Milford chronicle., 1946-02-15
MILTON

If you have a candidate or can
didates for Town Council or Mayor.
do not forget to file their names
with Secretary of Council James
#. Johnson ten days before the date
of the town election. March 2
Terms expiring are Mayor J ID.
Robbins, Councilmen Harold Pal
mer and Clyde Belts. These three
men have filled their offices with
credit and it is believed they will
be candidates for reelection.
Master Bobby Reed, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd Reed, is home after
an operation for mastOids last week
in the Milford Memorial Hospital.
He is rapidly regaining his health
and strength:
Late on Friday night a tenant
house on the farm OF John Petty
john, near Milton. in the Redden
district was destroyed by fire Of
an unknown origin. The building
was occupied by several cOlored
families, employees of the Milton
Chicken Plant. Most of the CON
tents of the house were saved by
the occupants and neighbors. The
Milton tiremen were called but
were unable to save the building.
A search of the ruins revealed the
body of John Brown, age "a years,
one of the occupants Of the build
ing.
Reverend and Mrs Charles Shell
house, of Cambridge. Md. spent the
weekend with MIR. and Mrs. Cove
Reynolds. near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Glen
daniel and son, George, Jr.. OF
Lincoln. and ElwOOd Clendanicl O
Cedar Beach. were week end guest.
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester +. Glen
daniel.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Vannie Wilson ON Sunday cvenin}
at their home on Broad street. Ilr
Wilson is serving in the Navy. III
is expected home soon.
A turkey dinner was given h,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Belts at thCi
home on Broad street in honor .
the return of their son, llarr!
from Army service. Those prcsen
were Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd DaVidsO
and children of HarbesOn. MI. an
Mrs. Robert Webb and son Of Mil
ford, Mr. and Mrs Edward Coon
er and daughter of Prime Hoo
Neck. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Baktl
Mr.. and Mrs John Ennis and sol
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd GiyanS OF f.
lendale.
Mrs. Raymond Spencer has bee
i'll for several days this week +;
her home on Broad street.
Mrs. Robert Black. Jr.. and so
are spending few days with ht
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John to;
ers at Lewes.
First Lieutenant Franklin '
Hazard arrived in Milton on SUI
dav to spend 30-day encr&en'
furlough with his parents, Mi. al
Mrs. John b. Hazard He WAS
occupied Germany and flew fro
Paris. France. to New York Cit
The emergency furlough v;
granted because of the illness
his father, who is a patient III II
Beebe Hospital, Lewes
Mr.. and Mrs Bayard Mesaick al
his mother. Willard Messick. OF MI
ton, and Miss Dorothy McSslck
Wilmington. spent Sunday with VI
and Mrs. Edgar Messick III Sc
ford.
Milton T. Graves gave III" r'
plovees of the Graves Garment fa
torv roast goose dinner at Il
plant on Wednesday Of last wee
in honor of his birthday anmFe
sary. The employees gave hllh
table model K. c. A. radio dufll
the dinner.
Howard Davidson has been no
orably discharged from the l.
Army and is now at his home
Nassau.
Corporal Harry Belts, Jr.. son
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Belts OF MiltC
has been h0nOrably dlscharS
from the Army after many mont
overseas. and is now at the non
of his parents in Milton.
Mrs. Mary Quig has return
home after spending two wee
with relatives in Sharon lil!l a
Philadelphia.