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Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
POcahOntas Notes

The February Committee will
have another one of their old fash
Toned Bingo parties, Monday eve
ming, February 23rd, in the Poca-
hOntas Lodge Hall at p. m. Moth
ing CHANGED off; there will be pri-
zes for the lucky one; also, a door
prizes and lot of fun, all for soc.
The public is invited. Refreshments
will also be on hand. The commit
tee in charge this month are Sis
ter Olivia Abbott, acting chair-lady,
with Sister Carrie Vierick, Eleanor
Wilson, Anna V. Prettyman, as CO.
hOstesses.
Pocahontas Sister Nora Donovan
should be very pleased this past
month with such bad weather, for
such wonderful interest. She has
had an average Of II members each
Monday evening and some nights
were bad everyone knows, but now
that spring is just around the cor
ner, let's have q each night.
We are glad to report our SICK
members are all either able to be
out or at least, holding thelr own.
Don't forget a card or note, Just to
say hello. 1t helps when you are
a "shut-in.' l am especially think
ing of Sister Clara Palmer. Let's
all think of her.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
CIRCLE NO. 3

On Tuesday evening, February
~, Circle No. 8 of the w. S. C. S. Of
Calvary Methodist Church met at
the home of Mrs. Wright Ward
There we're fifteen members pres
ent, several we're reported sick.
Mrs. Leverage was in charge of
the devOtiOns. She offered a beau
tiful prayer for Mrs. Bruning and
other shut-ins.
Our leader Mrs. Haughey, read a
letter from Rev. Baker, expressing
his pleasure in the way we had ac-
cepted and cooperated with the
main society.
Arrangements were made for
March 2, when we will entertain
the main society. We are expect
ing a crowd We hope we won't be
disappointed.
Miss Janet Ward rendered sever
al beautiful selections on the piano.
The hostess and co-hostess, Mrs.
Warren Ward, served delicious re-
freshments.
we are invited to meet in March
with Rlrs Davis Donovan.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20

Joseph T. Geuting of LansdOwne,
Pa, has been the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Irwin G. Burton this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wells
were Sunday guests of Mrs, Ida E.
Wilson at her home in POcOmoke,
Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Ragains are
spending this week in Florence, ~
c., where they are guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Lynch
William V. Supple, Jr., returned
to Milford on Monday after spend
ing a week in New Orleans, La,
and Hollywood, Florida.
Harry H. MulhOlland, who, with
Mrs. Mulholland, is spending the
winter in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
arrived in town on business, We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Ford Sewell and son, Dom
ME, will leave on Sunday for Los
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months visit with her father,
James Griffith.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Cole and
Miss Iris Fisher of Wilmington
have been spending the week with
Miss Coles parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Moore of Marshall street.
DR.. and Mrs. Walter L. Grier re-
turned home on Friday after
spending ten days on a trip to New
Orleans, La. While there, they wit
messed the many entertaining af-
fairs connected with the annual
Mardi Gras.
DR.. Samuel NJ. D. Marshall and
David Hugg, both of Milford, at
tended the mid-winter banquet of
the University of Delaware at New
ark, Saturday evening and also al
tended the Delaware Ursinus bas-
ketball game held in the Carpenter
Field House later the same eve
ming.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
SHAWNEE EVENING CLUB

On Monday evening the Shawnee
Evening Home Demonstration Club
met at the home of Miss Jane
Grove at Lynch's Heights.
There were eleven members and
three guests present who benefited
by the instruction given by Mrs.
DickersOn and Mrs. Grove in hook
ed rug making. This is a splendid
way to use discarded wool cloth
ing, also profitable.
Mrs. Marie GrOverman and Mrs.
Virginia Glenn volunteered to at
tend the training school I'm APP
probation and Selection of Furni-
ture," which is to be held soon.
A very delightful evening was
spent and the hostess served delic-
iOus refreshments.
Mrs. Irene Webb extended an in
vitatiOn to meet with her in March.
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HOLLY MOUNT CLUB

