Milford chronicle., 1937-09-10

trate Sharp upon payment of a fine
of $40 and costs.
Members of the highway police
force connected with Station No. 4
one mile from here, made 27 arrests
ON Saturday and II on Monday fol
motor violations.
Determined to break up motor vio-
lations, especially failing to stop al
intersections and recklessness, high
way officers are making drive
and the many arrests within the past
week have brought about wonderful
results.
Highways throughout lower Della
ware a sa result of the drive are
said to be the safest they have been
i'll several years. t'' .' @t
Georgetown Carnival Starts Tonight
Members of the Georgetown Fire
Company will hold a carnival begin
ming tonight, Friday, and continuing
until September 18th.
Democratic Women To Meet
A covered dish luncheon and meet
ing of the Sussex County Democratic
Women's Auxiliary will be held at
the Village Improvement Building at
Hehoboth Beach on Friday after
noon, September 10th at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. Montrealia Hudson, of near
Dagsboro. is president of the Aux
iliary.
Coed Samaritans
Relatives and friends in the Trinity
section, near Bridgeville, played the
part of Good Samaritans when they
went to the home of James Nelson
of that section and harvested his
crop of fodder. Mr.. Nelson has been
confined to a hospital for the past
three months.
Crop Harvesting Retarded
While lowlands throughout lower
Delaware are drying off after the in
cessant rains of a week, yet many OF
the farmers are unable TO use har-
vesting machinery or teams to do |
their farm work. Many of them |
have been held up from picking fac
tory beans and saving their fodder
Considerable loss has been sus-
tanned in the Broadkiln ares by |
farmers who have large acreages of |
beans which they have been unable |
to harvest.
The tomato crop which promised |
to be exceedingly large was greatly |
damaged. Notwithstanding that the |
prces Mere low within the past two I
weeks'vyet growers would have been /
able TO realize a small profit if 1t had I
not been for the rains running the .
crop.
Stevens kentOn
Announcement of the marriage of .
Miss Gladys <. Stevens, daughter of /
the late Frank Stevens. of Farming
ton, Kent County, and Roy NJ. Ken
ton. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert 1
Kenton of Milford has been made.
The wedding took place on Wednes-
day night, August 18th at 5.15 O'Clock,
the Rev. Frank HersOn. of the Ave
nue. NJ E. Church Of Milford per-
forming the ceremony.
Two Teachers Resign
Last minute designations Of two
of the faculty of the Georgetown
Public Schools, with the fall and
winter term opening date fixed for
next Wednesday, has caused the local
Board of Education some concern,
but their places are expected to be
filled in time so that there will be
no hitch.
The two resigning are Dallas Hit
chens. history teacher and Robert
Pyle. instructor in vocal and instru-
mental music Mr. Kitchens has ac- :
cepted position in the Dover High
School, while Mr.. Pyle will join the
staff of Caesar Rodney School, serv-
ing the towns of Camden and Wy
Oming.
No. Labor Day Observance Here
There was no formal observance
If Labor Day here on Monday. Most
If the business places. the Sussex
County Court House office. and the
State Highway Department building
we're closed.