Milford chronicle., 1942-05-29
HARRINGTON

With the anual sightseeing triI
to New York over, and the Prom
held last week, twenty-five mem
bers of the Senior Glass of Har
rington High School are now max
ing preparations for the commence
ment exercises to be held in thC
High School auditorium on Friday
night, June 5, at O'Clock. DR.. H
B. Holloway of Dover will address
the class. The annual dance ol
the Varsity Club was held last
night at which time letters and
sweaters were awarded. The Rev
Robert E. Green will preach the
baccalaureate sermon to the grad
yates on Sunday morning, May 30
at IL O'Clock, in Asbury Methodist
Church. Russell Locates, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Locates of near
town, is valedictorian of his class
and Miss Christine Powell, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred G. Powell,
is salutatorian. It is quite un-
usual for one family to produce
two leaders of classes. Edward
Locates, an older brother, now a
student at the University of Della
ware, was valedictorian of his class
in 1910. The seniors have selected
red-white for the class colors; the
red rosebud is the class flower,
and the motto: mo wind can do
him good, who steers for no port. "
The class-roll follows: Mr.. Le-
Gates, Miss Powell, Doris Raugh-
ley, Ruth Brown, Anna Lee Brown,
Anna Lee Derrickson, Thelma Rut-
schi, Marian Price, Hazel Thomp-
son, Luther Hatfield, Millard Coo
per, Franklin DerricksOn, Ethel
Starkey, Gladys Kemp, Jane Hill
E. s.. Richards, Jr, Bob Roberts
Elmer West, Cubbage Brown, Will
liam Outten, Thomas Peck, Carlton
Barber. Nearly fifty per cent oi
the class are students from neal
town who secured their first edu-
cation in the "little red school
houses" that once dotted the cOun-
try-side, but which have now
closed. and consolidated with the
Harrington Special School district.
After being confined to his home
for over three months suffering
from a. paralytic stroke, Edward A.
Smith, aged rs years, died at his
home on Second avenue, Sunday
night Funeral services will be in
charge of the Rev. Robert e.
Green, pastor of Asbury Methodist
Church. and will be held from his
late residence on Wednesday after
noon. Mr.. Smith was a retired
farmer and was born in New York
State. He had lived in this COM
munity for the past seventy years
and up to his last illness had as
sisted his son in the newspaper
store. The deceased was a life
long member of Asbury Church.
He is survived by his wife, Annie
Smith, and three children-Law-
renee Smith, Houston, Texas; Mrs.
Ethel Vane, Baltimore; Elmer A.
Smith of this place. There are sew
eral grandchildren and a brother,
Charles Smith, of Binghamton,
N. Y, and a sister, Mrs. Nathaniel
Pratt. of Philadelphia, also sur
viving. Interment was in Holly
wood Cemetery.
Mrs. H. Clyde Miller is spending
some time with relatives in Mar
tinsburg, W. Va.
Charles Lane, of .Parsonsburg.
Md, spent part. of the past week
with former friends here.
Rev. J. T. Bailey, of George
town, was a dinner guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. C. Tee on Sunday.
Private Harvey Zip" Locates.
of Fort Miles, called upon friends
here during the past week. In ad-
dltion to his soldier duties, Zip is
manager of the fort baseball team.
t. G. Riley, Jr., of Baltimore,
spent the weekend with his
mother. Mrs. t. G. Riley. s,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hoefiick are
the proud parents of a new baby
boy. 81,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred W. Harring-
ton have been Philadelphia visitors
this week.
Miss Josephine Bernard, of
Greensboro, Md, is visiting her
uncle. and aunt. w. w. Sharp and
Miss Caroline F. Sharp, this week
Mrs. Fred Greenly and son Fred
Jr., have returned from a trim
through Georgia and Florida.
Il Mrs. Frank G. Swain of Phila-
delphia, who recently underwent an
operation at the Presbyterian Hos
pital, is convalescing at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. S
Otwell.
Mrs. Robert c. Friedel has been
spending a few days with her sis
ter, Mrs. Harry d. Adkins.
The Harrington Chapter of the
Red Cross will elect officers for the
ensuing year on Friday, May 29, al
8 p. m. The meeting will be held
in Trinity Methodist Church or
Commerce street. Rev. Thomas C
Jones is chairman. m
Union services Sunday morning
at IL o'clock in Asbury Methodist
Church for the high school gradu.
ates. Sermon by the Rev. Robert
E.. Green.
Memorial services will be held
Sunday afternoon, at 2 o'clock in
the Trinity Methodist Church.
The Harrington Grange. will at
tend divine services Sunday eve