Milford chronicle., 1931-11-27
SEAFORD


the latter's mother, Mrs Andrew J.
Reed, spent several days this past
week in Philadelphia and Whining
ton.
Superintendent w. B. ThOrnburgh
recently announced that two motion
picture projecting machines were re-
Gently purchased by the Board of
Education and are now part of
the equipment at the local school.
One machine will handle a 16 nm.
reel and the other a 35 nm. reel.
Movable screens have also been pur-
chased in order that the machine
may be moved from the auditorium
to the different class rooms to assist
the teachers in their various kinds
of work and to instruct the pupils
through visual education.
A large number of Seaford fisher
men went fishing over the past week
end and returned home with over a
thousand pounds of Black Fish,
caught out past the second break
water at Lewes, Del.
A party composed of S. E. ThOmp-
son, manager of the Hotel Sussex;
former Mayors John r. Eskridge and
Charles E. Hastings; Councilman,
Ira Wright; IsadOre Stephany, MEM
ber of the firm of Greenabaum Bros,
Parker Allen and BrenOn Jackson
returned home Wednesday of this
past week with over a 1000 pounds
of black fish and dumped them on
the pavement next to the Seaford
Hardware Co. and gave them to the
public. Within 80 minutes the thou
sand pounds of fish had been carried
to all parts of the town.
At the recent election of the Nam
ticoke Post No. of the American
Legion the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: L.
Spencer Locates, commander; Paul
Hastings and Milliard Macklin, vice
commander; Charles r. Dawson, fl
nance officer; Charles H. COnaway,
post adjutant; Charles w. Hurley,
service officer; Edward Gilbert, SER
geant-at-arms; Vaughn Hastings,
historian DIR. John R. Crosby, chap
lain.
Arthur c. Belts, of near Seaford,
was admitted to membership. The
Post decided to hold their annual
meeting and banquet in
December this year. The newly
elected officers will be installed at
that time. The following committee:
George E. Warrington. Charles H,
COnaway and Fred Burton, were
named to arrange for the get-tOgeth-
or meeting next month.
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Perry, of
and New York, spent
he past weekend with the formers
mother, Mrs. Anna Perry, on Cannon
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Blades, of Beth
chem, Md, spent the past weekend
with the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James B. Thompson, Sr., on
Front and Kind streets.
Mr.. and Mrs L. A. Hobbs and son,
lack, spent this past Sunday as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Nc
Williams, at Rhodesdale, Md.
At the recent meeting of the Re-
lance Grange, No. 5S, held in the
Reliance Community Hall, the fol-
owing officers were elected: master,
)ccar ]. Wheatley; Overseer, George
!. Phillips; steward, Frank A. Hus-
on; assistant steward, Edward !
Vest; lady assistant steward, Mrs.
Edward West; lecturer, Mrs. Oscar
p. Wheatley; secretary, Mrs. A. Hill
smith; treasurer, James Harper;
haplain, William Handy; gatekeep- |
+, Theodore Handy; Flora, Mrs. Jos. |
White; Cores, Miss Edith Tull, and |
'Omona, Mrs. Dali Wheatley.
Postmaster James Emery Wiley, |
ecently announced that the total
ceeipts for October of this year !
we're increased 10 per cent over the |
eceipts of October in 1880. He has
lso announced the following
hanges and promotion which took
lace on October Itch. John J. Par
ons, city mail carrier No. l or east |
ide of the town, was transferred to
,ural Route No. 4, which was re-
emily vacated by the retirement of
'rancis W. Wheatley. Harlan Twi-
ord Morris, substitute city carrier,
ucceeds Mr.. Parson as a regular
ity carrier, and James r. Burton
as been appointed temporary sub
titute city carrier to succeed Mr..
IOrris.
Mrs. Sara Davis, mother of Miss
lanche Davis and Mrs. VIM. F. AL
IN, has been spending some time
ere as their guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Krake recently
ad astheir guests Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Miller, of Atlantic City, N. j., and
Ir. and Mrs. w. E. Gray, of Forest