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The Stein Highway project will
consist of widening the present
roadbed IA feet, making it 40 feet
from curb to curb.
Drainage costs for the project
will be shared by Seaford and the
Seaford Special School District
About one-third of a mile is in
vorved with 125 working days es-
timated for completion.
Other bidders on the Falkland
Road project were: James Julian,
Inc, Elsmere, $445, ,265.74; Greggo
and Ferrara, Wilmington, $445,-
go; Henry G. Eastburn and Son,
Newark, $465,421; George and
Lynch, Wilmington, $501, 5000;
and Wilson Contracting Company,
New Castle, $501, ,140
Bidders on the Stein Highway
project were: George e Lynch,
Wilmington, $197, 1850; Burger
Construction Company, Dover,
S220,265.S0; Delaware Roads Com
pany, Mt. Pleasant, S234,635; A. P.
Isakson, Inc, Salisbury, $265, $50;
Wilsin Contracting Company, New
Castle, $290,570.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
Brownie News

On December 2, Brownie Troop
209 met at the Avenue Methodist
Church with other troops to join
together in Christmas fun. Favors
were made to brighten the trays
for the patients at the hospital
during the Christmas holidays.
Toys or gifts of food or clothing
were broguht to be given to the
VIEW Auxiliary for needy children.
Games and refreshments were
enjoyed by the Brownies and their
mothers. Those present enjoyed
both the party and the joy of
bringing cheer to someone else at
Christmas
The troop have taken for their
"shut-in" Mrs. Laura Moore. Her
recent birthday was recognized
with many cards.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
Wedding Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas t. Jones
celebrated their 25th wedding an
niversary on Friday evening, Dec
Is, by entertaining number of
their friends to a buffet supper
The house was beautifully dec
GRATED in keeping with the holiday
season.
Friends came bringing flowers
and best wishes, but the acme Of
love and cheer was a beautiful tea
set and other silver dishes in
keeping with the day.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22

HONOR PUPILS ~ Four pupils
of Bridgeville High School were
named to the high honor list for
the second marking period
They were Sharon Chaffinch and
Sandra Lee West, freshmen, and
Jed Williams and Maurice Cannon,
seventh grade.
Honor list pupils are: Dorothy
Hearne and Roberta Messick, SEN
lors Foster Flint, Junior; Grace
Arner, Larry Durham, Neata
Littrell. and Aileen Short, sopho-
mores; Linda Cannon, Wayne
Dukes, Sharon sFriedel, and Mar
garet Tjaden, freshmen.
Kenneth Mcdaniel and Janice
Warrington, eight grade; Gail
Evans and Kenneth Thompson,
seventh grade
GAME WARDENS - If you need
a game warden in a hurry, you
can reach him at his home even
lngs, week-ends, and holidays, ac-
cording to information sent out by
the Delaware Game and Fish Com
| mission
During regular weekday office
hours, the office in Dover should
| be contacted
OtherWiSe, the Wardens should be
| called at their homes as follows:
James c. White, Seaford, state sup
ervisor; Norris W. Benson, western
sussex County, Laurel; Clarence
H. Reed, northeastern Sussex
County Milton; William A. Truitt.
southeastern Sussex County, Frank
ford; Dawson n Sapp, New Cas-
tie County, Dover; j. Wesley Walls,
Sr., Kent County MarydeI.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
Items Of q Purely
Personal Nature

