Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06
FRANKFORT

Mrs. Harvey Ruark was hostess
last week to the Tuesday Evening
Bridge Club. The mems prize was
won by Clarence r. Esham. Mrs. Jo-
sephine Polk was given the ladies'
prize.
Mrs. Edith Esham entertained Fri
day afternoon in honor of his Sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Elsie Kimmel, of
Olney, Pa. Among those present
were: Mrs. Jennie Ruark, Mrs. Alice
Monroe, Mrs. Hetty Lingo of Mills
boro, Mrs. Josephine PoIk, Mrs. May
Casey, Mrs. Margaret Heath, Mrs.
Eta Layfield Watson of Williams
port, Pa, Mrs. Carrie Fooks, Mrs.
Roberta Morris of Selbyville, Mrs.
Muluerna Long, Mrs. Lanessa Can
non, Mrs. SalLe Powell. Several of
the guests wore costumes of years
ga. Mrs. Fooks dressed as a 1880
fiapper. Mrs. Cannon wore a dress
or the early eighties. Mrs. West OF
the sixties and Mrs. Long of 1928.
Mrs. Mary Hux1ord and her
daughter, Mrs. Alice Gum, spent the
holidays at Ocean City, Ma, with
Mrs. Huxtords, daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Elizabeth McCaulley.
Revival services began Sunday
night at the M. Z. Church, in charge
OF the pastor, Rev. William LynOon
Hess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie ]. Magee, OF
near town, announce the marriage
of their daughter, Bessie, to George
c. Harper, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
L. Harper, OF near Blackwater, the
marriage occurred Christmas night
at RoXanna and was performed by
the Rev. Frank McCorkle, pastor or
the M. L. Church, of that town. The
bridesmaid was Miss FIoss:e E.
Magee, a sister of the bride. The
best man, Talbert Brasure, OF Selby-
vile.
The P. T. A. of the John NJ. Clay
ton school willmeet i'll the high |
school building at y. M, January |
II, 1888. A program is being ar
ranged in such d way as will place |
the discussion of a vital topic large
ly i'll the hands of the parents. Your |
presence is essential to a successful |
meeting.
II is a fact beyond dispute that
every day a pupil is absent from
school means loss to him and to
the community. He loses in his
work, which must be made up.
matter that is never easy; the com
loses in that frequently a
loss of time with the resulting loss
of work makes it necessary for the
pupil to spend another year in
school in order to earn diploma.
The community should not be ask
ed to meet such extra expense be-
cause in the great majority of cases
such absence is not necessary. We
realize that some absences are un-
ayoidable, but unless there is the
utmost necessity we strongly urge
parents to see that the pupils are in
school every day The world re-
quires so much more OF boys and
girls today that il is not enough for
them to get what parents got few
years ago, all things have become
more complex, life is no longer a
simple matter, competition is vastly
greater; so, why not give the boys
and girls every possible opportunity
by seeing to it that they attend
school every day? That is the duty
Of the parents.
Frequently we hear people remark :
that there is no place which can be {
used as a community center, True {
as such statement is now, it will ;
no longer be true when the new {
school is completed. Such a plant {
should be used not only for ordinary ,
school purposes, but also for such !
activities as are best designed for [
development of a progressive, uni ;
led, cooperative community spir- !
I. The building will be available /
or legitimate community activities, I
within certain limits, and inasmuch
Is the best part of education comes
Is a result of meetings, exchanges {
# ideas, discussion of common uqes- {
ions, and other matters of common
it is of vital Importance to
very community to make use OF all
Ivailable facilities in fostering the
development of a greater and closer
consisting, not of two
eparate parts, but rather as two
apartments striving to make the ,