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Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
Odd Fellows Doings

Our big game brothers, Johnson
and Ward reported back to lodge
Monday evening-empty handed.
Wright Ward says he found doe
dead in the woods, but didn't have
the dough to bring ii home. An
other brother on the trip, George
Strahle, got crack at a buck, but
evidentally buck fever" sat in.
Now, wouldn't it have been nice if
Wright had the bucks" George
had-then we probably all would
have some venison.
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The pitch king, George A..
Swain, minus his help mate. En-
nest Macklin, with George Rodney
rs his mate, finally emerged victor
ious over the amateurs, Leroy and
Earle.
The lnitiatOry degree will be con-
ferred Monday night. All members
of the team are urged to be pres
ent. You, too, Ed
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The attendance last Monday eve
ming was above par-keep it up
brothers, let us grow too old to
remember Monday night is lodge
night.
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Those who went to Wilmington
last Thursday evening to see the
first degree put on by Eden Lodge
report as being much impressed By
the work.
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How many red lights are there
between Milford and New York
CITY? If you can't guess, count the
red smudges on a certain bro
Tiers face when he returns from
a trip-maybe he likes red lights
"3
Brother Willard Hall and hi!
wife, Mildred, are spending abou
ten days in Florida. Hurry home
Ioiks' there is plenty Of bacon il
Milford at the present time.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
Poultrymen Enter
Breeding Contest
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Five regional meetings were an
nounced tor early January, to be
held in Kansas City, Milwaukee,
Atlanta, New York and OH the Pa
cific Coast. State chairmen will
select then the site and date for
regional contests, in which uni
form Matching dates and growing
periods will be observed.
In reviewing this years contest.
Mr.. Slade, who is national commit
tee chairman, pointed out that A
states are participating. OF these,
tests in 1916, with many of the
winners looking like formidable
cOntenders for regional hOnOrS
next year or national awards in
194S.
White Plymouth Rocks and New
Hampshire breeds have been pre-
dominant among entries awarded
certificates of quality this year,
winning first place i'll ten and sew
ell states. respectively. Other pop
ular breeds include Rhode Island
Reds, Cornish-White Rock cross
es, Barred Rocks. Barred White
crosses, and White Giant-White
Cornish crosses.
Prof. A. E. TOmhave, Delaware
College of Agriculture, is chair
man of this states Chicken-Of-
Tomorrow Committee.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
NEW KENT COUNTY
9 AGENT is NAMED
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AS County All club agent, Os-
bore will serve as advisor to the
local community All clubs through
ont the county and cooperate with
local leaders in the promotion of
club work among rural boys and
girls.
His headquarters will be in the
County Extension Offices located
in the Post Office Building in Do
yer. Other members of the county
extension staff with whom he will
be associated are William E. Tar
bell. county agricultural agent; Ed
ward H. Schabinger, assistant
county agricultural agent; and
Miss Violet N. Goodwill, county
home demonstration agent.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS

Turkey supper, FELTON, School for
the benefit of the Senior Class, Fiji
day, December 13. Time to p. m.
Adults $1.00, Children under IL, Do
cents.
The class of 194S of Memorial
Hospital School of Nursing will
give a benefit dance in Varney Au-
ditorium on Friday, December IL.
Johnny Short and his orchestra
will furnish the music. Remember
the date, December 13.
Meeting of Sunshine Class of CAL
vary Methodist Church on Friday
evening, December 18th. Bring q
Christmas gift valued at soc to be
exchanged, and place card with
your name on it in package. All
members are requested to be pre-
sent.
The Parent Teachers Group Of
the Milford Elementary school will
hold a food sale in the elementary
building on Saturday, December IA,
beginning at ten a. m. Various items
of food will be on sale and parking
is not a problem in this vicinity.
Committee: Mrs. David Greene,
Mrs. James Deputy, Mrs. William
Burke, Mrs. Edward Steiner, Mrs.
Laurence Fitchett, Mrs. Herman
! Phillips.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
CITY COUPLE MARKS
9th WEDDING DAY

