Milford chronicle., 1944-03-24
MILTON
A Close Call

aStrouS fire was aVerted when children
noticed the reflections of flame!
through a window of rear room a
the home of MIR. and Mrs. Lester
Jones. They hailed former Mayor Mil.
ton t. Graves as he was passing anC
he. together with Earl Savage, broke
into the building and succeeded in eX-
tinguishing the blaze before it reach
ed a large tank of oil stored in the
room. The fire was caused by an cleo
trio iron setting fire to the ironing
board. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones were at
tending church services at the time
and were unaware of the fire until no.
titled at the church. No call for the
fire company was made because of The
quick action of Messrs. Graves and
Savage. The building is combination
store and dwelling. and is situated in
a thickly built-up section of Mulberry
7 street. 1t was a close call.
/ Visited Friends
! Miss Gertrude Harvey. physical ed
! ucation teacher in Pennsgrove Public
/ School. was the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest NJ. jefferson over the week
end.
Y. T. C. Meeting
The members of the Youths Tenn
perance Council of Milton will put on
| very interesting program at Grace
Church School at 10:45 a. m. Sunday.
under the direction of Mrs. Bessie
Wilson, county director of the council
The public is cordially invited to at
tend.
Confined To Hospital
George William PettyjOhn. one of
Broadkill's oldest and best respected
citizens. is in the Beebe Hospital in
Lewes. for treatment. Mr.. Pettyjohn
was taken suddenly i'll at his home
near Reynolds Mill and was rushed to
the hospital. where his condition is
indeed serious.
Wilmington Visitor
Miss Mary Betty Crouch was week
end visitor in Wilmington. returning
home on Sunday evening.
Visits Husband
Mrs. Elizabeth Lank Shivelhood
spent the weekend with her husband.
DIR David Shivelhood in New York
City.
Mil Building Begun
Frame work for the reconstruction
of the fire destroyed Diamond State
Roller Mills is underway by workmen
under the direction of +. w. Pepper.
mechanic in charge. The building will
he "a three-s story structure-twO for
milling machinery and top story for
the accommodation of the elevator
system. The destruction by fire of this
large feed mill some months ago has
worked hardship on the daifymen
and chicken growers in the eastern
part of Sussex county. The Messrs.
Wagamon, proprietors. have done
much to relieve the situation by turn
ing nearby stOrehouses into mixing
and packing places and have been
able TO secure needed feed from other
manufacturers. but have been COM
PEELED to ration the feed so as to do
the most good.
Grace Church Services
Next Sunday will he an important
day at Grace Sunday school. The early
moments of the session will be taken
up World Service program. led by
Mrs E'loGGia Hastings This EnrNiPg
will he followed by a study of the
assigned school lesson, to he followed
with a program by the Youths Tenn
perance Council. Services will begin
at 10 "A. M. At II O'Clock the pastor
Rev. j. L. Jones will conduct The wOr-
ship service and deliver the sermon.
At 1870 evening worship and sermon
will I've conducted by the pastor.
A Milton Visitor
Carl Jones. attorney-at-law of New
York. spent Saturday and Sunday With
his cousin. Mrs. Bertha Jackson. and
husband.
Guest OF Sister
Mrs. Cordela Atkins Radke. of
Ocean View. Va, spent saturday and
Sunday with her sister. Miss Sarah
Atkins at the Atkins homestead. cor
ncr of Broad and Union streets.
Elwood Clendaniel of Cedar Beach
spent the weekend with his daugh-
ter. Miss Loretta Clendaniel. at the
llOIllt pl Ilt't anu aunt stltu
Mrs Lester +. Clendaniel.
Condition Unimproved
Mrs. George Reed. who has been i'll
at her home on Atlantic street iOr scV
eral months. shows no improvement
in her condition.
Storm Halt Work
SNOW. hail. rain ad freezing tenn
peratures over the weekend called
halt TO the preparations of Victory
Gardens in Milton. Some gardens had
been plowed and peas, onions and other
hardy varieties of vegetables had heen
planted hut this work was effectively
stopped 10y the Storm-to I've resumed
when weather conditions permit.
Underooes Operation
Mrs. John Hickman. of Lewes. was
oIciatcd upon for the removal of her
'ppcndiX on Saturday at The Beehe
Hospital Her condition is pleasing
to her relatives and friends. Mrs.
Hickman is a daughter OF Mrs. Lulu
Lon;. of Milton.
Chicken Dressing Plant
Milton is TO add to its industries -
chicken dressing plant. 10 he cstah-
liShcd on tract Of land purchased 10y
Sydney bernstein of William j. Reed.
just east of the town limits. on East
Front street. Erection of suitable
will he started soop and II
IS exp, ctCd the plant will he in pro-
ductiOn some time in April II is IN
that Mr. Bernstein is con
nectfd with a similar plant NJ STOCK
ley. The establishing OF such plant
here will give another outlet 10 hrOil-
ers raised in Broadkill Hundred and
sections. The hroiler N
dustry has become one of The leading
cash crops of the hundred aud ,hc 1
of a dressing plant IS
Home From Hospital
Miss Florence Barker. daughter "f
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Barker. has re-
turned home from The Beebe Hospital
" here she underwent "A serious oprr-
alton She arrived home on Friday of
last week.
Private Joseph ID. Carter of ,he I.
:. Marines, has finished his boot rain
ing at Paris Island, ;. C.. and has
heen spending few days with his
wife. the former Miss Lillian Gallo
way. Private Carter has been assign
ed to Cherry Point. n. 9.
Mr.. and Mrs. COurtland smith ana
children of jefferson Cross Roads. we're
guests of Milton relatives on Satur-
day
Mr. and Mrs Nehemiah Marvel 81
Georgetown were guests Of MIR. and
Mrs. John Donovan on Sunday.
Mrs Davis Hazard entertained at
Two tables of bridge at her home on
Wednesday evening.
Mrs Marion Wells Childs of Wash
ngton. ID. c.. visited her parents. Mr..
and Mrs Harvey Wells, last week
Miss Dorothy Reed is visiting Mr..
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