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Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
P. t. A. NEWS

The Parent-Teacher Association
of the Milford Elementary School
held its first monthly meeting on
October IA, with a record attend
ance of approximately one hundred
twenty-five parents and teachers
present.
After the regular opening of the
meeting the president made brief
announcement of plans for the next
meeting after which reports were
given by the various committees.
Mrs Phillips gave the report on
the receipts of the Clare Tree Major
Children's Theatre play, robin
Hood" which was given in the
auditorium of the high school. Mrs.
Holland Prettyman gave a brief
talk on library books purchased
for the different classrooms. Mrs.
Rhea Tatman, treasurer, gave the
financial report. Mrs. Clara Ben
nett, chairman of the membership
drive, made the announcement of
the class getting the most members
into the p T. A. The first place
was won by Miss Dorothy Derrick
sons class, while Mrs. Robert Ken
nedy's class won second place.
A very interesting and enjoyable
{ programs was given through the
kindness of Mr.. Nichols, supervisor
of the elementary school and Mr.,
McGinnes,. principal of the high
4 school Mr.. Nichols showed the
film, Life With Baby" made al
the Yale University Clinic. Mr.. Nc
Chimes showed slides of pictures
which he and Coach Briggs had TAX.
en- of the closing day exercises
Also some unusual pictures of his
trip through Canada and New Eng
land and few very lovely scenes
taken of beauty spots in and arount
Z Milford.
Last, but not least, on the pro
gram was the refreshment commit
! tee composed of Mrs. Ford Sewell
Mrs. William Burke, Mrs. Blanch
, Postles and Miss Cordelia Carter
, who refreshed the group witt
punch and cup cakes. This com
mittee. was assisted by twelve lit
tie girls from the fifth grade.
Mrs. Robert Baynum, presiden
of the local association, was great
ly pleased with the interest show
at the opening meeting of tn
school year and wishes to than
? the committees for their splendi
cooperation and the parents VIII
5 are interested in what this organ
ization is untiringly endeavoring t
S do for our elementary school.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Milford Century Club

Youth Conservation will be the
subject of Rev. David w. Bakers
talk at the Milford New Century
Club on Monday when the program
is presented by the chairman, Mrs.
L. Roscoe Galloway. Music will be
furnished for the afternoon by the
music department of the high
school, under the direction of Mr..
Frick.
Last Monday, DR.. Harry V. HoI-
loway of Dover, gave an informal
talk on World Federalists, substi-
tuting for the scheduled speaker,
DR.. Vernon Nash of the National
Board who was unable to be pre-
sent. DR.. Holloway also announced
the coming visit of the Freedom
Train in Dover on November %.
Mrs. George Giltenboth, who is
director for the local chorus and is
rehearsing for the Jubilee celebra-
ton, sang the Jubilee Song. Mrs
! James Salevan and Mrs. Charles
Banning were installed as record
ing and corresponding secretaries
Mrs. Joseph Sharrett, who was the
corresponding secretary last year
has rendered her resignation and
was presented with a gift on Mon
day by Mrs. John Mayhem. New
names placed on the membership
/ list were Mrs. Willis Hammond
Mrs. Fred Mulholland, Mrs. H. Cas-
per Boyce. Miss Evelyn Short, Mrs
A. Donnell Marshall, Mrs. James
Lippert, Mrs. Edgar Schumacher
/ Mrs. Thomas Hanley, Mrs. William
Warren and Mrs. Everett Webster
all having been elected to member
ship on Monday. Lovely flower ar
rangements for the meeting wer,
done by Mrs. Henry Elfreth, flowG
chairman for the club. The meetini
was brought. to- it's finale by tn
showing of the film, Zone World o
None with commentary by Ray
mond Swing.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
POcahontas Notes

