Milford chronicle., 1946-09-06
HARRINGTON

Harrington Rotary Club met at
the James Restaurant Tuesday.
evening and after a very busy busi-
ness session the meeting was turn
ed over to Rev. j. Harry Wright.
Rev. Wright spoke on education of
children in the home and school
and character building also one
great family to which each one
should be a member, Mr.. Wright
said the father of this family is
work the mother, ambition"
children of this family are oppOr-
tunlty. ambition, friendship. cheer
fulnesS and others which he out
lined all tend to make for better
world OF people. Mr.. Wright also
stressed the great work that Rotary
is doing throughout the world in
the thousands of clubs to establish
more friendly relations between
peoples of all Nations. Tuesday
next the club will have an inter-
city meeting with the Milford Club
The two attendance factions are
working hard to keep the perfect
attendance record
The regular monthly meeting of
the Harrington Fire Company was
held on Monday night with Presi-
dent George Johnson in the chair.
The attendance was not as large
as on previous occasions due to the
holiday. The company answered
three rural fire alarms during the
month Il, N
OF Mark Denney for membership
was referred to the following com
mittee: G. c. Lord, Sol Martin. and
Alden Swain AT the same time
Fred Greenly and William F. Smith
were unanimously elected to
membership. George Swain and
Marion. Collins reported on the
last county meeting held at South
Bowers in August. Delegates to
the county meeting at Smyrna on
Monday, September 1lth are Simp-
son, Draper and Swain. The com
pany voted the expenses of Chief
ShOckley and Fireman Horace Ham
ilton while attending Fire Schoo
at the University Of Maryland this
week A safety committee was
named to cooperate with the COun
ty in drawing up a set of safety
rules for firemen, the committee
Shockley NJ. Collins and Franl
O'Neal. Sr The company will again
sponsor fire prevention essays il
both the white and cOl0red schools
from the 5th to the Sth grades
inclusive. Clarence Collins, ALFRED
COnOWay and Lord were named oil
the committee to handle the essays
Prizes will be offered for the thre
best essays. The company went Ol
record in favor of the fire marshal
bill. 1t was decided to appoint
Parade Committee to have full
charge of the company in regar
to behavior and uniforms. TIL
five members of the committee will
assign the uniforms and at the sam
time, it was emphasized by til
committee that intoxicated fireme
will under no circumstances b
allowed i'll line of parade. II TIM
trouble persists among the mel
their uniform will be requested
The committee was authorized I
purchase up to 10 more uniform
for some of the new firemen an
were also given permission to allo'
firemen to purchase his persona
uniform if he so desires. The CON
mittee is ShOckley, Collins. Nee
man. Mills and Stubbs. Permissio
was granted the State Board c
Health and the Delaware POwe
and Light Company to use tn
hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Hall speI
Labor Day with Mr.. and Mrs. Fire
Tull at New Church. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Short al
daughter, of PomptOn Lakes, n. l.,
were guests of his parents. Mr.. al
Mrs. S. A. Short over the weeken
Miss Joy Cooper. of Bridgevill
spent the weekend with her uncl
Wayne Cooper. here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawson Laytt
accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Villa
Crussel to their home in We
Palm Beach, Fla. for visit.
Mrs Virginia ClarksOn and MI
Lille Reed spent the weekend
RehObOth in the Harmstead &c
foe