Miss Claire Humes is spending
the holidays with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A E. Humes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter McGinnis
are leaving today for Madeira
Beach, Florida for a holiday.
Mrs. Barrett Marvel of Dover
is the holiday guest of her sister,
Mrs. John Lodge.
Mrs. Louis Boltz will leave by
plane on Sunday for Clearwater,
Florida for the holidays.
Mrs. Ella Kelley will spend
Christmas in Washington with re-
latives.
William H. Pearce and son, Will
lam Of Denver, Colo, have been
guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph J. Pearce this week.
Mrs. Albert RumpStictch will
have as her Christmas guests Miss
Elsie Rumpstitch, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gerhard Peschke of Philadelphia.
Mrs Robert D. Prettyman is
leaving today for Harmony Hills, to
spend the Christmas holiday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Carter and child
rem.
DR.. and Mrs. John B. Baker will
have as holiday guests their mo-
theirs, Mrs. b. D. Baker of New
port News, Va. and Mrs. Stanley ID.
Subers of Philadelphia.
Mrs Virginia Abbott left Tues
day to spend Christmas with her
son. Russell Kelley and Mrs. Kell-
ey and children at their home in
York, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mulholland,
who have been in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida for several weeks, are
spending some time at their home
at Haven Lake.
Mrs Roland Beauchamp will
have as Christmas guests Miss
Virginia Dawson of Washington.
ID. c. and Mrs. Laura Kennel of
New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Ross Watson
and grandson, Richard, spent sew
eral days recently with Miss May
Watson and Mrs. Huntley NJ. Toy
er.
Tommy Kemp, a freshman at
Tusculum College, Greenville,
Tenn is home for the holidays
with his family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Kemp.
Miss Joan Jenson, a student at
the Baltimore City Hospital School
OF Nursing came home on We'd
nesday to spend two weeks with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Neil
JensOn
Major and Mrs Lewis H. Dick
erson and daughters of Alexandria,
| va. are spending today and to-
morrow with their families here.
Mrs. A. D. Dickerson will accom-
pany them home for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Harold Johnson
Sr., are leaving today to spend the
Christmas holidays with their son
and daughterin-law, Captain and
Mrs. James H. Johnson. Jr., and
family of Norfolk, Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Hover,
COL South Washington Street, are
the proud parents of a daughter,
born December u, in Milford Mem
orial Hospital. The young miss has
been named Carole Louise. Mrs.
HOyer is the former Louise Halo
we'll
Glen Kitchens, a sophomore from
Milford, has earned a place on the
varsity basketball squad at Dick
inson College. The team opened a
17-game schedule on December 4.
against Gettysburg.
Coach Joe DuCharme is carving
IL players on his varsity squad.
the pick of more than 80 candi-
dates. Kitchens, a sill forward.
played at Milford High School.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
Be Hoppy-stoy HoPPy

Nav | share with you my recipe
for happiness:
Take 2 heaping cups Of patience,
heartful of love, 2 handsfuf Of
generosity, dash of laughter, l
headful of understanding. Sprinkle
generously with kindness. Add
plenty of gaity and mix well.
Spread over a period Of lifetime
and serve everybody you meet.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22

Mr. and Mrs. William Smith of
n j. will be holiday
guests of Mrs Carl Allen.
Mrs. Davis r. Grier will spend
Christmas in Greenville with Mr..
and Mrs Walter Sezna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Taylor of
Garden City, n. Y. are spending
this weekend with Mrs. |. Dolphus
Short
Miss CaroIe Kimmel of Washing
ton, d. c. has Joined her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Dean kimmel for
the holidays.
Mrs. Bayard V Wharton is leav-
ing today for Dover and will spend
the weekend with DR.. and Mrs.
William Spence.
DR.. and Mrs. Robert Foster will
have their son, William Foster, a
student at New York University
as their Christmas guest
Reverend and Mrs Kenneth KEEP
Ter of Richmond, Va. were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. F.
Humes.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Kimmel will
leave on Thursday for Durham, n
G. for visit with Dr. and Mrs
James Renuart and children.
Mrs. Della Hall Deakyne will be
the guest of Mr. and Mrs G. Hall
Deakyne in Wilmington for the
holidays.
Thomas Draper, attending Brown
University, is home for the holi-
days with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. William R. Draper
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Johnson
left Wednesday for ten days in
Rehoboth as guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Ramsey.
David Fitchett, a student at Jeff
erson Medical College, is expected
today to spend the holidays with
his parents. Dr. and Mrs. L. L..
Fitchett
Glenn Kitchens, student at
Dickinson College, arrived home on
Tuesday to spend the holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Dallas Kitchens.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Humes and
son of Wilmington will spend
Christmas in town with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. (. Humes and Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Masten.
Mr. and Mrs. George T. MackIin
returned home with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. William o. Brimijoin on
Sunday and will remain in Mclean,
Va. for the holidays.
Miss Donna Lee Lingo, freshman
at Mary Washington College, Fred
erlcksburg, Va. arrived home We'd
nesday for her Christmas holiday
to be spent with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Lingo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank R. Grier
will have their children home for
the holidays, Mr.. and Mrs. Duane
Holloway and children of Poque-
son, Va, William w. Grier of Phil
adelphia and Miss Betty Grier of
Washington, d. c.
Miss May Watson and Mr. and
Mrs. Huntley NJ foyer are leay-
ing this weekend for two weeks
stay, spending the holiday season
through New Years in Whining
ton as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. II.
Ross Watson and Mr.. and Mrs.
William T. Watson.
Lieutenant Colonel Roy w. Hay-
nes, Headmaster at Fishburrre
Military School, Waynesboro. Vir-
ginia, recently announced that
Cadet James l.. Cresson of Mil
ford, Delaware, was on the first
honor roll for the third reporting
period. Cadet Cresson is in the
junior class and is in his first
year at Fishburne Military School.
Cadet Cresson is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. James Cresson of 613
Seabury Avenue, Milford, Della
ware
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Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
Obituary
NAPLES

