Milford chronicle., 1928-12-21
Georgetown

the program-Miss Carmean, read
ings: Miss Helen Williams, piano
recitals: Andrew Marvel, remarks
as to public improvements; Georgt
Littleton on the harmonica.
School Notes
The Lord Baltimore School is
serving hot lunches each day. Fol
the purpose of teaching the children
the food value Of milk, milk dishes
such as oyster stew, cocoa, cream
SOUP. etc, are served frequently. Al
oyster stew may be purchased fol
five cents. The school has bought
individual serving trays. In COLI
nection with home management, the
girls are taught to serve the lunch
es as quickly as possible.
The second grade at MillsbOro has
purchased large framed picture Oi
The Helping Hand.
Gumboro School has secured a
very fine sand table. 1t is three by
six feet, zinc lined, and has castors
so that it may be easily moved. The
school is serving hot lunches. They
charge five cents for large bowl
of soup. The school has a kitchen
containing the necessary equip
ment, including a three-burner
stove.
GumborO has purchased ten
volume reference work-The World
Book. A Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton has been organized. In the next
p. T. A. meeting the orchestra will
be led by Walter Well,
.I,f1dpo1 onffinpr
economic collections from all parts
of the United States to illustrate
their geography.
The ROxana School has purchased
The World Book, ten-vOlume ref
erence work.
John r. Kitchens, state highway
engineer for Sussex county, who has
under his supervision 3O3 miles OF
stone rOad-about the distance by
rail from Georgetown to New York
city-is receiving the highest com
mendation of everyone interested
for the efficiency in which he and
his corps of q assistants kept the
highways open for traffic during the
huge snow which fell the last
weekend. In the extremely eastern
side of the county the snow was
about waist deep, and Mr.. Kitchens
informs us that there were about
25 motor vehicles, some containing
women and children, stranded be-
tween RehObOth and Drawbridge. 1t
required hard and persistent work
of the men from 5 o'clock Saturday
morning until 10 O'Clock Sunday
night to keep the highways open for
traffic. Mr.. Kitchens recommends
the purchase by the State Highway
Department of the newest and i'm
proved machinery for the removal
of snow from the highways.
George H. MalOney, aged IS, died
late last Saturday night from heart
trouble, at the home of his son,
George D. MalOney, on South Rail-
road avenue. Deceased was born
near Smyrna and had lived in that
section most of his life. He came
here about two weeks ago to reside
with his son, having been in poor
health for some time. Funeral ser
vices were held at his sons home |
at 1890 O'Clock Wednesday morn |
ing, Rev. T. F. Beauchamp otficiat- |
ing, and his body was taken TO |
Smyrna for interment, additional |
services being conducted at the
cemetery chapel there by DR.. r. K.
Stephenson.
Senator Bayard and Congressman
Houston have conferred with Briga-
dier General Jadwin, chief of army
engineers, in regard to the closing
of the Assawoman Canal, to impede
the flow of water from Indian River
Bay, which is believed to be respon-
sible for the closing of the ocean
inlet to that bay. The suggestion
has been made that gates could be
provided in the canal that would
impede the flow of water and at the
same time permit the use of the
canal by small craft. These gates,
it is pointed out, could be closed
when not in use and would stop
the flow of water. The proposal is
now under consideration. 1t is
learned that the report of the sur
vey of Indian River made by 1t.
Col. R. P. Howell, Wilmington dis .
.rict, is now in the hands of the
division engineer in New York, and
S expected to be submitted to the
Board of Army Engineers in Wash
ngton in a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Townsend,
Misses Mary and Elsie Townsend
ire on a shopping trip to Philadel-
lhia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Townsend
we're in Philadelphia this week Wis g
ting their sister, Miss Lyla Town
end, who is confined in a hospital
here as a result of an automobile
.ccident. She is recovering as rap
dly as possible.
Little Patsy Layton is in the
Iilford Hospital recovering from
made as she fell and was
adly cut by glass.
During the snow storm last Satur-
av the fire company was called out
D extingguish a slight fire at the
ONE of DR.. C. r. Layton, which
ccurred from the fireplace.
Miss Margaret Minoe just return
d from a two weeks vacation IN
and Chester.
Deacon Dubs," a play, will be
iven Thursday evening, December
O at villa M. Jones Memorial hall. .
roceeds for the benefit of the hall. x
Mrs. Joseph King is suffering &
ON the grip at her home, corner Z
{ KINNEY and Cedar streets. z
Charles H. Wilkins, living on the
ewes road, near town, last week e
utchered three of the largest pork
rs that have been butchered IN TINS
,ction. The three weighed 1SOO
)unds. -. z
Howard j. Cooke, Esq, of TINS q