Milford chronicle., 1942-01-30
MILTON
Charles Morris Breaks Leg

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Charles Norris Breaks Leg
Charles Morris, a prominent
farmer and timber dealer, sus-
tanned a broken leg on Thursday
morning of last week. Mr., Morris
and Archie Bowdine had cut large
pine and were saving of length
when the log became dislodged
from the snag of a sapling, falling
upon Mr. Morris left leg, breaking
it below the knee. Mr.. Bowdine
succeeded in getting Mr.. Morris
free from the log and hurried for
J assistance. Hulda Hastings, who
was passing along the road, helped
the injured man in the car and took
him home. He was later taken to
the Memorial Hospital, Milford,
where the fracture was reduced.
Mr.. Morris is recuperating at his
home near Reynolds Church.
/ Returned From Visit
Miss Sarah Atkins, who has
been spending several weeks with
her sister, Mrs. COrdelia Radke,
and family at Ocean View. Va, re-
turned home on Sunday evening.
Test Raid Drill Soon
George Collins, chief air. raid
warden. announces that a test raid
drill in Milton soon. At meeting
of the defense units last week,
deputy air-raid wardens received
instructions for the test. The fol-
lowing have assigned posts: Cen
trail Milton. Dorsey Burnham, Fos-
ter Pepper, ]. d. Robbins. Grover
Shockley; North Milton, Burton
Massey, Edgar Warrington, Eugene
Moore, Milton Argo, Arthur Dor
man, John Leverage; South Mil
ton, Lester Russell, w. B. Waga-
mon, Jr., w. Howard Carey, Steph-
en- McInerney. Alfred Lofiand, Jr.,
Samuel Hearn. "a .t
A motion picture and lecture
dealing with afraid precautions,
will be shown in the School Audi
torium on Thursday evening, Feb.
5. All are asked to attend.
Farm Repair Class
An adult evening school to in
struct farmers to repair farm ma
chinery. The classes are being
sponsored by the State Department
of Vocational Agriculture, the De-
partment of Agriculture and the
Extension Department of the Uni
versity of Delaware. The Milton
class will meet each Monday even
ing for an indefinite number OF
weeks, The school will furnish
free facilities for repair of equip
ment under tutelage of trained
mechanic. The repair of machinery
will be done in the farm shop
which the agriculture class of the
F. F. A. is constructing in the rear
of the school. under the supervis-
ion of Harold Benedict, agriculture
teacher, and A. ]. Bolin, supervis-
ing principal of the school.
DIR. Hearne mt Goshen
DR.. Walter A. Hearne, district
superintendent, preached on Sun
day morning at Goshen Methodist
| Church.
Bridge Luncheon
Mrs. Richard Draper on Wednes-
day afternoon entertained the fol-
lowing at bridge luncheon: Mrs.
Harry Draper, Mrs. Bette Now
land, Miss Martha Wilson, Mrs.
Virginia Pittard, Mrs. Frances
Wagamon, Mrs. Bette Johnson,
Mrs. Dorothy Doster, Miss Martha
Wilson won first prize and Mrs.
Emily Draper, second.
Turkey Dinner Guests
Mr.. and Mrs. John Donovan and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Lof-
land, of Milton; Mr.. and Mrs. John
KINNEY and daughter, of Milford
were guests at turkey dinner at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Warren, at Georgetown, on Sunday.
Here and There
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Dickerson
and daughter spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Workman
at Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Black, Jr..
Mr.. and Mrs. David Dutton and
( Mrs. Eliza Dutton were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow
] Wilson, at Cokesbury, on Sunday.
A kitchen shower was given OIL
Thursday evening in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Argo at the home OF
Mrs. Mamie Davidson, at Nassau.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones, OF
I Carney's Point, N. j., visited Mrs.
Lulu Long on Saturday.
Mrs. Stanton Messick has return
ed from visit with her sister, Mrs.
Helen Latchum, in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Draper are
spending three weeks in Chicago
and California.
Kenneth Douglas, of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with his par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. William E.
Douglas. ......s
Mr.. and Mrs. George Goodwin
and daughter Joyce Fay. were
Georgetown visitors on Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Elizabeth Goodwin is apend-