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Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
GREENWOOD

R. o. Mai attended a reunion of
the Mai brothers and sisters in
Philadelphia last week. This was
their first meeting together for
fifteen years. Fred MAI of Louis
Vile. Kentucky Miss Emma Mai of
Brick Hill Falls, Pa, and Miss
Lena Mai Marvil, who was hostess,
completed the number.
Mrs. Clara E. Coulter attended
the commencement exercises at
Washington College, Chestertown,
Md. where her niece, Miss Marga-
ret Reed, was graduate on Sun
day.
Mrs. Rose Kaas of Washington
d. c., was a guest of Mrs. Clara E
Coulter and Mr.. and Mrs. R. l.
Coulter last week. Mr.. and Mrs
Earl Cooper of ChestertOwn, were
Sunday callers on the Coulters.
Louis Sadowski, after entering
the University of Delaware for {
pre-dental education, was called
from there to serve our country
in war. He entered Stanford Uni
versity, Calf. CA. S. T. P) for ont
year. On his discharge from th'
Army he attended Pennsylvani;
University to finish his education
and his commencement exercise
were held this week. His parents
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Sadowski, ac-
companied by Mrs. Nell Lyons,
were in attendance. Louis states
that his future plans are to be mar
ried and return to the army.
Fathers Day will be observed
at the Greenwood Methodist Church
on Sunday evening, June 20, at 8
O'Clock. A special address by Rev.
Layton will be heard. Music will
be furnished by an all men choir.
The youngest and oldest father
/ present will be honored. You are
cordially invited to be present.
Children's Day exercises will be
held at st. Johnstown Church on
Sunday evening, June 13, at 1880
o'clock. The senior and junior
classes will present a religious
drama entitled THE Child He Call
ed" while the primary and begin
ner classes will entertain with rec
itatiOns, exercises and songs. Ev-
eryOne is cordially invited.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

The regular monthly meeting of
the Fire Company will be held this
evening in the Fire House.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the Loyal Workers Glass Of Trini-
ty Church will be held at the home
of Mrs. Harry G. Tee, Sr., tonight.
Her co-workers are Mrs. Helen
Melvin, Mrs. Carrie Kitchens, Mrs.
VIII Carpenter and Mrs. Nettie Ad-
kins.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ward and
children are spendingia a weeks va
cation in North Carolina.
Mrs. Edith Ryan and sister Mrs.
Fannie j. Swain, visited a brother,
Ralph Galloway, in Chester, Pa.
Harrington's newest pumper was
officially placed in service last Sat
urday, when public housing exer-
eises were held in front of the fire
house. The two nearest fire COM
panies to this city, FELTON, Com
munity Fire Co., and the Houston
Fire Company, were given the hon.
ors of doing the, housing. The
other companies throughout the
County were invited to participate
in short parade. At a given signal
from the siren atop the fire house
the parade moved off on Vernon
Road, 7:15 p. M, through the bust
ness area Commerce St., anC
Fleming St., and doubled back tC
the fire house where the speakers
stand was erected. The stand ant
fire house were decorated will
bunting and huge baskets of flow
ers. After the ceremonies, the flow
ers were donated to Asbury ant
Trinity Churches for the Sunda,
lservices. The parade was lead b,
the Harrington High School Banl
followed by the home town firemel
and also included: Clayton, Dover
Magnolia, Camden-Wyoming, Mil
: ford, Houston, and FELTON,. Zacl
Wells was the speaker of the eve
ming and P. S. President, Frank {
O'Neal was chairman and intro
duced the guests on the platform
which included Mayor Earl SylVes
ter; State President, e. B. Daugh
erty; treasurer of the State Asso
citation, Elbert C. Bailey; Presiden
Of the Del-Mar-Va Association
John Bamberger. Each lauded tn
progress of the company from tn
/ time when hand drawn hose cart
were used to the present mOder
J equipment and modern fiji
r house, with an auxiliary that is a
. ways on the job, serving banquet
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

