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Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
FIGHTING TO THE FINISH

The English and French govern
ments. judging by their positive dec
larations, are going TO fight out the
war to a finish. They feel that any
treaty signed with the present Nazi
government would be worthless. So
there is nothing left but keep fight
ing
It is a bleak prospect ahead of
Europe. The two lines of fortifca-
tions, with their cannon and forts
and hosts of mighty men, stand out
like bristles on a porcupine's back.
1; is almost unthinkable that either
side will send hundreds of thousands
of young men to their death to break
through those walls of steel and iron
and resolute human hearts.
There remains the chance that one
side can starve out it's foe through
biockading commerce. or submarine
or mine attacks, Squeezing the life
out of Germany is going to be hard
and long process. particularly since
Germany is tied up with Russia.
That country of vast spaces could
raise enough food to feed all Ger
many, also oil to keep its war ma
chine operating and fabricated. But
Russian ineficiency will delay the
delivery of these supplies. which may
not be of such enormous proportions.
What of the awful debts that will
hold down the progress of these ma
tions like heavy weight tied to the
back of swimmer breasting against
the waves? The English and French
people seem to think that war is the
only way to meet the Nazi threat.
They want a peace that will last, and
which will not cease some day be-
cause some war maker had a bloody
Nations can always recover from
their troubles, provided the people
cease internal quarreling and all
take hold to pull together. The dem
ocratic nations of Europe seem ready
to forget side issues, and join to-
gether to put down the men of war
and death.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
GETTING OFF ON WRONG FOOT

If you attend a dancing school. you
may see some pupils starting off on
the wrong foot. They don't seem to
realize that when the lady steps
with her right foot. the man steps
with his left
In the contacts of life some people,
iguratively speaking, have a way of
getting off on the wrong foot, par
ticularly of making remarks that
make people feel uncomfortable.
Those who have personal or business
relations with such folks find it a
little like dancing with a novice, or
marching with a raw recruit.
If they go into business. they might
offer people lawn mowers in winter
and skates in summer. They need to
watch the world awhile, and see how
its feet and its ideas move.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
THE ADVENTURE AGE

If you inquire in some families
how their boys are getting along,
they may say these youngsters have
reached the adventure age. They
want TO strike off and do something
very startling. Years ago, many such
boys ran away to sea. There was a
period when such boys were keen to
go out to the western frontier and
hunt buffaloes or fight with the In
dams.
The frontier is gone. The lack of
outlet creates discomfort among
youth. Some boys think they fird
adventure by starting out on the
road to find work. The old boys who
went to sea usually became ships
officers. or got sick of it and went
back to the farm and shop. The
boys who went out to hunt buffaloes
became useful pioneers. The
boy who starts wandering now can
expect to find the going harder the
farther he goes. He would better try
the advanetures of science, and en-
ter the brilliant fields of opportunity
open to technical and mechanical
skill.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
WILL ROGERS GOES HOME

The body of Will Rogers. famoua
and beloved humorist. is to be re-
moved to his native place in Rogers
county in Oklahoma. The American
people follow this final removal with
deep sympathy. and will never forget
the warm hearted cowboy philoso-
pher. who kept the nation laughing
with his whimsical view of life.
Some people who have the gift of
humor can't keep a note of sourness
and sting out of their shafts of wit,
which leaves wounds behind. Win
Rogers could take the wind out of
some inflated idea. and yet do it in
such a friendly way that the author
of that idea laughed as hard as any
one else. Will had a heart as big as
all humanity, and the world has felt
lonely since his death for lack of his
winsome smile.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
LEADERSHIP

It is often said that the colleges
are training the men and women who
will be leaders in the country. Many
Of these graduates come out of these
schools without any strong power of
leadership. If they have studied we'll.
they are very intelligent, and their
opinions have some influence. But
many Of them lack the power to in
fluence the public.
Many of the country's leaders had
little education, yet they are good
persuasive takers. they are students
of human nature, and they know how
to win friends and get support for
the causes in which they are inter-
ested. Some people are afraid Of
making failures and getting laughed
at. People should get over timidity.
If they wish to make their mark in
the world.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
TRAINED HANDS

The success of town will depend
to some extent on whether it is
bringing up a generation of young
people who are skilful with their
hands. Towns need skilled mechan-
les, skilled factory and farm work
ers. The majority of towns can not
snord trade schools to give such in
struction. though agricultural
schools are becoming more numer-
Gus and doing a great deal of good.
1t is up to the parents to see that
their boys become skilful with their
hands, and that their girls are skill
ed in domestic work. If possible ev-
cry boy should have a garden to
cultivate. and girls should practice
housework. A town with these
skilled young people coming up
should have a fine future.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
SATISFYING THECHnnREN

