Milford chronicle., 1952-06-20

UlE IS-AJ the Fathers Day SerV-
ice held in the Avenue Methodist
Church, Milford, last Sunday morn
ing, two dads in the congregation
were presented with gifts, one for
being the oldest, and the other the
youngest present.
The gift for the oldest father was
presented to Benjamin Davis, so
years old, and the gift to the
youngest went to Wilson Sockrider,
81, who is superintendent Of the
Avenue Sunday School.
RENT - 1t was announced by
Ralph Lord, Associate Rent Direc-
tor, of the Dover Defense Rental
Area, that there will not be a rep
resentative of the Office of Rent
Sterilization on duty at the Milford
, rent station, on Thursday, June 10,
1852. However, on the following
Thursday, June 26, 1852, a member
of the rent Office will again be at
the Council Chamber, City Hall,
Milford, Del, as usual, from 1900 p.
m. to 800 pm. to take care of any
rent problems at that time.
REUNION - All descendants of
the late John Wesley and Louisa
Johnson Abbott of Camden, are
cordially invited to attend the 18th
annual family reunion at Riverview
! Beach on Sunday, June 29.
Last year 1O8 members attend
ed, making it the largest attend
ance since the reunion was organ
lied.
The officers are as follows: Ray
mOnd Pearson of Dover, president; F.;
Mrs. Harry S. Marker of Whining
ton, secretary; Mrs. Ralph Carey
of Dover, treasurer, and Mrs. Har-
ry Paris of Wilmington, general
chairman.
Basket lunch will be served at
noon.
| VISITING-The Milford Police
Department was puzzled for z
time on Saturday last when George
Peterman of East Tenth Street
brought into the police station {
child he had seen wandering neal
tract of woodland past his home
She told the police she was eigh
years old, and her name was RobiI
Page Luttes of Mt. Rainier, Md.
and that she had paid a taxi-drivel
$50 to bring her to Milford to lool
for her mother and that the driver
had let her out near the North Wal
? nut Street intersection.
Later in the day, after inquiry
her grandmother called for her ant
stated that they had been visiting
Milford for several days and tina
the child had wandered off, got lost
and became confused.
DIES AT 1OS-Leah Jane Willey
the oldest resident of Georgetown
and possibly Sussex County, die
last Friday afternoon in her sleeI
While no birth records are obtain
able, Mrs. Willey's age, 1O3, is baS
: ed upon early recollections {
; events in the vicinity of Millsbor
and Georgetown.
According to best informatio
? she was born in July of 1849, nea
MillsborO, a daughter of Charlie
, and Mary Ingram. She married tn
late Henry Wiley and had lived i
Georgetown for the past 65 years
Her husband for many years oper
Gted a cleaning establishment i
the rear of the Court House.
, Mrs. Wiley was laundress 70
| many of the prominent families i
= the vicinity for many years. Sh
continued to be active and unit
about two years ago assisted wit
household duties. Mrs. Wiley haC
on numerous occasions, recalle
the building of the railroad throug
Georgetown and Millsboro.
She is survived by two son,
Charles Ingram, Georgetown, an
: Robert Ingram, Philadelphia. Their
!, is also a granddaughter, Mrs. Dol
! othy Wiley Tingle, who cared fc
, her aged grandmother.
Funeral services were held in tn
! African First Baptist Church,
i 4 Georgetown, last Sunday at 300
, m. The Rev. Reese Phillips, of R,
hobOth, oficiated. Interment was j
:, Prospect A.M.E. Cemetery,
{ Georgetown.
! H0NOREO-The Kiwanis CIub
o Georgetown has received the K
wants International honorable mel
ton for outstanding communit
service at the organizations 37t
c annual international convention
= Seattle, Wash.
. The Kiwanis Club of Bedford, {
= was the winner.
|, They we're chosen for the
Il achievements in Kiwanis admin
tration, agriculture and conserv
p tion, boys and girls work, publ
Il and business affairs, support
churches in their spiritual aim
, and underprivileged children actiV
: ties.
II The citation for the clut
q achievement in 1871 WAS made