Milford chronicle., 1940-03-29
GEORGETOWN
work on ArmOry Started

used by Battery B of the 261st Coas
Artillery, to be located on West Pine
street, has been started by the Hugh
M. Smyth Company, of Wilmington
Line stakes have been driven, large
quantities of materials are on the
site and work on the walls has beer
started. Construction will be hasten
ed in order that the building may bC
completed at the time called for in
the contract.
Display Of China and Glassware
On Wednesday afternoon of this
week from 2.30 to $50 o'clock, there
was an exhibit of old glass and china
at the Georgetown New Century
Club. A. number of rare pieces were
on display. Many antiques were
brought forth, possibly some of then
$50 years old. Among some of those
exhibiting were: Mrs. James M. Tun-
nell, Sr., Mrs. Joseph b. NAPLES, Mrs
IaVinia Adams. Mrs. Rowland G.
Paynter, Miss Anita George, Mrs
Frank M. Jones, Mrs. GlenwOod Van
Valkenburgh, Mrs. William Russell,
Miss Julia Burton, Mrs. Howard j.
Cooke, Mrs. isaac d. Short, ii. Mrs.
Howard T. Ennis, art chairman OF
the club, together with her commit
tee consisting of Mrs. Thayer Royal,
Mrs. Charles II. Cannon and Mrs.
William ID. Breasure, prepared an
interesting program. Tea was served
in charge of Mrs. Theodore Burton,
Jr.
Bus Drivers 10 Meet
The annual meeting and banquet OF
the Sussex County School Bus DrtY-
ers' Association will be held in the
hall of Midland Grange on Friday
night, (tOnight). Representatives OF
the State Department of Public In
struction are expected to be present
and make addresses. More than 200
are expected to attend the meeting.
including the drivers and members
of their families, and few guests.
H. c. Stewart Funeral Rites
Funeral services for Howard &.
Stewart, aged 60. veteran newspaper
correspondent and for quarter OF
century a real estate dealer in
Georgetown and RehobOth Beach,
who died in the Beebe Hospital, at
Lewes, on Wednesday night of last
week, were held from the Carey
funeral home on Saturday morning
in charge of the Rev. Richard X.
White. rector of st. Pauls Protest
ant Episcopal Church, here. Inter-
ment was made in Union cemetery,
this town.
Legion Feted by Auxiliary
In cOmmemOratiOn of the twenty
first anniversary of the formation OF
the American Legion in the United
States, members of Sussex Unit No.
s, Ladies' Auxiliary, gave party on
Monday night to members of Sussex
Post No. g.. II was a covered dish
supper and was held at the log
cabin, a recreation center built thru
the cooperation of the Kiwanis
Club, the Works Progress Admins
tration, members of the American
Legion and civic organizations.
Mrs. Martha J. Short, widow OF
Reuben j. Short. for many years a
resident of this town, observed her
eighty-ninth birthday anniversary
Wednesday of last week. Mrs. Short
is mother of Mrs. Burton, wife of
Clifford +. Burton, of Angola, and
Philip Shbrt. widely known nursery
man, near SIOchley.
Widow Of State Detective Weds
Announcement of the marriage sOf
Mrs. Mollie L. DOnaway, widow of
Ottie DOnaway, for many years a
detective in this county, living in
Georgetown, and Lewis w. Briggs,
well known farmer, living near here,
has been made. The wedding took
place Saturday night. March 16, at
Wesley Methodist parsonage, the
Rev. Omar T.. Jones performing the
ceremony. The bride is daughter of
Mrs. Lucinda Hudson and the late
l.. w. Hudson of GumbOrO hundred,
and is sister of w. A. Hudson, near
here. Mr.. Briggs is son of Warren
and Mrs. Adelaide Briggs of Hal
stead. PA. lie came here few years
ago. y
Learning Care OF Children
The home economics class of the
eleventh grade in the Georgetown
Public Schools has started child
training work, which is a part OF
the regular course. In cooperation
with Miss Betty Randle, director Of
the WPA Nursery School, which has
rooms in the school building, Miss
Jane Mathis. home economics teach
er, has developed n program which |
will permit each girl to have more |
actual experience in the care OF |
children than usually is possible in |
public schools. A schedule has been
started which will permit each girl
to spend a part of her home econOm-
les time acting as an assistant to
Miss Randle in the nursery school.
The girls usually 90 to the younger
children in groups Of four and, with
take full charge of
them, even to preparing their meals.
Unemployment Office Opened for
Young Women and Men
In order to help the young people
in Sussex county with their unem-
plOyment problems. J. Marshall Phil
lips has been named county super
visor for the National Youth Admin
and has opened an office in
he State Employment building here.
It is pointed out that statistics re-
zeal that there are many young wO-
men and men throughout Delaware
who are unemployed. For this rea-
ION the Delaware National Youth
Administration has opened an office
lere. The age limit is from Is TO
"a. On Mondays, Tuesdays and We'd
lesday the office hours are from $50
A. NJ. to 4:30 p. NJ, and on Thurs
lays from $50 A. M. to noon.
Resigns as Scout Head
Robert c. Hill, city manager of
lehobOth Beach, formerly county
of Sussex, in charge of dirt
mad construction. has tpndarad his