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Milford chronicle., 1941-01-17
Large Families

The governments of the dictator
ruled countries urge their young
people to marry and have large
families. In Japan, for instance, an
experiment is being made with 100
young couples. Money is loaned
them, with the idea of encouraging
such people to marry early and have
children.
The idea in these countries is to
produce greater man power, which
seems to mean more boys who can
fight. Yet these countries complain
they are overcrowded, which they
claim makes it necessary for them
to carry on warfare in order to OBJ
tain fair chance in the world. If
they already have too crowded pop
ulation, it seems illogical to urge
people to have any bigger families.
The American people are mighty
sorry that many of their young peo-
pie who want to marry and are
ready to do so. are prevented by the
uncertainty of their financial out
look. 1t is ardently hoped that
times will be enough better so many
marriages can take place.
Our country feels that such ques-
tions are best left to people to settle
for themselves. No American gov
ernment is likely to offer subsidies
for raising large families. The last
thing our people would think of is
raising more man power for fighting
purposes.
It is one of the contradictions of
American life that many of the peo-
pie who are best fitted to bring up
children. have none, or perhaps only
one child. Many of them carry eau
tion and prudence too far.
If the business system could be so
that the industries could
run regularly, many young people
who now dread to take the plunge
Of marriage would have the courage
to do So The idea Of bringing chill
dren into the world would not then
seem such a difficult burden.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-17
"LAND DEFENSES"

We hear much of "land defenses''
these days-of trained and mobile
armies, equipped to deal on the field
Of battle with an enemy force. Here
in our own country we are starting
to build land defense" which is
to be second to none.
But there is much more to land
defenses" than men in uniform and
tanks and cannon and airplanes. Be-
hind those men must be great in
dustries, producing In vast quantity
all the thousands of things they need
to maintain them. Millions of other
men must keep at work, in factories
and in Offices, in tool shops and in
lumber camps, in steel mills and in
tailoring plants. These millions must
be defended" too, if they are to
achieve productivity-and one of
the enemies they must be defended
against is fire.
The stock fire insurance industry
of this country is providing that de-
Tense. 1t has established, without
charge to the government, special
fire prevention bureaus in the War
and Navy departments. It is re-
doubling its unending war against
firebugs and saboteurs. 1t is working
harder than ever to help communi-
ties improve their fire-fighting faciH-
ties, and to eliminate hazards. The
stock fire insurance companies, as
the National Board of Fire Under
writer's points out, have volunteer
ed for unlimited duty in the national
defense" That is a real contribu=
tion to American safety and secur-
ity, and 1t costs the taxpayers moth
ing.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-17
Curing a Cold

About this time millions of peo-
pie are suffering from the disease
called the common cold, which in
many cases runs into grip or infu-
enza or perhaps something worse.
Millions of them are sneezing and
coughing, trying to scrape the bugs
out of their noses and throats.
Many of them go to their Jobs with
heads SO stuffy that they can hardly
think or do real days work.
All kinds of remedies are offered.
Doctors say one of the best is the
plan of going to bed and staying
there until the cold is better, or at
least until there is no temperature.
Whatever the American peoples
faults are, they do hate lying mac
tive in bed. They will often spend
weeks there, because they weren't
willing to rest there for "a hours
at the start Of their trouble.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-17
Milford, Friday, January Il. 1871
The Attack on Freedom

