Milford chronicle., 1940-03-08
GEORGETOWN

I
: quarters here, are feeling the eflec
. of the recent increase in Nations
Guard enlistments. Because of ne
+ recruits since last fall TO bring tt
battery to full peace-tiIne strengtl
n three new sergeants and six new col
| porals were needed. The latter pal
| of January examinations were col
= Quoted. The following have been al
. pointed: Sergeants, Clifford E. Hal
; Jr., and Charles A. Hill, Of George
town, and Richard T. Hudson, @
! Harbeson; cOrpOrals, John H. KinG
of Georgetown; Aubrey P. Murra
and Stanlet e. Baker. of Stockley
: Darwin E. Hall and Norman S. Law
son, of Millsboro, and Lloyd 7. Dor
, man, of Selbyville. Thirteen hav
qualified to become first-class pri
Yates, as follows: Harry F. Joseph
Joseph Kiamie. Martin Locates, o
Georgetown, Herbert P. Beideman
Francis H. Bradley, Joseph c. Daw
son, of Lewes; Francis j. Cavage
Patrick F. Ryan, of Millsboro; Harry
l.. Hudson, of DagsbOrO; Harold f
Jerman, of Milton; Paul L. Lokey
of Dagsboro: Frederick w. Niemier
of Stockley. and Harry E. Richards
of Laurel.
The senior class of the George
town High School will hold bake
in the Charles B. Stevenson store. on
Market street. OH Saturday. March 8.
The Georgetown High School bas-
ketball team. defeated the quintet of
the CCC camp. located near here, on
Wednesday night by the score of %
to "a. The game was played for the
benefit of the infantile paralysis
campaign now under way. This was
one of the very few upsets during
the season for the CCC cagers. The
game was won when the locals drew
a technical foul shot during the clos
ing seconds.
Announcement is made of the
marriage of Miss Mamie L. Phillips
and William J. Collins. both of Mills
boro. at FrankfOrd on the night of
February %. The Rev. John A. Clark
performed the ceremony.
Georgetown Has Not Held
Municipal Election In Five Years
For the fifth consecutive year,
.hGOl SGlOMn VII Ouluiuuy Atlu hO
mayOralty or cOuncilmanic election.
Election of officials always takes
place the first Saturday in March.
under the charter. To become a can
didate one must file with the secre-
tary ten days prior to the election.
This year. as usual for the past five.
no one filed. Two years ago the pres
ent council came out in a public
statement and asked that others file
SO that they could get out of office,
but no one has filed. The holdover
officials are; Mayor, Ira w. Davis;
councilmen, John r. Kitchens, Geo.
r. Walls, William l.. Rawlins, Craw-
ford b. Bailey; assessor, John King;
collector. Charles T. Jester; treasur-
er. Howard j. Cooke; auditors. Ed
ward B. Green and Walter p. Town
send. Recently Horace S. Dixie was
named member of council to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Ben
jamin Faucet.
Announcement of the wedding of
Truman l.. Campbell. son of Oscar
RI. Campbell. well known business
man. of DagSbOrO, to Miss Elizabeth
sAlcAlaha, . of Easley. S. G.. has been
made The wedding took place on
Wednesday night of last week at the
First Baptist Church at Easley. Mr.
Campbell is widely known in lower
Delaware sporting circles. being a
star basketball and baseball player
He now is recognized as one of the
outstanding basketball referees in
lower Delaware. After wedding
trip to Florida. Mr.. and Mrs. Camp
bell will make their home at Days
borO where he is engagd in busi-
mess.
Mrs. Charles W. Cullen has been
spending few days in Baltimore.
Md.
Mrs. Dallas Rogers, living near
here. is visiting her son and daugh-
ter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Aldred
Rogers. at Union, n. ].
e Samuel II. Frank. local icwelry-
imam. attended the weekend the jew
iclcrs' board of trade meeting at the
Benjamin Franklin Hotel in Phila- !
delphia.
Mrs. Caleb NJ, Wright has been
spending a few days with her par |
eHtS III McfCefSDUIS. Ia.
Charles Trivitis. of near Cannon. |
circulated among friends here on +
Monday.
Register Of Wills William l.. Hill
is planning an addition to his store
on Market street. for many years the
of the late Dr. John Ham
mond.
Lowlands throughout the central
section of lower Delaware are
flooded because of the rainfall of
Saturday and Sunday. Farmers will
he hampered for few days with the
early spring plowing.
Assisted by several of her pupils,
Miss Eleanor LindstrOm. new art
eacher in the Georgetown Public
ichOOl. put on one of the most in
eresting programs of the year at the
Meeting of the Century Club on
Wednesday afternoon. The meeting
9as in charge of Mrs. Howard T.
lnnis. Miss LindstrOm made an in
eresting talk which was illustrated
" art work from the various grades.
lembers of the club found the ex-
ibits interesting and helpful in
living a picture of children's devel-
pment from one year to the next.
he spoke of the ways by which art
york is made to fit with work .in
ther classes and with plays and
ther activities. In addition to clever
ketches made by Miss Lindstrom to
Illustrate her points. the club mem
ers saw a demonstration of oil
ainting by Layton Ayers, a high
chOol boy.
iural Carriers to Meet
aha Marob 18th