Milford chronicle., 1930-02-28

Thomas B. Pepper of Georgetown,
have been appointed by Judge Chas.
S. Richards, to audit the county
books of the County Comptroller.
Funeral services for Charles
Lynch, aged 80, living between
Georgetown and Hickory Pole, on
the old Georgetown road,
took place at his late home Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, with inter-
ment in the Lincoln cemetery. Mr..
Lynch's death took place on Friday
following a brief illness of paraly-
sis. He is survived by his wife and
two children, David Lynch, living at
home, and Mrs. John Marker, East
Market street, Georgetown; one bro
ther, Jacob Lynch, living near
Georgetown, also survives.
Mrs. Florence Jones, widow of
Norman C. Jones, West Market
street, this city, and one of the most
talented musical instructors in low
er Delaware, will be teacher of mu-
sic in the new Georgetown Demon
stration School. Mrs. Jones is a
graduate of the teaching department
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in Baltimore.
The many friends of Fred Black
stone are glad to see him back home
after a stay of several weeks in the
Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia,
for treatment.
Mrs. Lillian Dukes was in Smyr-
ma and Wilmington this week.
Miss Minnie Kreer has been con-
fined to her home for several days
with grippe. We hope she will soon
be out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Joseph have
moved to their new home on Bed
ford street, recently purchased from
Miss Bertha Johnson.
A gay and happy bunch Of girls
attended the card party given by
the Business Girls Club Of Milford
in the New Century Club rooms on
Monday evening of last week. Mrs.
Dukes won first prize. We believe an
organization of this kind would be
successful in our town.
Miss Sallie Messick spent the
weekend in Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Short gave a
goose and duck dinner last Sunday
to a number of their relatives and
friends. Among the guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Short, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Ellingsworth, Miss
Olive and Jack Ellingsworth, Mr..
and Mrs. George Mitchell, Miss
Mary Catherine Mitchell and An
drew Marvel /
Alfred Legates, who has been in
the Beebe Hospital, Lewes, for sew
eral weeks, as a result of having
sustained broken leg while load
ing piling on a car, has returned to
his home here.
Mrs. Norman R. Purnell has been
confined to her home by illness this |
week. She is much improved.
Mrs. Walter Hah, of Philadelphia,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Hamblem.
Miss Betty Rutherford has gone to
Wilmington where she will go in
training for a nurse.
Sussex County Teachers
Met In Georgetown Last Week
Prof. John S. Noble, of Millville,
superintendent of the Lord Balti-
more High School, a consolidated
school for Millville and Ocean View,
was elected president Of the Sussex
County Teachers Association at the
tenth annual session held in the
Sussex County Courthouse in
last Friday. Other Off
GERS elected were: First vice presi-
dent, Prof. c. w. Jarrett, superinten-
dent of the Selbyville High School;
second vice president, Prof. Richard
A, Shields, superintendent of the
Lewes High School; third vice pres
ident, Miss Ethel Gibson, principal
of the Greenwood schools; secretary
and treasurer, Miss Rosalie R. Mar
tin, vice principal Of the George
town High School.
The meeting opened in the court
room with orchestral selections by
the Lewes High School Orchestra,
followed by invocation by the Rev.
]. E. Cummings of Laurel, and the
singing of America"
The address of the morning was
delivered by DR.. Robert MacGowan,
poet, lecturer and pastor of Bell
field Presbyterian Church Of Pitts
burgh, Pa. DR.. MacGowan raped
short skirts and fapperism and
pointed out that teachers should set
the examples for the boys and girls.
High ideals in all things should be
The aim of the teachers, he pointed
out, He impressed upon them that
their duties were grave ones in
these times, but that they should be
true to themselves and not wear a
mask of deception. He also impress
sed upon them the necessity Of sup
porting, the prohibition movement.
The resolution committee, con-
sisting Of J. M. Bennett, of the
Nillsboro school; Prof. Albert Ear |
ley, rural supervisor of Southeas-
.ern Sussex, and George T. Mack
ing, Of the Bridgeville schools, sub
nitted these resolution which were
adopted:
whereas, the people Of George I
own have again welcomed the Sus-
lex County Teachers to their city !
md are doing all in their power to
make each and every teachers stay
lere as pleasant as possible and
he meeting a success in general; ]
Resolved, That 1t is the sense Of
his meeting that this hospitality be
ind is greatly appreciated. Is
Resolved, That the present presi- ]
lent of this Association be hereby s
lirected to appoint a committee of {
hreeto revise the constitution and {
)y-laWs.
Resolved, That this Association
,ndorse a Federal Department of &
Education with a secretary in the I