The Holly Mount Demonstration
Club held their monthly meeting on
Wednesday afternoon, February IL.
at the home of Mrs. Walter c. Pril-
lips, near Lewes. The meeting was
presided over by the President,
Mrs. Joseph McIlvaine. Thirty-fve
members were present which was a
good attendance considering the
bad weather. Reports were given
by the various committees. Mrs.
Rufus Roach received a letter
from Miss Louise r. WhitcOmb,
Home Management Specialist on
Accidents which was given to our
Secretary, Mrs. James Joseph to
read. So many accidents are caused
by carelessness, such as articles
being left on the floor and stairway
which could be avoided. Miss Mil
cred Robinson and Mrs. Laura Da-
wilson gave a demonstration on
hooked rugs. Mrs. Davidson said
she would help anyone desiring to
make a hooked rug. The Club eX-
pressed its regret in the resigna-
ton of Mrs. Alma Smith, who serv-
ed her Office most faithfully and
efficiently. The meeting was then
turned over to the recreation COM
mittee, Mrs. Carter Markham and
Mrs. w. 0. Warrington, which in
cluded readings and quiz questions.
Refreshments were served, con-
sisting of ice cream, homemade
cake, peanuts and candy Mrs. Wal
ter c. Phillips was hostess and the
co-hOstess was Mrs. Willard Webb.
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CENTURY CLUB HELD GOLDEN
JUBILEE FETE LAST MONDAY

Continued from first page)
The luncheon being over, Mrs.
Philip Jacobs, program chairman,
then presented Miss Josephine
ToOker Of New York City, lyric So
pranO, who delighted her audience
by her oneness with them and her
graciOusness in giving a very fine
and full program of the afternoon.
Miss Beryle Blanch. also of New
York City, was the able accompan-
list. The program was as follows:
Irish Folk Songs:
Il Know My Love"
b for Barney"
Must I Go BOund?"
"Ballynure Ballad
'Bendemeer's Stream"
Italian Group:
"RispettO" Wolf, Ferrari
I'm Quelle Urine Morbide"
from "ManOn Lescant'
"ColOmbetta "-Buzzi, Peccia
French Group:
Romance" Rubinstein
'L'Heure ExQuise," Poldowski
"Dansons La Clique" PoldOw-
ski
LIE Tasse," GODDARD
Songs of Long Ago:
Il Cannot Sing the Old Songs
Comm Thro' the Rye"
Annie Laurie"
Last Night"
Mrs. F. Davis Watson, the club
hostess, was cOmplimented for the
very fine way in which all arrange
ments had been made. Mrs. David
N. Stills was chairman of decOra-
tons, of which there were many,
and beautiful, and Mrs. Herman
Phillips provided unusual place
cards for the tables. Mrs. NJ. Has
we'll Pierce was the reception
chairman, and with Mrs. Watson
placed one hundred and fifty-three
guests who attended the luncheon.
Mrs. JOnOthan S. Willis. the foun-
der of the club, in her dreams for
it could not have been of more
service to Milford, when she, with
a number of ladies in 1898, began
the club which now passes on to
another beginning of fifty years
70 the continuing members of the
club, Miss Edna Barker, Mrs. ].
Lynn Pratt, Miss Ida RoOsa and
Mrs. Jack Sichterman, as we'll as
to all members, the congratulations
of the community go, with the
wish for it's continued interest and
welfare in all things of civic bene-
fit.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
0. B. BACH CONDUCTS
COOKING SCHOOL HERE

On Friday evening, Feb. Is, o.
B. Bach, local Frigidaire dealer.
conducted the first postwar cleo
trio cooking demonstration held in
this area. Over 100 women braved
the rain and fog to attend.
The new 194s Frigidaire electric
ranges and refrigeratOrs were
used for this demonstration. Miss
Ann Mikell, Frigidaire home eco
nOmist, cooked three complete
meals during the demonstration.
including an apple pie and three
layer sunshine cake.
1t was thoroughly demonstrated
that the new 194S Frigidaire cleo
trio ranges will give you carefree
cooking at its best, and you'll be
surprised how simple and easy it,
is to cook better meals every time
on these new beautiful ranges.
A large number Of valuable door
prizes were presented to the lucky
persons.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
RIRTHS AT MILFORD
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Girl-Mr. and Mrs. Norman E.
Windsor, Laurel; February 10.
Girl-Mr. and Mrs. Herman J.
Hudson, Georgetown; February II.
Girl-Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ze-
lensky, Milton; February II.
BOy-Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Nemore,
Laurel; February II.
BOy-Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rec
Ords, Laurel; February II.
BOy-Mr. and Mrs. Charles ELL
ingsworth, Glendale; February Is.
Girl-Mr. and Mrs. James Ores
son, Milford; February Is.
Girl-Mr. and Mrs. Ebert w.
Harrison, Laurel; February Is.
BOy-Mr. and Mrs. Perrie w. Wa
ters, Denton; February Is.
BOy-Mr. and Mrs. Willard Walls,
Lincoln; February Is.
BOy-Mr. and Mrs. George NJ.
Roberts, Seaford; February Is.
BOy-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Park
er, Milford; February Is.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
ELEMENTARY P. t. A. NEWS

