Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware


FRESH AIR KIDDIES - Tanned
and showing gains in weight, 10
Of the 13 ''fresh air" children from
cramped New York, who were
guests in the Dover area, departed
for their homes Thursday night of
last week with anticipations Of re-
turning for another period Of
Healthful outdoor living next sum-
mer.
Two of the children are remain
ing with their hosts another two
weeks and a third is staying on for
the remainder. of the summer.
! All Of the youngsters have been
I assured invitations to return next
year for a period of fresh-air liv-
ing.
In the group of 13 were two
Spanish children who, despite some
difficulty with the American lang
uage, had just as good a time and
learned just as much as the others.
FUTURE FARMERS-A group Of
boys representing members of the
David GraysOn Club, Future Far
mers of America Of Laurel, have
just concluded an educational trip
visiting Washington, d. c., as we'll
as points of agricultural interest.
: A stop was made at the Animal
Husbandry research farm located
at Beltsville, Md, to observe the
management of livestock. The pro-
duce market on New York avenue
1 oil Nun rFfn In r1,9
Numerous points of interest in the
capital we're visited. The group was
accompanied by their instructor,
M. M. Price. The boys included:
David Elliott, Roland Hearne,
+ Robert Whaley, Ross Dukes, Rich
! ard James, Trent Wharton, Martin
Johnson, William Neal, Lorenzo
Whaley, Ben West, Roland Fleet
wood, Edward Melvin, Richard Lay
4 ton, Norris Hudson, and Alan Hud-
e son.
: KILLED-A 7O-foot fall to the
I ground from a catwalk at the Della
q ware River Memorial Bridge, prov
4 ed fatal to Owen P. Stuckey, A, Of
: Wilmington.
Stuckey, an ironwOrker, was en-
plOyed by the American Bridge
Company, and had been working
: on the Delaware River span pro-
e ject for the past seven weeks.
! At the time of the accident,
e Stuckey was driving rivets as he
r crOuched on a catwalk near the
i pier edge. He was working near
Paul Gibson, another iron worker,
s also of Wilmington.
k Gibson told the coroner and state
" police he did not see what caused
Stuckey to topple from the plat
form. He said he heard a slight
If noise and looking around saw
n Stuckey falling toward the ground
st short distance from the river.
l. Stuckey came to Delaware seven
d, weeks ago from Wilmington, N. c.,
Q. with his wife, Mrs. Nancy Stuckey.
IL SEAFORD SCHOOL - Bids for
m the building projects at the Seaford
VI Central School and the Frederick
" Douglass School will be opened OF
Thursday, August 10, according u
an announcement by Milman E
! =
SIS The Central School expansion
II calls for a cafeteria and shop, mu.
ce sic room, renOVations to the pres.
IN ent auditorium and cafeteria, inn.
le prOVement to the foods laboratory
w double gymnasium and locker fac
y ilities The Frederick Douglass
~ program includes four elementary
- classrooms, gymnasium-auditorium
r. unit, enlargement and improvement
of the shop, and improvement tc
the school grounds.
Personnel of the Board of Educa-
u ton of the Seaford Special School
~ District for the 195O-51 term in.
a. cludes: Mrs. Fannie ]. Galloway
y president; Jacob H. Moore, vicC
- % president; Mr.. Prettyman, secret
n ary. Other board members are DR.
. /. Benson Allen and Donald Erie
p day.
en- REHOBOTH SWIM - For tn,
rs first time in the history of Reho
re both Ocean Swim Championship
,rt the meet will be held over a two
day period, with the distance even
scheduled for Sunday, Sept 3.
NJ Saturdays program will includ
cd 22O, 44O and SSO-yard event 70
i'll both men and women. Sunday. ii
th addition to the ocean swim, Their
bs will be a half-mile swim for mem
ed bers of the Veterans of Foreigl
IS Wars and American Legion Posts
sh In addition the Women"s oceal
ne swim will be held separately from
ed the men.
40. The main event has become on
ny of the top affairs of its kind 1
ire the east and usually draws entire
Oh from other states and foreign ma
rs. tions. Last year 12 states and
no countries were represented.
Entry blanks for the meet can b
obtained from W. Frank Newlil
All director of recreation, Wilmingto
cts Park Department; Capt. Paul Bur
-he nam, Rehoboth Beach Patrol, an
IN the Delaware Coast Press.
1p- Entries will be accepted up unit
tc 10 O'Clock Saturday morning, Sep
End.
,or WOMEN'S CLUBS-Plans for tb
m September 10 conference of Iii
a. Delaware State Federation of We
- mems Clubs will be completed {
viii a luncheon to be given today b
me- Mrs. Peter Whaley, new presider
fba Of the Delaware State Federatio
Nc at her home in Selbyville.
The Mrs. Clarence Fraimi, honoraI