Milford chronicle., 1944-03-10
MILTON

y MRS. Florence Carey, who has hel,
the position for several years. Mrs
Carey, owing to I'll health, tenderel
her resignation as postmaster SOM
time ago but her successor was no
named until last week. Mr.. Dicker
son is Il retired farmer and formel
rural mail carrier substitute. He IL
well known in the community, hay
ing been born and raised within {
few miles of the town, in Broadkil
Neck. He has been active in Dem
ocratic politics, having served az
committeeman from this district
The appointment is pleasing to the
patrons of the Milton office. Con.
ordinations, Otto.
Basketball
Milton High School basketball
season closed on Friday evening
when Milton defeated Millsboro
High Milton boys winning by the
score Of AZ to IA, and the Milton
girls won. scoring A points while
the Millsboro girls scored 33. II has
been most successful season for
the locals, especially for the girls
team, who have been without the
services of coach during the sea-
son. They won six of the nine
games played. The boys team won
seven and lost three ra
Town Election Held
The annual town election was
held at city hall on Saturday after
noon of last week There was no
contest. ]. ID. Robbins was chosen
mayor for another year, while JOS
eph M. Lank and William B. Waga-
mon were reelected as councilmen
for terms of three years. These men
had served faithfully during their
terms and the citizens evidently
were satisfied that they, together
with the hold-over councilmen,
were entirely capable to adminis-
ter the affairs of the town as we'll
as to introduce in the coming leg
islature new charter for the town
that will be efficient. Mayor Robbins
and his council have been serious
ly handicapped by the lack of reve-
nue. received The financial report
shows that at the beginning of the
fiscal year there was a balance on
hand of $5,357.62. At the close of
the present year there is a balance
of $4,503.09-a deficit of $S54.53.
Bonds worth $1,00 were paid, leav-
ing bonded Indebtedness of
$4,000. Cash in the sinking fund
amounts to $1,SS3.2S. Unpaid taxes
amounts to $2,270.44 (which does
not sound so good. Water rents
unpaid amounts to $3S0.12 (and
that is not so hot either).
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Derrickson
of Chester, Pa, were the guests of
Milton relatives over the weekend
Owing to the illness of Rev. ].
L. Jones there was no preaching
service at Grace Methodist Church
on Sunday morning.
Muskrat trapping season closes
today CFriday). The season has
been a profitable one despite the
fact that frozen marshes has pre-
vented the continued visits to
trap lines. Prices have been ex-
ceedingly high and trappers have
been amply compensated for their
work. Mrs, Eliza Dutton, probably
the only woman fur buyer ON the
Peninsula, has paid thousands of
dollars for raw fur during the sea-
son to trappers on Broadkill, Prime
Hook, Slaughter Neck and other
eastern Delaware marshes.
The annual decision day will be
observed in Grace Church School |
this Sunday morning. A class of
young people will be formed to be
taught the meaning of church mem
bership and obligations by Rev. ].
L. Jones, the pastor 1t is urged
that all members and friends of
the church school and Grace
Church be present at this meeting,
beginning at 10 a. m.
Charles Mills, of Rehoboth, has
stirred up considerable Indignation
among the farmers of the Lewes-
Rehoboth section by engaging sew
eral Japanese-Americans to labor
on his 1900 acre vegetable farm.
Mr.. Mills says he expects to en-
ploy about fifty of the Japanese
American laborers during this year.
Protesting farmers declare this
movement to be "a menace to our+,
wives and children"
Evangelistic meetings are being
held in Pilgrim Holiness Church,
beginning on Tuesday evening of
this week and will continue through
Sunday, March 10. Rev. Howard
Williams, the pastor, will be as
sisted by Rev. and Mrs. G. w. Alba
Of Williamson, w. Va, widely trav-
eled evangelists, singers and musi-
clans. Services every night at 1880 4
and on Sunday, March II, at 10:30
a. m. and 1880 p. m. Sunday, March
10, at 1890 a. m, 2:30 p. m., and .
1880 p. m. Everybody invited and !
made welcome. ,
A few days ago Amandus Warren,
a button cutter, slashed a finger 7
on the left hand while operating 4
his machine. He dressed it himself, 9
but on Monday Aof this week the
finger became infected and Mr. T
Warren went to the Beebe Hospital, ,
Lewes. in the afternoon. where the y
wound was reopened and treatment
was applied. s
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey E. Wilson 4
and son Of Smyrna, Mr.. and Mrs
Oscar Marvil of Milford and Mrs. 7
Jehu Clifton of near Lincoln, were a
guests of Mrs. David Dutton, Sr.,
on Sunday. a
Mrs. Martin Black spent the week n
end with her husband, who is sta a
toned near Richmond, Va. I
Miss Helen Brayerton spent the
weekend with friends in Philadel-