Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1950-04-21
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

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referendum vote on Saturday. an
proved the raising Of SI8800 81
local taxation Co supplement the
sum Of &I6100 provided By fhe
State Board OF Education for the
purpose OF building an additional
classroom and a Kitchen az the Wi-
lendale school. The ballotina was
SIS en- favor Of the referendum ana
8 against.
The vote IN favor oE the refsrm-
DUN gives the school building com
which win Be appointed.
total Of $4,000 for needed add
tons and improvements at Tire
school
MEfEkS-As q result Of iucFea8-
ing traffic and parking problems
SeafOrd City Council has decided -
install parking meters. Approx
mately 125 meters have been order
ed for installation principally on
High Street, according 60 an. an
nOuncement made following ths
Tuesday night meeting. The mach
ines are designed 10 take both pen
MES and nickels.
Council also named Norris Tuu.
Valiant Waller, and Frank James
on the general assessment board
for the purpose Of making q gener-
al assessment this year
The OinCials also voted % adouf
daylight saving time % become af-
tective at a. m. on Sunday. April
Both.
LEGlONNAikES - William }. ri.
Regan, commander of the Depart
ment OF Delaware, American Lee
gion presented 30-year continuous
membership cards TO the four shar-
ter members Of the pOst-Grant O.
Cars John q. Bickiing, Lee III.
Deakyne and s. Creadick Ennis.
A letter was read by Lee Slaugh-
ter, commander, from Charles n.
Lawson, M. D. chief professional
services, Veterans Administration
Hospital at Brack-Ex, thanking the
local ambulance service for work
done IN transporting patients from
New Castle TO the new building.
special prize was extended TO Mr..
Carts and Beverly r. Gaulke for
their part Of this work. Report Of
Chief Driver CARTS for March
showed II trips with a total Of Goa
miles.
FOLACE--EdWard D. Gebhart has
5een elected president Of the Della
ware Association Of Police topping
four other candidates for the post
in ballOting at the9 ORGANIZATIONS
headquarters.
Other officers named are: John
J. Clarke, vice president; James w.
Farley financial secretary: John
Hall, chaplain; Joseph p. Clark,
recording secretary Joseph p.
Mc-Vey, ST., conductor; az arms
and Harry G. Pierce, trustee. viii
liam G. Baird and Samuel w. Kee-
ma are hOldOver members on the
board Of trustees.
The new officers will be INSTALL
ed Wednesday night. Nav 9. John j.
Smith has been president for the
past year. There was no election for
treasurer and this officer win be
retained by Robert V. Honey, in
vcumbent, until the new president
is installed
NATIONAL GUARD - Three Of
ficer changes I'm the Delaware Ma
tiOnal Guard were announced Fri
cay. The assignments we're made
under orders issued by Col John b.
Moore, commanding officer Of the
261st AAA Brigade
Effective April Is, Capt. Earl p.
West is assigned as commanding
officer Of Headquarters natfe~=.
26lst AAA Brigade. Also effective
April IS, is the assignment Of Cant
Everett J. KINNEY as commanding
officer Of Headquarters Battery.
l98th AAA Group. Second 1t. John
Russell Kinkle was appointed 10
that rank and assigned as communf
cations TO Headquarters Battery
lSoth AAA Group, effective April II
Lieutenant Kinkle fills a vacancy
in that post.
Captain West had been COM
mander Of Headquarters Battery.
lySth Group, before his new asst
gnment. Captain Kimmeys ASSIGN
ment is a new one.
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BlkHHS-The Beebe HOSPITAL AZ
LeWes has announced the births az
seven infants at the hospital Tor the
week ending April 8.
Ihey are: Mr.. and Mrs. Franeia
carey Of LeWes a son on Apru
named Milton Francis. Wr ami
Mrs. Lloyd Locates of laurel !
boy on April 4, named William Jo-
seph; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles nj. Bro
die Of Seaford, son on Apri =
named Charles Rodney: Mr. and
Mrs. Ronald H. Bartemy Of laurel
q son on. April 9, called Ronald TTo-
ward, Jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. Donald h
Murphy Of RehobOth Beach a bow
On april 8, named Mark jackson.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Nowakowakl
OF RehobOth Beach, a eirl on Anrli
g. as yet unnamed.
Dr. james Beebe. u. aon ~ fho
cniel-ot-staff Of the Beebe Hospital.
and his wife, the former Miss Rnfh
VanPelt Of RehObOth, are being
congratulated on the birth Of = eo6
az the hospital on April 6. Ho ha4
been named James Kirkland Boebe.
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hEfBOLD r Delaware City born
Gen. Eugene Reybold. wartime
ehief Of Army engineers. has been
named executive 'vice prisldont IN
the American Road Builders Assoc
citation. Gen. Reyboid, after roiirIna
from the Army I'm 1916 waa anUfn9.