and public suppers, for which they
have a reputation. Mr.. Baynard
said this was his home town, going
to school here in his youth. Mr..
Bailey said Harrington had pur-
chased one of the first mobile
bumpers down state at the time
around 1905, and though it has been
rebuilt several times, is still in use
lin fact, it moved over the parade
route under it's own power. 1t is
now on the retired list being used
only to pump out cellars and sewer
lines. About 1000 people viewed the
parade. President, Joe Parvis, of
Houston, presented the pumper to
President William James while
other members of Houston and Eel
ton backed it in the fire house. Af-
ter the housing exercises were over,
Mr.. O'Neal announced there were
refreshments in the dining room
for everyone, which the auxiliary
had prepared with the assistance
of Benjamin Emory and other fire.
men. Too much credit cannot be
given to the business men who con-
tributed most of the refreshments
for the affair and to Mr.. George
Shirwin of the Shirwin Shirt Co.,
who provided the Red, White and
Blue bunting, after his girls at the
Shirt plant did the sewing. At pres
ent, this city now boasts of three
modern pieces of equipment, two
bumpers and a water wagon, be-
sides the old pumper which can he
used in an emergency. The water
tank is also equipped with a pump
Petitions are being circulated
against the Kent & Sussex Fail
Association who have scheduled
auto races. on the Sunday of the
last day of the Kent & Sussex FAN
week. This is new Innovation here.
tOfOre the fair always closed with
auto races on a Saturday. It is un.
derstOOd several directors of the
Fair Association affixed their sig.
natures to, the petitions. AS one
spokesman puts it, it only tends tC
broaden the custom of commercial.
liZing the Sabbath.
Miss Pauline Stephany Du Ross
of Wilmington has been spending +;
week with her grandmother, Mrs
Alice Wix.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
HARRINGTON

On Sunday, Ernest FINLEY, of
Delmar, was the guest Of honor at
a birthday dinner, served at the
Chicken Basket" on Route 13, just
North of this city. The guests in
cluded Mrs. Tinley; Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Tinley and daughter Of
Hartley; the Misses Hazel and
Massey Tinley; Mr.. and Mrs.
George Graham and family of
Harrington; Mr.. and Mrs. Ira De-
Long and family Of FELTON,; Mr.. and
Mrs. G. J. Thompson and family;
Mrs. Edward HARRIET and Mrs.
Archie Brodey Laurel.
The 9th Grade Class of Harring-
ton High School enjoyed their an
nual outing at Rehoboth on We'd
nesday.
Several members of the Girl
Scout Troop of this city enjoyed a
trip to Washington, d. c., on
Thursday. They were accompanied
by Miss Oda Baker, Mrs. Theodore
Harrington and Mrs. Irene Welch.
Mrs. A. B. Parsons presided at
the regular meeting of w. S. G. S.
of Asbury Church last week. This
was the last meeting until Sep
tember. The new members who
Joined during the year were hon
ored at this meeting. Mrs Jane P.
Hendrickson presented an interest
ing program assisted by members
of the NJ. Y. F.
Miss Janet M. Harrington
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
+. Harrington and a senior at the
High School, this year, was pre-
sented with the award made by Ma
tional Society of the Daughters oi
the American Revolution, at the
commencement exercises held las
week. This award consists of the
Good Citizenship Certificate and {
medal. This award is given to the
senior showing during her entire
course, the qualities of Dependa
bility, Leadership, Service and Pa
triotism to an outstanding degree.
Mrs. Esther Bader of Rehoboth
was weekend visitor here as th'
guest OF IflSuuS.
Mr.. Harry Harrington, of Will
mington, spent the weekend will
relatives here.
Miss Ardith Calhoun is hom
from college in Massachusetts 70
the summer with her parents, Rev
and Mrs. III. H. Calhoun.
The Rev. H. H. Calhoun and fam
lily are touring the Western state
and will visit his brother, Ivan "
Calhoun at Summerville, Oregon
and then will return by the way @
st. Louis for the General Assembl
of the Nazarence Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Hall have bee
spending a few days with Mr. an
Mrs. Fred Tull at New Church, v;
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Meredith
and family attended a birthday
dinner in honor of MRS. George
Ray, near Bridgeyille, on Sunday.
Sunday School Glass No. 4 Of the
Greenwood Methodist Church pre-
sented Ray Wooten with a parting
gift as token of their friend
ship
The w. S. c. S. of the Green
wood Methodist Church, gave~their
retiring minister a parting gift Of
money,
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

The Children's Day exercises
will be held in Grace Methodist
Church on Sunday evening, June
1S, at 8 o'clock. Everyone is in
vited to attend.
The Greenwood High School
graduates left on Monday for New
York where they will go on sight
seeing tour.
Miss Shirley Lord and Miss Eli
leen Mills were among the grad
yates at the University of Della
ware on Monday.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
From where | sit :. by Joe Marsh
Who is this Man?

