Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17
HARRINGTON


were present. The fire recorde
three alarms during the month o
October and also reported a casl
donation from Mr.. Henry Silberis
ing at whose home they Responded
to a fire recently. Chief Clarenc'
Shockley and Brinton Holloway re
ported on the last Kent Count!
meeting in Dover, the latter offer
ed some suggestions regards to al
emergency card near each tele
phone, he was named a committed
of one later in the evening to sub
nit his ideas at the next meeting
The matter of the Winter card par
ties was discussed and George
Swain, Frank O'Neal, and Edward
Harriet will be a committee to
wait on the ladies auxiliary seek
ing their cooperation on the par
ties. Following the supper on
Thursday night, Chief Cahall was
granted permission to use some OF
the banquet tables in his store for
display purpose of his Christmas
merchandise. Mr.. O'Neal called the
firemens attention to the fact that
Harrington would entertain the
County meeting in December and
that it would be the second We'd
nesday instead of the usual third
Wednesday. ShOckley, Emory.
Mills, Harriett, and Clymer will
meet the auxiliary to arrange for
the entertainment of the County
association. The company also
voted to send Christmas cards to
all the firemen in service and to
have the Fire Prevention essays
Judged by Mr.. Swain, Harry {. Tee
and Archie Feagan. Nomination of
officers for the new year drew
quite a bit of interest, many OF the
offices getting two or three nomi-
nees. The results were as follows:
President, Edward Harriet. Grover
c. Lord and Claude Cahall: Vice
President, George Johnson and
Miles Draper; recording secretary,
Paul Neeman; finan-
cial secretary, incumbent, Harry
c. Tee; fire recorder, Linsey Nc
Vey and Mr. Johnson; Fire Chief,
incumbent, Clarence Shockley and
c. Douglas Mills; treasurer. in
Miles Draper, Brinton
and Lewis Clymer; di-
rectors for three years, Lewis ely
mer, Mr.. Lord and Mr.. Tee. The
delegates to the November meeting
of the Kent County Association
will be Mr.. Johnson, Emile StubbS
and Mr.. Swain.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Har-
rington Fire Company was held
night.
Miss Barbara Masten of Balti-
more spent the week end with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Masten.
Mrs. Harry {. Tee spent the
week end with Lieutenant ii. 81
Harry c. Tee in L. S. Naval Hos
pital, St. Adams, Long Island. New
York to help him celebrate his
on Armistice Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Millman
sent the week end with friends in
New York.
Mr.. Lewis Slaughter, manager of
he q. P. A. office, here is confined
10 his home after suffering heart
attack at the office.
mir. L-ans Vandewends an aged
citizen living alone in the Knox
ipartments is quite i'll.
Fred Greenley, A. E. VI. 5 c, his |
wife and the latters mother, Mrs. !
Samuel BeeZer of Jacksonville. !
florida are spending few days
With the formers parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Greenley.
Samuel Short Jr., young bust
less man with a store on Center
It., in this city is confined to his
lOme with an injured limb
Mr.. and Mrs. NUah Day were out
If town guests over the week end.
Mrs. Edmund Taylor and Mrs.
ieorge Hurd were on shopping
rips Saturday.
Mr.. Milton DerrickSOn of Ocean
lew is spending little time with
.lr. and Mrs. Harry CULLEN here,
While recuperatins from Il recent
peratiOn.
The annual firemens supper SER
ed by the Ladies Auxiliary in the
ire House was the largest ever
erved here it is reported over 400
lrkey suppers were served. A
NAL check and net proceeds will
t known at the regular meeting of
le auxiliary Monday night.
Mr.. Walter Collins of Norris
lille. New Jersey is spending few
ays with friends here.
Mr.. Lemuel Wheeler. age SO
ears, and who has been sick for .
le past seven years. died at the
ONE of his son ana SON Law .
ear Magnolia last Thursday night
In. Wheeler was born in Kent
ounty and was the son of the late 9
homas Wheeler. Until eleven {
ears of age and after his wife died
ley lived in Greenwood. Funeral !
srvices were held from the Boyer {
uneral Home in this city on Mon /
ay afternoon at O'Clock. the SER
ices were in charge of the Reve- {
md Robert T.. Green of Smyrna, '
ith interment in Hollywood ceme- |
.ry. The deceased is survived by c
Is son, John G. Wheeler and SON.
Flaw, Edgar Draper; also two i
Pfc. Lester Diaper I
the U. S. Army and Addison |
raper of Magnolia besides three S
reat-grand children. I
Miss Betty Jane Williams, !
lughter of Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. c
'illiams of this city who recently I
'aduated her course as a graduate
lrse at jefferson Hospital School t
Nursing, Philadelphia received 8
er registered nHrse degree from t
e Pennsylvania State Board of t
urses. Harrisburg. At present j
iss Williams is doing special duty i
rising at Milford Memorial Hos Il
tai. Milford. ]