Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1950-05-26
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

CARNIVAIr-DOn9 fOrget q at-
end the local carnival sponsored
" the Greenwood v. II w. Post
{ win start Friday. June 3 and rOA
until Saturday, June 10. There win
be two kiddie rides. ferris wheel
md a merry-gO-rOUnd, with hlngO
md booths fun Of worthwhile nrla.
rs. There viii be q ground DriaO
offered each night. so come out
each night and help the " ~ w.
make their trst carnival a big sue.
cess.
SAlLORS-TwO Dolawaroans arc
serving on board the 70. =. s. Dyoss
IA destroyer viii spend the
major part Of this summer ODor.
ating IN the Mediterranean Sea,
where crew members will visit
French, Italian and African ports.
The two men are Ronald b, De-
Long, seaman, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
LOreen DeLong, Of so RehObOlh
avenue, RehOboth Beach, and James
Grunstra, eiectrOnics technician,
second class, son Of Mr.. and MRS.
Seba GrOnstra, OF Houston.
belong entered the naval SER
vice october as, 194S, and recolvOd
his recruit training az the Naval
Training Center. Great Lakes, tn,
GrUnstra. who also trained at Great
Lakes, H., entered the service Mo-
vember Is, 1947.
FISHING ~ A motion picture,
Men of Gloucester" depicting the
industry, sponsored by the
Ford Motor Company, was shown %
the Smyrna Rotary Club last
Thursday night in the Waysldo
Inn.
Benjamin Scorah was the nr0ioe.
zionist, and Mayor Albert A, New
comb, ST., was chairman OF the pro.
gram.
DR.. Harry V. Holloway, vice pres.
ident Of the board az directors, kent
General Hospital, Dover, explain.
ed the membership plan ln lhe
hospital corporation and urged that
every member OF service clubs and
the citizens Of smyrna become
members. The club assembly was
held at s b. m. IN the homo OF
Leroy Piper. Willard ROtter led
group singing.
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BEEKEEpERS - d. n, Calhoun
OF Newark has been elected prvsl-
dent Of the Delaware state Beekoen.
ers' Association, succeeding NdwArd
krewatch OF Delmar.
Mr.. Calhoun was elected al Che
assOciatiOn's ninth annual amootlNg
Saturday az tho home 81 Dr. Doug
las 81, Cay In HockoSslN.
DR.. Gay was reelected New cas-
tie County vice president Olhor
ofhcers named weros Joseph rs
Crisp OF Harrington, Kent County
vice presidents T., A, Chambora, %
LeweS, Sussex County vice nresle
dent, and John w, Dukes 81 IOWAa
send, socrotagy~tg0aSNroE MR
Dukes Is Inspector Tor tha State
Board 81 Agriculture,
VETERANS HOSPITAL ~ Tho
Voluntary Service COMWlleea 81
the Veterans Administration Mos,
pital uoE0uds the pollglONS RaoilitleS
al The new Institution as "maaer
Quate" according 10 a letter sent
10 Governor CaEVol, Mayor MoAEN,
al Wilmington, and the state'S e0Re
guessi0nal GeaoEat0D.
The hospital bod capacity 0l sac
and overall present stan 81 ah0N(
500 persons has a chapel SNaoe Nr0e
Vioeo Tor Approximately so ann
bulatoTy patients, af per cent ~
the total, the letter states,
An adequate chapel NOR which
space has been provided M th0
original blue prints O. the hOsDl(AlN
is asked, with support fpON the
recipients q the letter Nrgo3,
STUDENTS ~ Frank IA, N0Fner.
Jr- viii graduate from the uNiVor~
sity Of Delaware this yoaF4tWO
years before his father, who iS now
q sophomore at the Institution,
The unusual set 81 circumstances
are theses
Frank ii. Homer, ST., a veteran
Of world War III with five battle
stars, a BrOnEe star aE4a the CrOlN,
de-GUeTre. had been a salesman tor
a number OF years, Tiring az the
forced CORgenialityn Of selling, he
decided TO become q teacher. He is
now enrolled in the SohoSl Of Ed0-
cation. Frank. Jr,, win be grantod a
B. $. in business administration On
his graduation.
The elder HOrner described his
professors as tolerant" A student
at Dickinson College in his young.
er days, he says that professors
have become more understanding, y
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KENT ASSRSSMRNT-W0rk on
the preparation Of the transcript
Of the assessment OF Kent County
for the present year Is new in pro-
gress at the Ofices Of the Board Oi
Assessment In the court house.
The transcript is expected 20 BE-
completed By June ] at which time
il viii be turned over 10 the Levy
Court for the purpose Of fixing lho
tax rate for the present year, The
present tax rate az so cents on each
500 of assessed valuation Is eX-
pected 70 be continued this year
since Il is the limit permitted AN.
der existing law.
This being a general assessment
year for Kent County the Board
OF Assessment adopted a new plan
Of fixing valuations on tho real cs.
tate and judging from the records
thus far, the plan has been sue
cessful.