Milford chronicle., 1943-01-29
MILLSBORo

] Pvt. Houston Long is home with
his parents for a ten-day furlough
from Camp Fisher, N. C.
Clifford Lewis was among the
young men who left Seaford Tues
day morning for induction into the
Army at Fort Dix, N. ].
Last Saturday evening, Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Lingo entertained
at dinner Mr.. and Mrs. John Cor
drey and sons. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Dobson and daughter, Kathleen,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Lingo.
On January 4, in Salisbury. Nd,
Miss Helen Barker Lingo. older
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. C. Dale
Lingo. was married to Mr.. Ollie
Morris. of Selbyville.
Mrs. Morris is a graduate of
MillsborO High School, the school
of nursing of the Jewish Hospital,
in Philadelphia, and for the past
four years has been employed by
the State, with an office in George
town.
At present, Mr.. Morris is en-
ployed in New Castle. Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris have taken an apart
ment on South Bedford street. in
Georgetown. and are living there
now. Both Mr.. Morris and his bride
have the best wishes of many
friends for happiness and prosper
ity.
Miss Betty Peters returned to her
home in Stamford. N. Y. after a
visit of several weeks here with her
aunt, Mrs. Norman Hickman.
The fOuF-year-Old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Kendall Marvel. who live near
town. died in Milford Memorial
Hospital. on Monday. from a com
plicatiOn of diseases.
Mrs. William H. Ayres entertain
ed bridge club of Georgetown of
which she is a member, last Tues
day afternoon.
Local Teachers Adopt The
ID. =. +. A. Legislative Bills
At a recent meeting of the Mills
bOrO faculty, the teachers adopted
a resolution going on record sup
porting completely the program of
the Delaware State Education AS
sOciatiOn. The teachers of Mills
bOrO, like the LOO teachers in the
state have not had any financial
consideration during the period of
the increase cost of living, as those
employees of national defense jobs.
and of non-essential work where
the employer has recognized that
the cost of living is up consider
nl ltINr aY1 haf fhn arn1n
in need of financial increase in or
der to cope with the times.
MillsborO teachers went on rec
ord favOring the passage of the So
called increment bill that has been
into the House. Incre-
ments are contractual agreements.
an understood part of the contract
of all teachers who have not
reached their maximum. They are
not salary increases. The princi-
pal of increments is a method
whereby professional people. US
ually college graduates, are en-
plOyed at a salary less than a gov
ernment clerk receives, with the
that contingent
upon good work and continued stu
dy they will be gradually advanc-
ed over a period of many years un-
til they reach the starting salary
Of many state and city employees.
Likewise. they favor the pass
age of a bill providing for cost of
living increases of 15g6 on all sal
aries on school employees. The cost
Of living has risen about 1879
since January. 1941. Teachers sal ,
aries schedule have not been
been changed materially for many
years. Well over 300 teachers out
Of the 1900 in the state left their
Jobs during the past year. largely
because of economic conditions.
Several vacancies have not been
illed even now.
Finally the teachers favored the
'etirement bill. since teachers. are
lot included in the social security
lct.
The people of MillsbOrO school
district have expressed their ap-
,roval of these three 49, bills as
presented by the d. S. E. a. by |
igning coupons in the Wilmington
,apers and sending them to the
chOol. A large percentage of the .
antilles represented in this dis {
rict have made their contributions
nd expressed their favor of these /
ills by the coupons.