Milford chronicle., 1949-06-17
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

I 1C10 w Gle
Delmar fireman are at loss to
know who has been turning in
false alarms in that town.
Early Wednesday, evening, OF
last week men rushed to the fire
houss only to find there was no
fire.
They overlooked that, but when
the same thing happened yesterday
afternoon and the men hurried
from their jobs on another wild
goose chase, they began to get an
noyed.
Investigation SO far has yielded
nothing very definite.
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At the monthly meeting of the
Auxiliary Of Walter L. Fox Unit
no. 2, American Legion Tuesday
evening, officers were elected and
the unit members attended meet
ing of the Post at which time the
new officers of the latter group
were installed.
officers were elected as follows:
Mrs. j. I. Moress, pres; Mrs. Rob-
ert Helm, vice pres; Mrs. Ward
4 Hurley, sect; Miss LaVerene
Brougher, recording sect; Mrs.
John e. KeFin, treas; Mrs. MabboL
Derby, chaplain; Miss Helen L.
Jones, historian; Mrs. Charles Mo-
ore, sergeant at arms; Mrs. M. X.
Conway, Mrs. George Ayars, and
Mrs. George Ehringer, executive
committee.
Mrs. Martha r. Darby, of Oak,
Grove, daughter of the late Perry
T.. and Lillian 0'Bier Darby, obser-
we'd her ninety-first birthday on
Sunday at the home of her nephew,
Harry e. Darby, in Baltimore
Mrs. Darby, member of Geth-
semane Methodist Church at Reli-
ance and charter member of the
: Reliance Home Demonstration
| Club, is young in spirit and takes a
keen interest in the affairs of the
! Gay. She is in good health and con-
: fidently expects to, reach the Gentry
j mark.
J A dinner was given in honor Of
J her birthday and was attended by
her brother, r. H. Darby, also Of
Oak Grove. She received numerous
cards and expressions of eongratu-
lations from her large circle of
friends in the vicinity of Seaford.
! Edward G. Sammons 81. of Sea-
ford, disabled war veteran, was
> pronounced dead upon arrival at
the Beebe Hospital, last Friday
after his car had crashed into the
rear OF another automobile on the
RehobOtil Beach and GEORGETOWN
Road, one mile east of Harbeson.
: according to state police at
e Georgetown Sammons was on his
f way to attend the Department 0f
g Delaware, Veterans Of FOREIGN
r wars convention at Rehoboth
), Beach when the accident occurred.
7 He was post advocate of Virgil
i ford.
n The car operated. by Sammons
le ahmed the rear of an automobile
Is drlVen by Oscar Dubois, 81. of
N Lewes, oYerturning the latter We
nlcle. Dubois suffered an injured
leg and was treated at the hosni-
tai. 'pl-
ty
- Plans have been completed for
- the annual session of the Penin-
- sula Conference Summer School
~ - OF Missionary Education and Ser
e wee of the Woman's Society of
% christian Service of the Methodist
70 church. The school will open on
~ Monday noon, July Is, and contin-
~ ue until Friday noon, July %. All
70 sessions will be held at Wesley
= Junior College, Dover. The cost of
board and room is $3.50. Those who
wish to register may do so by US
ing the registration blank or by
ne enclosing registration fee of $3.50
oO in an ordinary letter and mailing
on it to the registrar, Mrs. Clinton
IN Brown, Clifton avenue, Roselle
te Wilmington. The school Will be of
er special value to the many newly
elected officers of the organization
.s- 1t affords excellent opportunities
~ for leadership training in all lines
NJ of work.
an
Tel The 1949 directory of Gamers
yel and freezers of vegetables, sea.
foods: fruits and speciality products
has lust been published by the Iri
State Packers Association.
Ith This is the thirteenth annual di
III rectory of the associations ares
on which includes the packers of Del
ast aware, Maryland, and New Jersay
'es In addition, bordering areas 0
al Pennsylvania and Virginia are ais
er' included.
or, The secretary, Calvin l.. Skinner
ISL points out that there are over 35
OK firms included which operate al
Lad most 400 factories and pack owe
1S0 different canned and frozen il
son ems
to The 1949 edition shows 81 firm
tn and AZ factories in Delaware, Is
ma firms and 220 factories in Mary
land, rs firms and 70 factories
New Jersey, plus the nine firm
- listed from southern Pennsylvania
eur eight from the Eastern Shore 9
Voi ~, Virginia and SO from Tidewatel
" Va.
Wnl
COL The Rev. Malcolm FeFne, recte
of St. Luke's Episcopal Church,
the Seaford was honored at the Jun
hat meeting of the Sussex Chapter, d.
nlv partment of Delaware Reserve q
30 fieers Association, when by unan
gbt nous vote, he was elected as II
34g first and only honorary member I
and the chapter.
'Iedi Major Francis Richardson. pre-