always had wished that he
was a jumper instead of a runner.
1T must be perfectly splendid to
be able to jump the way you can,
Peter" said he, wistfully.
EYES," said Peter carelessly, 'it is
very nice, I'm rather proud of my
jumping. I don't suppose there is
any one who lives on the ground who
can Jump as far as I can for his
size excepting my cousin Jumper the
Hare"
The twinkling little eyes of Danny
Meadow Mouse sparkled with mis-
chief. IT I had the legs Of one Of
Evening star., 1939-07-08
Solution to Yesterdays Puzzle

he has got into trouble by what he
has said, or he has been laughed at,
or has been made to feel foolish.
Peter never will forget the time his
tongue gave Danny Meadow Mouse a
chance to make him feel as foolish
as ever he has felt in all his life. No.
Peter never will forget how his
tongue tripped him up that time.
Peter had gone out on the Green
Meadows for q bite or two Of sweet
Evening star., 1939-07-08


Such tricky things as tongues can be!
Such tricky things when used in haste
] often wish did naught but taste.
You know how it is with tongues.
OF course you do. Tongues will say
things they've no business to say and
then old Mr.. Trouble is right on hand
full of business. There is nothing
In the Great World so dangerous as a
tongue used carelessly. Peter Rabbit
knows all about it. But for that
matter so do the rest of us.
Peters tongue has tripped him up
a great many times. 1t certainly
has. Of course, I don't mean that
his feet have actually been tripped
BY his tongue. Peters tongue isn't
long enough for that. AS matter
Of fact, Peters tongue isn't very
long. 1t isn't long enough for him
to let it hang out of his mouth as
Reddy Fox can his, or Bowser the
Hound can his.
When say that Peters tongue has
tripped him up, that is Just a way
Of speaking. 1t means simply that
Evening star., 1939-07-08
Bedtime Stories
READY TO GO
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

alas! Alas! Woe. woe is mel
Such tricky things as tongues can be!
Such tricky things when used in haste
] often wish did naught but taste.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-20
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

emergencies occur at high
speeds the drivers are not
equal to the occasion and the
result is a serious or fatal
accident. Another type of
accident which is indicative
of high speeds are the fixed
objects and non-collision acct
dents. 1t will be noted that
during the past month 6 out
of the IL fatal accidents were
Of this type. In these cases
the drivers lost control of
their car in the face of an
emergency and turned over
or struck some fixed object
such as telegraph poles, trees,
head walls, etc. In these
instances it is purely high
speed that causes first the
accident, and second the IA
tality, and the higher the
speed the more serious the
accident.
Pedestrian fatalities have
increased so far this year
with 26 of the 48 persons
killed, or $40, being pedes-
TRANS. According to this
ratio the motorist is begin
ming to learn how to control
his car for his own safety,
but the pedestrian has not
learned to respect the drivers
limitations. It is absolutely
impossible for a driver to
stop his car in a COMPARE
lively few feet when a pedes-
trian suddenly darts across
the road from in back of a
parked car.
However, we realize that
there will always be fatal
accidents over which we have
no control, but it is gratify-
ing to note the continued re-
duction in fatalities, and we
hope that this reduction will
continue throughout the year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-20

Fatal auto accidents are
bound to occur while our
roads lack width and other
highway engineering features
which tend to promote safe
driving. Only two counties
in Maryland so far this year
show perfectly clean records.
Charles and Calvert, with a
limited mileage Of improved
roads, have not reported a
fatal accident during the first
three months of 1889.
Traffic accidents took a
toll of 48 lives during the
first three months of this
year outside of Baltimore
City. This represents a re-
duction of Is deaths or
21.3% over the same period
for last year. While this re-
ductiOn is not as good as the
37.8% reduction Of 1888 over
1887, it is still gratifying.
This continued reduction is
evidence that the public is
still accident conscious. How
ever, due to tine increase in
traffic fatalities in Baltimore
City during the first three
months of this year this re-
duction has been cut down to
only $40 for the entire
State.
The mature, experienced
drivers are still responsible
for the majority of the acct
dents with SO out of the 48
drivers involved in fatal acct
dents having had over 5
years driving experience.
Clear days and dry straight
roads are still experiencing
the majority of the more
serious and fatal accidents.
Clear weather and dry
straight roads are conducive
to high speeds, and when
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-20
BE UNDER CONTROL

