Milford chronicle., 1944-05-19
HARRINGTON

John Wyatt, near here, that hel
daughter, Lieut.. jeanette E. Wyatt
OF Bowman Field, Louisville, Ky.
was recently awarded a diploma
during graduation ceremonies ol
the Army Air Forces school OF
Air Aviation held at the First
Troop Carrier Command base
The receipt of the diploma signifies
that recipient has successfully
completed an eight-weeks' course
of Flight Nurses training. Lieut.
Wyatt entered the Army Nurse
Corps on May 81, 1943, and was
assigned to Drew Field, Tampa,
Fla. She began her training at
Bowman Field in February, 1914.
Miss Wyatt already was a nurse
before entering the school. The
flight nurse is i'm complete charge
of the C-47 hospital ships. To date
more than 250,000 wounded have
been evacuated from all theaters
of war.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Har-
rington Fire Company was held in
the fire house on Monday night,
with the president, Mrs. Wallace
Hanson, presiding. During tn e
routine business two applications
for membership, Mrs. Helen
Moore and Agnes Dawson, were re-
ceived and referred to an examina-
tion committee. Mrs. Christine
Clymer and Mrs. Mary Bullock
read two poems on Mothers Day.
The auxiliary also named Mrs.
Emma Denney and Mrs. Angie
Potter delegates, and Edith Massey
and Hattie Smith, alternates, to
the Del-Mar-Va Firemen's Con-
vention at Parksley, Va, last
week.
Granville Truitt of Baltimore,
Nd, spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. II. Truitt.
Pvt. Garley Parsons of Fort
Brown, Texas, has been spending
a furlough with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Parsons, Far
mington.
Cpl. Henry S. White has return
ed to camp after spending a re-
cent furlough with his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Par
sons, and his sister, Mary Jane
Johnson, at Pennington.
In connection with the assembly
program at the high school last
week, in charge of Miss Janette
Koepfer, physical education in
structor. a May-Day exercise was
given including the crOwning of a
queen with court attendant in all
their splendor. The high school
auditorium was decorated complete
with may-pole. The program was
held at IL o'clock. The queen and
her court were chosen by popular
election. Her court is composed of
one member of each class from the
9TH to 18th grades. Miss Doris
Hall, senior and daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Everett w. Hall, was
queen. At the completion of her
high school term she plans a
nursing career and will enter the
Milford Memorial Hospital for
training. Her court included:
Betty Ann Clendaniel. Doris Shul-
tie. Betty June Dill, June Hill.
Lillian Harris and Doris Melvin.
Miss Lila Chason was at the piano.
The program included dances -
Russian Folk Dance, 7th grade, |
Dots Derrickson, Dorothy Brown,
Janet Dill, Freda Hutson, Ann
Hopkins and. DoFiS-4Vatson KolO- |
meyka Dance, Sth grade, Phyllis
Watson, Janet Harrington, Elaine /
Knots. Helen Voss, Ruth Clark,
Grace Sharp, Doris Harrington. I
Robert Quillen, Norman Smith.
Roger Dyer. Gene Hughes. Wat
son Baker, Louis Welch and Jay /
Carson. Daldans Dance, HIP |
grades, Lillian Brown. Ruth Hat
field. Ellen Hudson, Louis Rifen-
berg, Doris Vincent. Gertrude Bay
nard, Verda Ruth Vane. Elva Rae
Rash. Evelyn Stauffer, Irene Han
sen, Mary Hill. Grace Hutson.
IIilda Mae Meredith, Daisy Wright.
Audrey Downs, Virginia Hurd. Ag-
mes Jackson and Betty Lou Hop
kins. The queen will present the
senior awards. The entire student
body closed the program by sing
ing their Alma Mater.
The regular meeting of the Har-
ringtOn Rotary Club was held last
week with acting president. Sam
uel M. Williams. presiding. Wes-
ley Butler was chairman of the
program for the evening and his
guest speaker was Harry A. Var
ger. field director for the Delmar- ;
via Council of Boy Scouts of Mil
lord. His topic was on Boy Scout :
activities.
Shortly before 10 o'clock Fri 4
lay night the firemen were called
o an auto fire on the Harrington :
Frederica highway about two
niles out. The car Was owned by ,
Merton Belts of Frederica and /
vas badly damaged. Belts said he
defective feed line caus-
ID the fire. The car was insured
,ut did not know the amount. The I
oss was estimated at $500.
Seaman Fred Greenly, Jr., has Z
Ieen transferred from cambridge :
school to Jacksonville.
florida. and is now attending an
Electrical school.
Mrs. w. r. Massey was a Phila-
elphia visitor on Wednesday. =
There was quite an exciting E
ime at the school election here on &
aturday, it developing into real p
ontest between Robert l.. Nelson,
r., the incumbent, and William ?
Iorleman. Fred c. Powell. presi- \
ent of the Board of Education, '
onducted the election assisted by
art of the school faculty. During
he first hours of the election
1ings were running quietly but
ear closing time workers for the
andidates were rushing friends !
, the polls. The final count was !
elson 1873, and Horleman 131.
mong the ballots were five i'm
roperly marked, four of these \
ere credited to Horleman and