Milford chronicle., 1957-10-04
GEORGETOWN
Mrs. Constance Brown
PaOne: Georgetown $3.50

PaOne: Georgetown 1880
Mrs. Venetia Lyons, president of
the auxiliary to American Legion
Sussex Post No. 8, Georgetown, has
announced the committee chairmen
for the coming year, as follows:
Mrs. William Lambden. Ameri-
canism; Mrs. Elwood Short, child
welfare; Mrs. j. Ralph Carey. COM
munity service; Mrs. John A. Jones,
constitution and bylaws: Mrs.
James Johnson, Civil Defense; Mrs.
Harry Zerby, education of orphans
of veterans; Mrs. James Hastings,
Girls State; Mrs. William Hick-
man, Jr., finance; Mrs. Oscar Den
mis-, junior activities.
Also Mrs. Stuart Russell, legis-
lation; Mrs. Ralph S. Baker, mem-
bership: Mrs. Kennard Price, music:
Mrs. Charles Calhoun, national Sc
curity; Mrs. Clifton Rogers, Pan
American study; Mrs. James Hast
ings, Past Presidents Farley; Mrs.
Charles Hill, poppy; Mrs. Hill also
for publicity; Mrs. Martin Petit.
radio. and Mrs. Elwood Short, re-
habilitation.
The annual Homecoming SER
vices of the Cokesbury Methodist
Church. on the Georgetown Bridge
vile Highway. will be held all day
Sunday.
There won't be any dinner this
year, however, and the members of
the WSCS are anxious that every
one knows about this so no one will
come to the observance expecting
the usual delicious repast!
The women voted not to have
the dinner but have planned other
events for the near future.
In the morning. the pastor of the
church, the Rev. Gerald Henderson,
will preach, followed by Sunday
School. In the afternoon at 2, the
Rev. Joseph v. Holiday. former
pastor of the Georgetown Methodist
Circuit and now of Queenstown, Md,
will bring the message.
Special singing will be by Mrs.
Ronald James, Samuel Elliot. the
Gordy Sisters, the Cordrey Girls
and the Kings Quartet. of Laurel
The first contempt of court cases
within the memory OF Sussex Coun-
ty Superior Court officials resulted
in a guilty verdict and two men
we're placed on probation for six
months as the result
Lawrence Morris and Franklin
Jackson, both of Wilmington. were
subpeonaed as witnesses in a non
support appeal last Tuesday but
didn't show up. Judge James b.
Carey summoned them for con-
tempt.
They must also pay the costs of
the. proceedings, which VIII come
to about $40 in each case.
The two men were to testify in
the appeal of Clifford Jackson. Sea-
ford, uncle of Franklin Jackson,
against a decision of Juvenile Court
naming Clifford as the father of
two illegitimate children and order
ing him to support them.
Judge Carey also found jack
son guilty last Tuesday but he has
not yet been sentenced.
A 15-year-old boy committed
to Ferris Industrial School by
Judge w. Marion Stevenson of
Sussex County Juvenile Court fol-
lowing a series of thefts.
The youth, from SeafOrd. had al
ready been on probation for a
stabbing when he YVES accused of
thefts at the Rice Bakery and the
Ross Collins Liqour Store. both in
Seaford.
Later, ne was charged with TAX
ing a late model car from the
Cannon's Used Car Lot When he
ran out of gas, he returned to the
car lot and syphoned off gas from
other cars there.
His undoing came when he drove
around the William G. Jason High
School, in Georgetown, at quitting
time. apparently to impress a girl
friend
The youth Of the other church of
Georgetown have heen invited to
join the youth of Wesley Methodist
Church in the Youth Night obser-.
vances at the church, Sunday, at
p. m.
This prgram is part of tn spe-
cial week devoted to the opening
and conservation of the new edu-
cational building of the church. The
teachers, youth workers and Off
GERS of the Youth Division of the
church school have also been in
vited.
The Senior Methodist Youth Fell
lowship will conduct a brief devo-
tional period TO start the program,
led by Miss Nancy Ellen Hudson,
who will also welcome the youth
of Wesley and of the other chur-
ches of Georgetown.
A film. Footsteps of Youth. re-
plete with comedv. drama, love
end religion will he shown
Throughout the story of the nicture
is woven What would the Saviour
do IN NV DIace9"