Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1950-09-22
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

COLORED SCHOOLS-Tbe state
Board of Education last Friday
authorized the closing of the sixth
seventh and eighth grades in the
nassau and Williamsville Colored
schools. The affected pupils of the
FORMER school will be transferred
TO Lewes, those of the Williams
VILE School to SelbyVille.
The board named Fred MarsboII
LeWes, as state supervisor of
school custodians to succeed PanI
Richardson, Georgetown, resigned
6. 0. p. PARLIAMENTARY
litical' activity in Sussex County
was stepped up this week with the
opening of Rehoboth Republican
campaign Headquarters at 8 North
First street, Monday.
Thomas L. Johnson, of Rehoboth
Beach, candidate for the State Sem
ate has announced that he viii
conduct his campaign from the
newly opened headquarters.
Mr.. Johnson is the first resident
OF RehobOth Beach ever to RIM az
a candidate for State Senator on
the Republican ticket.
I. Harold Palmer, of Milton. who
Is running for representative in
the General Assembly. will also
carry on his campaign from the
hehoboth headquarters, which will
oe used for committee meetings.
small rallies and other Republican
activities.
FUND DRIVE-The BridgeviIIe
AlWanis Club will again sDonsor
ne KiWanis Birthday Calendar for
-95l, fund raising project. the
of which are used to carry
m the organization under privii-
'ged child work, according to wal
on Smith, president.
Commenting on activities of the
'lub in conjunction with the Bridge
lille Consolidated School and the
'hyllis Wheatley School, Mr.. Smith
tates that last year the club spon-
ored II cases. of dental correc-
ION, six pairs of glasses, and one
onsilectomy among school chill
ren, and furnished one pair of
noes and one tonsilectomy among
re-school children. Thirtv-onp
christmas baskets were donated to
eedy families, the club underwrit-
ng IS per scent of this cost and
ocal merchants the balance.
SPORT FISHING - Delaware
las an opportunity to engage in
arge-scale sport fisheries man
cement under the provisions of
Dill recently signed by President
truman earmarking excise taxes
N fishing tackle for use by states.
Norman G. Wilder, federal aid CO.
lrdlnator with the State Game and
fish Commission. advised at the
Inner meeting of the Kiwanis
Club in the Hotel Richardson re-
Gently
Delaware's share OF this money
may be in excess Of $3.50 a year
he cited.
A1r. Wilder, who was Dresentpe
by Fl. r. Baker. chairman, OF The
program emphasized that land
uses, such as type of farming,
woodland cutting, and treatment
If marshes, have more effect on
Vildlife populations than hunting.
TURKEY SHOOT-The George
own Lions Club will sponsor a
turkey shoot on the grounds of the
gun club near the
Airport on the after
Don of Saturday, October %.
Date for the shoot and plans for
he event were made at the regu-
If meeting of the club held in
I'D Bell Tea Room, near the
irport, this week.
Donald M. Weir, president, nam
d Charles Trammell as chairman
or the shoot with ManfOrd G.
lust, Ira Birmingham Raymond
Kitchens and Russell Porter as
Ommittee aides.
According to Chairman Tram
nell, prizes for the shoot will in
lude turkey, ducks, and geese. In
conjunction with the fall shoot it
vas also decided to give away as
lrst prize, a IL gauge Remington
hotgun and a case of shells as
second prize.
REMODEL RICHARDSON-Re-
of tn e exterior of the
Hotel Richardson was started this
week as wOrkmen completed re-
nOval of the superstructure of the
iOuth porch. The roof and pillars
# the State street side porch also
ire to be removed in the $4,000
operation.
T. M. Wright, who, with Mrs.
Wright is in charge of the man
lgement of the hotel, explained
hat the wooden floor Of the south
porch will be replaced with con-
,rete and a dual stairway built in
o it from the street to provide en-
rance from the street to the cock
all lounge and Hunt Room. From
which access is then available to
he lobby. There never has been a
street entrance at that point.
Lobby, Dining Room Changes
The State street porch, which
will be torn down to the banister,
las a concrete floor which will not
need replacement. 1t it reached
rom the street by dual stairways.
KENT FIRE LOSS-Fire loss in
Kent County was in excess Of $780,
S75 in Kent County last month,
according to a report by =. Rey-
holds Bradley, Smyrna, county fire
submitted at a meeting
If the Kent County Volunteer
fire Companies in the HaTtly fire
hall last week.