Milford chronicle., 1943-01-22
HARRINGTON

mouse last TueSday afternoon. Ear
Sylvester was selected for tn,
chairman of the meeting with The
odore H. Harrington acting as sec
retary. The report of the years
work was read and among Other
things, it disclosed that during the
past year deposits were over ST.
100000, which is an all time high
in this department. The entire old
board of directors were re-elected
as follows: William l. Masten, w
w. Sharp, Amos Minner. II. E
Quillen, w. T. Moore, w. T. Chip
man, L. B. Harrington, Samuel
Tharp and Herman Galloway. The
directors then elected the bank
staff for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: President. Mr.. Masten; vice
president, Mr.. Harrington; cashier,
Theodore Fl. Harrington; assistant
cashier. Leonard Horleman; book
keepers, Miss Evelyn Adams and
Mrs. Emma Thawley.
e. b. Rash was selected as chair
man of the annual stockholders
meeting of the Peoples Bank, held
last Tuesday. Randall Knox served
as secretary of the meeting. The
business statement of the bank
shows a very healthy condition.
Deposits for the year increased over
1941 by $145,000. During the year
the bank sold to its customers
$150,000 of government bonds. The
following officers and bank staff
were elected for the year: Presi-
dent, S. L. Sapp; vice president. b.
l. Shaw; secretary, A. c. Creadick;
cashier, Mr.. Knox; assistant cash
Ter, Jonathan w. Hopkins; teller,
Mrs. Elizabeth Cahall: book
keepers, William F Smith and Mrs.
Frances Neeman; janitOress. Bea-
trice Johnson; directors. ]. F. Cam
per. Mr.. Creadick, L. X. Hill. JON
athan L. Hopkins, Wilbur E. ia
cobs, Mr.. Rash, Alfred Raughley,
r. Emmett Raughley. Mr.. Sapp,
Mr.. Shaw, J. Gordon Smith, and c.
F. Wilson.
The annual report of Chief C. w,
ShOckley of the Harrington Fire
Company, discloses much valuable
information. During the year the
company responded to so alarms in
which property to the value of
$139, 800 was involved. The fire loss
in the district was reported to be
$21 $50, the most of the loss being
in the rural sections; the city loss
was but S4.325. The company trav-
eled 292 miles and laid $3.50 feet
Of hnnCfnrs hngn onH CE0 fnAf nj
standard 21s inch hose. spending
601s hours on the job. Despite their
depleted force by the war, the COM
pany averaged 16 men to each fire.
During the year the company add
ed to its equipment a new water
wagon when completed will cost
over $4,000. 1t is a unit in itself,
complete with pump and hose unit
capable of extinguishing a small fire
without aid, or may be used as an
auxiliary wit in the rural sec
tions wherS there generally is a
shortage of water. Chief ShOckley
topped the list in attendance with /
$50, City Manager L. r. Clymer
was next as a driver with S69o. The |
next ten firemen with the best at
tendance include: First Assistant 1
Chief C. n. Cahall, 77Gs; Plugman |
Harry C. Tee, 77e5; Driver William
Hearn. 74%o; Foreman C. o. Mills,
749o; Second Assistant Chief Nor
ris Graham, 7095; Clarence Collins,
$50; Chief Engineer Dave Har-
rington, 57%; Calvin Simpson,
579o; Clarence Barlow, $40; Pres
ton Hobbs. $50; Wallace Wilson,
5295; Fred Bailey, Jr., 500. The
rest of the members averaged less
than fifty per cent.
Following a very serious opera
ion in the Milford Memorial Hos
Dital, death occurred to Mrs. Thel-
ma Hall Marvel, age 20 years, young
wife of Fred Marvel. Jr., early last
morning. The young wO-
nan was an active worker in Trim
ty Methodist Church and was plan
st for the Sunday school for many
'ears. The remains were placed in
he church to lie in state from noon
January 10, until time for
he funeral services which were
leid at 2 o'clock. The Rev. G. Z.
turner of Wilmington. a former
Iastor, had charge of the services. !
he deceased is survived by her I
and an infant daughter,
)onna Fay, also her parents, Mr..
nd Mrs. Everett Hall and sister, q
Iiss Doris Hall. Interment was in
i'd Fellows cemetery, Milford. S
Only about 25' firemen were s
resent in Asbury Methodist L
hurch Sunday evening for the I
pecial services arranged by the q
astor in their behalf. The Rev. q
.obert E. Green preached his SER
ION from the subject. Are the D
ignals Clear" Mr.. Green lauded c
lie work of the firemen in their l
service to all mankind L
! this community. II
Mrs. Wesley Ryan has been y
,cent guest of her son, Mr.. and i
RS. Cecil Ryan in Wilmington. 81
Chief Mechanic Lionel Whitaker q
the British Navy. spent the week u
I'd with former friends here. te
Captain William COeyman of the
S. Army was the guest of Miss &c
ildred Wheeler over the week pl
I'd. NJ
Mrs. Virginia Clarkson spent oil
lnday with her aunt, Miss Fan pl
e Goodwin in Dover.
Fred S. Bailey, Jr., son of Rep I'll
and Mrs. Fred S. Bail &C
/, a graduate of Echols College of M
Philadelphia, made an "
usually high mark in his exam X
alton before the Delaware State NJ
,ard last Week. He left this week X.
join the U. S. Navy as flying w
det. After the war he will con- III
~ n frnaroI home in uarring- en-