The regular monthly meeting of
the Milford Elementary P. T. A.
was held on Tuesday, February 10,
at 8 p. m. During the business
meeting, the secretary read two
letters of acknowledgements for
contributions made by the P. T. A.
to the Council for Delaware Edu-
cation and to the National Orches-
trail Association of New York City.
This was followed by a short mo-
vie on Boundary Lines, after which
the meeting was in charge of the
Faculty Philosophy Committee.
There was a round table discussion
based on what the school is trying
to do for the boys and girls in this
community to meet their future
needs.
Colonel H. Edmund Bulls, exec
utive director of the Delaware
State Society for Mental Hygiene
and also field officer of the nation
al committee, will be the guest
speaker at the March meeting.
Plan ahead to be present at this
meeting as it will be a great priv
ilege to hear and meet Colonel
Bulls His message will be of
great interest to all.
The Milford P. T. A. is sponsor
ing play called "COrnzappoppin. F"
This play will be presented March
4th and 5th in the High School Au-
ditOrium.
The play is to be directed by Miss
Alldrich, who is a professional sent
out by the company.
The members of the P. T. A. com
mittee are Mrs. Burk, Mrs. Phil
lips, Mrs. Green, Mrs. Emory, Mrs.
Prettyman and Mrs. POstles. The
committee will act as a steering
committee to guide the play
through to a successful showing.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
OBSERVED in MILFORD

The World Day of Prayer was
observed in Milford, last Friday in
the Avenue Methodist Church.
This year the impressive service
was in charge of the Women OF
Avenue Methodist Church and pro-
we'd a blessing to the many who at
tended
An offering of $4,000 was recei-
we'd and sent on it's way to tighten
the lives of students or religion at
home and abroad, sharecrOppers,
and migrants The migrant workers
on the Eastern Shore come in for a
large share Of the gifts brought to
the World Day of Prayer service,
which is known to be the greatest
ecumenical demonstration of the
United Council of Church Women
the world over.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
ANNUAL LUNCHEON

The Wildwood Sunshine Society
will hold its Annual Luncheon in
the wildwood Hall on Wednesday,
Feb. 25, at 1890 noon.
Everyone is asked to please bring
their own table service and a COW
cred dish of their own choice.
The committee in charge is:
Kitchen chairman: Mrs. Rose
Hart, assisted by Mrs. Mary Swain,
Mrs. Laura PurneH, Mrs. Della Da-
Wis, Mrs. Sadie Patterson, Mrs.
Mary Cannon, Mrs. Margaret Whal-
ey.
Dining room chairmang Mrs. Da-
vid Green.
Please keep the date of the lun-
cheOn in mind and plan to come.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
Milford Century Club

Mrs. August F. Fax will present
the program at the regular meeting
of the Milford New Century Club,
on Monday. A tilm in technicolor,
with sound, of Radio City, has been
sent, through Miss Caroline Hood,
public relations chairman, to be
shown. The film shows how Radio
City keeps house, builds gardens
for all seasons Of the year, it's dec
OratiOns and its provision for it's
guests. Also present for the after
noon will be Miss Christine Ger
Derrick Of Salisbury, Md, who will
be the sOloist of the afternoon. Mrs.
Robert Rudolph will accompany
Miss Gerberick. Mrs. Fax is club
chairman of American Homes.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
PLANS FOR NEW SCHOOL
APPROVED AT MILFORD

At a meeting Monday evening of
the Milford School Building Com
mission held at the Milford High
School architects plans were APP
proved for the building of new
elementary school here. If the
plans are approved by the State
Board of Education, the local com
mission will then advertise for
bids.
The plans call for a 1O-room
elementary school building to be
erected on grounds of the present
Milford High School The old and
new buildings would be connected
by corridors.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
YOUTH COMMITTEE MEETING

Ten members of Milford Grange
with representatives from Midland
Henlopen and Broad Creek met at
Georgetown with State Youth
chairman, Bill Henderson, Satur-
day, Feb. IA. Suggestions, discus
sions, and tentative plans were
made for this years work. Mrs.
Marjorie Fry was elected Sussex
County Youth Chairman. Refresh
ments were served by Midland
Grange.
Degree team of Milford Grange
will meet at local hall, Feb. II at
$500 p. m. Presence of all team
members requested. There will be
iniatiOn of new members Saturday
night, Feb. 81, and a full attendance
is expected. Refreshments.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
HOSTESSES FOR HOSPITAL

