Milford chronicle., 1944-01-21
GEORGETOWN

y TO- wal y a. WIlSuNs d6Cn oAANg
d nine, wife of Magistrate w. Elwoo'
s Wright, died of a heart attack oil
Saturday. She was daughter of th'
t late Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb Lynch, fol
e many years widely-known resident;
= here, and for a number of years
was prominent teacher in the 10
E cal school. Funeral service was
held from the late home on Tues
) day afternoon in charge of the Rev
) Omar E. Jones, pastor of Wesley
Methodist Church. Interment was
made in Union Cemetery. here. Be-
sides her husband. she is survived
by son, Caleb NJ. Wright, young
Georgetown attorney and former
} Deputy AttOrney-General for Sus-
sex county.
Dies at IS Years OF Age
Mrs. Mary E. Belts. aged rs.
widow of George A. Belts, died Sat
urday at noon at the home of her
son, Walter Belts, near ST. Thomas
Church. Funeral services were held
at Trinity Church, between Laurel
and loves Cross Roads. on Tues
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Inter
ment was in the adjoining ceme-
terry. She is survived by two sons.
Walter. with whom she lived. and
William Belts. near MillsborO.
Miss Helen Marie Downs, daugh-
ter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Downs. Dagsboro hundred. died
Sunday afternoon at the home of
her grandfather. John A. Tim
mons, in Piney Neck. near Days
bOrO, after an illness of many
weeks of cancer of the stomach.
Her father and mother died during
the flu epidemic in 1918. Funeral
services were held Wednesday af-
ternOon in the Dagsboro Methodist
Church. Interment was made in
Red Mems Cemetery that town.
Watson Bunting
Miss Ida Catherine Watson.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton
Watson, and George H. Bunting.
son of Mrs. Olive Bunting and the
late Howard Bunting. all of Frank
ford. were married Saturday night.
January S. by the Rev. E. L. Ben
nett, pastor of DagsbOro and St
Georges churches. The groom is
in the Coast Guard service.
Stevenson Carmean
Miss Doris NJ. Stevenson. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert ID.
Stevenson of Rehoboth. and George
w. Carmean. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace l.. Carmean. of near this
town. were married at Lewes at :
o'clock Saturday night. Jan. s. by
the Rev. William Leishman.
Announce Engagement
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Z. Sturgis
announce the engagement of their
daughter. Myra Jane, to Capt. FL
lott B. Jones. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen n. Jones. of Leonia. y. J.
The bride is a graduate of the
Georgetown High School and at
tended Beacon Business College.
At present. she is en-
Dloyed as secretary to Frederick p.
Whitney, local attorney. Capt
Jones is graduate of the Leonia
lN.J.l High School and of Column
bia College. He now is stationed
with the 21st Coast Artillery at
Fort Miles. The wedding will take
place on February in the Post
Chapel at Fort Miles.
Former Newspaper EmplOye
Joins Air-WAC
Miss Mildred Cassie Prettyman. ,,
who was inducted into service as
IN Air-WAC by Lieut. Ethel lie
Blanc. in Wilmington. on January
;. was the. guest of honor at the ;
-MillsbOro Rotary Club
III Tuesday night She was pre- .
ented with a sterling silver iden- i
bracelet by the members I
he presentation address was made +
y the president, James E. Goslee. c
+. The bracelet. a heavy linked a
ne. has the following engraved on n
: Mildred c. Prettyman. Air
VAC. [. S. Army. presented by Il
eorgetown-M Millsboro Rotary. Jan l.
airy II. 1914" Five other Rotar- II
ms took part in the program.
rank Jones. attorney. introduced al
er to the other members and eX- tC
ressed the pleasure of the club h;
aving her as its guest. Crawford A
Bailey. in the absence of the
ev. William p Kesmodel. told of y
Ie honor she had bestowed upon NJ
by offering her SER TO
ces TO the country and being the -
st to do SO here. Howard r. En-
5. Past State Commander of the
Legion. commander of
Essex Post No. s. and superin- NJ
ndent of Delaware Colony. told of as
e training which she would be ar
ven and what it will mean to her. 10
'rmer Congressman George S. ne
illiams. speaking for the Mills ia
TO members of the club. said in frt
TT Il know that you will in all -
nor and efficiency represent not
ly this club, not only Georgetown y
d the State of Delaware, but the
lifted States of America. Our job
home is to try and make this
tier country for you to return to;
/, will try to do this job to the
st of our ability" Rev. Omar +.
mes complimented her on her en-
tment and stated that while her mN
,de of living would be changed &
newhat. that she would be able Mn
adjust herself to it and that her Eaf
ends are backing her to the linn
Miss Prettyman is now at A.;
me waiting for orders to report [
duty. For six years she was y
ployed on The Sussex Countian
re. About is months ago she
;epted a position in the NylOn
mt at Seaford. where she has n
IN employed until her enlist -
mt. She has a brother in the n
ned forces. Pfc. James B. Pretty /
n. now stationed at Camp Shell b
Miss. /
sts for Army Air Corps q