Milford chronicle., 1949-06-24


present on Sunday morning at 10
o'clock to practice.
The Delaware Chiropractic AS
sociation win hold a meeting at !
Dr. Cooks cottage at Rehoboth
Beach on June 26 Following the
session a luncheon will be served /
by the Women's Auxiliary. i
There viii be a rummage sale
held Saturday, June 25. at 10 a.
M, in the building next to Aus
toms Shoe Repair Shop, sponsored
by the Friendship Bible Glass of
the Avenue Methodist Church.
Max Terry, Dover attorney and
member of the Delaware Aeronau-
tics Commission, is patient in
the Kent General Hospital suffer-
ing a fractured leg incurred in a
fall at his home Friday night. He
it attorney for the Kent County
Levy Court.
The Millwood Sunshine Society
will hold it's annual picnic at Re-
hoboth on Wednesday, June 29.
Meet at GeorgeSwain's cottage and
all go to the Avenue Restaurant for
lunch at one o'clock. Phone Mrs.
Jennie Short, Mrs. Paris Kirby or
Mrs. ]. S. Willis on or before Mon
day, June 81, for reservations.
Gerrish Gassaway of New Castle,
manager of the Delaware Chamber
of Commerce, returned to work on
Monday after being confined to his
home with blood poisoning in the
left leg. Penicillin finally arrested
j the ailment, but its cause could
not be determined One trace of
the infection remains. Mr.. Gassa-
way must work with his feet prop
ped UP on the desk. That's the doc
tors orders.
Wicomico County, Maryland's
first cucumbers of the season pass
ed through the auction block at
Salisbury last Saturday.
About 10 bushels were sold. The
price ranged from $3.50 to $4.00.
Officials at the Wicomico County
Farmers Sooperative Auction
Block said the cukes were about a
week ahead of last years crop.
The first to appear were from
the Sloan section.
The banquet speaker at the con-
, vention of the National Federation
of Mems Bible Glasses in Ocean
Grove, N. J., last Saturday night
| was State Senator E. Paul BHrk.
| holder.
Attending the affair were dele.
| gates to the convention from al
= parts of the nation. Senator Burk
D holder is past president of tn,
= Delaware State Education Associ
d alton and past. district governor o
Rotary International. e
i e.
: A new record straight payoff wa
= set at Delaware Park last Thurs
day when Gerabon. belonging t
Joseph P. Mazza of Oceanport, \
j., won the third race and pai
S403.20 straight, $112.10 secon
and $5150 third.
A total of $21O was wagere,
: straight on Gerabon The entir
: amount bet straight on the race wa
q $47,O41. One hundred and n dol
v lars was wagered second on tn
q longshot and $1S9 third.
p -
S Delegates from Glen Rayne Pos
g American Legion IF Delmar VIII
II will represent the post at the stat
n convention in Dover on July
( and 16 are Ray Wilkinson, Sr
J. Ralph Good, William Hurst an
L Joseph Whelpton, Jr.. The alter
= mates are w. E. Fitzgerald, Thoma
lie Wootten, Ray Wilkinson, Jr., an
Wayne Roberts.
q Last Friday evening an informS
ID party was held at the Legion Hon
a with Richard Young as chairma
of the entertainment.
= Those bugs are here again.
v The advance guard of the pesE
army of Japanese beetles thu
swarms annually over Delawal
has been reported by several chai
rined residents of New Cast
4 County.
Il These insects, according to el
tomOlogists, usually show up b.
at tween June 10 and 90, with Il
r heaviest attack occurring durir
m. early July In past years heal
st damage to crops has been caus,
al, by the persistent munching of Il
beetles.
ny All officers and Is directors
vi the Delaware Chapter, Americ;
81 Red Cross, were reelected la
'I- Friday at the annual meeting
ne the unit at its headquarters, 8
Delaware avenue, in Wilmington
Is Lammot dupont, Jr., was I
'n' named chapter chairman, and Jol
~ ]. DeLuca will again serve as vic
as. chairman. Mrs. John M. Brer
we linger was reelected secretal
- and Clarence Underwood, treasu
lJ' er.
cH Frank J. Horty, who has serv
the Red Cross in its financial ca
paigns for several years, was ma
ed new director to fill the \
cancy caused by this years dea
,ns of Walter G. Tatnan, Jr.
Ill The Rehoboth Police DEPARTING
believes it has reached a soluti
r,.vy Of q dificult YounicinaJ citrofi