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Garden Show

The chairmen of the Delaware
Fall Garden Show to be held at
Strawbridge e Clothier's on Sept
ember 30 and October /, meet this
week with the Arrangement Chair
man, Mrs. C. Glenn Beadenkoff.
For the benefit of all gardeners
throughout the state wishing to
take part in the show, Mrs. M. c.
Phelps and Mrs. d. Meredith Reese
wish to announce the following
list of flowers that will be entered
on the official entries list for
specimens or horticultural exhib-
its
Arthirrhinum or snapdragon, an
nual and perennial asters, celosia
or coxcomb, dahlias-various forms,
gladiolas, lilies. roses, nasturtiums,
scabiosa, marigolds-various forms,
zinnias-various forms, fruit and
vegetables. Gardeners are urged
to plant seeds no later than this
week and everyone is urged to
grow with the idea of making en-
tries in the show.
The Sussex Gardeners join the
Delaware Flower committee in in
teresting every gardener in Della
ware to become part of the state
wide show.
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Sussex School
Election Tits

There will be eight contests
throughout Sussex County when the
school elections are held Saturday.
May IA. from / to 8 p. M, in most
cases, in the schools.
There is only one vacancy each
in the school boards of the county,
except for Milford, which will elect
four members.
Other contests will include the
John M. Clayton School. No. 81.
serving Dagsboro and frankfort,
with Levi r. Bunting and Raymond
E. Townsend as candidates; the
Greenwood School No. 81, w. Alli-
son Davis and Wilbur C. Root;
Milton School No. s, William j.
Coulbourne and Harmon l.. Lewis;
Laurel Special, Lawrence z. Allen
and Harry G. McAllister: Seaford
Special, Mrs. Marie S. Fox and Ce-
Gil B. Tull.
The other two contests are in the
colored schools of Delmar and
frankfort, with Granville Eugene
Hearne and William X. Horsey at
Delmar and George Backett. Will
lie r. Clark and Elmer Miller at
frankfort.
Other candidates, who are unop-
posed, are: William N. Hopkins.
Lewes Special; Margaret 8. Dick.
Rehoboth Special; DR.. G.. M. Van
Valkenburgh, Georgetown Special:
Rudolph B. Hastings, Bethel; c.
Walton Smith, Jr.. Bridgeville; Roll
and j. Ellis, Delmar; Preston Nib
lett, Gumboro; Russell Bradley,
Lincoln; Harry III. Dukes, Jr., Lord
Baltimore; Granville Messick, Mills
boro: Edgar Richards. Selbyville.
For trustees in the colored
schools, those unopposed are Emory
l.. Nichols, Bridgeville: Alonzo L.
Taylor, Greenwood: Willis Young,
Lincoln;i Martin Conoway, Mills
boro: Herman Piper, Milton:
Charles E. Showell, Selbyville.
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New Awards Program
Set-Up For All Boys

Awards for All boys with out
standing agricultural project rec
ords are available for the first time
this year in the National All Boys
Agricultural Awards program.
In program, club members are
encouraged to carry combination
of agricultural projects which, pro-
vide a balanced program in keep
ing with the potential and needs
of the family farm.
Honors for more than 5000 in
dividual members are being made
available by the International Har-
yester Company, active supporter
of All Club work for more than
35 years. Over $4,000 boys are
eligible to participate.
Purpose of the program is to
have All boys develop pride in
and respect for agriculture; adapt
and apply the latest agricultural
practices and research to farm
ing operations and to participate
in helping the family achieve its
goals for progress in farming, happy
family living and community i'm
provement.
The new program will recognize
the achievements of boys in all
All agricultural programs, includ-
ing dairy, electric, field crops,
forestry. gardening, meat animal,
poultry, soil and water conserva-
ton and tractor.
Two medals are available for
winners in each county. The state
winner will receive an all-expense
trip to the National All Club Con-
gress in Chicago. Nov. 27-Dec. 1.
At the Congress, six national win
ners each will be presented $500
College scholarships.
The Boys Agricultural program
is conducted by the Cooperative
Extension Service, and full in
formation is available at county
Extension offices.
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Hospital Births

