Milford chronicle., 1950-07-14
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

on Saturday morning, July 29, be-
ginning at 10 o'clock, sponsored
by the V. F. W. Ladies' Auxiliary.
Stop in and buy.
ART SHOW - Invitations have
been sent out by Mrs. Ethel P. B.
Leach of Frederica and RehOboth
Beach, chairman of the twenty-seC-
Ond annual art exhibition of the
Village Improvement Association
of RehObOth to the preview and
tea to be held in the boardwalk
club house on July 26 at p. m.
The tea will be for VIA members,
guests and exhibiting artists. Invi-
tations to artists to exhibit in the
annual event between July % and
Aug. 80 have also been issued By
the exhibition committee which in
cludes Mrs. Leach, Miss Laura Co
we'll. Lewis Beach artist; Mrs.
Eulalia and Mrs. George E. Till. all
of RehObOth, and Mrs. Joseph l..
Marshall, Lewes pOrtraitist.
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES-Dela-
ware has the lowest number of
paid civilians in the executive
| branch of the Federal Government,
it has been reported by Bart Q.
Milano, local secretary of the U. S.
| Cicil Service Board. Of the total
, of 1864 paid civilians, 828 are vet
4 Grams and 836 nOn-veterans.
Corresponding figures for New
Jersey and Pennsylvania show
more veterans than non-veterans'
while Maryland and Virginia show
/ more nOn-veterans on the Fedefal
, payroll. In the United States as
) whole. the veterans Outnumber the
nOn-veterans by almost 26,O0O--
: 833 ,O52 to 8O7 ,320 The largest Num-
Der of employees in the executive
branch was found in California,
which had total of 1SS,O73 so EN-
4 ployed.
= CAMP BARNES-The third group
: of boys, about 80 in number, selec-
: ted from all parts of the state to
!, attend Camp Barnes, near Frank
), ford, went to the camp on Monday
;, morning. They will be at the camp,
S sponsored by the Delaware Asso-
e citation, Chiefs of Police, for two
weeks.
: The second group, also about 80
in number, left for home on Sun
day. after a twO-week stay.
le All of the boys are chosen from
n those who would not otherwise be
II able to attend camp.
The camp will have five camp
4 uh q
p summer. 1t. William Short is camp
e director and Trooper Harvey
Oi Gregg, recently released from the
" Delaware Hospital after having
IL been seriously injured in an acci-
~ ~ dent, assistant camp director.
JOBLESS CHECKS-The Della
ware Unemployed COMPENSATE
me reports that the number of job
rd, less Insurance checks issued t
ent Delawareans in June was the low
es- est since November, 1948.
D. In his monthly report, Albel
Stetser, chairman executive direc
ne tor of the commission, pointed ou
nd that during June an average OF 81
ol. checks per week were issued undo
of the state unemployment cOmpen
hd satiOn and the veterans readjust
ment allowance systems.
he The total, he added. was a drol
ms of 18 per cent, as compared wit
the number issued in May A stead
decline has been marked since Feb
9TH 1uary. when the weekly averag
es- was about $4,000.
present Indications" Mr.. Stat
nv ser reported, "are that unemploye
,mI ment will continue to decrease un
,ol til the expected decline of cOnstru
ose ction projects in the late fall"
hen -
ul- AUXILIARY AIDS-The auxili
ent ary of Kent County Volunteer Fire
pie mems Association has elected OF
on, ficers for 195O-51. with Mrs. Eliza
ght beth Brush, Leipsic, as presiden
not Mrs. Clara Bradley, FELTON,, is tn
rn- outgoing president.
Other officers elected are: Mr.
Margaret Wilcutts, Magnolia, flr'
en- vice president; Mrs. Audrey WooC
,pal ley, Little Greek, second vice pres
ling dent; Mrs. Eleanor Helm. Leipsi
.aar secretary Mrs Kathleen Courtne
rish Little Creek, assistant secretary
jday MRS. Angle Potter: I1arrlhgIo dil ~.
. A treasurer; MIS- Fahhle swami [l.1 ~
nm rington, assistant treasurer; Mr.
to Edith Shockley, Harrington, chal
doll lain.
fan Approximately IS members of Il
10Th. auxiliary attended the electi'
most meeting, held at Leipsic. The new
ba- formed auxiliary of the Citize
neon Hose Company, Smyrna, afiliat
the with the county organization,
which 10 auxiliaries are represeI
ed.
GUS
ured OLD BELL-The bell of the {
oans Dover Presbyterian Church, NJ
769,- being converted into the State N
1 to scum, is once more back in positi
this in the historic structure, but in
new steeple.
in Some years ago the old steel
gram was removed because it had
close come unsafe and the bell was ST
). ed in the church. The new stee
ID it is a composite of old cUpolas of
has state contempOraneous with
Della Presbyterian Church steeple in
Oans. 1905.
when The half-ton bell was recen
Mt of boisted to tho cunola nv the g
terra Construction Company,
mington, contractor for the re
wants vation of the church and cha
We'd With block-and-fall, Earle Geol