Milford chronicle., 1943-02-19
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Monday. The fire company is great
ly handicapped by the lack of fire.
fighters owing to so many Of the
members being in the armed SER
vice Of their country or in defense
plants. Should serious fire break
out here 1t is very doubtful il
enough men could be mustered to
combat the same. 1t has been sug-
gested that youth Of Boy Scout age
IA to Is years---be trained to take
the places of some of the men
drafted. They could be of great
assistance manning the less inn
portant positions. leaving what men
are now active in the department
to do the more important and dam
gerous jobs. 1t is a suggestion that
the fire department should give
serious consideration. Our splen-
did fire fighting equipment is of lit
tie use unless efficiently manned.
Undergo Operations
Two of Milton's girls were oper-
ated upon for appendicitis at Mil
ford Memorial Hospital on Monday.
They were Miss Doris Reed, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Reed, and
Miss Hazel Webb. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Webb. Both young
ladies passed through the ordeal
fine and are rapidly recovering
their strength.
Mrs. EStella ZelIers Dies
Death came to Mrs. Estella Eel
lers, wife of Melvin o. Zellers. of
Chester, Pa, on Wednesday of last
week in the Chester Hospital, after
an illness of several days. The
body was brought to Milton on Sat
urday afternoon, where funeral SER
vices were held in Grace Methodist
Church. Rev. Ellery b. Haskell.
pastor of Emanuel Baptist Church.
Chester, assisted by Rev. J. J. Won
Hagel, of Milton. Interment was
made in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Milton. Mrs Zellers was the daugh-
ter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. James
b. Jackson. of near Ellendale. Be
sides her husband she leaves two
sisters. Mrs. Harry Smith and Mrs.
I Edward Johnson, of Milton; two
brothers. Charles L. Jackson, of
Milton. and James Jackson, of
Georgetown.
Joins WAACS
Miss Hazel d. Evans. of Will
mington. formerly of Milton. left
Wilmington this week for active
service at DaytOna Beach. Florida.
a WAAC training center. Miss
Evans is a graduate of Milton
High School and Beacon Business
School. Wilmington.
Married
Miss Lillian B. Galloway. niece of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland James, of
near Milton. and Mr. Joseph d.
Carter. of Milford, were married at
Goshen Methodist parsonage on
Saturday. February 6. by Rev. Will
liam Fl. Hudson. Mrs. Carter is a
graduate of the 1912 class of Mil
ton High School.
Visiting Philadelphia
Miss Loleta Belts is spending
some time with friends and rela-
tives in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nehemiah Marvel.
of Georgetown, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. John Donovan on Saturday.
A number of 1S-19-year-old draft
ees will leave this community to-
day friday for Trenton. n. j., for /
final examination before induction .
in the armed forces. /
Party Postponed
The party and bazaar that was
to have been held by the W. S. c. S.
of Grace Church has been post ..
pOned until Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary 90. The affair will be held
in Social Hall and there will be for
sale needlework. etc, coffee and /
cake. A "grab-bag" will furnish
much amusement. The public is
cordially invited to attend. Admis-
sion free.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Stevenson.
of Prime Hook Neck, had as their
guests over the weekend Mr. and
Mrs. Percy Haughey, of Whining
ton, and Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Pearson of Dover. On Wednesday
of last week Miss Betty Stevenson,
of Washington, d. c., and Miss
Catherine Stevenson, of Milford,
were the guests of their parents.
Attended Dance
Donald o. Clendaniel attended the
Valentine PARTY and dance held at
Wesley Junior College, Dover. on
Saturday evening. On Sunday eve I
ming Mr.. Clendaniel had as guests
at dinner at the home of his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clendan- :
iel. Misses Ann Wootten and Patri-
cia Mulligan, of Cambridge, Md, {
who are attending Wesley Junior
and Mr.. O'Neil Dayton, also {
of Cambridge. i
Milton Visitors
Raymond Short. of Philadelphia.
and Miss Blanche Hastings. of Lau-
rel, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Reed I
on Saturday.
Elect Officers c
The R. M. Helm chapter of Fu- S
ture Farmers of America has elect /
ed the following officers for the
ensuing year: President. Theodore t
president. Leon {
Fucker; treasurer, Dallas Roach; /
secretary. George E. Hopkins; re-
porter. Derrick MeInnis; assistant l
William Barker; watch t
log. Harry Marvel; honorary ex- I
ecutive advisor. Manning fisher;
advisor. Harold NJ. Benedict. 6
Purchased Home n
Harold Clendaniel has purchased
If Warren Good property on
Chestnut street Mr.. Good who
was a member of the Milton school
aculty. has entered the armed ser
1ice, hence the sale of the prop