Milford chronicle., 1944-01-28
GEORGETOWN
Dies At 50 Years Of Age

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Dies At 50 Years OF Age : iRa
Funeral services fpr Edward Reg
ers, so years old, who died at his
home near Asbufy Church, between
here and Laurel on Friday meYn-
ing of last week. were held Mem
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
Carey Funeral Home, North Bed
ford and West Laurel streets here,
Interment was made at Sand Hill,
between Milton and Georgetown.
He is survived by his wife and two
SONS, Ira, at. home, and Clemy, 1iv-
ing near Bridgeville.
Special Services At Grace Church
A Boy Scout Court of Honor and
religious service will be held at
Grace Methodist Church, Market
and King streets. this city, on Sun
day night, February 1S. U. s. SEN
ator James M. Tunnel will deliver
an address. Mayor J. Wallace
Woodford of Dover, who recently
was chosen as mayor for the Goth
term, is also expected to be pres
ent and deliver an address.
Nicholson Hudson
Announcement of the marriage of
Mrs. Pearl r. Nicholson, of Ocean
View, this county, daughter of Ell
wood West and the late Mrs. Mae
West, of Baltimore, Md, and Chas.
Joseph Hudson, son of Mrs. Mollie
Olive Hudson, of Ocean View, has
been made. The wedding took
place at Ocean View on January
IS, the Rev. James T. Jackson per-
forming the ceremony.
Williams. CFippiR
Announcement of the marriage
of Miss Mildred Williams, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Elmer E. Jones, and the
late George Williams. of Ocean
City, Md. to Sergeant Walter Grip
pin, who recently returned from the
Panama Canal Zone, and now is
stationed in an army camp in Ten
nessee, has been made The we'd
ding took place last Friday night at
the Presbyterian manse in Berlin.
Md. the Rev. Robert S. Sheriff. per-
forming the ceremony.
Mrs. Crippin is employed at the
Gem Hosiery Mills in Georgetown.
Following the wedding there was a
reception. Among those attending
were Mr.. and Mrs. Ray James, Miss
Shirly James, Everett Jarvis, Mr.
and Mrs. Orlando Phillips, Mr. and
Mrs. George MumfOrd. of Berlin.
Md; Mrs. +. NJ. Scott, Mrs. Webs
ter jefferson, of Milton, this cOun-
ty; Mrs. Howard Hughes. Mrs. Lau-
renee Jackson, of Seaford; Miss
Flo Cooper and Sergeant Martin
Givens of GeOrgetow1l
Christian Workers school '-
The Christian Workers School.
sponsored by the Methodist
Churches of the sub-district COM
prising Lewes. Glendale. George
town, Harbeson, Indian River, Lin
coin. Milford. and Nassau. opened
Monday night in the Milton Public
School. 1t ran until Thursday night
with a session on Sunday night,
January 23. Five courses have been
given.
Repairs To Community Hall
Built fourteen years ago in MEM
ory of Mrs. Willie NJ. Jones. wife
of DIR. G. Frank Jones, and known
as the Jones' Memorial Hall,
center associated with
Wesley Methodist Church, West
Laurel street, is undergoing exten-
sive repairs. Both are dead, hut
their memories live in the hearts
of the congregation of Wesley
Church. because their contributions
made possible the first community
center in Georgetown where bas-
ketball and other sports could be
played and where the young folk
Of the county seat could have rec
reation. For many years the roof
of the building has been a menace
to the public because of its sagging
condition and town folk have fear
ed to go into it. Now the roof and
beams are being con-
structed in order to make it safe.
and when completed it will be in
first class shape.
The roof of the building for sew
eral years has been sagging with /
the result that many have been
deferred from entering it for diff /
ferent functions.
NeWsy Notes
Mrs. Francis Balm and Miss Dor
1thy A. Morgan, connected with the
State Welfare work in Sussex cOun-