Milford chronicle., 1937-12-17
GEORGETOWN
l..lerIcan LegIon 0fIcers Chosen

Members of Sussex Post No. 8
American Legion, have elected tn,
following officers for next year;
Commander. Franklin ]. Butz; adiu.
tant, John Fisher. of Milton; Il.
nance officer, Calvin Afflerbach
child welfare, Howard r. Ennis; ser.
geant-at-arms, C. Z. Clendaniel
property custodian, Charles s. Cal.
houn; historian. Howard T. Ennis
ambulance driver, John Fisher, OF
Milton; Americanism officer, Frank
lin ]. Dutz; executive committee, J.
Ralph Carey and Charles S. Cal
houn.
Earthquake shocks Caused by
f5ombIng Plane; Sussex Had
No Real Trcm0rs
The earthquake" tremors which
were purported to have happened
throughout lower Delaware at noon
on Friday OF last week have at last
been explained. They were caused by
huge bombing plane which drop
ped six bombs off the Atlantic Coast
near the Indian River Coast Guard
Station.
Walter p. Townsend, assistant
cashier of the Farmers Bank here,
was cunning on the marshes In that
section and saw the bombs dropped
and felt the tremors and heard the
terrific explosions. He states that
each time a bomb was dropped that
the earth trembled. He Witnessed
farmers and their families rushing
from their homes to see what was
taking place.
Reports OF earthquake tremors
throughout Sussex county gained
wide circulation, but the ceizmo-
graph in Philadelphia did not re-
cord the slightest quake.
Bey Scout Meeting
The annual meeting of the Boy
Scout Executive Committee was
held at the Brick Hotel at $3.50 p.
M, on Tuesday. Following the din
ner, Kenneth Spear, scout executive,
of Wilmington, showed motion pic
lures.
Reports were made by the var
ious district chairmen, and the OBJ
jectiyes for 1888 were determined.
There was a summary of the years
work In civic service, camping, fl
nance, leadership training. organi-
zstien and troop service. scout ad-
vancement.
Constable Appointed
Howard Lyle. former game war
den of Sussex county, has been nam-
ed by the Levy Court Commission |
ers. as constable for the third elec-
,tion district of the Tenth Represen-
tatiyc District (Rehoboth Beach,
for one year. This is the first time
in many years that a constable has
been appointed for this district.
Parker. Weetten
Miss Flo Matte Parker. daughter
of Nfr. and Mrs. J. w. Parker. of
MilisboFo, and Lawrence S. WOotten,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence S.
wootten, of Dagsboro, were married
ON Tuesday night Of last week at
Dagsboro, by the Rev. w. t. Archer.
Rural Electric Rates Fixed
AT a meeting of the board of d.
lectors of the Rural Electrillcation
Administration Of Sussex county,
now engaged in building between
ESQ and 800 miles of electric lines
lower Delaware, thus
bringing to the farmers the conven-
fences of the city and town dwellers.
rates were fixed for the current to
be- supplied by the Eastern Shore
Public Service Company, with whom
the directors have closed five-year
contract at a stipulated price per
kiiowatt. For the first eighty kilo-
watts the price will be 81 cents, or .
$3.50; for the next 40 the rate will
be S cents, or $500; for 120 it will {
be az cents, or $500, or a total of {
$50 for 200 kilowatts. All over so !
kilowatts the rate will be 11s cents. [
The lines, extending from the nor s
.hern to the southern and from the
western to the eastern sections of S
Sussex county, have been built in |
order, to serve all farmers who de- I
fire the service. The Federal Gov
,rnment has loaned to the corpora a
Ion approximately $250.000 for the
work, at a rate of 3
,er cent interest. The principal ex- /.
ends over a period of 20 years at
which time It is expected to be liq-
lidated, together with the interest
md the operation of the lines.
range Officers Elected
Qficers of Midland Grange No. q,
'8trons of Husbandry, here, have
h0sen the following officers for
ext year: Master, Norval Pepper;
aerseer. Thayer Royal; steward,
Iefyey Belts; assistant steward,
harles Arlington Pepper; lecturer.
Iayard Carmean; chaplain, Mrs.
Elizabeth Wood; treasurer, Roy
vain; secretary, Miss Sallie E.
Ceres, Mrs. Margaret Car
lean; Pomona, Mrs. Lola Pepper;
1ora, Mrs. Cleta Smith: lady as
lstant steward. Mrs. Ada Pepper.
IN auians Eject
The Georgetown Kiwanis Club has
lected these officers for next year:
resident, Franklin j. Butt; vice
resident, Harold d. Hatfield; treas
rer, Bayard Carmean; executive
,mmittee, Frederick p. Whitney,
arey ID. Sapp. John r. Kitchens.
homas b. Pepper, Leroy Dennis,
harles Knox. H. P. Smith.
shnsoR-Poskey
Announcement has been made of
Ie marriage of Miss Mary Ellen
,hnson, daughter of former Sheriff
Id Mrs. Harry w. Johnson, OF
annon Station, and Linwood ]. Fos-
W son of MIR. and Mrs. Edward G.
oskey, OF Seaford. The wedding