May 2: Boy. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hicks, (colored) Milford; Girl, Mr..
and Mrs. John Banks, (colored)
Lincoln; Boy, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Marvel, Milton.
May 8: Girl. Mr. and Mrs. Jennis
Bowden, (colored) Georgetown; ;
Girl, Mr.. and Mrs. Darrell Murray.
Milford; Boy. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Sherman, Milford.
May q Boy. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Stevens, (col) Milford; Boy, Mr.. &
Mrs. Donald Truitt. Seafofd; Girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Taylor,
(colored) Millsboro.
May 5: Girl, Mr.. and Mrs. Payn-
ter Ingram, Milford; Girl, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Larimore, Harrington.
May, 6: Boy. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Mohr, Milford; Girl, Mr. and Mrs
Edward Smith, Harrington; Boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Rawding, Fell
ton.
May z: Boy, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Irwin, Pennington.
May s: Boy, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Isaacs. Greenwood; Girl, Mr.. and
Mrs. Woodrow Wilkerson, Bridge
vile.
May 8: Boy. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Harrington, Milford
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Jaycee's Sponsoring
Miss Milford Contest

1t was announced today by Mr..
Tom Fax that the Miss Del-Mar-Va
Contest at Onancock, Va, will have
a representative from this city. She
will be selected at the Miss Milford
OF 1855 contest which will be held
on the stage of the Milford Theatre
on Thursday evening, June End, at
9 p. m.
Sponsors of the Miss Milford con-
test will be the Milford Junior
Chamber of Commerce with Joseph
Lofiand, Jr., acting as general chair
man. Mr.. Fax, club president, sta
ted that other committees are now
being formed to aid in this project
All single. girls between 16 and
q years of age having a Milford adj
dress are eligible to participate in
the Miss Milford Contest. They may
secure entry blanks from the fol-
lowing: Mr.. Tom Fax, Mr.. Joseph
Lofland, Jr., Mr.. Claud Tease or at
the box office of the Milford Thea
tire.
The contestants will appear first
in gown and then in bathing attire.
d uuStS llOiil Oul VI Tie City Will Oc
on hand to select the winner who
will receive many lovely prizes,
courtesy of our, friendly Milford
merchants. The winner will repre-
sent our fair city in the semi-finals
of the Miss Del-Mar-Va VIII con-
test.
Tickets for the Miss Milford con-
fest will soon be on sale Holders
will be entitled to see the regular
screen program and the contest.
They will also be aiding the Mil
ford Jaycees in this worthwhile
project to publicise our city, since
the club will share in the percen-
tage of all tickets sold in advance.
The club requests that its many
friends plan now to purchase tick
cts we'll in advance, from any mem
her
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Mrs. Clarence Jester is a pa
tient in the Milford Memorial Hos
pital.
R. d. Bob" Davis celebrated his
80th birthday on Tuesday of this
week. Congratulations
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Burris are
adding to their home on Clarke
avenue, having a new dining room
and spacious quarters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Hall and
children of Claymont were Mo-
theirs Day weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse KINNEY.
Reverend and Mrs. w. S. Nc
Ginnis of Wilmington were Mo-
theirs Day guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Saunders, Sr.
Mrs. Harry Fl. Brakeley was in
Riverton, N. j., for the past week
end and was the guest of her son,
Harry Fl. Brakeley and Mrs.
Brakeley.
Miss Barbara Sheaffer, a stu
dent at Mary Washington College,
was home for the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Sheaffer.
Mrs. F. Burgette Short went to
Newark on Wednesday to be the
guest of Mrs. Edwin D. Steele.
While there she will attend the
sessions of Peninsula Conference
of the Methodist Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas DrummOnd
and family attended the funeral of
Mrs. Ernest r. Chapman in Phila-
delphia on Saturday, May z. She
passed away after a lingering ill
ness.
Mrs. Fannie Lambden who is con-
vaiescing from a broken hip at the
Swartzentruber Rest Home near
Greenwood, is reported as having a
very severe attack of gall duct dis
turbance and is quite sick.
Robert G. Messick, ID. X. 8 OF
Newport. Rhode Island, spent the
past weekend with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin G. Messick
On Tuesday, Bob sailed from Bos-
ton for a three week cruise to Ber-
niuda.
Mr.. and Mrs. James M. GRECO of
Woodland Heights, Wilmington,
Del, are being congratulated on the
arrival of their first child, a son,
Michael Andrew, on May g. Mrs.
GRECO is the former Miss Albina
Kielbasa, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew j. Kielbasa of near Milford.
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Hospital Shop Hostesses

