Milford chronicle., 1945-06-01
HARRINGTON

NO. {, American Legion. is laun,b
ing ON program that should moan
mucn to the World War yeter,ne
ana inc community. The meotinm
was held Monday evening over th0
FIRST National Bank with > vc,,.
sood attendance. The annual popry
sale VIII open next Saturday undnr
the direction of Veterans Bcniomin
EMORY, ii. c. Tee, Harvey Hatha-
way, Charles Jerread. Joe Penny
rom Brown and Arthur Galloway
Joe Fenhy Is arranging to paint the
nag pole III the cemetery and which
according to latest reports is badly.
rusted at the base and NAV have t1
be replaced. The Post has also
placed an order for several flag sets
extra poles and flags for sale to
the public.
ACCORDING to advanced informa-
'lon' the biggest thing to hit this
community will he This Is Your
infantry show on the high school
grounds June 21St. at 7:Ou u m
Members of the Post are to be Sc
lected to patrol forbidden districts.
Admission by ticket given with Dur
chase of War Bonds in the 9TH War
Loan Drive. The membership com
mlttee headed by vice-commandpr
Ernest klllen and assisted bv Ben
Jamln Emory and Charles Jerread
are on the warpath and armed with
membership cards. They plan 90
call on all newly DISCHARGED yetcr-
ans i'll the vicinity.
The annual Memorial Services
were held in Asbury Methodist
Church at ii Il. m. Sunday. Nav 21
win the American Legion as guests
OF honor. 1t was Il union service
and the community was invited to
attend. In the absence of the newly
appointed minister of Asbury
Church, Rev. J. Harry Wright. the
sermon was delivered by the Rev
/. I. Jones, pastor of Trinity Meth
odist Church. whose subject was
The Four Pillars of Americanism.
Special music will be sung by the
Youth Choir.
The Rev. Thomas G.. Jones has
announced that special Memorial
Services for the Harrington Grange
will be held in Trinity Methodist
Church next Sunday evening al
7:3O p. IN. Mr.. Jones is also sched-
ulcd to deliver an address at Get
tysburg. Pa. on Memorial Day.
a retired farmer and lifelong res
ldent OF Delaware, Ebc w. IIamil-
ton. age 66 years, OF Farmington
died at his home late last Wcdncs-
day afternoon from Il heart attack
Mr.. Hamilton was born in Farm
ingtOn, the son of the late William
b. and Sallie Spear Hamilton. He
retired from farming the past year
Funeral services were held from tho
Boyer Funeral Home in this city
last Friday at p. m. in charge OF
the Rev r. w. Hastings. of Sharp
town. Md. a former pastor of Farm
ingtOn Church. Intcrment in IIol
lywOd Cemetery. Besides his wi
dow. Ida Walls Hamilton. he is sur
vived by two daughters. Mrs. Viii
lis Laughcry, of near Farmngt0n
and Mrs. Carl Zott Of this city,
four grandchildren. Lois. Lewis anC
Janet Lee Hamilton. of Farming
ton, and NiCkic Zott, of Harrington
also four brothers and two sisters
William Hamilton. Chester: Thomas
Hamilton. Pennington: Robert Iia
milton. Milford: Horace Hamilton
Harrington; Mrs NJ. P Nally. O
Parkside Pa; and Mrs. Bessie Ben
net, Milford. During the past yea
tragedy has hit this family often:
SON in-l law. Carl Zott. died las
July; son, William H. Hamilton
was killed in an auto accident las
January, and now the death OF tn,
father.
Last Tuesday night the Rotar!
Club and Lions Club cOmbinet
held Ladies' Night in the Fir,
House. the dinner served by tn,
Ladies' Auxiliary to the Fire Com
pany was attended by nearly ON,
hundred. The chief speaker of tn,
evening was Major Amyac Chiches
ter, NJ. c.. who has returned from
the Sth Army. Italian battlefront
after having seen over five years il
active service. ranging from tn
coastal defense of Britain through
the North African campaign and al
the way up through Italy Sine
1889 he has been an officer in tn
DevOnshire YcOmanry Army. H.
was called into service immcdiatCl.
upon the outbreak of war and Spcn
three years with an artillery rcgi
ment. He was promoted to tn
rank of major in 1871 and yea
later was sent out to the Middl
East. Bill HumcS was tOaStmastcl
Brief remarks were made by Jane
Wiley. president of the Lions Clul
and Fulton Downing. president O
the Rotary Club. superintendent
of Schools. Jacob G. McSSncr. di
rected and lead the community sing
ing while Miss Ncrda Ruth Van
sang three solos. accompanied b
Miss Lila ChasOn.
Roger Clarence Dyer, age |
years, died in the Milford McmoriH
the result of an automobile aCci
dent on April "a. while accompany
ing the Harrington High SchoC
baseball team to BridgcvillC fO
one of their regularly schedule
school contests. Roger. a popula
little fellow of the community. Wa
born in Marcus Hook, Pa, the so
of Clarence Edward and Madaly
Walls Dyer and who have reside
here for the past six years. Hi
father is a discharged Navy vetera
and operated restaurant at Felto
Service Station. Funeral service
in charge of the Rev. Thomas
Jones. were held from the Boye
Funeral Home. Sunday aftcrno0
at 2 p. m. with intcrment in llo
lywOOd Cemetery. The dcccasc
WIS a memher OF Huntington TrOO