Milford chronicle., 1937-02-26
GEORGETOWN
81 Years As Sunday School Official


Frank W. Lawson. living at Zoar
= last Sunday observed his 6Sth birth.
: day anniversary and his 44th wed
: ding anniversary, is the Oldest Sun
, day School official either in Della
ware or Maryland, so far as records
: disclose. Mr.. Lawson recently was
elected secretary of Zoar NJ. e. Sun
day School for the 54th consecutive
year, having served the school in
that capacity since fourteen years
of age. In addition to being the old
est Sunday School official on the
Delvarva peninsula. he is considered
one of the oldest. both in point of
service and age, in the country.
Articles recently appeared in sew
eral papers to the effect that George
Slee. of Aberdeen, Md. with 80 years
to his credit. was that states cham
pion Sunday School attendant, and
that Frank W. Wagner. who moved
to Delaware from Berwick, Pa, to a
farm in Northwest Fork District, in
1888, was probably the oldest Sun
day School official in Delaware.
Mr.. Lawson has the record of Mr..
Slee beaten by fifteen years. and that
of Mr.. Wagner by eight years.
In addition to his Sunday School
record. Mr.. Lawson has the distinc-
ton of being the only man ever
elected to the same office twice. In
1918 he was elected clerk of the
peace of Sussex County and again
in 1880, the tenure of office being
for four years each time. He served
as deputy clerk of the peace for two
years. 1929-1931. under John S.
Cooper. and has held that position
with Clerk of the Peace Francis F.
Morgan since January. 1885.
Letters Granted
Register of Wills J. Linden Barr
has granted letters on the following
estates in Sussex County: Miss
Mary Walton Thompson, nurse, of
Harbeson, who died recently of pneu-
monia in the Beebe Hospital. Lewes.
to her brother. John c. Thompson.
OF Harbeson. administrator; Mrs.
Elva Hickman, late of Baltimore
District. to Frank +. Hickman, adj
ministratOr; Harry Slater Holston.
late of Lewes to Mrs. Mary W. Hol-
stOn. of Lewes. administrative; Rob
ert II. Ennis, late of DaGsboro Dis
trict. to the MillsbOro Trust Com
pany, executor; William NJ. Lank- /
ford. late of Seaford. to Earl NJ. |
Tull. of Seaford. administrator; Mrs. |
Sarah Hearn. late of Seaford. TO DR.. |
Ira A. B. Allen. of Seaford eXecu- |
tor; Harry c. Joseph. late OF Harbe
son. to Mrs. Cora r. Joseph. of Har- |
beson. and the Sussex Trust Com /
pany. of Lewes; John Ament, late Of
Milford, to Mrs. Mary Ament, of Mil
ford, ADMINISTRATIVE; John +. Hick-
man. late of Little Greek District. to
Henry p Hickman, of Stockton. Md,
administrator; Georgiana Harris.
Cedar Greek District. to Elmer Har-
ris. Of Lewes. administrator; AlonzO !
McIlvaine, late of Georgetown. to /
his son. C. Linden McIlvainc, of
Georgetown. administrator.
Welfare 0fiiee Opened l
Headquarters for the Sussex Coun-
~ Welfare Council have been open
I'd in the Wagamon Block. corner of
y Bedford St and Public Square,
and the work Of registering the un-
employed was started Monday. Miss
Margaret Catherine Joseph. of near
has been employed as the
office secretary and entered upon 4
her duties Tuesday morning.
There has been no certifcation or
on WPA projects since De-
cember 1885. The result has been
hat hundreds of men eligible to
work and DESTROYS of work on WPA
projects have been shut out.
The cause for such a condition. il I
: stated. is because there was no
Welfare agency in lower Delaware
yhich came under the Fedral regu-
atiOns.
Feeling the need that an agenc'
hich would be recognized, should
go formed, welfare workers. minis
is and interested persons through
II the county sometime ago met
III the Levy Court Commissioners.
Her several conferences, the pres
E. council was established.
Ill that Is needed now, it is said,
to get the stamp of approval of
le Federal authorities on what has
cen done. and the council will be
eady TO function and relieve much
stress now existing in the different
.mmunities. The Levy Court Com
issioners are cooperating to the
.llest extent.
ew Century Club
Mrs. Thomas Ayers and Mrs.
Gorge IL. Short were in charge of
e program of tho Georgetown New
antury Club on Wednesday after
non of last week, the subject be-
3 Motion Pictures"
Tea was served at the conclusion
the afternoon program. Mrs, La
MIA Adams and Mrs. Mary Lee Rob -
son poured. Es
Mrs. Ayers. whose husband opcr sss
es the Sussex Theatre here, gave -
of the members Il theatre party
ring the afternoon.
Plans for Il style show which is
be held here was discussed. No
tc has been fixed for it.
The Acorn Club. of Seaford, has -
cepted the clubs invitation for =
day Oh March 81 and
II furnish the program.
Trip To Florida
MIR. and Mrs. Julian +. Townsend
d daughter Eleanor, Prof. Calvin
Afflcrbach, rural supervisor of
hOols for eastern Sussex, and Mrs.
flerbach. and Mr. and Mrs. TheO-
re Burton are on a trip 10 Florida.
Mr. Townsend is a son Of Y. S.
nator John 6. Townsend. .Ir., of
lbyvlle Prof. Afflerbach is past
of the Department of .
laware. American Legion; and Mr.. l
rton is widely known George ,
VII business man.
tcrtainS
IN Tuesday afternoon of last week
her home on West Market Street.