Milford chronicle., 1943-08-13
GEORGETOWN

street. a railroad maintenance EN-.
ployee, is confined I'm the Beebe
Hospital at Lewes where he is re-
ported to be suffering from frac-
lures of both legs between the
knees and hips as result of an un-
usual accident on Saturday. Rog-
ers, with other members of the
gang, headed by E. E. Mumford as
foreman, had started to Lewes to
do some repair work to the rail-
road tracks in that section. They
were riding on a motor-propelled
car, better known as a ''hand-ear. -
to which a trailer was attached.
When they reached the crossing at
Coolsprings, which is on the main
highway between Georgetown and
Lewes, the trailer was struck by
an automobile driven by William
]. King. East Market street, this
city, who is said to have been going
to work at a fishing plant near
Lewes. Rogers. riding with fellow
workers, on the motor-prOpelled
car, was knocked off by the impact
as we'll as the trailer. The trailer
is said to have run over both legs
when it left the tracks and he was
dragged for some distance sustain
ing cuts and bruises. Whether the
wOrkmen and King failed to see
each other in time to stop is not
known. The trailer, mOtOr-propell-
ed car and the automobile of King
were all damaged.
sHORT-HUDsON
Miss Irma L. Short, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond F. Short.
living here. and George A. Hudson,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chester F.
Hudson, of Milton, were married on
Friday morning at 8 o'clock by the
Rev. William P. KesmOdel, pastor
of Grace Methodist Church.
DAvEHPORT-JACKsoN
Miss Florine Davenport. of New
Castle, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank C. Davenport, of Burnwell,
| w. Va, and James Jackson, Jr.,
son of James T. Jackson and the
late Mrs. Anna Belle Jackson, of
Ocean View. this county, were
married at Ocean View on Sunday
night. July 29, by the Rev. James
T. Jackson of the sOcean View
Christian Church.
FINED sIOe AND COSTS
Arrested by Private Robert Pow
ell Of the State Highway Police
force on the road leading from Ell
lendale to Greenwood, on a charge
of being a hit and run driver, Nor
man CO11iro Of
given a hearing before Magistrate
w. Elwood Wright here and fined
500 and costs, which he paid. Col
lins was charged with hitting the
automobile of Ford Duker of Ell
lendale and leaving the scene of |
the accident.
mLLsBORO BOY PROMOTED
Robert w. Lawson. son of Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Harvey II. Law
son, near MillsborO. has been pro-
NOTED from corporal to sergeant at
the Army Air Forces Proving
Grounds at Elgin Field. Florida. |
He has been in the armed forces
since July 81, 1912.
POLICEWOMAN ADDRESSES KIWANIs CLUB
Mrs. Milton Graham, Philadel-
phia pOlieewOman, who with !
others. holding the same position.
do not wear uniforms, spoke before
the Georgetown Kiwanis Club on
Tuesday night on Juvenile delin-
quency Many cities of the country
have written to Philadelphia au-
thOrities wanting to know how the
vice problem is handled. she said.
"DeplOrable conditions which are
sweeping the country due largely
to the breakdown of the home"
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Harry S. Smith, who has finish
ed his basic training as a secre-
tary with the U. S. Army Medical
Corps at Camp Pickett. near Black
stone, Va, spent Saturday and Sun
day with his wife, Mrs. HarFett
and his father-in-law and
Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Rodney Smith. near here. Mr..
Smith, before being inducted into
the Army was a prominent life in
surance official in Wilmington and
later located here. He was the DEM !,
Ocratic nominee for representative
from the Ninth District George
.own) last election.
Pfc. Eddie Conaway, a member
If the Marine Corps, stationed at ;
Paris Island, S. C., has been spen- I
ling a few days with relatives
lere. ;
James Galloway, son of Mr.. and
drs. Alfred Galloway. who has been
stationed at Paris Island. S. c.. for
ome time will go to New River.
). C., on August 1S.
William H. Hurley. East Pine
treet, has been spending several :
lays in Atlantic City. Mr. Hurley =
5 one of the telephone operators I
n the Harrington office of the :
Railroad Company
nd commutes daily between
and Harrington.
Franklin James Warrington. son
I c. w. Warrington. near here, has
ompleted his basic training at the
J. S. Naval Training Station at
ampson, ~ Y.
Miss Nancy Jones. who has been
pending two weeks at Wesley
Iethodist parsonage. North Race
treet, with her parents. the Rev.
nd Mrs. Omar E. Jones. has re-
lrned to her duties at Montclair,
!. J.
Pfc. Madison C. Sammons. son
I Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Sammons.
ear here. has been promoted to
orporal at the Army Air Base at
ioux City, Iowa. \
Private. Hoyt F. Rogers. Jr., is ~
ow stationed with the u. S. Air
orps at Miami Beach. Florida.
Private Albert Gaumer. former
.hletic director i'm the Georgetown
Ugh School, is now stationed with