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Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24
OBITUARY
BARR

BARR
Funeral services for J. Linden
Barr. So, Iumberman and former
Republican state legislator, were
held at 2 D. m. Thursday from the
Carey Funeral Home in George
town
The Rev. William o. Hackett,
pastor of Wesley Methodist Church
and the Rev. DR.. Thomas G. Multi
gan, pastor Of Grace Methodist
Church. Georgetown, oficiated. In
ferment was made in Union Ceme-
terry.
Mr.. Barr died Monday, February
20. in the Beebe Hospital in Lewes,
after a long illness. He served as a
member Of the State Industrial Ac-
oident Board from 1910 10 1852 and
had been elected Sussex County
Register Of Wills in 1892 His two
term1 as q state representative be-
gan in 1896
Born in Georgetown, he was IN
the lumber business with his bro
Their Charles Barr, Sussex County
comptroller.
In addition to his brother, he is
survived by his wife, AIrs. Eva
johnson Barr: a daughter, Miss
IVA Lynn Barr. Georgetown, and
a sister, Mrs. Natter D. Marvel, Of
Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24
Century Club News


Mrs. Theodore Aber win be
chairman of the program at the
Milford New Century Club on Mon
day, it being Brotherhood Day on
the club calendar. Because Of liz
ness. Walter Geldzahler of Will
mington, executive director Of the
National Conference Of Christians
and Jews, viii be unable to be
present, but three cO-chairmen rep
.resenting the conference viii be
present to speak They are G.
Douglass Buck, Jr., William Duffy.
Jr., and Sidney Laub It viii be-
an open day and interested friends
will be privileged to attend this
important meeting
Monday of this week vas Busi-
ness and Social Day at the club.
AS an added flip to the usual nice.
day, Mrs. Duane Lynne gave the
members present an interesting
look at the countries she visited
last summer in the Middle East.
Mrs. Lynne flew with a company
Of ladies. members of the National
Agricultural Association, from New
York City, landing at Cairo. Their
objective was to see what benefit
had been attained OF the use Of the
Marshall Plan and &c what use
UNICEF was being placed. The
members were interested in what
progress was being made in the
agricultural field and how the peo-
pie were accepting this aid Mrs.
Lynne was of the opinion that Il
Wohld be long educational pro-
cess, which would eventually help
many Of the people in these small
countries whose progress Is being
sponsored She had interesting ex-
hibits Of things she purchased and
beautiful slides Of the many PLACES
visited. Beirut. Teheran. Bagdad,
Israel, Tel-Aviv, Haifi, Instabuhl,
and many cities in between were
places she spoke about and showed
pictures Of. and had Informative
talks about each Of them.
Mrs. Harold Wall and Mrs J.
Spencer Willis headed a committee,
who with them. had arranged an
attractive tea table where sand
witches and cookies were accom-
paniments TO the beverage and the
conversation. The color scheme
was red and white and a Valentine
tree graced the presidents desk
The usual meeting of March
win be postponed to March 6 be-
cause Of the Art Exhibit being ar
ranged By Mrs. Frank Austin. The
exhibit win continue until March z,
giving two days together, thus not
interfering with the Music Glass
which is held every Monday even
ing IN the club. The directors meet
ing win also take place on March
f..
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24

Miss Sue Brown of Newark was
the past weekend guest Of Miss
Roma Postles.
Mr.. and Mrs. David A. Clements.
Jr., were in New York City few
days this week.
S/Sgt. Melva J. Bradford and
S/Sgt. Halle Crawford Of Otis Air
Force Base, Mass, spent the week
end with Mrs. Betty Bradford.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Harry May
heW and children of Edgewood, Nd,
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
E. Mayhem over the past weekend,
Thomas Fax was in Princeton
the past weekend, and attending
the hundredth birthday celebration
of former President Woodrow VIII
son.
DR.. and Mrs. Robert Potts, Miss
Diane Potts and Robert Potts, Jr.,
of Deep River, Conn, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. John o. Snyder
from Tuesday until Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hayes have
returned home after spending three
weeks in TT. Pierce Fla, as guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Makal.
While there they visited Mr. Ezra
Hayes in TT. Myers. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Giroin, st. Petersburg,
and helped Mr.. d. G. Wigley cele-
brate his birthday on February "a
with a big turkey dinner. Bob did
lot of fishing and hooked a couple
of hisy ones
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24
State OAR Elects
LeWes Lady Regent

