Milford chronicle., 1941-06-27
GEORGETOWN

Announcement OF the marriage OF
Miss Thelma Mae Townsend.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
p. Townsend. South Bedford street.
here. and Franklin w. Hazard.
son Of John Hazard, Of Washing
ton. d. c., has been made. The
wedding took place at Elkton, Md,
on June 4. The bride is graduate
of the Georgetown High School,
class 80.
The wedding of Miss Mabel Holt,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. C. B.
Holt. Of Ocean View, and Harry
Dukes, Jr.. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Dukes of Millville. took
place at the home of the bride on
Wednesday.
The Georgetown Community
Daily Vacation Bible School has
closed its eleventh annual session.
This year there was an enrolment
OF SO children and about forty-two
teachers and helpers. The average
attendance for the two weeks was
sixty-five for the children and
thirty-two for the teachers and
helpers. Fifty-six certificates we're
given. the requirements being at
tendance every day except two.
Forty-four had perfect attendance.
This year there were three depart
ments - beginners. primary and
junior. The expense Of the school
amounted to $22.94. which was met
by daily offerings in the school.
contributions by friends, the Ro-
tary and Kiwanis clubs. An addi-
tional SO was raised which the
school gives for a scholarship in
the Boys School in Hirosaki, ia
pan. Milk and crackers were do
mated for daily lunch for the be-
ginners.
The following children of Wes-
ley Church are spending the week
at the Methodist Pioneer Camp for
intermediate boys and girls, Just
south of Rising Sun. Nd: Mary
Carey, Millie Wilkins, Iva Short,
Ann Swain, Beverley Bailey. Betty
Cannon, Judy Thomas, June White,
Marjorie Bramhall, June Anderson,
Alden Townsend. Jack Kitchens.
Paul West. George Swain. Robert
Thomas, Nolan Pase. Wellington
Bramhall.
Grace Methodist Church is send
ing the following to the camp:
Mary Knox. Betty Ann Kitchens,
Norma Lee Roach, Mary Ann Short,
Fay King. Louis and Vera Steigel-
man, Marion Keer, Dickie HolsOn.
Jack Kitchens. of Wesley Church,
is serving as junior councillor. The
Rev. william p. Kesmodel, pastor |
OF Grace Methodist Church, is
councillor for the camp.
This week, Wesley Church is
sending the following to the Insti-
tute at Washington College, Ches-
teTtown, Md: Violet Prettyman,
Dorothy Townsend. Betty Givens,
Lila Jane Carey, Kathleen King,
Bobby Green.
Deputy Attorney-General Daniel
]. Layton. Jr. in his lightning "Jac-
Mar" won in the races of the In
dian River Yacht Club on Sunday
afternoon by a one-second margin.
The time over the course was one
hour, 10 minutes and thirty sec
onds. With Mrs. Layton and Jems
Lynch as crew. he came from
third to win in the last few
yards.
Frederick P. Whitney in his
sloop "Alea" with Houston Wilson
and Homar Ingram, of Lewes, as
crew led the course until thirty
yards from the finish when the
eenterboard scraped bottom and
jammed. The tide was the lowest
of all the races within the past two
seasons.
Commodore H. S. okie's sloop,
''FarmaIl' was sailing along in
second place until it met the
same fate as that of Whitney.
Ellsworth M. Wilson's sloop.
Gypsy, won fourth place. He
passed Barr's 'Hi-Ge" lightning,
and Robert Purnell's sloop "BoBo"
in the last ten yards.
s'BoBo" with Purnell in command
and Harley Fink and Buddy Pur-
nell as crew, passed "Hi-Ge" in
the last twenty yards.
"Hi-Ge", with Barr commanding
and John r. Kitchens and Thomas
r. Purnell as crew, came in sixth.
while Caleb S. Layton, 3rd, Of VIII
mington, with the Hornet, came
in seventh, having as the crew
Ray Anderson and Bobby Hatfield
The judges were d. J. Layton,
Racing Secretary Walter P. Town
send and Assistant Racing Secre-
tary Harold d. Hatfield.
Points scored for the season:
"Hi-Ge". II; "Jac-Mar", II; "Alea",
IA; Gypsy. 10; Hornet, 10;
''Farmall", 8; "BoBo", 2; G. d.
Sapp, 6; Kenneth Pfister's ken
Dor, 1.