Milford chronicle., 1940-05-31
GEORGETOWN
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The new pier, 222 feet long, witt
a 7 on the end to accommodate iargt
motor boats has been completed. Il
is located in Wild Duck Cove Az
soon as the plumbing is completed
the house to be used as a rest room
and lunch stand will be ready. Gas
Oline pumps are to be installed on
the road and at the end Of the wharf
Awarded Medal
Miss Dorothy AIilIman, junior in
the Georgetown High School, in
competition with other students of
Delaware and the Eastern Shore of
Maryland. has been awarded silver
medal by Beacon Business College
of Wilmington, for an English COM
position she wrote recently. It was
the only silver medal award made.
Miss Kate Hayes Suceumbs
Funeral services for Miss Kate
Hayes, age n years, who died on
Monday of last week at her home on
South Race street. were held We'd
nesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
from tile late residence, in charge of
the Rev. Omar Z. Jones. pastor of
Wesley Methodist Church, North
Race street. Interment was made in
Union cemetery, two blocks from her
home.
Miss Hayes for more than thirty |
years was soprano sOlOist and one
of the leading members of the choir
of Wesley Church.
She was considered a quarter of
century ago as one of the Outstand-
ing singers i'm the central section of
lower Delaware and her services for
many years were sought by many
organizations throughout the county
Miss Hayes had been in poor health
for many months and her death was
not unexpected.
Since coming to Georgetown more
than forty years ago. she made her
home with the late DR.. and Mrs. G.
Frank Jones, Mrs. Jones being half
sister
william N. Jefferies Dead
William NJ. Jefferies. age SO years,
well known farmer of the Redden
section. four miles north of this city,
died Monday night of last week after
being III for several weeks. Funeral
services were held at McCOlley's ,
Church. five miles north of here last
Thursday afternoon at two O'clock !
Interment made in the adjoining i
cemetery Mr.. Jefferies for several !
years had been one of the Outstand-
ing farmers in his section. Moving =,
TO the Redden section some years !
ago he developed farming as 1t had !
not been done in that locality be- +
fore
HILL Wilkes
Mrs. Ada Hill. daughter of Theo- .
dore w. White and the late Mrs Fan r
ny H. White. of Seaford. and Clifford
Wilkes. CT SeafoTd. son of Mrs Marie 7
Wilkes. and the late d. q, Wilkes, 4,
Of W1hlon, Mimi. were married lart :.
Friday night by the Rev. f. L, Cole 8
man pastor of Mt. Olive Methodist
Church Of Seaford.
MalIney- -tOTk
Announcement of the marriage Of =
Miss Elizabeth Ellen MalOney. .
daughter of MIR and Mrs. George u.
Malone. OF Rehoboth Beach, and
William franklin Cock. son of Mr.. s.
and Mrs. William T. Cook. Of Viii
mington. has been made. The we'd
ding took place at the resort on We'd :
nesdsy of last week, at 1:30 D. m 7
The groom is chiropractor in Will !
mingtOn -
Mumferd. Roster
Miss Margaret Mumford daughter =
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Green Mumford, of
near AlillsbOro. and Milton Roster, :
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Roster. h
nf near Laurel, were married at St q
Pauls rectcry. East Pine street. this r
-ity, on Saturday night, May 1s The a,
groom is one of the extensive poul-
Tym N il the western section of low II
n D1llware r
-hi;dren'5 Fay Service =,
Chlldren's Day services will be n,
,eld hext Sunday at Whites Chapel, .,
between Milton and Lewes, and in Ti
he Glendale and Roxana Methodist
,hurches. Exercises will be held at y,
he Ocean View Christian Church on r,
he night of June 8. and at the Bea-
er Dam Methodist Church, at Har- he
eson. on Sunday night, June 49, ~
zeal and Personal of
Officals Of the Delaware Chapter at
f the American Red Cross have fix
d sGOl as Georgetown's quota of On,
he $500 to be raised throughout stn
he state A special drive is TO get mis-
nder way Monday and Tuesday of Th
ext week Mrs. Mare B. Saunders, no,
ranch chairman. has divided the ia,,
ity ana surrounding country into M,
istricts. with captains in charge of
anvlsslng in each district Desir- q"
us Of making the canvass complete -
nd finish in time for the funds to do ~
he most good, drive was made on
lon1ay and Tuesday Captains for
ne districts are: Mrs. George Elton
ialls, Mrs Calvin E. Afflerbach,
Irs Howard Ennis, Mrs. Harold d.
-atfeld. Donations are to be receiv-
l at any time by Harold D. Hatfield
r Mare B. Saunders At the weekly
eeting of the Georgetown Rotary
lub on Thursday night there was
lown sound films and a talk was
ven on war relief.
Arthur Wilgus and family have
owed to Wyoming, this state. ,
Mrs. james Devin, North Race =
rect, is visiting her sister-in-law,
rs. Garland Reynolds, in Danville.
4.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Clyde Hess of .
arksburg, Pa, have been visiting
r. and Mrs. Charles H. Powers on n
e GeorgetOwn-Lewes highway. =,
Mrs. Edward Call Morris is spend b
g some time with relatives in Phil .
elphia and Bath. Pa. (
Mrs. Florence Brumbley is i'll at r
e home of her daughter, Mrs Bea-
ce West. a