Milford chronicle., 1944-07-14
HARRINGTON

Cunuay ht6ub bcfflCcS Will DS nct
with the congregations OF Asbur
Trinity Methodist Churches com
bining their service. The servic
next Sunday night will be in AS
bury church with the Rev. T. {
Jones preaching, the followin
Sunday night it will be in Trinit
Church with the Rev. H. V. Brand
ford preaching.
Mrs. Carroll NJ. Jones and child
rem of Folcroft, Pa, is spending
sometime with her mother, Mrs
Virginia ClarksOn, her husband ex
poets to enter the service soon.
Miss Barbara Masten of Balti
more, Nd, spent the week-en'
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Masten.
George "Webber" Galloway o
Wilmington, spent the weekend
with his sister Miss Emma Gallo
way.
First Lieutenant Jonathan w
Clifton of Aberdeen, Md, spent thu
weekend with his parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. j. w. Clifton. He is enrout'
to his new assignment at CAM
Gruber, Oklahoma.
At the regular meeting of thu
Harrington School Board hell
last week, the board re-organizeC
with Fred c. Powell, President
Robert Nelson Jr., vice-president;
]. c. Messner, secretary; the Other
two members of the board are AL
Ian B. Parsons and DR.. r. J
Emory. President Powell announc-
ed that school here would not opeI
until September 25th.
Private Wallace Wilson of Car
Isle, Pa. is spending a furlougt
with his family here.
Mrs. Clarence Raughley and son
John, are spending a vacation al
Rehoboth.
Edgar w. Hall visited Ocean
City, Md, and relatives in POGO
moke City and Virginia on Sunday
George B. Potter of Norfolk, Va.
spent the weekend with his family
here.
State President, Frank c. O'Neal
spoke at the regular meeting of the
Fire Company here last week
briefly outlining the plan of the
Mutual Relief Association in the
matter of carrying their own
risks. Heretofore the firemen have
been re-insured by an old line
company who want to issue new
policies at an approximate in
crease of 25 per cent and the
policy is to be based on the number
of pieces of apparatus. Mr.. O'Neal
stressed the fast that a definite be-
cision must be reached at an Ex-
ecutive Meeting to be held in Re-
hoboth on Sunday, July 81. The
firemen then voted favOring the
plan and selected George w. Swain
as a representative to the meeting.
Calvin Simpson presided over
the business session, four new
members were elected, C. H. Ad-
kins, F. o. Wilcutts, Paul Callahan
and Norman S. Wix Jr., Callahan
is former member of the Ridge
ly Fire Company, while Adkins
was a member of the Cape Charles
Fire Co., while Wix is now in tn
United States Navy. The company
answered four alarms during the
month of June.
The highlight of the meeting
was the election of a Board of Dir
ectors, there were several candi-
dates with the following being
elected: years, BrintOn HOllo-
way, Claude N. CahaIl and George
W. Johnson; 2 years, C.. D. Mills,
Clarence Schockley and Dave Har-
rington; l year, Mr.. Swain, Paul
Neeman and H. c. Tee. Immediate
ly following the regular meeting,
the directors retired to room up
stairs and organized electins
Holloway as chairman and john
son as secretary. Chairman Hol-
loway then named a Purchasing
Committee, Cahall, Tee and Swain;
and also House Committee, John
son, Mills, Neeman, and Dave Har-
rington. The new board of direct
ors have broad powers, they super
wise all purchases and have en-
tire charge of the Fire House,
working in cooperation with City
Council. The proposition submitt-
ed by Mrs. George Swain and Mrs.
Clarence Shockley from the auxi-
liary on the annual supper schedu-
led for October was handed over
to the house committee for apprOv-
al.
At the next County meeting in
South Bowers, the delegates will
be Shockley, Mills and Benny
Moore. The company also voted to
purchase a gold badge for the
chief.
cMr. and Mrs. C. L. Parsons of
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B. Parsons.
Miss Shirley Simpson is the
guest of her cousin, Miss Frances
Cooley in Newark.
Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Sim
mons of Phila., have opened their
summer home here.
David Moore of Wilmington is
his aunt, Mrs. Virginia
Tlarkson.
Mrs. Ruth Heath and son, Emil,
ire visiting the formers sisters,
lrs. Annie Martin and Mrs. Hattie
Dodge in Sacramento, Calf.
Technical Sergeant John Curtis
s spending a we'll earned furlough
With his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
.ewis Curtis near this city. Sgt.
,urtis has been with a c. A. c.
init in Hawaii for 21s years. After
is ftrlough he will report to Fort
Ga.
Mrs. Paris Greenly of Carneys
'oint, N. J. has been spending the
ast week with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Mrs. George Hill and Mrs.
harlie Swain of Milford were the
uests of the formers mother. Mrs.
'mma Smith, during the past
'eek.
Miss Henrietta Steele of Mer-
N. j.. is visiting her