President Roosevelt, in his an
nual message to congress, dwelt
upon three main ideas. First, that
the United States is in greater dan
ger from outside aggression than
ever before. Second, all elements
should make sacrifices for protec-
ton against this danger. Third, no
peace can be satisfactory unless it
is built on freedom.
The world has seen war-making
nation build up a military power
which has never been exceeded in
the history of the world. It has
seen it invading peaceful countries,
even after it had promised to let
these countries alone. 1t has seen a
great nation like France, supposed
to have the best army in the world,
crushed to earth in about two weeks.
When such things happen, no nation
is safe.
The American people have the
greatest power of any nation on
earth. They possess the most high
ly developed mechanical equipment
in the world.
1t takes years to adapt that me-
chanical equipment, which was built
mostly for peaceful industry, to
make the weapons Of war. To pro-
duce that equipment all in hurry
is going to cost billions. Our peo-
pie should cheerfully contribute
those billions. 1t will be far cheaper
than paying for a war. And they
should expect to pay for that equip
ment by taxation, to which all shall
contribute so far as possible.
Some people say the use of Amer
ican power to force a peace settle
ment built on freedom, sounds too
much like the action Of the United
States in 1918, when it fought ito
make the world safe for democracy ,,
ItdId not succeed IN making it safe.
There is this difference. Our people
sent millions OF men across the seas
in 1918, which they do not propose
to do again. 1t will be far less ex-
pensive to keep our men home. and
instead send our weapons and our
planes and ships to do our fighting.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-17
BIG JOB

When you want job done swiftly
and efficiently, employ an expert
That rule must be followed by gov
lernments, no less than individuals
and businesses.
The National Defense Commission
fully realizes this. That was Illus
trated a short time ago when the
Commissions procurement division
requested the National Association
of Food Chains to send special let
ter to every food chain operator of
record to secure information that
win assist the Army procurement
program.
AS a release of the Association OBJ
serves, This is a national request
for patriotic service by the food in
dustry.' 1t is definitely known that
there are not enough experienced
men available in Army circles to
provide for the proper procurement
of supplies for the rapidly mount
ing numbers of trainees in camps
throughout the nation. The Army, in
other words, must have able help
from outside its own circles.
This is an organizing job, calling
for highly developed special abili-
ties. 1t demands men long expert
enced in dealing with tremendous
quantities OF foods-men who think
in terms of carloads and shiploads,
rather than in terms of packages
and cartons. So it is only natural
that the Defense Commission should
turn to the chains. They represent
redistribution at its best-mass
distribution geared to serve, at min
imum cost, the. needs of tens of mil
lions of people. There is no room
for waste and inefficiency and delay
iii the chain system.
That the chains will respond to the
request of the Defense Commission,
goes without saying. They have al
ways proven themselves ready to de-
vote all their resources, without
stint, to any worthwhile endeavor.
They are being asked to help per-
form a. big job this time-and you
can safely bet that job will be done
right.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-17
"Free Enterprise Medicine"

] Here in the United States we live
under what is graphically described
as a free enterprise system. II per-
mits any man TO go as far as his
abilities will take him. 1t places no
barriers in the way Of progress and
achievement. 1t believes in the dig
nifty of the individuals opposed
to systems which make the individual
the slave of the state.
All of us know what this free en-
terprise system has produced. It has
given us the highest standard OF liv-
ing in the world. 1t has given the
typical worker a higher paid job
and shorter work-week than is
known anywhere else. 1t has given
the average man and woman more
of the Injuries and necessities than
their counterparts enjoy in any
other nation. 1t has given them more
security, in the form of homes, in
surance, bank deposits and other
forms of saving.
All of this has been done under
that free enterprise system-the in
dividualistic system, so to speak.
And that system has given us more
than goods and chattels. For exam
pie, in the field of medicine we can
see again what private enterprise
achieves.
In 1886, there were Ills deaths
per each 100000 of population from
diphtheria in Germany. There were
SO in England. There were but 1.5
in the United States. There is one
qualified physician for each 767 peo-
pie here-as against one for each
1869 in England, one for each 1907
in Germany and one for each 1886 In
France. In the totalitarian states,
where government dominates medi-
cine, and the bureaucrats pick the
doctors, almost all diseases are in
creasing. Here all are decreasing
and rapidly.
So does American medicine, like
American industry, serve. II is pri-
vate medicine-it is free enterprise
medicine" No other system ever de-
vised by man has done so much for
the great masses of the people.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-17
"CiviIized" Warfare

