Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-22
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

Will convene for the first time in
1854 on January 9th at 8 D. m. The
meeting will be held in the Repub-
lican room of the Fire Department
Building in Georgetown, Del.
The membership drive is on.
Bring in those new members" is
the slogan. Prizes will be awarded
at later date to the member
bringing in the largest. The program
will be under the direction of Mrs.
Lillian l. Martin of Milford. Mrs. T.
Jackson Waller of Seaford, presi-
dent of the club will preside. Plan
for the election year Of 1854 will
be discussed.
GAVE WRONG AID-Lorenzo B.
Lowe, of Georgetown, was sentenc-
ed to serve one year in Sussex
County Prison and to pay costs of
prosecution, in Superior Court, at
Georgetown, by Judge Daniel L.
Hermann.
Lowe was indicted in the June
Term of Court, 1868, on a charge
Of aiding and abetting and the case
was continued to the October
Term, 1853. The charge grew out
of the escape from Sussex Prison.
OF four men, ElwOod Willin and
George Washington Moore, each
serving Is years for armed rob-
berry; Charles Crawford, 10 wears
on the same charge, and oliver
Boone, life termer, who is serving
the term for the killing of VIII
liam Holland, in Rehoboth. Lowe
was charged with aiding the escape
OF the men while employed as a
guard in the prison.
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UNLICENSED STILLS-In Com
mon Pleas Court, Georgetown. last
week, trials were held before
Judge Isaac d. Short, of five men.
all charged with possession of nm
licensed stills. The men-Boyd Lu-
cas-, of Milton; Roscoe Poole, Har-
bosom, r. D.; Albert Kellam, Wal
ter Davis and Harry C. Adkins. all
OF MlllsbOro, were arraigned be-
fore Judge Short, on January 9Th.
and pleas Of not guilty were enter
ed by each. They had been arrested
by State Liquor Inspectors on raids
and had been held in Sussex Pri-
son IN default of $1,000 bonds.
In Court, Kellam changed his
plea to guilty and an application
Tor parole made by his attorney.
Everett F. Warrington, was refer
red to Parole Officer Horace J.
Hickman for investigation.
A nOlle prOsequi was entered in
the cases of Davis and Adkins. bv
Deputy Attorney General John ].
McNeilley.
A motion to dismiss the charges
against Lucas and Poole was taken
under advisement by Judge Short.
the decision to be announced later.
ANTI AIRCRAFT - Anti air
craft practice firing from the Beth
any Beach Range, Bethany Beach
Delaware, will be continued during
the month Of February 1854.
The following schedule was an
nounced today by Colonel Riley r.
McGarraugh, Post Commander, Fort
Miles.
Firing Area Restricted Area No
and 2A): Is February. $40
February, 1919 February, 1926
February. All dates are inclusive
All firing will be conducted he
tween the hours of a. IN. and 6
p. m.
No firing is scheduled in Restrict
ed Area No. l (Fort Miles North
hange) during the month Of Febrr-
airy.
ASSUMES COMMAND-Lt. Col
Thomas R. Aaron, who has assumed
command of the recently-Organized
l6O7th Air Transport Group at the
Dover Air Force Base, is a former
director of operations for the 15OOth
AR Transport Group at Hickman
Field, Hawaii, and is a native of
Fort Stockton, Texas.
He and his wife and four sons are
making their home here. The group
he now commands is one of the two
group organizations of the l6O7th
Air Transport Wing at the Dover
base and comprises the First Air
Transport Squadron, the 21st Air
Transport Squadron, and the 16O7th
Air Traffic Squadron.
An established pilot since 1898,
Colonel Aaron began his military
career with the Royal Canadian Air
Force as flying instructor in 1910.
He remained with the RCAF until
1912 and attained the rank of flight
leftenant.
| JEHOVAH PARLEY-A record
crowd of 735 persons filled the
National Guard Armory in George
town to hear J. w. Stuefoten, q
minister of Jehovah's witnesses, de-
; liver a public address What is Your
Destiny?"' This climaxed the three
day assembly attended by ministers
of JehOvah's witnesses and others
= from all sections of the Delmarva
, Peninsula.
In his address, Mr.. StuefloteT
said, Jehovah God is not afraid o.
this worlds show of power nor con.
fused by its problems. Another fear.
less one is Christ Jesus. Under
these two superior authorities, mil
lions of angels remain free. YOU
can add to that thousands of earthly
subjects, JeJhovah's witnesses. They
are not afraid of atomic extension
r or of all the destructive forces o
this present world. These facts will
l bring courage and hope to still Othel
!, persons of goodwill.
FINED-Fines of 500 each were
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