Older people often complain that
their children demand 10 times the
things their parents had at their age.
If the parents say: when we were
young we were satisfied to walk sew
eral miles to school each day, or
were happy if someone gave us five
cents for a bag of peanuts" such
talk leaves the kids absolutely cold.
They say the rest of the children
have all the modern satisfaction,
and they want these things too.
The problem is to keep the chill
dren happy without having to spend
more money on them than the family
can afford. The chance to play active
games comes nearer doing that than
anything else. The kid who is bat
ting baseballs and catching flies is
not fretting because he can't visit
all the famous places.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
RAKE THE LAWN nAY

Among the special days and occa-
sions which should be well observ-
ed is Rake the Lawn Day" If no
authority has appointed any such
occasion in your neighborhood. bet
ter appoint it for yourself.
Did you eyer notice how the grass
on a home lot will start up after it
has been given a good raling? U.s.
ually after a winter, the old dead
grass gets matted down so the new
shoots can hardly push up through.
During the summer a similar clog
ged condition may throttle the little
green shoots. Dead grass excludes
sun and rain and air. and keeps the
new life from springing up. Raking
out the old dead stun and scratching
the soil. seems TO have a reviving ef-
feet The brighter and livelier grass
will seem to say Thank you" for
cOmbing its hair.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
J1NxRs TnAT PURsUR Us

People often remark about friends
and acquaintances that these folks
are very unlucky. and have suffered
from misfortunes for which they
were not to blame. II many cases
this Is a perfectly correct comment
There are countless instances IN
which the fates seem to be against
people. Sickness and unemployment
come without fault on their part
Everything seems against them. The
utmost sympathy should be felt for
such folks,
There are also q large number
who are called unlucky. whose mis-
fortunes come mainly through their
own errors Of judgment. Some OF
these people. for instance. made the
mistake Of spending their money as
fast as they got II. They faced the
world with breezy confidence. and
felt sure they would always have the
same income they did at the start
After awhile things began TO hap
pen. II they were married they had
children. The parents or the chill
dren might get sick or need special
medical treatment or operations.
and they had no reserves Of money
to provide these things.
Some people have had misfortunes
due 10 automobile accidents. Per-
haps they weren't to blame for these
mishaps. but in many cases the ac-
cident could have been avoided. so
it was not precisely a case Of bad
luck.
Some people have brought misfor-
tunes on themselves by their failure
to take proper care of their health
In the field of industry there are peO-
pie who have made themselves so
undesirable as workers that they |
will be the last ones to be taken on II |
a business boom develops. They
should not lay their troubles to any
cne but themselves.
Some people think a jinx is pur-
suing them and hoodooing them at
every turn. They would do well to
aualyze their actions carefully. and
see If by any chance they are their
cwn worst jinxes.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
LONG MINDED IIIfi1KERS

A famous preacher, once said that
70 souls are saved after the first 20
minutes. That was quite a change
from old times in this country, when
many preachers used to speak for sn
hour or a good deal. more. Before
the day of heated churches. it took
most amazing zeal to keep those
people listening all those long per-
iods. Probably many went to sleep.
Today the short sermon and the
brief address is the style. The people
are RESTLESS. and don't like 20 give
their attention very long.
You can say a great deal in 30
minutes. During that time it should
be possible for a speaker to deliver
sbout 1000 words, which is equal to
three or four columns in the average
newspaper. Not many people will
read a three or four column news
paper article, so the speaker should
look out how he goes beyond a
speech of that length.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
NATIONAL ADvRReTrY

Is a country more likely I.
achieve success and welfare if Il
first has to go through some un,
heppy experience Of distress anc
tragedy? In the case Of Germany
it might be argued BY some that the
suffering and despair which that
country underwent for years after
the World War was the direct cause
Of the very great power which Ger
many has since developed. When a
country is in such distress. there
may be tendency for people to
abandon their selfish attitudes and
all unite with energy and resoIu-
ton to accomplish national aims.
1t may work sometimes as Il
Goes in peoples personal lives.
Many men of wealth would testify
that their experiences in early youth.
when they suffered from noverty.
really did them good In these hard
circumstances they learned that
cnly through struggle and hard
work can people succeed. Thus
their hard circumstances led TO sue
cess.
While some men have risen to
wealth and fame after an experience
of destitution in youth. many more
find conditions so hopeless that they
just cant make any headway.
So it may be when a country has
an experience of distress and suf-
fering. The United States under
went an experience of tragedy in the
World War. But after the war was
won there seemed to be let down
of morale, and people seemed to
lose the lofty ideals they cherished |
i'll the war days.
If an experience of trial and suf- /
fering leads individuals or a nation
to resolve TO conquer all obstacles,
that experience may do them good
in the long run. If it leads them to
despair and to give up trying. the
experience has crushed them. Or if
il leads people to do wild and ir-
things. the experience will
bring them nothing but trouble Ger
many will probably illustrate that.
for in its trouble and distress it
turned to leader whose violent ac-
lions will eventually lead his people
into distressing loss and suffering.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
PERSISTENCE OF
rNEMpE. .nYMENT