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rial Hall, Washington, d. c., be
renovated TO depict an authentic
living room Of the Delaware Revo-
lutionary War period. The removal
ton will be started Immediately.
A memorial service, conducted by
state chaplain, MIS-. Richard Groo,
was held for Mrs. Anna Pennington
Trott, a member Of Caesar Rodney
Chapter, who died June 1, 1855,
and Mrs. EInhy Jackson Downing,
Capt. Jonathan Caldwell Chapter,
Milford, who died January "a, 1856.
The state registrars report in
dicated an increase in membership
in the state, with a total member
ship now of SIS.
Caesar Rodney Chapter received
the National Membership Chair
mans award for the greatest per-
cent net Increase in membership
for the year.
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24
Hospital HOstesses

The W0men's Auxiliary Of the
Milford Memorial Hospital has
announced the Hospital Shop Hos
tesses and Hospital Cart Hostesses
for the week, Friday, February "a,
to Thursday, March /
Hospital Shop Hostesses. FRI
day, February afternoon, Mrs.
Marian Durocher; evening, Mrs.
Charles Lacy and Mrs. Clarence
Davis; Saturday, February 25--af-
ternoon, Mrs. Helen Lynn; eve
ming, Mrs. Arthur Hall; Sunday,
February 26-afternoon, Mrs. Sam
uel Weinburg; evening, Mrs. AL
bert Strahle; Monday, February
27-afternoon, Mrs. Milton Smith
and Mrs. Joseph Orkin; evening,
Mrs. A. D. Dickerson; Tuesday,
February 28-afternO0n, Mrs. Nell
son Wright and Mrs. Ernest Fisch-
er; evening, Mrs. John Hallett and
Mrs. Harry Greenly; Wednesday,
February afternoon, Mrs. Bur-
ton Willis evening, Mrs. Ray Will
kerson; Thursday. March latter
noon, Mrs. Harry Frankel and Mrs.
Robert Mercer; evening, Mrs.
Charles g. Kicker.
Hospital Cart Hostesses: Friday,
February 24-Mrs. Milton Dill and
Mrs. George Panson; Saturday.
February 25-Mrs. D0nzel Wildey
and Mrs. Sam Marshall, Jr.; Mon
day, February 27-Mrs. Dorothy
Rathmell and Mrs. Ed Steiner;
Tuesday, February 28Mrs. Wal
ter Maye and Mrs. Morris Kosher;
Wednesday, February % = Mrs.
John Rogers and Mrs. Broddus
Jones; Thursday. March Mrs.
Harvey Shafer and Mrs. Louis
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24
Items Of q Purely
Personal Nature

Miss Virginia Hurm of Newark,
was the weekend guest Of Miss
Betty Grier.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Haswell Pierce
have been in Washington, d. c.,
from Sunday until yesterday.
-
Mrs. William r. Draper and son
Tommy will leave tomorrow for
Long Beach, California, to be the
guests Of Lieutenant and Mrs. Ger
aid Buckson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Sanders and
daughter, Deborah Ann, Of Dun
linden Acres. Wilmington, spent the
past weekend with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson w. Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Alfred. Swain Of
Macon, Georgia, arrived on Monday
to be the. guests Of their parents
ar. and Mrs. George "A. Swain
They left Tor home Thursday.
-
Captain and Mrs. Francis Hum
phreys are expected to arrive this
weekend to be the guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Short. Captain
Humphreys will leave soon for the
west coast where he will go tC
Japan for his next tour of duty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Town.
send and daughters, Connie and
Marsha, will return home on Sun.
day after a short vacation in Flor.
ida. While there they were guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Draper
Jr., at Golden Beach, from Monday
until Wednesday.
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24
FruitIand Grange Notes