Friday, May 10: Afternoon-Mrs.
Alex Glasmire; Evening-Mrs. Mary
Manlove.
Saturday, May IA: Afternoon
Mrs. Edward Ford; Evening-Mrs.
Ralph j. Lewis.
Sunday, May IS: Afternoon-Mrs.
Mark Ulery; Evening-Mrs. Frank
Brereton.
Monday, May 16: Afternoon-Mrs
o. G. F. Bonnert and Mrs. Byron
Gibson; Evening-Mrs. Wilmer o.
Landlord, 3rd.
Tuesday, May II: Afternoon
Mrs. ]. ]. Pearce; Evening-Mrs.
Eugene Murphy and Mrs. Leroy
Rust.
Wednesday, May Is: Afternoon
Mrs. Joseph Kemp and Mrs. Henry
Frankel; Evening Miss Alice
Brown.
Thursday, May 10: Afternoon
Mrs. Victor Harrison; Evening
Miss Ortha Webb.
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Items Of q Purely
Personal Nature

Mr.. and Mrs. John Jewell are
making an addition to their home
at Brattan Heights.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c. Heisler
of Sarasota, Florida, were guests
of DR.. and Mrs. Samuel M. ID. Mar
shall this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Heisler
of Sarasota, Florida, have been
guests of DR.. and Mrs. S. M. d.
Marshall this week.
Miss Kathleen, Isaacs, a student
at Beaver College, spent the past
weekend with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Roland Isaacs-
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Kelley of
Oakland, California, and Russell
Hogue, Jr., of Norwich, n. Y, were
the weekend guests of Mrs. Phyllis
Kelley.
Melva Jane Bradford, Halle
Crawford and Carol Kurtz of Fall
mouth, Mass. spent the past week
end with Mrs. Elizabeth r. Brad
ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tilghman Krauss
and son Rusty of Arnold, Md, were
weekend visitors at Cedar Grove
Farm with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Jacobs and Mrs. Duane
Lynn.
Mrs. Roland Isaacs and daugh-
ters Miss Seva Isaacs and Mrs.
Leroy Rust, visited Miss Kathleen
Isaacs, a student of Beaver College,
Jenkintown, Pa, last Saturday and
attended the May Day festivities
being held there.
Mrs. Edward ]. Salevan and Mrs.
| Dumont Lambert left Honolulu,
Hawaii, yesterday. flying to the
west coast. They will come across
country by train, stopping enroute
for some sightseeing. They. have
been away since last fall.
Harold Kenton and family visited
their mother, Mrs. Nora Kenton on
Mothers Day. Other guests during
the day were Preston and Jack
Kenton, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cal
loway of Milford, Edgar Draper of
near FELTON,, and Arthur Morris of
Milford.
! Mr.. and Mrs. e. Roscoe Gallo
way had their children as their
guests during the weekend and
family dinner on Sunday. Pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. William r.
Ottinger and son Wayne of Allan
tic City, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Ed
wards of Greensboro, Md, Mr.. and
Mrs. James R. Kitchens and Bob
by of Bridgeville and Mr.. and Mrs.
| William Galloway of town.
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SIxTH-GRADE SPANISH

CHADRON, Neb. -(P)- Fifth
and sixth graders in the Campus
Laboratory School of Chadron State
Teachers College start the day with
a pledge of allegiance to the flag in
Spanish, then sine America in
Spanish. They carry on simple con-
versations too in the foreign tongue.
The program, now in it's second
semester, is directed by Mrs. Car
men, Garcia of Scottsbluff, Neb.,
who instructs 81 children in Span
ish reading and conversation every
afternoon.
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Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

