Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
MILTON
Annual Town Election

+ nOurS OF l and Il. M. A mayor
for term of one year, and two
councilmen for terms of three
e years each are to be chosen. AtA
last report there were three candi-
( dates for mayOr-Milton Graves,
the present incumbent: Josiah ID.
: Robbins, well known Milton mer-
| chant, and Charles Lofiand, a re-
tired seaman. Mr.. Lofland has
f been a candidate for the office on
several occasions without success
(maybe this is his year, Mr.. Rob-
bins. former postmaster, now en-
gagged in the mercantile business,
is receiving the backing of many
} prominent citizens. Mayor Graves
has held the office for two years
and many improvements have been
made, particularly the parking lot
on Magnolia street. The candidates
for Council are Clyde Belts and T.
Harold Palmer, to succeed them
selves. To date no other candi-
dates have been filed. for council.
Layleader Speaks
T. Blair Ely. conference leader
of lay activities, of Wilmington,
spoke before the congregations of
Goshen and Grace Methodist
churches on Sunday-at Goshen i'm
the morning and Grace at the eve
ming service.
Theatre Heated BY Wood
Because of the ban on fuel oil. Z.
NJ Scott, Jr., manager of the Mil
ton theatre. gathered his tools and
went to work on the oil burning
heater at the theatre. with the graf
flying result that the theatre is now
being comfortably heated. Mr.. Scott
by uncanny manipulatiOns of the
working parts of the heater, sue
ceeded in converting the furnace
into a wood-burner. Mr.. Scott says
ut amt no easy job throwing
chunks of wood into the heater. but q
it brings results-and that's what
counts"
Revival Services
Evangelistic services are in pro-
gress at Pilgrim Holiness Church
and will continue through Sunday,
March Il. The Rev. Howard Will /
liams and wife. evangelists. singers
and musicians. will be in charge of
the services. Services will be held
each evening at 7:30 o'clock. The
public is invited to attend these
services.
Returns to Milton
Ernest jefferson. and family. of
NemacOla. Pa. have moved back to .
their old home town. where Mr..
Jefferson has accepted a position
with the Home Life Insurance
Company. as representative in Mil
ton and surrounding community.
Mr. jefferson is son of Mrs. Eliz-
abeth jefferson. of Milton. and is
very popular with the people of the
community.
Fire Destroys Hay
Fire on Sunday afternoon de-
stroyed several stacks of hay on
the farm of Sewel Jones, in Cave
Neck. The Milton Fire Company
responded to the call for aid and
succeeded in saving the building on
the farm Earlier in the day the
company was called to the COrdrey
home on the MiltOn-Sand Hill road,
to extinguish 4 chimney fire. No
serious damage at the COrdrey
home. II
Dedication Sunday
Grace Church will observe "Ded- i
ication Sunday" at the morning ser
vices on Sunday. This eliminates {
a week OF evangelistic services
sponsored by and held nightly in (
Goshen and Grace churches.
Over The Top
The five-day drive at the Milton
theatre to raise funds to fight
against infantile paralysis closed
on Saturday evening, and well over
$50 was raised for this worthy pur-
pose. One-half of the fund col
lected will remain here for the
fight against the dread disease.
Goshen Church News
The Women's Society for Chris
tian Service of Goshen Methodist
Church will meet as follows on
March 9: Circle No. 0eader Mrs
TyndallJ at the home of Mrs. Mil !
ton Graves; No. (leader Mrs.
George B. Atkinsl. with Mrs.
George H. NAPLES; No. Neader.
Mrs Nora Massey. at Mrs. Dorsey
home; No. MRS. Will
liam B. Wagamon. ST.. place to be
No. (leader. Mrs. Yer
nom, at the home of Mrs. II. Bene-
lict. =
New Century Club q
The New Century Club met on
evening, with Mrs. Daniel '
Jr., Mrs. John Fisher '
md Mrs. Linden Postles as general
:hairmen of the program. The club
lad as their invited guests fifteen
)f THE Men In Service" and Lieu
enant and Mrs. Francis Bellaimi-
10. Other guests were Rev. Will
lam II. Hudson, Mrs. Mary l..
hudson. Mr. and Mrs. G. Roy Mann.
Hiss Fanny Welch. Miss Mary King.
Mrs. May Malcolm. Mrs. Lucinda
Wilson. Albert Edginton and DAN
el WagamOn. Jr The program
consisted of covered dish supper,
erved at $50 p. NJ. Invocation by
rev. Hudson; greetings by the
resident. Miss Ruth Warren; re-
ponse, Lieut.. Bellaimino; musical
" Mr.. Mann, with Mrs. Mann as So
DIST. After the musical, group
inging was enjoyed by all present.
hen the chairman for the day, Mrs
linden Postles. introduced other
o-chairmen who had helped her
nth the program-Mrs Milton
raves, Mrs. VIM. Wagamon, Sr.,
Irs. Floyd Hurley. Mrs. Clyde
let's. Mrs. Henry Clendaniel and
Irs. Charles Barker. After the
rogram an invitation was extend
d by Mr.. Scott and the Milton Fire