Milford chronicle., 1952-02-01
Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delaware

No. 2 of the Dover District. viii
meet at Trinity Church, Harring-
ton, next Monday evening. Febru-
airy 4, at 8 o'clock. The rally will
feature a panel discussion by the
youth on two subjects, What Do
Youth Expect of Their Pastor?"
and How Can We Create Interest
In Local M. Y. F.?"
The panel will consist of youth
from the Sub-district. They are
Reba Smith, Trinity Church. Har-
ringtOn; Harold Bradley, Prospect
Church; Mary Ann Macklin, Chap
lain's Chapel; Betty Ann Graham,
Grace Church, Greenwood, and one
adult, the Rev. D. T. Pritchard, pas
tor OF Trinity Church, Harrington.
The moderator will be Miss Norma
Jane Adams of Epworth Church.
A short worship service will be
under the direction of the M. Y.F.
of Trinity Church. Miss Reba
Smith, president of sub-district No.
2 will preside over a short business
meeting. This will wind up the
evening with a short fellowship
hour provided by the youth of Trim
ity Church.
SUSPECTS HELD - State De-
tective Sergeant Joshua Bennett,
Troop 3, Dover, and Detective Ser
geant Willard Thompson, Bridge
vile, Troop 5, of the state police,
were sent to Charleston, S. c., this
week to place detainers against two
men arrested there and who are
wanted for a series of rObberies
at Dover and Harrington, January
18 and 10.
The men, William Haney, "a, of
Greenville and William Harrison,
36, of WestOver, Md, were arrested
Friday on charges of safe robber-
les in Charleston and in northern
South Carolina. These robberies
followed the Delaware breakings.
The car in which the men were
riding when arrested was a four
door sedan stolen from the Tru-
Val Agency of Dover. In the auto
mobile were .38 and AS calibre re-
volvers and pistols and shotguns
which state police believe may have
been part of the loot taken from
COnelley's Hardware Store at Little
Heaven, south of Dover.
In addition to the automobile
| agency and hardware store burg
laries state police said the men are
also suspected of breaking into the
Warrington Chrysler Agency at
Harrington when $1,000 was stolen
from a safe. The thieves also stole
a safe containing $500 from the
/ Tru-Val agency. The safe was
found later near Dover broken
J open.
QCARTERLY-The Fourth Quar-
terly Conference of Houston Meth
Odist Church was held last Thurs
day evening, January "a, at the
Community Hall. The conference
p, was opened with an informal din
[ ner meeting beginning at $3.50 2
M. after which the conference ses
sion was held, DR.. OIer a. BARLEY
. Dover District Superintendent, pre-
siding. FOrty-twO members were
present. Reports were read which
showed the church going forward.
The w. S. c. S. report which was
given by Mrs. Merrill Thistlewood,
president of the society was most
( excellent showing much work done
by the society during this confer
ence year and a substantial amount
of money raised and given out by
the society for all purposes requir-
ed of it. Another fine report was
that given by the M. Y. F., which
was given by Teddy Yerkes, pres
ident of the MY. F. Much praise
was given by the district superin-
tendent for this good report. All
other reports were equally good.
I The pastor reported % members
added so far this conference year,
five baptisms, two weddings and
eight funerals. The pastor also re-
ported a number of calls made in
homes and hospitals. Through the
pastoral relations committee and
/ the committee on finance, the pas
! tor was asked to return for another
year with an increase in salary.
Four new members were elected by
! the Quarterly to the board of stew
ards, they are: Chester c. Benson,
William Scott, William E. ManlOve,
Jr., and Alvin Brown.
DEDICATION-The meeting and
service of dedication of the United
/ Christian Youth Movement will be
held in Wesley Methodist Church
in Dover on February 8. Begin
ming at $50 p. m. with box sup
per in Grace Fellowship Hall, the
meeting will consist of an expla-
nation of the United Christian
Youth Movement and a song ser
vice, followed by the address and
service of dedication in the church
sanctuary.
The guest speaker will be Rev.
George Cooley, minister of Hill
crest Methodist Church of Will
mingtOn.
This service is one of many such
services being held on February 3
throughout North America. Letters
of invitation have been sent to
Youth Fellowships of all the
churches in the general area bound
ed by the Chesapeake and Della
ware Canal on the north; line
1 running east and west through
| Frederick on the south, the Della
ware-Maryland boundary on the
west and the Delaware River on the
east
With Rev. Charles Leech of the
Episcopal Diocese of Delawal e and
Rev. Howell Wilkins of the Middle