EXPENSIVE HUB CAPS Two
teen-age youths were fined a total
of $3.50 and costs by Alderman C.
r. Dempsey of Dover recently on a
charge of petit larceny of two hub
caps from the automobile of Ron
aid Stafford, a Wesley Junior Col
lege student, last Wednesday night.
night.
Crawford Clay Bailey, Is, Smyr-
ma, paid a fine of $50 and costs.
Charles Elwood Wheeler, 10, near
Townsend, was fined 800 and costs
with the alternative of serving a
30-day Jail sentence. Wheeler had
previously been in similar trouble,
officers said.
A 17-year-old Smyrna boy, ar
rested with the other two, was
turned over to Juvenile Court au-
thorities. He already was on pro-
baton from that court.
Bailey and Wheeler pleaded gull
ty. Bailey, when the alderman
asked his reason for taking the OBJ
jects, said that he wanted them be-
cause they were fancier than those
on his car. Both pleaded guilty.
HEALTH CLINICS-May 16, Well
Child Conference, Dover, Health
Unit, Ala S. State Street, 100 p. m
Call Dover Sill, Ext. 10, for ap-
pointments.
May IT: Venereal Disease Clinic
Milford, Health Unit, Shore TheateI
Building, 1880 a. m-12:30 D. m.
Crippled Children's Clinic, Dover
Health Unit, Ala S. State Street
$50 a. m.
May IS, 1853: Chest Clinic, Do,
yer, Ala S. State Street, 10000 a. m.
Cancer Detection Center. FELTON,
Community Hall, 7:45-11:45 a. m.
and 12:45-2:45 p. m. Call Feltor
1898 for appointments. This servict
is for women 25 years of age an(
over.
4 May 10: Pre-School Immuniza
ton, Caesar Rodney, $3.50 a. IN. ano
400 p. M; Cancer Detection Cen
ter, Dover, Health Unit, Ala
State Street. 9:45-11:45 a. m. AM
12:45-2:45 p. m. Call Dover 482.
for appointments. This service II
for women 25 years of age and over
} May 20: Cancer Detection Center
Smyrna, Health Unit, e. Commerce
Street. 9:45-11:45 a. m. and 12:45
2:45 p. m. Call Smyrna 3091 for ap
pointments. This service is for wo
men 25 years of age and over.
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Trophy Grange Notes

Mrs. Anna Moore was in charge
of the literary program last Mon
day night. The Grange sang bud
and Bloom; Annie Cow read "Her
New Hat: next was a chorus, 1.-THE
River of Time: Mrs. Eva Filings
worth read "The Family; Mrs.
Moore conducted quiz, then games
were played under the direction of
Mrs. Gladys Hates. Refreshment
were much enjoyed.
On Monday evening, May %, Tro-
uhy Grange will be host to the
Oranges of Kent County. The pro-
gram will be furnished by Harring-
ton Grange.
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EAR FRIENDS

- lEAR FRIENDS
In few short
hours | will be on a
train vending my
- way to the plains of
Kansas. While / shall be in
Topeka with my family there |
shall get lots of chances to see
Kansas and the country in be-
tween here and there. 1t is
nice to anticipate the trip and
to have an anxious group
awaiting my arrival Elaine
and Hayes with the little girls
have planned much for me to
see which is very pleasant to
be thinking about as | go. In
two weeks or less we will be
coming back and Elaine and
the girls will spend the. sum-
mer on the east coast while
Captain Dickerson is on a mis-
sion of the same duration.
Florida.
Yesterday being Mother Day
there were a number of visit
ors in town. 1t is a lovely day
for remembrances and whe-
Their your mother is still with
you or has attained the perfect
rest, the associations of the
past draw near and make it
special time of the year. We
hear much about the day be-
coming quite commercialized
and the real purpose marred,
but in the heart Of every true
son and daughter is the desire
that there always will be a
particular day for Mother.
Mrs. Reese Thistlewood COM
pletely surprised Mrs. James
Downham Thursday evening of
last week at her home near
Harrington. The surprise was
a stork shower, which was
planned as a regular meeting
of Mrs. Downham's bridge
club. The lovely appoint
ments of the table and refresh
ments were in keeping with
the coming blessed event.
Present for the evening were
Mrs. Harry Greenly. Mrs. Rich
ard CIendaniel, Miss Edna
Simpson, Miss Doris. Wilkins,
Mrs. Frank Clendaniel, Jr.,
Mrs. Frank Smith, Mrs. John
Hallett, Mrs. Palmer Anstine,
Mrs. John Hall, Mrs. Jack
Dickerson and Mrs. Herschel
Poore.
Down town this morning |
was so glad to see my former
neighbor, Charles III. Heisler,
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School Official Contests
Loom In Kent, May Ia