Monday evening, October 20, Po-
cahontas Donovan opened the meet
ing in the lodge hall with 23 mem
hers and one little Papoose. If we
keep this up, we can do even bet
ter. More members yet who were
not present. Sister Donovan can
have a successful term if we stand
back of her and just see what hap
pens.
The birthday party was a sue
cess. There are seven members
who have birthdays in October and
six were present. Three large
cakes and a generous serving OF
ice cream made the party. Happy
Birthday" was sung to Sisters Car
rie Vierick, Elizabeth Short, Anna
Prettyman, Pauline Lord, Emma
Davidson and Louise Higman.
The card and bingo party has
been postponed from Monday, Oc-
tober 81 to November Z, because oi
a religious school in the Avenue
Methodist Church each evening
There are members who will attenC
from both Calvary and Avenue, es
pecially children workers.
Please note change in date o
card and bingo party, November Z
in Pocahontas Lodge Hall at s p
m. Watch Chronicle for particu
lars next week. Date, November z
place, Pocahontas Lodge Hall
time, p. m; prizes and >refresh
mentS
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
w. Il. MOORE Is SWORN
IN AS STATE AUDITOR
CONTINUED from FIRST pase)


agency in Harrington, and main
tanned a fire insurance agency. Like
Mr.. Shaw, he saw service in Har-
rington with the u s. Postofice de-
partment.
While Mr. Shaw's first state office
was as auditor in 1888. Mr.. Moore
served as state treasurer in 1886.
Both Bank Directors
Both men were directors of Har-
rington banks, Mr.. Moore of the
First National and Mr.. Shaw of the
Peoples Bank. Mr.. Moore was a
director and vice-president of the
Kent and Sussex Fair while the late
Mr.. Shaw for many years was a dir
ector and president of that organ
ization.
Mr.. Moore served in various ca
pacities with the Delaware Republi-
can Party He is a past grand tall
cedar Of Evergreen Forest, No. 49
Tall Cedars of Lebanon, and pas
master of Temple Lodge, A. F. anl
A. NJ, of Milford.
His wife, the former Helen A
Parsons, and their four grown chill
dren, comprise his family.
MIR. Shaw, who was SO years o
age at the time of his death, wa
serving his second elective term a
state auditor.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Home Demonstration
Council Held Meeting
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. The following clubs were select
ed to give a report of some out
standing project they have done
since the last Achievement Day:
Atlanta, Delmar, Georgetown, Re
lance, Omar, Wesley Cannon,
Shawnee, Shawnee Evening and
Nassau. +. Rev. Willard Purdy, pas
tor of the First and Central Pres
byterian Church of Wilmington,
will be the guest speaker.
Plans for the 1947 program were
discussed by the group. Sugges-
tions were made by the club repre-
sentatives and Mrs. Edward Kre-
watch presented suggestions made
by the State Council held recently
in Dover. From these suggestions
the program for 1948 will be drawn
up.
The Individual clubs agreed to
support financially the County
Il Councils 100000 Scholarship Fund
to be offered yearly to an interest
ed and worthy Sussex county girl
who is interested in taking home
economics at the University of Del
aware. This scholarship will be
available for the first time in the
/ fall of 1948.
The members who attended this
meeting were the presidents and
secretaries. They were:
Broad Creek Club, Mrs Myrtle
Mumford, Mrs. Helen Pepper; Nan,
ticoke Club, Mrs. Nora F. Isaacs
Mrs. Dula H. King, Mrs. Clara B
Hastings, Mrs. Graville Lambden
Omar Club, Mrs. Hillary Holland
Mrs. ]. Howard Pepper; Atlanta
4 Club, Mrs. Earl White, Mrs. Samue
Warrington; Reliance Club, Mrs
Rora Spicer, Mrs. Richard Gundry
Slaughter Neck Club, Mrs. Hersch
lei Bennett, Mrs. Walter Davis, Jr.i
4 Delmar Club, Mrs. Edward Kre
1 watch, Mrs. Harry White; Ellen
dale Club, Mrs. Lydia Sammons
Mrs. Mildred Warren; Piney Grove
Club, Mrs. Mary Ann Pepper; Mas
sau Club, Mrs. Elva Warrington
Mrs. Blanche Joseph; Greenwood
Club, Mrs. Minnie r. Meredith
Mrs. Pearl Walls; Georgetown
Club. Mrs. Leda C. Short, Mrs. Mil
dred D. Careyi, Mrs. Edwin Smith
Hollymount Club. Mrs. Minnie N
McIlvaine, Mrs. Elya M. Joseph
Mrs. Mildred Robinson, Mrs. ELL
lV. Roach; Columbia Club, Mrs. Jon
athan Wheatley, Mrs. Sallie Coop
er, Mrs. Clara w. Ellis; Shawne
Evening Club, Mrs. Eleanor Ivens
Mrs. Marie Groverman; Shawne
Club, Mrs. Mary Lemex, Mrs. Nor
ris Groverman; Wesley Canno
Club, Mrs. Alice Williams, Mr.:
Helen Webb.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Discuss Disposition OF
Farm Labor Camps
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if they are interested in securing
any or all of these facilities. Mr..
Worrilow pointed out that, accord
ing to instructions he had received,
attempts should be made to dis
pose of the camps to cooperative
farm labor associations or other
cooperative farm groups who are
interested in using them for hous-
ing farm labor during the years
ahead.
Mr.. WorTilow went on TO say
that bids should be submitted to
him at Newark by November 3.
Representatives of each of the
three areas were named to head a
movement to determine the inter-
est of their respective association
in the camps. Those named were
Harry Draper, Milton; John An
nett, Pennington, and Warren
Newton, Bridgevilles
All farmers, whether members
of farm labor associations or not
/ if interested in seeing these camps
maintained in the county, should
contact any one of the above nam
ed men, or William H Henderson
county agents Office, Georgetown
for further information.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
JEEP STATION WAGONS
NOW IN THE NEWS