Said a young man the other day
Il never believed the time would
come when fellows like me would b.
unable to find work" SO 1t looked tC
many up to 10 years ago II used q
be taken for granted when young
people graduated from schools thai
work would come without any par
Iticular dificulty.
Business concerns were always
looking for hopeful recruits. They
realized that they required appren-
tees to take the place Of those who
dropped out. So they constantly took
on beginners. paying them little
wages, but giving them a start at
learning the business.
Perhaps one reason why it was
easier to find work in those days was
that young people were willing to
work for very small pay Many men
can recall how they went to work at
from So to SIS a week. Their employ
ers probably said Il was all they
we're worth. because It took many
hours to show them how to do the
work. Also the novices made many
blunders which took time for cOrrec-
ton. There are many boys now who
would probably scOrn a chance to
work for So to IS a week.
The country used to have periods
of unemployment in former years.
There was one depression that start
ed in 1898. and it did not seem to be
well over for about 1--WE years. No
former period of unemployment ever
lasted like the one in the Thirties.
Some people attribute the present
trouble to the rapid introduction OF
new labor saving machinery. but the
country has been putting in machin-
cry as fast as the industries could
buy it for so years. The new ma
chimes reduced production costs and
enabled people to buy more goods. so
that they seemed to make as many
Jobs as they destroyed.
If the American people can't solve
This great problem soon. they are
less smart than they claim to be.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
GOOD TOWN no LIVE In

You often hear it said that such
and such a place is a good town to
live in. What qualities does a COM
munity need in order to rate as such
a place?
A good town to live in has, first.
public spirited people. You want TO
live in a community where the peo-
pie conform to good and progressive
ideas. Second, well kept streets and
homes. You would hate to show your
friends that you live in disorderIy
and run down sort of place. Third,
social and civic institutions where
you get benefits and enjoy life.
Fourth, good schools and well man
aged public institutions. A town
which has these things is going to be
regarded as a satisfactory residence
community.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
FAITHFuL MaRKFRs

It has been one of the fine fea-
lures Of life in this country in the
past, that it created a multitude OF
workmen who were notable for their
fidelity They looked at work as a
kind of art. and they were very proud
of doing the best kind Of a job.
Houses were built with the more
careful attention for details. Many
of them were good for 200 or more
years if well cared for. Repair Jobs
were performed by men who took the
utmost pride in doing good work.
and who would have blushed with
shame if they did any botch jobs.
Farm hands glorifed in the
amount of hay they could NOW in a
day, and in the big loads they could
pile on a hay cart, and in the fine
gardens of vegetables they raised.
Wages were low in those days. out
workers felt in part repaid by the
pride they took in their jobs.
Factories and workshops were
usually smaller in those days, and
the employer and employee often liv-
ed on intimate terms. Most of these
men took pride in their work. and
they were keen to see that the pro-
duct was up TO standard in every !
respect.
How far DO these standards prevail
now? Are people equally faithful and
proud of good work. and ashamed to
do things in a slack and unfinished i
way? To hear the people in some
communities talk. you would think
that many men perform their tasks
and that frequently such
work has to be done over again.
1t is still true that there are good
faithful workers all around u.s.
There are many trades that produce
a great body of skilful men. The
nan who understands such jobs the
best is the one who earns the best
pay. and the shops that is most re- ,
liable gets the cream of the trade. {
Fidelity is still rewarded i
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
FRIENDS OF FOREIGN BORN

The committee for the protection
of the foreign born met recently in
Washington. The purpose of the
committee is to protect foreign born
reople against intolerance and in
justice.
Foreign born people frequently
find the going very rough. due main
ly to their ignorance of the lang
uage and American ways. Smart
sharpers have victimized far too
many of them. They have of course
an obligation to the country to
which they have come. Any who
have come here to violate the laws,
or try to undermine our govern
ment, will not find any welcome.
The great majority would like to do
good work. and our people will go a
long way to help them.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
SMALL TOWN STUFF

