Milford chronicle., 1942-02-20
FRANKFoRD

] ndu uOl previously ACSlolcICu ul
der the seleetive service act wer
registered on Monday at the job
M. Clayton School.
Since the induction of Whine
Lewis into the U. S. Army, Post
master c. A. Boothe has been in
itiating George Hudson into tn
duties of assistant postmaster.
Mrs. Sylvester Townsend, Cap
: William d. Hudson and JohI
Hearne are very i'll at their re
spective homes in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Carmine O
Millsboro called on Mrs. Carmine'
parents, Mf. and Mrs. James
Hudson and her brother, Mordeca
Hudson and family on Saturda.
evening.
The local postoffice force wa
kept very busy last Saturday hand
ling out the many missives of Dal
Cupid.
Mrs. Garrison Long and Mis-
Hattie Pearle Townsend of Balti
more, were the Sunday guests o.
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Israe
Townsend and family at Omar.
Two of our young seamen, Elmer
Dukes and Walter B. Stokes. al
their respective homes ON briei
visits, figured in one of the local
automobile collisions last Saturday
night, and emerged on Sunday well
/ tinted with mercurochrome. Sorry
boys. and we hope your wounds
leave no permanent scars to mar
your handsome manly features.
This community extends sincere
sympathy to Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton
Hudson and family whose home
and contents were completely de-
stroyed by fire last Saturday. With
the help of its auxiliary water
tank. truck and pumper, fortunate
ly, the Frankford Volunteer Com
pany was able to save. the broiler
houses. full of growing birds, near
the homes A total loss Of home, pro-
visions, furnishings and clothing
for a family of six children and
their parents is a severe setback at
any time, but in the face OF present
day conditions it might well be
considered catastrophe.
Another fire on Saturday which
commanded the attention of Mills
boro. Selbyville, Millville and
Frankford companies was the
blaze that consumed the feed house
owned and operated by Messrs.
Lafayette TimmOns and B. Helm at
Dagsboro. Fortunately for the fire
fighters, the high wind that was
blowing was not driving toward
other near properties. so they were
able to cOnfine the, blaze to the one
building, which was located just
south of Stems Hatchery near the
railroad. The fire. of undetermined
origin, consumed office equipment
including books carrying about
$40 900 in open accounts. Otherwise
the loss in feed and building, is es-
timated at 100000.
Miss Gertrude E. Crocker, who is
employed in Philadelphia, spent the
weekend at home with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. CrOcker.
Ezra Wenger, an instructor at
the John M. Clayton High School,
spent the past weekend at his
home in Harrisburg, Pa.
Mr.: and Mrs. John A. Tingle en-
tertained at a o'clock dinner on
Sunday, Mrs. Mary E. Tingle of
Frankford, Mr.. and Mrs. H. ID.
Adkins of Harrington and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson Oliver McCabe, Jr., of
Millsboro. ...
A. Harrison Esham came from
Newark, where he is a member of
the junior class at the University
of Delaware, and spent the past
weekend with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence T. Esham.
The officers and members of the
local Red Cross chapter are pleas
ed with the spirit of cooperation
shown by the large number of will
ing workers who assemble at the
local library to sew and knit each
Wednesday. Ladies who cannot
leave their homes are urged to ae-
cept work which can be done in
their homes. Please consider it
privilege as well as patriotic
duty.
Last Saturday evening the
Frankford Boy Scouts accompan-
led by their leader, Galen Clark,
motored to Seaford to attend
county scout rally. Members of the
local troop present were Eli Camp
bell, Horace Daisey, George A. Lay
field. William Bunting, Rollin L.
Hudson, Jr., and Mordecai Hudson,
Jr. First class scout pins were
awarded Mordecai H. Hudson, Jr.,
Rollin Hudson. Jr., and Eli Camp
bell.
Next Sabbath the local scouts
will attend worship services at the
Frankford Methodist Church where
they will be addressed by Captain
Wayne Burton of Fort Miles and
Millsboro.
The Ladies Auxiliary Society of
the Frankford Presbyterian Church
held a covered dish luncheon last
week, Thursday, at the new home
of Mr.. and Mrs. William f. Powell
Oll Oldy lOu df6nuc. L ulo SOClcly
will hold its next regular business
meeting at the home of Mrs. Jack
UdelI on Monday evening, Febru-
airy 23.
The young peoples society met at
the manse on Sunday evening. Miss
Carolyn Tucker was the leader.
There was a meeting of the session
at the manse on Monday evening.
Ed. Hastings and Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Hastings of Philadelphia Wis
tied MIR. and Mrs. John Godfrey on
Sunday Chester V. Hudson who is
also employed in the Quaker City
visited relatives and friends in this
vicinity last weekend. .-
The junior class of the John NJ.
Clayton High School will serve Il
roast chicken dinner in the school