Now and then, in the pages Of
the Clarion, I run a biographical
quiz, under the heading of ''Who
Is This Man?" For instance -.
"He was one of the earliest low
ers in American history
@And yet he was too shy to court
a woman outright. -.
"He came to the New World on
the MayHOwer =.
"A cooper to repair the beer bar
rels accompanying the Pilgrims -.
''WhO is this MANI"
I thought that everybody was
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

Mrs. Bayard Adams, Mrs. Pauline
Du Ross and children Mike, Jerry
and Susan, all of Wilmington were
guests of their mother, Mrs. Alice
Wix over the weekend.
The Rev and Mrs. F. NJ. Truitt
are attending the graduating exer-
cises at West Point, N. Y, where
their nephew will become a United
States Army officer.
The Loyal Workers Glass Of
Trinity Methodist Church will
sponsor a rummage sale next week
end in the Cahall building in Gains
Alley.
Mrs. Mildred Mortimer and baby
of Collingsdale, Pa, spent the
weekend with Mr.. l. E. Locates.
Carroll NJ. jones of Baltimore
spent the weekend with his wife
and children, here.
Frank and Ralph Galloway of
Chester, Pa, are visiting their
aunts, Mrs. Fannie Swain and Mrs
Edith Ryan. Ralph plans to re-
main here for awhile.
Sergeant Charles Hendrickson OF
Shaw Field, S. c. spent the week
end with his wife, here, the Mrs
jane HendricksOn. He just recently
returned from Alaska.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
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stumped. But not Ma Hoskins, who
returned the clipping to me with
"John Alden" on it. She recognized
all the clues-including that refer
ence to ''beer" and cooper"
For Ma-whO's read her history,
knows that beer as the beverage
of moderation, is as old in this land
of ours as the never-ending ,Ameri-
can search for tolerance which
brought the Pilgrims over to this
country in the first place.
9e M~,4<
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
Harrington SeVenth-Day Adventist
Church
SERVICES

Everybody Welcome
Sabbath School Saturday $3.50
a. m. E. Aldridge Pepper, Sup't.
Preaching II a. m. Saturday
Prayer Meeting Friday, 7:45 p. m.
Teachers Meeting Friday, $3.50
p. m.
Charles E. French, Pastor.
DR.. Paul N. Biggers and Herbert
M. Dennison-Elders.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-02
Prizes Every Hour TO Be Given At
Youth, Inc. Rally; Beauty Contest.

A beauty contest, prizes every
hour and political speeches are
three OF the main attractions
planned by Youth, Inc, for the
three day rally to be held at
the Beach Park July 10. II and
18th.
Prizes every hour on the hour
is one of the most unique fea-
lures of the rally Beginning at
10 q. n. on Saturday the first
name for q free prize will be
drawn from the stubs deposited
with local merchants prior 10 this
date. With each cash purchase Of
so cents worth Of merchandise the
customer receives a card, the
duplicate OF which is deposited
in a receptacle with the merchant
and later turned over to the
Youth, Inc, prize committee. II
the person is present he or she
receives a prize donated by one
of the local concerns ~participat-
ing In the rally.
Prizes will be given at the
following times: from 10 a. m.
until q p. m. ON Saturday; from
l p. m. until z p. m. on Sunday;
and from 10 q. m. to 10 p. m. on
Monday. AT the last drawing the
capital prize of $500 will be
awarded to some lucky person
present.
The outstanding event on Sat
urday will be the beauty contest
when the winner will be crown
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-02

They will make their home
in New Orleans while Mr.. Swart-
won't continues his medical course
at Tulane University and Mrs.
Swartwout studies at Newcomb
college.
Mrs. Swartwout is a graduate
of the Corpus Christi High school
after which she attended the Tex
as State College for Women at
Denton, and Baylor University
at Waco.
Mr.. Swartwout took his Viz
training at Mississippi college at
Clinton, the University of Texas
at Austin and st. Mary's in Cali
fornia, after which he was sent
to Corpus Christi for radio train
ing when he becomes an active
charge he has been a medical
part of the navy. Since his dis
student at Tulane.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-02

| ed Miss Jackson County" In adj
dition to the title she will receive
"a handsome token and a trip to
Oxford on August 5th for the
Miss Mississippi" contest with
all expenses paid.
BE aufy Contest Rules
The beauty contest committee
has announced the following reg
ulations governing the contest:
contestant must be a citizen of
Jackson county, unmarried, and
a high school graduate or a SEN
Tor at the time Of the contest. The
contestant shall not be less than
10 years OF age on September 10,
1913 and must be in good health
and of the white race. She may
be either an amateur or profess
sional, but in addition 10 charm
and beauty, she must be of good
character and possess poise and
intelligence.
II for any reason the winner is
unable to attend the Oxford con-
test the next choice of the judges
shall be the entrant.
The committees in charge of
the contest are completing plans
for a very colorful affair, which
will be staged at 1880 on Saturday
evening, followed by a dance
at Q p. m.
MIR, Stigler also announced the
following individuals and clubs
which will assist in staging the
rally: Eddie Pond will be In
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-02
Swortwout- York Wedding At Waco
Beautiful Social Event Of June

