Milford chronicle., 1950-12-15

LIPSIC BRIDGE CLOSED The
State Highway Department has an
nounced that the bridge at Leipsic.
over the Leipsic River is closed to
Traffic from the north for the I,e- /,
iDsic and Little Creek areas can
use route 13 to CheswOld and then
proceed to Leipsic where they can
rejoin the present highway going
south from Leipsic.
DEPUTY SHERIFF - Sheriff
elect William NJ. Paskey has an
nounced his appointment Of VIM. /
I. James, Harrington, as his de- {
putty, a post which the latter has
filled the past two years under I
Sheriff Robert A. Salisbury.
Mr.. James is a past president of |
the Harrington Fire Company, sec !
retary of the Kent County Demo-
cratic Club, and a graduate of Har- /
rlngton High School in the class OF
1943.
HEADS HEALTH PROGRAM u
Mrs. Frank Smith, Laurel, has re-
Gently been appointed as State
Health Chairman for the Home De-
monstration Clubs. according to an
announcement by Mrs. Charles z.
Dukes, Townsend, president of the
Delaware Home Demonstration
Council.
Mrs. Smith is a member of the
Bacon's Home Demonstration Glib
and was formerly Home Demonstr-
alton Agent in Sussex County. Mrs.
Smith succeeds Mrs. Zera Richards
OF WOOdside, who has served as
State Health Chairman for the past
two years.
SANTA AT GEORGETOWN -
Santa Claus schedule has been
moved up one week, for his arrival
in Georgetown. According to the
latest reports, Rudolph the Red
Nosed Reindeer" will escort Santa
to a secret point near Georgetown
tomorrow evening December 18th,
where he will be met by the George
town Fire Company and the
Georgetown High School Band, who
will escort him to his Headquarters
in the Public Square.
The entire Public Square and the
circle are decorated with colored
lights, lighted trees. several scenic
effects including Santa and his
sleigh, the Wise Men, and the Scene
of the Nativity. The business Sec
ton of the town is also lighted and
all four approaches to- the Circle are
marked by lights and stars.
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FOOTBALL NIGHT - "School
Football Night was celebrated by
the RehObOth Kiwanis Club at their
weekly dinner, presided over by
the president elect, DIR. Joseph A.
Vansant, superintendent of the sch
oOl with members of the football
squad and girl cheer leaders as
guests of honor.
Coach Frank COveleski introduc-
ed each member of the football
team and their cheer leaders. A
moving picture show of comedy
shorts and submarine training was
arranged for them by the chairman
OF the evening, l1iwanian William
| F. Henning. DR.. Vansant spoke OF
the schools pride in the team. say.
ing that SO per cent of the students
go out for sports.
The school will hold its sixth an
nual Football Dance" in the school
cafeteria on December 10Th, with
the Merle Proud Orchestra play
ing.
CHURCH ANNIVERSARY - The
The Groom Memorial Methodist
Church in Lewes will celebrate
their 43rd. Anniversary with an all
, day service on Sunday, Dec. 18th.
/ The Sunday school at II a. m. SER
vice will rally their officers, Teach
ers and scholars for a full attend
ance. At 2:30 p. m. The Lewes High
school will furnish Christmas
carols by the High School band.
300 p. m. the Rev. G.. w. Strick-
land of RehOboth will preach. This
service to be followed by gifts to
the youngest and oldest members
of the chlrch. Also greetings from
the officers of the church. $3.50 D.
m. The Youth Group will have
charge of the service. 1880 D. m.
Sermon by the pastor Rev. Thomas
c. Jones and special music.
This church was organized in
1906. The following ministers have
served this church; J. D. Smith.
w. w. Johnson, w. S. Simms, Allan
HoldeTman, J. R. McKeawn, w. S.
Lewis, w. D. Wilson, p NJ. Schauer
j. P. George, r. w. Mills, Roy L.
jones, E. E. Crockett and the pre-
sent pastor Thomas c. Jones.
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LEWES FIREMEN w. Herald
Brittingham, Jr, was elected presi-
dent of the Lewes Fire Department
recently at its annual meeting.
succeeding Walter c. Feaster.
The new president is the son of
w. H. Birmingham, ST., a former
president Of the state volunteer
firemen's group, who is now presi-
dent of the Delaware Fire Chiefs
Association, as we'll as chief of the
Ft. Miles Fire Company
The son served the past year as
his fathers first assistant fire chief
in the Lewes Company.
Supplies Leadership
The Lewes firemen's group is the
only company in the state that has
contributed three presidents to the
state association. In addition to
the elder Brittingham, they are:
Samuel G. Pierce, Sr., and Capt. G.
Clifton Maull, Sr.
pany an reelected as secretary and
of a past state president, was elect
ed vice president of the LeWes com
pany, and rejected as secretary and
treasurer were Donald jefferson,
and S. c. Pierce, Sr., respectively.
The new fire chief is Kline Pep
Der, replacing the elder Britting-
ham who becomes the first assis-