People used to talk about what
was called civilized warfare" /"
Great conferences of the nations
were held in 1899 and 1907 at The
Hague in Holland; which adopted
agreements aimed to make war less
cruel. The effort was made to pro-
tect women and children and to pre-
vent the dropping of explosives
from aircraft. There was also a
resolution against gas warfare. 1t
was felt that by these means war
would be less terrible.
In the World war the nations, or
some of them. instead of trying to
make war less terrible. tried to make
it more so. The idea was that the
more terrible an attacking force
was, the quicker people would yield,
which would lead to shorter wars.
So in the World war deadly gases
were used with the most awful eff
feet. Countless men will suffer all
their lives from gas injury. From
20 to 80 per cent of the American
casualties in the World war were
due to this cause.
The present war is being con-
Quoted in an even less civilized
manner. The rights of non-com-
batants are disregarded. A multi
tude Of women and children have
fallen victims of war hate. The
military men dread the day when gas
warfare will be tried again. Appar-
emily each side is afraid to tackle
that method because Of fear of what
its foes will do.
Modern war as now carried on in
Europe is the reverse of Civilized.
1t is more cruel than any form of
war the unciyilized natives of bar
barous countries would use. Certain
nations have come under the rule of
men so wild that any method that
will crush or scare a country into
submission is considered legitimate.
This explosion of human wickedness
occurs mainly because in certain
countries there is no free press
which will tell the truth about
eciyilized" warfare.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-17
Soliciting For Good Causes

A town is not likely to keep up to
modern standards unless it supports
well its phiianthropic causes. That
calls for soliciting of money for
churches and charitable and educa-
tional organizations. People have to
undertake the sometimes disagree
able task of ringing the doorbells of
their neighbors, and asking them
what they will give to this OF: that
cause.
The people who perform this
work of solicitation are entitled to
the most courteous and considerate
treatment. They. should be well
coined, and citizens should give all
they can afford. A community that
does not maintain these enterprises
shows that it is behind the times,
and lacking in human sympathy and
the desire for social welfare.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-17

SOME CITIES have great trouble
shoveling snow, but snow is not the
most difficult thing to get rid of.
Indifference to the interests of the
home town is worse than any snow
drifts.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-17

GREET THE UNSEEN with a
cheer" was the word of famous
poet, and is good motto for new
year. Also not merely with cheer,
but resolve to do better work than
ever before.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-17

THE PEOPLE do not say good
bye" to their dollars when they
spend them at home. Those dollars
keep circulating around town, and
making the home town more pros
porous for everybody.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-28
ADMINISTRATORS NOVICE

In pursuance of an order of Err
nest B. Raughley, Register of Wills,
in and for Kent County, Delaware,
dated November 10, A. d. 1941, no
tice is hereby given of the grant
ing Letters of Administration C. T.
A. on the estate of Willard r. Pierce
on the 10th day of November A. D.
1941. All persons having claims
against the said Willard r. Pierce,
deceased, are required to exhibit
the same to such Administrators
G. T. A. within one year after the
date of the granting of such Letters,
or abide by the law in that behalf,
which provides that such claims
against the said estate not so ex-
hibited shall be forever barred.
HELEN r. PIERCE
THE MILFORD TRUST
COMPANY
George T. Reed, Jr.,
Assistant Treasurer
Admrs. C. T. A. of Willard
n21-3t r. Pierce, deceased.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-28
TOKEN
By T. A. Hall, Milford

BY T. A. Hall, Milford
My Saviour said no words of His
sorrow, ~n
Complained not a word when He
felt pain,
In the Garden of trial when He
knew tomorrow,
He'd be taken and tried and
cruelty slain.
He had no tears for His own
hearts grief,
He murmured not of His thorn
pierced brow,
For His hard weary way sought
no relief,
Why? 1 once didn't know but do
know now.
He did it because He knew was
lost,
He did it for you; He did it for
all,
He did it regardless of what it
cost,
He did it that sinners could hear
His call.
His Cross; blood stained, still
" stands a token
OF unmerited love and saving
grace,
Palmer than words that could ever
be spoken,
And will, till we meet Him face to
IS face. IL
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-28
WE LEAD THE WORLD