At its regular meeting on Mon
day, February 90, Fruitland Grange
was host to representatives Of COM
munity organizations who hid been
invited by the Community Service
Committee to share with the Grange
their ideas Of community needs.
Ernest Cool. Chairman Of the Com
munity Service committee. intro
iuced the following gnests: MS.
Albert Snanp. Round Table Club;
Frank Matthews. Lions Club;
Richard Foraker. Fire Company;
md Cowgill Barnard. Rotary Club.
Community improvements suggest
I'd hv the panel were: IA c0mmuni-
" cleanup dav in the spring: more
counters for Civilian Defense:
Better FIRE protection for town and
~nral areas. Swimming fpcihtiess
md a Tnoda-n sewage system for
--anden and Wyoming. F'ruitland
Grange Community Service Com-
nittee rlans to include some Of
-hese suggestions IN their com
~nunitv service projects this wear.
Worthy Master Wallace Gaulk
7is.rihrted the Grange program
aOntaining q list Of programs and
committees for the year
Mrs. Ernest Ceea, chaiSInan Of
Home Fcon0OSes committee dis
cussp8 4ee Home Economies and
HaaHn goals for the year and pro-
vidsd each menber VIA a copy
Of /nroiecfs to lie c0glpletsd.
IThrouRh fhe COOPERATION Of the
wild Cat 4-I. Club. $1,000 was coll
iected for the Heart fund.
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24
Milford Bowling League

DOnOnOe, lfOs ~. hsHlUels 1907
Moore, 1853; Kennedy. 1855; Besen-
fielder, 1875; Hall, 164; Bressler.
1872; Hoch, 161; Briggs. 161; Eypel,
ISL; SchaefeP, $50; Horner, 100;
Jaquette, 159; Cresson, 158; West.
157; Carter, 1855; Boogurzewski,
1856; Adkins. 154; Fink, 154; Nau-
man, 1853; Mcpherson. 152; Short,
ISL; wilkins, Isl; J. johnson, ISL;
H. johnson, $50; Clendaniel. $50;
Grier, 149; Lynch, 149; Dellinger,
148; Holleger, 14S; Groverman.
TAG; Atkinson. 146: Cartwright, 1916;
Saunders, 145; Ewonishon, 145:
Wolfe, 143; B. Kimmel. 1877; WOll-
ters, 1876; Murphy. 1876: Brown,
1876; Dare. 128; copeland, 127;
Jones, 125; Massaferi. 124; StOops,
1913; Mccarthy, 119; Knapp, 76.
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24

Rev. and Mrs. Liston Meyer are
receiving congratulations upon the
arrival Of a baby girl on February
Is. The little girl has been named
Debra Lynn. Mrs. Meyer is the
former Eta Mae Wilson, daughter
OF mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Wilson Of
Lincoln. Mr.. Mover is the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Meyer Of
Stanton. Va.
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24
Births At Hospital

February 10: Girl, Mr.. and Mrs.
Winford Gregory (coloredl, Mil
ford.
February IA: Boy. Mr., and Mrs.
William Schiller. Jr.. Milford; Girl,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Satterheld,
Frederick; Boy, Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
Aph A. Elliott, M. D., Laurel; Girl
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Draper, Har-
ringtOn.
February Is: Boy, Mr.. and Mrs,
Gerald Pepper, Georgetown.
February is: Boy, Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Edwards, FELTON,; Girl
Rev. and Mrs. Liston Meyer
Greensboro; Girl, Mr.. and Mrs
Clifford Bullock, Milford.
February 10: Girl, Mr.. and Mrs
Jim Wengerd, Milford; Boy, Mr.
and Mrs. Mosby Riddle, George
town.
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Deloware

