Milford chronicle., 1942-01-23
FRANKFORT

volunteer nremen to chimney fir
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A
Clark on Knox street. Prompt aC
ton relieved that situation and pre-
pared the men and apparatus TO
the past midnight alarm whic
called them forth in the wee small
hours of Sunday morning to a YER
real fire which for a time threat
ened to consume the double resi-
dence on Greene street, near tn
Pennsylvania Railroad tracks, oc
cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Bob" Hud
son and Ora Rogers Most of tn,
personal effects Of the latter wer,
destroyed. Although one side O
the residence was burned away, the
gallant efforts of firemen saved thu
house and prevented the spread o.
the fire to other properties.
Wouldn't it be smart to engage
the services of the firemen to clean
out chimneys some fine mild day;
Much safer for all concerned than
to risk a nocturnal surprise some
cold stormy night when the urge
ito run hot fire to Offset the frigid
temperature may induce the dread
odor of burning SCOT. Let's be pre-
pared!
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Taylor
had as their weekend guests the
latter's sisters, Mrs. Charles Goul-
burn and Mrs. Emma Morris of Au-
dubon, N. ].
Mrs. Leonard Short, who is spen-
ding the winter in Georgetown, was
in town on Friday to inspect her
home on Thatcher street.
The Misses Elon Berniece and
Ruth Lorraine Townsend have re-
turned to the Omar home of their
parents, Mr.. and. Mrs. Israel Town
send and to their respective classes
at the John M. Clayton High School.
The girls spent the fortnight fol-
lowing Christmas visiting at the
home of their brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Garrison Long
in Baltimore.
On Sunday, January IS, Mr.. and
Mrs Garrison Hong and sister, Miss
Hattie Pearle Townsend and friend
of Baltimore, motored here and
spent the day visiting relatives and
friends in this section.
Mrs. RoXie Dukes has recently
had the pleasure of visits from her
sons, Elmer and Elisha, who are
employed on boats out of Philadel-
phia.
MIR. and Mrs. Will Carmine of
Millsboro, were callers at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. MOrdecai H. Hud-
son on Saturday evening.
The Young Peoples Society of
the Presbyterian Church held its
regular Sunday evening meeting at
the manse. Mordecai H. Hudson, Jr.,
was the leader
On Friday evening an aroused
audience of 131 local men at the
John M Clayton School proved to
the satisfaction of all that this vi
cinity, like all the rest of America, |
is ready and eager to learn just |
what is needed for defense and to |
do its part. All who had not pre- /
viously been enrolled and assigned |
to duty, volunteered to stand watch /
and cooperate in every way. This
action proves that our citizenry is
anxious to cooperate. The meeting
was under the direction of Chief
Air Warden William E. Powell and 7
assistant chief, the Rev. John A.
Clark, who explained in detail the
local situation. After an informal
question and answer session, Chief
Powell introduced George Hill of
Wilmington, a V. f. W., whose re-
marks, though PARTLY humorous,
held a definite warning and teach
ing of air defense.
The main speaker of the evening
was George Fl. Ehinger, comman-
der of the Delaware American Leg
ion, and also Delaware Chief Air
Warden of Dover. His address was
delivered in a truly military man
with precision and efficiency He
ner, covering the topic sufficiently
reported that at present Delaware
has between 1000 and 5000 citizens
who are standing watch and empha-
sized that this service is directly
under the. guidance of the U. S. !
Army. !
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Banks and
small son, Jeffrey Arthur, were !
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. Banks c
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Banks, at Bishop, Md .
Congratulations are being ex- /
tended to Mrs. Elizabeth Howard in S
recognition of her S9th birthday an e
niversary which she will observe
On Saturday, January "a, at her Z
home on Main street. Thanks to the |
5olicitious attention of her son-in- \
aw and two daughters, Mr. and 1
Mrs. Topp M. Heath and Mrs. Ray y
nond Poole Long, this little lady "
s very cheerful and active and en- .
oys the distinction of being our
owns Oldest resident. Happy birth s.
lay, Mrs. Howard, and may you ny
lave many happy returns of the >,
lay. Y
Ward w. Dasey, Jr., of Philadel- D
,hia, spent the weekend at home el
With his parents, Capt. and Mrs. u
Ward w. Dasey. M
The Victory Book Campaign is
Underway and the receptacles plac- NJ
d conveniently in the two local III
weet shops, the free library and W
he vestibules of the two churches sc
re being we'll filed by the gener- o..
us donations OF our citizens. N
Under the guidance of their re- w
pective leaders, Mrs. Leonard jam
son and Galen Clark, the local girl te
couts and boy scouts are busily NJ
ngaged collecting old magazines M
nd waste paper for defense pur- M
oses. vi
Last Thursday evening the Rotar- an
ms at Georgetown were addressed re
y the Rev. John A. Clark, pastor W
[ the Frankford Methodist Church. MI
Next Sunday at 10:3O a. M, there
ill be a special service at the local MI