People often say in regard to some
idea or line of action that it is
Small town stuff" Small towns are
different from what they used to be-
Many of them were formerly little
narrow spots of provincialism
where people spent most of their
spare time talking about their neigh
bors. The doings of these folks were
carefully inspected People rushed
to the windows when they saw any
body coming to the neighbors If a
neighbor started off to go somewhere.
the people near by speculated on
where she was going.
That kind of thing has largely
died out in small towns now, because
these communities have broader in
terests. They read more newspapers.
They listen to the radio voices COM
ing from all over. They belong to
clubs and hear about modern ideas.
They have little time for aimless
talk.
There is small petty spirit to be
found in most places. You find it in
great cities as we'll as in little will
ages Some folks can't see beyond
the little circle in which they re-
volve. and they talk about this little
circle in that old time curious inuuis-
tive way.
Some people would call it small
town stuff" if town had low stand
ards of maintaining it's streets. pub
lie buildings, homes and schools, or
If it did things in a sloyenly way.
Such defects are found in large cit
les as well as small towns.
In many ways small town stuff"
is good stuff. Small town life creates
friendship, the spirit of helpfulness.
That is better than big city stuff.
where people do not care who their
neighbor is, and whether he is sick
or we'll.
No community is perfect One can
feel confident that in Milford we have
as little of mean and petty small |
town stuff as well be found any
where, and that we have plenty of
good small town stuff in the form of |
neighborly kindness.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
NEWSPAPERS AS EnnCATORS

If you will compare almost any
newspaper with the issues it was
putting out 25 years ago, if it was
in existence at that time, you will
see an enormous improvement. 1t is
better printed. it looks clean and ar
tistic geographically, its greater
amount of advertising tells of bust
ness enterprise It's full report Of
home town doings shows that the
people are awake and enjoying life,
and trying to make better towns.
It covers local news far better.
Its stories and items are better writ
ten, and give more information. 1t
prints far more of American and for
eign news. The home newspaper Is
one Of the country's greatest edu-
cational forces.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
Milford, Friday, May s., 1910
BLAME FOR WORLDS TROUBLES

The average American looks over
the world and condemns it for its fol-
lies He sees the nations ready to fly
at their neighbors' throats, and he
asks why they cannot settle down
and live in peace. He sees poverty
and distress, but he rarely takes any
of the blame to himself. Yet in his
own humble way, he may have done
his share to create bad conditions.
The inability Of people to earn a
decent living is the principal cause
Of the worlds troubles. How far is
the average American responsible
for the poverty of some of his neigh
bors? Some people become poor be-
cause they are not willing to do a
days work or because they have vic
icus habits. They are to blame them
selves.
Many people suffer from joverty
because of unemployment or various
misfortunes for which they are not
to blame. Some people help to create
poverty by failure to pay the debts
they owe. When people don't pay
their debts, the merchants of whom
they bought supplies can't order so
many goods. If prosperous employ
ers fail to pay fair wages, they help |
to create distress.
When people do anything that
makes the most of products excess
sive, they keep orders from coming
to. the factories Also when they
demand that their own country pur-
sue selfish policies that hurt foreign
countries, they create poverty and
distress in such lands, and those con-
diiions make the people of such ma
lions discontented and frequently in
{ mood to fight somebody.
The worlds troubles can be at
tributed to selfshness. If people
handed out justice to everyone. if
they gave a fair days work for a
fair days pay, II they gave a hir
days pay for a fair days work, If
they could manage to pay their debts,
poverty would be greatly reduced
unemployment would be far less,
and nations would have little reason
to fight.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03

THE LEADERS of mankind have
usually been either good takers OF
good writer's. Similarly the leaders
of business need to be good takers
and writer's through the power of
advertising.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03

THE HOME STORES are a big
part of the foundation Of a towns
prosperity. Don't undermine that
prosperity by buying somewhere
else.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03

DON'T FEEL that you have to
write some nowery and hifalutin ad
in order to sell goods. Just plain
facts and prices about the goods, is
what the people ask You 70 give.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03

THEY SAY competition is the life
Of trade. To inform people that
there is competition, advertising is
usually necessary.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03

THE WORLD made almost no
progress until the art of printing
was discovered Similarly business
makes very slow progress until it
uses the art Of printing to tell the
public about its goods and services.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03

TELL YOUR FRIENDS in distant
places what good town we have in
Milford. 1t is a form of advertising
that costs nothing, and which helps
any town to spread its reputation
and grow.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03

you make them. hence do not so
often overlook defects or undesir-
able features.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03

BUYING AT HOME is more salts
factory because you have plenty Of
time to examine purchases before
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-17
PoIiceChip In to
HeIp Mother of4

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. II (UP)
= The city public welfare depart
ment came to the aid of Mrs. Eliza
beth Williams, 32-year-old mother
and her four children today, pro-
viding food shelter, medical atten-
ton and other assistance for the
family.
The police also interested them
selves in the case and put up the
money to send an officer to Vale
jo to serve a warrant on Kenneth
Williams, Mare Island shipyard
worker whom Mrs. Williams has
charged with non-suppoort. Ordi-
narily the complainant must pro-
vide the funds for the officer.
Mrs. Williams appealed for as
sistance yesterday, saying she had
spent all her money and had no
means of obtaining more unless
her husband provided some. Three
of her children were with her when
she walked into Central Emergency
hospital; the fourth already was
in San Francisco hospital for
treatment of a broken arm.
She said she had left her husband
and had come here from Vallejo
in an effort to find work.