WAPLES
Mrs. Florence Thoroughbred
NAPLES, rs, widow of DR.. Joseph
B. NAPLES, Jr., died December 16.
at Beebe Hospital, Lewes. She is
survived by daughter, Mrs. Carl
P. F1eps, and three grandchildren,
all of Baltimore.
The funeral was held Wednes-
day at II am. at ST Paul's Episco-
pal Church, Georgetown. The Rev.
David 2. Mulford, rector, officiated.
lnterment was in the adjoining
cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
Obituary
JUMP

j. Temple Jump, 81, a retired
Pennsylvania Railroad employee,
died December II, in Delaware
Hospital, Wilmington.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Ethel E. Jump, and by four daugh-
ters, Mrs. Ebe Townsend of Cam
den Mrs. James Knots of Nutley.
New Jersey, Mrs. James Metz of
Magnolia, Mrs. Samuel Walker of
Woodside; one son, ]. Temple
Jump, Jr., Dover; three sisters,
Mrs. Lucy Stevens, Sudlersville,
Maryland, Mrs. Helen Wirds, Do
yer, and Miss Ann Jump, Wyom-
ing; one brother, Olin Jump of
Wyoming; thirteen grandchildren
and u great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held from
the Ferguson and Hayes Funeral
Home, Dover, Wednesday, with
burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery,
Camden
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
SHAWNEE CLUE Shay

SHAWNEE CLUB The Shaw
nee Home Demonstration Club
wishes to thank all those who
helped to make the Christmas par
ty at Stockley Hospital a huge
success by their contributions of
clothing and toys. They also wish
to show their appreciation to the
following organizations that had
parties at Stockley during 1861:
Nu and XII Gamma Chapters of
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, Happy
HOmemakers, and Milford Century
Club.
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Obituary
JONES

JONES
Mrs. Annie Richard Jones. rs,
widow of Frank NJ. Jones, a prom
inent Delaware attorney, died in
Milford Memorial Hospital on
Tuesday, December 10.
Daughter OF the late Charles F.,
and Mary Catherine Sudler Rich
ards, she is survived by two
daughters, Miss Mary c. Jones, of
Georgetown, and Mrs. William F.
Russell, Jr., of Annapolis, Md; a
brother, former President Judge
Charles S. Richards of George
town, and a sister, Mrs. Walker
Mifflin of Dover.
She was a member of Wesley
Methodist Church of Georgetown.
Services in charge of the Rev.
Elmer r. Shield, of Wesley
Church, assisted by the Rev. Da-
vid B. milford, of st. Paul's P. E.
Church, Georgetown, will be held
at her late home Friday at 2 p. m.
Interment will be in Union Gene
terry.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
Local Happenings

CHRISTIANS DANCE-The Mil
ford Lions Club will hold their an
nual dance Thursday, December
%, at the Milford Armory. Music
will be by Larry Elliott.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
CHRISTMAS GIFTS of all ,