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Donovan
ia Jefferson Street, wilmington
celebrated their sixty-seventh Weu-
ding anniversary on Saturday De
cember Z. They will be honored dt
a dinner Sunday, Dec. 15 at tne
home of their son and daughter-lh-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Donovan
501 Monroe Street. The party was
postponed because of the illness VI
Mrs. G. B. Donovan. Mr.. ana WI .
Donovan were married on Dec -
1879, in Milford. but have hidue
their home in Wilmington for illoi I
than so years. Mrs. Donovan IS tile
former Miss Sarah Carolyn tfencn
Of Milford She will celebrate hei
eighty-seventh birthday anhiFei
sary in April. .ho
Mr.. Donovan is retired from ',ie
bethlehem Steel Corporation py
which he was employed lol
years. He will celebrate his elsn'! :,
seventh birthday anniversary III
January.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
DIR. TARUMIANZ REPORTS
STATE HOSPITAL INCOME

The Delaware State Hospital re-
ceived $16,000.19 from paying pa
tients and other sources during No
Vember, DR.. NJ. A. TarumianZ, Su
perintendent, reported at meeting
of the board of trustees on Thurs
day, December 5.
A total of 1918 patients was re-
ported on the books of the hospital
in all categOries Dec. l compared
with 1,515 on Nov. l. OF the Dec. l
total 740 were males and IT'S fe-
males. On trial visits Dec. | were
2S5 patients, of whom $50 were
males and 1875 females. The hOspi-
tai patient population Dec. l was
l .233 of whom $50 were males and
643 females.
During November, DR.. Tarumianz
reported, "a patients were admitted
of whom II were males and % fe-
males; Is patients died, of whom
eight were males and seven fe-
males; and Is were discharged
seven of them males and nine fe-
males
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
Today is Friday, the 18th.


The Pocahontas Card Party will
be held in the Lodge Hall on Fri
day eva, January 18th. Watch
Chronicle for particulars.
Mrs. Holland Prettyman, Group
4 of the Presbyterian Church will
meet at the home Of Mrs. Pearl
Prettyman, S. Walnut ST., Tuesday
evening, December II, at 8 O'Clock.
The Christmas meeting of the
afternoon Group of the Presbyteri-
an Church will be held Wednesday
December 18th, 2:30 o'clock in the
church. Program will be in keeping
with the Christmas season.
The Milford Business Girls Club
will meet on Monday night. Decem-
Der 16, instead of December 9, when
the meeting was originally schedul-
ed. All members will be notified
about the time and place of the
meeting.
The Millwood Church Aid will
meet Friday night, December Goth
Mrs. Mary Abbott, Mrs. John Can
non and Mrs. Benjamin Davis are
on the Committee. Everybody
please bring a gift for exchange
The value of each is not to exceed
/ 25 cents.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
PRESIDENT
SPEAKER AT MILFORD

Mrs. Paul f. Turner, president of
the Woman's Auxiliary of the Epis-
copal Diocese of Delaware; Miss
Mary Morris Littell, vice-president-
at-large, and Mrs. Henry Evans,
Christian social relations secretary,
were speakers at the annual Kent
County Quiet Day observance on
Thursday, December 5, in Christ
Church, Milford. Mrs. Henry {.
Smyrna, vice-president OF Kent
County, presided.
Holy communion was celebrated
in the morning by the Rev. J. Claud
F.. Strong, vicar of st. PauFs
Chapel, Camden, assisted by the
Reverend Joseph s. Kinks, rector
of the church. Meditatlons were
conducted by the Rev. Paul Heb
berger. rector of St. Peters Church,
Smyrna.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
LIONS TO STAGE
ANNUAL "LADIES NIGHT"
FRIDAY EVENING

The Milford Lions Club will stage
its annual Ladies Night and
Christmas Festival" at the Mil
ford Grange Hall this Friday eve
mig, and according to all reports,
gala affair is being planned. The
Ladies Night committee, under the
craftsmanship of Joe Kemp, has left
no stone unturned in it's efforts to
make the occasion a successful one.
Ladies Night" is the one occa-
sion on which Lion and his Lion
ess can really roar and 1000 at
tendance of the membership is
anticipated. The evenings festiv-
tiles will get under way at 1870
PM. with the serving of the an
nul Ladies Night banquet.
w. Dean Kimmel is president of
the local club which was organ
lied late the past spring and has
since developed into one of the
community's most active service
organizations
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
Milford Century Club

