Milford chronicle., 1957-05-24
GEORGETOWN


whose semi-annual dinners draw
diners from both sides of Sussex
County, have adopted a summer
menu for their supper to be held
at the Community House, Saturday,
from p. m. until there's nothing
left"
Instead of roast turkey, the us
uaI main dish, there will be chic
ken salad and potato salad. with
some fried chicken, too.
The supper is for the benefit of
the Cokesbury All Club and Mrs.
Granville A. Lambden and Mrs.
Roy Layton, COkesbury All Club
leaders, are in charge.
The Rev. William o. Hackett,
pastor of Wesley Methodist Church
here for nine years, will preach in
his new charge, st. Johns Meth
Odist Church, Seaford, on Sunday
and the Rev. C. S. ClarksOn, for
merly of Christ Church, Roselie,
who will take Mr.. Hackett's place
here. will preach at Wesley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hackett have two
children, a son and daughter. Mr..
Hackett is a native of the Eastern
Shore, having been born in Dor
chester County, Md. He was grad
uated from Washington College,
Chestertown. Md, and from Grocer
Seminary, Chester, Pa.
He served three years at Hen
derson, Md; two at Elk Neck, Md.
and four at Wyoming before com
ing to Georgetown. Among other
things during his incumbency here,
he inaugurated the building pro-
cram for a church school building
which is now nearing completion.
Mrs. Emily Womack, Laurel,
chairman of the board of directors
of the Sussex County Unit of the
American Cancer Society, has ap-
pointed the following nominating
committee to report at the Septem-
ber meeting: Dr. Leslie 3. Dobson,
Milford, chairman; Mrs. Roger
Vardergrift, Millville; and DR..
John P. White, Seaford.
The board held an executive
meeting, Friday evening in the
Board of Health Office in George
town.
James E. Goslee, Jr., co-chair-
man for the 1857 Cancer Crusade
in the county, reported that the
work is not yet complete although
$4,000 has been collected. He said
that the time of the crusade con-
flicted to some extent with the 1857
Red Cross drive here.
Robert Jack, state director, at
tended from Wilmington.
DR.. Dobson said that the cine
clinic films are being shown to the
doctors and nurses of the county.
Mrs. Vandergrift, field army
head, discussed The bandage sit
uation and DR.. Ruth Rivard, Mill
vile, lay service chairman, re-
ported on patients who are now re-
ceiving aid consisting of payment
of hospital bills, dressings and
financial help on the cost of drugs.
DR.. Rivard further reported that
she had given three talks on can
Ger to lay groups in Roxana, Sea-
ford and FrankfOrd. She said that
the audience response in each case
wa, 9ood.
! Mr.. Jack announced the dinner
to be given by the cancer society
Thursday evening at the Hotel
Rodney, Wilmington, to honor DIR.
James Beebe, Sr.
Dist. Commander Ralph Lyons,
Georgetown, presented a certificate
of meritorious service for Amer
icanism during 1856 to Sussex Post
No. 8, at it's meeting Monday night
in the Log Cabin.
He presented also awards for
membership and post activities and
accomplishments for the year.
1t was announced that a district
meeting will be held at the George
town Log Cabin on Monday at
s p. m.
The local post will attend Grace
Methodist Church in a body on Sun
day for Memorial Day services and
will take part in the Memorial Day
ceremonies at the monument on
the courthouse lawn at IL a. m,
Thursday, May 80.
1t was announced that the state
convention of the American Legion
will be held June q and %.
Joseph Wagner was elected
president of the Georgetown Lions
Club at it's meeting in Midland
Grange Hall recently. He succeeds
Ray Lloyd.
Other officers chosen were Joel
first vice president; J.
Earl Pepper, second vice president;
Vincent Sears, third vice presi
dent; James Kee, secretary; W.
Layton Johnson, treasurer; Will
liam Hartranft, assistant secretary
and treasurer; Paul Pusey, tail
twister; Harry ROsengrant, lion
tanner.
Chosen as directors were Harry
Click and Howard Lingo, one
year; Preston Workman and
Maillet, two years.
The club voted to contribute to
the float in the Chicken Festival
to be entered by the Lions Clubs
of Delmarva. They voted also to
send the newly elected president,
Joseph Wagner, as an entry in the
eating contest at the fes-
tival.
Speaker at the meeting was AL
bert S. Barnes, supervisor of Gus
toner Information for the Diamond
State Telephone Co. His topic was
The Rockets Red Glare" and he
gave the story of NIKE, the deadly
anti-aircraft guided missile. He
illustrated his talk dramatically
with models.
Much of the evening was de-
voted to a discussion of the Little
League which the club will sponsor
again this year. Paul Pusey and
Insenh Mennstik are in charge.