From Waco, Texas. comes news
of a very beautiful wedding when
Miss Dorothy Ann York, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton York
of that city became the bride of
Joseph Swartwout son of Mr..
and Mrs. L. r. swartwout OF
Pascagoula, at candlelight serv-
ices at the First Presbyterian
church with DR.. T. B. Gallaher
officiating at a double ring cere-
mony.
The service was conducted in a
lovely environment of white
gladioli, ferns. palms and many
lighted candles and the wedding
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-02

party was in formal attire. Miss
Gene S~va7rtwout, sister of the
groom, served as maid of honor.
Immediately following the SER
vice, Mr.. and Mrs. York presided
at a reception at their home which
was very effectively decorated.
This was followed by the de-
parture of MI. and Mrs. Swart-
won't for a honeymoon trip to
Little Rock, Ark, after which
they returned to Waco for a short
stay before coming to Pascagou-
Ia for a visit through the sum-
mer with Mr.. and Mrs. Swart-
won't and Miss Swartwout.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-02

charge of the Winner Take Your
Choice quiz contest, the questions
and answers for which are 10 be
{ prepared by Miss Kathleen Kell;
the Junior Woman's Club of Pas
cagoula will act as hostesses and
form a reception committee for
the Meet Your Friends Day on
Sunday; the Firemen, with Bill
Rhodes as chairman, will be in
charge of the concessions, the
Carpenters Local has volunteered
to build the speakers stand which
will be erected for permanent
usage.
Meet Your Friends Day"
Sunday, the second day of the
rally has been designated as
Meet Your Friends day. This
day with activities beginning at |
p. m, has been set aside for town
and country friends to have an
opportunity to spend the after
noon visiting, committee members
said.
The Pascagonla High school
band will present a concert under
the supervision of G.. F. Rooney,
director. at Sis p. m.
Political Speeches
At 1880 p. m, on Monday all
candidates foi city offices will
address the public.
The elimination of the affair
will come at 10 p. m, on Monday
evening with the awarding of the
grand prize of 500. &
During the entire three days
of the rally various contests and
activities have been planned.
These include all manner of races,
a quiz contest, a food basket raf-
file, a tacky dress affair and a
shot-put for men. Women will
vie in a husband calling contest.
All proceeds of the rally are
to be devoted to the building pro-
ject of the Youth, Inc. This rail-
ly is sponsored by the Youth, Inc,
with the cooperation of both civ
ic and social clubs, organizations,
interested individuals. local mer-
chants and businesses.
Isreal Shemper, local mer-
chant has contributed 300 can
teens and mess kits which will
be given to Boy Scouts through
out the county, both white and
colored. These canteens and mess
kits will be given away at 1918
on Monday morning and any
Boy Scout is eligible to receive
,ne, if he is present in uniform,
part uniform or has his Scout
Identification card.
A Buy-a-Rlock campaign over
he county is now in prog
'ess giving interested individuals
IN opportunity to contribute a
concrete block toward the pro-
posed buildings. Placed at stores
and other centers over the area
are concrete blocks contributed
by A. B. Crane which are to be
sold for twenty-five cents apiece
and the funds raised to be ap-
Piled to the buildings.
BY this plan every person in
the county who is interested in
the construction of the Youth,
Inc, center may contribute one
block or more to the completion
Of the plans, which call for APP
proximately 2700 blocks.
The blocks which have been
contributed for the campaign are
IN sale locally and will also be
IN sale at the rally.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-02
HOME ON VISIT

Pfc. James Tony Pierce, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. X. Pierce, ar
rived home Sunday afternoon
from Alaska where he was on
duty at the lS3rd General hos
pital. He has been away Is
months since he has been in the
army including basic training in
South Carolina, from there TO
Seattle, Washington and thence
to Alaska.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-02
Moss Point
Churches
METHODIST


