Milford chronicle., 1939-02-24
MTLLSBORO

Mrs. Virginia Nichols has return
ed to her work at the bank after be-
ing at home for few days with an
infected finger.
Charles Mitchell is among the
many people who are ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Wallen and
children spent last Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Wharton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lingo enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Lingo, Mr..
and Mrs. J. X. Lingo, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Lingo and Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Lingo of Milton at dinner
party last Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Kruger and
sons spent Sunday in Preston, Nd,
with Mrs. Krugers parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Langrell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Lynch en-
tertained guests from New Jersey
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hickman
and daughter of Kearney. N. j..
spent Saturday and a part of Sun
day with Levin J. Hickman.
The Be Ye Faithful Auxiliary met
on Tuesday night with Mrs. Flora
Thoroughgood to hear the reports of
the various committees at work for
the chicken supper they served in
the Firemen's Hall on Thursday
night.
George H Dodd is confined to his
bed because of severe illness. His
condition is somewhat improved at
present.
Miss Anna Dodd of Philadelphia
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Carmine of
Millington spent Sunday with their
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Dodd.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Gordy of
Verga. N. j.. were weekend visitors
with relatives here.
1t was with feeling of profound
thankfulness that the friends of
George S. Williams, Jr., learned on
Sunday afternoon that he was not
seriously injured from the accident
to the airplane he was plotting near
Rehoboth
School Notes
Monday. February 13. in commem-
oration of the both anniversary of
the birth of Abraham Lincoln, a
general assembly of both the pri-
mary and high school grades was
held with Frank r. Wood, the his
tory teacher, in charge.
The program was opened by
singing the songs America" and
America. the Beautiful" This was
followed by brief history, and sew
eral interesting stories and incl
dents of Lincoln's life given by the
students of the various grades.
A very splendid drawing of Lin
coin was exhibited by Bella Fritz.
Those pupils contributing to the
program we're: Third grade, Joyce
Rose and Doris Lingo; sixth, Gran
willie Hudson, Doris Parker and Geo.
V. Wood; seventh. Austin Baker,
Howard Hall. Rebecca Lofand, Billy
Wells, Mary Carmine. Alice Brasure.
Catherine Lingo. James Brasure and
Francis Hudson, and twelfth, Paul
Hamblin. /
An excellent wood carving Of Lin
coin made by Charles Wimbrow in
the Manual Training Department
was shown to the assembly at the
close of the program. I
Tuesday afternoon the high school
was favored with a most remarkable
talk by Major Clarence Short, prin-
cipal of the John NJ. Clayton High
School. on the subject Lincoln and
Compared" Major Short
has been a very active member in
the educational field in Delaware.
He has been a professor at the Uni
versity of Delaware, school superin-
tendent at Delmar, and secretary of
he Methodist Laymen's Conference.
The physics class and teacher, A.
Wayne Burton. visited the Eastern
Shore Public Service office here in
iown, Tuesday, and also the sub
station at Dagsboro. This was done
in conjunction with a course in
which they have just
They we're met at the
office and shown the various cleo
.rical devices by Mr.. Shockley, the
ocal manager, and James Wiley,
IN electrical engineer of Harring-
on. This very instructive trip was
he first of a series planned for the
lear future. j