SPRING DANCE - Frederica
Fire House. Murderkill Lions Club,
sponsor. Lew Start. Dress optional.
Couple $780, Benefit Welfare
Fund. March 2, 1868 to 1.
BEM9CRATS no MEET-There
win be a meeting Of the Tenth Dis
trict Democratic Club of Kent
County, Monday, February 81.
1856, at 500 D. m. in Wildwood
Hall. This meeting is called by
the president. Emory Lynch. FOR
the purpose Of nominating and
electing officers. Everyone Well
come
CRAWLS FOR HELP It took
a Delmar woman two painful hours
Monday to crawl the length of her
house to phone for aid after she
was injured IN a fall
Neighb0rs said ATS. John Kiiliaa.
who lives alone on Elizabeth Street.,
said she fell as she was getting
into bed Sunday night She real
lied she was badly hurt only when
she awakened Monday, they said.
Rescuers had to force a window
to get to her.
She was taken 10 Peninsula Gem
eral Hospital at Salisbury. and was
found to have broken pelvic bone
and numerous bruises.
KENT CLINICS - February q,
1856 Well Child Conference. Dover,
Health Unit, IA South State
Street, 100 d m. Call Dover 5711.
extension. 10. for appointments.
February %. 1856: Well Child
Conference Milford (c9 Health
4 Unit, Shore Theater Building. 1900
III. M Venereal Disease Clinic.
] Dover, Health Unit, 4l4 South
State Street, 1890 a. m.
March 4, 1856. Cancer Detection
Center Harrington, New Century
Club, 9.45-11 AS a. m. and 12.A5-
l2:45 p. nj. This service is Tor wo-
men Is years Of age and over. Call
Harrington 1855 for appointments.
SUSSEX MOTOR AIDE - State
Senator Charles G. Moore, the mo-
tor vehicle commissioner, disclosed
this week that Mrs. Isabel Joseph
of Rehoboth win become manager
\ Of the Georgetown branch Of the
motor vehicle department on March
1st.
Mrs. Joseph win succeed Mrs.
Marguerite b. Messick Of Seaford.
a Republican, who was appointed
to the job on November ]. 1853
This is the second change IN
branch managership announced by
the new commissioner. He had al
ready disclosed that former State
Rep. Martin J. Walsh of Whining
ton will replace former State Rep.
Norman z. Battersby OF Newark
in the Wilmington office on MarF,h
/ 1st.
COSTLY DRTYING-John r. vir-
din Of Dover was held under ST.
400 bail for the Court Of Common
Pleas on charge OF driving under
the influence Of intoxicating liQ-
uor fourth offense, and operatiifg
a motor vehicle during a period Of
ACfSDcttAOA, ncNJhN DAciAnby ~
hearing before Alderman Willian
| M. Doughten Of Smyrna. over the
weekend
The Smyrna police report for
the weekend also showed the fol-
lowing cases tried by Alderman
iDoughten: Roland Johnson. Smyr-
ina, reckless driving, $40 fine:
James r. Schatzel. PHILADELPHIA.
James F. Duncan, Clayton, and
Z Carl r. Moore. Wyoming, each fined
$40 on charges Of speeding; RubeF
Cruz, Smyrna, fined $40 and COM
mitted to Kent County Jail for five
days in default Of fine, for disor-
DERBY conduct.
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford

John z. Barcus. weather record
er. reports the following weather
conditions for Milford as recorded
on Instruments located on Lake
view Avenue. for the week begin
ming Thursday, February Is, and
ending Wednesday, February p,
Hwa1upfrro.s
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24

The home of Mrs. Fred
Watts on seabury avenue was
the meeting place Of neighbors
in that vicinity Monday eve
ming when they combined 70
give Mrs. Herman Short and
Mrs. Albert Rosen a surprise
stork shower. Pooling their
money, a large gift was bought
for each expected blessed event
and other gifts were personal
ones for the honored guests.
The evening passed pleasantly
with card bingo and refresh
ments.
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24
Lenten Communion
Breakfast Sunday

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700 q. m, by DR.. D. A. BARLEY.
District superintendent Of Dover
District. Following the Communion
Service, breakfast win be served
by the Methodist Men of Avenue
in Fellowship Hall Of the church.
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24

COVERED DISH SUPPER =
There will be a covered dish sup
per for members Of the American
legion Post No and Auxiliary,
Saturday evening March 3, 600
D. m. at the Post Home. Bring q
dish and so cents.
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24

South Carolina had 22,9s3 irri-
gated acres in 1854 compared with
6.40s ln 1919.
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24
O.