A. e. Dorman and Son, who oper-
ate Jeep sales and service center,
one miles north of Nassau, on the
Rehoboth Road, announced today
that the Jeep station wagon, for
which they are now receiving or
ders, is being used by RKO- Pathe
New York newsreels to film the
news. RKO-Pathe use the Jeep sta
tion wagon, according to executives
Of the New York Office, because of
the speed and manuyerability of the
Jeep. They also stated that. when
the Jeep is not on newsreel assign
ments it is used around the Pathe
studio. where many major films are
produced.
The Jeep is without a doubt ono
of the outstanding developments oil
the past war, and the station wag.
ON is the most popular of the entire
line.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
LIONS CLUB NOTES

AS the Chronicle prepared to go
to press on Thursday, members of
the Milford Lions Club were pre-
pairing to- assemble for. their regu-
lar tWice-a-month .,dinler-meeting
at the Southern Grille. According to
Lions Howard Furniss and Ted Go
vatos, co-chairmen for the evenings S
program, Thursday nights dinner
meeting was to be the occasion for
observance of the traditional testi-
monial dinner for District Cover
nor and Samuel c. Pierce, Jr., Sea-
ford, District Governor of Lions In
ternational, was to be the guest of
honor.
Also slated to be acted upon
Thursday evening was a resolution
prepared by Dave Hugg calling for
club endorsement and assistance OF
the local cleanup drive advocated
previously by city and county
health authorities. The Board OF
Directors of the Milford Lions
/ Club approved this resolution al
/ their regular meeting at Caulk
Auditorium the past Tuesday even-
ing and similar action by the mem
bership was anticipated for Thurs
day.
Martin Hastings, chairman of the
special committee set up recently
to arrange for a combined Ladies
Night and Halloween Party, has
announced that his committee ha'
secured the dancehall at Slaughte
Beach for the evening Of Oct. 30ti
and that the combined affair will b.
) held there on that evening.
In order to avoid conflict witt
:. holiday dates, the meeting schedul
of the Milford Lions Club for tn
, months of November and Decembe
has been changed from the End an
7 4th Thursday evenings to the Is
and 3rd Thursday evening of tn
: two months in question. Art Gum
ing and Willard Hall will be i
: charge of the program for Noven
: ber 9th. and Fleming Hart an
!, Martin Hastings are program &C
chairmen for November goth.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24

