Milford chronicle., 1937-08-20
HARRINGTON

meny. the new Federal Post Offic,
located at the corner OF Commerc,
and Clark Sts., was officially thrown
open to the public for mail servic,
last Tuesday morning. The new
building of brick construction is il
keeping with the few other modern
buildings in the business section
Stone steps and ornamental guart
rail adorned by two electric lamps
guard the entrance leading off oi
Commerce street. Postmaster c.
Fred Wilson has a private Office to
the left upon entering the main lobby
The lobby contains writing tables
bulletin boards and bronze plates
stating building was erected during
the term of President Franklin ID.
Roosevelt The lobby is much larg-
er than the quarters in the old Post
Office and has fancy tile floor and
side walls, to the left of the work
ing quarters is a room containing the
valuables and vault behind large
steel grated doors. Highly polished
hardwood floors were laid in the
work room which is all open except
for the mail cases of the five rural
mail carriers who work out of this
office. Seven large windows on the
Clark St., and Railroad ST., sides of
the building furnish ample natural
light on the most cloudiest days.
Ventilators in the roof of the build
ing are of glass and furnish addi-
tional light Provision is also made
for postal inspectors to make secret
inspections while the employees are
at work and unaware that they are
present. Leading off from the rear
of the work room is loading plat
form where the rural drivers will
load their mail into parked cars in
the post office yard. An assembly
room for the rural carriers is locat-
ed in the basement. The building will
be heated with hot water using coal
for fuel. A greater number OF priv
ate boxes for patrons are located in
the lobby and are only opened by the
use of a key instead of the old style
combinations. Everything is work
ing smoothly except no flag is being
flown on the flag pole because Post
master Wilson has not yet learned
the combination that hauls the flag
to the top of the pole.
City Manager Charles Hopkins and
Samuel Tharp attended the races at
Goshen, N. Y, this week.
Lawrence B. Harrington, of Will |
mington, is spending this week with |
his brothers, John S. Harrington and |
Fred W. Harrington.
State Senator Earl Sylvester vis-
tied the National Guard Camp at
Bethany Beach, Thursday, Governors
Day.
Misses Lucille and Janet Tharp are
spending a vacation in the New Eng
land States near Cape Cod.
Miss Edith Smith has returned
home from a visit to Canada and the
New England States.
Mrs. Mary Dolby and Mrs. Elmer
ThaWley have returned home from a
visit to points of interest in Virginia.
Ernest Raughley, Walter ]. Paskey
Allen Parsons and Clarence S. Nor
ris will compose committee named
by the Sussex Fair Association
who are visiting Bloomsbury, Pa, to
look over modern stage arrange
ments. The Fair Association plan
TO start early on the construction OF
a modern vaudeville stage.
The annual outing of Camp No.
10, p. O. S. of A., will be held al
Riverview Beach next Tuesday.
Miss Delaware, Miss Beatrice
Harriet and her alternate, Miss Lor-
eta Cox, of Seaford, are spending
sometime in Philadelphia, where they
are making preparation for the Ma !
tional Beauty Pageant to be held
in Atlantic City in September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman ID. Vernon,
Of Pennsylvania, former railroad
vacationing at Rehoboth
called upon former friends here on
DR.. r. T. ]. Barber, of Washington,
D. c., a practieing physician in this ;;
,ity several years ago, greeted old
friends here during the past week. ..
Miss Elizabeth Shaw, of Pittsburg,
Pa, is spending a vacation with her !
,rother, B. l. Shaw.
Rural Mail Carriers, Clarence A.
rharp and Samuel Tharp are en- !
Dying a vacation. William Simpson
s substituting for the former, while l
Albert Thistlewood is covering the l
alters route. i
Arrangements have been completed q
o use the High School Band when :,
he local Fire Company attends the u
state Convention parade at Dover. !
rhe band will be under a new direc-
or, Band leader, Lester Bucher, of a
he High School has resigned to ac- Q
ept a like position at Newark. The l
lew director has not yet been select ,
ID.
Nearly two hundred friends gath
red at the home of Mr. and Mrs. U
Idle Robinson on the Felton-Greens ~
oro State Highway, Friday evening II
o wish god speed to the newlyweds, q
1r. and Mrs. Ernest Harding. Mrs. II
Iarding was Miss Esther Robinson ol
efore her marriage short time ago. III
he young couple received many val q
able gifts including Bridge lamps, n
lectric iron, fancy hand made GRO Ut
het work, kitchen utensils, table pl
mems, bed blankets and various Ia
ther articles. Refreshments were "
erved at late hour. Among those RI
resent included: Mr.. and Mrs. an
rank Jester, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. 10
lasten and children, Mr.. and Mrs. ha
yalter Paskey, Mr.. and Mrs. Will ne
askey, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Green Work es
ian, Mr.. and Mrs. Arlie Outten, Mr.. as
AIRY Masten, Edgar Smith, Mr.. and IN
RS. Harry Tee, Mr.. and Mrs. Norris =
fright, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Billings,
homas Robinson, William Wecht- wi
1hiser, Bobbie Wechenhiser and tel
ann .ofharC int