Captain and Mrs. Francis
Humphreys are expected home
this weekend. Mrs. Humph-
reys is the former Miss Evelyn
Short. In the Air Force, Cap
tain Humphreys next assign
mer is Japan and he will be
here until March y or there
abouts when he has to be on
west coast. Mrs. Humphreys
will stay with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Short, for the
I present.
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24


CHAPLAIN'S CHAPEL - Chap
lain's Chapel Church viii hold
Bake Sale at the Greenwood Fire
House. March eth, beginning at III
o'clock. Cakes. Pies, Bread Chick
ems and Fancy Work win be for
sale. The proceeds viii be applied
to the much needed repairs Of the
Church.
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE - Indian
River Democratic Club. compris-
ing the eighth district, inaugurated
a membership drive at its meeting
Thursday night in the Indian River
Fire House here. The goal Of the
drive is to top last years member
ship of 102.
State Representatives j. Earl
Pepper and Joseph A. Walls were
guests of the evening.
Floyd Gurley was reelected pres
ident Of the club and delegates
were chosen to the convention OF
the State Federation of Affiliated
Democratic Clubs in Dover.
Plans were discussed for a COW
cred dish supper in March to raise
money for the coming political
campaign.
FARMERS ASSISTANCE - In
order to assist farmers who have
suffered production lOsses Sh4e to
drought, storm, water damage, the
Farmers Home Administrators has
been authorized to make PrOduc-
ton Emergency Loans which have
been broadened to take care Of
those production losses, other than
just hurricane damage.
Further information may be i'm,
mediately obtained from the Farm.
ers Home Administration by ap.
plying to W. Fred Richards. Conn
! ty Supervisor. q King Street, DO.
yer, for upper Kent and New Gas
tie Counties and Henry G. Sherer
County Supervisor, 4 North Bed.
ford Street, Georgetown, for lower
Kent and Sussex Counties.
MILFORD SOPRANO II Dorothy
Bennett Of Milford appeared in the
eleventh student recital Of the cur
rent season at the famed Peabody
Conservatory in Baltimore, Mary.
land, on February o.
Miss Bennett, who is in her frs
year at the college of music, is q
student Of the renowned teacher
of voice, Justin Williams. For ths
February 22nd program, she sans
Scarlatti's Sc Florindo e Fedele
and Sea Shell by Engel.
The young soprano, who reside.
at 80T N. Walnut Street. is ths
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmel
]. Bennett.
SUSSEX CLINICS Februar.
q, 1856: Chest Clinic. Georgetown
/ Nv and Cd, Health Unit, sos z
Market Street, 400 a. m.-2:0'
p. M; VenereaI Disease Clinic
| Georgetown wv and q, sos e. Mar
ket Street, 1900 noon.
February 2S, 1856. Well Chill
conference, Seaford (c), Nanticok'
4 Hospital, 1890 a. m; Cripples
4 Children's CT mic, Georgetown
Health Unit, sos E. Market Street
500 a. m.
March 1. 1866 Cancer Detection
Center, Lewes, Beebe Hospital
9:00-12:00 a. m. This service is FOL
women Is years OF age and over
Call Lewes 5311 for appointments
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24

Mrs. William Reed Draper
and son Tommy are leaving to-
morrow for Long Beach, Cali
fornia, for a months visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Gerald
Buckson and Lieutenant Buck
son. They are going out by the
southern route and will visit
with friends in Texas as well
as to join Mr. Draper, who
will continue the trip with
them. He and Tommy are
staying for a short visit and
will return to Delaware by
plane.
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24

The members Of the Sewing
Circle were guests Of Mrs. Will
liam Hallett at her home in
Dover on Wednesday, having
luncheon and enjoying the sf-
ternoon with her.
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24

MEETING - The Auxiliary Of
the Youth Choir Of Calvary Meth
0dist Church VIII meet Tuesday,
February 18th. at p. m, at the
home Of Mrs. Frank Lynch on
School Place.
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24

