Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
GEORGETOWN
1t Is Now Major A. Wayne Burtor

1t Is Now Major A. Wayne BurtOI
Captain A. Wayne Burton, for
merly member of the faculty o
the Millsboro High School, anC
son of ]. A. Burton, a prominent
Millsboro merchant, and Mrs. Bur,
ton, has been promoted to the ranl
of Major, according to advices re
ceived here. Prior to the war hC
was connected with the Nationa
Guard unit of Company G, here
He is now teaching mathematics
to officer candidates at Camp Da
Wis, N. C.
Services At st. Paul'S Church
Commencing with Palm Sunday
April 2, Holy Week was observed
at st. Paul's Protestant Episcopa
Church. Last Sunday the rector
the Rev. Joseph c. Settle, preached
in the morning on the theme "Ir
the Name of the Lord"
Mrs. Harold Williamson direct
ed the choir with Mrs. Joseph d.
Thomas at the organ. Houston Will
son and Harold Williamson were
the lay readers.
On Monday, April 3. there was
evening prayer and meditation i'm
the church at p. m, followed by
a meeting of the Bible Study Group
at 8 o'clock in the rectory. April
yesterday was Maunday Thurs
day with holy communion in the
church at p. IN. On Good Friday
today from II noon to l p. M.
il will he the Service of the Cross.
AT st. Marks Church at Millsboro
of which the Rev. Mr. Settle also
is rector, there was evening pray
er and sermon last Sunday at 1880
p. m. The sermon was on THE
Blessing and Distribution of the
Palms" Services will be held in
this church on Good Friday from
2 to p. III.
RatiOning Of Gasoline For
Tractors TO BE- Discussed
IIylon G. Smith, chairman of the
Sussex County AAA. called Il meet
ing for Tuesday night of this week
ut o'clock in the community hall
at Coolspring for the purpose of
discussing the 1914 AAA program
of rationing of tractor gasoline.
According to Mr.. Smith. many
problems confronting farm folk
relative TO their plans for the year
were discussed and suggestions
made as TO how they may he sOlv-
ed. There also was Il discussion of
the farm labor program. According
to County Agent J. Franklin Cor
dy, emergency farm labor super
visor for the state. ii is highly inn
portant that every farm interested
in securing emergency farm help,
make his needs known at once.
Three Georgetown Boys Located
In Different Camps Meet
In England
The world may appear to be big
on its surface, but there is an old
saying that seldom can you go
anywhere that you don't know
somebody or see Il familiar face"
That has happened to three
Georgetown boys now with che
armed forces in England. Free
man W. Hudson. A. Il. NJ. sc. has
written a letter to his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Harry H. Hudson. Kim
mey street, this city, relating his
how he came in con-
tact with two pals Robert Purnell
and Harold Short. The former is
a son of Mrs. Laura Purnell, and
the latter a son of Sheriff Daniel j.
Short. Purnell is 2S miles away
and Short 25 miles away from Hud-
son. Even now. Purnell and Short
lave not met. Notwithstanding they
ire but three miles apart. Hudson
n his letter states that Il went to
}ob's camp and found him in the
ness hall. He was just getting
eady to eat. but when he saw me
e did very little eating. He was
S glad to see me as | was glad to
ee him. We talked for about two
ours and he had to go back to
,Ork. He said he had so many
uestions to ask me that he could
ot think of them all. Now ! shall
e seeing him about once each
,eek. | saw HarOld's name in the
tate Register at the Red Cross
Tub. | knew he was in the Medi-
al Corps. I had Il friend in the
Ospital, so l went to visit him.
here | found Harold working in
ward. We talked about half an
our and then that night, after he
,as through work we went to
ance. Bob couldn't get off so he
oesn't know that | found Shorty.
We did very little dancing because
ONE seemed to he the main top
>. l will be able to see him once
week also. | have heard from
immy LeGates and Siguard Chris
anson, and they are the next ones
would like to see. All of us boys
rom good old Delaware take a lot
f kidding about being "hicks and
but there is no place like
T." Signed: Sincerely. Freeman.
Hudson then wrote postscript
I which he said the fellows at
ob's camp said he always was
rawing plans of "sailbOats" They
aid he claimed that the one he
as going to build would do 50 =.
lilies an hour. SO the fellows in
le Indian River Yacht Club had :
etter look out for Bob when he =
cts home" Purnell is a member -
[ the Indian River Yacht Club.
Petty Officer Sic Hudson cele-
rated his 21st birthday on March
}. He has been serving overseas
nee the first of November. 1943.
e enlisted in the Navy on Janu-
" IA. 1943. receiving his first
aiming at Newport r. /. He next
as sent to Morehead, Ky. where
> remained from April / TO Au-
Ist 81. On September l. he left
s home here for Norfolk, Va.
here he took advanced training
aviation electricity and stayed
It'll he was sent overseas. He