Milford chronicle., 1949-11-18
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware


Christmas sale which they will
have in POcahOntas Hail. This sup
per is for the church members who
will bring their families and
enough in the covered dish for that
number and fifty cents for each one
remember the date. November S0th.
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A workshop on the premises Of
E. M. Scott on Chandler street, Mil
ton, housing machinery and equip
ment worth several hundred dol
lars used in Mr.. Scott's electrical
business, was completely destroyed
by fire at about 1880 o'clock last
Friday morning despite efforts by
the fire company. Origin Of the FIRE
was. not determined.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Scott pur-
chased the old fire house and NOV
ed the bulk of his equipment into
the building which adiOins his the
atre.
Post Commander Charles w.
Sigler and Richard Barto and Da-
vid Hugg represented Blue Hen
Post No. 64S3, v. F. W., of Milford,
at the formal opening of the Pugh-
Lenderman-C -ChalfOnte Post Home
at Gordon Heights, the past Fri
day evening. The Honorable Ell
bert Carvel, Governor of the State
of Delaware, was the principal
speaker at the opening exercises,
which we're presided over by
James F. McCloskey, a past COM
mander of Pugh-Lenderman-Chal-
. fine Post No. 2907, V. F. w.
Circle No. 5 of the w. s. G, s.
of the Calvary Methodist Church
met at the home of Mrs. Delema
: Banning on October IS, with Mrs.
I Viola Ingram as her cO-hOstess.
: The roll was called with IA mem
.. bers present and five visitors.
After the business meeting the
evening was enjoyed by all. Then
delicious home made cake with ice
= cream was served.
,, The November meeting was held
/. at the home of Mrs. Mary Lindale
r on Tuesday night of this week with
e Mrs. Jennie Lindale as cO-hOstess.
%
Mrs. Glen Walter, wife of the
Rev. Glen Walter, rector Of st.
+ Pauls Episcopal Church, was elect
cd president of the Georgetown
> Community Choir in an Organiza-
tiOn meeting held recently. Mrs
% Carl Utz was named treasurer and
- Miss Betty Loose publicity chair
If man.
u The choir. organized in Septem
Der, is directed by Miss Lillial
Klein, instructor of music in tn
- Georgetown School. Rehearsals ar
u = in progress for a concert to b
presented during Music Week mex
May. The group has already bee
'u signed up for appearances befoT
IS several civic groups and other Ol
at ganizatiOns.
Francis M. Gebhart, Distri
Governor of Lions InternatiOna
ill paid an official visit to the GeOrg
IS, town Lions Club recently.
M introduced by Cecil Culver pres
er, dent of the local club. Mr.. Gebhal
lie outlined goals for the current yea
s. and told of various district contest
ng now under way. The speaker r,
lated plans for the Information;
Convention to be held in Chicag
next summer.
lal Following the dinner meeting NJ
Lhe Gebhart met with the Board of ID
on rectors. discussed the activities an
as successes of some other clubs, an
as offered suggestions to the lOc
our club. He pointed out manv ways
'el- which the club can be of great
il. community service.
of The federal government hi
airy $564,540 available for loans to Il
ost- state or local political subdivision
EN- in Delaware for use in plannil
en- public works.
ont The amount is the states alloc
ling ton under a $25,OOO,00O initial a
ent. preparation from Congress.
The amount actually being appC
for toned nationally now is 1855
No All. The balance of $5,592,529 W
rch, nelo III reserve lot emergency U
and in areas which might have or mig
des- develop severe unemployment.
Fel- Although Congress has provid
A161 the money to permit the blue pril
, 70 ing of public works, it was spe
fed in the law that the governm'
will not be obligated to build a
of the projects.
dis The state has borrowed $2,5O0.
on with which to start paying the b
.iven us to veterans of World War Il
ford First bonus checks were sch
oun- uled to go out last Friday, incl
east ing the first one to be handed
nred Governor Carvel to former Ser
ant James P. Conner-only liv
Delaware holder of the COngl
urcn sional Medal Of HonOr-at the
'ereo mistice Day ceremonies at the P
Vi lie Building in Wilmington.
Da- Governor Carvel, Secretary
sup State Harris B. Mcdowell, Jr.,
llrty' State Treasurer Willard d. Be
CHI have signed a note through WI
anu l'i the state borrowed the $500
|, VIII from the Farmers Bank from
luIe vember IA to January /, with
leh' terest at flve-eighths of one
cent
: Re- -
lquor David Allen Greenley, 80, of
lOT coin power shovel operator,
'eIlns admitted to the Peninsula, Gen
ma Hospital in Salisbury, Md,