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Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
1T SMELLS Rad

The unpleasant Odor that has sur
rounded relief activities in many
| states has at last reached the sensi-
tive nose of Congress. AS Newsweek
phrased it recently. "the uprOarious
House began wholesale overhaul
ing of the entire relief system"
First step in this overhauling was
to cut the proposed appropriation of
$S75. 100000 TO be spent up to June
30 by the WPA. to $725. 100000 Then
the House tackled on Il number of
salutary amendments to the hill. in
Guiding structures lenying WPA re-
lief payment to aliens. denying WPA
money To any person attempting to
influence the political opinion of an
other. and making il illegal for
WPA supervisor to bring political
pressure on those beneath him. Ii
is 4. significant fact that not far
from half the Democrats in the
House. as well as the majority of
Republicans, supported these meas
ures to cleanse and make more eco
nomical the handling of relief.
There is ample evidence to sup
port the statement that the public
has become sickened OF too much
politics in relief administration 1t
feels that maximum economy is es-
sential if the business of providing
for the jObless isn't to bankrupt
those who still have jobs.
II is believed by persons in close
touch with conditions, that untold
millions of dollars could be saved
annually simply by divorcing relief
from politics. waste, excessive bu-
reaucracy and red tape-without re-
Gucing the scale of living of the re-
lief beneficiary. Here is one place
where the tremendous tax drain on
the national income can he lessened. |
Congress is TO he congratulated for |
starting to fumigate and sweeten |
the Odor around relief activities. But |
don't stop there-cut deeper.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
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A tabulation shows that in 1897
the farmers of Sussex used soil
building practices on S5,737 acres
compared with 29,322 acres in 1896.
and the percentage of crop land in
soil conserving crops in 1887 was
$3.50 whereas in 1886 it was 24.1%.
The average farm had about II acres
in soil conserving crops in 1887 and
1873 acres in 1886.
These figures show that our far
mers are beginning to think in
terms of soil improvement in an Or
ganiZed method. Never before have
groups of farmers met for the pur-
pose of discussing methods of i'm
proving and conserving the soils,
which might be called the factory
from which they obtain their living.
II is a well known fact that a fac
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
HIGHEST FIRE LOSSES IN YEARS

The fire demon is on the rampage
in America. Losses are highest i'll
five years. More homes are going
up in smoke. More business estab-
lishments are giving up to their arch
enemy-fire. And this means that
more workmen are losing their jobs.
In eight of the twelve months of
the past year there was definite
increase in the fire losses. For 1888.
the National Board OF Fire Under
writer's reports an increase of more
than $l7.000.000 over 1897. This is
a serious rise in the nations fire
waste-all the more serious because
the record shows more rapid gain
in loss in recent months.
Everyone hears of the fire tragedies
that wipe out whole families and
cause such terrible suffering. What
they apparently do not realize is that
these unfortunate happenings are
multiplied throughout all of America
until the annual toll of fire in hui
man lives reaches 10000 with double
that number seriously injured! What
q price to pay for carelessness and
lack of information about common
fire dangers.
With such a record. no one has
the right to think that fire will never
reach them or their loved ones. Take
steps to banish this destructive force
before it is too late. The best way
is through information and eternal
vigilance. Search out the fire dan
gers in your home and place of bus
mess and eliminate them. Then be
on guard continually.
In this way America can stop the
increase in fire losses-both in lives
and property.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
WHEAT GROWERS SHOULD
REPORT CROP DAMAGE

aged crop. In both cases, after the
adjustment of the loss the grower
may put the land to other use
Where losses are not severe enough
to warrant putting the land to an
other use, final adjustment will be
made at the time the crop is thresh-
ed and the actual yield is determin-
ed.
Actual payment of claims for crop
losses will be made after adjust
ment reports and statements In
proof of loss have been approved by
county and State ACP committees,
StelZer said.
Growers who are entitled to in
IDENTITIES may take such payments
in the form of warehouse receipts
for actual grain or in the cash
equivalent.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
WHO ADVERTISRS MOSTl