! There will be contests for places
on boards of education and boards
of school trustees in six districts
in Kent County at the annual school
election tomorrow, Saturday. May
ii, according to nominating petit
lions filed in the Office of Clerk of
the Peace Walter A. Handsbury.
In addition there have been single
candidates filed in nine other dis
tricts. The list does not include
the list of candidates for the Mil
ford Board of Education since these
candidates filed in Sussex County.
There are three candidates filed
for the one place to be filled on
the Dover Board of Education,
while there are two candidates
filed for the one place to be filled
on the boards at Smyrna, Hartly,
FELTON,, Harrington and Frederick.
The three candidates for the one
place on the Dover Board of Edu-
cation are Samuel B. Kendall,
Jerome N. Shapiro and DR.. Robert
J. Zurkow.
Other Contests Listed
The two candidates for the one
place on the Smyrna Board of
Education are Francis Gebhart and
Robert A. Mills, while the two
candidates for the one place on the
Harrington BOARD of Education
are Luther p Hatfield and Clifford
Outten.
The two candidates for the one
place on the Hartly Board of School
Trustees are Melvin Blechman and
Elmer C. Luton, while the two
candidates for the FELTON, Board of
5 School Trustees are William NJ
Paskey and w Russell Torbert
The two candidates for the one
place to be filled on the Frederick
Board of School Trustees are Fora
B. TAtman and Thomas P. Webb.
The candidates for the various
boards of school trustees who will
have no opposition at the election
are as follows: Magnolia. Charles
II. Galloway: Oak Point. Andrew
Stutzman. Pennington. Leon r.
Rust; Clayton, Richard w Com
egvs'
Houston, Francis Simpson; Ken
ton. Walter McGinnis. Mt. Olive.
Emile Shocklev. and Cheswold
Negro school, Garland Carney.
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Parcel Post
StOrk Shower

Mrs. Roland Beebe was delight
fully surprised on the afternoon of
Monday, May 9Th, when she re-
ceived so many lovely gifts from
friends and relatives. The occasion
was Mrs. Beebe's birthday and also
a Parcel Post Stork Shower, ar
ranged by Mrs. Harry Beebe, of
Lincoln.
Mrs. Clarence McAllister, Sr.,
Mrs. Walter Wilkerson. Mrs. John
Fl. Booth, Mrs. Weldon Reed and
daughter, Faye Ann and Mrs. Law
renee Beebe were present for the
opening of the gifts.
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CLASSIFIED THEFT

NORFOLK, Va. - up - Safe
crackers, working strictly within
their classification, stole q safe from
a Broad Street service station and
borrowed station truck to haul it
away They returned the truck after
footing the safe of $22 and leaving
it on the city dump.
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Local Happenings
STRAWBERRY FEsTIyAL-rh

- NINA w DERhI TS Nv At he
Glendale w. S. c. S. will hold n
Strawberry Festival at the School
on Thursday evening, May 26th.
There will be strawberry short
cake, home made ice cream. cakes
and fancy work for sale. All mem
beers are asked to bring something
to be sold.
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Weekly Weather
Report For Milford
From Thursday, May 5th, To We'd
nesday. May 18th, Inclusive

John E. Barcus, weather recorder
reports the following weather con-
ditions for Milford as recorded on
instruments located on Lakeview
Avenue, for the week beginning
Thursday, May 9Th and ending on
Wednesday, May 18th. inclusive:
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ICE CREAM FEsTIyAL-An ice

