Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16
GEORGETOWN
ReYlKaIs IN Progress


two weeks are being held by Wes-
ley and Grace Methodist churches.
Services will be held for the week
in Wesley church. The Rev. w. P.
Kesmodel, pastor of Grace church,
and the Rev. Omar E. Jones, pas
tor of Wesley church, will speak
on alternate evenings throughout
the series of services in the two
churches. Dan Hughes, noted
Welch singer, will take part in the
services.
Ratarlans 10 Buy Books
And Stamps
Members of the Georgetown
Millsboro Rotary Club have started
off the year by pledging to buy de-
fense bonds and stamps. A reso-
luton to the effect has been
adopted as follows: Resolved,
That we who have not yet taken up
arms against our nations enemies
will in the immediate future re-
spond to the duty and privilege of
aiding our country in her present
struggle and providing a protection
for her and for ourselves in the
years to come-Buy defense bonds
and stamps"
Defense Council Divides
Georgetown Into Zones
The Georgetown Defense Coun-
Gil has divided the city and the
immediate surrounding area into
seven zones, as a preliminary step
to having a practice blackout
which the army is expected to
order for this section. Each zone
will be a separate unit for civilian
defense activities. The zones
named are: One, the area north of
Market and west of Bedford
streets; two, south of Market and
west of Bedford streets; three,
west of Railroad avenue, north of
Market, east of Bedford streets;
four, west of Railroad avenue,
north of Market, east of Bedford
streets; five, east of Railroad ave-
nue., north of Market and west Of
King streets; six, south Of Market,
east of Railroad avenue running i'll
direction of Millsboro; seven,
north of Market, east of King
streets. Since protection of the ru-
raj areas surrounding Georgetown
is also the responsibility of the
Georgetown Defense Council, these
zones do not end abruptly at the
city limits but extend beyond them
wherever the situation warrants.
In connection with the coming,
campaign for funds necessary to
cover the expenses of the pro-
gram has been taken into consid-
Grafton. DR.. Rowland G. Paynter,
chairman of defense finances, states
that teams of men solicitors are
being formed to canvas each zone
and the territory served by the
Georgetown school buses for the
protection of which the defense
council is responsible. Wilson
Boyer will serve as captain of the
teams of solicitors.
Fire Damages Home on
The Public Square,
Fire believed to have been caused
from the heating plant, broke out
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Marc
B. Saunders, on the Public Square
here, Sunday morning, doing dam
age to one side of the dwelling
which may exceed 5000. With the
mercury registering III va degrees
below zero, firemen quickly re-
sponded to the call and saved the
dwelling from destruction. Much
of the damage, it is estimated. was
caused by water.
SelbyVilIe Bans Sunday Movies
Sunday motion pictures have
been banned as well as other Sun
day amusements, by an ordinance
of Selbyville town council within
the criminal jurisdiction of the
town. The ordinance prohibits the
participation in any public dances,
horse racing, public auction, pub
lie theatrical performances, public
performances of motion pictures,
with or without sound, public bowl
ing games, pooling games, of pub
lie billiard games between the
hours of noon and p. m. or be-
tween the hours of s p. m. and
midnight On Sundays. The ordi-
nance does not prevent any church
or religious organization from ex-
hibiting a motion picture for re-
ligious instructions or preventing
any religious drama or cantata for
religious purposes OF instruction.
The fine for violation is not less
than $1,000 nor more than 100000.
Water System Guarded
In order to protect the water
supply here against sabotage, the
Georgetown Water Company has
installed special night lights around
the plant and tanks and hired
William Stockley as night watch
man.
Red Cross Accomplished
Much Last Year
During their year of intensive
work, the production committee of
the Georgetown branch of the Am
erican Red Cross has made some
outstanding achievements, under
direction of Mrs: Edward c. Sudler,
production chairman for George
town and Sussex county. They
started the work long before the
country was at war with Japan.
Germany and Italy, and were the
first civilian defense workers in
the field. 1t has been announced
that during the past year the COM
mittee completed work on 1894
sewed garments. 1853 surgical
dressings and 5N4 knitted gar
ments. The numher of each indi-
vidual article produced follows:
Sewed garments-women's dresses,
1877; girls dresses, 3l5; women's
skirts, 1856; girls skirts, 179; chill
dren's dresses. So; blankets. So;
slips, 1870; taby's ...ght gowns, IS;
diapers, 206; jacques, 81; caps. 10;
pajamas, 72; Tnss shirts, 26; over
alls, So; convalescent robes, 13;
romners. 80: babY shirts. 27: bibs.