Milford chronicle., 1942-06-05
MILTON
Vacation Bible School

town, began on Monday and will
continue for two weeks. The be
ginners and primary classes arr
being held In Goshen Church, anC
includes all children up to eigh
years of age. The Junior and In
termediate classes are being helC
in Grace Church and Social Hall
and include all children from nine
years of age and above. The schoo
is interdenominational, as there
will be teachers from all four oi
the churches.
Mrs. EllingsWOrfh Dies
Mrs. Clara L. Ellingsworth, wife
of George Ellingsworth, died on
Saturday evening at her home near
town, after an illness of several
months. Mrs. Ellingsworth leaves
besides her husband, one daughter
Mrs. George Knots, of Elkton; her
mother, Mrs. James H. Donovan,
and brother, Clarence Spicer, of
Ellendale. Funeral services were
held on Wednesday afternoon from
the Wilson funeral home, Milton,
and interment made in Red Mems
Cemetery, Ellendale.
Reception
The members and friends of
Grace Methodist Church will give
a reception to Rev. and Mrs. j. j.
Won Hagel at the church this Fri
day evening. A program has been
prepared, and the public is invited.
Lay Delegate G. T. Vent has the
! affair in hand. AS is usual on such
occasions, gifts will be made the
pastor and wife.
Returns From Hospital
Miss Dorothy Reed, who under
went an operation at the Peninsula
General Hospital, Salisbury, re-
Gently, is convalescing at the home
of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Reed.
Freak Storm
On Sunday evening this section
was visited by an unusual storm
thunder, lightning, rain and hail,
accompanied by high wind. The
storm followed an extremely hot
spell-94 degrees. No damage was
reported, here, to crops or prop
erty.
Son Lost At Sea
William w. Conwell has received
official notice from the Navy De-
partment of the death of his son,
Ensign William Yates Conwell, U.
S. N. R., third officer of a merchant
ship which was attacked and sunk
by an enemy submarine in the
South Atlantic while en- route from
port in South America to a
North Atlantic port of the United
States. Surviving him are his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. william w.
COnwell; three brothers, Lieuten-
ant Commander T. Clarke Conwell,
u. S. N. R., fuel oil coordinator for
the Navy and Merchant Marine of
the Atlantic Coast, attached to the
Navy Department at Washington,
D. c.; John Cloves Conwell, P. c.,
U. S. Army, stationed at Camp Lee,
Virginia; Ensign David M. Con-
well, U. S. N. R.; and two sisters,
Mrs. Richard E. Hawks, of Glen
shelleab, Portsmouth, Va, and
Mrs. George Byrd Harrison, of
Monticello Village, Norfolk, Va.
The youngest son, Ensign David M. |
Conwell, also third officer of a !
merchant ship en- route from a |
South American to a Gulf port, |
which was also shelled and sunk |
in the Gulf of Mexico by a German
submarine, was, together with the
entire ships company and passen-
gers, picked up adrift on life RATS
by a naval vessel and landed at a
Gulf port. During the shell-fire he
was hit by a fragment of a shell
and with two other crew members,
also wounded, was placed in a hos
pital for treatment. Coming north
he was obliged to spend a week in
the United States Marine Hospital
at Staten Island, N. Y, recovering
from the effects of the vaccine
him as a precaution
against tetanus. He has recovered
from his experiences and reported
for sea duty.
Here And There
William T. Maull, of Mullica Hill,
Y. j.. spent the weekend with his
Mrs. Lester Clendaniel,
ind family. &
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wyatt, of s
Georgetown, and Mr.. and Mrs. Rol- /
lie Walls and sons, of Salisbury, :
we're guests of Milton relatives ON a
sunday. 9
George Goodwin spent the week. r
md with relatives in Wilmington. +
Miss Phyllis Wilson and Miss s
dartha Wilson are visiting their F
lister in West Point. h
Mrs. Sallie Walsh, of Whining
on, spent a few days last week [,
With Mr.. and Mrs. Miller Shaw. A
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. w. Messick, v
f Camden, N. j., spent the week d
nd with Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. john L
on. v
William Johnson and Robert Pit
ard have secured positions in fl
shipyard. d
Harry Martin, of Hog Island, 81
pent the weekend with his family
ere. "
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Darby and vi
aughters spent Sunday afternoon v;
18th relatives in Millville. M
Little Miss Joan Dickerson has M
eturned home after spending a eC
eek with her grandparents, Mr..
nd Mrs. John Workman, at Har- SC
ngton. A
Mr.. and Mrs. Rathel Reed and gl
r. and Mrs. Joseph Derrickson, of 81
hester, spent the weekend with
,latives in Milton. m
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Isaacs enter si
ined Mr.. and Mrs. George Adams, M
Milford. on Saturday.
Mrs. Alice Bennett spent Sunday da
ith her son, Henry Bennett, and wi
mily in Prime Hook Neck. V.
Miss Martha Brasure. of Phila-