Milford chronicle., 1933-10-13

ter, Mrs. J. T. Bailey, Pocomoke City
Md. Mr.. Short is a native of Dor
chester county, and has been a wild
over for Is years. During his young
er days he was a house carpenter
and cabinet maker; doing much OF
the fine cabinet work at a local shiL
yard. Despite his advanced age, Mr.
Short is able to wait on himself
Most of the time he stays in his bed
room, though he is able to go UP
and down stairs unassisted There
are four children, John Short, Phil
adelphia; Joseph Short and Mrs
Annie Galloway, Galestown, Md, and
Mrs. ]. T. Bailey, Pocomoke City,
Md. There are eighteen grandchil-
dren; among whom are Miss Alma
Bailey, chief clerk in Sussex Coun-
ty Comptroller's Office; Crawford
Bailey, superintendent of the Am
erican Stores on the Eastern Shore.
There are also ten great grandchil-
dren.
Fire Company News
The monthly meeting of the Har-
rington Fire Company was held Oc-
tober 4 with President Massey in
the chair Included in the routine of
business was the payment of the
premium on the Mutual Relief Pol
icy. Delegate Frank C. O'Neal
brought to the meeting a fine re-
port on the State Convention. Presi-
dent Massey extended thanks of the
company. The fire company acknow-
lodges receipt of a 500 donation
from Albert Warren, near FELTON,, in
appreciation of their services in re-
spending to a fire on his farm some
time ago.
Chief Cain and F. C. O'Neal, a
committee on extra spotlights for
trucks, reported progress. A prac-
tice fire drill was held at the high
school, showing the obstacle drill,
when the usual exits are blocked.
The building was emptied in 81
seconds. The enrolment is about $50
students. During Fire Prevention
Week last year a drill was staged
and the building was cleared in one
minute and fifteen seconds. An invi-
tation from Cambridge to join them
in their Armistice celebration was
deferred until next meeting. The
fire recorder reported two rural
calls during the month of Septem-
ber The firemen together with the
Ladies' Auxiliary held their annual
benefit supper October IL. The pres
ident named a committee of firemen
TO solicit the rural sections for aid. |,
Claude Cahall and Edward Harriet
were assigned to territory toward
Greensboro, Md, and back to Fell J
ton. Harry C. Tee toward Houston |
and then over to Frederick road. w. |
R. Massey, Frederick road and |
across Paradise Alley. Clement Har- |
rington, Pennington dirt road and |
Andrewville. Dewitt Tatman, Whit |
lesburg road and Brownsville. Two |
or three other territories will be as
signed later. The ladies of the auxil-
iary will solicit the town section. |
The tickets are already on sale and
record breaking crowd is expected.
School News
Paul c. Stetson, superintendent of
schools of Indianapolis, Indiana, and
president of the Department of Su-
perintendents of the National Edu-
cation Association, announced at as
sociation headquarters here that ].
c. Messner, superintendent of the
Harrington Special School District,
has been appointed a member of a
national committee on interpreting
the schools to the public. This COM
mittee will meet and report at the
Cleveland convention of the depart
ment of superintendents, February
"a to March 1, 1884.
The appointment of this commit
tee is an important item in a funda-
mental reorganization of the con-
vention plan followed by the educa-
tional leaders in their national pro-
fessional organization for many
years. The change was made to ex-
tend greater responsibility to indi-
vidual members in the departments
to plan more effectively for
the current crisis in educa-
tion. Seven such committees have
been appointed by President Stet-
son. These groups will give their at
tention respectively to problems of
teacher training, a comprehensive
program of public education, financ-
ing the schools, education for the
American youth, public education
and public welfare, national out
look on education, and the interpre-
Lation of the schools to the public.
New Century Club Affairs
After enjoying a vacation, the pro-
gram committee of the Harrington
New Century Club has announced
he following program for the ensu
ing club year, as follows:
October 10-Open meeting, officers
Of club.
October 17-Motion pictures, Mrs. '
Gordon Smith, Mrs. John S. Har- {
rington and Mrs. Claude Cahall.
October 24-Current Events, Mrs.
Fred Greenly, Miss Emma Downes !
md Mrs. Myra Phlager.
October 31-Child Health Day and
Party, Mrs. S. NJ Williams, Mrs.
Charles Toppin and Mrs. Clarence
Shockley.
November Public Welfare, Red
Cross, Mrs. A. B. Parsons, Mrs. e. /
W. White and Mrs. William Sheath. j
November 14-Library and Litera-
.ure, Mrs. w. w. Sharp, Mrs. ]. J.
Caldwell and Miss Laura Fleming. {
November 21-International Rela- I
ions, Mrs. H. ]. Ramsdell, Mrs. Ira
Roe and Mrs. Fred Powell.
November 28-Thanksgiving Day, s
program committee.
December 5-Music, Mrs. M. Dar- I
,ie, Mrs. J. w. Sheldrake and Mrs. t
Z. A. Saulsburg.