Milford chronicle., 1959-06-26
GEORGETOWN
Mrs. Constance Brown
Phone: Georgetown $3.50

John S. Seney, senior research
engineer for the DUPONT plant at
Seaford, discussed vanguard mis-
siles for the Georgetown Millsboro
Rotary Club at it's meeting in Ma
sonic Temple last week.
He brought with him drawings
and explained the operation and
control.
Mr.. Seney stressed the import
ance of the guided missile program
to the security of the country but
dwelt in detail on its potential
uses for human progress.
Harold S. White introduced the
speaker. j. Ralph Carey was pro-
gram chairman.
General William McWilliams,
city manager of RehOboth, gave a
talk based on Flag Day at the meet
ing of the Kiwanis Club in Grace
Church Hall last week.
The speaker was recently adj
vanced from colonel to general in
the National Guard Reserve.
General McWilliams gave the
fundamental freedoms as set forth
in the Bill of Rights and said that
when the flag is saluted this means
reaff1rmation of these freedoms.
Robert Snowden rendered his
resignation as vice president of
the club and this was accepted with
an expression of regret. Mr.. Snow
den gave business pressures as the
reason for giving up the post but
said he would continue as an &C
tive member of the club.
The board of directors presented
two nominees for vice president =
Louis Cober and Martin Isaacs -
and announced that further nomi-
nations will be made from the floor
next Tuesday, with election the
following week.
One by one the various organi-
cations of the town are holding
their final meetings until fall.
The Strivers Glass of Grace
Methodist Church, meeting in the
church hall last Thursday night,
laid plans for their annual sum-
mer outing at Ocean City, Md, the
date to be fixed later.
The president, Mrs. Mabel Sim
mons, appointed a committee to
look after details of the 1860 birth
day calendar which the club will
sponsor. Mrs. Virginia PepperNwill
be chairman, assisted by Mrs.
Grace Owen and Mrs. Anne Wilson.
Committee of hostesses for the
meeting were Mrs. Marian HolsOn,
chairman; Mrs. Polly McCabe,
Mrs. Thelma James, Mrs. Esther
King, Mrs. Mildred King and Mrs.
Nellie Mulligan.
Even the Sussex County Archie
illogical and Historical Society, de-
voted as rule to consideration of
such weather items as the flood of
1881 or outstanding events before
that time, gave serious thought to
the unusually dry spring of 1859
at its meeting in ST. Paul's Parish
House last Thursday evening.
This was the last formal meeting
until fall, but the society has US
ually held big corn roast at the
property of Bernard Mullins, near
Sharptown, Nd, in July.
The slow development of the corn
was discussed and it was decided
to wait to set the date. probably in
August, and dependent on the
amount of rain.
The meetings of the society al
ternate between archaeology and
history. Thursday was history
night and Mrs. Dorothy Pepper
brought the early days of her ma
tive Fenwick Island alive with
color and detailed action.
Henry H. Hutchinson, president
of the society, said that holding the
meetings in Georgetown instead of
Rehoboth had been conducted dur.
ing the past few months on trial
basis. He explained that since he,.
himself, lived in Bethel, he found
the difference in driving time a
great relief.