Mrs. E. Roscoe Galloway and
Mrs. Philip r. Jacobs gave a
delightful Washington's Birth
day party on Wednesday to a
group Of their friends at Hotel
Milford. The guests arrived at
12:45 for luncheon which
was followed by bridge and
bingo. Red, white and blue
flowers. tallies and gift wrap
ping were indicative Of the
patriotic holiday.
%
Mr.. and Mrs. George A.
Swain were honored on We'd
nesday by relatives and friends
who came to their home on
North Walnut street. Offering
congratulations and best
wishes on their golden wedding
anniversary. They received
from two to five in the after
noon. Present for the memoir
able occasion were their chill
dren, s. Alfred Swain and Mrs.
Swain from Macon, Georgia,
Mrs. S. Marston Fox, Mr.. Fox
and their daughter, Miss Bar
bara Fox of Wilmington, Mrs.
Robert Potts, DR.. Potts and
their two children, Miss Diane
Potts, and Robert Potts, Jr.,
of Deap River, Connecticut.
Fifty yellow roses had a prom
inent part in the decorative
scheme, a gift of their daugh-
ters. All members Of the fam
lily were luncheon guests on
Wednesday of Mrs. john o.
Snyder and a family dinner at
the Hotel Milford rounded out
& day, important in the lives
Of all Of the members. Con-
gratulations and best wishes
for continued health and hap
piness for the honored couple!
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24

HAT are your plans
I: 81: !: !. : : :: :::: +: !:
there, sitting in the sunshine
and enjoying themselves. What
with the recent dreary weather,
with rain and snow alternating
70 make the days somber and
even monotonous. the warm
climate can be very attractive
to all AS we write the sun is
80 bright and warm, our hopes
for brighter days come up with
q bound and a look at the cal
endar gives one a lift. too. for
spring can't be far away. It
win be good to throw off win
ter toys for the lighter apparel
Does that sound good to you?
1t has seemed a long and even
hard winter.
90
Mr.. and Mrs. Dolphus Wiki
FMS welcomed their second
child. son, in Memorial Hos
pltal on Friday. February II.
He has been named Howard
Cornelius wilkins. Their first
child is a daughter, Beth.
90
A card from Lieutenant Col
oneI and Mrs. George T. Mack
lin gave their location at that
time as Key West. Florida.
They have since been TO Ha-
yana, and are on their way up
the east coast. Mardi Gras in
New Orleans was much enjoy
ed by them and this trip will
complete their visit to each Of
the forty-eight states. These
young people do get around.
10
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E.
Shackelford OF Durham, N. c.,
are the proud and happy par
ents Of a daughter, born in
Watts Hospital in that city on
Thursday. February is. They
have a son, Walter Eugene. Jr.
Mrs. ,shackelford was the for
mer Miss Florence Pearce.
%
Mrs. Duane Lynne spoke be-
fore the members Of the Mill
ford New Century Club on Mon
day. Her talk was much enjoy
ed as it brought many inter-
esting things concerning the
trip she took last summer to
the east end Of the Mediterra-
mean Sea, visiting eight of
those small countries in and
around the Holy Land. Ac-
eompanying women, from all
parts Of this country, with an
agricultural background, they
were not city bound but saw at
first hand what was being done
in agricultural stations and
farm projects growing out Of
loans from the States. Mrs.
Lynne is Of the belief that
much more Of an educational
program will Dc. necessary as
well as monetary help, to pro-
mote farming and to help the
people. It was an interesting
talk. A Valentine tea table,
with good things to consume.
became the focal point after
the formal meeting was over.
%
The members Of the Sewing
Circle were guests Of Mrs. Will
liam Hallett at her home in
Dover on Wednesday, having
luncheon and enjoying the sf-
ternoon with her.
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter e.
Shackelford OF Durham, N. G.,
are the proud and happy par
ents Of a daughter, born in
Watts Hospital in that city on
Thursday February Is. They
have a son, Walter Eugene, Jr.
Mrs. 'Shackelford was the for
mer Miss Florence Pearce.
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24
OBITUARY
RR0WN

BROWN
J. Wallace Brown passed away at
his home near Milford, Thursday
He vas the husband Of
Carolyn Brown. Funeral services
will be held from the Berry Fu-
neral Home on Monday, February
9Th. at 200 p. m, Rev TulI, pas
tor Of the Church. OF God officiating.
Interment viii be in Odd Fellows
Cemetery. Friends may call at the
Funeral Home on Sunday eyeiling.
Besides his wife he is survived by
one son, Newton Brown Of Milford
and three daughters, Mrs. Charles
Gill Of Milford; Mrs Betty Halfen
of Hartly and Miss Doris Brown at
home. He was a farmer and had
lived in this locality for most OF
his life.