CHRISTMAS GIFTS Of all va
rieties on sale at the Hospital
Christmas Shop, Room 2O6. Come
and see the lovely selection for
all ages Shop hours Week days
1870 to 400 p. m. and $50 to 500
p. M; Sundays 300 to 400 p. m
and 600 to 500 p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22

Thomas Draper, son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Reed Draper
and a student at Brown Uni
versity was one of twenty-five
to be awarded a varsity foot
BALI letter for his school. He
is a sophomore.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
HILL

Fred c. Hill, 70, of Bridgeville,
died December 16, in the Memorial
Hospital. Wilmington, after a brief
illness. Mr.. Hill had been a plant
guard for H. P Cannon and Son,
Inc, Bridgeville, for the past
twelve years. He was formerly a
Sussex County strawberry grower
and farmer.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Eva Hill; two sons, Joseph
F. of fredericksburg, and Edward
&c. of Seaford; four grandchildren
and three great grandchildren.
Services were held at the Hard
esty Funeral Home, Bridgeville,
with the Reverend Edward Glad
den, pastor of Cokesbury Method
ist Church, and the Reverend Vic
tor Kusick, pastor of st. Mary
Episcopal Church, officiating. Inter
ment in Odd Fellows Cemetery,
SeafOrd
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22

HOLIDAY DANCE-The Milford
Kiwanis Club will hold their an
nual dance Saturday, December
80, at the Milford Armory from 8
p. m. to l a. m Music will be by
Lew Startt. The public is cordi
ally invited.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
RODGERS


Mrs. Hannah ]. Rodgers, 55,
wife of Thurman Rodgers, warden
of the Sussex Correctional Insti-
tuition, died in Milford Memorial
Hospital, December 16 She was
the daughter of the late Everett
and Nellie Derrickson.
In addition to her husband, she
is survived by sister, Mrs. AL
berta Cannon, Georgetown.
Services were held on Monday
of this week at the Watson and
Gray Funeral Chapel, Frankford
The Rev. David B. milford, rector
of st. Paul's Episcopal Church, of
Georgetown. officiated. Interment
was in Roxana Methodist Gene
terry.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22

DR.. and Mrs. Laurence l..
Fitchett were hosts WedneS-
day evening to the medical
staff of Milford Memorial Hos
pital, entertaining the mem
hers at their home on Kings
Highway.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22

WzzMzNM zKzM y the FIRST PreSDy-
xI terian Church on
MN&1 Z Saturday, December
MMsJ ~ 16, at seven-thirty
MMZz-A--zz-@MJ o'clock, Miss Marga-
ret Leslie Roosa and Gary
Richard West were married
by the Reverend James II.
Lappen. The bride, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Foster
Roosa, was escorted by her fa-
ther and wore a satin gown
adorned with a velvet sash.
Her veil was held by a pearl
crown and she carried a cas-
cade bouquet of carnations
with an orchid center. Her
only attendant was her sister,
Miss Virginia Roosa. She wore
a green silk organZa over tai
feta gown and carried a colon
ial bouquet of red carnations
and holly. The groom, son OF
DR.. and Mrs. James r. West,
had Alfred Brown as his best
man and William B. Vaughn
and Gerald Hayes were ush-
ers. A reception followed the
ceremony in the social hall OF
the church. Mrs. West is a
graduate of Presbyterian Hos
pital School of Nursing in
Philadelphia and will be grad
uated from the American Uni
tersity in January. Mr.. West,
a senior at the University of
Delaware is also employed by
Hercules Powder Company.
He will graduate in January
and they will leave for Phoe-
nix, Arizona, where they are
registered as students at the
American Institute for For
eign Trade.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
RINIKER

