Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
SEAFORD


D. Edward Purse, local broker, is
spending some time in Detroit, Mich
with his brothers, J. N. and Artie
Purse, and f. Lee Purse in Toledo,
Ohio. Mr.. Purse will probably go to
Texas from Detroit to engage in an
onion deal and from there to Geor-
gia, the famous peach state.
Mrs. Robert B. Elliott of Pine
street recently entertained the Sor-
osis at her home.
John ]. Parsons, secretary of the
local Kiwanis Club, Burton Croll,
president of the Rehoboth Kiwan-
sis Club, and Charles S. Horn, dis
trict trustee of the Rehobotb Kiwan-
is Club left the first of May for Mia
mi, Florida, where they will attend
the annual Kiwanis International
Convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Corkran of
! West Seaford left Friday for Mill
burn, N. J., where they will spend
week with friends and relatives.
\ Karl P. Thompson of West Sea-
ford is making considerable inn
provements in his lawn by planting
a rock garden all around his home
and also by the adding of pool in
his lot. He is making his garden and
pool from natural rocks which are
very scarce in this part of the State.
The work is being planned and sup
ervised by Mrs. Sherman CorkTan, a
landscape gardener of Millburn, N.
J.
Mrs. George r. Trimble and Mrs
James X. Phillips, Jr., are substi-
tuting as teachers in the local school
in the place of Miss Myrtle Brown
and J. w. Careman, both of whom
are i'll.
DR.. and Mrs. Linton Turner, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Robinson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Weger have returned to
their homes in Philadelphia after
spending several days here with
friends.
At the annual meeting of the Lib
erty Hyde Billy Chapter, Future
Farmers of America, recently held
in the Seaford High School, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
C4A1uAA4e5 JCdl w lAGOn i uy lQl III COL
dent; Virgil Waller, vice president;
Carlton Jones, secretary; Charles
Hill, treasurer Randall Willen, |
watch dog; Roland NIumford, re-
porter, and W. Lyle Moulds, advisor. |
This chapter of the Future Farm |
ers of America is one of the largest |
and best in the schools of the State, |
and has large number of projects |
for this season. W. Lyle Moulds, ag
ricultuIe instructor at the high |
school and Superintendent w. B. |
Thornburgh visited 19 of the boys |
projects after the election of the of
ficers. Among the visitors were NJ. |
G. Price, head of the agriculture
class of the Laurel High School; +
w. Helm, State Director of Vocation
al Education; Martin Doordan, agri-
cultural leader at Bridgeville; David
Loveland, graduate of the University
of Delaware; Bayard Carmean, stu
dent at the University of Delaware.
Funeral services were held this
past week for Robert J. Lank, at
his residence. near here, by the
Rev G. J, Hooker, pastor of the Mt
Olivet NJ P. Church. Interment was
made in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
Mr.. Lank was SO years old and re-
sided about miles from Seaford. He
was the son of the late Captain Lev
in and Ann Lank. He was born aud
lived all of his life in the house
where he died His wife who sur
wives him is so years old and was
formerly Miss julia Graham of Con
cord. Four SONS also survive, as fol-
lows: William T. Lank, Albert J.
Lank, and Frank Lank of Seaford
and Edward G. Lank of Philadelphia.
The Seaford Volunteer Fire De-
partment answered an alarm this
week to the home of Timothy c. Will
ley, at GalestOwn, Md, town in
about twelve miles from
here. The town has no fire depart