Milford chronicle., 1946-08-23
GEORGETOWN

The Civil AeronauticS Admins
tlation has approved the Bridge
Vile Airport as an Accredited
Flight School. according to an an
nouncement made by Mr.. Harvey
S. Spicer, President of Sussex Aero
Industries Inc, which operates the
Bridgeville Airport Sussex Aero
Industries Inc. has been carrying
an extensive veterans training pro-
gram, and at the present time there
are 48 G.. Is taking flight lnstruc-
tiOns at the Airport, with Il waiting
list of about thirty more veterans.
Extensive additions and improve
ments have been made. William
1rifillis who is in charge OF main
tenance, is now modifying a Navy
SNJ of 600 h. D. for the Laurel Air
port. at Laurel, Delaware. Prior to
receiving the approval Of the I. t..
A.. the Bridgeville Airport had
heen approved by the State Depart
luent of Public instruction and by
the Veterans Administration.
The inadvertant omission of his
the office of Register of wills, OF
Sussex CO.. on the Republican tic
ket. has led j. ElwOOd Jones.
tamiliarly known as Johnnie
Jones. TO announce that he is still
candidate for nomination to that
office and intends to put up fight
10 obtain the nomination at the Re
publican Primaries III SUSSEX
County. next Saturday. August "a.
Mr.. Jones, a resident of George
town, for more than % years, was
born in Gumboro and is a graduate
Of Georgetown High School. Class
Of '29. He is associated with tho
American Ice Company of Days
borO. Mr. Jones is one of six candi-
dates for the nomination for Regis
ter of Wills of Sussex County.
The War Department has an
nOunced the promotion of Captain
John +. Richardson. TO the rank OF
Major, in the L. 5. Army Major
Richardson was called To active
duty on October 21. 1912. having ,
OreserVe commission of SecOnC
Lieutenant through X. O. T. e
training during 1899 and 1910. II,
went overseas III September l94:
and commanded Il quarter maStel
Service Company. shortly after ar
rival at his destination. He wa
later transferred to a General De
pot Headquarters as Il staff office
III the assignment of plans ant
training officers He returned I,
this country in May of this yea
after serving 30 months in the f.. /
q. and was assigned as Command
ant of the Nome Commissioned Off
GERS Training School. at Fort War
zen, Wyoming. He wears the Amer
lean and the European Theatr
Ribbons, Unit MeritOrius Servic
Plaque and Victory Ribbon. He i
now on terminal leave at his HON
near Georgetown. Prior to enterin
the service. Major Richardson ha
been employed at the Farmer
Bank i'll Georgetown, for Is year:
and will return to that position o
September list. Major Richardson
is the son of John 5. Richardson
retired f. r. r. freight cOnductO
OF Georgetown. His wife is the fOl
mer Miss Madelyn Smith, Il teache
in the local school A brother. Pan
A. Richardson, was formerly
Master Sergeant in the L. :. Arm
and served overseas III the Chin;
Burma-lndia Theatre Paul is Il
Democratic candidate for Repr,
sentative from the Ninth District.
Two other local boys are back
the L. S. Lieutenant r. Newtc
Tyndall. returned this week fro
kwaialein Island where ne was
member of the 509th Compost
Group which participated in Il
Atomic Bomb experiments
Bikini Atoll