Services for Mrs. Minnie NJ.
Riniker, IS, were held last Satur-
day, in the Atkins Funeral Home,
Lewes. The Reverend w. H. Hud-
son, pastor of Bethel Methodist
Church, officiated.
Mrs. Riniker died after a heart
attack on December 13, near the
Nassau Railroad crossing while
riding home in an automobile with
friends from a Christmas shopping
trip in Milford She was taken
to Beebe Hospital by the Lewes
Fire Company ambulance and pro-
nOunced dead Her husband, the
late Frank Riniker, was we'll
known LeweS restaurateur.
She is survived by two sons,
Franklin j. and Raymond w. RIM
ker, Lewes Beach; a brother, Al
bert Richards, Lewes; four sisters,
Mrs. Walter Green and Mrs. Ches-
ter Morrison, Philadelphia, Penn
sylvania; Mrs. Lola Ritter, Lewes,
and Mrs Herbert Ritter, st. Peters
burg, Florida, and four grandchil-
dren.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
Obituary
SHARP


Funeral services were held last
Saturday for Fred o. Sharp, SO,
who died in Milford Memorial Hos
pital, December Is. Mr.. Sharp had
worked for Layton and Company,
Dover, for many years.
The Reverend William Tull was
in charge of the services at the
Rogers Funeral Home, Milford,
with burial following at Ellendale
Cemetery.
Mr. Sharp is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. Bessie Donovan, Ches-
ter, Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Elsie
Haman, Harrington
FAGAN
Charles C. Pagan, 81, prOprie-
tor of the Delaware Oyster Farms
died December Is. He is survived
by his widow, Anna; a son
Charles, a student at Nottingham
Academy, Colora. Maryland; stel
daughter, Mrs JEANNE Paleme-
teer, Midland, Michigan; four steE
grandchildren and a brother Boyd
Port Norris, New Jersey
Services were held Tuesday al
the James Funeral Home, Mills
boro, the Rev. DOrman Ball, rec
tor of St. Marks Episcopal Church
officiating Interment was in st
Georges Episcopal Cemetery, neal
LeWeS.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
BOOM

Mrs Emma c. Boone, 64, wife
of A. j. Boone of 1901 Oakridge
Road, Oakwood Hills, died of a
cerebral hemmorrhage December
20, in the Memorial Hospital, Wilm-
ingtOn. She had suffered from art
eriosclerOsis. She was admitted to
the hospital Wednesday morning
after the hemmorrhage.
The daughter of the late Capt.
Lake Collins, of Milford, she is sur
vived by her husband; a brother,
Theodore W. Collins of Dover, and
"a sister, Nettie Lee Collins, who
lived at the Oakwood Hills adress.
Funeral services will be held at
10 a. m. Saturday, December %, at
Rogers Funeral Home, Milford In
terment will be in Barratt's Chapel
Cemetery. There will be no view
ing.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
HIGNUTT

Mrs. Minnie L. Hignutt. 81, died
Monday, December Is, 1861, at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. Grace
Hudson, Bishop, Md, after a pro-
lOnged illness.
She was a member of Salem
Methodist Church at Selbyville.
In addition to her daughter, she
is survived by three sisters, Mrs.
Kate Hudson of Whaleyville, Md ;
Mrs. Josephine Pritchett, George
town: Mrs. Anna Mae Davis. Bish-
op, and a brother, William X. Po-
well, Snow Hill, Md.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday at the Watson and
Whaley Funeral Home, Selbyville,
the Rev. David w Baker, pastor
of Salem Methodist Church, Off
ciating.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
WILDWOOD SUNSHINE SOCIETY

WILDWOOD SUNSHINE SOCIETY
will meet with Mrs. Paris C.
Kirby, the president, at her home
in Lynch Heights on Friday, Dec
ember 20, at P NJ. This will be
the clubs Christmas Party, so
bring and exchange gifts.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22