At the end of the last war, a
leading British statesman made
this significant observation: "The
Allies sailed to victory on a sea of
OIL"
In World War II, thinks many an
expert, the decision will again be
largely determined by the petro-
leum assets of the antagonists. And
that is where Germany is weak
and Britain and the United States
are strong.
The oil companies of our coun-
try produce SO per cent of the
worlds oil. And, equally import
ant, they produce an even higher
of the high-grade gaso-
line that is necessary to obtain
performance from air
craft engines. According to one au-
thority, our gasoline is so superior
that our military planes fly 80 per
cent faster, carry 20 per cent more
bombs and can climb above anti
aircraft fire 25 per cent more quick
ly than can Germany's comparable
types. Oefudny Cali ODldlu only
per cent of the worlds natural oil
supply from within Europe.
We are similarly blessed in those
other basic materials which are
necessary not only to maintaining a
military machine, but to
Pueling the factories which are
building it. Indispensable sources
1f industrial power are coal and !
In the face of deficits,
legislative problems and labor |
.roubles, the coal industry has
its high state of pro-
luction. And the private electric
industry has persisted in going
lhead in spite of years of political
The future of free nations is de-
PENDENT on the output of our great
natural resource industries. A wise
governmental policy will now do
possible to encourage
hem to greater achievements than
ver before.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-28
JAPAN POINTS THE
ACCUSING FINGER

Japan is doing more than its
share of weeping and wailing these
days as it adds one complaint af-
ter another about the alleged in
justices heaped upon the Sun of
Heaven by the United States and
Great Britain.
The plain cold truth is that Ja-
pan is member of the Rome-Ber-
lin-Tokio Axis and has pledged the
Japanese nation to join Germany
and Italy whenever those brutes
get vinto fight with the United
States.
The State Department has been
telling Japan to come on and
fight any time you want to. and
don't wait on us If you're in a
hurry.
Your Washington correspondent
talked with a leading official of
the Philippines this week, and his
opinion is a competent one. He
told me that the United States has
finally called Japan's blum, and that
Japan does not dare to precipitate
a fight with the United States or
Great Britain.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-28

If you're looking for a perfect
winter Poultry Feed, give your
Poultry BIB VITAMIZED FLUSH
ING MASH. During the winter
months, high production birds
undergo considerable strain. They
consume large amounts of protein
and fiber, which tax the digestive
apparatus considerably. Feeding
BIB VITAMIZED USHIN G
MASH acts as a gentle cathartic
and removes undigested protein
substances, which, if allowed to
accumulate in the system, may be-
come toxic to the bird. This Mash
permits the birds to store in their
bodies large amounts of Vitamins
A, D and G for added protection
and use when emergencies arise.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-11-28
ARE MARs GETTING BETTERl
BY J. E. JONES


The unexpected has happened in
Russia and the Capital of the Unit
ed State has been switching to-
wards the belief that Hitler will
lose the war. There has been as
much optimism and hope In Wash
ington of late as there was pessi-
mism and gloom sixty days ago. 1t
didn't take the Washington Gov
ernment long to offer aid and mill
tary supplies to Russia. Apparent
ly anybody that'll help lick Hitler
will get help from our Administra-
tion. That's exactly why Harry
Hopkins few to Russia to talk
with Stain, and report to President
Roosevelt and Winston Chuchill
The Japanese situation isn't wor-
rying Washington and it is the be-
lief of the Capital that IF worst
comes to worst" Japan will wash
up in about the same way Mussolini
practically faded out of the pic
ture.
While Sumner Welles was Act
ing Secretary of State he succeed
ed in bringing Vichy France back
to life, as a result of which the Pc
tain government refused to con-
sent to Germany establishing a ma
val base at Dakar, West Africa.
The Captain of the ill-fated Robin
Moor convinced Washington that
his ship was sunk by German sub
marine that had come out of the
harbor of Dakar Undoubtedly,
that was one of the reasons why
the able Mr.. Welles told Vichy in
blunt plain language that it
couldn't continue to look to the
United States for support If it
gave up Dakar to Hitler. The Uni
ted States representative to Vichy
is Admiral Leahy and he must
share the credit of having prevent
ed Hitler from capturing and plow-
ing under the Petain Government.
The month of August furnishes
hope that some unpredictable in
cident will bring this terrible war |
10 a close "sooner than anybody
expected"
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-28
A NEW BRANCH
IN COORDINATION