The bus trip to Philadelphia,
sponsored by the Millwood Home
Demonstration Club, the bus will
leave from the Milford bus sta
ton at $50 a. M, Tuesday, Octo-
Der %.
The Woman's Society of Calvary
Methodist Church, Milford will
hold a bazaar and turkey supper
in the basement of the church on
November Ia Further announce
ments at a later date.
The Millwood Sunshine Society
will meet in the hall on Wednes-
day afternoon, October 29. The
committee in charge: Mrs. Mabel
Davis, Mrs. Jennie Short, Mrs,
Alice Stevens and Mrs. Matte Dill
Be on the lookout for member
of the Milford Memorial Hospital
Nurses Alumni-she will have tic.
kets to sell for the dance they are
holding in the Milford Armory OF
Friday. November 14th, at nine o.
clock. Be sure to buy ticket.
The w. S. C. S. of Grace Church
will hold a bake and rummage sal;
on Saturday, October 25, at Socia
Hall. All church ladies and friend,
are asked to contribute pies. cakes
bread, dressed chickens and cloth
ing for children, women and men.
/ The w. S. C. S. of Epwortl
Church will sponsor chicken sal
ad and oyster supper on Saturday
i October 25, in the Greenwood Fire
mems Hall. Adults $1.00 and chill
dren so cents. Serving starts at
p NJ Your patronage will b
greatly appreciated.
The regular monthly meeting @
the Auxiliary to the Veterans G
Foreign Wars, Post No. 6483, wi
be held at the Milford New Cen
tury Club on Wednesday, Noyembe
5, at 8 p. m. The president, Mr.
Edith j Baynum, urges all to b
present to make plans for the Au1
! iliary's first anniversary.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Personal Happenings


Mr.. and Mrs. William Fisher of
Lewes are the proud parents of a
fine baby girl, born October Is at
the Reebe Hospital Mrs. Fisher
will be remembered as Miss Betty
Quigley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Jordan of
Queens Village, Long Island, Mrs.
Verda Maddox of Delmar and Mrs.
Jennie Reed of Lewes were re-
cent guests of Mrs. William H.
Draper and Mrs. ]. j. Abrahams.
Q
Roy M. Still, age IL years. OF
Milford, was enlisted in the Regu-
lar Army for a period of two years
it was announced by Captain Wal.
ter G. Runte, Army and Air Force
recruiting officer for Delaware
Still enlisted to take advantage ot
the many opportunities offered by
the Regular Army for young mer
to learn a trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. Rust anC
Mrs. Marguerite E. Tease, accom-
panied by DR.. and Mrs. A. Opper
man of Philadelphia, will spenC
this weekend at State College, Pa.
as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. viii
ard d. Tease of Penn. State Col
lege. They will attend the Penn
State VS.. University of West Vir
ginia football game on Saturday
Out of town guests who attends
the Clarke-Carter wedding on Sun
Gay were Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fleet
wood of Arden, Del, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Stair, Wilmington, Mr.. an
Mrs. Franklin Kinnomen and sor
of Dover, Mr.. and Mrs. William Nc
Cullough and son, of Chester, MI
Irving Mccullough of Marcus Hool
Pa, and Mrs. Milton Zuber of Al
lentown, Mrs. Claude Musselma
of Easton, Pa, Mr.. and Mrs. Jane
Humphry of chesapeake City, Md
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Walls {
Greensboro, Md, Mr.. and Mrs. Pie
rye Russell of Rehoboth Beach, \
NJ. .2fc JohnF Zuber and M. M. IL
Charles Webb of Annapolis Navi
Academy.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24


Mr.. Davis r. Grier and Mrs. Wal
ter Sezna Of Arlington, Va, left
yesterday for a weeks visit in Chi
cago.
Mrs. Lillian Wroten of West
Chester, Pa, spent Thursday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Emory
Lynch.
Mrs. John Fry and Mrs. Phillip
Jacobs were in New York City this
week and attended the Herald-Tri-
bune Forum at the Waldorf Astoria.
-
Mrs. Henry. Johnson returned to
her home in Eden Park, R. l., after
spending the past two weeks with
her neice, Mrs. Tom r. Williams
and Mr. Williams.
Miss Sally Ann Short, a student
at Drew Seminary at Carmel, N. r.
arrived yesterday to spend the
weekend with her grandmother
Mrs. F. Butgette Short.
%
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer M. Williams
and children and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward L. Williams were visitors this
past week of Conn. and New York
While there they saw some of the
high-lights of New York.
Robert Roe was the weekend
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace G
Tropea of Windy Corners" Mrs
Roe and their daughter Patty, whC
have been visiting the Tropeas, re
turned to their home in castor
with him on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stockhei
mer are spending several days il
Milford at the Norman Hotel be
fore journying to Washington anC
then returning to their home in e
Paso, Texas. Mr.. Stockheimer livet
in Milford at one time but this i
the first time he has been back II
"a years. He remarks that Milfort
/ has certainly changed, but that af
ter while, he was beginning to &c
his bearings.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS.

