Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08

DS14OHSlAdJlOuO OldD Will not meet
at her home as scheduled. It will
instead meet with Mrs. Edgar Isa-
acs on the same date, Friday, April
8.
The Department of Delaware,
Veterans of Foreign Wars. cele-
brating the golden anniversary of
the founding of the VFW this week
along with VFsW posts throughout
the country, is now making plans
for the annual visit of the national
commander of the organization.
-o-
i The Laurel Rotary Club and
l Lions Club will sponsor a memori-
al plaque in cooperation with
American Legion Post No. 19, in
honor Of Laurel men who sacrific-
ed their lives in World War II.
The plaque will be erected at the
new Legion home on the LAUREL
Millsboro highway east of Laurel.
The Mizpah Circle of the First
Presbyterian Church will have
their pal party Wednesday even
ing, April 13, in the form of a COW
cred dish supper at $50 o'clock
in the church. Mrs. Laura HaHett
is chairman and her committee is
composed Of Mrs. Philip Jacobs,
Mrs. Sally Joseph, Mrs Paul Mon
. roe and Mrs Roy Joseph. All mem-
bers are asked to come whether
they have a pal or not.
Walter S. Maxwell, of Elkton,
Md, who recently observed his
J 7srd birthday, completed his 5Sth
) year as an employe in the Office Of
: the Cecil Democrat" the oldest
weekly paper published in Cecil
County. When only lad Of 10
years he started in the printing
business and has continuously been
employed in the same office. DUR
ing his entire career he has never
lost a continuous one-Week's work,
except for summer vacations.
4 Eleven candidates were initiated
: into Boy Scout Troop 10 as ten
/ derfoot scouts recently at meet
: ing in Whatcoat A. NJ %. Church.
n The tenderfoot requirements were
: passed by Donald Summers, Kel-
vim Gerald, Calvin Gowens, Aldrich
Little, Jr., William Massey, James
1, Reddick. Shadrack Marshall, Er.
= nest Griffin, William Seeney, Chas.
j Marshall and Charles Gerald. Other
= candidates include Paul Casson,
8 William Holden, Harold Fisher
- Charles Harris, Joseph Schockley,
Lloyd Cephas, Carl Cephas, James
as Stanley.
CHI 41naIs -
rs. Mathew Mitten, son of Mr.. and
N Mrs. w. B. Mitten, Sr., of Dover
de is now on an educational tour OF
nd Europe with his French professor,
fe Clifford Grett, Pittsburgh. They
will visit England, France. Bel
gium and Switzerland and will re-
a. turn in June. The Dover youth is
n student at Kiskiminetas Springs
ed School. Salisbury, Pa, He and Mr..
on Brett left Friday night, March 20,
la on the Queen Elizabeth. Mathew is
IS a graduate of Dover High School,
er is an Eagle Scout, and is active IN
o. church youth groups and the past
o. year has been student at kiski-
lis minetas.
an -
he The first outdoor formal small
ID arms firing on week-ends at the
10 State Rifle Range, near New Cas-
te. tie. by units of the Delaware Nat
ional Guard, took place Saturday
sx- The unit which fired familiariza'
ire tion and qualification courses witt
sh- carbine and 3O-calibre rife Satur
lis day was the Headquarters Batter.
err of the 7S6th Gun Battalion Of tn
MS 198th AAA Group. Maj Herbert @
,up Wardell, executive officers of tn
the 736th. was in charge of the riff
ple qualification firing, representing Ii
raj Col. J. James Ashton, commanding
and officers of the battalion. Capt. Har
the old j. Reed, battalion intelligenc
ers ocicer, was in charge of the rang
S. and Capt. Samuel A. Grayson, com
7 manding officer of Headquarter
]. Battery, in charge of personnel
-
Wallace G. Ougheltree, Sr., ", &
in Viola, a retired employe of tn
|. tn State Highway Laboratory at Dos
bill er, died Saturday afternoon at HI
ON home. The funeral took place froI
for the Berry Funeral Home, at Fel
on ton, Tuesday afternoon. The Re
for Charles H. Atkins, pastor OF II
ing- Methodist Church at Marydel, an
ara the Rev. Thomas B. Brinton, mil
- ieter If the FELTON, Methods
fer Church, officiated. Interment Wi
O0o in Barratt's Chapel Cemetery
the Frederica Surviving Mr.. Oughe
and tree are his wife, Mrs. France
,eIs Ougheltree; a daughter, Mrs. Wi
mit- son W. Moore Of Milford, a so
1sed Wallace C. Ougheltree, Jr., of D.
Ind yer and two grandchildren. He W;
a. a member of Temple Lodge, No.
ana- A. f. and A. NJ, at Dover. who's
the members conducted services at Il
ittee grave.
The Delmarva broiler indust
the is a bit off the pace it has be-
dog setting since jan 1. Figures of t
ears Bureau of Agricultural Economi
lnds show A slight drop in bal
One chicks placed in Delmarva broil
ting houses for the week ending Mar
lsyl-l 26. The decline was about one p
rsey cent as compared with the previo
top, weeks total or 3,022,OOO