An important part of the actual
business of any national industry
relates to the services Of great ar
mics of advertising copy-writers.
and large clerical forces. This work
increases the activities of editors,
publishers. pressmen. news dealers.
the postal service and hundreds Of
industries. This all helps employ
ment In the great army of persons
who constitute directly. or indirect
ly Americas Fourth Estate.
The question Of lineage in adver-
tlsing is consuming a good deal Of
space In publishers and editors pub
lications. Editor and Publisher. Ad-
vertising Age and Printers Ink
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17

agree that the automobile manufac-
turers are the newspaperman's best
customers. 1t is interesting to note
that insertions of automobile adver-
tising lead the schedules again this
year. as one manufactures of a high
priced car steps off by engaging
space in over 1900 newspapers.
Manufacturers in the lOw-priced
field. or smaller cars. are using two
or three times that number of news
papers.
Thus the automobile industry fur
nished the most desirable and larg-
est quantities of all the advertising
that goes into American publica-
tions.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
DIR. ANNA X. GREGORIUS
ChirOprac tor
20i East Front St., Milford f3-ti

ing part were Edwin F. Cassons.
Mrs. Maralyn Carter, Mrs. Herman
Bradley. Ronald Morrow, Edward II,
Hurd and 0rlan Hastings. The chill
dren In costume gave a short pro-
gram entitled "Children of Many
Lands" This was followed by mod
ern missionary play Possessions. "
which was well rendered by MEM
bers of the Manship and Masten's
Corner Churches, as follows: Mrs.
Elsie Brown. Levin Brown, Elwood
Gruwell, Mrs. Anna J. Mlnner. Lew
is Hurd. Miss Jeanette Fowler, John
Moore, Mrs. Lydia Fowler and Chas.
Townsend. Music was furnished by
the Manship orchestra.
Plan now to attend card party
sponsored by Milford Memorial Hos
pital Auxiliary. in the Milford Com
Building. Tuesday evening.
February 81.
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been furnished to all policy holders
says Stelzer.
According to the recent adjust
ment procedure issued by the Fed
eral Crop Insurance Corporation,
crop losses classified as total crop
losses" and substantially total crop
losses" suffered by insured grow
ers can be adjusted prior to harvest,
StelZer said. In the case of total
losses it will be possible for the far
mer to submit proof OF loss state
ment for the entire insured amount.
In case of loss which makes II i'm
practicable further to care for the
crop. proof of loss will be based on
an appraisal which takes into ac-
count the amount of production that
might be expected from the dam
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
THAT BELONGS TO
SOMEONE ELSE

| III
Where did you get il. Sonny?"
Found it,"
Where did you get it?"
Down there. Bread and butter
Mummy"
wait. Sonny. This belongs Il
someone else"
looked out to see what Sonny
my sisters three-year-Old haC
found" expecting to see a toy OI
something of real value. 1t was {
stick! Simply a square stick abOu
three feet long, weathered and grey
Hungry, Mummy" Sonny was
insisting.
This belongs to someone else,
his mother repeated. Take II back
Sonny"
Bread and butter. please"
Yes. dear; but take the stick
right back where you found 1t. II
belongs to someone else. Now, Son
ny, while Mummy spreads the
bread"
Sonny clutched the stick and ran
away with it.
His mother smiled when she saw
my grin.
IT'S the principle, Nellie" she eX-
planned. Just an old stick to us
hut TO Sonny 1t was something he
saw and desired and took. It's ma
tural impulse-for children and bar
barians, until they learn to respec;
the possessions of Others"
My sister closed the refrigerator
and sat down to prepare SOnny's
lunch.
I'm sure you're right, Sis. Come
home with me and be a missionary
to the little barbarians who live next
door. They reach through the fence
and pull onions or pick flowers. 1t
isn't because they have grudge
against me. They seem to like me. |
give them fashion pages to cut out
and they always talk nicely to me. ."
Don't their parents teach them"'
They try. They are always shout
ing at them. Jackie, you get right
out of there! 'Marybelle. don't you
let me catch you doing that again. "
My gravely quiet sister shook her
head.
TOO much bluster and excite
ment. Sis?' asked.
1T seems that way to me. 1t may
be sort of game between those
children and their parents. If they
accomplish something forbidden they
win, If they are caught they lose. 1t
all centers around getting caught. In
the fuss the principles are lost en-
tirely."
Sonny ran in expectantly stick
back" he announced. "Tommy's
stick"
That's Gne." commented Num-
my. WAS Tommy glad you brought
1t back?"
Tommy wants 1t. Sonny hungry"
"All right. Wash your hands.
Lunch is ready"
When he had trotted away to the
bathroom his mother said. Il like 10
be sure Sonny understands things as
We go. while he is little. like TO
take time to see that he gets the
right impression. was afraid he'd
be thinking of his lunch as reward
for returning the stick. That's why
| asked il Tommy was glad"
Right again. Sis. You caused him
to notice the owners viewpoint. You
are opening my eyes to finer points
than I've ever seen before. What IL
you had gone at il this way, Sonny,
that isn't yOurs'?"
"It would have called attention TO
his lack of something he
He would have chung to it.
ii more than ever"
Instead. you made him think of
else. What u difference 1t
makes to say. That belongs TO Tom /
my instead of, THAT is not yours'!"
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
LEWES

