Milford chronicle., 1928-02-17
Frankford

In order to assist Sussex Post,
No. 8, American Legion, to purchase
an ambulance, the following citizens
of Frankfort were among the con-
tributors who made it possible for
the Post to realize its ambition:
Morgan T. Gum, James j. Daisey,
Lemuel d. Tingle, F. S. Daisey,
Mrs. Robert w. Dasey, Everett
Hickman, D. G. Long, William A.
Gum, Jr., E. w. Bryan, Samuel j.
Messick, Babe Ruth Messick, John
w. Ellis, Capt. Ebe Chandler, Ebe
Walter, ST., Mrs. Rella Trader,
Asher Godfrey, ]. Lynn Layton,
Horace ]. Hickman, J. w. B. Nc
Neal, Miss Lizzie Robinson, George
Brasure, ]. L. Hummer, James B.
Hudson, Mrs. Mary McNeal Holton,
C. E. Stokes, L. F. Daisey, Laurence
Hudson.
Due to increased business another
clerk has been allowed the postOf-
flee of this town. Paul Long, son of
Everett Long, has been given the
position.
The Delaware Citizens and the p.
T. A. held a joint meeting in Jones
Hall Thursday evening. The meet
ing was addressed by Mrs. John
Cleaver.
The store building of G.. G. Camp
bell and Son is being improved by
having a new single roof put on it..
Mr.. Clifford Easham and family,
of Philadelphia, were recent visit
ors to his mother, Mrs. Emma
Easham.
Mr.. Jacob w. B. McNeal was quite
surprised Tuesday evening when a
number of his friends called and
reminded him that it was his birth
day.
High School News
The P. T. A. met last week. The
after which Mrs. ]. B. Cleaver, State
Treasurer of P. T. A, talked Citizen
ship. After appeals had been made
in the behalf of Delaware Citizens
Association, number of people of
the audience joined. The public is
cordially invited to attend the
Scholastic Essay Contest, together
with Lincoln's essay on Friday, H.,
at the high school building. The
winning essay of the Scholastic
contest will again be read during
Chautauqua week. On Tuesday eve
ming, February 6, the high school
team won an easy victory from the
frankfort All-Stars by a score of
1888, and on the following Friday
evening the Frankfort teams cap
tured two D. I. A. A. games from
Selbyville. The score of the girls
game was 1920 in favor of Frank
ford; boys game resulted in a
score of 64-32 in favor of our boys.
The next D. l. A. A. game is sched-
uled with Lord Baltimore.
The Junior Town, recently organ
lied in the frankfort Public
School, has elected the following Of
ficers: Mayor, Preston Williams;
town clerk, Mildred Tingle; law and
order, commission, Harry Vickers,
Norman Bunting, Herman Lock-
wood and Milton Esham. Health
commissioner, Orville Bennett.
On Friday, February 10, the fol-
lowing program was rendered by
the Literary Society of the 18th and
Sth grades: Song, Tramp, Tramp,
Tramp; Early Life of Lincoln, by
Ward Dasey; Youth of Lincoln, Rob
ert Long; Different Offices held by
Lincoln, Blanche Hudson; Lincoln
as President, Bertha Hudson; Death
of Lincoln, Ruth Watson; Incidents
in Lincoln's Life, Hilda Cannon;
Facts on Lincoln, by everyone ans
wering to roll call; Debate, Resolv-
ed, That Washington was Better
Man Than Lincoln; Sayings of Lin
coin, Rattle Long; Song, Star-Spang-
led Banner; Reading of Proclama-
ton of Emancipation, Viola God
frey; Poem, o, Captain, My Captain,
, Evelyn Holloway; Gettysburg
Speech, Thelma Walter; Song, Bat
tie Cry of Freedom, by school.