Milford chronicle., 1944-01-28
MILTON
Town Election

this event because this will be /;
most important one, in view of thu
fact that at the next meeting of the
Delaware Legislature a new char
ter must be enacted. The presen
charter is obsolete and inadequate
and it is imperative that our bes
qualified citizens should be choseI
for councilmen. There are to b'
two members of Council to be cho
sen at the coming election-as vel
as a mayor We bring this to the
attention of our people at this time
in order that they may think il
over. Nominations must be filed
with the secretary OF Council at
least ten days before the election
date.
Dedication Of Plaque
A plaque in honor of the men
from this section now in the armed
forces of the country will be pre-
sented and dedicated on Sunday af-
ternoOn, January 30, in the Milton
theatre. The honor roll plaque was
presented by Milton business con-
Germ and will be dedicated by U. S.
Senator James NJ. Tunnel. Music
will be by the Fort Miles Band.
The plaque will be permanently
placed in the Milton Town Hall.
The parents and friends of the SER
vice men are cordially invited to at
tend the dedicatory exercises. At
this time the drive for the sale of
Millions quota of war bonds will
begin.
William d. Quig
On Thursday morning of last
week William d. Quig. aged rs. died
at his home on Broad street after
an illness of several years. Funeral
services were conducted by Rev.
Jasper L. Jones at the Reed funeral
parlOrs. and interment made in Odd
Fellows Cemetery. He was the hus-
band of Mrs. Mary Crouch Quig.
Entertained at Dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Davis Lingo on
Sunday entertained at dinner Mrs.
Robert Lingo, of Milford; Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Isaacs and son, of JEFF
fersOn Cross Roads. and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Palmer and son, OF
Milton.
Milton Visitors
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey E. Wilson,
of Smyrna. and Mr.. and Mrs. Wood
row Wilson and daughter of COkes-
bury. were the guests of Mrs. Eliza
Dutton on Saturday.
Killed in Crash
Lieut.. John Davidson. son of Col.
and Mrs. Davidson, and grandson OF
Mrs. l.. 3. Chandler. of Milton. died
when an airplane in which he was
on tour of duty crashed near Pen
sacOla, Fla, on Saturday. Lieut..
Davidson earlier in the day had
passed his scholarship tests and
made a lieutenant in the aviation
service.
Seaman Alfred Carey Home
Seaman first-class, Alfred Carey.
who was one of the % survivors
taken from the Navy patrol ship St.
Augustine which sank off Cape May
after cOlliding with an unknown
merchant ship two weeks ago. ar
rived home on Saturday to spend
thirty days with his mother, Post
master Florence Carey. Mr.. Carey
shows no effects from his harrow
ing experience. having completely
recovered from the trying ordeal.
The CFOuchS in Milton
Mrs. William C. Crouch. of Phila-
delphia. was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. w. Crouch for several days
arriving on Friday evening. Mr.. {
Crouch came down on Tuesday and
returned with Mrs. Crouch on We'd /
nesday evening.
Church Workers School Closes F.,
After one weeks sessions in Mil
ton High School, the Christian
Workers School closed on Friday
night. after a most successful and
meeting. About a hum
dred interested workers in the
churches of this district were i'll
attendance and all declared the
school was well worthwhile. The
instructors were Miss Kramer and
Miss Bowman. of Nashville. Tenn,
were in charge of instruction i'll
Youth and Childrens work; Chris
tian Basis of World Order" was
taught by DR.. Omar e. Jones; Mu-
sic in Christian Education, by Mrs.
David Baker; "The Four Gospels
was the theme of Dr. Hallman. Rev.
William II. Hudson was dean.
II. f. KOpple Dies
II. f. Kopple, a prominent dairy
man and farmer of the Harbeson
section. died suddenly in Memorial I
Hospital. Wilmington, on Saturday.
Mr.. Kopple was good neighbor
and friend, an exemplary Christian
gentleman and valuable member
of the official board of Beaver Dam
Methodist Church. His many
friends in Milton extend sympathy
to the family of Mr. KOpple and
them to the goodness Of
the God he served.
Basketball Games
On Friday night of last week the
Milton and Lewes High School bas-
ketball teams met on the Milton
floor in three games. The Lewes
varsity (boys) team took over Mil
ton varsity to the tune of AZ to 80.
The Milton varsity (girls) lambast-
ed their Lewes rival by score of
80 to 8. while the Milton JV's
trounced the Lewes JV's in the
nightcap, 30 to 3. Rehoboth plays
here on Friday (tonight. Owing
to the rivalry between the teams a ,
large crowd is expected. Come out
and encourage our boys and girls.
Mrs. David Dutton. Jr., was a
weekend visitor of her husband in ,
New York City. She returned OH
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Dickerson ,
and Mrs. John Marvel were recent
linner guests at the home of Mr.. ,,
and Mrs. Theodore Jarvis at Harbe- !
son.
Mrs. Emile Touring. of Chester,
md Mrs. Nelson Brecht, of Phila-
ielphia, have been the guests of