Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08

ID. All lElDSS are asked to take I
part and bring their pale faces
they have captured in the forest
for adoption. Every red man Is
cordially invited to be present.
HENLOPEN ACRES FIRE - al
$4,000 fire at sos D. m. last Friday
damaged the upper part Of the
home Of ]. S. Downes in Henlopen
Acres along the Lewes-RehobOth
Canal. The origin Of the blaze
! was not determined.
RehobOth firemen, called BY the
only occupant, a 14-year-old son,
John Michael Downes, brought the
blaze under control after half an
hour. A considerable amount of
furnishings and clothing were
damaged.
DEPUTY NAMED - SheriF Rob
ert E. Salisbury, recorder Of deeds
elect for Kent County, has announ-
ced that his deputy recorder will be
Mrs. Myrtle Harrington, near Do
yer, when he assumes the duties of
his new office on Jan. 2. Mrs. Har-
rington at present is a member OF
the star of State Treasurer willard
D. BOyce.
Mr.. Salisbury, a Democrat, will
succeed Frank P. Walker, Repub-
lican, who is completing his second
four-year term as recorder.
POLIO .CHAIRMEN - Colonel
Ralph S. Baker. chairman of the
Sussex County Polio Chapter, has
/ announced four additional com
munity chairmen, who accepted ap-
pOintment this week.
They are Mrs. Allison Davis,
Greenwood; John French, Seaford;
Norwood C. Chamberlain, Frank
ford; and Francis Figgs, Dagsboro.
The remaining community chair
man will be announced soon to
complete the list for the Sussex
County chairmen who will assist in
the forthcoming campaign for
funds which begins in January.
!
FARMERS BANK SELLS SEALS
I'm order OF help out down State,
any one wishing to buy Christmas
Seals can obtain them at the Farm
ers Bank, Dover, Del.
Each year this most worthwhile
project ranks high among the
events of which Delawareans can
be proud because it came from
Miss Emily Bissell of Wilmington,
who originally thought the idea out
and since 1907, her genius has
saved many lives afflicted with tu.
berculosis. However, it seems thai
this disease ranks first in the cate
CORY of communicable diseases an.
for this reason, we must supper
the fOrty-fourth annual sale.
: HI.Y CONFERENCE - After at
. tending the annual three-day con
ference of the Central At1anti,
States Hi-Y Clubs OF Delaware
Maryland. New Jersey and the Dis
trict of Columbia as delegates from
the Dover Y M. C. A., five Dover
boys returned home from Wash
ington last Sunday night
They are Larry Foard. Frenchy
Mackes, Harold Muir, William Tar
bert and Herbert Yeager. Harold
w. Koeher, general secretary of
the local "Y', drove the boys to
Washington on Friday and back
home Sunday night.
! Frbroo hnnHroI hove fro,,, a rTs "
clubs Of the Central Atlantic States
attended the conference, the theme
of which was, Which Way Now?"
Dover boys called on Secretary Of
Defense George C. Marshall and
General Lewis B. Hershey, direc-
tor of selective service, as part of
the conference program.
BISHOP HONORED - Bishop
Edmond ]. FitzMaurice Of the Will
mington Diocese of the Roman
Catholic Church was honored by
the Holy Name Society of Our Lady
Of Loudres Church, Stein Highway
last Sunday at communion break
fast in the social hall in celebra-
tion of the silver jubilee of his con-
secration.
The Rev. Daniel M. Power, pas
tor nf Our Lady Of Lourdes parish
and spiritual director Of the Holy
Name Society, welcomed the bish-
op. The communion breakfast fol-
lowed the 8 a. m. mass at which
more than 100 members of the Holy
Name Society received Holy Com
munion in group. Father Power
was the celebrant. Before the 8
o'clock mass the congregation re-
cited the Rosary for the spiritual
and temporal welfare Of the bishop.
Lee Bradley, president of the
Holy Name Society, had charge of
the breakfast. Robert P. Leonard
was tOastmaster.
BANK INSPECTION-Open house
at the First National Bank, Dover.
on Friday night last, was attended
by many scores Of patrons of the
bank and the public generally as
the institution opened to inspec-
ton its enlarged and mOdernized
facilities, recently completed.
Refreshments were served. SON
ve1irs presented and an exhibit of
the Federal Reserve Bank of Phila-
delphia, including specimens Of.
tender dating back to Wampum and
examples of counterfeit bills, was
on display.
The bank this year is marking
the 85th anniversary Of its found
ing and the S5th year Of its pres
ent, and recently enlarged and inn
proved, building at the intersec-