Chairman for month of February.
Mrs. Melvin James.
Sunday, February 22-Miss Mary
Travis.
Monday, February 23-Mrs. Vim
al Bennett.
Tuesday, February 24-Mrs. Au-
gust F. Faix.
Wednesday, February 25-Mrs.
Edward J. Salevan.
Thursday, February 26-Mrs.
Russell J. Emory.
Friday, February 27-Mrs. Geo.
T. Macklin.
Saturday, February 28-Mrs. A.
E. Humes.
Sunday, February 29-Mrs. Ralph
SnOwberger.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
BLUE HEN POST TO MEET
TUESDAY EVENING

Blue Hen Post No. 6483, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, will meet at 8 p.
m, next Tuesday evening in the
post meeting quarters in the Hotel
Windsor. AT that time. there will be
discussion of plans for projected
new post home on Haven Lake, and
also discussion Of plans for spring
and summer activities of the local
veterans group. DR.. James r. West,
post commander, will preside.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
LIONS HAD ROARING GOOD
TIME FRIDAY EVENING

Despite inclement weather and a
dense fog that made travel hazard
Gus, some seventy Lions and Lion
esses made the trip to the Slaugh-
ter Beach den" the past Friday
evening and, according to all re-
ports, roaring good time was en-.
jOyed by all present.
The next meeting of the Milford
Lions Club will be held in the Lam
tern Loft of the Southern Grille on
Thursday evening, Feb. 26th. Vice
president Howard doc" Furniss.
who has been presiding over meet
ings of the local Lions during the
absence of president Jake Butler,
urges all members Of the Milford
club to be present.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
LOVES CROSS ROADS HOME
DEMONSTRATION CLUB

Loves Cross Roads Home Dem
OnstratiOn Club met at the home of
Mrs Harrison West in Gumboro,
on Thursday, February 70, at 1870
p. m. Subject, Hooked Rugs.
Mrs. Harry English and Mrs. H. M.
Smith, project leaders, demonstrate
ed color combination and rug hook
ing on rugs of their own design.
The March meeting will be held
at the Loves Cross Roads COmmun-
ity Home with Mrs. Harrison West
and Mrs. Marshall AXE in charge
on March IL
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
STATE PRESIDENT no BE
WITH LOCAL GROUP

Mrs. Edgar w. Buchanan, State
president of the club Federation,
viii be guest speaker at the lunch
con on Wednesday of the Sunshine
Society at wildwood Hail. Mrs. p.
G. Kirby, is President Of the Socie-
ty at Wildwood.
This will be an informal lunch
con and each one is asked to bring
their own table service and a COW
cred dish of their own choice The
members Of the Wildwood Home
Demonstration Club are invited to
come and bring,a covered dish.
Keep the date, February 25lh, Ia
mind and plan to attend at 1880,
noon.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
NOTICE TO MARINERS

Vessels are warned to navigate
with extreme care in Indian River
Inlet. Delaware, keeping a lookout
for timbers, piling and other debris
reported to be floating in the Inlet,
following the collapse on February
10, 1913, of a section of the South
approach span of the highway
bridge over the Inlet, and the
east fender system by ice.
Timbers and piling from this
bridge may be carried into the oce-
an by the tide, and vessels should
observe due care when navigating
either inside or outside the Inlet.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
RELIGIOUS SOUND MOTION
PICTURE AT CALVARY CHURCF

On Wednesday evening, Febru-
airy "a, at 1880 o'clock, the relig-
iOus picture "Barabbas" will be
schOwn. This is a dramatic story
of the man whose place Jesus took
on the Cross. Barabbas is pictured
as a brutal leader of thieves and
murderers posing as Jewish pa
triOts; his mother as a secret fol-
lower of Jesus who believes that
he died to save her son. Barabbas
SCOTS, but at the empty Cross he
is convince, He died for met"
The public is invited.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
TROPHY GRANGE NOTES

Members of Trophy Grange at
tended the visiting program at
Harrington last Monday night and
felt amply repaid in spite of mud
and rain, The program was an
especially fine one.
Next Monday evening we shall
meet as usual in the Grange Hall.
The program will be in charge OF
Mrs. Keith Smith and Betty Bos-
tick.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20

Mrs. Duane Lynn and Mrs.
Philip Jacobs were co-hostess-
es on Wednesday, giving a
Valentine party and celebrat-
ing Mrs Lynn's birthday at
their home on Cedar Grove
Farm. Guests, who came for
dessert were Mrs. Jonathan S.
Willis, Mrs. Joseph Lofand,
Mrs. Emil Danegger, Mrs. Paris
Kirby, Mrs. William Schmidt,
Mrs. Casper Boyce, Mrs.
Charles Breme. Mrs. Frank
Haggett, Mrs. Harvey David
son and Mrs. Robert Rudolph.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
JUNIOR CLASS BAKE

