Milford chronicle., 1945-10-12
GEORGETOWN

Dr Calvin T.. Attlcrhach. rIral
supervisor of Eastern SUSSEX
Schools. will head the Victory Loan
Drive in Sussex County Schools
aud has begun the assignment of
quotas for the drive which will be
conducted from October % to De
crmbcr 81. Sussex county schools
have been assigned a total quota
Of $4,000 which is SOC OF the eth
War Loan Quota.
Weekly reports of the progress
of the campaign will he made to
The chairman. beginning the sec
ond week OF the drive. The record
set hy Sussex schools in the 9TH
War Loan Drive is expected to be
duplicated in the Victory Loan
Drive
The first fall meeting of the Do
yer District Women's Society of
Christian Service will be held in
Wesley Methodist Church. here. ON
October 23. The first session with
Mrs c. Marshall Townsend pre-
siding. will begin at 10 a. III. Mrs
William H. Dievler of Philadelphia
secretary of Organization and Pro-
motion. for the Northeastern JuriS-
dictiOn. will speak on the work of
The society. Miss Mary Lou Barn
we'll. of New York City. in charge
nf the Urban Work for the .IuriS-
diCti0n. will be the afternoon
speaker There will be an election
of officers under the direction Of
Mrs. William w Sharp and the
officers will be installed hy Dis
trir superintendent Dr. Thomas
&. MulIiGan.
Miss Lila r. Carey nf George
town is in charge of the commit
toe on luncheon reservations. Al
societies of the w 5. G.. s. in the
Dover District will send delegates
to this fall meeting.
Joshua j I.ambdcn. prominent
farmer and Democratic leader il
Nantirokc Hundred. celebrated hi.
Sith birthday at his. home. ncai
Georgetown Mr.. LambdCn ha,
spent his entire life in this sec
ton. He Was born near Old Fur
mace. the son OF the late Ayers ant
Elizabeth Lambden. AT the time o
his marriage 10 Miss Lena Calhoun
he moved TO his present home anC
has lived there ever since.
Mr. Lamhdcn served as Repre-
sentative in the State Legislature
lie also served ON the Sussex COun
~ Levy Court. and WAS tax col
lcCtor III his district the first o
the third. Both Mr.. Lambdcn am
his sons have been active in Demo
cratic politics.
His children are: Everett :
l.ambdcn. ChcstcrtOwn. Md. Josh
ma. .Ir.. of Wilmington. John H.. {
ScafOrd. Granville A., of NantiCOl
Hundred and Mrs. SalliC f. Pink
rrtnn. of Hatfield. Pa. There arc 81
grandchildren. the oldest being Con
poral William G.. I.ambdcn. who
stationed at Fort Ord. California
His children spent his birthda
with him at his home.
Dr Harry W Ewig. pastor of Il
First PRESBYTERIAN Church. SUI
mittcd his resignation rs pastor
the church and il has been aCCrp
ed. He has served the church sim
July Of l92S and has been forced
retire because of i'll health.
The resignation will be citccti
as of November !. Dr. Ewig can
to Georgetown from POttSvllle. r
where he had been general seer
tarv of the Y VI. &. A. for fifte
wears. having been in that WO
since his return from World W
|. where he served as chapla
Prior to the war he had been pa
tor at Delaware. y. j.. and Catasa
qua. Pa.
DR.. EwiG was born in Washir
ton. ID. c.. and attended Pennir
ton Preparatory School at Pen
ington. y. J. His later educati
was at OskaloOsa College. loN
and Drew Theological Seminary
DR.. and Mrs. Ewig plan to ma
their home with their dau3hf
Mrs. Violet Widener, At Swar