Milford chronicle., 1944-03-17
HARRINGTON


decided to honor two former chief
of the department with honorar,
membership cards for life. Chic
George B. Potter and Chief Georg
w. Cain led the fire company fo
several years, generously giving o
their time for the betterment of tn,
town. At the same time, former
State Senator, John w. Sheldrake
also a former town councilman
now nearing so years, a life Ions
associate member of the company
was voted an honorary card. Due
to the absence of both the president
and vice-president, former presi.
dent, G. ID. Mills presided. The fire
|recorder reported ten alarms dur.
ing the month of February. The
bylaws revision committee headed
by State President, Frank C. O'Neal,
who was absent conducting a fire.
school in Milford, reported pro-
8gress with two more firemen being
added to the committee-Linsey
McVey and Chief Shoekley. A sug-
'gestion was also made to the COM
|mittee that some provision might
be made in the new bylaws to
grant honorary membership cards
20 members possessing certain
qualifications.
George W. Swain reported on the
county meeting at Clayton. Swain.
McVey and Hobbs will represent
the company at Milford next week.
The meeting will be held Tuesday
might, March IA, instead of the
usual third Wednesday. The chair
also named committee to meet the
auxiliary next Monday night to
start plans for the annual banquet
OF the auxiliary given by the fire
men. The committee is composed
OF O. d. Mills. ShOckley, Dave Har-
rington and l.. r. Clymer. The fire.
men discussed the plans and in
sisted that an auxiliary member to
be eligible for the banquet must
hold a l943 membership card. 1t
was reported that some auxiliary
members are two or three years
back with dues.
The annual meeting of the Home
demonstration Club day class)
was held at the home of Mrs. Josh !
IA Lister last Monday afternoon.
The meeting opened with a most
delicious dinner which was furnish !
ed by the membership. A business
followed the luncheon. (
;alled to order by Mrs. Albert This
lewOOd who then turned the chair
yer to the newly-elected presi-
lent, Mrs. William Camper. The
lther officers for the year include:
hrs. Howard Cooper, secretary:
drs. Howard Williamson, treasurer.
aiss Florence Yetter, Kent county
gent, of Dover, was among the
nests present. Miss Yetter dem
nstrated the new Women's Land
Luxiliary uniforms and advised the
MEMBERS where they could be Sc
ured. The club disqualification
Ian was discussed with many join
lg. Mrs. Williamson made a re-
ort on the recent rummage sale
eld by the club.
Sergt. Robert T. Bunting, son of
Ir. and Mrs. r. D. Bunting of this
lace, has recently been promoted
} his present rank. He has been
l the South Pacific for the past %
lonths.
Mrs. EnOs Langrell spent the
'eek-end with her husband, Pvt. {
nos Langrell. in Chicago, Ill.
Berlin Chipman of the Merchant
arine. son of DR.. and Mrs. w. T. '
hipman, has been spending few
lys here after returning from a. |
ip from South Iceland in which
? was shipwrecked. ul '
Cpl. James Cain, of Fort Bragg. @
c., is visiting his parents. Mr..
i'd Mrs. Roy Cain. il
Mrs. Martin Grier. of Delmar, I
'ent Wednesday with friends I
re. r.. n
Miss Ethel Warren and mother, C
Dover, visited friends here on Ii
n
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Wahl were b
ests of friends in Greensboro, N
l., for birthday dinner on Sun L
y. T
Mrs. Eliza Raughley has gone. to L
rt Bragg, N. c., to join her hus- N
nd, Sergt. Edward Raughley. W
Miss Charlotte Cohen of Philadel- s;
ia, is visiting her parents, Mr.. al
Mrs. Abe Cohen. ...4~ ei
Pvt. Lewis Warren is spending a d.
v days with his parents. Mr.. and fc
s. Mark Warren, en- route to Fort 10
nning, Ga.
Pfc. Clyde Tucker, of North Caro- :
a, is spending a furlough with 4
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
cker.
Allan B. Parsons, of the Harring-
Rotary Club, is working with
Mt committee of the Lions Club, :
the regular meeting on Monday Il
hit i'm James Restaurant. The
.st speaker of the evening will
Major Charles Bishop of the
Corps, who has just returned
m England where he had COM
ted 25 sOrties over the bombed
a, after being promoted to a
ior he was made squadron COM .
nder. Major Bishop, a former =
nber of the Lions Club and the -
rrington Fire Company, was To- a.
ed here before the war, being
nected with the Eastern Shore
Dlic Service Co.. in the Engineer n
department working out of the Tp
rict office here. After a fur ~
gh with his wife and friends he
report to Atlantic City. N. j.,
further assignment. n
crit Laws, a former local news
cher, from Honolulu, p. l., is
ting friends here.
uneral services for Mary Alice
, two-mOnth old twin daughter
Roy and Anna Mae Hill. from
+ Vernon, took place from the
err funeral home Monday after
4. at 2 O'Clock. The services N