Don't forget to stop in Wilkes
Furniture Store on Saturday morn
ing, Feb. 21st, for pie, cake or
rolls. These items and many more
will be on sale at the bake, spon-
sored by the Milford High Junior
Class.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
WEARS AGO
Taken from the 1918 Files Of
the Milford Chronicle

At the Milford New Century Club
Monday, the program was arranged
by the chairman of Social Service.
DR.. John G. Sharpe, president of
the Good Government League, told
some of the aims of the new league
and asked the club members to be
present at the meeting on Monday
night.
Mr. Charles Varney spoke of
making a room in the Municipal
Building a main headquarters for
all war activities Of the town.
where all work could be advertised
and the patriotic needs brought.
before the people.
Miss BOwser told of a class in
home nursing that she is soon to
start.
America was then sung by the
club members, and Miss Gertrude
Adkins sang a war verse that has
been composed by the Canadians.
to the same music.
Mrs. L. o. Welcome left the first
Of the week for New York. She
has been confined to her home here
for the last three weeks with la
grippe. Mrs. Welcome was accom-.
panied to New York by Miss Edith
Clendaniel, who will spend two
weeks in Brooklyn and New York.
The first week in March has been
fixed as National Repair Week.
By this it is meant that farmers
who are using machinery of any
kind should look over same during
that week and learn just what
parts they will need to put these
machines in working order. 1t
will be we'll for them to remember
that it takes weeks at the present
time to get repairs, where in for
mer years the same could be Sc
cured in a few days. Therefore, it
will be well for them to look over
their machinery, learn just what
they need, and then place orders
Immediately for whatever they do
need. Do it during the first week
in March.
-o-
Mr.. and Mrs. Darwin S. Collins
received a letter from their son,
Corporal Thomas Carlisle Collins.
on February 8, telling of his safe
arrival in France.
On Tuesday night water caused
by the excessive melting of snow
during the day, rose to such
great height in a basin of a field
owned by Robert ]. Houston, near
MillsbOrO, which is near the Main
street railroad crossing, as to
make unsafe the use of the tracks.
The section gang and work
train from Georgetown were called
out to build false dams and in that
way prevent the flooding Of the
railroad bed
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Fred Harder and Jack Willis
purchased a hog from Frank Glen
daniel on Wednesday for seventy
five dillars. When butchered it
dressed four hundred nineteen-and-
a-half pounds. Upon guessing its
weight, Lacey Shoclkley came with
in one-half pound of its weight.
1t was sold to several parties, net
ting the former purchasers a neat
sum.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
TROPHY GRANGE

On Wednesday evening, Febru-
airy 25th, Trophy Grange will hold
Binga-Card party in the Hall
Prizes will be awarded.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20

Mrs. Edwin Messick gave a
luncheon on Tuesday, another
one in a series of entertain
ments for the pleasure of her
friends. Out-of-town guests
for the affair were Mrs. T.
Scott Purse of Seaford and
Mrs. Joseph Gerow of Fred
erica.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20

Miss Eileen Wharton enter
tanned her bridge club Tues
day evening at her home and
had as substitutes Miss Mil-
dred Hammond. Miss Ann
Hugg and Miss Frances Nc
Matt
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20

Mike Phillips Kay and Sue
lsaaes have added 70 the ac-
t.Hiti es Of the week By cele-
efatlons 81 their birthdays.
hag o. Monday Mike On We'd
nesaay and sue 81 Thursday.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
LODGE : WALLS

On Friday evening, February 10,
in the Friendship Chapel of the
Avenue Methodist Church, Miss
Verna Llye Lodge, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John F. Lodge Of Mil
ford, and Thomas Simpson Walls,
son Of Mrs. William P. Walls and
the late Mr.. Walls, of Milford, were
united in marriage by Rev. DR..
Frank HersOn. The attendants
we're Miss Sarah McDougall and
Roy Flowers, both of Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
Weddings
KERN : REERR

KERN BEEBE
On Saturday evening, February
IA, in the parsonage of the Ave
nue. Methodist Church, Miss Norma
Lea Kern, daughter of Mrs. Gus
Kern and the late Mr.. Kern, of
Milford, and Edward Charles Bee
be, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Bee
be Of Glendale, were united in
by Rev. DR.. Frank Her
son, The attendants were Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlton j. Lapp of Ellen
dale.