Milford chronicle., 1935-05-10
GEORGETOWN

AHlu III NSAliu8s I'd, the UISL OF luS
week for Rotarians Of the 50th Dis.
trict Of Rotary International, were
given By three members OF the
Georgetown Club, who attended the
meeting last Friday night al the
regular weekly session held IN tho
Brick Hotel. Those giving the re-
ports were p. Paul BurkhOlder, past
district governor Of the 5Oth dis
trict; John T. Carey. past president
and w. Blaine Atkins.
Driving While Drunk
John H. Mitchell, Little Greek Dis
trict, was arrested last Friday on a
charge Of operating car on the
Delmar-Seaford highway while un-
der the influence of liquor. Failing
to pay a line of 500 and costs I'M
posed on him by Magistrate Will
liam H. AydelOtte, of Deimar, he
was committed to the Sussex cOhn-
~ Jail here for 30 days.
Lower Delaware farmers are be-
ginning to plant their early corn
crop and indications are that the
crop will be as large as usual
Those who failed to sign up with the
government for a reduction in acre
age will plant more, which no doubt
will counteraet the reduction to be
made by those who have agreed TO
lessen the acreage.
Unconfrmed reports are to the
effect that some of the farmers have
signed contracts for a reduction in.
the acreage of corn to be grown this
season, when as a matter of fact
they never intended to grow more
than their contract with the govern
ment calls for. The same thing is
said to prevail with hog growers.
TaxRbles, Take Notice
Because one knight of the road"
jumped on n train to get a free ride
TO some unknown destination, and
another man became hilarious from
drink on the streets of Delmar, tax
ables of Sussex county will be for
ced TO pay S32.S0 for their board and
costs of the cases.
James w. Brogden, arrested by
Railroad Detective Miles Fitzgerald
for trespassing was fined by Magls-
trate William H. Hewes, of Bridge
vile, $500 with costs, which are to
be paid by the county, amounting to
$9.15. Unable to pay the fine and
costs he was committed to the eOun-
ty Jail for ten days.
James Short, arrested for being
drunk and disOrderly at Delmar, was
committed to prison here for thirty
days, when unable to pay a fine of
$40 and costs, amounting to $9.65. |
Their board bill, at the rate of 35c |
per day, amounted to $14.O0.
Five days is the usual sentence /
imposed for drunkenness and in |
most cases the fine imposed is IS.
ElwOOd Davis, of Milford, was ar /
rested last week and given a hear
ing before Magistrate William E. /
Lank, of that city, charged was as
sault on Paul Davis, Cedar Creek
District. He was committed to the
county Jail here for court.
James Edward Messick, of Will
mingtOn, formerly a resident here,
was committed to the county prison
here by Magistrate w. Frank Sapp
for 80 days, in default of payment Of
d fine of S25 and costs, charged
with permitting Raymond Hawkins
TO operate an unregistered car.
A conference and round table dis
cussiOn of ministers throughout
lower Delaware was held in Wesley
NJ. +. Church, North Race street,
here, Thursday of last week. The
conference was led by Ross w. San
dersOn, secretary of the Maryland
and Delaware Council of religious
education.
Old Fire Hall Moved
The old fire house, which was
erected about thirty years ago on
South Race street, on a portion of
the plot of ground of the Sussex
county iall, has been sold to Paul
Short and moved to the Short farm,
along the DUPONT highway, near
here. The building, erected by per-
of the Sussex County Levy
Court, was headquarters for the first
fire fighting unit, estab-
lished in the spring of 1907. with the
late DR.. John w. Messick as pres
ident and Oscar S. Wilson as the
secretary Il continued TO be head !
quarters for the firemen until few /,
years ago when the present build ,,
ing was obtained on the public !
square. The present fire house, for :
merly was the old First National !
Bank, and after being acquired by n
he firemen was rebuilt into an up :
.O-date building. 7
Within the past few weeks, the =
Did iailyatd, which used to serve as :
IN exercise court for the prisoners, 4
has been torn down and the Jail =
proper thoroughly remOdelled and :,
into offices for the Sussex Z
county Board Of Assessment and :
he Receiver of Taxes. All of the :,
have been either torn y
lOwn or moved off the plot. The old !
Ire house was the last one to go. :
Within recent years il has been us :,
d as headquarters for Sussex Post 2,
70. 8, American Legion. =, y
The Outbuildings at the old Sussex ~ y
ounty Jail, on South Race street, =
ave been removed in order to make y
parking space for the public in :, !,
eneral, hut especially for those u
aving business with the county OFF, u
ials. ~
The general opinion throughout q
ussex county was, at the time, and "
Till is, that the buildings should
ave been moved off and an addl- re
on made to the old Jail instead of ty
uilding o new one, about two miles u;
] the rural section, at cost Of
lany thousands of dollars more hi
ian it would have cost to make an a.
So