rOn Monday the annual Christmas
party will be given at the Milford
New Century Club for the members
and their children, and the major
Fart of the program will be present
cd by the latter. The children have
been practicing for the past two
weeks, supervised by the hOsteSses,
Mrs. Shockley Daugherty and Mrs.
Holland Prettyman. At the meeting
Sifts may be brought for the child
rem and grOwn-ups at the Delaware
Colony. Miss Ida ROosa, chairman
for December has announced that
Cn December q the monthly meet
ing at the Colony will take place
and all interested persons are in
Nited to be present for the program.
Mrs. Robert Griffith will receive
gifts for the Colony, also, and will
attend to their safe arrival at
Stockley.
Last Monday, as part OF the
159th Delaware Day cOmmemora-
tiOn the members sang Our Della
ware" and pledged allegiance TO
tliC Ocld w oil Z CJdtc Ildf5 III obuitiN''
to the national emblem. Mrs. John
Scott was voted into membership OF
the club at the meeting. Mrs. Rob
ert Baynum, president of the Ele-
mentary School Parent-Teachel
group, gave the monthly five
/ minute talk on safety. She said the
fourth and fifth grades, with Mrs.
George l.. Waters as advisor. nae
set up rules for safety going to ana
coming from school, safety III
! school, on the playground and al
( home. Posters on safety had Deeh
! placed in the halls and rooms or the
school building and patrol system
/ had been inaugurated in accordance
with the Delaware Safety Councll
Fire drills are practised ana IRE
/ prevention for Christmas had been
stressed. Mrs. John w. Fry ther
spoke about williamsburg, Va, anC
a film was shown, depicting the llie
of an eighteenth century cablne'
maker at home and at work. Ihi'
was shown by Crerar Bennett. MIS-
Wilson S. Vinyard read a poem DI
Mrs. w. Henry Elfreth called lli'
Laughing Wind"
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
SCHOOL NUMBER 3

The gift social sponsored by the
Girl Scouts last Friday night was a
great success The evening of fun
enjoyed by both youth and adults,
and the large collection of gifts of
various kinds bespeak the fulfill
ment of the two-fold purpose of the
social-to furnish wholesome en-
tertainment, and to collect by ad-
mission gifts which the Girl
Scouts plan to send to their fellow
Scouts in foreign lands.
The elementary teachers and pu-
pills are now busy with "The Cross
patch Fairies" a Christmas play
with music, which they will pre-
sent at the school Thursday eve
ming, December 10. This play
promises to be one of the best of
the schools presentations, and the
present sale of tickets indicates a
capacity crowd.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
DOVER XMAS PLANS

The merchants of Dover have
completed extensive plans to pro-
vide entertainment during the
shopping season. Santa Claus is
slated to arrive on December 14th,
and Christmas music will be played
on the streets each evening starti-
ing December 14th.
The gala climax to the program
will take place on Monday, Decem-
ber 23rd, when there will be a
huge street parade, starting at
PM, with firemen, Boy and Girl
Scouts, other organizations and nu-
merous floats in the line of march
At the conclusion of the parade
a party for the kiddies will be held
on the city hall plaza, and free
movies will be provided for all
kiddies at the Capitol Theatre.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
CANDI EIIGHT PROGRAM
At PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

The choir of the First Presbyter-
ian Church will give a Christmas
music program at 1870 o'clock Sun
day evening. December 21, in the
church auditorium. This will be
a candlelight service to which all
residents of Milford as we'll as
members of the church and their
friends will be welcomed.
Mrs. Marie Giltenboth is the
choir director and Mrs. Julia Hol-
land is Organist. The Rev. John
M. deChant, pastor of the church,
will have a part in the service.
Special Christmas decorations
are being arranged for the program
with Irwin Bowman in charge.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
ANNOUNCE "A ENGAGEMENT

announcement is made by Mrs.
ralnle Lank of Milford of the en-
easement of her daughter, Ruth
ann. to Mr.. Oliver Hurd of Har-
rihgton.. The wedding will take
piace on Christmas Eve at the par
SUnage OF The First Baptist Church,
Mliford, with the Rev. Leon Nelson
cIllclatlng. Miss Mary Short of Mil
ioru and Mr.. Francis Hazard will
De the attendants.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
Personal Happenings

John c. Truitt is spending this
week in Boston as the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. George Truitt.
Mrs. w. |. Pearman of New York
City was the week end guest of her
sister, Mrs. Curtis Williams.
.
Miss Ruth Ann McIlvaine spent
the THANKSGIVING holidays with
friends in Newark. New Jersey.
Miss Sara BarcuS and Miss Edna
Simpson spent last weekend in
DreXel Hill, Pennsylvania as the
guests of Miss Barcus' brother and
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
BarcuS.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
HOSPITAL NEWS

