Milford chronicle., 1939-01-27
GEORGETOWN
Court Opens February 9

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The regular February term of Su-
periOr Court and Court of General
Sessions will open on Monday, Feb
ruary s. The term is expected to be
a long one, judging from the large
number of cases that are being
scheduled. Many being held for trial
may plead guilty and thus shorten
the term of Court of General Ses-
sions.
Sheriff Edward ]. Southard has is
sued a proclamation calling for a
session of Oyer and Terminer Court
to try the murder and manslaughter
cases for Monday. February 13. The
issuing of such a proclamation is an
old English custom and has been
used since colonial days i'm Della
ware.
Georgetown Firemen Elect
officers of the Georgetown Fire
Company have been elected for the
year. as follows: President, Charles
II. Marsh; vice president and treas
urer, Walter p. Townsend; secretary
and second assistant chief, Thomas
r. Purnell; chief, Olin d. Johnson;
first assistant chief, James Devin;
chief engineer, Francis Short; fire
recorder, ElwoOd Holson, Jr.; GUS
tOdian of property, Rodney II. Pride. !
Firemen were called out to three
chimney blazes this week. One at
the home of Joseph Holson, another
at the home of George Nelson in
Collinsville and the third at the
home of Larry Moore, near here 1
The damage was slight at all of the
fires.
Held For Stealing Chickens
Howard Nibblett and Joseph Lloyd
of Little Creek District, arrested by
officer George E. Minner on
a charge of stealing chickens from
Sirman, Of near Laurel,
were each committed to the Sussex
county jail by Magistrate W Frank
Sharp. in default of $500 bail.
Open Community House
The Nanticoke Home Demonstra-
lion Club, which some weeks ago
purchased the old Rawlins school
and moved it to a plot of
and, donated and decided to them
)y Henry r. Isaacs, Wilmington at
.Orney, on the Georgetown-Bridge
lille highway, will open this COM
nunity building tonight (Friday) for
he first time. A program will be
;iven and refreshments served. The
has undergone extensive re-
airs and is considered one of the I
,est rural community buildings in
lie county. Il
jrge $4,000 ArmOry Here y
Before joint dinner meeting in /
he Brick Hotel last Friday night,
by the Rotary, kiwanis, '
nd New Century Clubs. the George
own Chamber of Commerce, Ameri-
an Legion and members of city
ouncil, Adjutant General Willard {
:. Slower, of Wilmington, who next
une will have rounded out IS years
ervice in the Delaware National
iuard, pressed home to the repre-
entative group that every effort
hould be made at this session of the
for an appropriation for
n armOTy here in order that Bat
cry 3, 261st Coast Artillery, may
its status as a unit of the
'tate. He stated that the War De-
artment in Washington is urging
he erection of an armory. and rsc.
gnize that Battery B is one of the
lost efficient in the State. AdjUtant
eEeral Stover stated that bill has
cen prepared calling for an appro-
riatiol of $4,000 for such an ar
lOry and that, in his opinion. about
lree and a half acres OF ground
ill be needed. He highly praised
lie local battery and told of the
leritorius work accomplished by the
ersonnel within a few weeks after
ley had been mustered into ser
Ice.
ntertain G. ii. ID. Club
Mrs. Edwin Smith. near here, was
Ostess to the Georgetown Home .
Club on Friday.
wenty members were present and
ljOyed the covered dish luncheon.
he years program was discussed.
RS. Elizabeth Sammons and Mrs.
lillian J. Brumbley have been
iOsen as project leaders for Feb
Iary. Mrs. Miles NJ. Isaacs has