Milford chronicle., 1943-03-05
GEORGETOWN

Miss Isabelle NJ. Hearn. daughter
of Mrs. Iva NJ. Hearn, of neal
Bridgeville. and Preston H. Chand-
Ter, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Preston
Chandler, of Milton, were married
on Wednesday night at Milton by
the Rev. William A. Mcdaniel, pas
tor of the Church of the Brethren
Lower Delaware, following the
springlike weather the first of thC
week, had a bareback on Friday
afternoon. Rain early in the after
noon was followed by night snow
fall which lasted for. more than
three hours. In some sections OF
the county the snowfall measured
around three inches and was ac-
cOmpanied by a strong Northwest
wind which reached near-gale pro-
portions. The skies cleared early
Saturday morning and it was much
colder, mOderating somewhat Sat
urday night.
Members of Wesley and Grace
Methodist churches will join in the
countrywide observance of a week
of dedication. beginning on Sunday.
The Rev. Omar +. Jones of Wesley
Church and the Rev. W. p. Kes-
model of Grace Church are asking
all members to attend services for
the next two Sundays in order to
make personal commitments.
The elimination of Dedication
Week will be Sunday. March :.
when personal commitments will
be made and a voluntary. sacrificial
Offering will be taken To aid in
meeting wartime emergency needs
of the church.
On Sunday night. March :. there
will be a union meeting of Wesley
and Grace churches in Wesley
Church with the Rev. W. p. Kes-
model delivering the sermon.
Beginning next Monday. the War
Fund Drive OF the Red Cross will
he launched here with Dr. Calvin +.
Afflerbach. supervisor Of schools
in western section of Sussex. as
chairman. The quota for Delaware
has been fixed at $495.OO0.
Captains of the different teams
to he chosen for the drive are: Mrs.
James VI. Tunnel. Jr., Mrs. George
+. Walls, Mrs. Albert Farley. Mrs.
William ID. Brasure. Mrs. Howard
T. Ennis. Mrs. Theodore Burton, Jr.
These captains are to select CO.
workers to solicit funds.
The poultry packing plant To-
Gated at Stockley. employing sev-
eral hundred people, has been sold
by Priebe d Sons to the Atlantic
Poultry Company. Inc. Operations
at the plant have been going on
during the change in ownership
without Interruption. The plant
formerly was Cannery owned and
operated by the Bay Company, but
some months ago was turned into
a poultry dressing plant.
DR.. Reese r. Swain, son of
Charles T. Swain and the late Mrs.
Minnie Swain. who on Monday OF
last week graduated from Temple
University, in Philadelphia, with
the degree of Doctor Of Dental
Surgery. has been commissioned Il
first lieutenant la 1he Army Medi-
cal Administrative RESERVE Corps
and expects tu br called 10 active
duty in tn near future. DR..
Swain is Il graduate OF she George
town High School class a6. and
American University. in
Washington, D. C., for his predict
tai course. He was one OF eleven
students recently elected TO Omi-
cron Kappa Yrsilon. national dem
tai honor society. He WAS a MEM
5er of the Rusca Honorary Society
)f Operative Dentistry. being presi-
lent his senior year: he KOlme"
Medical Society. Ryan Chemical So
:iety, Cameron Oral Surgery So
:iety. Blue Key NaiioEai Honor
and Psi Omega Dental
OF which ne WIS Junior
grand master He was married in
I941 to tha former Miss Betty
Rust. daughter ot Alr. and Mrs. Ehe
/. Rust, North Bedford street, this
)lace.
Firemen here were called out to
wo chimney bla2es Thursday after
loon. The first was at the store of
lloyd Baker. in Collinsville. Il sub
Irb, and tho second was at the
Ome of Mrs. Amy Kiser on North
avenue The damage at
9th places was slight
According TO Albert Hill. Farm
ecurity Administration admins
rator for Sussex county, with Off
es here. next Monday fifty men
rom West Virginia. all experienced
4 general farming and poultry
aising, will Conie 10 Georgetown to
elieve the farm shortage situation.
'armers desirOus OF help are regis
aring at his office which is To-
ated in the Tunnel bUilding. cor
ear Market and Race streets.
Members oft he Ladies' Auxiliary
f the Frankford Presbyterian
'hurch will hold a covered dish
upper in the Frankford fire hall on
aturday night of this week.
Members in the Georgetown Jun
u band from the fifth grade of the
school are Betty Sharp.
larry Louise Pepper. Bobby King.
ieorge Bramhall. Jean Smith. Four :
upils of the Elementary school
Tho received an average of $50
+ higher and We're on the honor
oil each week during the past
period were Mary Louise
'epper. Virginia Butler. Jean King.
lobby King.