Milford chronicle., 1941-06-06

will be the State Highway Police
headed by Corporal Harry A. Pu-
sey, the pitching ace of last sea
sons team and the captain; the In
dependents, headed by Coach Geo
Keen of the Georgetown High
School; the Kiwanians, headed by
Prof. Franklin ]. Butt, superinten-
dent of schools, and Harold d. Hat
field; the State Highway Depart
ment, the Kimmeytown Cubs, head
ed by Joe West, and members OF
the Georgetown Fire Company.
Each team is allowed to sign any
number of players under. twenty
one, but only three may play at a
time.
Games are scheduled 10 be play
ed on Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day of each week, all starting at 5
o'clock E. S. T.
Since Georgetown is on daylight
saving time, effective at a. ma
Sunday, June 8, those observing D.
S. t. will have to attend the games
at 5 o'clock e, S. T. The season
will end on August is, according to
the present plans. Following that
there will be a playoff to determine
the champions of the league.
In order to raise funds to pur-
chase uniforms, all of the clubs
NAV get together and stage some
kind of a benefit Possibly they may
give a big supper in one of the
community halls or appoint COM
mittee to wait on the business men
of the city and solicit aid. 1t is in
timated that they may even stage a
big festival in the public square,
with permission of city council,
with a band concert throughout
most of the evening. Such an event
may take place within a week.
Local and Personal
Children's Day services will be
held at McColleys Chapel, five
miles north of here, on Sunday
night, June 8. 1t will be observed
at Grace Methodist Church at Mil
ton the same night. Exercises will
be held at Goshen Methodist Church
at Milton on Sunday, June Is.
Joseph L. Megginson has moved
from KINNEY street to the property
of Earl Rust on North Race street.
Miss Peggy Walls, who has just
completed her junior year at Duke
University, Durham; N. c., arrived
home this week to spend the sum
mer with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George E. Walls. She was accom- |
panied home by her room mate,
Miss Isabelle Falls, who will spend
some time with her.
After being i'll for two weeks at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Scheer, on South Bed
ford street, William Scheer has
returned to his work at Harring-
ton.
Mrs. C. M. Marsh and Mr.. and
Mrs. George e. Walls have opened
their cottages at Rehoboth Beach
for the summer.
Miss Sarah Marvel. of Glen Rock,
N. j., is spending some time with
her aunt, Mrs. Jennie Phillips, on
West Market street. Mrs, Phillips,
who has been seriously i'll for some
time, is slowly recovering.
Mrs. Frederick Sammons, who
was called to the bedside of her
son, Paul Derrickson, in East Lam
sing, Mich, some time ago, has
returned home. Derrickson for
three years star basketball, foot
ball and baseball player on the
Georgetown High School team, is a
student at Michigan State College.
Little interest was manifested
here last Saturday at the election
to determine whether or not this
county seat Of Sussex would have
daylight saving time. Only Ill
votes were cast, "a being in favor
of it, and II against, or ratio of
5h to 1. City Council last week
called the referendum when petit
ton was handed to them signed by
$50 persons.
The new time will go into effect
Sunday. June s, at a. m.
Memorial Day
Memorial Day was fittingly OBJ
served here last Friday with exer-
cises in the Georgetown High |
School at II o'clock. The princi-
pal speaker was the Rev. Omar E.
Jones, pastor of Wesley Methodist