Milford chronicle., 1939-02-24
MILTON
Shining Cheese

most daily are shipping tons of ex-
cellent cheese spreads, cottage
cheese and other products. They
are using over four hundred cans of
milk daily and expect to increase
this amount until a thousand cans
are consumed daily. This establish
ment is one of the three industries
brought to Milton by the local Cham
Der of Commerce within the past
few months.
silk Stocking Plants
Now Producing
The two silk stocking plants Sc
cured by the Chamber of Commerce
are now almost in full production,
and shipments of first-class full
fashioned stockings are being ship
ped weekly. Many young men and
women are employed and serving ap-
prenticeships at good wages. Shortly
these people will be given machines
and full wages. These plants mean
much to this entire community and
the c. of c. is to be congratulated
upon its successful efforts to lift
Milton to new industrial heights.
VI. p. Church News
On Sunday, February 26, services |
will be as follows: Sunday School at |
1000 A. NJ, Morning Worship at IL; |
sermon by the pastor Rev. G.. S. Ross, /
subject, "A Request" Luke 1924. !
Evening worship at 1880, subject, "A
Wrecked Home" On Monday eve
ring, February 81. the weekly meet
ing of the Young Peoples Society
will he held. On Wednesday evening.
prayer meeting and Christian En-
deavor meeting. On Friday. Friend
ship Bible Glass will hold its regular
monthly meeting.
The third quarterly conference
will be held on Monday evening.
March 6. in Social Hail. All men,
bers of the church are welcome and
every officer is expected TO be pres
ent at this important meeting.
Speaks Over WSAL
William W. Conwell. of Milton.
gave a very interesting address over
the Salisbury broadcasting station on ,
Monday morning.
Rebuilding Fire Hall I
Work of rebuilding the Firemen's I
Building, recently destroyed by fire,
is underway. The walls that are con-
sdered unsafe and those to be re-
moved in order to enlarge the build
ing are being torn down. In short
time work of erection will begin. l
This new building will contain an l
up-to-date moving picture theater on :
the first floor and a commodiouS '
room for the housing of the fire. :
fighting apparatus. The second floor !
will contain recreation and meet {
ing room for civic organizations and I
several apartments. When COM
pleted ii is estimated the building
will have cost about $4,000.
Another Rebuilding Project
Clyde Belts. who recently pur- !
chased the garage building on Union
street formerly occupied by l. c. ,
King, is transforming that structure
into one of the finest. store rooms
south of Wilmington. This once
dark and abandoned building is
blooming into a modern business
place. Mr.. Belts expects to occupy
his new location about the first of
March. ,
Here and There
Mrs. Nancy Jones, who has been ,
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Hubbard
Argo. and family. in Slaughter Neck ,
for several days, has returned home. !
Willard Clifton. of Milford, has
been the guest of his daughter, Mrs.
Edward Argo, and family. {
Mr.. and Mrs. Orvil Banning. of ,
Bridgeville. spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Charles l.. jackson.
Mrs. Orion Messick, who received {
serious injury to her back because ,
Of fall downstairs several weeks !
ago, is now home and able to walk
with the aid of neck brace.
Mrs. Helen Barker on Friday eve \
ming gave covered dish supper at \
her home, for the benefit of her =
Sunday School class. Every member a
of the class is expected to raise an \
amount of money for their lunch.
"Oliver Day" at the George H. =
NAPLES store on Thursday of last l
week was the largest held in several
years. Farmers and their wives from :
lower Sussex were in attendance and f
witnessed the demonstration of var g
ious farm machinery. :
Clifford johnson is confined TO \
his home with illness. His condi-
tion is improving. i
Bank to LiquidatP a
The shareholders of the First Ma v
tional Bank of Milton voted on Mon V
day to liquidate the assets of the a
institution and go out of business. v
Steps will be taken soon by the Off Il
cials TO put the request of the share r
holders into effect. The affairs of h
the bank were reported in good
shape and depositors will receive II
dollar for dollar. The capital stock p
Of the institution was considered too fs
small to return dividends to the
thus it was decided to D
liquidate. q
Mrs. Maggie Collins spent the B
weekend with her son. Wallace Col j
Inns. and family, near DagsbOro.
Mrs. Emma Mason, who has been
II for several weeks. is convalescing
The new home of Hershel Dodd.
near town, is nearing completion and
hey expect to occupy it some time
lext week.
Warren Dodd will shortly move to
lis new purchase. on the Milton T.
NAPLES Mills road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Graves. Mrs.
Tarlton Draper and Miss Eva X.
smith visited Philadelphia on Thurs
lay. W
Mrs Robert B. Hopkins is visiting n
'Irs. Ida J. Fox in Tampa. Fla. W W
Mrs. Willard Carey entertained Mr.. ls