Milford chronicle., 1942-01-09
MILTON
Milton Girl Injured

MISS oOllllle Mde buIHldlils
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey
Burnham of Milton, was severely
injured in an auto accident on
Saturday night, two miles south
of Dover, when cars driven by
John Short, of Dover, and Norman
jackson, near Dover, collided at
the intersection of Route 113 and
the Camden-Lebanon road Miss
Burnham suffered decorations of
the face and a possible broken
nose. She was riding with Short,
and was taken to the Kent Gen
eral Hospital.
Turkey Dinners
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis c. Jefferson,
of Prime Hook Neck, gave a tur-
key dinner on Sunday in honor of
Mr.. Jefferson's 4Sth birthday.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Jefferson, of Chester, Pa;
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Atkins, of
Milton; Mr.. Emit Pleasanton, Mrs.
Alleta Jefferson, Mr.. and Mrs. Les
ter Jefferson, of Milford; Charles
Jefferson, of Marcus Hook, Pa;
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moore, Mrs.
Natalie Pleasanton and children,
of Dover; Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Tinley and daughter, Magnolia,
and Robert Jones, of Prime Hook,
and Private Marshall Jefferson.
Another son stationed at Fort
Bragg was unable to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Hudson
entertained at a turkey dinner on
Sunday the following: Mrs. Cor
nelius Hudson and children, Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Hazzard and chill
dren, of Lewes; Preston Hazard,
of Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Koepple, of Gravel Hill, and Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Hudson, of Milton.
Married
Miss Elizabeth Calhoun, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Cal
hOun of Milton, and Mr.. John Hop
kins, son of DR.. and Mrs. Robert
B. Hopkins, of Milton. were mar
ried at the home of the brides
parents on Chestnut street, Tues
day, January 1, 1912, at 200 p. M.
The bridesmaid was Miss Bessie
Legates, of Lewes, and the best
man was Mr.. James Hopkins, bro
ther of the groom. Rev. M. Il.
Hungerford. of Milford, was the
officiating minister. Only imme-
diate members of the family wit
messed the ceremony. After a re-
ception, the newly-married couple
left for Key West. Fla. They will
be at home near Coolspring after
February l.
Cottage Prayer Meeting
The members of Pilgrim HOli-
ness. Church, Milton, will hold a
cottage prayer meeting" at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Paul Vim
cent OH this Friday evening, Janu-
ary 3. You are welcome. Rev. w.
j. Cfider will be in charge.
Committee Appointed
The State Council of National
Defense has appointed Joseph M.
LanB, Milton T. Graves and ].
Leon Black as a committee on the
rationing of automobile tires for
this district
Air-Raid Committees
The Town Council of Milton has
named the following committees:
Afraid wardens-George Col
lins,! warden; Dorsey Burnham,
assistant.
North Milton-Edward Willis !
ton, Eugene Moore, Burton Mas
sey, Milton Argo. Edgar Warning
ton. {
South-Lester Russell, William
Wagamon, Jr., Howard Carey, .
Steve McInnerney, George B. At
kins.
CentraI--Dorsey Burnham, Will
liam F. Belts, j. d. Robbins, George
Collln
Pqlice-Joseph R. Reed, Wallace
Eltelich, T. Harold Palmer, Alton
Long, Elwood Walls, Richard Dra-
per, Martin Black, Walton Johnson,
Clyde Belts. Clifford Elliott, John
Ponder, Charles Banning, Weldon
Reynolds, Charles wilkins, Charles
Lingo, James Johnson, Lucius
Darby, Milton Mustard, Miller
Shay, Edward Mas.
A correction +
In an article concerning the
Belts Cemetery, last. week, we
stated that Clyde Belts had taken
oven the upkeep of this fine old
burial place, Our informant was
wrong. Mr. Trusten LOfand has
for many years been the interested
one in the upkeep the ceme-
terry.
Married
Miss Lola -Ellene Simpson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Carl Simpson, of Milford, and Mr..
Elwood w. T. Johnson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. Thomas Johnson, of
Milton, were married on December
oath by the Rev. J. B. Vaughn.
Here and There
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lewis and
son, of Roselle. Wilmington, have
been recent guests of Mrs. Emma
Mustard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Carey spent
the holidays at Miami, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Welch, of
New York City, spent the holidays
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
William II. Welch.
Leroy Neal. of Philadelphia. has
been a recent viOitsr with his aunt,
Mrs. Ida Hughes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Childs. of
CheItenham, Md. spent the week
end with the latter's parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Wells.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Draper, Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Black and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Slower spent the
weekend in New York's Radio
City
Miss Helena Donovan and Miss
Elmira Reed visited their grand
Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Reed
in Gave Neck.
Mrs. Eliza Dutton entertained at
a turkey dinner on Wednesday Mr..
andaMrs. Harvey Wilson. of Dover.