Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18
GEORGETOWN
Mrs. Constance Brown
Phone: Georgetown $3.50

Bonnie Lou Bryan, daughter of
Mrs. Marian Bryan, North Race
street, 1858 graduate of George
town High School, has been noti-
fed that she has been awarded a
$3.50 general scholarship to Sar-
geant College of Boston University
for the coming academic year Miss
Bryan plans to major in physical
education.
The outstanding girl athlete to
be graduated from the local school
this year, Miss Bryan received the
Georgetown High School Athletic
Association sweater award in rec
ognition of earning varsity letters
for the past two years in all three
girls sports-hockey basketball,
and softball. Her team mates Sc
lected her as co-captain of the 1857
hockey team. She. was a member
of the basketball and softball teams
throughout her high school career.
In addition to her participation
in athletics, Miss Bryan also serv-
ed as member of the 1858 Golden
Shield staff, played in the school
band, was secretary of the Anita
George Chapter of the Future Tea
chers of America, was a representa-
tive to the Athletic Council and
took part in the class play during
her junior year.
Much interest has been express
ed in the simple announcement, in
the customary list of registration
places, that the Eighth Representa-
tive District will register at the
Indian River Fire Hall at Oak Or
chard. Voting in, November will be
there also.
For 10 years or more, the Eighth
District, which sprawls over the
territory roughly bordered by
LeWes, Harbeson and Georgetown,
has registered and voted at the old
Hollymount School, and before
that, at the old Fairmount School.
Because of the isolated locations
of these schools and the absence
of any nearby telephone, the 8th
district has become traditionally
the last district to report on cleo
tion night
The change this year, however,
wasn't through the choice of voters,
according to Mrs. John w. Phillips,
Democratic committeewoman from
the district. The schools, in spite
of their isolation, were more cen
trally located than the fire hall.
The Hoilymount School has been
sold to the congregation of Christ
Church, a ron-denominational
church headed by the Rev. E. L.
Maddox as pastor. Members of the
church are busy remodeling and
undermining the old brick build
ing toward a formal dedication to
be held in the next few weeks.
Arthur Dean Belts, attorney for
the Democrats in the battle of the
Sussex County Department of Elec-
tions, has filed their side as "de-
PENDANTS and interpleaders" in the
case.
He set forth that since none of
the. Republican .appointees of Gov
ernor j. Caleb Boggs had been con-
firmed by the STATE Legislature, Ell
mer Dickerson, Milton, is still a
member and the board is still un-
der Democratic control.
The five man board had held
Democratic majority when the
term of Sanders P. Darden expir-
ed Mr.. Darden had not himself
been confirmed by the Legislature
so that the board, seeking a solu-
ton, secured an opinion from the
attorney generals Office. This opin-
ion named Dickerson as still in
office.
However. in spite Of efforts of
Attorney Belts, the staff of the de-
partment here haven't been paid
since the end of February
Next move in the slow-motion,
blow-by- battle was when At
torney Frederick G. Whitney, rep
resenting the Republicans, filed a
petition for writ of mandamus
asking that the Superior Court di-
rect Dale Wheatley, state auditor,
and Vera G. Davis, state treasurer,
pay the Republicans.
These state officials then pre-
sented an affidavit stating that they
could not pay anyone until the
controversy had been legally re-
solved and asked that the other
side (Democrats) "interplead.
Judge William j. Storey ordered
this done.
The next step will be a hearing
in which. the two attorneys will
seek to establish and determine
the facts in the controversy This
customary hearing frequently
serves as a wedding out process
in which some of the facts are
agreed upon by opposing sides
leaving only a few points as the
basis of controversy.
Shortly after the Democrats
claimed Dickerson as still mem
ber, they met and elected j. Fred
Miles, Seaford, as president; VIII
lie d. wilkins, secretary and Mrs.
Frances Kitchens, chief clerk.
At the same time, the Republi-
cans, claiming Jonathan Wheatley
as member, met also, electing
Lewis Trivits, also of Seaford,
president; John G. Lank, secretary
and Margaret Doughten, chief
clerk.