Milford chronicle., 1943-06-04
GEORGETOWN
tiIah School commencement

! WtiG DO stuuGDlS 10 receive QlpiOnldS
! Miss Isabelle Short was valedictoriar
. OF the class and Miss Anne Virginia
swain was the salutatorian. In addi-
\ ton to these two. essays were giver
+ by Misses Marian and Iva Short. The
theme was Acknowledgement OF OuI
Obligations" The class roll follows:
Misses Sara Olive Ellingsworth. Anna
belle Lee Prettyman. Helen Jane Tur-
ner. Louise Thompson, Anna Virginia
Swain, Iva Doris Short, Norma Lee
Mitchell. Elsie Il. Wilson. Thelma
Joseph, Evelyn King. Virginia Walls,
Myra Jane Sturgis, Isabelle Short.
Betty Marvel, Marian Short. Joy
Pase, Walter Hilyard Purnell. Ray
Fusey. Gordon Henry. Jr;, Richard
Lewis Braunfeld. Richard Carl Cock
eritz, A. Page Croll. William Murray,
Arnold Roach. Charles Neibert, Jr..
Robert b. Atkins. Elmer $. Ennis,
Reese A. Wilson. Edward Rogers,
Jack Kitchens. Aubrey Smoot.
The commencement program was as
follows: Professional. school band:
invocation. Rev. Harry w. Ewig. pas
tor Of First Presbytsrlan Church Church; sa-
Theme" Miss Anne Virginia Smith;
Acknowledgment of Our Obligations
to Our Parents" Miss Marian Short (;
selection by high school chorus; "Ac
acknowledgement of Our Obligations to
Our Community" Miss Iva Short; val
edictOry, Acknowledgment of Our
Obligations to Our School and Govern
ment." Miss Isabelle Short; selection.
high school band; presentation of
class, Superintendent Franklin J.
Butz; awarding of diplomas. Colonel
Robert G. Houston, president OF the
/ board of education; valedictOry song.
class '43; henediction. Rev William
p. Kesmodel. pastor of Grace Metho-
dist Church; recessional, alma Ma
ter"
/ Man,orfsI nav E~errfaae
Memorial Day exercises were fitting
( ly observed here last Friday afternoon
when members of the American Leg
/ ion, Boy and Girl Scouts, a detach-
ment of ten soldiers stationed at the
armory here and the entire enrolment
of school children and their teachers.
[ headed by the Georgetown High School
! Band, marched to Union cemetery on
South Race street. The parade was
headed by the school band, followed
by three Boy Scouts as flag bearers
and members of Sussex Post No. s,
American Legion. Then followed the
ten soldiers, constituting the firing
squad. followed by the school chill
dren and their teachers. The parade
was formed on West Market street
at the school grounds and marched
down West Market street, around the
Public Square to South Race street
and then to Union cemetery All of the
children carried flags. superintendent
Franklin J. Butz of the local schools.
made a few remarks. followed by
Howard 7. Ennis, commander of Sus-
sex Post No. 8. American Legion, who
introduced former Congressman Rob-
ert G. Houston. who made the ad
dress of the afternoon from an inn
proivsed platform which had been
erected i'm the cemetery. Following his
address three VOlleys were fired by
the squad and the exercises closed
by the school band playing the Ma
tiOnal Anthem.
Mr.. Houston, i'm stirring address,
pressed home the necessity of coop
GRAFTON in carrying on the war against
the enemy. He said that all should be
reminded of the gravity of the situ-
alton i'm which the fathers. brothers
and sons were fighting to preserve
that for which our forefathers died II
liberty and freedom. Many of the
the battle fronts but we are sure
they will fight hravely to preserve our
freedom
Rifle and Pistol Club Formed
The Georgetown Pistol and Rifle
Club. was organized on Monday night
with the following officers: President. |
Edward B. Green: vice president. !
Harold +. Wilson; secretary. Mrs. d. |
Richard Maxwell; treasurer Miss |
Mary Elizabeth Jones. Prof, ID. Rich |
ard Maxwell. science teacher i'm the |
Georgetown High School. who for the |
past few weeks has been conducting |
rifle club under federal regulations. |
has been named executive officer All |
members of the newly organized club |
have qualified in first or tthird rifle |
manship at the classes conducted by |
Prof. Maxwell. Officers are now ac- |
cepting membership into the club for |
the next few weeks. \ charter has |
been applied for from the national or
ganiZation.
New Probation officer
Mrs. Gladys Toms, wife of Andrew |
ID. Toms. of Lewes. assumed her du-
ties on Tuesday as probation officer
for the Juvenile Court of Sussex Coun-
ty. Mrs. Toms has for some time been
connected with child welfare work i'm
the state. She succeeds Mrs Mary +.
Gordy. wife of County Agent j. Frank
GOrdy, who this week took over the
restaurant which has been occupied
by Mr. and Mrs William +. G. G.
Blackstone for many years at the
corner of Market and Race streets.
Mrs. Mae Irene Parsons Dead
Mrs. Mae Irene Parsons, age &c
ON tine GeOrgetOwn-S Springfield Cross
Roads highway, died suddenly on
Tuesday morning of heart attack
Mrs. Parsons a few weeks ago fell at
her home and broke a leg. She return
ed to her home about week ago.
Funeral services will he held 1T the
Carey Funeral Home. Bedford and
Laurel streets. this (Fridayl afternoon
st O'Clock i'm charge of the Rev.
John T. Bailey. Interment will he
made in Union cemetery here Besides
her husband she is survived by one
daughter. Mrs James Nichols of Del
mar; one son. John Parsons. now with
The armed forced in HonOlulu; and one
brother. Robert Lynch. whose where
4bouts i'm the l.. :. Army is no known
Local and Personal
Lieutenant William II. Russell. Jr., ,
former business manager of The Sus-
sex Countian. here, stationed at the .
Naval Base at Quonset Point, X. l..
mas been promoted from lieutenant .
Junior grade to senior grade.
Lieutenant Russell has rented :
cottage at Saunderstown. II. l.. where I
ne and his wife. Mrs. Eunice NJ. Rus
'ell. expect to spend the summer. 5
Mrs. Russell. daughter of former Dep
Ity Attorney General and Mrs. Frank :
VI. Jones. West Pine and South Front
streets. here. is expected 10 leave and !
DIN her husband this week lend. |
Mrs. Mary =. johnson and Mrs. John E
\. Jones are delegates and Mrs. How
rd r. Ennis and Mrs. Joseph Meggin-
on are alternate delegates from the \
New Century Club TO the =
essions of the State Federation of
Vomcn's Clubs to he held in Dover &
N June 2 and 3. Mrs. Helen Short k
Vest. Sussex county vice president. =
nd Mrs. d. Richard Maxwell, presi-
ent of the local club, will also attend i
he sessions. Il
Private Preston Conway. son of =
Ir and Mrs. Olin COnaway. living
ear here, is taking basic training at J.
iasic Training Center No OF the Il
.rmy Air Forces Technical Training =
Command at Miami Beach. Florida.
'pon completion of preliminary learn n
lg in becoming "A soldier. Private l.
onaway will he sent to an advanced =
school for airplane mechan-
IS training. There he will study the D
Idiments of drill. rifle. gas mask, mill NJ
AIRY courtesy and general military =
rocedure in addition to taking rig -.
rous physical training course. III
Mrs. John w. Pepper has received al
that her husband has ar