Milford chronicle., 1949-12-09
Happenings OF Interest
Throughout Delaware

The Milford Alcoholic Anonv-
nous Group is holding an open
Meeting Friday evening, December
:, at the Grange Hall at $3.50 O'Clock.
The public and clergy are cordially
Invited to attend. There win be
speakers well versed
IN the disease Of alcoholism who
may be instrumental in rehabiH-
tating loved one OF d dear friend.
Try and make it date--it's for
free.
Another polio observation case
the second in two days-was adj
mitted to a Wilmington hospital
Monday night, according to the re-
port Of the Wilmington Health De-
partment on Tuesday.
Besides the two observation
cases, there are two persons under
treatment for the disease in citv
hospitals. One of the treatment
cases is listed as bulbar polio and
the other as polio with paralysis.
The Late Disciples Sunday
School Glass of Calvary Methodist
Church, Milford, will hold its reg
ular meeting and Christmas party
on Tuesday, December 10, at eight
O'Clock in the first floor of the
church. A full attendance is desir-
ed. Each member will bring a gift
not to exceed SOC to be exchanged
at the party and child's gift not
to exceed 25c. The hOstesses for
the evening, Frances Robbins. Dor
othy ArgO, Ruth Jester and Esther
Griffith.
Clarence Littleton, 81, of Snow
Hill, Md, suffered the loss of three
front teeth and Landis Wilson of
Georgetown, sustained a bruised
left knee in a collision between
their cars at DagsbOro Monday
night.
State troopers at Georgetown said
both cars were badly damaged. The
vehicles we're travelling in opposite
directions when the accident oc-
CURED. Littleton, arrested on a
charge of driving across the center
line of the highway, was fined $40
and costs by Magistrate Charles
Palmer of Millsboro.
After nearly S5 years service
with the Diamond State Telephone
Company, Mrs. Margaret J. Driver
OF 8 Delaware avenue, Dover, re-
tired on pension last week. She has
been a service representative at
the Dover business Office of the
telephone company since 1887.
! She was hOnored at a special
luncheon last Friday at the Dinner
Bell Inn in Dover, attended by COM
pany executives and co-wOrkers,
during which she was presented
with gold service pin.
Mrs. Driver is a member of the
American Legion Auxiliary, the
Kent General Hospital Auxiliary,
the Peoples Church, and the Tele-
phone Pioneers of America.
Several members of Milford High
School Faculty are attending the
American Vocational Education
meeting held in Atlantic City on
December 7-1O.
Mrs. Eva Kiel from the Home
Economics Department attended on
Wednesday and Thursday; Albert
ROsen attended the Distributive Ed
ucation meetings on Friday; Will
bur Haight attende dthe Guidance
Section on Friday; and Niven Camp
bell the Industrial Art meetings on
Thursday.
R. c. CObbs, superintendent Of
schools, is scheduled to participate
in a panel discussion and address
the section meeting on "Furthering
: the Objectives of the Distributive
Education Through the High School
Glass" on Saturday morning.
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Ten new members admitted re-
, Gently to AnOna Council, No. IL,
Daughters of POcahOntas, George
town, were initiated i'm ceremonies
held at Magnolia and conducted by
Mrs. Helen Trinity and her STAFF of
Philadelphia.
+, The new members are Miss Leah
8 A. West, Mrs. Rachel X. Sherwin,
!. Mrs. Margaret E. Howell. Miss Let
J. ty e. StOeckel, Miss Kathleen NJ
Fort, Mrs. Betty r. Thompson, Mrs
= Elizabeth G. Mackey, Mrs. Helen
t Brickner, Mrs. Bennetta +. Walls
d and Mrs. Nancy Wiley.
Last Monday, Mrs. Katie John
son Of Georgetown, great deputy OF
< Kent and Sussex Counties. accom-
r panied by Mrs. Mary WagamOn
r Mrs. Dolly Stoeckel and Mrs. Mary
: Mears paid an official visit to Ionic
a Council of Milford.
d Mrs. Mildred Simpler King. oi
s GEORGETOWN. has been chosen dep
e uty prothonOtary of Sussex County
r by Granville G. BOyce, who was
named by Governor Carvel to sue
ceed the late George w. Fleetwood
Mrs. King was named deputy pro
: thOnotary by Mrs. Fleetwood wheI
: he assumed Office last January
: Prior to that she had served al
clerk in the sheriff's Office and a.
deputy sheriff under former Sheriff
Row Mitchell
Mrs. King is well known in TIT
! county and in Georgetown. wher'
Il she is active in affairs Of Grac,
" Methodist Church. having been ;
member of the official board of tn
church for several years, and cur
d rently serving as church treasurer
n She Is also an active member Of o
y, the Strivers Glass of the Grac
n Church School.