Milford chronicle., 1959-08-21
GEORGETOWN
Mrs. Constance Brown
Phone: Georgetown 1880

Colonel John p. Ferguson, super
intendent of State Police, described
the purpose and work of Camp
Barnes, the Delaware Police As
sociaion's Camp for -Underprivil-
eyed boys near Bayard, at a joint
dinner and meeting of the George
town and Frankford Kiwanis Clubs
at the camp recently.
He explained that in conducting
the camp, the police are seeking
to make good citizens for tomor-
row. Among other incidents
which he described, Colonel Fer
guson said that one of the boys
who had learned to swim in the
camps swimming pool had been
honored for bravery in Pennsyl-
vania last summer when he saved
the life of child in a swimming
mishap.
Russell D. Jones was program
chairman for the evening and in
troduced Colonel Ferguson.
Presiding at brief business ses-
sions of each club were Avery Ell
lis, past president of the local
club, and Atwood Lynsh, president
of the Frankford club.
Corporal John Walls, camp di-
rector, was official host for the
dinner.
State Senator Lemuel Kitchens
of Frankford, was special speaker
at the picnic supper of the Sussex
County Women's Democratic Club
on Yacht Basin Road, near the In
dian River Inlet last Thursday
night. There was a large attend
ance.
Senator Hickman discussed bills
before the State Senate and ex-
planned some of the reasons behind
them.
Other State Senators present
were Curtis w. Steen of Dagsboro
and Earl TILL of Seaford
Hostesses for the evening were
from the Seventh Representative
District and included Mrs. Clifford
Hall and Mrs. Elisha Dukes. Clerk
of the Peace and Mrs. L. Robert
Wiley, from the same district, as
sisted. as did Mrs. Hickman.
The birthdays of Senator Tull
and Miss Louise Love, Milton, were
celebrated and Mrs. Edna Brasure
presented each with a cake.
Mrs. Mabel Lambden, club pres
ident, presided. Mrs. Brasure, who
was program chairman, presented
several of those present in an
amusing skit of Truth or Conse-
quences."
Group singing was led by Sena-
tor Hickman.
Among the special guests of the
evening were Isaac Leroy Smith,
chairman of the Sussex County
Democratic Committee; Elisha
Dukes, vice chairman of the State
Democratic Committee; Robert
Reed, Dover; Harry S. Smith, state
insurance commissioner; Andrew
O'Neal, deputy state treasurer; /;
Russell Whitney, president of the
State Federation of Democratic
Clubs; Clarence Lingo, president
of Sussex County Levy Court;
Frank T. Dickerson, Sussex Coun-
ty sheriff; Clifford Hall of the
Legislative finance committee;
Paul Kenny, State Representative
from Delmar; Elmer Dickerson,
Milton, and Miss Ann Davis, Wash
ington, D.. c., and Rehoboth- Beach.
Adjacent resident property own
ers turned down annexation to the
Town of Millsboro by a vote of 6
to 1 at Saturdays referendum.
The results of the referendum
are awaited by many towns
throughout the state who have
been discussing plans for the an
nexation of areas built up during
the past few years and considered
by the general public as parts of
the town but actually outside the
small nucleus of incorporation.
Only voters and property own
ers from the areas where the an
nexation was proposed were eli
gible to vote at the referendum.
Voters each had one vote but the
property owners had one vote for
every 800 of property assessment.
Though perhaps 100 individuals
voted, the tally was 6,S71 against
annexation and 1880 for it. AS in
many similar cases, including the
first Georgetown sewer improve
ment vote, few large property
owners control the results. One
man owning property in the area
described in the proposed annexa-
ton plan was said to have 642
votes.
The area sought for annexation
extended out from the town on all
sides but the north. At the north,
is the Indian River.
The annexation, if accomplished,
would have more than doubled
both the towns population and it's
assessed valuation. The boundar-
les have not been changed since
1910.
Latest figures show Millsboro to
have a nOnuIatiOn of 607 with more