Milford chronicle., 1953-12-25
GEORGETOWN

Directors, officers and employees
of the Citizens Loan and Mortgage
Company and the Sussex Finance
Company, a subsidiary of Citizens
Loan, attended a Christmas ban
quet, held in Grace Church Hall,
Monday evening, Dec IA. Members
were accompanied by their wives
Justice James M. Tunnel spoke
briefly telling of the growth of the
company since it's organization in
1916 and predicted continued
growth in the future.
Following the banquet the group
was entertained by Jimmy Snow
md his troupe from Salisbury, Md,
who presented magical tricks and
feats.
The Citizens Loan and Mortgage
Company, Inc, serves the entire
Eastern Shore and has it's home
office in Georgetown, with branches
in Dover and Seaford. The Sussex
Finance Company is located in
Georgetown.
Former U. S. Senator James NJ.
Tunnel, Sr., is president and a
director Of both Citizens Loan and
Sussex Finance; Robert w. Tunnel
is vice-president and chairman and
Howard W. Hudson, secretary for
the combined groups. Henry G.
Graves is a director for both groups
and served as treasurer for Sussex
Finance Co. L. Nelson Mcgee, also
a director in the combined group,
serves as treasurer for the Citizens
Loan & Mortgage Company. Loren
Frye is general manager for the
combined group.
Karl X. Brown, of Seaford, Fund
Raising Chairman for Sussex
County in the coming Polio Cam
| paign sent a letter to all Community
Chairmen urging them to begin
at once to set up organization in
their own localities for putting on
the drive.
A countrywide supper meeting
will be held in the Georgetown
High School, January 8, at
$50 p. IN, for completion of final
campaign details and the distri-
button of campaign material and
supplies.
H. Geiger Omwake, principal of
the Greenwood High School active
in the Sussex Archaeological Society
and recently named as a director
Of the Delaware State ArchaeO-
| logical Commission, was guest
speaker for the Georgetown Parent
| Teachers Association, in the high
school, recently. Mr.. Omwake ex-
pressed his qualification for the
setting up of the State ArchaeO-
logical Commission, the main pur-
pose of which is to preserve and
protect material of interest and
native to the state of Delaware. In
the past, it was pointed out, there
have been a number of occasions
where important archaeological
finds have been taken taken from
the state and sometimes has not
/ DtCu lcIui u6u. MI. OIllWdhC uG-
scribed the digging at several points
! in the state particularly the Town
send site, near Lewes, where a
large number of interesting and
important pieces were uncovered
and Unidentified He exhibited some
pipes and a brick, made in Holland
which were among some Of the
interesting finds. Also shown by
Mr.. Omwake, were slides which
showed the digging and eXcavating
done by the Sussex Society.
Irwin r. Murray. president OF
the p T. A. presided Emphasis
is being placed on attendance al
the meetings of the P. T. A. and
= to that end prize of $500 goes tC
the home room class which has
the largest number of parents
present Last nights awards Went
to the high school home room OF
Mrs. Jane Reed and to the elemen-
tary home room of Mrs. Madeline
Trammell.
A social hour followed the meet
ing, held in the cafeteria anC
refreshments were served. The
Ways and Means committees held
a short meeting to discuss plans.
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