Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
GEORGETOWN
Farmers Night

Farmers Night
The Farmers Night program Of 4
the Georgetown Lions Club was (
held in Grange Hail, here. last |
week and featured Ray Lloyd, as
sistant county agent for Sussex /
County as the speaker. Speaking
on the subject Of Advertise Your
Broiler Industry" Mr.. Lloyd traced /
the history of the broiler industry
in Delaware; analysed the effect of
low market prices on both the
brOiler industry and other business
in the state and on the peninsula;
outlined ways in which broiler
growers. professors and others may
aid in correcting the situation and
listed various agencies dedicated to
the promotion of Delaware broil-
ers
KiWanls
Chester A. Daisey Of Chinco-
league, Va. lieutenant governor of
the l1th Capital District Of Kiwan
is International. paid his first Off
cial visit to the Georgetown XII
wants Club on Tuesday night,
March 2. The meeting was held at
6:15 p. m. in Grace Church Hall in
Georgetown and Glen Grain, presi-
dent, presided and introduced Mr..
Daisey.
Inducted
Names of II young men who have
been indueted into the Armed
Forces have been released by Local
Board No. 2, in Georgetown. The
young men who left here on Tues
day, February %, follow: Calvin
James, SeafOrd; Alvin Hickman
DagsbOrO; Herman Wiley, Mil
ford: Elwood Massey. Laurel; Sam
uel ShOckley. Milton; Burton Smith
Greenwood; George GOOttee, Lau
rel; Daniel Parker, Laurel; JACKIE
Hickman, FrankfOrd; Dwigh
BOyce, Laurel; Sidney Banks, Mill
vile; Roland COnaway, Laurel; Al
fred Greed, Jr.. Pennington; Rich
ard COrdrey, MillsbOFo; Frankiil
Robbins, Frankford; Alfred DOrey
FrankfOrd, and Albert Merritt, Re
hObOth.
Rev. Robert Green, pastor of ave
nue. Methodist Church in MilfOrt
presented religious booklets to th
young men who were also serve
refreshments by Mrs ElOise PETTY
john and Mrs. Byron Gibson
Milford. Wesley COddingtOn of II
Gideonites from Selbyville, pr
sented each Of the boys with Bible
and DR.. Thomas G. Mulligan
Grace Methodist Church, GeOrg
town, talked with them before the
departure.
Odd Fellows
The general service committee
the Independent Order of Odd FC
lows in Delaware, which recent
elected new officers held a meetil
in Smyrna, with the new Office
taking over new duties.
Mrs. Almira Lewis, of GeOre
town, is the new presiding Oftic
for the group. Other officers a
John r. BlacksOn, Wilmington. vi
president; John A. Assay, Wilmtn
ton, secretary; Kathryn New, W
mington, assistant secretary, a
John Kelly, also Os WilmingtC
treasurer. The two state cOOrdin
tors are John Kelly and Norm
Waibel, both of Wilmington.
The General Service Commit
is composed of all branches OF
IOOF in the state including q o
Fellows Lodges; 16 Rebek
Lodges: one Boys Club and c
Girls Club; one LAPM, and {
Canton. These groups are all CO
bined and work as county units
providing aid and assistance to
institutions in the state. In Sus
County the project is the d.
ware State Training School at !
aware Colony; in Kent County
is the State Welfare Home
Smyrna, and in the upper end
the state, the Veterans HOspita
Brack-Ex; Governor Bacon He
Center and the Emily P. Bis
SanatOrium. The projects as p
ned and carried out include Wis
tions: sending OF gifts. cards
other forms Of assistance inelut
entertainment and serving Of
freshments.
There were over so in att'
ance at the February meeting
in Smyrna, including officers,
OrdinatOrs and Representatives
various branches of IOOF.
Lewis, president of the group
named Mrs. Edith TrUitt. Of Geo
town, in charge Of publicity
Sussex County. Reports on re
activities and other business
on the agenda as we'll as a dis
sion of future plans.
Besides Mrs. Lewis, those
Georgetown who attended incl
Mrs. Edith Truftt and Mrs. 7
wilkins. representatives from
Rebekah Lodge No Is and
Edith Scott and Russell A. L
cOordinatOrs for Sussex Count