Milford chronicle., 1957-04-19
MILTON
BY Walter w. Crouch
Phones Milton 1855

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Jackson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Banning
were Sunday guests of Mrs. Delena
Handy and Miss Myrtle Pettyjohn
near Wilmington. Other guests in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs Herbert
Bryan and Mrs. Martin Pettyjohn,
Of Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs William G. Crouch
are entertaining their daughter,
Mrs. Vernon Lucke and children,
Doris and Russell and Bud Sch
weizer OF Philadelphia. TIL Lucke's
arrived on Sunday and will be in
Milton until next weekend, when
Mr.. Lucke will return TO the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Crouch in order to
accompany his family to Philadel-
phia, on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Black Of
Newark, Del, spent the weekend
in Milton with their parents Mr..
and Mrs. j. Leon Black and Mr..
and Mrs. Lester E. Clendaniel.
Mrs. Emma Vent and son Med
ford King, spent the weekend in
Ardmore, Pa with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Beardsley.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Meyers of
Lansdowne, Pa, were weekend
guesst of Mr.. and Mrs Earl Reed.
The Reeds returned to Chester, Pa.
with Mr.. and Mrs. Meyers, where
they will spend a few days with
their daughter and son-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Bernie Carle. Mr.. Carle
was the recent victim Of an acci-
dent which happened near his
home. He is suffering from head
injury and. is confined to his home.
Mr. and Mrs. Whitley Williams
entertained the following dinner
guests on Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Edward, of Woodstown,
NJ. j. and Mr. and Mrs. William
Fogg, Salem, N. ].
Harvey Wilson OF Lepsic, Mr..
and Mrs. George Wilson of Smyr-
ma, Mr.. and Mrs. William Pritchett
and children of Newark, Del. and
Mrs. Eliza button were Sunday
evening diEGer guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. DaTid w. Dutton and son,
David.
On Tuesday evening the choir
Of Milton High School presented
a program of Easter Music at the
April PTA meeting. The program
was directed by Lemuel Evans
Of the music department. On
Thursday I'm the school auditorium
a special Easter program was CIV
en- with the Rev. William A. Nc
Daniel, of the Church of the Bre-
thern, Pennington, guest speaker.
Following the assembly the school
was dismissed for the Easter va
cation. Glasses will be resumed on
Tuesday morning, April %.
Herman o. Birmingham, super
vising principal Of the Milton
School, has appointed a 30-member
advisory council to plan school ac-
tivities. The council, a new idea
on school administration, is made
up of 10 committees each contain
ing three teachers. Committees and
chairmen are: Commencement, Ru-
dolf Sauer; awards, Mrs. EldOra
Reed; honor students, Miss Esther
Weakley; Junior prom, Edgar
Guest; civil defense, Robert Hop
kins; Library, Lemuel Evans; dis
ciplinary problems Mrs. Jane Rees;
buildings and grounds, Edgar
Guest; end community relations,
Mrs. Martha Lowe. A poll is being
taken among the senior students
for the choice Of three girls who
rank highest in dependability, ser
vice leadership and patriotism.
Final choice of one of the three
students VIII be made by the high
school faculty. The winner will
receive a pin and good citizen GER
tifcate, given by the Daughters
of the American Revolution. at the
commencement program IN June.
The second group of awards is for
a girl and a boy, the winning boy
to possess courage, leadership.
honor, high scholarship and ser
vice. The girl must have the t0l-
lowing attributes: courage, cont
panionship, character, service, and
scholarship. The final choice of the
two winners will be made by the
Honorary Council, Miss Esther
Weakley, chairman, at the time Of
commencement in June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Reed enter
tanned the following Saturday
evening dinner guests hOnOring
their son Pvt Richard Reed, who
is home On furlough from U. S.
Army, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Veasey
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mitchell Of
Harbeson: Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce
Beebe, Georgetown; Pvt. Frank
Hubert. Wilmington; Mrs. Hazel
Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. William Hop
kins and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Walker,
Milton. Pvt. Reed. left on Thurs
day afternoon. via plane for Camp
Leonard Wood, Mo-, where he will
be stationed for several months.