Milford chronicle., 1953-02-13
GEORGETOWN

The Town Council meeting last
week laid plans for coming town
elections to be held on March z.
Harold D. Hatfield, w. Virden
Macklin and Ralph L. Swain were
named to serve as an election
board.
Two Councilmen are to be elect
ed The members whose terms ex-
pire, Charles Short and Edwin o.
Pepper, have indicated they expect
to file for reelection. Names Of can
0idates must be filed at least ten
days prior. to the election date,
with the secretary Of the Council
The Georgetown Volunteer Fire
Company responded to a call at
1I:S0 p. m, at the home of Albert
Cordrey, on the Dupont. Highway
last Wednesday night and exiting
uished raging chimney fire. DAM
age was confined to the chimney
area.
Methodist Churches of George
town were represented in a dinner
conference of ministers and lay
members Of the Dover District of
the Peninsula Conference, held in
Asbury Church, in Harrington, last
week.
DR.. Thomas c. Mulligan, pastor
Of Grace Methodist Church; Henry
G. Graves, Lay Member, and John
/. Short, Lay Leader; Rev. VIII
liam o. Hackett, pastor of Wesley
Methodist Church; William H.
Henderson, Lay Member and Har-
ry S. Swain, Lay Leader, were the
local members attending.
Fulton Downing, Of Dover, Dis
trict Lay Leader, presided and DR..
0. A Bartley, District Superinten-
dent, presented the Conference re-
port An illustrated lecture was
presented by DR.. F. r. Isaacs, Of
Baltimore, general secretary Of the
Board of Child Care Of the Metho-
dist Conference.
The Busy Beavers Boys 4 H Club,
meeting in the Agricultural Cen
ter, near town for the February
meeting, received first hand infor-
nation of the Juvenile Grange in
Delaware. Andrew 0'Neal, of Laur-
rel, State Grange Deputy for Sus-
sex County, told the boys of the
requirements for membership and
how the program of the Juvenile
Grange is designed to aid rural
youth. Mr.. O'Neal was presented by
Otwell Pettyjohn, Past Master of
Midland Grange, here.
Gerald Pepper, president of the
club, presided. The club voted a
contribution Of $500 to the March
Of Dimes and inducted new mem
Der, Walter Headley. Gerald Pep
per gave a talk on an Extension
Bulletin of interest to the club. A
Scripture reading by Charles Pep
per and a poem Fecited by COsten
ShOckley completed the meeting.
At the close of the session, pic
lures of the group were taken and
a program of games was followed
by refreshments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur P. Davis, Sr.,
of this town, have announced the
marriage of their daughter, DOrO-
thy Mae, to Preston L. King, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd King, also of
Georgetown.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. John w. Townsend, in the
parsonage Of the Delmar Methodist
Church, on January 3Oth The only
attendants were Mr.. and Mrs. John
H. Davis, brother and sister-in-law
of the bride. The bride wore Law
ender suit with red accessories and
had a corsage Of white carnations.
Mrs. Davis wore a navy blue suit
with red accessories and red
carnatiOn corsage.
A small reception was held at the
home of the brides parents, after
the ceremony. The couple are now
residing on w. Laurel Street, here.
Mr.. George w. White, of George
town, has announced the marriage
Of his daughter to Golda A. Petty
john, Jr., son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Coda
Pettyjohn, of near town.