Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
GEORGETOWN

! Inc Levy court commissioner
of Sussex County Tuesday appoint
ed Charles l. Joseph. of Angola,
member of the County Board o
/ Assessment to succeed TOWNSEND
P. Rust of Greenwood. Mr.. Rust
a Democrat, was appointed abou
a year ago to the position succeed
ing David H. Prettyman of IndiaI
River hundred, who died while il
office. Mr.. Joseph is a prominen
farmer of Indian River hundred
many years ago served as deputy
State auditor under W. P. Pretty
man, and at the present time is &
member of the Sussex County
Board of Trustees. The term ol
Dir. Joseph will be for six years
The other members of the Board oi
I Assessment are Clarence d. Lingo
I of MillsborO, and Robert B. Elliott
of Seaford.
/ COnstables have been appointed
by the Levy Court Commissioners
for the current term. as follows: {:
First district, G. P. Carey, Milford /;
second. Edgar B. Belts, Greenwood; /;
third. Harry Richards. Seaford; A;
fifth. Harold Culver, Laurel. and
George f. Hearn, Delmar; sixth,
George B. NAPLES. Frankford;
seventh. James f. Wilgus, Selby-
Vile; ninth, Charles T. Jester.
Georgetown; tenth. Hall D. Reed,
Milton. Lynn Ritter, Lewes. and
Henry F. Hill. Rehoboth.
Starting on Monday morning at
the Reliance Community Hall,
followed Tuesday morning by
meeting at the Harbeson COmmun-
ity Hall. women are being given an
opportunity TO learn to make Slip
covers. Mrs. Helen Mckinley. as
sistant director Extension Service.
is conducting the meetings through
different Home Demonstration
clubs. Other meetings are: March
II. at home of Mrs. Clifford Hall at
Millsboro; March u, Lincoln Com
munity Hall; March 16, Nanticoke
Community Hall; March is, at home
of Mrs. Lawrence Graham, Green
wood March 10. at home of Mrs.
y
%. Columbia Grange Hall. At the
NanticOke. Lincoln and Columbia
meetings. the women are being
asked to bring a boxed lunch. The
other meetings, starting at eleven
O'Clock. will be covered dish lunch
cons.
Five thousand chickens. ready
for market. were burned as result
of what is believed to have been an
overheated stove at the farm OF
Joseph Hylenski. in the Zoar sec
tion. entailing a loss. together with
the brooder house. of between So
600 and $4,000.
At the twenty-first annual meet
ing of the Sussex County National
Farm Loan Association. held in
Grange Hall. Molloy c. Vaughn. Of
was reelected presi-
dent. Mr.. Vaughn has served as
president since the association was
formed. William B. COnaway, liv-
ing on the Bridgeville road. who for
q years served as vice-president
and a director. rendered his resign
alton, and Fred NJ Wright, of Del
mar. was elected to succeed him.
Mr.. COnaway was elected an honor
ary member, he and Mr.. Vaughn be-
ing the two charter members. y.
W. Taylor. of Dover, was chosen
secretary and treasurer. Lawrence
c. Elliott, this town, was reelected
attorney, and the following direc-
tors chosen: William Fl. Carlisle,
of Greenwood; Charles Corey, of
Daniel H. Galloway,
living between Bridgeville and At I
Ianta. and Messrs. Wright and
Vaughn.
Through cooperation of the Della
ware Extension Service, Sussex
farm people, starting on
Monday of this week. have been as
sisted with their income tax re-
ports. Because so many farmers
have been confronted with the
problem of filing income tax re-
turns this year. this practice was
as a special service. In
addition to aiding with the prepar-
alton of records for the 1912 tax
form, aid is being given in starting
a simple system OF farm accounts
for this year. which it is believed.
will prove u great help in filing tax
returns a year from now.
George Belts. a Milton boy now
in the armed forces and said to be
stationed in Nebraska. decided he
to come east and visit his ;
nome town, relatives and friends.
Belts is said to have made the re-
mark that Milton is too slow for
ne" and decided to have some eX- I
:itement. He went to the fire-house
where two or three firemen were
and started the siren.
Within a few seconds, il is said,
here was plenty of excitement for
he town and for Belts as well.
Belts was arrested and lodged in
he county Jail here. In addition to
lowing the siren. he is said to have
ttacked a business man with a
nife. cutting him slightly on the +