Milford chronicle., 1942-01-30

and south of Mechanic street; Sec
tion No. 2, west of Mispillion street
and south of Commerce street;
section No. 3, east of West street,
west Of Dorman street and north
of Commerce street; section No. 4,
east of Dorman street, west of rail-
road and north of Mechanic street;
section No. 5, west of West street;
section No. 6, east of railroad and
north of Liberty street; section No.
z, east of railroad and south of Lib
erty street; section No. 8, fair
ground road. The air raid signal
will be nine short blasts while the
all clear signal will be one long
blast.
The first Saturday of each month
has been set aside for the collec-
tion of waste paper in this city.
Housewives are requested to tie
newspapers and magazines in sepa-
rate bundles, putting the bundles
on the curb OF front door step.
The members of Boy Scout Troop
No. rs will be around all day to
collect this waste paper. This sys-
TEN will save housewives undue in
terruptions, and allow for quicker
and more thorough collections. The
boy scouts are also making collec-
tions of used books for delivery to
the army camps. Anyone desiring
to make book contributions should
get in touch with the school Ii
brary, and the scouts will call for
them, disposing of the volumes
through the regular channels. Books
desired are the latest novels, books
on American life, wild life, techni-
cal books, scientific books, and Am
erican literature. The members of
the local troop will inaugurate Boy
Scout Week beginning Sunday eve
ming, February 8, at 1880 O'Clock,
with scout service at Trinity
Methodist Church. the Rev. Thomas
c. Jones, pastor. The next waste
paper collection will be on Febru-
ary Z. ]
Lieutenant Sarah Clifton. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Willis Cliff
ton of this city, in the United States
Army Nursing Corps, sailed from
New York this week under sealed |
orders for points unknown.
The employees of the Murphy & 7
Hayes Company and Quillen Bros,
Inc, each gave one-half days work .
to the war chest drive by
the local chapter of the Red Cross. l
This donation of these employees :
is greatly appreciated by the local
and state chapter of the Red Cross.
Miss Phyllis Peterson of Dover
spent the weekend with her
Mrs. Belle Derrick
son.
Miss Irene Ford of Syracuse Uni
has been spending few
lays with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Ford.
Mrs. Harriet Herring of Will
nington was the guest of her par
snts, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. V. Galloway
over the weekend.
Miss Amanda Rash of State Tea
,hers College, West Chester, Pa,
s the guest of her father. e. p.
Rash.
Mrs. w. w. Sharp. president of
he Women's Society of Christian
Service of the Peninsula Conference
s attending a convention of the
Jurisdictional Con-
erence of the society in Philadel-
,hia this week.
Much enthusiasm was in evidence !
,ere on Wednesday night for the
,pening class of first aid sponsor
d by the Red Cross and under the
Erection of Mrs. Clarence Morris
f this city. The meeting was held
n the community room over the
'irst National Bank with nearly X
ne hundred and fifty in attendance.
me hundred and ten of those pres
mt enrolled for the course. The in 4
truction will be given by Mrs.
Iargaret M. McVaugh. Efforts are !
eing made to secure another in
tructor and if an additional in
tructor is secured, it is planned to
plit the enrolment into two
lasses. Next week the classes will
e held on Tuesday and Thursday y
eginning promptly at 7 p. m. The r
lass will run for four hours on
uesday night and two hours on
thursday night. The classes are
eing speeded up in order to get in
le 20 hours of instruction by a
)ecified date.
Rev. and Mrs Thomas c.. Jones of y
rinity Methodist Church, Harrington.
i'll leave for Florida by automobile on II
uesday morning, February 3. n
sbury Methodist Church q
Obert Z. Green, Minister n