Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
GEORGETOWN

heV' JVnH LINK, pastor of Pen
insula Methodist Church in viii
mington, in a brief talk before the {
Georgetown Kiwanis Club Tuesday
night of this week, called on Am
ericans for "a deeper appreciation
OF God and country in these crucial
1 days" He went on to say "manv
/ people are more deeply reverent
than they will admit; the time is
now to think of spiritual aims" He
urged every American ito back up
the boys in Korea, who are fighting
and dying-nOt only with all pOss-
ible material aid and equipment but
by constant prayer to Almighty
God" and termed prayer as the
most powerful weapon of ALL" He
concluded his remarks with a re-
cital of God answers prayer"
Herbert F. Weldin, of Whining
ton, Lieutenant Governor of the 7th /.
Capital District of Kiwanis Inter
national, on an official visit to the
local clubs discussed aims and OBJ
jectives of Kiwanis. He gave a re-
port of the recent International !
Kiwanis Convention held in Miami, |
Fla, which was attended by $500
delegates. He told of various resO- !
lutiOns adopted at the convention,
one of which endorsed the free en-
terprise system. He pointed to the
steady growth of Kiwanis, which
added 146 new clubs with a men,
; bership of 6,120 during the past
! year, boosting the total member
I ship to over the 100000 mark. OF
! especial interest was Mr.. Weldin's
+ account of the speech of Captain
! Eddie Rickenbacker, in Miami, who
said of Americans: 1--WE forget to
q remember things which have been
/ taught to us"
Mr.. Weldin said there are now
IA clubs in the 7th District, with
o two new clubs recently organized,
o one at Rockville, Md, and one i'll
n Delmar, which clubs will receive
) it's charter in ceremonies to be held
+ in the Delmar Restaurant. August
10, at 1880 p. m.
q Mr.. Weldin also announced the
y date of the district convention to
q be held in the MayflOwer Hotel, Oc-
tober 5, and z. He urged 1000
n participation of Kiwanis Clubs in
: National Kids Day on September
q %, the main objective being the
# raising of funds for undeTprivil-
r eyed children%
70 Mr.. Weldin spoke briefly on the
- Korean situation and of measures
D. now before Congress calling for in
~ creased taxes, etc. Discussing the
gravity of the situation he pointed
N out, "It remains to be seen What
- Russia will do when the tide turns
T. against North Korea"
40 The speakers were introduced BY
no Walter T. Smith, Jr., president o
~ the club. Other visitors were Chas
ad S. Williams of the BridgeYille XII
h. wants Club and E. w. Lynch of thu
N SeafOrd Club and Mrs. Mary c
Id Wilson.
The invocation was given by Rev
nm John Link. Following the genera
IrZ meeting there was meeting of tn
H. board of directors.
D A group of irate housewives an
ir- property owners of Georgetown ap
m peared before Town Council las
av Tuesday night in a protest agains
mt unnecessary smoke and cinde
m nuisance created by trains enrOut
~ through the town and shifting !
We the local yards. Present at the all
ne ing of the situation was T. N
rd GOodfellow, general superintendent
av of the Delaware Division of tn
w Pennsylvania Railroad Company, /
.S Wilmington, and M. S. Quinn,
Nr' Delmar, road foreman, and Fran
M. Jones and Caleb M. Wright, a
fee tOrneys.
70. The Council was presided owe
~, bv James Roach, acting for Mayo
.bn Ralph S. Baker, who is with tt
1d- National Guard in camp. The II
To- ther heated debate wound up vii
r the promise of an investigation
INV determine whether the situate
~ could be remedied to any degre
ov The housewives were especial
ov concerned with damage done
clothing as we'll as the interl
and exterior of homes, near and a
iacent to the railroad, by smO
and cinders and declared the S
sS nation to be worse this year tn;
l at any time previous.
she A vivid picture of Korea, its pc
nle and the conditions under Whi
they live, was presented to Rota
ians of the GeOrgetOwn-MillsDo
Club here this week by the RI
RAYMOND Street, pastor of the Ba
tist Church in Seaford. The spea
- er, who was serving with the U.
Army in the Pacific at the time
Japan's surrender, was then sent
Korea with the 4Oth Infantry a
'er- remained there until 1946. He S;
to Koreans are not a war-like peol
om. and he told of communistic in
and tration into Southern Korea a
.ing dgt related incidents which reveal
Old, methods used by the Communi
to subdue the people. He also
ne;IISS o;IS pressed the belief that the Nor
for ern Korean Army is receiving
may structiOns and aid from Russi
now now soldiers and officers. Rev. Str
tiers praised the fine work done in n
dayI ca by missions from Americ