and James PFettyman of Wilmington
spent the weekend here as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James. Pret-
lyman, at their residence on Null
berry street.
MIR, and Mrs. Chester DickersOn OF
Laurel were the Weekend guests OF
Mrs. DlckersOn's parents. MIR. and
Mrs. W. +. Graves.
/ Mrs. Joseph Greenspun is con-
fined to the Beebe Hospital because
ef illness. Mrs Greenspun may be
| remembered as the former Miss
Margaret Marshall, daughter of Mrs.
! Lillian Marshall and the late Thomas
/ X. Marshall of this town.
! skiiss Carolyn I4eishman of Will
/ miBgtOn spent the weekend here
with her parents, the Rev. and Mrs.
/ William Leishman, at their residence
on Kingsway highway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virden Burton, Miss
Sara Maull and Thomas Arterbridge
spent Sunday and Monday in Yeadon,
Pa, as the guests of Mr.. Stewart
Hammell.
Miss Elsie Moore and Fillmore
Clifton, students at Beacon College,
spent the weekend here with their
respective parents.
Charles Richards and George Nor
ris attended a wrestling match in
Wilmington on Monday night.
Those who attended the dance at
Beacon College last Friday evening
from Lewes. were: Miss Cathryn
Lodge. Archie Birmingham. Jack
Hudson. Ernest Mcgee. Miss Tennie
Stem Of RehObOth also attended.
Mrs. Earl T.. Ewing is spending
some time in Florida with her par
cnts. Mr.. and Mrs W. w. Workman
Of Wilmington. -''-' -~ -
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Burton of
bethesda. Md. spent the weekend
here with Mrs. BurtOn's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George COverdale, at their
residence on Market street. Mr..
COverale who has been i'll Tor sew
cral weeks. is not so fell at this
writing.
Miss Cathleen Wiltbank. Jack Bur-
ton and Mr.. Irwin Walls visited Miss
Virginia VintOn. in New Castle. on
Saturday.
Charles D. KenwOrth. of Baltimore
spent the weekend here with his
wife and daughter. Edith Burton
Eenworthy.
Gilbert Wiltbank, student at the
University of Delaware. spent the
weekend here with his parents. DR..
and Mrs. Gilbert Wiltbank. at their
residence on Kings highway.
Miss Mary Jane McGinnis of
Philadelphia. visited her aunt. Mrs.
Ella Hazard here this weekend.
Miss MaGinnis is graduate of the
i4ewes public school. and has made
her home here with her aunt for sew
eral years.
Walter Leishman made business !
trip to Philadelphia on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Murphy of
New York. and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Schaffer of Philadelphia. were the |
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James |
Prettyman at their residence on Mul- !
berry street on Sunday.
Il. L. Martin and friend of Will |
spent the weekend here as !
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel |
West.
Miss Catherine Lynch Reed is con-
fined to her home OH Market street
because of illness.
Walter H. Andrews of Harrisburg.
Pa. visited his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter T.. Wyatt. over week
end Mrs. Mabel Wyatt Lewis of Sell
Dyville. motOrcd to Newark with her
parents TO visit her sister. Miss Vir-
ginia Wyatt.
Plan now to attend card party
'pOnsOred by Milford Memorial Hos
lital Auxiliary. in the Milford Com
Building. Tuesday evening.
February 81.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
N1S@S1N1&z>,1~zN