Mrs. Nellie Ellen Dean, ~, VINO
died December IA, at the Cedar
Croft Nursing Home, Millsboro,
was accorded graveside services
December II, in the Blades Gem
etery. The Rev. James Z. West
colt, Jr., pastor of the First Bap-
tist Church, Seaford, officiated
A former resident of Lewes, the
deceased is survived by two sons,
Horace and Burton Dean, both of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania a
daughter, Mrs. Michael Gallagher,
LAUREL seven grandchildren; five
grandchildren one sister,
Mrs. Benjamin Grindel, Philadel-
phia, Pennsylvania
q
WHITLEDGE
Mrs. Eta Whitledge, 65, wife of
II, at her home in Millsboro She
was the daughter of the late Harry
and Louisa Burtt.
Besides her husband. she is sur
vived by six daughters, Mrs. Inez
Meixner, Davenport, Iowa; Mrs.
Louise Ryan, Chester, Pennsylva
mia; Mrs Tommyette Walls, Mills
boro: Mrs. Dorothy Durlyk, Mills
boro; Mrs Anne Hill, Georgetown,
and Miss Patricia Whitledge, Mills
boro; II grandchildren, and a
sister, Miss Emma Burtt, Mills
boro
Services were held at the Wat
son and Gray Funeral Chapel, the
Reverend John Irwin, pastor of
Grace Methodist Church. officiat-
ing. Interment in Mechanics Gem
etery.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22

Mrs. Edwin l.. Fisher and
Mrs. Clyde Nelson entertain
ed the members of their Sew
ing Circle on Wednesday at
the home of the former on
Lakeview Avenue. 1t was
their annual Christmas party
and luncheon. Mrs. William
Hallett of Dover and Mrs. Mil
dred Snowberger were present
for the enjoyable affair.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22

The real meaning of Christ
mas has been expressed in so
many ways by people of great
words and wisdom. Even so,
there still is much meaning
in the words Merry Christ
mas which this editor ex-
presses to all who read this
column.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22

Christmas came early to Mr..
and Mrs. George Manlove this
year. On Monday their chill
dren and their families with
the exception of two, came in
the evening to spend the time
with their parents in advance
of the busy season. 1t was a
fine evening for all and espe-
cialry for Mr. Mahlove, who
has been i'll for some time.
Carol singing, an unusual
tree, gifts and good wishes
made it an evening for re-
membrance for all.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22

On Wednesday, January 10,
there will be a meeting held
in Fellowship Hall, Avenue
Methodist Church for the pur-
pose of organizing a Milford
Historical Society. There is
much interest being shown in
the project and all persons so
interested are invited to at
tend and become a member.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22

Word has been received in Del
aware of the death in Clearwater,
Florida, of Kenneth D. Givens, 50,
one of the organizers and the first
president of the Sussex Society of
Archaeology and History in 1948.
Organized in Lewes, Givens own
ed many valuable artifacts found
in this area by the diggers. He was
a former operator with his first
wife, Dorothy. of the erstwhile
Sequoia Tea Room near Lewes,
once patronized by people all over
Sussex County. He had been liv-
ing in Florida in recent years
where he died of a heart ailment
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22

Miss Mary Jane Draper Lay
ton of Washington, d. c.,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
win Laws Layton of Bridge
vile, and granddaughter of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
E. Varney, and Richard Mi
chael Messina, also of Wash
ington, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Messina, of Floral
Park, N. Y, will be married
in St. Mary's Episcopal Church
in Bridgeville on Saturday,
December 80, at four O'Clock
in the afternoon, by the Rev
erend Victor Kusik. Mrs.
John Pratt of Philadelphia
will be matron of honor and
the bridesmaids will include
Mrs. Richard Nash of Balti-
ulOIe, MI .. JOotpn YAH IIo VI
New York and Miss Wanda
Messina of Floral Park, n. Y.
Charles Turbyville of Fort
Campbell, Kentucky, will be
best man for the groOm-elect
and the ushers will be Peter
X. Bleakiey ard David Kent
Beale of Charlottesville, Va,
and Edwin Paul Patton of
Chapel Hill, N. G. A reception
will follow at the home of the
brides parents. Miss Layton
is a graduate of Stephens
College, Columbia, Missouri.
The groom-elect is a graduate
of the University Of Virginia
and an ensign in the United
States Naval Reserve, station-
ed in Washington.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22

Announcements have been
received here of the marriage
of Mrs. Frances Pettyjohn
Gilliland and Allen Kenzie
Cameron, Jr., Lieutenant Com
mander, United States Navy,
which took place on Friday,
November "a, in Wilmington.
They are spending some time
in California. Mrs. Cameron
is the daughter of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Harry ]. Pettyjohn.