Milford chronicle., 1958-03-21
GEORGETOWN
Mrs. Constance Brown
Phone: Georgetown 1890

III EDWARD MarZOd, chairman Tor tnt
Georgetown Kiwanis Clubs annua
Miss Georgetown" contest, an
nounced at the club meeting recent
ly in Grace Church Hall that this
years beauty contest would be helC
May in the Georgetown High
School auditorium.
He said that both the senior and
junior contests would be held again
this year.
Avery Ellis, president of the
club, who presided, announced that
the Chamber of Commerce is spOn-
soring a sign to be placed on Rt.
lI13 near the radio station, designed
to carry the meeting hours of the
service clubs and asking for the
cooperation of the Kiwanis Club.
The matter was referred to Rob-
ert Snowden, chairman of the Pub
lie Affairs Committee, for later re-
port.
L. c. Penuel, chairman of the
Church Committee, announced tnat
Sunday is Kiwanis GO-to-Church
Sunday and that members wishing
to participate should meet at Grace
Methodist Church at 10:55 a. m.
Sunday to attend the morning wor-
ship at the church together.
George Turner, Seaford. heuten-
ant governor of the 18th Division
paid his official visit to the club
and talked on Kiwanis in general
and the accomplishments of the To-
cal club. He was accompanied by
James Davis of the Seaford Club
The invocation was by the Rev.
Charles r. Clarkson; music by
Phyllis Donovan and group sing
ing by Col. Ralph S. Baker.
u. S. Representative to Congress
Harry G. Haskell, Jr., discussed
the danger in the air over Della
ware and the rest of the nation at
the meeting of the Georgetown
Millsboro Rotary, Club in Masonic
Temple recently.
Congressman Haskell flew over
froE Washington, d. c., for the
occasion and was the guest of Ray
mond S. Goslee, Millsboro, who was
program chairman.
The speaker said that he had
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from the air so that the general
public would not become unduly
concerned, but that practically
every day there are about three
"near-misses" of military planes
over the country He said that this
figure was low rather than too high.
Mr.. Haskell said that he had
gathered as much information as
possible and found the major prob
lens and had asked for an increase
in the budget on Air Control. He
discussed the matter with the Air
Modernization Board and had con-
tacted the major air lines for their
ideas.
He sketched the air flight space
above Delaware and the nation and
how it is tied in with the radio and
weather information.
He closed by referring to thearea
in space above the usual flight area
which he pointed out, we are now
entering and explained particularly
the possibility of securing weather
information from this higher level.
Guests for the evening were Ar
den Bing, Rehoboth; William Hobbs
Newport and Clarence Lingo, Mills
boro.
Mrs. Nell r. Barr, secretary of
Area s, Red Cross, was speaker at
the meeting of the Georgetown
Lions Club in Midland Grange Hall,
recently.
Mrs. Barr has been active in the
Red Cross for 16 years and sketch
ed what the organization has done
locally as we'll as nationally, for
servicemen and in times of disaster.
She traced the history of the Red
Cross from it's origin in 1859 to the
current day and told of it's beginn-
ings in this area.
Joseph Wagner, president of the
club, presided.
The Georgetown Chapter of Pres
byterian Men has now been Off
cially organized. it was announced
at the morning worship of the
First Presbyterian Church, on Sun
day.
This is the first such mems group
ever to be organized by the local
church.
officers were elected as follows:
Lester Pittard. president: Newal
Isaacs, vice president; ]. H. Green.
Ir., secretary; and John A. Ell
liott, treasurer.
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