President Roosevelt states as his
reason for appointing Harold Ickes
as Co-Ordinator of Solid Fuels as
due to the fact that the Interior
Department has access to limitless
Information concerning solid fuels.
Hence Ickes is the logical person
to do the co-ordinating. The head
of the same department co-ordinat-
ed petroleum and made spectacu-
lar failure of the job.
The New York Tribune makes
about the best summing-up of the
matter we have seen in print. 1t OBJ
serves that the Presidents method
of reasoning is simply that Mr..
Ickes is "the Pooh-Bah on whom
this comprehensive lot hath fallen
lin other words it is a good letter
sent to the wrong address"
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-28
SHERFFSSALE!
BY virtue of a writ of Levari Facias,
to me directed. will be exposed
to public sale, on
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1941
AT 1O:OO O'CLOCK A. NJ

AT 1000 O'CLOCK, A. NJ.
On the premises in Lincoln. Cedar
Creek Hundred, Sussex County and
State of Delaware. the following de-
scribed Real Estate, to-wit:
All those two lots, pieces and par
cells of land with improvements there
on situate. lying and being in the Town
of Lincoln, Sussex County and State
of Delaware, located on the North side
of Greenly Avenue, on the West side
of Small Avenue. known as Tract No.
1. containing ONE ACRE OF LAND.
be the same more or less. Being the
same lands conveyed to Harry b.
Greenly and Matte ]. Greenly, his
wife, by Purnell F. Bennett and LIZ
zie B. Bennett, his wife, deed dated the
first day of May. 1888, and recorded at
Georgetown, Delaware, Deed Record
ID. ]. o., Vol, 297, page 122, the End
day of August A. D.. 1884.
TERMS-20 per cent of the purchase
money will be demanded on the day
of sale, the balance to be paid on or
before February End, 1912. If the pur-
chaser fails to comply with these
terms the per centum paid on day Of
sale will he forfeited. The purchaser
will be required to pay. the cost OF
Seized and taken in execution as the
OF Harry B. Greenly and
Matte J. .Greenly. his wife, Mortga-
gors. and will be sold by
Eli F. Pepper, Sheriff
Sheriff's Office, Georgetown, Delaware.
November IL, 1941, . n2l-2t
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-28
LABOR pIcTATORs MARCH ON

One of the dreams of extreme
radicals has always been the So
called dictatorship of the prole-
tariat"-in other words, a labor
dictatorship. And considerable
strides in that direction are being
made in this country.
Everyone who can read knows
that certain labor leaders are out
to completely subjugate industry to
their demands-to make the en-
ployer do their bidding, no matter
how outrageous their terms, on an
"or else" basis. Now the labor
czars are turning their attention to
government itself.
One union organizer recently
claimed that majority Of the cler-
ical and maintenance employees of
the State Road Commission in 40
of the 55 West Virginia counties
had been organized. And it is
known that organizers are busily
engaged in building up unions of
policemen, firemen, teachers. street
departments, etc.
1t is ominously clear what union
ization of government would mean.
All government activity, including
that of public protection, could be
brought to a standstill at the word
of the labor dictator in power. The
public would be helpless. The la
Dor leaders would be in the saddle
and the people would feel their
spurs.
Back in 1887, the President of the
United States said: "All govern
ment employees should realize that
the process of collective bargain
ing, as usually understood, cannot |
be transplanted into the public SER
vice." But the labor leaders think
differently-and they are determin-
ed to get their way at all hazards.
Their real goal is absolute domina-
ton of this country-its govern
ment. its industries, and its people.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-28
EXECUTORS NOTICE

All persons indebted to the es-
tate of Mary e. Hall, deceased, are
hereby notified to settle the same
on or before the first day of Janu-
ary. 1912, and all those having
claims against the estate to pre-
sent the same, duly attested, on or
before January 1, 1912.
l FIRST NATIONAL BANK. e
Nf TRUST CO., Executor n21-3t
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-28
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