Milford chronicle., 1954-07-30
FRANKFORD
BY C. 6. CrOcker
Phone Rodney 4sIs

Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Austin and
five children from Salisbury. Nd.
spent the weekend Of July 1g. at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Orrie
Hudson and son. Master Albert
Austin remained for the week with
little Orrie. On the 25th the Hud-
sons carried Master Albert home to
Salisbury and visited the Austin
family.
Mrs G. g. Croker spent last Fri
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester V. Hudson and family at
Pine Ridge, near FenWick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hudson
and four children returned Sunday
to their home on Thatcher street
from weeks motor vacation to
Niagara Falls and other points
north.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Sherman Mont
gOmery and niece, Miss Pamela of
Arlington, Va. with Mrs. Julian
Steele Of Stephens City, Va, were
callers at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. G. Crocker one evening last
week.
Mrs. Burton G. Cannon and Mrs.
Norman c. Gum shared birthday
hOnors last Sunday Don't say I
told yOu-but they're about as
nice pair Of girls as ever grew
up IN our fair town.!
Speaking of growing up--Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Lynch of Knox
street, celebrated the third birth
day Of their blonde daughter GAYLE.
with a family party on Sunday. OF
course little brother, Douglas Lee,
"stOle the show"
Hurry up, kids. Your vacation
is more than half gone. MAKE the
most Of every hOur!!!!
Mrs. Myrtle Godfrey and son, Ell
mer Magee, entertained with a
goose dinner on Sunday, Mrs. Lau-
ra Robinson, Henry Kitchens and
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Bundick of
Whites Neck. Mrs. Godfrey will
celebrate her natal day next Sun
day August 1.
House guests Of Mrs TOpp M.
Heath last week were Mr.. and
Mrs. Ebe Walter Of Tampa, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus w. Perry Of
Detroit, Mich, Mrs. Nora Grove of
Kansas City, Kansas, and brother.
Charles w. Perry, of Wilmington,
also their niece. Miss Nellie Bed
we'll of PittsYille, Md, were call
ers at CrOekerz Korner last Tues
day.
Worship services last Sunday
We're conducted in the Ocean View
and rankfOrd Presbyterian
Church by the Rev. Philip Foster,
pastor OF the Westminster Church
in BradentOn, Florida.
The annual summer picnic and
beach party Of the FrankfOFd
Church School and members Of the
Presbyterian Church was held ca
Wednesday afternoon and evening
at the Ocean City, Md, home Of
Mrs. Ralph Belts. superintendent
Of the Sunday School.
Frankford MILDLY on
Training Cruise
More than $4,000 midshipmen, Of
ficers and men are embarked in 10
ships enrOute to Europe on the
summer first cruise of midship-
men.
Aboard the battleship U. s. s.
New Jersey is James Richard Bunt-
ing, interior communication cleo
trician, third class, u. S. Navy.
son of Mrs. Olive Bunting NAPLES
Of Frankford.
The eight week cruise began on
June z. Under the supervision of
crew members of the training ships
middies learn by doing" shipbOard
Jobs in navigation. gunnery, sea-
manship, engineering and COM
municatiOns.
The ships will visit ports of
Spain, Portugal. France, the Meth
erlands. and Belgium before return
ing to Norfolk, Va, on August 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Taylor and
son Mike Of Salisbury, Nd, spent
the weekend at the home of Fire
Chief and Mrs. George E. Marvel
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Middleton
were dinner guests last Thursday
evening Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
DOwningham of Philadelphia in
their cottage on Fenwick Beach.
The Methodist Church picnic was
held at Trappe Pond on Wednesday
of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis NJ. Gum.
Srd, spent part of last week in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. II. B. Shepherd Of Cam
bridge, Nd. was q guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Tingle last week.
Mrs. George w. HOrsey and
grandson, Harvey Kirk, Jr.. spent
last Wednesday at the hospital at
Fort Meade, Md, where her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harvey Kirk is recover
ing after having recently UNDER
gone a major operation. Mrs. Kirk
will be remembered locally as Miss
Helena Walter, valedictorian Of the
class of 1892, F. H. S.
Mr., and Mrs. G.. Massey Gum
had Mrs. S. Turner Foster as their
house guest last week.
Guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Burton
G. Cannon and son last week were
Mrs. Cannon,s sister, Mrs. Adam
Smith, and her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. William