Mrs. H. B. Overstreet entertain
ed the members of the w. S. c. S.
in her home on Monday after
noon. Mrs. c. T. Lyons led the
program and Mrs. Downer Stew
ard, the devotional, Mrs. John
Cirlot gave a talk on United Ma
TONS
Afterwards Miss Ina Thompson
read a letter thanking members
for the clothes sent last Christ
mas to Germany. Mrs. Cirlot dis
missed the group with a prayer.
A social hour was enjoyed when
the hostess served iced drinks and
sandwiches. An executive meet
ing was held after the regular
meeting when reports from va
rious committees we're heard.
PRESBYTERIAN
Circle No. One will meet with
Mrs. Charles Mitchell on Tues
day afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Circle No. Two will meet with
Mrs. D, H. McCollum on Tues
day afternoon at $3.50.
BAPTIST
Mrs. E. C. Newton and Mrs.
Arthur Jones were hostesses to
the Margaret Lackey Circle on
Monday afternoon in the home.
of Mrs. Newton.
Miss Willie McInnis gave the
devotional on the subject, Ten
Virgins. Members of the circle
regretfully accepted the resigna-
ton of Mrs. ]. T. Renfroe and
Mrs. Leon Nelson. vice president,
was elected as circle chairman to
fill Mrs. Renfroe's place.
A social hour was enjoyed when
the hostess served a salad course
with iced drinks to the large
number present.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-02
INDIA PUSHES ASSAM ROAD

NEW DELHI (AP)-The 240-
mile surfaced road to India's
province of Assam will be opened
soon.
Partition of India cut away
Assam from the rest of India,
except for a narrow strip of ter
ritory in the north. The road is
being laid across this strip. AS
SANS link with India lay through
what is now eastern Pakistan.
The chief exporting port for AS
sans tea and timber was cal
cutta but access to it lately has
been through foreign soil.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-02
COUNTRY
CLUB

The Fourth of July will be
marked by two flag tournaments
as the Pascagoula Country club,
one for men and the other for
women golfers.
There will also be golf ball
driving contests. The men are
to compete in one and the wom-
en- in the other.
The recently instituted ladies
day" at the club has interested
the women. II is held on Mon
day and each time has drawn an
attendance of IL or more women
to the club.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-02

A lookout tower for pirates
stands in the center of Havana's
Malecon or sea wall drive. It
was built 400 years ago.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-02

In 1947, natural gas was sold to
more than 10000, 900 customers by
gas utility customers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-12
MERRY -GO-ROUND

Strict newspaper censorship has been placed on all information about the tests Of new atomic weapons on Eniwetok Island. News men can't even report the dates when certain weapons were tested for fear enemy scientists will be able to figure out the new weapon by studying air masses from the Pacific bases as they pass over their own land The USA has virtually broken relations with the military and naval attaches of all nations behind the Iron Curtain except one-Czechoslovakia Rep resentatives rom Russia, Poland, and Yugoslavia are still admitted to this country, but only Czecho slovakia attaches are still invited to military functions Capital police are looking for a possible maniac who barged into Senator TafUs office and threatened sec letary Marjorie Shaddock when she refused to let him see the Senator. Police have been jumpy ever since a disguntled former employee took two shots at Taft's junior Senator, John Bricker. in the Capitol subway
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-12

passes in significance it's economic pact The story
 leaked There's no getting around it. Rumors about it were so rife in Moscow fortnight ago as to precipitate a run on sops and savings banks. And though Soviet censorship forbade the private press services to report this run, the State Departments
 Voice of America" by resort to diplomatic immunity, managed to bust the story, reasonable facsimile thereof wide open a good two weeks before it was officially released by the Commissar of Public En-
 ightenment or whatever the press agent of the Poit- buro is currently called.
 We are pleased naturally that Americans beat the Russians on the story and consider the feat feather in the cap of free enterprise reportnga nice scoop in the terms of newspapering tradition all but forgotten in these days of Government handouts brefings loyalty oahs and securityrisk disnlissals The flavor is somewhat extracted from the fruit how ever by the fact that the Voice of America is after all q Government agency. Its exclusive publication of the storv-nstead of making it available to free press was when you come to think of it. rather more in accordance with Soviet than with American news paper practice We should think that little refec tion on this point would redden some of the faces in the Department of State
 But if American faces turn red over the incident, some Red faces in Moscow must be turning very white For someone in the Kremtn is going to want to know just where and how the leak occurred, It looks as though there were subversives in that most security sensitive of all ooviet agencies, the Communist Cen tral Committee itself Over here Government en- povee who divuges classified information without authority" or who is so much suspected of doing so is likely to find himself out his ear forthwith Is it possible that the Russians more squeamisn or that they allow posts in security agencleS to be filled tv democrats or democratic fellow rayeers