There will be another card party
given by the Odd Fellows of Crystal
Fount in the lodge hall, March 20.
Keep this date in mind We would
like to see you there
90
Due TO the Rebekah card party
last Thursday night the two bowling
teams Of Crystal Fount postponed
their games for that evening, but eX-
pected to be "rarin' to go last eve
ming
We were very glad to welcome
George Swain on Monday list. after
his absence of few weeks, which
he spent with his daughter IN Con-
necticut
We are sorry to repur; Steve"
Knoll in the hospital also Harry
Elliott who mad the misfortune to
break his leg. Hope they both have
Il speedy recovery
{"
KirkwOOd Encampment members
had a large evening on Wednesday
of this week when Grand Patriarch
Bill" Shaw and his staff made their
official visit. Tell you more about it
next week in th,S column
GO
The Mayor of "Cullent0wn." Lewis
Wright, was present at our big
meeting this week. "Cullentown's"
city manager, ,IOe Webb. was absent,
but the chiel of police. Ivan Telling.
was present and right at his post as
usual
90
Wallace Mcf'aul is going to organ
ize glee club Tor Crystal Fount
Lodge He should not have much
trouble with all the talent we have
in our order. Everyone Interested
come to our ne%t meeting. Who
knows. maybe in time this will lead
TO the stage or radio.
90
The committee, officers and meGI-
bers of the lodge wish to thank
each and every member and friend
who took part in the entertainment
Monday evening. II was enjoyed and
appreciated by all of us. Hope We
have them all again.
GO
They say that i. the big banquet
in Wilmington. at the Hob Tea
room" which was attended by our
noble grand and vice grand that
they ushered "Nardie" to the hIs
table but "SOckie" had to wait AMI
eat with the children.
co
In our midst va have some mem
bers who are known as Masters of
Jesse Leear and Bate Ry-
an from South Milford. They CLAIM,
they have dogs that can 80. But
when Elmer Bennett of Skeleton
Park Manor" comes around with his
dogs. old sly Reynard had better get
going down there in old Hoss
Bones swamp" But when Oscar
Robbins asks the boys to come out
around Cedarfield and Church Hill
School House, well. they just don't
go. with the exception of John Tease
who made such a name for his dog
last November. on election day. If
he writer remembers correctly.
What about il. John. was il foxes or?
GO
Don't get excited. There are no In
iians in Milford. That war whoop
rou hear now and then AT the Recre-
ition Center on Thursday nights IS
only Wallace McFaul when the ten
hin won't go down on good hit.
GO
Heard that Fred Lynch was at the
lentist the other day. when the dem
ist said, Pardon me. but before
beginning the work must have my
lrill." Fred looked up and said.
Good gracious. man! Can't you even
,ull a tooth without rehearsal?
GO
| asked Ernest Macklln the other
Law if he believed in dreams. And
Ie told me he certainly did. because
he other night he dreamed he was
ating flannel cakes and when he
yoke up the blanket was gone.
CO
Billy the Goat says: There is no
ocial security for the wages of sin.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17

so FAR NO TOWN has been
pushed ahead by those who stand
around and watch someone else do
the job.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17

Read the classified column!
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17

Johnnie" Jester. better known 20
most Of us as Doc Jester. lost his
hat at our last meeting. Now after
Major cannon losing his overcOat
and Doc" his hat. 'ion't yor fellows
think it would be wise to label your
wearing apparel cereafIer with red
ribbon "or something
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17

Thursday evening. February Q, our
sister members. Margaret c. Pyle
Lodge, No. II. gave a very delightful
card party In the lodge room. In
spite of the fact that play was be-
ing given for all Odd Fellows and
their wives at Harrington that eve
ming. the Rebekahs had very good
crowd. They had nice prizes and re-
freshments and everyone had a good
time.
Evening star., 1939-05-31
Official Scores

FIRST GAME J
Evening star., 1939-05-31
CorrosqueI Joins Case in Mats
Ace Glass; Team Goes West
After Splitting With As

II, 18 and 19. during the afternoon
and boosting himself into the select
300 batting circle for the first time
this season.
AS a criterion of just how effec-
lively Case is picking EN- up and
laying 'em down on the baSepathS,
examine figure or two. Last sea-
son Frankie Crosetti of the YAM
KEGS led the American League with
q stolen bases. Stanley Hack of
! the Cubs paced the National League
in that department with 16 thefts,
three less than Case already has
stolen.
Further, Case is hitting. Away
to poor start. Case has been buoy
ing his average steadily, connecting
for 1893 percentage in his last IA
games and climbing to 1903 for the
season.
Carrasquel and Case are two rea-
sons why the Mats feel they will
fare better in the West than on
| the first trip. when they were
spanked in six of nine games. Car
rasquel didn't make his first start
until the Mats returned from that
+ trip and Case was in the midst of a
slump.
Washington will open at Chicago
with three-game series and Man
ager Bucky Harris plans to use
right-hand hurlers exclusively in an
effort to conk Chicago. which thus
far has swept five games with the
Mats.
Evening star., 1939-05-31
Maryland Athletes
Receiving Awards
This Afternoon

