Milford chronicle., 1943-12-31
GEORGETOWN
William S. Smith Awarded
Faithful Service Medal

EAItAiul StEtlCe McuHl
= William S. Smith, this town, who
has been stationed at Fort Miles
since February IL, in the Marine
Mechanics Department, has receiv-
ed bis six months faithful. service
medal Mr.. Smith, born in Smyrna
on May so. 1913, son of Mrs. Estella
Smith and the late Roy o. Smith OF
that town. is popular with the SER
vice men at Fort Miles. Within a
short time he is expected to re-
ceive a promotion.
Cnderg0es BOmbingS
Machinist's Mate First Glass
Samuel J. Pettyjohn, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Luther B. PettySohn, is
home ON a furlough. His family
received a telephone message from
him on December 6. the first word
that they had received from him
since January IL, this year. He
spent eight of the eleven months in
a port in northern Russia and
/ three months in the British Isles.
Numerous attacks were suffered
in the convoy in which his ship
travelled. While he was in port,
planes attacked the harbor installa-
tions many times. and even the ho-
tel in which he stayed was bombed.
Only nineteen years old. he is the
youngest on his boat. He signed
up on his 18th birthday. July Is.
and left Georgetown for his first
training at Hoffmans Island. n. Y.
on August 5. same year. He re-
mained there four months when he
went to sea, bound for Europe. He
is home ON a months leave during
which time he will visit his sisters.
Mrs. Glen Mitchell. Mrs. Winston
Harris and the Misses Wanda and
Margaret Pettyjohn. in Chester. Pa.
The holidays will be spent with his
parents and his young sister. Flor
ence. and brother. Tony, here.
Observe Their 43rd
Wedding Anniversary
Mr.. and Mrs. James +. Blizzard.
Indian River hundred. formerly of
Georgetown, quietly observed their
43rd wedding anniversary on Sun
day. They were married at Harbe-
son on December &c, 1900, by the
Rev. Frank A. Holland. then pastor
of the Beaver Dam church of that
place. Before marriage. Mrs. Bliz-
Zard was Miss Sallie Wilson, daugh-
ter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah
S. Wilson. near Georgetown. Mr..
Blizzard in 1892 was elected on the
Democratic ticket to the office of
Clerk of the Orphans Court and
Register in Chancery for a four
year term. For many years he was
a well known contractor and build
er. He carries on extensive farm
operations.
Heavy Rain and Electrical
Storm Sunday Night
The central section of lower Del
aware was swept early Sunday
night by one of the heaviest rain
storms i'm several months. Rain
descended in torrents for nearly an
hour. The storm started early in
the morning and continued thru
out the day. following a sleet which
started in early Christmas evening.
The storm Sunday night was ac-
companied by lightning. Thunder
was not audible here. Storms of
such intensity in December are
rare. All bitches and drainage
canals were taxed to capacity to
carry OFF the surplus water.
Officers Chosen for SelbyVille
Firemen's Auxiliary
Officers of the Selbyville Fire.
mems Auxiliary have been chosen
for next year. as follows: Presi-
dent. Mrs. Richard Rayne; vice
president. Mrs. Joshua Hudson. Jr.;
secretary. Mrs. Esther Long; as
sistant secretary, Mrs. Granville
Campbell; treasurer. Mrs. Roy
Campbell; assistant treasurer, Mrs.
William Long.
FrankfOrd Firemen Elect
The Frankford Volunteer Fire
Company has elected these officers
for 1914: President. Elias B. Tin
gle; vice-president. Magistrate Le-
Roy H. Ryan; secretary. Ebe Nc
Cabe; treasurer. James Baker; fire
chief. Charles Ellis; chief engineer,
George Marvel. Il
Pegg TaFnOSky
Miss Virginia Pegg. daughter of
Bernard Pegg. of Detroit. Mich. :
and Charles J. Tarnosky. of Reho-
both. stationed with the armed
forces. were married at Rehoboth
early last Sunday afternoon by the
Rev. Anthony F. Dechele.
Simpler DeLOy
Announcement of the marriage
of Miss Geraldine G. Simpler.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Roland
Simpler. of Rehoboth. and Ralph
A. DeLOy, of Fenwick's Island. son
of William DeI.oy of. Cheboygan,
Mich. has been made. The we'd
ding took place at Rehoboth on
Wednesday night. December s, the
Rev. Daniel W. Baker performing
the ceremony.
Tierney
Miss Caroljean GOldhahn and Ed =
ward a. Tierney. both Of Lincoln.
were married on the afternoon of
December Is. at Lincoln. by the
Rev. Thomas B. BrintOn.
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