Milford chronicle., 1943-08-13
HARRINGTON
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HAKKlNGION
The decision on whether the fire
company will invest in war bonds
was left up to a committee. Miles
Draper, Milton Welch and George
w. Swain. This action was taken
at the regular meeting of the COM
pany held on Monday night, with
vice-president, calvin Simpson.
presiding. Swain and Draper also
reported Oh the county meeting
held at FELTON, last month. Dele
gates to the county meeting at
Cheswold this month are Swain,
Shockley and Raughley. Hildray
Banning and George Draper were
elected to active membership i'll
the company while a third applica-
tiOn was held over for further in
vestigatiOn. The fire recorder re-
ported three alarms during the
month of July. two in the rural
area AMI one in town. The meet
ing adjourned after naming Shock
ley, Raughley and Mills on a
committee to meet the auxiliary
to complete plans for entertaining
the County Association here in
September. The firemen also will
entertain the Executive Committee
of the Del-Mar-Va Association
some time in September.
The officials of Asbury MethO-
dist Church decided at the official
board meeting on Monday to start
some extensive improvements to
their church property including
outside painting of the church and
inside painting of the Collins Edu-
cational building. The project is
expected to cost about $1,000.
Mrs. Robert Friedel of Philadel-
phia is spending this week with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Otwell.
Miss Janette Bradford, a nurse
of Baltimore. is spending her va
cation with her mother, Mrs. Mabel
Citizens of the second ward were
up in arms this week when il was
that DR.. H. W. Smith,
local physician. and member of
town council planned to place
remodeled building on some lots
on the north end of Second street,
which was later to be occupied by
q cOlored family. A petition was
soon in circulation and signed by
residents of the ward. The petit
ion was presented to town coun-
Ill on Monday night and after a
engthy discussion Councilman
Smith agreed to abandon his plans
or a Negro tenant. East street,
rom Clark to the Fair Grounds.
md Mispillion street and Milby
street west of West street. are al
most exclusively occupied by the
.Olored folk. The most of them
ire descendants of families of by
zone days and are very good citi-
.ens.
Following an illness of some
ength from complications, death
occurred to Mrs. Daisy NOss Russ.
tged IS years, in the Easton hos
)ital early last Tuesday morning.
She was the wife of Private Her.
)ert F. Russ. stationed in Califor-
liza. Her husband expects to get
lone for the funeral services.
Born near Harrington. she was
he daughter of Walter and Mary
luillen VOss and had lived in this
all of her life. Funeral
ervices were held from the Boyer
uneral home on Friday afternoon.
The services were in charge of the
Rev. Thomas c. Jones, pastor of
trinity Methodist Church. with i'll
in Hollywood Cemetery.
BESIDES her parents and her hus-
and. she is survived by one
laughter and II brothers and sis
ers - Walter, William, Clayton,
ames and Albert Voss. Miss Lii
lie Townsend, Mrs. Susie Garrett,
II of Harrington Ernest and John .
loss and Mrs. Hazel Gillespie, of
Mrs. Hilda Williams, Sea-
ord.
Miss Betty Jane Williams, who
las been spending a three-weeks'
with her parents. Mr.. and
lrs. S. NJ. Williams. in Harring-
on, Lewes and Rehoboth, left this
week for a short visit to West
hampton Beach, l.. l., as the guest
# Lieut.. Randall Knox. She then
,lans to return to Philadelphia to
onclude her final year as student
Iurse at Jefferson Hospital.
Corporal James Cain is spending
furlough with his parents, Mr..
nd Mrs. Roy Cain. Cpl. Cain has
wo other brothers in the services,
William Cain, in North Africa, and
Harold Cain, in the states.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Fred Wilson
we're guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L. T.
ones, at Rehoboth, on Sunday.
Edgar Galloway. of Philadelphia,
J spending few days with his sis
err, Mrs. Wilbur Pearson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred S. Bailey and
Ir. and Mrs. Jack Sapp are Occu-
ying a cottage at Oak Orchard
MS week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Farrow are
isiting friends in Ohio. .
Mrs. Clarence Dyer and children
nd Mrs. Alton Collins and daugh-
sr spent the past week at Oak
Their husbands Joined
lem over. the weekend.