Baby boy to Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Williams of Milton on the 5th.
Baby girl to Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
NJ. Adkins of Laurel on the 5th.
Baby boy to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
William Nero of Laurel on the 5th.
Baby girl to Mr. and Mrs. Clifton
Hutchen of Milton on the 9Th.
Baby girl TO Mr.. and Mrs. Win
field Lane of Frederick on the 7th.
Baby girl to Mr. and Mrs. John l..
Thompson of Bridgeville on the 7th.
Baby boy to Mr.&nd Mrs. Russell
Schultz of Seaford on the 8th.
Baby girl to Mr.. and Mrs. Rus
sell Blades Of Harrington on the
9Th.
Baby boy to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Augustus Bennett of Milford on the
9th.
Baby boy to Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
A. Wolf of Seaford on the 10th.
Baby girl to Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
l.. Watson of Milford on the 10th.
Census For The Week
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
KEBEkAH LODGE NO. IL I.O.O.F.

The Card and Bingo Party held
by the Lodge was a success both
socially and financially, and the
Lodge wishes to thank all who in
any way helped to make it so.
Mr.. Walter Stevenson who has
been in the hospital for an opera
ton was reported recovering, and
would soon be at his home.
The regular meeting will be held
this Thursday at 1880 PM. Mrs.
Frank Nelte will preside at the
business session. Mrs. Laura Da-
wilson will have charge of the So
cial hour.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13

Harvey Williams is now at Tenn
pie University in Phila., where he
is studying the technical side of
radio. He entered there on Decem-
ber I.
Mr.. Albert Strahle and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harrison W. Lynch and
daughter Dorothy spent the past
weekend in New York and Con-
necticut
Mrs. Doris Donovan of Marsh all
Street entertained Mrs. Nellie Will
son of Wilmington, and Miss Jean
David, Betty Thompson, and Anne
Dawkins of Dover on Thanksgiving
for dinner.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
American Legion Auxiliary Notes

The December meeting of the
Legion Auxiliary was held last
week at the home of Mrs. George
Wells. There were three prospec-
tive members present and a num-
Der of others We're to be contacted
as eligible to join.
Reports of committee chairmen
were given and Christmas work
planned.
The January meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Nelson
Wright
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
HOUSE WARMING

MI and Mrs. Harvey G. Marvel
were recently surprised by a group
OF trends who dropped in unex-
pectedly and staged "hOusewarm-
ing Oh the Marvel's new home. In
cIuded IN the party were Mr.. and
MIS- Ed Maxwell. Joseph Marvel,
WI ana Mrs. j. William Wells. Miss
oarah Barcus, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
" Wiley, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Art
Uuhhing' and Mr.. and Mrs. David
Hugg.
Mr. Marvel is associated with Mr..
Hugg In the operation of the Mar
vel d Hugg Insurance Agency here
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
ENGAGEMENT

Mrs. Nora V. Ennis of Harbeson
announces the engagement of her
granddaughter, Miss Charlotte f.
Lingo. daughter of the late Mr..
and Mrs. j. Floyd Lingo. to Mr..
Charles G. Jones. Jr., son of Mrs
Charles G. Jones and the late Mr.
Jones of Milton.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
Census For The Week

At the regular meeting of the ac-
tive medical staff of the Milford
Memorial Hospital December 10Th
election of officers was held. DR..
Lawrence Fitchett was elected
President, DR.. Samuel, Marshall.
vice president and DR.. J. B. Holman,
secretary.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
THIRTY YEARS AGO
TAKEN FROM THE 1916 FILES OF
THE MILFORD CHRONICLE

The first real snowstorm of the
winter came on Tuesday last. The
heavy rain that preceded it, pre-
vented the snow from getting deep.
Four inches fell in New Castle
While fighting a fire on Saturday
last, Grover G. Marvel, a member of
the Milford Fire Company, stepped
on nail which penetrated the ball
of his foot and caused a very pain
tul injury.
Miss Ruth Heisler has returned
to Milford, after sepnding a month
in Philadelphia where she was en-
tertained by a number of friends.
Miss Mary Eiseman has return
ed to her home in Greensburg, Pa,
after having been the guest of Miss
Della Hall. Miss Hall accompanied
Miss Eiseman as far as Phila.,
where they spent several days.
to Milford, after spending a month
est men of Milford, and a well
known mill wright all over the Del
aware and Maryland peninsula, is
quite feeble at his residence on East
Front Street, South Milford. His
son, John Abbott, arrived from
Montana last Wednesday evening to
see his father. 1t is his first visit to
Milford in seven years.
In the Indian River a few days
ago Timmons Brothers caught 1870
barrels of perch for which they OBJ
tanned by shipping them to city
markets, more than $500 One barrel
of the fish sold for 500, the highest
price ever paid there for a barrel.
Shortly after the catch was made
another fisherman cast his SeineS
in the same spot and within a few
d. minutes caught another one hum
dred bushels, for which he obtained
fancy prices. Usually at this season
of the year it is difficult TO obtain
perch taken from the waters of In
dian River, aud it is only during a
warm spell that they are caught.
Miss Elizabeth McCloskey, a
young Philadelphia singer and
granddaughter of Mrs. Elizabeth
Thaw of Milford who numbers
charm of personality and decided
talent among her assets, achieved
an artistic success at her profess
sional debut last week at the Phila.
New Century Club. Miss McCloskey
is the pOssessor of mezZo-sOpranO
voice of power, volume and fresh
! ness.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13