Don't forget the bus trip spon-
sored by Millwood Home Demon
stration Club, October 2S, to Phila-
delphia.
The Frederica Fire Company will
hold a masquerade dances next
Thursday evening, October S0th, in
the Fire House There will be pri-
zes.
The local ". F. w. Auxiliary is
selling Christmas cards to raise
funds for its various philanthropic
activities, and interested persons
may see the samples by contracting
any Auxiliary member.
The Volunteer Circle of the Ave-
nue. Methodist Church will have It's
monthly meeting on Tuesday eve
ming, the 18th, at the home of Mrs.
Thomas Davis Mrs. Leroy Short
will be hostess with Mrs. Davis.
The MillWood Home Demonstra-
tAOl OAuO VIII ltO1U a DclhC' III VII
kie's furniture store on South Wal
nut street, Saturday, October 25, at
/ 10 A. M. Benefit of painting fund
for Millwood Hail. This is COM
munity hall and help from all will
be appreciated.
The w. S. C. S. of Wesley Metho-
dist Church, Burrsulle, Nd, will
serve a chicken and dumpling sup
per in the Community House on
Friday evening, October 24th. The
menu will also include chicken sal
ad, and vegetables in season.
Adults S1.O0, children under IL,
| 80 cents.
! The P. T. A. of the Elementary
4 School will have their annual
rummage sale at the Wilkie Furni-
ture Store on Saturday, November
l, starting at 10 a. m Any one hav-
ing contribution, please call Mrs.
, Loretta Baynum, telephone 1879, or
Mrs. Wilbur Bennett, telephone 67
and they will call for it.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
HOME DEMONSTRATION
CLUB SCHEDULE

October 28-Broad Greek Home
Demonstration meeting, monthly
meeting, 1:30 p. m.
November 3-Delmar Home Dem
onstration meeting at Mrs. Ed. Kre-
watch, Delmar, monthly meeting
p. m.
November Atlanta Home Dem
onstration meeting, Dublin Hill
Community Hall, monthly meeting
1:30 p. m,
November Sussex County
Home Demonstration Achievement
Day, Jones Memorial Hall, George
town, IL, a. m. s
November 6-Nassau Home Dem
onstration meeting, monthly meet
ing, s p. m, Mrs. William Adkins
Lewes.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
TROPHY GRANGE NOTES

Trophy Grange met as usual last
Monday night with Worthy Master
Charles Bostick in the chair. The
following candidates were received
into membership in the fourth de-
gree of the Order: Claire Pittard,
Mildred Simpson, Mr.. Elmer Cohee,
Mrs. Elmer Cohee. Mr.. Tarbell was
in charge of the literary program.
He talked about the Rat Control
Program, and urged everyone to re-
member the date, November 18th, as
the time for an all-community rat
killing campaign. He showed a film
in which the use of Antu was de-
monstrated. Next Monday evening,
Oct. 9th, the program will be in
charge of Mrs. Smith and Betty
Bostick.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
SHAWNEE EVENING CLUB

The Shawnee Evening Home
Demonstration Club met on Mon
day evening at the home of Mrs.
Gladys Dutton with a very good
attendance. tt'
window Treatment" was the
subject. Mrs. Beatrice Strahle. and
Mrs. Edith Harcum attended the
school of instruction at George
town. They related to us in an
interesting manner what they had
learned.
Miss Mary Vibbert was chosen
to represent us on Achievement
Day on November 5 at Georgetown
The present officers were unan-
imously reelected for the coming
year, namely: President, Mrs. Le-
roy Heeger; vice president, Mrs
Hallett Ninyard; secretary. Mrs
Merrill Ivens; treasurer, Mrs. Car
Strahle, Jr.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
CIRCLE NO. 3 OF
CALVARY CHURCH