Athletic awards and letters to
University of Maryland athletes in
baseball, track, tennis, lacrosse and
rifle will be made this afternoon at
2:30 at an assembly on the campus
in the rear of the administration
building.
Awards will include the class of
1908 watch that goes annually to
the athlete who has typified the best
in athletics. and the Maryland ring
that goes to the best athlete of the
year from within the State.
Letters will 60 to "a athletes and
five managers in the five pastimes.
Glenn Cunningham will make the
presentations to the m" men in
track.
Various other honor awards will
be made at the same assembly.
Evening star., 1939-05-31
Flood Nine Confident
II Will Call Halt
On D. 6. 5. Sunday
Warns Undefeuted CITY
League Leaders With
1870 Rout of Reads

A hard-hitting crew of confident
youngsters, the j. c. Flood nine, will
try Sunday to succeed where four
previous opponents have failed when
they square off with D. G. S., one of
two undefeated teams setting q
scorching pace in Section A. Ma
tional City League.
Bolstered by the addition of sew
eral outstanding high school stars,
the Plumbers last Sunday served no.
tice that they are cunning for big
game by blasting Reads Pharmacy
into defeat, 1870. 1t was the worst
defeat in two years for Charley
Reads men and indicative of the
dynamite stored in the Flood bats.
Leading last weeks attack were
Mouse" MoStow, Tech outfielder,
and Johnny Thrift, recruited from
Roosevelt. who connected for five
and three hits. respectively. Mos
tow. oddly enough, had poor year
in the interhigh series, failing to hit
his stride until late in the brief
series and finishing with an anemic
mark in the low zoos. In outside
games, however. Mouse" has been
Techs most consistent batter.
Klein's Pacing Grocerymen.
D. G. S., with Alexander setting
his opponents down with four hits,
turned back the strong Tex Tavern
aggregation, To. powdermg the Of
ferings of two hurlers for an even
dozen hits. The G4ocerymen kept
pace with Klein'S Tavern, who had
field day at Retail Clerks expense,
and intend to keep on winning. The
schedule has been so arranged that
these teams will meet in the final
game of the first half, and if they
continue at their present clip the
last game will decide the honors.
Reads Pharmacy, skipping back a
bit, may lose the services of its ace
hurler, Charley Beckett. who turned
an ankle in the third inning of last
Sundays game and was removed
from action. The joint is swollen so
badly that X-rays will be made to
determine whether the ankle is frac-
tured or broken.
Sundays schedule for National
City League follows, with diamonds
to be announced later: Section A
D. G. S. VS.. j. C. Flood, Retail Clerks
VS.. Reads Pharmacy, Cameo Furni-
ture vs. Tex Tavern, Klein Tavern
VS.. Small Motors. Section B-Ross
jewelers. VS.. S. w. Market, Service
Battery VS.. Arcade Pontiac. Dyer Co.
VS.. Wakefield Dairy, Arcade Market
VS.. Wade's Auto Service.
Juniors Start Sunday.
Play in the National City League
Junior series begins Sunday with
three games scheduled. Vic Gauzza,
who is handling the league affairs,
reports that a seventh team, Police
Boys Club No. 4, may take a fran
chise in the circuit, but will not
know definitely until Friday.
Although Junior and midget teams
are disappearing from the local
baseball map because of a lack of
sponsors, Gauzza has rounded up
six fast clubs for the National City
campaign. Sundays schedule, dia-
monds to be announced later, fol-
lows: Deudes Celery Co. VS.. Boys
Club No. 10, Police Boys Club No. S
vs.. Cardinals, Hornets VS.. Prince
Georges County Boys Club.
Evening star., 1939-05-31
Auto Racing Was Big Loser

somehow,
slapped together
kids said
popular the Everybody knew that before killed
He ataced fellow perpetual The crowd though
All Floyd
fair defending his title His had ordered
off
the afternoon exciting
lead changed quickly
locked miles
up Shaw short fuel This
Shaw then Meyer skidded
again the back stretch and he out of it. Meyer unuy? Maybe
could
All he did lose the big prize
Wilbur Shaw the big
the
until
too "punchy" they sad to bear it.
1t Wosn't Cheerful in Gasoline Alley
Alley" cheerful the
broke and cried when brought
which had left the track scared the
solid that had bloody
steering wheel
It cheerful Swanson
burned of metal when Chet Mlers
helped and mshapen
racing business Thirty three
pull climb the cockps only
the good
Evening star., 1939-05-31
EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE.

Milford. 1917; Fredericksburg, 1913,
Cambridge, 4-a: Dover, l-3.
EaSton. 6-e; Centreville. 5-s.
SALISBURY. 81: Pocomoke. 6-3.