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GEORGETOWN
O. Raymond Martin was elected
aa president ot the Georgetown
aSs^rlng TSSit*? £
election c* officer a for the ensu^g
term, heldVis week, others elected
included: ^Albert Snyder Harvev
Melson and SamueJ RussellfiS
second and third vice residents,!,
respectively; Joseph Wagner, secre-'
tary; W. Layton Johnson, trea-'
Richard Braunfeld, Tail
LeRoy Morris. Lion
Tamer; Earl Pepper and Carey D.
Sapp, directors for two years. j
Howard Furniss, member of the !
Milford Lions Club addressed the I
members of the club. Mr. Furniss |
was a candidate for District Cover- !
nor of District 22-D in the Lions
Convention held in Atlantic city
last week. -While the delegates of
the local Lions Club went to the
surer;
Twister:
convention uninstructed, it was the
consensus of opinion of members
that they would support Mr. Fur
niss. Other guests at the* meeting
were Alton Rogers, Georgetown: j
E. C. Hargrove, Sr., and E. C. Har
grove, Jr., of the Hargrove Decor- ;
ators, Washington. D. C. |
Zone Chairman Harvey B. Spicer
presented perfect attendance pins
to: Dr. John Annand. Charles Barr,
William Booth, Joel and Richard
Braunfeld. John L. Briggs, James
Roach, Raymond Rust, Charles
Trammell, Joseph Wagner, William
Clobes, Robert Elliott, Hugh Gibson,
Raymond Hitchens, Layton John
son. Rev. George A. Luekel, Samuel
Russell, Carey D. Sapp. Robert
Tunnell, Donald Weir, Raymond
Martin, James Russell, Carey D.
Martin, James Mifflin, Leroy Morris.
Joseph Parker, Earl Pepper. Rus
sell Porter, Manford C. Rust, Al
bert Snyder, W. Garl Utz and Pres
ton Workman.
Mr. Briggs, the president an
nounced the multiple attendance
record of perfect attendance—
Donald Weir, 7 years; Joseph
Wagner. Carl Utz, John L. Briggs.
6 years; Preston Workman, Robert
Tunnell. Raymond Hitchens, 5
years: William Booth, Russell Por
ter, James Roach, Manford Rust
and Charles Trammell, 4 years.
, Vincent Sears and Layton Johnson
were named to represent the Lions
Club at a meeting with other or
ganizations to dfscuss local plans
for the Delmarva Chicken Festival
activities from a local standpoint.
The report of the Auditing com
mittee was submitted by Albert
Snyder.
The Sussex County Democratic
Women's Club in a meeting held in
Democratic Headquarters on Mar
ket Street, here, this week, en
dorsed Mrs. Edna Brasure, of Mil
ton. president of the club as a
candidate for Recorder of Deeds of
Sussex County. They also endorsed
Mrs. Ann Boyce, of Laurel as a
candidate for Prothonotary for
Susssx County. Mrs. Boyce is now
serving the unexplred term of her
husband the late Granville Boyce,
who died in office.
Thé endorsement of both women
was unanimous and there were
representatives from all Sussex
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County Districts, in attendance at
the meeting. Both women expressed j
appreciation and pledged every
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effort in the coming election,
support of the Democratic Party.
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mrry s. Smith demonstrated
. w to use the votin g machine,
us,ng a miniatur e machine for that
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.V 1 ® c / ub 18 P lannin K for a county
wue dinner to be held the latter
,)a r l of June > when a national figure
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be o dnno,,nc ed m the near future,
,, ^ omn iunity Memorial Services
Geor seto-*n were held at 12:3«
,n " Sunday, May 30, following regu
lar ch V rch services in the various
c ^ urc hes of the town.
It was held at the Soldier's Me
morial Monument on the Court
^ OU8e lawn. Rev. Joseph V. Holli
day pastor of the Georgetown
Methodist Circuit Churches was the
F P ea ker. Rev. Mr. Holliday
Cheplain of Sussex Post No. 8
American Legion here. He served
dve years in the U. S. Navy, in the
European TJieatre of War. He
u graduate of West Virginia Wes
,e y an College, attended the West
minister Theological Seminary and
* 8 now studying at Temple Univer
si F y - He has served pastorates at
Mltterfort and Tallmansville, in
Virginia, prior to coming to this
arta
Music for the Memorial Services
was provided by the brass section
of the Georgetown High School
Band. Veterans and civic organi
zations joined in the Memorial Ser
vice. The area surrounding the
monument was flag decorated and
there were floral tributes placed in
memory of the veterans who lost
their lives for their country.
Mr. and Mis. Thomas J. Pittard
have announced the engagement of
their niece. Miss Josephyne Hun
ter, daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs, Joseph T. Hunter to Mr. J.
Leroy Muir, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jennings Muir, of Oriole, Maryland.
Miss Hunter is a graduate of the
Georgetown High School. Class of
19f>l % and of the Marinello Beauty
Culture School in Philadelphia.
Mr. Muir graduated from the
Georgetown High School, in 1950
and is presently with the Seahees,
attending the Builders' School in
Fort Hueneme, California.
No date has been set for the wed
ding.
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Broiler Prn^rMm UP . f °t r t ! le i JUni P r
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has been set for Monday, May 31.
