Milford chronicle., 1944-06-16
MILTON
Vacation Bible School

The annual Vacation Bible
School of the Milton community
began on Monday morning for ten
sessions-five each week, Monday
through Friday. Children 4 to
years are attending the sessions
at Goshen Methodist Church, and
those between 8 and IA are meet
ing in Grace Methodist Church.
Able instructors have volunteered
their services and all children of
the community are cordially in
vited to attend. Mrs. Charles b.
Porter is dean.
Moved TO RehObOth
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Welch and
children have moved from Milton
to their summer home at RehOboth
Beach where they will spend the
summer months.
Paperhangers Needed
The scarcity of paperhangers is
handicapping Milton housewives in
their spring house cleaning work.
The men of the gentry are more
profitably employed in war work.
while one woman craftsman fell
some weeks ago and broke an arm
Others are also in war work.
Many housewives are trying to do
the job themselves, and are doing
pretty well at it.
Visited Philadelphia
Cleveland James, a prominent
poultryman near town, spent the
weekend in Philadelphia ON bust
ness.
Children's Day Services
Grace Methodist Church School
held the annual Children's Day
services on Sunday evening with
an appropriate program. as fol-
lows: Singing by the congregation.
prayer by C. T. Vent; recitations
by Donna Belts. Billie Belts, Sam
uel Moore. Frances SOckriter, En-
roll Kramer, Peggy Donovan, Les
ter Clendaniel. Jr.; selection by
the JUNIOR Choir; recitations by
Buddy Williams. Shirley Panusky.
Ronald and Bobby Carey. Gather
inc Parsons, Caroline Clendaniel
Ronald Jefferson. Leon Dickerson.
Betty Clark; song by Bobbie
Reed: duet by Miss Louise Elliott
and brother. Samuel. Samuel; rec
itations by Truitt jefferson, Grace
Williams. Gladys Jeffersoan. Tillie
Scott. Bobby Reed. Helen Carpen-
ter. Charlotte Reed, Vaughn Eli
Oft; song by the Junior Choir; talk
by Rev. Milton Elliott; collection;
recitations by Eleanore Jefferson.
Sara Messick, Janet Moore, Samuel
Elliott, James Carpenter, Theo-
dOre Donovan, Nancy Hopkins;
song by the congregation; bene-
diction by the pastor, Rev. Milton
Elliott.
Wilmington Visitor
Miss Mary Betty Crouch spent
several days this week with Miss
Betty Smith in Wilmington on a
shopping tour of the Wilmington
stores.
Dinner Guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred X. Jensen and
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Reed and daugh-
ter, Miss Dorothy. attended SER
vices at Reynolds Church on Sun
day afternoon and in the evening
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Parker Beebe.
Pea Canning Done
The Draper Canning Company
has finished the green pea crop.
The yield was far above that eX-
pected-the pack is normal or bet
ter Growers for the first time in
several years, made money on the
crop and labor, also reaped finan-
cial harvest.
SerIic ices At Grace Church
The following services at Grace
Methodist Church have been an
nOunced by the pastor. Rev. Mil
ton Elliott, as follows: Church
school at 10 a. m, followed by
worship and sermon by
the pastor at IL O'Clock; evening
and sermon at 7;30 o.
clock Prayer meeting on Wednes-
day at S p. III. The public is COR
daily invited TO attend all these :
services.
BrOadkill Beach Opens
COttagers at BrOadkill Beach
have opened their bayshOre homes
and many visitors spent the week
end at the beach. Anglers are en- /,
ioying the splendid fishing off the :
resort while net fishermen are J.
making good hauls of trout and
which find a ready mar =
iet in Milton and nearby towns.
'OnIaleScing : :
Mrs. Charles L. jackson, who +
las been quite i'll at her home on !,
Broad street for several days, is
somewhat improved in health.
Back Home
Mrs. Hiram Outten. who under-
vent a major operation at The !.
dilford Memorial Hospital, several +.
weeks ago. is now at her home near
own recuperating her strength. !
Health =
Reports from the Milford Me-
norial Hospital concerning Mrs. I
Mrs. Eliza Dutton and
lrs. Cove Reynolds are that all =,
re rapidly recovering from SER :
Dus operations and that they will /
,e able to return to their homes =
n a short time. :.
I'LL Building Progressing IL
The erection of a new mill build i
ng. to replace the one destroyed
y fire several months ago, for the :
diamond State Roller Mills. is pro- i,
ressing. AS soon as the building 8
5 enclosed machinery for prepar- n
ng stock and poultry feed will be- +,
in. and it is expected the mill n
1ill be in operation very soon. e
his will be good news to stock /,
len and poultry growers. as the r.
upply of these feeds is running "
cry low. causing alarm among a