ICE CREAM FESTIVAL-An ice
cream festival with homemade ice
cream and cake will be held by the
Young Adults of the Bethany
Church of the Brethren il was de-
cided at meeting in the fellowship
hall Tuesday night.
The event, in charge of Miss Luz
ellie Hamstead, Greenwood, will be
held at the church from z to 10
D. M. Saturday night, June 4. All
proceeds will go for a landscaping
project now under way on the
church grounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Root were
host and hostess for the meeting.
PLANE HUNT FUTILE-An in
tensive three-hour search by state
police and the Dover Air Force
Base late Tuesday afternoon failed
| to reveal any evidence of a jet
plane falling in the woods between
Smyrna and Blackbird, as reported
by motorist.
The latter stopped at the Dover
troop of the state police at 1920 d.
m, and said that a jet plane had
| plunged into wooded area quar-
/ ter mile from the Dupont Parkway.
Police notified the air base and
planes were sent out to comb the
area. Pilots reported sighting no
plane wreckage.
SAFE LOOTERS FOILED-Burg-
lars broke into the building of the
Southern State Cooperative over
the weekend but failed to gain ac-
cess to the money section of the
safe, Dover city police disclosed.
The burglars succeeded in chiseI-
ing and hammering open the safes
bottom section where business pa
pers are kept, but couldn't open the
upper sections door behind which
were funds of the cooperative, po-
lice said. The only loot consisted
of some tools.
Entry was gained by breaking
the glass in an outside door. Police
said the burglary was attempted
sometime Saturday night or early
Sunday morning.
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The Turks call corn Egyptian
corn" and the Egyptians call it
Syrian corn"
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DONAWAY

w
Amos r. Donaway, 40, died sud
denly Saturday, May z, of a heart
attack. He was employed by the
Houston White Co., MillsbOro.
He was the son of Mrs. Ida Hall
Walls and the late Joseph DON
away.
Besides his mother and step
father, he is survived by two sis
tiers, Mrs. Ola Jones and Mrs. Mary
Adkins, both of Millsboro, and one
brother, George Donaway, Mills
boro.
Funeral was held Tuesday after
noon at o'clock, from the Watson
and Gray Funeral Homo, Millsboro,
the Rev. Donald Hornung, pastor
of Grace Methodist Church, officia-
ting. Interment in Mechanics Gene
terry.
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MITCHELL

Rufus NJ. Mitchell, Jr., 46, died
Saturday morning at his home near
Millsboro after a long illness.
He was the son of the late Rufus
M. Mitchell, ST., and Mrs. Alice
Esham Mitchell with whom he made
his home.
He is survived, in addition. to his
mother, by five brothers, Louder H.,
George A, and Harley B. Mitchell,
all of Millsboro; and Herman and
Robert Mitchell, Georgetown.
His half-sister, Mrs. Lillian
Moore, died in her sleep last Sun
day.
Funeral was held Tuesday after
noon at 2 o'clock at his late home,
in charge of Lorenzo Phillips. In
terment in Mechanics Cemetery,
MillsbOro.
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PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN-Th,

regular monthly meeting of the
Women's Association of the Pres
byterian Church will be held Tues
day, May 18th, at 800 p. M. at the
church. The devotions will be led
by Mrs. George Giltenboth. whose
tonic will be go And Sin No More,
John 8:11. The speaker for the eve
ming will be from "The Home of
The Ministering Friends. This is
home for needy women. which
was opened in Miami, Florida, in
1851. 1t has helped many women to
find their way back to normal
and constructive place in society.
The home is in charge of two con-
secrated christian superintendent
who are there at all times. 1.-THE
Home of Ministering Friends" is
non-sectarian and is endorsed bv
the International Union of Gospel
Missions. A social hour with group
No. as hostess will follow the
meeting. The public is urged to at
tend.
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Local Happenings

w. e. t. u. MEETS - The w. c.
T. u. will meet with Mrs. Caddie
Rogers, 204 E. Fourth Street. Nom
day evening, May 10th, at 1880.
Delegates for County Convention
will be chosen, making this an i'm
portant meeting.