Milford chronicle., 1940-01-26
GEORGETOWN
6euFeel0Wm Trusf C0mpany
eAice9s Are Elecled


Trust Company. corner Market stree
ana the Public Square. have eiecteI
the following board Of directors 10
the year: James N. Tunnel, Sf
Flalsied p Layton, former Congress
Hian Robert O. Houston. Anthony Z
Hudson, Edward B. Green. George
Lynch Walter Turner Carey. Dr.. G
N. VanNaikenb0rgh OF Georgetown
Henry c. Wagainoh, Of Milton; Chaa
W. Workman. Of 8hortley, i've miles
southwest Of here.
The board Of directors organized
by eiectlng the following bank on
eials: President, James NJ Tunnell
Sr.; vice president, Halsted P. Lay
ton: cashier, secretary and treasur-
ef, Edward 3. Green; assistant cash
ier, Ralph L. Swain; bookkeeper
Ars. Aleine Short; assistant book
keeper and clerk, Miss Myrna L
Rooth
The bank Is one Of the most four
ishilig IN lower Delaware and dur
/ ing the depression from October
1929. to date. has fiOurished
Tic total assets as Of October 2,
last year, we're reported as S4S3.-
999.35. with loans and discounts OF
iS31S,244.S2.
The bank, organized many years
ago as the First National Bank Of
gGeofgetOwn, later became affiliated
with Inc chain ol banks of the Dela-
ware Trust Company Some years
ago It becanle independent of the
chain ana was organized as the
Georgetown Trust Company. II IS
considered one Of the soundest
hanks ol The State, weathefiHg the
depression on all occasions.
Bids For jail Addition Too High
Bids for construction Of the addi-
tlon tG the Sussex county prison, To-
Gated two miles from here, were
opened by the Levy Court Commits
sions on Tuesday morning, but all
were rejected because the prices
were too high. The lowest price was
$61, 600 without installing hunks,
There were eight bidders.
unGer the law, the Levy Court
Commissioners can issue bonds up to
S25,0 900. When greater bond issue
Is required. it becomes necessary for
an act Of the General Assembly.
Sinee there will be no meeting of the
lawmakers until January of next
year II is out OF the question, ac-
cOrding to officials, to consider such
AN addition as was contemplated.
The commissioners, in having plans
drawn. will look far into the future
10 take care of the requirements.
The bids were many thousands over
their estimate.
It was learned this week that they
may reduce the size Of the addition
50 as TO come within the range of
S25, ,OO0 to $35, 900, and again ask for
LIDS II this is done. it was stated,
they could pay SO 900 from the treas
ury ard float bonds in the amount Of
S25 ,0OO
When the prison was used for the
first time I'm February. 1882, % pris-
oners were taken to it from the old
county Jail. On Monday it was learn
ed there were 122 inmates. Some
weeks ago conditions were so crowd
cd that they had 10 be slept in the
corridors on cots and then there
barely was room enough. The grand |
jury At the October term Of Court OF
Sessions made their report !
to the judges and the commissioners
what they had learned and at once a /
was started TO increase !
the size.
The total cost OF the present build
ing was SS1 ,2O6.9O, including con-
stTuction, plumbing, heating and I
electrical work. Since that time,
h r,r,o,snr r,,.,,,, fI,n,,a,,,dc 80 dCIT,,.y
have been spent for installing a wa
Ter system and other improvements.
Bus Drivers Elect
The annual meeting of the Sussex
County School Bus Drivers Associa-
ion was held i'm the Georgetown
High School on Thursday of last
week. Officers for the year were
Elected as follows: Theodore NJ Jar
lis. of Harbeson, president; Harry
hrs. Walter Long. Of Selbyville. sec
eIary; William Murray, of Frank
ord. treasurer.
MIR Jarvis, who was instrumental
n the formation Of the lower Della
ware school bus operators. was re-
lecIcd for the tenth consecutive
ear.
Addresses were made by William
l. Ball. of Dover, supervisor of
for the State Board of
Harry A. Goodwin. OF
tOxana. president OF the State Bus
'Tdvers' Association; w. o. Dawson.
resident OF the Kent County Asso-
iation. and the Rev. II. r. McDade.
ast0r Of the ChincOteague, Va.
Iethodist Church. formerly of Frank
sfd. this county. The Rev Mr.. Me-
ade addressed the association last ,
Tar.
Refreshments were served to the /
Oung Woman Dies 7,
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank I
alient. OF RehobOth Beach, former /;
Miss Elsie King, Of Georgetown, !
e II years. who died at her home
the resort on Wednesday OF last /,
eek after an illness OF many months
ere held at Hebron Church two !
iles from here, on the Georgetown
highway last Saturday af- q
TDoon at O'Clock IN charge Of the =
ev. Omar f. Jones, pastor OF Wes- I,
Y Methodist Church, North Race q
rect here. Interment was made in
G. adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Talent :.
ls the daughter of the late Edwin =
King and Mrs. Ida King Savage,
nlmey street. this city. Besides her !,
lshsnd and mother she is survived 3
two sisters, Mrs Darwin Hall of !.
llsboro and Miss Roberta King. .
10 lives with her mother here. 9
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