Milford chronicle., 1938-05-13
sEAFORD

The local city council will seek
WPA projects totaling approximate
" $4,000. They will include the tie
ing-in Of all water mains in the linn
its of the town, and taking over viii
liams' Pond, owned by L. Spencer
Locates; putting a tumbling dam
there; putting in a swimming pool
and making a recreation park on the
shores. Council will furnish all ma
terials for the two projects and the
Federal government pay labor costs.
The matter was discussed at a meet
ing held this past week. Mr.. Le-
Gates informed the members If the
project is approved he will deed the
pond to the town. 1t was pointed
out that this would give employment
to about rs men. -
Mrs. Madge Haines, widow of the
late DR.. VIM. F. Haines, left this
past week on a visit with relatives
and friends in Portland, Oregon.
Berkeley and Santa Monica, Califor-
mia.
Galen Miller of this town has been
named successor to w. L. Torbert,
Jr., who recently resigned as prin-
cipaliof the Seaford High School, by
the Board of Education. Nh. Miller
has been a member of the George
town school faculty for the past
seven years. He will assume his
duties at the beginning of the fall
term. He is a native of Greenwood,
the son of Mrs Mary Miller and the
late Lewis Miller. He graduated from
Burlington College, Burlington, Ohio,
and did graduate work at Columbia
University and the University OF Del
aware, receiving his masters degree
from the latter school last year. Mr.
Miller is home economies teacher in
the local school.
MIR. and Mrs. Virgil Williams. !
near here, are being congratulated !
on the arrival of daughter born at
the Beebe Hospital, Lewes. Mrs. |
Williams will be remembered as the |
former Alice Rementer.
A racing pigeon belonging to Hud-
son Hill, of near here, a member of
the Seaford HOming Pigeon Club, |
was the winner in the first race of
the. season, covering the distance |
from Cape Charles, Va, over 100
miles, to Seaford at the rate Of 1O11
yards per minute.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Parker Allen, who
have been residing in Salisbury, Md,
for the past two months, have moved
back to their apartment at the Hotel
Sussex.
Mrs. Joseph H. Cox is guest of
relatives and friends in North Caro-
lima.
A party of four men made rec
ord catch of sea bass this past Sum
day. They returned with 10, the lar
gest of which weighed 46 pounds.
Members of the Eastern Star from
Hurlock, East New Market, Federals-
burg, Denton, Harrington and Will
mington we're present at the dediea-
ton exercises of a new altar recently
to the Sussex Chapter, No.
Z by Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel H. Cauf-
man. of Richardson Park, in memory
Of the late Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. II. Mil
Ter. who served as worthy matron
and worthy patron of Sussex Chap
Ter. Mr.. Caufman presented the al
ar and Mrs. Mary Lord Hudson, wOr-
Inv patron of Sussex Chapter, re- 9
.eived it on behalf of the chapter.
grand matrOn, Mrs. Sarah
elizabeth Willin. of Wilmington. de-
iyered the address and Mrs. Helen
Turner and Mrs. Esther Willin sang
/ duet.
James X. Phillips, Jr., chairman OF
he recent motion picture benefit Tor
he senior class of the Seaford High
school, sponsored by the local club,
receipts of $135, to be
Ised toward the seniors trip to
Paul Mitchell was
warded a prize for selling the
,reatest number of tickets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul We'll, the for
ler music instructor in the local
Ugh school, spent the past weekend
nth their parents and relatives.