Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
GEORGETOWN
Harvey w. Calhoun Dies

Harvey w. Calhoun Dies
Harvey w. Calhoun, aged g.
years, died Friday morning of las
week after being i'll with hear
trouble for many months. Mr.
Calhoun was son of the late ThOs
and Mrs. Hetty Caroline (Wilsonl
Calhoun. and was born and lived
here all of his life. For thirty
five years he was engaged in the
barber business with his brother
former Recorder of Deeds John
Thomas Calhoun. A few years age
he accepted a position as superin-
tendent of the Forrest Cottage al
Delaware Colony and barber for
the institution. He was widely
known throughout the State be-
cause of his Masonic affiliations.
He was a member of Franklin
Lodge. No. IL, A. F. & A. NJ. a
thirty-secOnd degree Mason and a
member of Delaware ConsistOry of
Wilmington; Union Lodge No. 3, L.
o. o. F. and Order of the Eastern
Star here. Funeral services were
held in Grace Methodist Church of
which he had been a member since
a young man on Tuesday afternoon
in charge of the pastor, the Rev.
w. p. Kesmodel, assisted by Rev.
John T. Bailey. this town. and the
Rev. NJ. Z. Hungerford, of Milford,
both former pastors. Interment
was made in Union Cemetery. He
is survived by his wife. Mrs. Mary
NJ. Calhoun; one sister, Mrs. Mag
gle NJ. King. and one brother, for
mer Recorder of Deeds John 7.
Calhoun. who has been in the bar
ber business for more than fifty
years.
Mrs. II. {. Baker Dies
Funeral services for Mrs. Maggie
Baker. wife of Richard {, Baker, of
ShOrtley, who died of bronchial
pneumonia in the Milford Memo
rial Hospital Saturday night were
held Wednesday afternoon at the
Hickman funeral home at Mills
borO. Interment was made in Me
chanics cemetery, that town. Be
sides her husband, she is survived
by three children. Carlton Baker.
of Wilmington; Mrs. Fred COnaway.
near ShOrtley, and Miss Catherine
Baker at home; her mother, Mrs.
RhOda Bennett. of Laurel.
Georgetown Man Injured
Word has been received here that
Technical Sergeant Thomas B. At
kins. this town. now stationed at
Camp Breckenridge, Ky, is con-
fined to a hospital in that area suf-
fering from wounds received few
days ago while settling tank
mine. presumably in the Ohio
River. One of his comrades pull
ed pin" causing an explosion.
Atkins many feet out of
the water and infiicting wounds of
The face and forehead which re-
Iuired eight stitches. For a time
he was unable to see and it was be-
ieved that he had lost his eye
sight. He is husband of Mrs. Laura
D. Atkins, first woman ever to be
chosen deputy sheriff of Sussex
county, and son of Charles 7. At
lins. living near here. Reports
rom the hospital state that he is
'apidly improving.
iiurch Dedicated
Wesleyan Methodist Church, To-
.ated half-mile north of here, on
he highway leading to the Della
ware Police Station. was dedicated
Sunday during an all-day service.
sunday school was held at 10 A. NJ,
by preaching. Another
ervice was held at 2:30 and 1880
}. NJ. Rev. J. Edgar Martin, Con-
erence President of the Middle
atlantic States of the Wesleyan
delivered the dedica-
ion sermon at the afternoon ser
ice. He also was the evening
peaker. Members of the church
ecently paid Off the Indebtedness
f several hundred dollars and will
urn the mortgage during the spe-
ial service. The Savage Sisters
music for the dedication
ervices. Rev. Zanas B. Bean is the
,astor and his wife the assistant
astor.
Funeral services for John T.
bunting, 73, who died at his home
ear Stockley, on Wednesday night
f last week. were held Sunday at
lis late home. Besides his wife,
Irs. Rubeana Bunting. he is sur
ived by the following children:
irs. Francis Holloway. of Whining
on; Delany Bunting, of Selbyville;
lrs. Art Davidson, of Dagsboro;
Irs. James H. Wright. of Philadel-
hia; William Bunting, of Bryn
lawr, Pa; Norman Bunting and
Irs. Pepper. wife of former-Sher-
if Eli F. Pepper, near Stockley;
Irs. Alfred Elliott and Charles H.
near Georgetown.
sponsor Movie Benefit
Members of the Stockley All
,lub are sponsoring movie at the
ayers Theatre here on Thursday
light, February 3. entitled "Under
Two Flags" 1t will be for the
,enefit of the war loan drive.
Red Cross Drive Opens
Iarch
The Red Cross War Fund Drive
or Sussex county will open on
darch 6. according to plans made
It a luncheon at the home of U. S.
senator and Mrs. James M. Tunnel
asst week. James M. Tunnel. Jr..
ocal attorney. is the county chair
nan. Representatives of the differ
mt chapters and district commit
eemen and committeewomen were
resent from Georgetown, Delmar.
4aurel, Seaford. Bridgeville, Mil
ord, Selbyville. Lewes, Dagsboro,
Rehoboth and Lincoln.
The drive is expected to be one OF
he most intensive that has taken
10 M sinnn tho nnunfl.u anfnrnd