On Tuesday evening, October u,
thirty members and friends of Cir
Gle No. of the w. S. G. S. of Cal
vary Methodist Church met in the
Social Hall, and enjoyed a delicious
covered dish supper. The tables
were arranged attractively with au-
tumn flowers.
All business was dispensed with.
We were reminded that the bazaar
is not too far distant and those
having promised needlework are
to contact Octavia French at their
earliest convenience.
Mrs. Virginia Clifton invited us
to meet with her in November; Mrs.
Alice Lynch will assist her.
We welcomed one new member
to our circle.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Obituary
BENNETT


Mrs. Mercy Ann Webb Bennett,
81, active in church, Red Cross and
w. C. T. u. work, died last Friday,
October II, 1947, at her home in
Wilmington.
At Emmanuel Baptist Church
she was one of the Oldest regular
attendants. Until shortly before her
death she taught one of the largest
Sunday school classes there and
during the war she made hundreds
of garments for the Red Cross.
A native of Elmira, N. Y, she
came to Delaware after her marri-
age to Harry M. Bennett who died
in 1941. They moved to Whining
ton Is years ago from Milford
where she was president of the w.
C. Il. u.
Surviving are: Two daughters,
Mrs. Corneia B. Brewer and Mrs.
Helen B.. Moore; two sons, Nelson
B., and H. Allen Bennett, all of Will
mington; a brother, William A,
Webb, of Milford; sister, Mrs. H
G. Bennett, of Binghamton; two
grandchildren and five great-grand-
children.
Funeral services were held at the
John w. Spicer Funeral Home, Will
mington at s o'clock last Monday
night with further services and in,
terment at Odd Fellows Cemetery
Milford, at II o'clock, last Tuesday
morning.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Miss Frances Ann Miller ceIe-
brated her twelfth birthday at her
home on East Fourth street on
Saturday afternoon, October IS:
After playing games prizes were
given, the guests were served ice
cream ands cake. Those present
were Ellen Lemex, Patsy Clayyille,
Janet Miller, Marilyn Weary, Ethel
Stayton, Janet Shellhouse, Doloris
Paquette, jeanne Warren of Mil
ton, Elaine Smith of Harrington,
Alice Wilson, Dorcus, Ruth Ann
and Rebeeca Tull. Mary Ann and
Carolyn Killen and Jean Rogers.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Milford Grange Notes

William Z. TaTbell, county agri-
cultural agent, presented very
interesting picture and talk on
"Rat Control" last Saturday eve
ming. This coming Saturday night
is a gala affair-a Halloween Mas
querade 25c forfeit if you come
unmasked. Bring your friends with
you, but be sure to notify Mrs.
Anne Longbotham, phone Freder-
lea 3245. how many you are bring
ing. We are looking for everyone
to be out.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
NURSES ALUMNI TO HOLD
DANCE

Plans are rapidly being put into
action for the Informal Dance that
the Milford Memorial Hospital Nur-
ses Alumni are giving on Friday
evening, November 14th. Lou Startt
has been engaged to play for the
evening of dancing which will take
place in the Milford ArmOry. from
nine until one O'clock. The price of
the tickets is $2.40 per couple, in
Guiding tax, and they may be pur-
chased from any one of the MEM
bers of the Alumni or at the door on
the evening of the dance.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
STEEL WORK ON PLAZA
GOING UP FAST

With a crew of experienced steel
workers busily working every day,
the steel frame work of the new
Plaza theatre is rapidly taking
shape.
The Benz Construction company,
contractors for the entire building,
hopes to have the steel work com
pleted and the structure closed in
before the advent of cold weather.
The theatre when completed, ac-
cording to figures now available
will be the largest in. lower Della
ware. with a seating capacity ol
nearly 1900.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-24
Eastern States Group
Meets At Harrington
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George Vapaa, Vocational Agricul-
ture Instructor at Harrington High
School. were introduced and gave
reports on work of their organiza-
tions.
Fieldman HI. Wallace Cook re-
ported on his work in serving needs
of Delaware farmers and stated
that in 1916 Delaware farmers pur-
chased over two million dollars
worth of farm supplies through
their cooperative
Assisting with the meeting were
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur H. Jump, Mr.
and Mrs. George d. Torbert, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elwood B, Gruwell, Mr.. ant
Mrs. George Cain, and Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest. F. Killen.