Milford chronicle., 1944-08-11
PRIME HOOK NECK

The showers of rain we hav,
been having since Wednesday o
last week have been very weIcom,
and badly needed.
Edward Gooner spent the pas
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Hsr.
ry Belts, who are vacationing Al
Oak Orchard Beach for week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Stevenson
and son Joe and Mr.. and Mfs. AL.
bert Lank spent Sunday at Oal
Orchard Beach where Mrs. Steven,
sons brothers and sisters and fam
lilies had a family reunion and
picnic lunch.
Louise Workman; daughter OF
MIR. and Mrs. Norman Workman
celebrated her seventh birthday
anniversary on Saturday afternoon
with party and lots of fun and
eats. Those attending were Fran
ces Clendaniel, Catherine Work
man and Sandra Workman of Mil
ton, Patricia Argo, Reginald Argo
and Catherine Argo OF Slaughter
Neck, Lena B. Clifton. Betty Jean
Jefferson, Richard Pleasanton, Joe
Stevenson, Theodore Jones, Jimmy
Jefferson, Wayne Jones, Jimmy
Wiltsey and Ruthie Draper and
sister who are staying at Slaugh-
ter Beach for a while.
Corporal and Mrs. Marshall JEFF
ferson and daughter jeanne Of Car
lisle. Pa, spent the weekend with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
Jefferson and family. Corporal JEFF
ferson is stationed at Carlisle Bar
racks and is employed in the mail
department Of the Army. Charles
Jefferson of Chester. Pa, and Frank
White and friend Of Jersey City, N.
j., visited the Jefferson family also
over the weekend.
Ralph Stogner of the U. S. Navy
is taking a ten weeks course of
training in carpentry at Santiago,
California.
Mrs. ElwOod Stevenson is spend
ing some time with her son and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Ste
venson and her new grandson, Will
liam Edward Stevenson at Dunel-
len, N. ].
Lieutenant-C Commander and Mrs.
Max Harrington and two sons of
Washington, d. c., are spending a
weeks vacation with Mrs. Earring
toms mother, Mrs. T. r. Wilson and
family at Fairfield Farm. Mrs. Will
son was In Washington, ID. c., last
week visiting her daughter and
family. ~ ~
There was a surprise party given
to Wilbert Jefferson on Thursday
evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Boyce OF Broadkill. The occasion
being Dawes" birthday anfiiveP-
sary. The refreshments of ice cream
and cake given by Pat" were en-
joyed very much by Mr.. and Mrs.
Jefferson and son Jimmy, Mrs. Ra-
tie Lofiand, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Warrington and son Clinton, Mr..
and Mrs. James Kopple and daugh-
ters Joan and Sandra of Gravel
Hill, Miss Gladys Bennett, Norman
Bennett, Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Workman and daughter Sandra of
Milton.
The third party Of the week was
given to little Wayne Jones. son of
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas. Jones In hon
or of his third birthday anhiver-
sary.. An abundance of ice cream |
and cake was served to Mf. and
Mrs. lElwood Argo. his maternal
and Daughter Elaine
and Jane Reynolds; Robert Jones,
his patefnal grand-pop and chill
dren, Bessie and Theodore, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Bennett and. daughter
Eleanor, Mr.. and Mrs. Vinal Carey
and mother, Mrs. Josephine Carey,
Mrs. Notion Leverage and son
Bill, Mrs. Alex Shepard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paynter Collins and son Rec
iy, Mr.. and Mrs. David Reed and
laughter Virginia of Broadkin.
received poeketbook full
If money for which he was de-
lighted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Hudson and
children of Roxana were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Clifton and
amily on Sunday.
Robert Hudson is spending the
week with. his cousin, Donald Cliff
on. here.
Master Reuben Butler, Jr., OF
is visiting his cousin
;ammy Benton.