Milford chronicle., 1942-07-31
DELMAR

1
Arthur r. Studley, Jr, OF Del
mar, a marine, recently graduated
from the Aviation Machinist's Mate
School as one of the top-averagt
! men of his class In recognition 0i
his S7.59o average, he was pro-
NOTED to private first class in the
Marine Corps. Studley is now a
qualified aircraft mechanic and will
probably be assigned to a Marine
Air Squadron for further duty. Al
the Navy's Service School he went
through an intensive course In air
plane engines with thousands Of
other marines and sailors. His
course included work in propeliers,
hydraulics, structures, engine
change and engine overhaul. Son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur r. St1dley,
Sr., of this town, the yoing marine
is a graduate of Delmar High
School and was active in football
and baseball.
The Standard oil. station at the
corner of State street and U. s. 10,
closed Tuesday, July 21, to become
the first in Delnar to cease opera
tions since the new gas rationing
program was put into effect. The
station has been operated for the
past z years BY Bossett Dennis and
Calvin Robertson. .l4.'.2 $
Delniar has been nicKnamed the
town of gas stations. There are ten
stations on U. S. 13 within theicity
limits, approximately III miles in
length. d, SO ~
Murfel Faulkner, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James Faulkner of
Bridgeton, N. j. is visiting relatives
and friends here.
The Delmar postoffice Is the first
in the state to install fluorescent
lighting. The installation Of IL new
fixtures. was made last week by
Ralph Baker, local electrician.
Since the postofice has been in
this building, Ii has had three light
ing systems, gas, electric and now
fiuorescent. f%
Miss Louise Stephens OF VII
mington and her brother Walter,
spent last week with their grand |
father, w, B. Stephens at his cot
tage at Oak Orchard. -
Second Lieutenant Levin s. Sell
by, son of Mr.. and Mrs. irving Sell
by of this town, and Miss Betty
Paul, daughter of Mr., and Mrs.
Walter Paul of Audubon, N. j.,
were married July 16 at the brides
home. After short wedding trip
to Orange Lake, N. Y, the newly
weds visited the groom's parents
on Sunday enroute to his new po-
sition at Camp Butner, N. G.
Mrs. AymweIl Wingate has been
entertaining her sister Of Pensa-
cola, Fla. a
Miss Josephine Baylor of Phila-
delphia, is visiting relatives here.
: Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Matthews
Marks, 35 years old, Of Washing
ton. D. c., passed away early Wed /
nesday morning at the home of her |,
parents, Nh and Mrs. Clarence
Matthews, following lingering
illness.
= She had been in poor health for
the past years, but bore her snf-
fefing bravely and always think
ing she would recover. ~ ~
Q Mrs. Marks was reared in Del
mar. attended the Delaware. High
School here, graduating in the
class of 1926. She was married z
years ago to Thomas Marks of At
lanta, Ca, and was living In Wash
lngton, but due. to poor health she
came here last November to. be
with her parents and had been
bed patient since last December.
services were held at 2 p.
n, Friday at the home of her par
snts, with Rev. John l., Johnson,
pastor of First Methodist Church,
Mrs. Marks is survived by her
husband, Thos. Marks OF Washing
on, a daughter, 4 years old, Thorn I
lsine; her; parents, Mr., and Mrs. {
Clarence Matthews and a sister,
Mrs. Richard Hill of Richardson
Park. ]
Miss Carrie May Barr, only J
laughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll
]. Barr, Of Delnar, became the
ride Of Marion M Phillips of I
Washington, son of Mr.. and. Mrs.
samuel Phillips, Of Salisbury, last y
friday evening. \
The ceremony was performed at /
he home Of the bride in the pres
nee of a. large number Of guests, /
he Rev J..sL, johnson, pastor of e
he First Methodist Church, Off d
iating. r'ss {, ii',s sl3s.s. ..ss U
The bride was given In marriage v
y her rather and was attended by n
frs. Roy LittIeton OF Salisbury, o
,hile Roy Dittleton acted as best b
ian. Refreshments, consisting OF b
.e cream, cake, Inints and nuts v
tere served, after which the happy s.
ouple left for honeymoon at e
cean CITY. They will make their 8
iture home In Delniar. iSs;, >, d.
Mr.. and Mrs. "a. r. Russell of sE
llendale, spent Tuesday with Mr.. q
nd Mrs. v. J. Carmine. al
,rtained Tuesday night at the oi