Milford chronicle., 1949-06-24
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware


On Friday, June oath, between
the hours of and 4, the Delaware
State Board of Health, Delaware
Anti-Tuberculosis Society with
Associated Health Authorities and
Agencies will send the Mobile I'm
it to Lincoln School All those
wishing to have these tests and X
Rays made, please be at the school
between the hour mentioned.
The State Board for Vocational
Education last Friday afternoon
approved recommendation of its
vocational committee for appoint
ment of Warren G. Newton, Bridge
vile, as a member of the state adj
visory committee on vocational ag-
riculture.
Mr.. Newton, a former member
of the. State Board of Education.
succeeds his father, Oliver A. New
ton, who died April IA. The voea-
tional committee pointed out that
the elder Mr.. Newton had served
on the agricultural advisory com
mittee faithfully and efficiently for
S0 years.
The Delmar firemen were called
again to the Oak Haven tourist
court just south of Delmar on
Route 13, late Sunday afternoon.
This was the second fire at Oak
Haven in less than a week. Before
it was vacant barn on the prem
ises, which was total loss.
4 On Sunday, the fire was in one
of the cabins. The furnishings Of
the cabin were ruined by both fire
and water but the flames were
checked so that there was little
damage to the structure and the
fire was kept from spreading to
others nearby. The cause of the
blaze has not been determined
The four Delaware delegates to
: the 10th National All Club Camp
: met Vice President Alben w. Bark
: ley on Monday as they were having
lunch with Senator ]. Allen Frear
in the Senate private dining room.
Barkley told them how much he
enjoyed his visit to Delaware at
! the last Jefferson-Jackson Day
Dinner. He also recounted a story
, of hot day a few weeks ago
when he was riding in the coach
, between Philadelphia and Will
mington with "a Delaware school
, boys. Before the journey was over
Barkley had signed 94 autographs,
and was left with one limp hand.
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The st. Paul's Gospel Chorus
: will hold block party on North
4 street on Monday, July 4. Dinner
4 will be served at st. Paul's Church
!, at IL o'clock. Baked ham, potato
: salad, fried chicken and chicken
pie will be on the menu. Beginning
= at p. m. the bicycle parade will
i line up at the Benjamin Banneker
: Colored School and proceed up
e Church street, turning at West
i Third street. and going up North
If street. The best decorated bicycle
will receive prize of $500, the
second prize will be a free trip Il
the movies. Garfield Mcdowell
% will be the director of the parade
Y. The Smyrna Town Council has
ID made an agreement with VogeI.
d Ritt, Inc, a scientific pest eontro
firm in Wilmington, to spray the
d entire town of Smyrna to helI
e eliminate flies, mosquitoes, and
IS other insect pests.
l. The first treatment will be made
le June q and June 2S. The insecti
eide used is guaranteed not to in
jure any person, animal, or ma
terial thing except the flies, mos
u quitoes, and such pests.
~ If windows and doors are allow
te ed to remain open it will, in fact
10 help to destroy pests inside the
:, building, without harm to fur
10 nishings or people.
+ There will probably be a second
- treatment late in July.
al The first state institution in tn
le country for the care of Juvenile
In who are criminally inclined, will
be opened early next year in a ney
S240,000 building now under con
struetion on the grounds of tn
Nv Delaware State Hospital at Farm
- hurst, DR.. M. A. Tarumianz, super
70 intendent of the state hospital, an
. nounced.
:. The establishment of this depart
ment at the Delaware State Hos
pital comes after is years work o
. the part of DR.. Tarumianz, who Wi
-, represent the state at an eigh
! =. state conference on the care G
w criminal phychopaths in Trento
~ on June 20.
~ MSo Appointed by Governor Ebert
ny Carvel to attend the conference,
Dr. Tarumianz will outline Dels
wares new program for the car
of of the criminally inclined and erin
an inally insane.
list
% ~ Vaughn Nj. Richardson, Sail,
bury, will be the Judge and Barne
70 MeDevitt, Mariette, Pa. will be tf
~ ringmaster for the YMCA-spor
80 - sored horse show to be held ;
- Dover tomorrow, according to az
~ ~ ditional plans announced th
49, week.
- Scheduled to begin at II a. m
"a the program lists 20 classes, il
ra ,1u GLIDING a novice pony class fl
=, children under Ia years of ae
- whose pony has not taken frs
'et place ribbon in a similar event.
''il Other classes listed are: Mod