sss rs gs gs s s e gs e Ia
DR.. and Mrs. S. NJ. ID. Mar
shall have issued invitations
for an at home on the evening
OF December twenty-third at
eight. This annual affair of the
Marshalls was interrupted by
the war and their friends will
welcome the resumption of
such a grand evening at the
festive time of the year.
6
Mrs. Philip Jacobs was hos
tess to two groups of friends
this week when she entertained
at her home on Wednesday eve
ming and last night. Guests ar
rived for dessert at eight and
enjoyed the evening playing
bridge. Mrs. Jacobs presented
each one with a bunch of mis-
tletOe, tied with Christmas rib
bon. The gifts, the table deco
ratiOns and card appo ntments
were reminders of the holiday
season. Present Wednesday
evening were Mrs. Frank r.
Grier, Mrs. Francis Leithiser,
Mrs. Ray Warren, Mrs. Dean
Kimmel, Mrs. George Sheaffer,
Mrs. Edwin Fisher, Mrs. Albert
Baxter. Mrs. Frank Brereton.
Mrs. Jack NAPLES, Miss Alice
Brown, Mrs. James Deputy,
Mrs. Byron Gibson and Mrs.
Curtis Vinyard. Last night the
guests were Mrs. John Fry,
Mrs. Haswell Pierce, Mrs. Ber-
nard ShOrtall. Mrs. Joseph
Pearce, Mrs. Carlton Fooks,
Mrs. G. Marshall Townsend,
Mrs. E. Roscoe Galloway. Mrs.
Birda Burdick, Mrs. David
Sills, Mrs. J. Postles Hammond.
Mrs. Harry Braund and Mrs.
William Schmidt.
&
Mrs. John w. Fry, Mrs. Nj.
Haswell Pierce and Mrs. G..
Marshall Townsend will attend
the covered dish luncheon and
bridge given by the Acorn Club
at Seaford on Tuesday. They
= will be the guests of Mrs. Will
liam B. Huston and Mrs. J..
Edwin Dutton.
&
Mrs. Richard KINNEY was
the honored guest at stOrll
shower given by Mrs. Jack
Pendleton on Friday evening,
November 80. After the open
ing of the lovely gifts, cards
were played. The invited
guests were Mrs. Barrett Nor
gan, Mrs. Richard PendletOn
Mrs. Harry Rust, Mrs. Lyman
Fox, Mrs. Philip Watson, Mrs
Lewis Harrington, Mrs. Her
man Short, Mrs. William Man,
love, Mrs. Norman Hall, Mrs
Harry Ring, Mrs. George Col
Inns, Mrs. Alfred Shea, Misses
Rachel and Rebecca Windsor
Miss Doris Watson, Miss Flor
ence Bennett. Miss Pat Palm
er, Miss Wanda Wilkie, Mis-!
Helen Rumpstich, Misses MAJ
and Barbara Fox, Miss Grac,
Olsen, Mrs. Thomas Bennett
Miss Betty Walls, Mrs. ThOma
Sutton and Mrs. Arch Mills.
&
Miss Florence PearCe has is
sued invitations for a bridg
party which she will give a
her home on Clarke avenue OF
Saturday evening, Decembe
21. Miss Pearce will spend
part of the. holidays with he
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Josep
j. Pearce. She is associate
with the University of Della
ware and is the secretary t
the dean of education.
a
Mrs. David Stills was a hos
tess this week, entertainin
Monday afternoon and Tuesda
evening. Santa Claus, re
candles and Christmas decors
tions made the rooms very fes
tive and all tastefully arran&
ed as only Mrs. Sills can. Sh