The constant chatter from
foreign and home shores re-
garding the subject of re-
armament and protection, is
growing more pronounced
week by week. There is
.afoot, all sorts of expendi-
lures for appropriations for
army and navy. The talk and
figures run into the billions
of dollars. We are not con-
demning such a program
where need of protection is
clearly indicated. But often
fear causes us to lose our
heads. When you speak in
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-20

terms of millions and bill
lions, that is a lot of money
in our way of thinking. And
when you pursue the subject
further you will realize that
there is one place this money
must come from-you, the
taxpayer. There is mention
of a super dreadnaught, the
largest of all warships, which
would cost in the neighbor-
hood of one hundred million
dollars. That is a lot of
money in any pocketbook.
Let us bear in mind that
sense and cents go hand in
hand.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-20
THE GERMAN YOUNG

In keeping abreast with
new ideas of Herr Hitler, it
is of interest to note his
tactics in educating the
young in Germany. From the
earliest age the child walks
and talks war. Every new
born boy whose father is a
member of German Storm
Troops is given a shining
dagger. Father keeps the
dagger until the boys are old
enough to join the Hitler
Youth Movement and can
wear it. In schools the child
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-20

is taught that 2 and 2 bombs
make four. The first picture
book is entitled, "Trust Not
the Fox on His Green Nor
the Jew on His Oath. Glass
hatred is encouraged. Ger
man education is based on
Hitler's "Mein Kampf' which
he has ordered that every
child be taught. Children
play with guns and are
taught to shoot as soon as
old enough to hold a rife. We
still consider the All Clubs
are more our style!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-20
BE POLITE

There has been all sorts
of movements in Congress
and some are good and some
are bad. But some are rather
silly. The fact that one of
the most recent meetings
called forth a word of pro-
test by a Senator when the
word kids" appeared in an
official record. He asked
that it might be struck out
and tells that there is an
active movement afoot to
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-20

Read where a man has
been delivering and collecting
laundry for 49 years without
an interruption. Who said
that laundries are hard on
clothes?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-20

abolish the word ''kids"
when relating to children. 1t
is a distasteful word to
many and we can't say that
we prefer it to youngsters"
or "tots." But have you ever
noticed a man say kids"
when referring to his own
children and there will be
such love and affection rang
ing in his voice that it takes
away any sound that would
be disrespectful?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-20

The home that had a what
not in the corner, in the old
days, and had strange things
on it, has a radio in the cor
ner today, and gets strange
things on it, too.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-20
Never Before Has the Nation
Had Such a Gigantic Debt

It can not be construed otherwise.
Never before in our history has the
nation had such a gigantic debt, a
debt of more than 40 billion dollars.
Never before have the states or the
cities or the counties had such debts,
where their state constitutions per-
init creation of debt, as they have
today. do not know of anyone who
can give accurate figures on the
debts of governments of states, cit
les, and counties. It is tremendous
sum. They have danced, and they,
too, must pay their fiddler.
In the lush days when most folks
were working and there was good
business, the taxes rolled in and
there was little or no thought about
spending money for new roads, new
post offices, new county courthouses,
new city halls, new bridges and so
on. Money was spent rather lib
orally in those days. There were
bonds sold, and the proponents cam
paigned for bond issues in a big
way. They said, in effect, saw
come on and vote these bonds. We
can pay them off over 20 years and
the little teeny added tax won't
hurt" 1t probably did not hurt. in
those days. But there came the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-20
Blessed Dav

Blessed is the day whose morn
ing is sanctifiedI Successful is the
day whose first victory is won py
prayerl Holy is the day whose
dawn finds thee on the top OF inc
mountl-Joseph Parker.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-20

WASHINGTON decisions
as rule are difficult things for lay
men to understand. True, most ev-
eryone who hears or reads an opin-
ion by learned justice will know
what the result is-whether one side
or the other wins. But, generally
speaking, the public as whole fails
to understand the full importance
of a decision. It is not their fault.
Comparatively few persons are
trained in law, and good many Of
those only believe themselves to be
lawyers.
For that reason, as well as the
fact that many persons do not have
the time or the opportunity to exam
inc court decisions, I have been won
dering whether it is clear exactly
what happened when Mr.. Justice
Stone recently read the decision in
the case involving taxation of fed
eral and state employees. No doubt,
most persons realized that Justice
Stone had ruled there can be taxa
ton of the salaries of federal employ
ees by state governments and that
the federal government may tax the
salaries of state officials and employ
ees and employees of lesser govern
ments like cities and counties. But
there is more to the ruling than the
simple statement just made, very
much more.
AS matter of fact, / believe that
those who were privileged to listen
to Justice Stone that day heard an
opinion that is going to go a long
way in changing the course of gov
eminent from the federal govern
ment down to the lowliest township.
think frankly that it will be sew
eral years before the full force and
effect Of that decision will be ex-
erted, both nationally and locally,
but am definitely convinced that it
will be felt and that it will have inn
portant effects upon governmental
policies.
And beyond that, the decision told
another story. 1t told the story that
our national, state and local govern
ments are hard up for tax sources.
1t actually shouted to all who would
listen: boys and girls, your spending
dance is over; now, it's time to pay
| the fiddler.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-20

