Milford chronicle., 1936-02-14
GEORGETOWN

ev0lent Society, q charitable organ
ization about fifty years old, is max
ing a drive for funds and clothing
for the needy in this section, espe
cially the school children. The com
mittee in charge consisted Of Mrs
Frederic Walls and Mrs. Julian X
tributed $125.0O and the Sussex
County Levy Court $500 to assist
the society to supply clothing and
food to the needy.
Sunday School Officers Elected
Officers Of McColley's M. +. Sun
day School, four miles north of
here. have been elected for the year
as follows: Superintendent Har-
vey Penuel; assistant superinten-
dent, Jacob Smith; treasurer, Robert
Veasey; secretary, Miss Esther Dom
oven; assistant secretary, Fred
Rust; organist, Mrs. Robert Veaseyj
Missionary treasurer, Miss Mildred
Donovan.
Charged With Stealing Corn
Leon Cannon, of near ROxana, was
arresetd by Highway Officer Horace
J. Hickman. charged with having
stolen five baskets of corn from
Lewis Wilgus of that section on jan
uary 9Th. He was given a hearing
before Magistrate w. Frank Sharp
Of this city. and in default of 100000
bail, committed to the Sussex County
Jail for the April term of Court of
General Sessions.
Figures In Auto Accident
George Wright. aged %. of Lewes. !
had his throat so severely slashed |
last Friday morning when thrown |
the windshield of a car that /
he is in a serious condition i'm the |
Beebe Hospital at Lewes. Wright, |
in company with Sylvester and Car
los Drain. was going in the direction
Of Lewes from MillsbOrO. Losing
control of the car, probably because
Of poor lights and the binding
snow storm, they plunged into
concrete abutment with result that
Wright went through the windshield.
slashing his throat. He lost con-
siderable blood before reaching the
hospital. The car was badly dam
aged. The other occupants escaped
injury.
suffers Broken Arm
Miss Mary Virginia Cullen. sister
lf Charles w. Cullen, Referee in
for Delaware, is suffer-
ng from broken arm as result of
! fall at her home.
Divide Basketball HOnOrs ;
Georgetown High School basket
Jall teams split a twin bill with Har-
'ington High. on the local court I
asst Friday night. The Harrington
iaFsity won by a score of 80 to %; {
while the Georgetown Jay-Vees took
heir game by the score of 13 to z.
King was high scorer for the Sus- ]
iex County Seat boys. tossing five
leld goals. II. Wright. for Har-
'ington scored II points, making
light field goals and one foul.
letting Back 10 Normal
With transportation and business
practically at a standstill since
thursday night of last week, ON ac-
cunt of the IS inch snow and heavy
riffs, highways once more are open
lower Delaware and con-
itiOns are practically normal. Many
f the lateral roads have not been
leared of snow, but most of the
lrmers are able to reach the mar
cts and do their trading. 1t may
squire another day before all of the
rt roads, formerly the Sussex Il
ounty highway system but since
lly list, last year. a part of the
ate Highway Department system, l.
e completely open. A check-up
N1an urnnarHfun n
as the fourth heaviest in this sec
1n in 81 years, or since the Febru-
y blizzard of 1899.
On February IL, II and 13, 1899
e entire country was swept by
hat has become known as the fa- =
Gus blizzar dof '99. In Sussex
,unty there was a snow fall of 36
ches, the largest in the history of n
e county insofar as records go.
'iOr to that. was the famous bliz- :
I'd of March IL, 1888, which par .
yzed traffic throughout the coun- o
= with heavy snow and a biting ~
Id. The snow was not as deep !"
wever, as the blizzard of '99. Next -
record for lower Delaware was
e heavy snow of Saturday, De-
mber "a 1909 where there was If
/ of Is inches. A twenty inch an
ow blanketed lower Delaware on =
turday, January 30, 1921, blocking
my Of the highways for more than
week. On Saturday, December Is,
30. there was a fall of about four
m or fifteen inches, which pTecent-
lower Delawareans from having
, usual Yuletide spirit i'm their .
mes because the farmers could not
into the woodland and get a sup IL
of evergreens for decorative pur-
les. On Saturday, April 3, and
lday, April 4, 1915. there was a
e inch fall, one of the largest ever 6,
occur in April since early in the
3. This was Easter Sunday. On .
lday, December %, last year,
re was an eight inch fall, fol-
red on Christmas Day night and
n again on Sunday following by
ht inches, making a total of about =
inches within a week.
he snow of Thursday night and
day is the sixth of any cOnse-
nee this winter. The storm
med to be the most intense be-
Ell Georgetown and Snow Hill "a