Milford chronicle., 1939-10-13
MTLLSBORO

Mrs Matte Shockley and Mrs.
Kendall Wiley were Saturday Wis
itors in Philadelphia
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Willard of
New York City, spent last weekend
with their cousin. Mrs. Edward H.
McCabe and Mr.. McCabe.
The Be Yc Faithful Auxiliary will
meet next Tuesday night with Mrs.
Harold Kruger
The bake sale to be given by the
Ever Faithful Sunday school class
next Saturday morning in front of
Mitchell and Jones will begin at
o'clock
Mrs Gilbert v Anderson and Miss
Jean Anderson, of Philadelphia, are
visiting Mrs. Anderson's father. JOS
eph c. Ellis. who is suffering from
general debility.
Mrs J. A. Burton spent the week
end with Rev. and Mrs. D. j. Moore
at Red Lion, and with Mrs. Walter
Kemp at Siiview.
II. p White was given a surprise
birthday dinner party last Tuesday
evening by Mrs. White. The guests
We're Congressman and Mrs. George
S Williams. and Mr and Mrs. J. Ed
ward Goslee. Over the weekend the
Whites entertained their daughter
in-law, Mrs. Ellen White. who has
been married recently to Paul Bal
derson of New Hope, Pa.
Funeral services for Ronald DON
oway. son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
81 -e
his father last Monday afternoon,
and interment was made in the Me-
chanics cemetery.
Mrs. J. Reese White has been in
New York City for a part Of the last
week.
A large crowd attended the DON
key baseball game on the school ath-
letic field last Wednesday night.
sponsored by the fire company. Rain
caused the game to be postponed
from Monday to Wednesday even
ing,
Saunders P. Darden, Jr.. made a
hurried trip to Spsrtonsburg. N. c.,
last Saturday. to visit his father,
who is seriously i'll.
School Notes
This year Millsboro school open
Cd with an enrolment Of 421 stu
tents. The total enrolment at
present is 1876. On Wednesday for
the first time in the history of the
school the secondary grades had
perfect attendance. So far the at
tendance has been far ahead of last
year. Millsboro school has received
a banner for having the highest at
tendance percentage in Eastern Sus- /
sex county during September.
MillSboro School regrets the de- /
parture of our former art teacher, (.
Miss Eleanor Lindstrom, who was
transferred to Georgetown. but it is /
happy 10 receive an able successor, !
Frank Miller. graduate of Temple I
University. Philadelphia.
The students have been entertain /.
ed by very interesting addresses at I
four assemblies. The first address
was given on Thursday. September (
Is by Hon. Robert G. Houston. Of .
Georgetown. The subject of his ad- I
dress was his tour of the Northern .
European Countries. The second ad- 1
dress was given on Friday. Septem-
ber 20 by Albert Farley. His topic
Of discussion was his South Ameri-
can Trip The third was by Rever-
ed H. w Ewig. on Wednesday. Oc-
tober 3. His speech had to do with
the enemies of man and the re-
wards obtained by conquering these
enemies. The final address was CIV
en- by Rev John Wootten of POGO
moke. This speech stressed the i'm
portance of mental strength rather
than physical.
Miss Fannie Steele, the secretary
10 the principal, Leslie E. Timmons.
has undergone an operation in the
Hospital. Wilmington.
Miss Grace Moore is filling this DO
sition in her absence
a doctor and nurse administered
he diphtheria toxoid to e-school
and to those students de-
string immunization on October 6.
The junior class held a bake on
Saturday. October Z.
On October the high school vol
ey ball team started its season by
defeating the Seibyville team 8 to
The football team won its first
game OF the season by overwhelming
he alumni IA to 0. On Friday the
cam defeated Selbyville by a score
If 16 to Z.
On Thursday. October 5. in a fire
lrill the students of the Millsboro
School emptied the building in one
minute and 20 seconds. The second
lrill held on Monday, October 8. re-
luired 5S seconds.
Through the cooperation of Ebe
Atkins, our local fire tower man,
hillsboro School was addressed by
Mr.. Goodrich from the Delaware !
State Forestry Department He ac-
his speech by three short |
inns. The main points of these
Inns were the rules for burning
'rush and the Importance Of un- I