Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
FRANKFORT


weekend guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Al
thur A. Banks and son Jeffrey.
A recent report from a ladies bride
club in Centreville. Md, is to the e1
feet that a timely party was held ther
recently. Score cards and tallies a
bore out the defense motif, plus tn
motto. Remember Pearl Harbor."
The first prize, a nice thick porter
house steak, was taken home by Mr..
J. Hall Barton, daughter of DIR. Levi
e. Murray of Frankford. Second priz
was a partly filled defense stamp book
Two other fortunate ladies won a has
ket of fruit. and six pounds of sugar
These unusual prize ideas shoul
please bridge widowers.
Charles A. Lewis of Long Island, n
Y, is spending some time in tow
visiting his relatives and other friends
Sam Lockwood motored to Florid
last week to spend some time in tn
sunshine His many local friends mis-
him and are looking forward to his re
turn. We hope he will benefit by tn
vacation trip and return rested AM
inVigorated.
Miss Carolyn Powell. only daughte
of Mr. and Mrs. William r.. Powell ol
Clayton avenue. had an attack o
grippe over the past weekend. Tn,
young lady is a talented and popula
student at the John NJ. Clayton Higl
School
Mrs. Sylvester Townsend is suffer
lIH Will Il StNeIt GuSG Ol
pneumonia at her home on Thatcher
street.
On Sunday morning, Francis NJ
Gum third, manager of the Laure
warehouse: Grise McCabe. manager o.
/ the FrankfOrd warehouse and Mollol
c. Vaughn of Coolspring. motored t.
I Wilmington where they vntrained OF
an Eastern States Special with othel
Eastern States Exchange warehouse
managers for trip to Buffalo, N. Y
The local executives expect to return
/ to their respective homes on Wednes-
day.
The Misses Elon and Ruth Townsend
of Omar visited friends in town on
saturday evening.
In celebration of the natal day OF
Mrs. Banks sister, Mrs. SIrman ID.
McAllister, the latter was honor guest
ut a birthday dinner at the home oi
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur 4. Banks on the
DUPONT Boulevard. Among the gifts
presented to the charming guest OF
honor was n beautiful bouquet of red
and white carnations. equal i'm number
to the lady's age This fragrant Gift
was from the lady's husband. Sirman.
The centerpiece. a beautifully deco
rated birthday cake. crowned with a
candle for each year of the guest of
honor's age, was the handiwork of
her sister, Irene, Mrs. Arthur Banks.
Other dinner guests We're Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph &. Hudson, parents of the
girls. In the evening the party was
augmented by Mrs. Hudson's brother.
Charles \. Lewis of Long Island. n.
Y, and Warren Banks. All partOok OF
home made cake and ice cream.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Carmine of Mills
bOro called upon Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
decai. II. Hudson and family ON Sat
urday evening. to bring holre their
niece. Miss Bette Hudson. who had
been spending the week i'm Millsboro.
taking care of Mrs. Carmine who was
temporarily indisposed.
Rollm l.. Hudson and his business
partner partner, Mr.. Dryden of Snow
Hill, Md, owner and operator of Dry
denis Hatchcries, spent last week in
New England contracting the hest egg
producing plants i'm those states in
the interests of the broiler raisers of
this peninsula whose orders should he
looked early i'm order to secure SER
vice on time. On account of the govern
ment's food for defense program call
ing for large quantities of dried eggs
for shipment to the allied nations, an
abundance of eggs for Matching is
unlikely. The hatchery operators and
baby chick distributors have done
their utmost to secure the highest
quality of Matching eggs in sufficient
quantity that the poultry industry on
the Eastern Shore will not suffer, but
to avoid disappointment growers must
anticipate Their needs and make a cal
endar of same i'm advance. Complete
is beneficial.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Hudson, Jr.,
of Philadelphia, were weekend guests
of their parents, MIR. and Mrs. James
&. Hudson on Greene street.
Donald Long returned to his second
year classes at the University of Del
aware OH Monday. having spent the
midi year recess at home with his par
Clayton avenue.
Mrs. Mary l.. Tingle spent the past
weekend visiting Mrs. Maude Tlngle
jarvis in Selbyville.
Tom Dingle, former John NJ. Clay
ton High School star athlete, now
freshman at William and Mary Col J
ege in Williamsburg, Va, returned to
college on Monday after having spent |
the mid-term recess visiting at the |
home of his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and |
Mrs. William T.. Monroe i'm Omar.
\. Harrison Esham, University of |
Delaware junior, has returned to his |
classes i'm Newark after having spent
he mid-year recess at home with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence II.
Gsham on Daisey street.
The Young Peoples Society of the
Presbyterian Church met at the manse
IN Sunday evening. Miss Virginia
rooker was the leader.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
Church recently held election of Off
ers for the ensuing year: President.
1rs. Stella Il. Long; vice president.
drs. Reuben Evans; secretary treas
Irer. Mrs. Preston l.. Williams.
While motoring down from his place
{ employment in Eddystone, Pa. ON
saturday evening to spend the week.
nd with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
ieorge Campbell, Leon Campbell be-
anne involved in a collision on the
uPont Boulevard, when local young
olored man stepped suddenly from
is stalled car into the path of the ,
outbound machine. The FranlIford
mbulance rushed the injured man to
hospital. ,
Kipling's immoral "Recessional" was
he timely selection so effectively rem
ccompanied at the piano by his /,
aughter. Miss Virginia. during the :
forming worship service on Sunday I
the Frankford Presbyterian Church.
For the duration of the course in
rst aid being taught at the John NJ. :,
layton School each Thursday eve !
ing, the mid week prayer service at !,
ne Frankford Presbyterian Church !
i'll he held at p. M, on Wednesdays. :
ith choir practice Immediately there .
ter.
The Rev and Mrs. John y. Clark :
'ok their son, Ridgway Jeffers Clark >
lck to Newark on Sunday to resume 7
IS studies as freshman at the Uni =
as graduated from st. Andrews =
.hool at Middletown last spring. He I
I'd been a star athlete at that insti- +
tion. Ridgway will major in chem 81
try. +
Last week four of our local young W
aftees, Messrs. Wilmer Lewis. Mill =
n Long, Delphia T.. Long and Nor 4
an Lewis, were examined by L. $. 4
rmy physicians at Camden. n. j. Z
1ree of the four passed physically a!
I'd are at home awaiting orders for $!
duction into the u. S. Army. T.
Having completed his c. P. r. course W
the Rehoboth airport, solved. and
ceived his civilian pilots wings.
.ancis NJ. Gum, 3rd. is now ready to 10
port for duty as a qualified aviator ht
i the Civil Air Patrol. an important 81
nture of the u. S. defense program. NJ
IS brother, Robert Dasey Gum, is in b
aiming at Lowry Field in Denver, f6
dorado, as an army air cadet. =
Friends here We're delighted to see