Milford chronicle., 1934-12-21
FRANKFORT


following officers were elected: Di-
rectors. John A. Tingle, G. Massey
Gum, Harry Vickers, Paul E. Long
and Alfred Ellis. President, Fred P.
Whitney; Vice-president, Asa Ben
nett; Secretary, T. Long; Treasurer,
John Tingle. Chief, Daniel B. Carey;
First Assistant Chief, William p.
Truitt; Second Chief, Philip Morris;
Third Chief, Jack Marshall; Fourth
Chief, Armwell West; Superinten-
dent of Supplies, Herman Campbell; /;
Fire Recorder, Leroy H. Ryan;
Chief Engineer, Russell Parsons;
First Assistant Engineer, Mordaecia
Hudson; Second Assistant Engineer,
Merrill Lynch; Third Assistant Engi-
neer, Lester Hudson.
Early Monday evening the Frank
ford FIRE Company was called to the
farm near town of Francis Daisey.
It was a chimney fire in a tenant
house. The company cleaned out
the chimney, removing a large
quantity of red hot SCOT. They
hardly returned home when a sec
ond call was sent in. II was also a
chimney fire near Roxana. at the
hmoe of Austin A. WiIgus.
Frankford Chapter o. f. S. No. l2
elected the following Officers We'd
nesday evening to serve for the en-
suing year: Worthy Matron, Mrs.
Ruth w. Branford; Worthy Patl on,
f. w. Bryan; Associate Matron, Mrs.
Hilda b. Jones; Associate Patron,
Gardner l.. Thomas; Secretary. Mrs.
Elizabeth Stokes; Treasurer, Mrs.
Hattie l.. Thomas; COnductress, Mrs.
Pearl Watson McCabe; Associate
Conductress, Mrs. Maude l.. Mitchell;
Trustee, Mrs. Florence L. Bunting.
Fire in a field near McNeals called
ont the Fire Company Thursday
about noon. 1t was very dry and a
high wind endangered the buildings.
A little later the automobile of Mrs.
Harry Williams OF Millsboro got on
fire, it was at the home of Mrs. Will
liams' parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
C. Hudson. The company saved the
car. The damage done was small.
Friday evening the Fire Company
was called. to Pennewills Landing
near Ocean View, where a boat house
was on fire. The building and the
boat house in it were destroyed. They
were owned by Murray Bros, the
loss is placed at $500. A boat
owned by former Senator L. A.
Drexler was badly scorched.
Letters were awarded to % mem
bers of the John NJ Clayton football
squad by Coach Adams, Friday eve
ming. The players receiving the let
ters follow: Louis Williams, Paul
Williams, Milton Long, Orville
Daisey, Clayton Dukes, Vernon
Steen, Jr., Wilter Stokes, Sirman
McAllister, Howard Lockwood, Ro-
land Birmingham, Jr.. Everett Long,
Jr., Elisha Toomey, George Long,
Elmer Dukes, Orville Lafffield, Jr.,
Donald Long, Billie Chandler, Will
son McCabe, Joe Crompton, Robert
Layfield, John Wilson, William A.
Truitt and Atwood F. Lynch, Jr.
Previous to the awarding of the
letters a full course turkey dinner
was served in the cafeteria to the
football squad faculty and guests.
The principal, Major Clarence A.
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L. L. Light, coach, of Seaford Spe-
cial District was the guest speaker.
Among the guests were, the School
Board, Atwood F. Lynch, president;
Senator Ebe H. Chandler, secretary;
Senator w. Vernon Steen and
Charles Fl Lockwood, coroner of Sus-
sex County; members of the fac
ulty, Clarence A. Short, principal;
H. Bert Adams, coach; Elias Tingle, |
assistant coach; G. Massey Gum and |
Lester w. Barnett. Parents and
other invited guests were James
Williams, |. w. Williams. Arley |
Long, Everett C. Stokes, ]. p. White,
John Lockerman. Roland Britting-
nam, Everett Long, Raymond Too
ney, Orville Layfield, William B. |
Chandler, John Hudson, William P. |
Fruit and Morgan T. Gum.
A special assembly program was
given in John M. Clayton School !
Tuesday. Dec. 18th, with DR.. ]. Ros-
zoe Elliott, of Dover, Del, as the
guest speaker. The following list
If honor students was read: 18th.
Sara Long; 1lth, Alvin Campbell.
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Aaude ClOgg, Helen Donaway, Mike
Sth, Helen Hudson, Hazel
9TH. Virginia Brittingham,
feorge Bunting, Leon Campbell. Jos.
Irompton, Theodore Hickman, DON
I'D Long, Madelyn Long, Grace
lockwood, Ruth Williams. Twelve
If the eighteen are on the honor roll
or the second term.
Delaware Day was celebrated at / ,
he school on Dec. 7th, with a dram ;
tization, of the ratification conven-
ion. The exercises were in charge :
I the class in American history. ,
'rof. Tingle teacher. The procla- d.
lation of Governor Buck was read.
he curtain went up and showed the
assembled in convention.
rville Daisey was presiding officer :
18th Jack Evans as secretary. Roll
as called and the resolution was
nered. After arguments for and
gainst ratification were made, the
ote was taken and the motion as
ead by the secretary the exact
ording of the original resolution
as used) was declared passed.
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