Milford chronicle., 1942-07-10
GEORGETOWN

Mrs. Robert Wilson, this town, was
named a guard at the Sussex coun-
ty prison on Wednesday by the
board of trustees. He assumed his
duties Tuesday.
Horace Greeley Sirman, Sr.,
prominent farmer and Democratic
politician of Broad Creek hundred
for many years, living near Bethel,
is confined to his home suffering
from a stroke of paralysis. Mr..
Sirman served as Recorder OF
Deeds of Sussex from January,
1923, to January, 1927. His grand
daughter, Miss Frances Smith, of
Bethel, is now serving as deputy in
the office of Comptroller Henry
Roster.
Clerk of the Peace Francis F.
Morgan sold 80 marriage licenses
during June. This is considered a
record high for the month of June
within the past few years.
Thirty-seven young men reported
at o'clock Thursday morning of
last week to Local Draft Board No.
1, which represents the eastern
section of Sussex county, and left
at 7:10 A. M. for Fort Dix, N. j.,
where they will be inducted into
service. The list follows: Acting
Sergeant, John w. Pepper, of this
town; Charles M. Smith, Rowland
E. Walter, Leroy Cannon, Harry A.
Shaud, Harry o. Marker, Ellis F.
Long, James S. Locates, George c.
Porter, Allie y. Shockley, Joan ].
Joseph H. Sack, Roland
]. ,O'Neil, Robert A. Foust, John
Edward R. Argo, George L. War
rington, Dawson w. Carter, Will
liam F. Belts, Melvin d. Hanzer,
Joseph E. Morgan, William S.
Edwin Carter Wilson,
Thomas w. Davis, William W. Nor
ris, John Parker Robinson, Baker
]. Brasure, William .. T. Jeffries,
N. Plummer, Andrew W. |
Polite, Wilhelm F. Reichardt. Theo-
dore Mitchell, Eugene H. Parker,
Luther c. Carr, Oliver d. Williams,
Vernon M. Tunnel, Ernest Allen,
Clifford H. Oliver.
Mrs. Rodney Ennis, of the Piney
Grove section, is suffering from Sc
we're burns as result of upsetting
a bucket of boiling water, most of
which came in contact with one leg
and foot.
Milton Man Named Constable
The Levy Court Commissioners
appointed William H. Carey, of Mil
ton, a constable for the Tenth Rep
district. He has en-
tered upon his duties.
Potato Shipments
Thirty-three carlot shipments of
potatoes have been sent out from
the Eastern Shore Of Maryland this
season; 2,010 from the Eastern
Shore of Virginia, and i ,4SS from
the Norfolk section. Last season |
$50 carlots were shipped from the
Eastern Shore of Maryland, 1857
from the Eastern Shore of Vir-
ginia and 1859 from the Norfolk |.
area.
Prominent Teacher Dead
Clarence E. Wharton, aged 81,
living on the Millsboro-Laurel high
way, near Millsboro, died Monday
night following an illness of about
two months. Funeral services were |
held at the home on Thursday af-
ternoon, in charge of the Rev. Ed
mund v. Henvis, pastor of Grace
Methodist Church of Millsboro. In
terment was made in Mechanics,
Cemetery, MilIsboro. He is SUR
vived by his wife, Mrs. Elsie Whar-
ton; two sisters, Mrs. William ].
Brumbley, of Georgetown, and Mrs.
Chandler, wife of former-State
Senator Ebe H. Chandler, of Days
boro; one brother, Larry Wharton,
of Laurel. Mr.. Wharton for more
than thirty years was a rural
school teacher and taught in differ
ent districts throughout lower Del
aware.
Named to Naval Academy
William A. Faucet, son of Mr..
and Mrs. William r, Faucet, living .
here, has been accepted as mid
shipman at the U. S. Naval Acad-
emy at Annapolis, and has been
sworn in. He is a graduate of the
High School, class Al,
and was second honor graduate in
his class. This spring he finished
with high honors at the Bulls
School at Silver
Spring, Md. He was recommended
for the appointment by both U. s.
Senator's, James. H. Hughes and
James M. Tunnel. He is the sec
ond successful candidate to the
Naval Academy from Georgetown
in the history of the academy. The
other was Mai. G. r. Jones. !