Milford chronicle., 1943-10-01
GEORGETOWN

A seven-game football schedule
is being prepared by Coach George
Keen of the Georgetown High
School which is to be released to
the public the first of next month.
Prof. Keen, who on July l was
elected assistant superintendent of
the schools, served for seven
years as boys athletic director. In
the face of difficulties, school au-
thorities are going to endeavor to
carry out an interscholastic athlet-
ic program. Coach Keen has start
ed workouts in preparation for the
first game on Friday afternoon,
Oct. s. Leading two teams, 1910
and 1941, to a great success and
not losing a game, Keen finds that
he has but four letter-men from
last season. including Capt. Law
renee King. Nutter d. Marvel. Will
liam Dolby and Dick" Holson.
Only one candidate, Marvel, has
any backfield experience. A new
team will have to be built around
t h e available material. Harold
West. member of the 1904 elev-
ems, who is awaiting induction into
the armed forces. is assisting in
coaching the line. George Swain
is manager of the eleven and Thos.
Coffin is the assistant manager.
Dentist Joins Armed Forces
DR.. Reese T. Swain, who grad
uated on February Is, this year,
from Temple University Dental
School in Philadelphia. has been
called to active duty with the U. S.
Army, and left yesterday to report
to Carlisle Barracks. Carlisle, Pa.
He has been commissioned first
lieutenant in the Army Dental !
Corps. Since graduation, he has
been practicing dentistry at his
office here. He is a graduate of the !
Georgetown High School, class SO
and attended American University
for his pre-dental course.
Wesley Church Backs Boy Scouts
Members of Wesley Methodist /
Church, headed by the pastor, the
Rev. Omar E. Jones. have endorsed |
the Boy Scout movement here. and
will aid in promoting the work
along with the other churches.
Wesley Church sponsored the or
ganization of the Cub Scouts and
gave them a meeting place two or
three winters ago.
Boy in Pilots School
Morton F. Donaway. son of Mrs.
Carolyn Donaway, of MillsborO, is
now enrolled as an aviation cadet 4
in the Army Air Forces Pre-Flight
School for Pilots at Maxwell Field,
Alabama, located near Montgomery. II
Church Home Coming
The annual homecoming" of
Providence Methodist Church, five
niles southwest of here, will be
leld on Sunday, October 8. The
address of the afternoon will be
delivered by the Rev. Walter A.
Hearn, District Superintendent.
rhis was one of the first churches
IN the Peninsula to be founded by
he Maryland Annual Conference
If the Methodist Protestant Church.
Qualifying Tests for Civilians
announcement Oh SecOHO quail
ying test for civilians for the
Army specialized training program
7-12 has been announced by the
Var and Navy departments. 1t is
o be administered through the
chools. 1t will be given in the
ocal high school, il any candi-
ates register for it by October 4.
n order to be eligible, applicants
must have attained their seven
eenth 81 but not their twentieth
birthday by March /, 1914, and
aust be graduates of high school
r preparatory school by that date.
rom those who successfully COM
lete the tests, candidates for the
.rmy specialized training program
nd the Navy college training pro-
ram will be selected to attend
olleges under contract to the re-
pective services. Students at
ending these colleges will be
nder military discipline on active
uty in uniform and will receiveig