Milford chronicle., 1950-03-03
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

l-H CLUB Week 8t9ftIn4 on March
(. Miss Margaret webb. Kent cnun-
" All Club Agent. has announced
hat the county 4-H enrolment has
reached the new high of zo1 mem
Ders.
The largest group Of these. sg
are en- the dairy pro-
Iect. Tied for second highest en-
rOllment are the Clothing and
projects. with 4S members
IN each. And next in line. with 1s
i-H'ers IN each are the Cardenl1e
and Crops projects.
other projects in which Kent
CouT " All Club members are en-
rolled are. Frozen Foods. Swine.
Safety, Yard improvement. Pcultry.
Baby Beef and Health. They are
also members In Room Improve
ment. Tractor Maintenance. Rabbits
and Personal Accounts.
DELAWARANS ROBBED -
Cash and jewelry amounting to
about 5000 was stolen early last
Sunday at the Morad Apartments
on Hollywood Beach. DectcctiVe
Frank A. Young reported
He1vist loser was Mrs. PauIine
II. Harris Of Reh0both fieach. Del
She said she lost S2z2 in cash. =
$500 diamond pin. $1,000 ring ana
$3.50 bracelet
Others guests and their losses
included:
Mrs. Elliott A. Fmerman Of eatI-
nav. Mich. 500 % fl10 in casa.
Clarence J. Pyle. Of 15lo Delaware
Avenue. Wilmington. Del. $3.50
cash; j. Gilbert Mearns. Hohotre.
n. j., S7O-$75, and Mrs Warren
Price, Smyrna. Del. $50.
Young said Mrs. Floyd Johnston
OF Toronto, Can. saw q man en-
tering her bedroom abouf f.s0 a. rr.
and frightened him of.
EFISCOPALI4NS ELECT Al
recent congregational meefirQ al
St. Phillips Episcopal Church. Dr.
James 2. Marvil. Marshall pusev
Ct Laurel and Kenneth Graves ~
Bethel were elected % the vestry 70
succeed Louis Kitchens David &.
Johns and Everett Waller. The hold
over members are Caleb I. Fowler.
Gov. 2. n. Carvel. "A. Totten. Non
roe Taylor, Wilbur Ellis and M M
Price.
The board Orparized 81 naming
Caleb I. Fowler. secretary Everett
Waller, treasurer: "A. I. Tofteu.
senior warden; Kenneth Graves.
junior warden; Gov. r. n. CarveI
a. ]. Totten, delegates: Daniel X
Short, Christ Church custodian.
Committees were named as fol-
lows:
Finonce and auditing Wilbur Ellis
and MaTschall Pusey; music Ken
meth Graves and DR.. James r.. Mar.
vii; publicity, A. l. Totten and N.
NJ. Price.
EDUCATION OUTLINED - An
50qt increase in school
children in the next eight wears
VIII bring a severe tax on the Del
aware school system unless great
sr facilities are provided. said W T.
Prettyman, superintendent OF thc
oeatord School in a talk on "Edu-
cation in Delaware" at the recent
meeting Of the RehOboth Kiwauis
Club.
The club was observing a foinf
meeting with the Seaf0rd Kfwan-
ans. This increase in enrolment
VIII also entailSa 25qs shorfae. Ia
.eachers," the educator said. Hs Al
led that Delaware now stands fiffh
~ the nation In school revenun.
Other Seaford Kiwauians presanf
it the meeting included Georr. RI
urner, Samuel II. Messick. r.. FL
ner Moore, Jacob III. Moore. ana
Iohn j. Parsons. President Iamas
Lynch appointed Charles ]. T.11f-
-er and Branch c. Morris as e.
chairman Of weekly programs for
March and April.
FlhEMAA HURT -Cuv n NJ
ydle' 81, a volunteer firemeu a. fb.
toDlns Hose Company. suffered n
Idctufed Vertebrae and a fracfur-
lnd fractured rib In "a rIurr.
rom the cab Of a pumping eneir,
espOEdlng TO a fire alarm yesfor-
lay afternoon.
Inc truck was making a sIow
eIt turn from Governors Avcn-.
uto DIVISION Street when the ri1hf
loot IN some manner became -.
astened and sprung open. Rowif.
ell heavily into the street a1--r-e
~ the teet Of a Dover police ofir~~
MS helmet saved him from r.ors
,eLlCus .5s injury. the headgear being
ieeply dented by its inpact wiff
ne pavement police aid firemen
bowdle, a firm member ~ t6.
DoVer Laundry. was taken m ~
hospital ambulance 70 the r.-r
General Hospital.
Ihe rre to which Bowdlo w..
responding had been exfinauisb~T
Fher the firemen arrived
Beauty Pageant-Delawar. I'm
laVe a representative in tbe .1,-e
america Beauty Pageant iris 49,
Jonn II. Norris, president ~ ~.
delaware State Junior Chamhor III
announces that his Or
mas accepted the franch-
Sc Tor promotion OF a series a.
Ohtests to select a Miss Dell
ware who win represent the Sac.
! me pageant TO be held an Allan
lc Clty, September 20 1Oth.
For the past several - a.
tate bas had no representation ir
ne pageant, which gives aIi a..
ontestants a splash Of pubIirIfy
na the winner a wide variety ~
'rizes. -