Milford chronicle., 1934-05-18
HARRINGTON
Again Vote Sewers

went " TIE pulls anu NOleO over
whelmingly in favor of the con,
struction of a sewer system. At the
election. held previously, there was
some irregularity found which
caused the Federal government
which is expected to give aid, to de-
clare the election void, necessitat-
ing the election last Tuesday, May
is, at which 25S votes were cast
205 in favor and 5 against, with 6
ballots thrown out when the voters
spoiled them.
At the previous election the vote
was IL to l in favor of the sewer
with I'll votes being cast. 'f, ,is.
George NJ. Fisher, city solicitor.
was in charge of Tuesdays election
at which male property owners who
had paid their last years taxes.
women who are joint owners of
property with their husbands and
women who own property in their
own right were allowed to vote.
Elect New President
The directors of the First Ma
tiOnal Bank last week promoted ID.
Beniah Tharp, cashier of the bank
for the past 25 years. to president,
to fill a vacancy caused by the
death of the late ]. Will Powell. Mr..
Tharp started as an employee Of the
bank in 1895, as a clerk. was elect
ed to the position of teller in 1898
under the late w. T. Sharp as
cashier. Mr.. Sharp retired in 1909
and Mr. Tharp was elected. cashier.
He will still continue OnHactiVe du-
ty and be glad to see his many
friends. Mr.. Tharp has been inter-
ested in civic affairs. He is a mem
ber of the Harrington Chamber OF
Commerce and the Harrington Fire
COMPANY He is also a Mason, be-
ing affiliated with Temple Lodge,
No. 9. Hope Chapter. No. Z, at
Georgetown, St. Johns COmmandry.
Knights Tempfars, Wilmington
Delaware Consistory, Valley of Will
mington and BOumi Shrine Of Bal
timore, Md. Mr.. Tharp was mem
Der of the building commission
when the new high school building
was completed In politics Mr..
Tharp is a Republican, though new
er seeking public Office. Mr.. Tharp
is married and has three grown
daughters, two of whom are teach
ers in the State schools and the .
is now completing her col .
lege years at William and Mary
College, williamsburg, Va.
Jr, o, L. A. NJ. Meeting
II was a gala affair when nearly /
75 secretaries and other officials of
the .Jr o. U. A. NJ. throughout the
State gathered here last week for
the semi-annual meeting of the Sec
retary's Association. Previous to
the business session, the ladies OF
the Fire Company Auxiliary served
a delicious dinner. Music was fur-
nished by the Intersection Quartet.
The business meeting following the
dinner was opened by Arthur Hope
Mr. Hope had to leave early and
vice president, Harry Smith, OF
aurel. filled the chair for the rest
of the meeting. The different coun-
rils renewed activity and all looked
to the coming class lnltla-
lion. to be held in the local nigh 4
school auditorium on May II. 4
PAST State Councillor J. Mark
Sweeten suggested a membership
contest between the councils in New
rastle County and the councils in
sussex county, adding that both
vere nearly equal i'm membership,
,aving about 1900 in each county.
state Councillor Harriet called (
he members attention to the bell ;
O be presented to each council
oom as a prize. Already five cOun-
ills in the State have been awarded
he bells. The meeting closed with I
he singing of the closing ode. {
Following the regular services at
he NJ. p. Church last Sunday morn |
ng an election was held to select
delegate and an alternate to the {
Annual Conference. lrV- I
ny E. Locates was chosen as dele {
ate and Clifford Raughley was Sc !
acted as alternate The conference J
onvenes at Westminster, Md, on I
une 13. j
The heavy rainstorm in this sec \
ION Monday evening put a damper
n the meeting of the Ladies Aux
iary of the Fire Company, ana al
D the regular meeting of Washing
IN Camp, No. 30, p. o. S. of A. Both
,eetings were postponed.
A movement is on foot to organ q
Q a Junior Sunday School Base n
an League i'm lower Delaware. The n
was started by two of the o
zeal churches. Last year junior
ANS at Houston, FELTON, and Har- Il
ngton played Independent base il
al. It is hoped to form league OF
X clubs, composed of teams from cl
70 Harrington NJ. E. Church, Har- m
ngton NJ. p. Church, Houston NJ.
church. FELTON, NJ. f. Church and di
ilford NJ. f. Church. with one E
her team to be selected. A meeting al
,s been called to adopt some rules
ID regulations for the league. q
The Young folks held full sway
ID made merry. when nearly one 81
lndred attended the Junior Prom re
the high school auditorium last
.idav evening. The auditorium 3
az tastefully decorated in green -
"A white. the senior class cOlOrs.
Nh dogwoOd flowers predominant re
q. A miniature flower garden was
Iilt from which came music fur 81
shed by the Intersection Orches- eI
4. The prom started at 8 o'clock.
e grand march was led by Wright al
liliips, president of the Junior W
ass and Miss Kathryn Rash, vale Pt
,torian in the senior class. The
tronesses I'm the receiving line ed