Milford chronicle., 1941-11-14
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ficits in the budgets or to raise
funds for church improvements.
Farmers and their wives donate
nearly everything that goes to
make up the dishes, while their
wives and daughters do the cook
ing and serving. The dishes are
tasty and usually the last word in
the culinary art.
They are much like the big meals
served to the "city cousins" when
they come down for the summer
and Christmas vacations.
Funeral services for Charles Al
win Lee Lingo, 54 years old, who
died of heart attack at his home
at Millsboro at O'Clock on
Thursday night Of last week were
held on Sunday afternoon from his
late home, with burial in Mechan-
les cemetery at Millsboro. Mr.. Lin
go was rural mail carrier from
the Millsboro postof1ee.
He was born in Indian River Dis
trict, son of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Lingo. His father was a
former Levy Court Commissioner
of Sussex county more than quar-
ter century ago. He had been a
mail carrier from the Millsboro
postofice for many years. Surviv-
ing him are his wife, Mrs. Della
(West) Lingo and a brother, Rob
ert B. Lingo, Of Milton.
Mr.. Lingo was better known to
residents of lower Delaware as
"Tobe." His first wife, who died
many years ago, was the former
Miss Vera Barr, daughter of the
late John Barr, East Market
street, here, and one time pro-
thonotary Of Sussex county.
Thomas ]. Pritchett, former
sheriff of this county and veteran
court crier, has been undergoing
treatment. in the Beebe Hospital at
Lewes.
In a one-sided game of football
here on Friday afternoon of last
week between New Castle and
Georgetown High, the county seat
boys won by the score of 45 to IL.
The scoring was done when Coach
George Keen put his second string
team in against the William Penn
School boys in the third period.
They scored 2 touchdowns within
about five minutes by reverse plays.
Georgetown High, undefeated so
far this season, will play Dover
High at the State Capital on Thurs
day morning, November q. The
game will be called at 10 o'clock.
If the locals take this game, they
will remain undefeated for the past
two seasons.
Walter .Hanzer, said to be Moor,
formerly of Indian River District,
now living near Milton, is In peck
of trouble all because of one or
two jugs of fermented apple juice
probably made from lower Della
wares choice apples. Hanzer, from
testimony before Magistrate W.
Elwood Wright, last Wednesday
night, went on rampage because
of imbibing too freely Of cider. He
went too far, however, when he
threw bottle or an empty jug
on the highway a short distance
from Harbeson, which might have
iinpe1ed traffic, caused damage to
cars of passing motorists and even
jeopardized their lives. On this
charge he was fined $1,000 and
costs, totalling $3.50. Then q
charge was brought against him by
Mrs. Viola Hickman, near Harbe-
son, for indecent conduct and try
ing to run over her on the high
way in front of her home. On the
two charges he was committed tC
the Sussex county prison, in de-
fault of $500 bail on each charge
until the next term of court.
Corporal. Harry A. Pusey ant
Private Walter Sherwin of the
State Highway Police force, con
nected with Station No. 4, neal
here, rushed to the scene wheI
called by Mrs. Hickman and made
an investigation and chart Of
the highway which proved that he
had, in a drunken state, chased
Mrs. Hickman approximately 6S
feet with his car when she was
attempting to get a flock of poul-
try of the highway.
Mrs. Hickman had two eye wit
nesses to bear out her statement
both being neighbors a short dis
tance away who heard her screams
1t was brought out at the hearing
that she probably would have been
killed had she not turned and ran
for her home.
Stephen Hudson of the Cool
spring section, who some time ago
was stung by black widow spider,
is recovering.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Robin
son have moved to Millsboro and
are occupying the property of the
late Mrs. Belle Johnson on Morris
street. Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson have
for the past few years lived on
North Race street here.
On Wednesday of last week, Mrs.
Luvenia Derrickson Disaroon OBJ
served her S0th birthday anniver-
sary at her home at Frankford.
Mrs. Disharoon's first husband was
the late Rev. James L. Derrickson,
for many years pastor of the Zoar
Methodist Circuit. In 1910, the Rev.
Mr.. Derrickson rebuilt historic
zoar Church, eight miles from
here, doing most of the manual Ia
Dor. Lacey L. Derrickson, living
on North Race street here, is a
son of Mrs. Disharoon.
Former U. S. Senator John G..
Townsend, Jr., of Selbyville, is
reported to be i'll and under the
care of a registered nurse, Miss
Pauline Campbell, at his SelbyvilIe
home.
A movie known as the Grown of
Thorns" and depicting the life of
Christ was shown in the basement
of Grace Methodist Church last
Sunday night. A silver offering was
taken.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hamilton,