Milford chronicle., 1942-07-24
GEORGETOWN
Caldwell C. GIYens Dies
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was engaged in farming. Funeral
services were held in Salisbury
Md, on Wednesday afternoon, with
burial in Parsons Cemetery, that
town. He is survived by daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harry Fiehler, Upper
Darby, Pa; one son, Alonzo B
Givens, stationed at Camp Wheeler
Ca; three brothers, Thomas w.
this town; Robert R., of Laurel
and Fred, near Bethel.
Injured In Motorcycle Accident
Leon Wilkerson, of Selbyville, is
in the Milford hospital suffering
from lacerated hands and legs and
possibly internal injuries as result
of losing control of. a motorcycle
which he was riding near Selby-
VILE on Saturday. He. was taken
to the office of DR.. Robert S. Long,
at Frankford, for first-aid treat
ment. 7.T,:s-s. r'';-
Funeral for Auto Victim
Funeral services for Herman
Wilson, As, living in the Redden
section, who on Friday night was
almost instantly killed on the du-
Pont highway when he stepped in
front of a truck, coming south,
owned by the Paramount Poultry
Company and driven by Edward B.
Savage, 20, of Dagsboro, were held
at McCauley's Methodist Church on
Sunday afternoon. Interment was
made in the adjoining churchyard.
The coroner's inquest rendered a
verdict that it was an accident.
i';Word has been received by rela-
tives and friends of Paul A. Rich
ardson, son of John S. Richardson,
here, who is in the armed forces
and stationed at Kessler Field,
Miss, that he had been promoted to
sergeant. Richardson, before be-
ing inducted into service on March
19, was research supervisor of the
WPA for Sussex county. He was
made a first-class private six weeks
ago, a corporal four weeks ago and
eight days ago was named a serge
ant.
Good Showing in Rubber
Collection
I'm the recent rubber drive made
in Sussex, Mrs. Clayton A. Bunting
and Mrs. Lee Stevens, two Of Selby-
viife's outstanding women, collect
ed discarded tires from haystacks
Of farmers amounting to more than
1920 pounds. The first afternoon
they obtained 1900 pounds and the
second afternoon 2,014 pounds. The
tires were used as "cappers" on the
hay stacks.
Local and Personal
A'Sale of war bonds and stamps,
campaign started by the Sunshine
Sunday school class of Grace Meth
odfst Church, at the Ayers Theatre,
has resulted in the sale Of $2S6.10
worth within the past few nights.
y Emory Mumford, living in Dover,
who for the past nine years has
been employed by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company in the Norfolk
fVa.) yards, has been named fore
man of maintenance of the tracks
of the P. B. & w; Railroad here.
His territory is from Georgetown,
northward to Redden, and south
ward to Millsboro, and on the
Georgetown Rehoboth road. Mr..
Mumford, native of Berlin, Md,
soon will move his family here.
= Lester Pittard, son of Mrs. Eva
Burton Pittard, this town, has
passed the test and soon will join
the engineering corps Of the army.
Mr.. Pittard for the past few months
has been engaged in war work in
Puerto Rico. He is expected to
leave for his new duties within
few days. -
3 Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Johnson, this
place, announce the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Clara Pauline,
to Private Wilson E. Stanley, son
OF the late Mr.. and Mrs. George W.
Stanley of Wilmington. The we'd
ding took place on the afternoon of
July 4th at the 142nd Infantry
chapel at Camp Blaming, Florida,
the Rev. Harris T. Hall, an Episco-
pal army chaplain, performing the
ceremony. The bride is graduate
of Georgetown High School, class
40, while the groom is graduate
Of the Wilmington High. School,
class 49, They will make their |
home at Starke, Fla, near Camp
Blaming, where he now is stationed.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Edward B. Green, .
Georgetown2Lewes highway, near
here, have rented their cottage, /
Breezy Inn," for the remainder of
the summer, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
ia1hin weaver; of Coatesyille; Pa
! Mrs. oliver Walls, of Whining
.orl, has been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Short, here.
Misses Dorothy Mitchell and Mil
lred Prettyman have accepted posi-
ions with the dupont Nylon Co. at
seaford.
Norman Baker, who for many
months has been employed in a
Market street store here, and soon
will be inducted into the service,
las resigned and his place will be
llled by Orlando J.. Parsons.
Mrs. Charlie Short and daughter,
loan, have been spending a few
lays with friends and relatives in
Baltimore.
Mrs. Charles Elwood wilkins has
Ieen confined to her home because
( illness.
Mrs. Hearn of Middletown, widow
( Edward B.. Hearn, for many
ears prominent Georgetown at
orney, is spending a few days with
Irs. Julian H. McCauley, this
OWN.
Adam Paugh is confined to Mil
ord Memorial Hospital with blood
oisoning of the foot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank X. Holson,
aving sold their property on
Iorth Bedford street to Union
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