Milford chronicle., 1942-10-02
GEORGETOWN
Ride to Community House
With Team and Wagon

WIN Ieam anu WdBOh
Women of the Nanticoke Home
Demonstration Club, located be-
tween here and Bridgeville, recent
ly demonstrated that they know
how to conserve war essentials as
we'll as save fruits and vegetables
by canning them for use, as well as
do knitting and dressmaking in or
der to help win the war. Deciding
to clean the community house, they
walked to the home of Mrs. Harvey
Warrington who hitched the farm
team to a wagon and gave them
an Old-fashioned ride. Among them
were Mrs. Warrington, Mrs. Gran
vile S. Messick, Mrs, Enos Mich.
OILS, Mrs. Albert King, Mrs. Roy
Hill, Mrs. Frank Baker, Mrs. Alfred
Messick. They cleaned the build
ing, enjoyed the work and had q
Jolly time on the trip.
Soldiers Give Show
Monday night the soldiers from
Fort Miles, near Lewes, presented
a Mobile Army Show in the local
armory. 1t was open to the public
and was given as an expression OF
appreciation for the help citizens
have rendered and the aid that has
been given them through the USO
and the dances.
Milton Carnival Success
According to report issued by
the Milton Fire Company, the car
nival held from August 20 to Sep
tember 5, netted $2,151.50. Con-
sidering the adverse conditions,
the proceeds exceeded all expecta-
tions. Good crowds attended. The
grounds were lighted in accordance
with dimout regulations.
Harvest Show To Be Held
Proceeds from the Victory Gar
den Harvest Show" which is coun-
ty-wide, and is to be staged in the
Georgetown school on Friday and
Saturday, October $40, will go to
the Army and Navy relief funds.
Plans are being made during the
show to conduct drive for the
sale of war bonds, stamps and
salvage. Work on the program
has been started by Miss M. Ger
trude Holloway, county home dem
onstration agent, and chairman OF
the committee, and Mrs. Joseph
Megginson, chairman of tn
Georgetown victory garden. The
show will feature exhibits of all
garden fruits, vegetables and flow
ers as well as classes of all kinds
of house plants, canned fruits and
vegetables. Educational exhibits
will also have a place. The pro-
gram committee is planning to
bring some noted speakers here to
aid in the drive for sale of war
bonds and stamps. Announcement
is made by the general exhibits
committee that sweepstakes prizes
of defense stamps will be awarded
each department. Clubs and groups
in all Sussex county towns are
asked to exhibit. Assistant County
Agent William Henderson is chair
man of the general exhibits COM
mittee. In order to save gasoline
the general show committee was
selected in and near the county
seat. Members of the show COM
mittee are: Miss Gertrude Hollo-
way, chairman of the Sussex Coun-
ty Victory Garden program; Mrs.
Joseph Megginson, chairman of the
Georgetown Victory Garden pro-
gram; Assistant GountysAge Will
liam Henderson, exhibits chair
man; Mrs. James NJ Tunnell, Sr.,
chairman of senior flower depart
ment; Mrs. Franklin ]. ButZ, chair |
man of junior flower department;
Mrs. Jacob Minor, chairman of SEN
ior harvest show department;
Horace Short, chairman of junior
Harvest show department; Mrs.
Theodore Burton, Wilson Boyer,
co-chairmen of finance; Albert |
chairman of education ex-
hibits; Clayton Bunting, Of Selby-
Vile, chairman of commercial ex-
hibits; County Agent ]. Frank
Gordy, chairman of judges and
prizes; Harold W. T. Purnell,
chairman of program.
: General exhibits committee =
Franklin ]. Butz, Assistant County |
Agent William Henderson.
Senior harvest show department |
Mrs. Jacob Minor, Mrs. Asa Rey-
nolds, former County Agent Molloy
c. Vaughn, Hylon Smith, Mrs. Ar
thur Kapp.
D Junior harvest show department
= Horace Short, Miss Evelyn
county club agent; Miss
Jane Mathis, Mrs. Hazel Mitchell.
Senior and junior flower show
- Mrs. James M. Tun-
nell, Sr.. Mrs. Franklin ]. Butz,
Mrs. Oliver D. Robinson, Mrs. AL
bert Farley.
Finance = Wilson Boyer, Mrs.
Theodore Burton, Rev. H. w. Ewig,
Rev. Omar f. Jones, DR.. Rowland
g. Paynter, Joseph Thomas, James
Carey, James NJ. Tunnel, Jr., Rich
ard Maxwell.
Education exhibits-Albert Ear
ley. Philip Moonan, Franklin J.
Butz, Mrs. Richard Maxwell, Miss
Grace Beers.
Commercial exhibits - Clayton
Harold w. T. Purnell.
III Program-Harold w. T. Purnell,
Rev. W. P. Kesmodel. Chester R.
Stroup, Miss Jane Mathis.