Milford chronicle., 1955-10-07
GEORGETOWN


The Georgetown Kiwanis Clut
observed its annual father and son
night at the meeting last week In
Grace Church Hail.
A sprinkling of daughters were
also present and members having
no children of their own, brought
young guests. For instance, Rus
sell ID. Jones, chairman of the club s
part in the Pushmobile Derby,
brought the local contestant, Har-
Vey Warrington, Jr., who won sec
Ond place.
Among the guests at the meet
ing we're Katie Wilson, Thomas
Wilson, Anne Temple West, Judy
King, Ralph S. Baker, Jr., Edward
KOeppel, ROnnfe Crane, Susan
Campbell, Patty NOlen, Harold
Warrington, Henrietta Moore, Scott
Cober. Wayne King, Bruce Penuel,
Nancy Isaacs and Larry Hargis.
Henry VOgt was chairman for the
program Of the evening and he in
troduced Earl Hawk, Greenwood,
chairman for the beauty contest of
the Delmarva Chicken Festival held
in Onaneock, Va, in June, who
showed cOlored films of the beauty
pageant.
The club entertained 314 chill
dren at the Ayres Theater here on
Saturday and gave them all re-
freshments as part of the Kid s
Day" Of the international Organi-
zatiOn.
Boy Scout officials of the county
were also present at the meeting
and were introduced by Dale Nolen,
scout executive.
Eugene Campbell, president of
the club presided Mr.. NOlen gave
the invocation; Mrs. Melvin Hearn
was at the piano and William H.
Henderson led the singing Harry
Banning of BridgeVille, was a guest.
julius Green announced that the
local club had won second place in
achievement for the division. Ralph
s. Baker was chosen to attend the
national education meeting in
Washington, y. G. William H. Hen
dersOn will be chairman for Farm
and City Week to be observed on
October "a to 80 and LinWOOd Pen
uel will be in charge of the Loyalty
Week program.
Georgetown new long-term
parking lot, operated by the town
on the site Of the old county park
ing lot, is now in full use and seems
to be filling the great need of the
county seat-a place where those
transacting business within the
courthouse or elsewhere may park
for more than two hours and not
have to worry about the meters.
The lot has been laid off neatly
and Is policed. Meters on this par
ticular lot require less money than
along the streets. Two-hOur park
ing costs a nickel as compared to
street parking at 10 cents for the
same period Of time; four hours
are a dime and cars may park as
long as 10 hours for 25 cents.
The parking problem caused
much concern both to residents Of
Georgetown and to the many who
come to the county seat from all
sections of the county to transact
legal and other business.
The parking lot was at one time
the old prison yard when the Jail
was in the building now used as
the courthouse annex. 1t is be-
hind the present courthouse and is
still owned by the county.
When judges, jurors and others
who had to spend a long time in the
courthouse found they were crowd
ed out of the lot by whoever got
there first, the Levy Court this year
issued tickets to county officials
and others so that the lot could be
used by those for whom it was in
tended
There was, however, no policing
and this system didn't work out
we'll either.
So the town council agreed to
lease the lot from the county and
to put 1t into working order, es-
tablish the meters and look after
1t.
Town Council last Friday night
set the date for the referendum on
the $300,O00 bond issue for street
and sewer improvements as No
vember 19, at the tOwG offices on
Market street.
This action followed a public
meeting in v. F. W. Hall when
those present voted unanimous ap-
proval of the loan.
Clarke Gardner and Percy Sterl-
ing, consulting engineers Of Sails
bury, Md. explained the projects
that would hn fovarnd nv the hond
issue and answered questions.
Mr.. Gardner said that the inn
prOvements would cost the taxpay-
ers an additional $5.62 per one thou
sand dollars of their assessment
on the basis of a 30 year loan. Fig
uring was done on the present town
assessment of S2,731,41