Milford chronicle., 1952-12-26
Kent Democrats To
Take Office Jan. 9th
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Fevre's reelection is for four years
while the other two were reelected
for two years!
William NJ. Paskey, FELTON,, pres
ent sheriff, will succeed J. Wesley
Walls, Marydel, as comptroller;
Mr.. Walls will move in as register
of Wills and Robert Pippin, mem-
Der of the present Levy Court, will
take over as sheriff. The outgoing
register Of wills is ElWOOd Kenny,
Smyrna Democrat, who is COM
pleting the second Of two four
year terms in office.
All of the incoming or continue
ing officials are Democrats. The
last election was the second con-
secutively in which the Democrats
captured all county offices, includ-
ing the three commissioners Of the
Levy Court They first accomplish
ed the feat in 1850.
Levy Members
The Levy Court will consist Of:
Mr.. Kelly, who is the present presi-
dent of the court: Fred G. Green
ly, Jr, who will succeed Amos
Minner, and Henry 7. Price, who
will succeed Sheriff-elect Pippin.
The holdover county officials,
also all Democrats, are: Robert A.
Salisbury, Harrington, recorder oi
deeds; w. Frank Hazel, Smyrna
clerk Of the peace; Grafton r
Heather, Hartly, register in Chan
cery and clerk Of the Orphans
Court, and Grier H. Minner, Wood.
side, county treasurer and receiv-
er of taxes.
The Kent County Department OF
Elections. which is appointed by
the Governor and it's office in the
Court House, also has a twO-to-ont
Democratic majority. It's mem
bers are: Earle N. Faulkner, Ris-
ing Sun, president, and Walter
Paskey, Jr., Harrington, Democrats
and Benjamin F. Simmons, Dover
Republican.
The new Levy Court viii have
appointment during its term il
office of a county board of assess
ment and a warden Of the Ken
County Jail, the latter appointment
coming in the last weeks of iti
tenure.
State Senators
Going into the State Senate from
Kent County as a result of the las
election will be Charles G. Moore
TIartly, Democrat, to succeed Dud
ley Crossley, Clayton, Democra
from the second senatorial district
and Jehu F. Camper, FELTON,, Dem
ocrat, to succeed William o. Cub
bage, Willow Grove, Democrat
fourth senatorial district. TIL
holdover senators from the cOun
ty are: Walter A. Handsberry
Leipsic, Democrat, first senatoria
district; E. Cowgirl Barnard, Wood
side, Republican, third senatoria
district, and John NJ. LOngbOtham
Milford, fifth senatorial district.
The Kent Republicans will .hav
five Of the ten seats in the mex
House of Representatives as com
pared with four Republican repre-
sentatives and six Democrats il
the outgoing House.
House Listed
The House delegation from Ken
County and the ones whom the neN
members will replace follow:
Ernest v. Blendt, D., succeedin
Clarence Collins, state treasurer
elect, R., first district; George
Pyott, R., succeeding Howard v
Jones, D., second district; Garlic
Davis, D., succeeding Allen J. Cool
d., third district; Roger A. Davis
r.. succeeding Donald G. Carel
D., fourth district; Mrs. Vera {
Davis, r., succeeding Capt. H. +
Hanson, r., fifth district; Samue
n. Hughes, d., succeeding John +
Cahall, D., sixth district; John I
Keller, r., Succeeding J. Colby Hal
ris, r., seventh district; Charlie
w. Bostick, D., succeeding Willial
c. Paradees, D., eighth district
Leon E. Donovan, D., succeedin
Walter J. Hanson, D., ninth dis
trict, and Clarence L. Hudson, sue
ceeding Wilbur II. Jump, r., tent
district.