The program is open to all boys
and girls in the state under 20
years of age and will provide val
liable experience in growing a flock
of chickens and learning how to !
keep records of expenses and re-1
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An entry will consist of 5« j
straight run meat-type chicks from
a pullorum clean source. At the
age of 11 weeks the young grower
will select six cockrels for dressing.
judging and display. Cash awards
will be presented to the top 2«
entries in the contest. I
Details of the program and entry !
blanks are available from the 4-H 1
office in the Post Office Building in
Georgetown.
Rev. Glen B. Walter, Rector of St.
Paul's P. E. Church will deliver
the Baccalaureate address for the
senior class of the Georgetown
High School, on Sunday evening,
June (», at 8:00 o'clock, in the high
school auditorium. The high school
chorus will present musical
hers.
Commencement exercises to be
held on Tuesday night, June 8 . at
8:00 in the auditorium of the high
school will have four honor stu
dents as the speakers. The
mencement theme will be "This is
my Country". The honor students
speaking and their themes will be:
"Our Faith" Lina McGee; "We, the
People" Carolyn Elizabeth Gordy;
"The Gifts of Nature" Anna Cath
erine Godwin; "The Tools of De
mocracy" Grace Kathryn Warring
ton.
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Ralph L. Swain, president of the
Board of Education will present di
plomas to the seniors.
Class Day exercises will be held
on Friday night. June 4 , at 8
o'clock in the school auditorium. I
Class officers
president:
president;
tary; Mary Louise Waller,
surer.
are Drew Abbott, j
William Byram, vice'
Carolyn Gordy,
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The complete list of graduates
is as follows: Andrew Clive Abbott,
Betty Jane Abbott, William F.
Byram, Jr., Joseph Wilson Carey,
Harry Nelson Coar, Doris Eileen
Crain. Lee Kenneth Dodd, Charlotte
Ann Ellwanger. Anna Catherine
Godwin, Carolyn Elizabeth Gordy,
Stella
Marie Headley, Dorothy
Louise Holloway, Barbara Almedaiand
Isaacs, Clarence Ronald Johnson,
E Sther Marie King ' Esmer Thomas
Massey, Charles J. McCabe. Lina
Ann McGee, George Thomas Mes -
8ick ' James Terry Morris - Etta
Eevinia Paynter, John Thomas
Pettyjohn. Ray William A. Petty
John, Douglas Vincent Rennewanz.
Margaret Ann Rogers. Patricia
Mae Rust, Barbara Ann Scott, Ed
ward Gordon^ Serman, Jr., Betty
Jane Sherman, Margaret Alice
Shockley, Harold N. Short, Robert
Paynter Short, Jr., Charles Polk
Spicer, Jr., Helen Elizabeth Spicer,
David Lewis Stewart, Gerald Ron
*d Stoeckel, Valerie Elizabeth
Tunison. Mary Louise Waller,;
Grace Kathryn Warrington, Mar-!
Rarer Ann West, and Kay Francis
Wilkins.
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The minister
By Mrs. Alice Lockwood
Phone SelbyvTHe 4405
Rev. G. Wayne Burwell preached
an inspiring sermon on
morning. His topic was
for Memorial Day.
pointed out that "Duty, as well as
Memory was a sentiment charac
teristic of Memorial Day." Mich
ael Elbert James, son of Carl and
Joyce Oakley James, was baptized.
Mrs. James' sister. Mary Ann Oak
ley, stood as sponsor.
The WSCS met at the commun
ity house on Monday evening, May
31, with the president, Mrs. Vane
McCabe, presiding. After the bus
iness hour games were played and
served by the
meet
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refreshments were
society. This was the last
ing until September.
Don't forget the Children's Day
service on Sunday, June (i. at 8
o'clock at the Roxana Methodist
Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Ewell, Mr.
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Rehoboth Boulevard
Milford, Delaware
Mrs. Samuel LeKites snent
Friday night and Saturday - oth
Mr - and Mrs - Carlton Ly'ons at
Claymont. also Mrs. Howard White
1 (nee Miss Janice Bennett) also
formerly from here but* now of
Claymont. was a dinner giïesT
Saturday of the Lyons g
; Mrs. Andrew Murray of Georee
town, has been spending a few
: days with her sister. Mrs. Pav
mond Murray and Mr Murray
Mrs. Carl Wilmer entertained to
dinner on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs
t Charles Murray of Frankford Mr
and Mrs. Çoland Ennis, Mrs Glor
| ia Kelly and Mrs. Joyce James of
! this place.
Mrs. Gloria Kelly is now making
her home with her father, Merrill
McCabe and her brother Bill. Her
husband left last week for the u
S. Army.
Collins, Jr.,
on
David Hazel and Ward
were also called for
; service.
Mrs. Ezekiel Lynch
was taken
to the Milford Memorial Hospital
j l ast Saturday for treatment. We
wish her a speedy recovery.
Del mar Wilgus had an accident
w *^b bis motorcycle last Sunday
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We hope he will soon recover.
Misses Joy Bea Griffin and sis
ter, Verna Ray of Fedeialsburg.
Md„ spent a part of last week with
their grandmother, Mrs. Orna
Derickson.
, Week-end guests at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. G. Wayne Burwell
were Mr. and Mrs. James Hall of
Connellsville, Pa., parent's of Mrs.
Burwell.
Miss Hilda Benentt of Wilming
ton spent the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gove Ben-1
nett.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Harper ot
Chester, Pa., spent the holiday
week-end with his sister, Mrs. Alva
Lynch and family.
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Today's demands for fast cul
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