The fellow who talks about
the country he came from
being better than the u. s.
can always find a boat trav-
cling both ways.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-20

With styles as they are
today, we can hardly accuse
a girl of putting everything
she has on her back!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-20

For companionship on an island we
would prefer man who knew nothing
to fellow who knew everything.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-20

One of the ironical facts is that al
most everybody who has any income
is able to save money in hard times.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-20

Only one dog in hundred can ac-
cept a little petting without n aking
a nuisance of himself.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-20
THIS IN THAT

The man who advocates a
dictator, figures on him die
tating to somebody else.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-20
What Effect Will Additional
Taxes Haze on Jobholders?

Very important also, in my opin-.
ion, is the effect this additional tax
will have upon the mind of the job
holder. You know, jobholder very
frequently is most willing, even anx-
ious, to spend the taxpayers money.
It is one way by which he can curry
favor, make votes for himself. I
have a feeling that many of those
jobholders are going to stop and
think a wee bit more. He may DOS
sibly stop to think how much it will
take out of his pocketbook. That
ought to be helpful, because it ought
to reduce the number of flannel
mouths going about the county or
district, shouting for another bond
issue before the ink on the last one
gets dry. One of the results, there
fore, possibly may be to cause that
type of public official and advocate
of Improvement" to favor living
within the income of tax receipts,
To make it complete, now, we
ought to have the same kind of re-
ciprocal taxation of income from
federal bonds and bonds issued by
state and local governments and
their agencies. Mr.. Roosevelt has
said he believes these can be taxed
that is, those to be issued in the
future-under present laws. Some
very fine legal minds in congress
believe, on the other hand, that ere
alton of such a taxing right will re-
quire amendment of the Constitu-
ton. In any event, it ought to be
done for the good of the country.
There can be no doubt in the mind
Of anybody that "tax free" bonds
sell like hot cakes. They bring bet
ter prices than bonds of industrial
corporations and the like, because
the interest from those bonds must
bear its fair share of tax.
9 Western Newspaper Union.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-20

depression and there came 10 mil
lion men out of work, and there
came the worst business in a half
century. Then, that teeny little bit
of tax did hurt. The taxpayers
weren't paying taxes, because they
had no money to pay them.
There was, however, a debt. The
destitute had to be fed and clothed.
First, the local authorities did it;
then the states and then the days Of
the real dance began. Billions upon
billions were poured out of the fed
eral treasury to be used for feed
ing and clothing and housing those
whom the states and cities had
cared for, but could care for no
longer. And up zoomed the national
debt. 1t was about 16 billions to
start with because only billions of
the World war debt had been paid
off. Since the taxes were not bring
ing in enough money, the federal
treasury borrowed and borrowed
some more.
NouU, They're Seeking Money
To Pay Their Fiddlers
Now, the time has come to begin
paying off the debts. The states
and the cities and the counties have
been looking for money to pay their
fiddlers. The national government
has been looking for money to pay its
fiddlers. Each unit of government
has had to look around for new
spots, new things, to tax. Taxes
are as high as can be regarded as
productive in many of the usual
ways of taxation. So, where shall
we turn? was the question.
President Roosevelt has believed
for long time that it was rather
silly that officers and employees of
the federal government should not
be taxed by their home states. He
has believed, too, that the federal
government should have the right to
tax the income Of those who were
held to be exempt from income tax
alton because they worked for a
state government, or city govern
ment or a county government. or
some agency of those governments
Likewise, Mr.. Roosevelt has con-
tended that income from federal
bonds and income from bonds issued
by state and local governments and
school districts and drainage dis
tricts and irrigation districts should
be taxable. SHe has thus far been
unable to accomplish anything in
this direction, and the matter was
not before the court. It, therefore,
did not figure in Justice Stones opin.
ION. Sometime, such taxation NAV
be brought about. hope so, any
way, because it is a proper subject
OF taxation, it seems to me.
But to get down to another direct
result of the Stone ruling which, by
the way, was supported by seven Of
the nine justices of the highest court.
Pay of Federal Employees
Tax Exempt for So Years
For the last SO years, the nav O,
any federal official or employee
could not be taxed in any form by
any state or local government. Ot
course, there was no income tax
during most of that time, either ma.
tional or state, and during most Of
that time, as well, there was not the
press for government revenue thai
now obtains. But, to repeat, for s.
years state or local governments
could not touch the pay of a fed.
eral worker, nor could the fedora
government touch the pay of state