Milford chronicle., 1942-01-30
FRANKFORT


n frankford is well represented at tn
= Milford Memorial Hospital this month
: week ago, Miss Ada Long, nine
|. year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
classes at the John NJ. Clayton School
Z suffering with an attack of append
7 citis. On the same day, William 5
! Long, 3rd, was rushed to the hospita
where he promptly underwent a sue.
cessful appendectomy. Billy is &
J popular senior at the John M. Clayton
Hugh School, and the only son of MIR
and Mrs. William s. Long, Jr.. of Main
street, His case progressed SO vel
, that he was able to return home on
Monday. The third local patient is
Richard II. Lewis, one of the 1871
graduates of the John NJ. Clayton High
School. He Is son of the late Alvin
Lewis and Mrs Lewis of near town.
Richard underwent major operation
one day last week and gave us serious
concern for several days.
Ward w. Dasey, Jr., of Philadel-
phia was the weekend guest of his
parents. Capt. and Mrs. Ward w.
Miss Joyce Hudson, eldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. RollIn Hudson of
Frankford was the overnight guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur A. Banks ON Sat
urday at their new home on the DUPONT
Boulevard.
The trankford Free Library has do
mated a portion of its books to the
: Victory DOOk 1dfnpdlBI1. n generous
, number of books were deposited at
the two local churches and in the two
sweet shops. Those persons who have
not yet contributed. and those who
may wish to donate more volumes are
urged to do so promptly by leaving
them in the conveniently placed re-
! ceptacles in the vestibules of the two
local churches or in the two sweet
shops in town.
Through an oversight in listing the
| In ana # hp
name of Mrs. Alice HuXford-Gum, rep
resenting our local chapter of the Red
Cross, was omitted. Due to typo
graphical error in a previous account
of this work there was miSstate-
ment of two other organization COM
mittees. The w. S. c. $. (Ladies' Add
of the Methodist Church is represented
by Mrs. Stella B. Long, its president.
The local !. Q. o. lodges keturah
Rebekah No. 8. and Fidelity. Odd Eel
lows, No. 25 are ably represented by
Mrs. Leroy H. Ryan.
Asa Bennett, local Kasko Feeds deal
err has been selected as director OF
the Kent Sussex Fair Association. An
able business man, we feel his SER
vices will be of great benefit to that
organization.
Capt. William d. Hudson. one of
our oldest inhabitants, is very ill at
this writing. He has been confined to
his home on Thatcher street for some
time. Her good neighbors, Mr.. and
Mrs. James X. Murray. are cheerfully
assisting Mrs. Hudson in the watch
full care needed by her aged patient.
We hope for his early recovery.
On Sunday morning the Franktord
Methodist Church was the recipient :
-of a very fine American flag. The pre-
sentation was made by Private ATWOOD
r. Lynch. Jr., eldest grandson of the
donors. Mr.. and Mrs. Philip HI. Walls OF
Clayton avenue Private Lynch is a !
draitee i'm the Medical Corps. i
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Long, Jr.. OF /
Selbyville. are rejoicing over the ar ar
Nicolls Private Hospital at Berlin. /
Md Barbara Jean is the granddaugh- .
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Long, Sr.. .
of Frankford.
draftees have been ordered to report /
for physical examination at an early .
date.
Mrs. Tillie d. Wilson and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Murray were entertained
to dinner at the home of Lee Murray
William Wcss Ratterce, former ath-
letic coach and teacher of manual
training at the John NJ. Clayton High
School, is pursuing those same pro-
fessional duties in Prescott, Arizona.
Mrs Harriet B. Long attended the
wedding of her sister in New York
City ON Saturday.
Mrs. Kathryn johnson Gum Of Park
dsN
Mrs. s. J. Messick on Clayton ave-
Local ladies are urged to plan to
give Il part of each "Wednesday TO
sewing or knitting for the American
Red Cross. Come to the firehouse any
hour of the day or evening. Those
who cannot leave home may do their
hit by taking some OF the work into
their own homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. John d. Rogers. Sr..
accompanied by Austin J. McCabe mo-
tore d to Sc tlbyville and Berlin, Nd, on
business Monday afternoon.
Last saturday evening Mr. ana MIS-
.Ichn Sam Tingle of Omar entertain
ed a score of their intimate friends to
I. uinner at Pomeroys, near Selby-
willie. After dinner the entire group
adjourned to the artistic Omar home
~ the Tingles where the remainder OF
the evening was spent in well plan
ned program of games and entertain
nient. Refreshments were served IN
abundance at the close OF the party
At the time of departure the guests
re amazed to learn that they had
been celebrating the birthday of their
genial host.
Mrs. George Ross Richards and in
FAINT daughter, Barbara Ann, OF Clarks-
Austin J. McCabe on Saturday.
Clayton Dukes is spending Two
weeks vacation at home with his
mother. Mrs. Roxie NJ. Dukes.
sScOnlns1Slef trhleil 0ldih anu boSS
of hte local Boy Scout Troop spent
part of Saturday gathering waste pa
per for defense.
On Saturday evening. Mrs. Harvey
l.. Kirk left the Clayton avenue home
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
W. Horsey to motor to Charleston, N.
q. to visit her husband. 1t. Harvey
Mr. and Mrs. Clay Wharton of
Ocean View are working the u. q.
4 snn far fnWn-
formerly the \. X. Pugh place. 1T.
Morgan 4. Gum suffered slight
stroke last week and was removed to
the Peninsula General Hospital at
The entire community
extends sympathy to Mrs. Gum as
this sudden and unexpected burden rs
cast upon her and prays for the
Mrs. Mary A. Dennis made busi-
ness trip to Salisbury on. Saturday.
The Misses Kathryn. Marshall and
Chester V. Hudson and Joseph Wassel
of Philadelphia, were weekend Wis
tors with relatives and friends III
this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester r. Hudson en-
tertained Mir. and mrs. Rolnn hudsUh
and family to dinner on Sunday.
Miss Ida e. Watson, student ~beau-
I tician at the Wilferd Academy in Phil
adelphia, spent the past past we Week-eind t;fin
ton II. Watson.
Miss Judy Marvel. infant daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Marvel. has
been very i'll but is much better at
this writing.
James q. Hudson Of Greene street.
observed his SOth birthday anniver-
sary on Friday. January 23 In honor
of the event he and Mrs. Hudson en-
tertained with Sunday dinner their
;on and daughter-in-law. MIR. and
Mrs. Mordecai II. Hudson.
Many of our local residents motored
to Midway on Sunday to see the lafke
L. S. Army bomber which was ground
cd at the Rehohoth Beach Airnort.
Miss Anne Thompson of Whining
ton spent the weekend with relatives