Milford chronicle., 1949-02-25
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

MdICH 20 IS the GATE or the Mill
ford New Century Clubs Hollywood
Supper in the Community Building.
Save that date for a good time with
food, fun and friends.
Members of the Friendship BIZ
bic Class of Avenue Church will
meet at the home of the newly
elected president, james Wilson,
500 North Walnut street on March
Z at 1880. All please be present.
The Red Cross Annual Roll Call
will be launched at the dinner in
the PocahOntas Lodge Hall this
evening at $3.50 o'clock. Directors
and workers are expected. Mrs.
John w. Fry is general chairman.
The Shawnee Home Demonstra-
tion Club will hold a Rummage
Sale in the Christ Church Parish
House on Saturday, March 5th,
from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. Donations
may be left at the home of Mrs.
Truitt Webb, Mrs. Morris Grover
man and Mrs. Ola Burlingame.
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Edward J. Tercha, charged with
receiving soy beans al1egedly to
have been stolen by Carl F. Coven-
try, who is serving a 10-year SEN
tence in connection with a number
of Offenses of breaking and enter
ing and stealing in this area, has
been parOled for one year by
Judge Charles L. Terry, Jr.
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On Friday, February 25th, in the
Goshen Methodist Church, a covered
dish supper anda parcel post sale
sponsored by the w. s. G. S. will be
held which will begin at ZOO D. m
Everyone is cordially invited tC
come and bring their families, a disF
of food, plate and eating utensils
Come and enjoy an evening Of
| pleasant surprises.
/ William Edward Sapp, who last
November pleaded guilty to eight
charges of obtaining building sup.
plies, valued at about $4,000 from
M. A. Hartnett, Inc, Dover, has
/ been sentenced to 1S months i'm
prisonment by Judge George Bur
ton Pearson, Jr., in Court of Gen
eral Sessions. His wife, Mrs. Marie
R. Sapp, was parOled on similar
charges by the court November 49,
Joseph Gillace, special agent at
tached to the regional board of the
Fire Underwriters of New York
was the guest speaker Tuesday
night at the meeting of the Sussex
County Firemen's Association in
Saint Lukes parish house in Sea-
ford. Mr.. Gillace, an expert in the
field of arson, discussed this phase
of fire fighting. He went to Sea.
ford under the auspices of the
Field Club, the State Fire Proven
tiOn Association, which recently
was formed with divisions in Della.
ware, Maryland and the District o.
Columbia. The club is composed O
field representatives of stock com
pany fire insurance companies.
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The Laurel Rotary Club will oh
/ serve its 25th anniversary MOnda
evening, February 2S. at whic
time ROtarians from six Delawar
towns and two Maryland towns vii
join in the festivities. This will bu
the first inter-city meeting to b,
held there in five years, and Dis
trict Governor w. A. HaddOck o.
Wilmington and several past dis
trict governors will be present as
/ guests of the club. The principa
speaker will be J. Raymond Tiff
fany, an attorney from MOntclaiT
N. J. Out-of-tOwn clubs to be rep
resented include Georgetown
MillsbOrO, Selbyville, Lewes, Har
,ringtOn, Milford, and Salisbur!
and fredericksburg, Md.
) Monday marked the deadline 70
filing as candidates in the annua
MiddletOwn municipal elections
only four names have been regis
, tered in the town Office there. Mayo
Thomas R. Newman is the Onl
one to file for the mayOfality posi-
He has been serving as mayor dur
ing the unexpired term of Warre
w. Buckingham, who was force
to resign in September because c
f i'll health. The terms of WilliaT
: Price and c. Earl Shivery as cOun
p cilmen terminate March Z, electiO
: day. Mr.. Price has declined t
run for reelection. Candidates fO
! these two vacancies on the tow
{ council include c. Earl Shivery, Il
\ for reelection; James E. Buck
= worth and Frank M. Pearce.