Milford chronicle., 1936-03-27
HARRINGTON

al thH hisn school
auditorium last Friday evening. The
auditorium was not crowded but \
ialr sized audience attended. The
class VIII probably realize over sos.
The cast included: Marie Martin.
Matilda Billings. Naomi West, Anna
siDitzky and Louise Scott. Harlan
cooper and George MarkeFt. Music
was furnished by the high school
orchestra under the direction OF
Prof Lester Bueher Prof. Donald
Weist and his class of boys provid-
ed the scenery.
Harrington Post. No. :, American
Legion, received a telegram last
Friday requesting aid in collecting
clothing and other necessities IN
this community for the food victims
Of pennsylvania. Earl Sylvester,
commander of the local post, took
charge Of the situation Immediately
and arranged to have seme circu-
lars printed announcing the plan OF
procedure. These were run off the
local press within an hour. He then
enlisted the aid Of the local Boy
Scouts who distributed the circu-
lars. Truck service has been ar /
ranged and on Sunday morning at /
o'clock the veterans will cover all 4
the streets in this city, collecting 1
the donations of clothing, shoes,
blankets and wearing apparel of all
kinds. Cash donations should be
made Immediately to Mayor Wilbur
r. Jacobs or Mrs. Allan B. Parsons.
directors Of the local Red Cross
Chapter. AS fast as a truck is load
ed 1t will be dispatched to Red
Cross headquarters in Wilmington
The American Legion requests that
in case plans have been made to be
away, place your bundle Of clothing
on the front porch so that It can be
picked up easily or deliver il to To-
cal headquarters in the vacant store
room next to the Harrington Hard {
ware Company on Commerce street,
any time on Saturday
Two fire alarms within twenty
four hours kept the local firemen on c
the jump this week. The first call !,
was a chimney fire at the home of !
Mrs. J. B. Graham, one quarter mile 1
south Of FELTON, on the State High +
way. No damage resulted. Mrs. Ora
ham appreciated the quick response Z,
of the firemen and donated them IS. !
Saturday morning the firemen were
called to the home of Louis Gerard +.
on Ward street. Mr.. Gerard is en- +,
plOyed in Greensboro, Md, and was
not at home at the time. Mrs. Ger r
ardi attempted TO hurry a slow fire Il
with oil, when the can exploded, W
spreading flames over the kitchen.
Mrs. Gerard was very much fright
ened and slightly burned her hair :
before she could leave the buildingl S
The property is a double dwelling M
owned by Sapp & Brown. The dam te
age is estimated at $50. fully cover
ed by insurance. The newly formed r
Salvage Crew under Second Assis- d,
tant Chief c. N. Cahall soon had the II
furniture removed from the building 8
and after the fire was extinguished, re-
cleaned up the premises. Mr.. and n
Mrs. Gerard have not been married
very long and only had a portion of n;
the house furnished. he
A special meeting Of the fire COM w
pany was held last week at which In
time the company discussed the },
of a new siren. After sew w
eral years of service the present q,
siren is not dependable; on several or
occasions this winter It seemed to in
be out of order. The company Sc
lected a Sterling vertical type, re- III
note control siren, with larger IN
horse power to replace the present 20
horizontal type siren. When the new m
iiren arrives Il VIII be erected on ce
/ new 31-fO0t steel frame, at the dc,
ear of the FIRE house. The new sir liv
N, completely installed, will cost stI
he company about $780, sh,
Members of Harrington Post No. Nj
d, American Legion, headed by their Sh
Earl Sylvester, assemb- En-
ed at the flood relief headquarters III,
n Commerce street, Sunday morn- AT
lg at $3.50 o'clock and manning L.
rucks loaned by Norris Graham and ces
laude Cahall, soon canvassed the the
ity for clothing and supplies. By ste
1890 o'clock the job was completed. MIR
Y. M. Stokes leaned the veterans a MFR
'uek which uney loaded and start Ais
4 for Red Cross headquarters in lar
Gasoline and oil were lar
Dnated by the Slaughter Garage ton
nd the Peoples Service Station. fan
he truck was in command Of Earl 4
ylvester and driven by Lewis ely pre
er, Legionnaire Santo Raymond the
so accompanied the truck. The Tue
was informed that they to
ere the first truck to arrive from YOU
,wn the State. Members of the fire iect
Impany, boy scouts and other citi- clul
MS assisted the veterans with the the
Election and packing Of the mer- suff
Iandise. In making their rounds port
Q veterans made collection of ing
Dthing and focdstuffs from over the
0 hundred and collected $34.3O in ing
sh which was turned over to the Miss
cal Red Cross Chapter to be added Mrs.
funds they lad collected. Cbal
Friends Of Albert w. zimmerman aftei
e trying TO get him awarded Clar
70 medal for his timely action in Of Il
tifying the superintendent Of the ic.
arlington Water Works Of a fire tureI
the roof Of the water plant, stree
Itch investigation disclosed was Cons
Used by burning SCOT. oil and car of b
4 falling on a metal roof heating MGR
20 badly that boards beneath we're and
Iited. Mr.. zimmerman was visiting sleet
irhy and after notifying the SUI show
hurried TO the FIRE writ
Use and turned in an alarm. Mr. ma