Milford chronicle., 1950-01-13

Kirkwood Encampment No. 6, 1. /
D. o. F., is sponsoring card and /
Dingo party in the Odd Fellows
on Wednesday, January
Is at 8 p. m. Prizes and refresh
ments.
The Cedar Grove Farm Bureau
Group will meet on
night, January 19, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Dom
Ovan. There will be guest speak
er on an interesting topic.
Circle No. 1, of the w. S. c. S.
of Calvary Methodist Church will
meet with the leader, Mrs. Edith
Lacy, 2OS South Washington street
on Tuesday evening, January II.
All members are requested to be
present.
Circle No. of the Calvary Meth
odist Church met on December 20
at the home of Mrs. Nora Jefferson. !
There were 16 members present
and one visitor.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Dorothy Glas-
co on January II.
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The Sunshine Class of the Cal
vary Methodist Church will have
a covered dish supper Friday night,
January 1S. All members are urg-
ed to be present. The occasion is
in honor of the past presidents of
the Sunshine Glass. Bring a COW
cred dish and place setting.
Mrs. Ruth Mariner is in charge
of the entertainment.
The January meeting of Groups
Nos. 8 and 4 of the WOmen's AS
sociatiOn of the First Presbyterian
Church will be held at the home of
Mrs. James Humes, COL Seabury
avenue at 2:3O p. M, Thursday, jan
uary 10. All members and friends
are most cordially invited to be
present. Cars leaving the church at
I2:15 p. m. for those desiring trans
! pOrtatiOn.
The State Highway Department
| has awarded the contract for wild
ening and resurfacing the Phila-
delphia Pike from Claymont to the
Pennsylvania state line to the Hen
ry C. Eastburn and Sons firm of
Newark, which bid $436,353 on the
job. The project will cover 1.642
miles and will be completed by
June 30.
The contract was one of the first
four jobs given out by the High
way Department for 1850.
Glasses Nos. 2 and of the Ell
lendale Sunday School will servo
: chicken and dumpling supper il
the Glendale School Auditorium OF
Friday evening, January 20, start
ing at 5 o'clock. The menu is a
follows: Chicken and dumplings
; white potatoes, sweet potatoes, COLI
slaw, peas, turnips, potato salad
pickles. beets, rolls and butter, cOf
fee and pie. Please come and hell
the classes to increase the none!
f in the paint fund, which will be us
ed for the interior of the church.
The Circle meetings of Avenu
Methodist Church will take plac
; On Tuesday, January II at follows
No / Mrs Charles Varnev assiste
by Mrs. Spencer Willis at 1880; NJ
Mrs. Theodore Townsend, assiste
by Mrs. Carson Ward and Mis-
= Edith Simpson at 8; No. 3 Mrs.
y Roscoe Galloway, assisted by Mr.
y Arthur Derrickson at 8; No. a Mr.
S John Scott, assisted by Mrs. Robel
! Mercer at 8; No. Mrs. L. c. Hue
+ son assisted by Mrs. Harold Wa
n at 1880; No. Mrs. Dean Kimme
e assisted by Mrs. Robert Baynul
J. at 1880.
The Delaware Liquor COmmi'
l. sion December collections tOtale
J. $50, 9,482.4S or approximately SIG
J. 900 more than collections for til
lie corresponding month of 1948 whe
e. the revenue was $53,523.77, accOr'
Il ing to a report by Colonel Edge
S. Slayer, liquor commissioner.
A tabulatiOn by Smiley King, e,
eCutive secretary of the cOmmi
4 sion, reported spirits taxes la
IL month of $44,19S.77; for beer stan
sales, $15,743.88 and wine take
IS. $9,539.83. For December of 1948 Il
Tr. spirits taxes totaled $3O,825. 6
IL beer stamp sales, S14,944.08, al
wine taxes, $7,754.OS.
H. The Rev. Robert N. Peirce, oil
u standing Presbyterian missiOna
ILL., from the French Cameroun, Afrit
will occupy the pulpit of the FIJI
10 Presbyterian Church this Sund;
H. Mr.. Peirce has travelled thOusan
- of miles visiting little known vi
IT, ages in the heart Of the Cameron
and both he and his wife ha
rS' pioneered in the opening of n,
II, work in untouched areas. w
OF more than twelve years of expe
ence in the field, as linguist, pioT
rs er scholar and missionary, \
IT. Peirce has been in demand
"a Churches from New Jersey, whC
he is spending the last weeks
rs his furlough, all the way to Calf,
mia. Mr.. Peirce will also speak
rs. the Sunday school.
According to a statement frC