Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25
Local Happenings

WILDWOOD SUNSHINE SOCIE-
TY - The Millwood Sunshine So
ciety will meet at the Hall on We'd
nesday, January Both, at 200 p. m.
Mrs. Virginia Kirby 4, is the chair
man for the social hour.
SUPPER A Chicken and
Dumping Supper will be held We'd
nesday, February 6. from 4:3O to
1880 p. m, at the Milford High
School Cafeteria, sponsored by the
Senior Glass. Adults, $125; chill
dren, 75c
SOUP SALE-Circle No. of
Avenue Methodist Church will hold
a soup sale in the church kitchen,
Saturday, February 2, starting at
1000 a. m.
Please bring your own con-
tainers.
PRAYER DAY - The United
Council of Church Women will meet
to make plans for the World Day
of Prayer on January 25th, 1:30
p. M, at the First Presbyterian
Church, Milford. Plans for the
workshop, meeting will be discuss
ed at this service.
VESTRYMEN - At the annual
parish meeting of Christ Episco-
pal Church in Milford, DR.. John
Baker was reelected senior war
den, and c. Harvey Wood, junior
warden.
Ernest Moss was reelected YES
tryman. Robert A. Fischer, Will
lard c. Barber and G. Thomas Re
vel were elected vestrymen to two
year terms.
VFW GUESTS-Mr. and Mrs
David S. Hugg, of Milford, were
guests of the Department of New
Jersey, VFW. at a testimonial din
ner honoring New Jersey VFW
Comdr. Charles Kinney, held in the
Terrace Room of the Mosque, New
ark, N. j., recently. Mr.. Hugg, who
is Delaware's VFW commander
was one of the speakers at the
affair, which was attended by near
ly 600 persons.
OPEN HOUSE-As the Chronicle
prepared to go to press on Thurs
day, local VFW members were
completing preparations for an
"Open House" to be held at the
VFW Post Home, here, Thursday
evening. A meeting of District No
8 (Kent County, was to proceed
the "Open House" and the evening
was to be brought to a close with
the serving of a spahetti dinner. The
affair climaXed local observance O1
NaNtiOnal VIEW Week, January
2O-26.
ATTENDED INAUGURAL - In
cluded among the more than 60O
DelawareanS who witnessed the
Inaugural of President Eisenhower
and Vice President Nixon, and the
Inaugural Parade, in Washington
d. c., Monday, were the following
from the Milford Area: State Sen
ator and Mrs. Walter Hoey; State
Representative and Mrs. John Kel-
ler; State Representative and Mrs
Harry Mayhem; Mr.. and Mrs. Dav-
id S. Hugg; Miss Catherine Down
ing, and Mrs. John Dickerson.
PIPE THAWED - According to
Milford firemen, a spark from a
blow torch which was being used
to thaw frozen pipe in the home
on Fisher avenue, owned by Les
ter Banning, set fire last Saturday
to the woodwork between the walls
of the dwelling.
The apartment is occupied by
Mrs. Joseph Beiderman, who saw
smoke coming from the walls.
The Carlisle Fire Company OF
Milford responded and extinguish-
ed the blaze, but not before a sec
tion of the wall was burned.
HITS POLE-Late Friday night
Herman L. Holsten, driving his
car north on Walnut street extend
ed, skidded on the slippery. road
lost control of the car, and struck
an electric light pole, breaking ii
off.
His car went out of control and
turned over in a field
He was taken to the Milford
Memorial Hospital suffering from
many decorations, but he was not
seriously injured
His car was practically demol-
ished. Milford police are investi-
eating.