Milford chronicle., 1958-04-25
GEORGETOWN
Mrs. Constance Brown
Phone: Georgetown $3.50

/. Phone: Georgetown $3.50
One contest has already developed
for the Sussex County school board
elections to be held Saturday, MAJ
10.
This is in the Millsboro Schoo
District No. 204, the colored schoo
of that area whose school board
was split earlier in the school yeal
in an attempt to oust the principal
j. Stanley James.
Public hearings were held under
the new law requiring such hear
ings before the board and were
continued over period of weeks
with state officials and attorneys al
hand. Charles Harris, executive
secretary of the Delaware State
Education Association, sat in or
the hearings, terming the case the
first to be tried under the new ten
ure law.
James eventually won out. Named
as the leader against him was FL
mer Bethards, president of the
board, whose term of office expires
this year.
Mr.. Bethards has filed for re-
election and also filing is Thomas
r. Taylor.
Though the deadline for filings is
5 p. M, April 29, the petitions have
been slow in coming in at the off
ice of Clerk of Peace Edwin Roach.
Several incumbents, including Ir-
win r. Murray, of Georgetown, have
announced that they would seek
reelection but there had been only
four actual petitions at the close
of business Thursday afternoon.
These are: Oscar w. Allen, Jr.,
Seaford. for a post now held by
DIR. /. Benson Allen; DR.. James
Beebe, Jr., Lewes, to succeed him.
self; Raymond v. West, Millsboro
School District No. %, to succeed
himself, and Lester j. Williams,
Bridgeville School District No. 220,
colored, also to succeed himself.
III. Edward Maull, Georgetown at
tnrney who lives in Lewes will be
the new head of the Sussex County
Bar Association, succeeding James
M. Tunnell, Jr.
Mr. Tunnels term of Office ex-
pired this week and since he is
moving soon to make his home in
Wilmington, several members of the
county bar arose to express regret
at his departure. They spoke, a.
mong other things, of his intelli-
gence and integrity
Among those who spoke were
former President Judge Charles S.
Richards and Mr.. Maull
Howard T. Ennis, Jr., was sp-
pointed to prepare suitable reso-
luton regarding Mr.. Tunnell.
Elected secretary and treasurer
of the association was Robert ID.
Jr., He succeeds Claud
Tease.
Stivers Glass of Grace Methodist
Church will sponsor fashion show
next Wednesday night, April 30,
at p. m, in Grace Church Hall.
Round the Clock" fashions will
be shown for those of all ages
from local shops and refreshments
will be served. Members of the
class are selling tickets.
Comittees making arrangements
include: General Committee: Mrs.
Marion Holson, chairman; Mrs.
Trammell, Mrs. Betty Hill,
Mrs, Charlotte Spicer, Mrs. Ruth
Wilkins, Mrs. Velma Hayman.
Scenery: Mrs. Tillie Eshelman,
chairman; Mrs. Nancy Quesada,
Mrs. Jean Parker, Mrs. Barbara
Collins, Mrs. Helen Hargis, Mrs.
Vera Elliott, Mrs. Betty Jane Con-
away. Mrs. Virginia Millman.
Tickets: Mrs. Mildred King, chair
man; Mrs. Dorothy Holloway, Mrs.
Edna Mclean.
Programs and ushers: Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Parker, chairman: Mrs. Grace
Owen, Mrs. Marian Bryan, Mrs.
Mary Rogers, Mrs. Mildred Pusey,
Mrs. Louise McCabe.
Door prizes, Miss Ruth Wilkins,
chairman; Mrs. Virginia Pepper,
Mrs. Mabel Simmons, Mrs. Esther
King, Mrs. Ethel Jones.
Makeup: Mrs. Betty Hill, chair
man, Mrs. Cindy Christensen,
Mrs. Madalyn Tramell, Mrs. Eliza
beth Frye, Mrs. Beatrice Wyatt,
Mrs. Kathryn Zerby.
Refreshments: Mrs. Ruth Rust,
Mrs. Dorothy Shedaker,
Mrs. Kathryn Prettyman, Mrs. Ann
Wilson, Mrs. Prela Lynch.
Incoming officers of Sussex Post
No. s, American Legion, will be in
stalled on Monday. May 5, as fol-
lows:
William G. Lambden, commander;
Harry Larson, first vice comman-
der; Lester Brumley, adjutant; Nor
man Short, finance officer; Manford
C. Rust, service officer; Elias Reed,
historian and John l.. Wilkins,
sergeant at arms.
&c be installed at the same time
are the new officers of the auxiliary,
as follows: Mrs. Charles Hill, presi-
dent: Mrs. James Johnson, vice
president: Mrs. William Lambden,
secretary: Mrs. William Hickman,
treasurer; Mrs. Martin Petit, chap