Milford chronicle., 1932-02-05

IN Keeping the station open an
longer. This makes it hard ON som
of the employees who now fin
themselves without work.
This railroad has had checker
ed existence and has passed int
several hands since the Queen Ann
people ceased to own it. There ha
been no passenger service for SOM
time, and only a freight train pass
ing over the road each way once ;
day, except Sunday. Such servic,
had proved to be not sufficient Il
keep the station open and seVera
have been closed.
How much longer this road cal
survive is a question. The tracks
are in bad condition and unless
some other railroad buys it and puts
it in good condition, the end is very
near.
The people of this community are
sorry to see the passing of this rail-
road, but the advent of trucks and
depression seems about all the lar
ger railroads can do to stand.
The smaller railroads will either
be absorbed by the larger railroads
or will have to cease doing business
for the want of support.
Reports say that the Pennsylvania
Railroad has bought this road and
will use it as a short cut in reach
ing Rehoboth. We hope it is true.
The question is can the people do
without the railroads. Trucks are
handy and are useful but when you
undertake to make them do in place
of railroads, they will fail and we
believe that the farmers and others
are finding this out to some extent
and will find it out more as time
passes along.
The writer would say that the
country cannot get along without
the railroads. Compare the service
you are now receiving from the rail-
roads with the service you received
few years ago. 1t doesn't look
good, but the railroads say it is the
best service they can afford to give
and survive.
Give the railroads a chance to
live.
EllendaIe School Notes
The first and second grades, Mrs.
Lulu T. McCauley, teacher:
The first and second grades have
been learning a great many things
about people and animals of the
northland.
They wrote several poems about
Eskimo life.
Anna Coverdale wrote the follow
ing poem:
know a fellow who goes over the
snow,
Me is just funny, yellow Eskimo.
There were 12 girls and 10 boys
who made perfect attendance record
for January.
Grades three and four, Mrs. Grace
Smith, teacher:
The girls and boys who made per-
feet attendance for the month of
January were: Meta Coverdale.
Frances Hall, Emma Collins, Edith
Buckley, Delema Passwaters, Ruth
Appel, Lydia Fox, Helen Zeuner,
Alexander Barbawicka, Cecil Car
penter, Gilbert Buckley, Otis Glen
daniel, Otis Penuel, Raymond Mar
ker, Elwood Tucker, Charles Mill
man, Millard Reynolds and Norman
Carlisle.
Grades three and four made the
highest per- cent of attendance, for
the month of January ana received
the award for their room.
Personal
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Rogers who
have been staying for some time
with Mrs. Rogers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Abbott nave returned
to their home home at Georgetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. TimmOns and
son Alton spent Thursday of last
week in Philadelphia visiting rela-
tiVes and friends.
Miss Minnie Reed of Lewes was
a dinner guest of her aunt, Mrs. ID. |
II. Reed recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. James D. Mills and |
James, Eugene and Bar |
bara were entertained at the home |
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Macklin.
Harry Conner of the Wesley Col
legiate Institute, Dover, spent the |
weekend with his parents, Rev. and
Mrs. r. G. Conner, at the NJ. E. par
5onage.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Jester celebrat-
ed their first wedding anniversary
by giving a goose dinner. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. H. w.
lester and sons, Harry, Jr, and
Otis, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Russell
md E. F. Whitney.
Mrs. Elva Wells spent the week.
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Hickman of Dagsboro.
While there she enjoyed a turkey
Inner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Abbott and
ION Junior spent Sunday with Mr.
md Mrs. George Butler. Of FEEDER
llsburg, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Bunting and
laughter Margaret of Salisbury, Md,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. N. E. Prettyman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Beebe enter
aimed over the weekend Mr.. and
Irs. Elwood Beebe of Richardson
Park and Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald I
tucker of Wilmington.
Revival Services 1T
Revival services will begin at the
4. E. Church at Glendale next
sunday night, February z, at 1880 p.
n. The pastor desires the all of all
,hristian men and women to help S
lake this meeting a success. ]
The revival program for the first
,eek is as follows: Sunday morn '
lg, February Z, Rev. r. G.. Conner;
tuesday, evening, February 8, Rev. {