Milford chronicle., 1951-06-01
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

CANCER - The Cancer Detec- /
tiOn Unit from the State Board of
Health will be in Bridgeville at
the Club House on Tuesday. June
5, from 1912 a. m. and Ia n m
The service is for women. az wears
OF age and over. Appointments can
be made by calling Mrs. FenwicIr
Thompson. Phone Bridgeville 1924. /
MILTON LIONS - The Milton
Lions Club proposes in the near
future to publish a local telephone
directory, listing numbers of Mil
ton, Milford, Georgetown and
LeWes. They request that anyone
who has changed their listing since
September, 1850, and who wishes
to be included correctly in the new
book to communicate with the Mil
ton Lions Club, Samuel Shapiro
president.
AENT ISOLETTE - A baby how
that weighed but two pounds and
three ounces at birth is reported
as doing Ene in the Kent General
Hospitals latest addition to its
equipment, an isolette.
The baby was born to Thomas
and Betty Coleman, MiIlington
Md, on Sunday last, and the iso-
lette arrived on Tuesday. The iso-
lette, most modern of incubators
is designed to give an underweight
or premature infant the best poss-
lble chance to live. The newborn
never has to be moved from H.
being cared for and even weighed
in it.
The COlemans have two other
children, Judith Ann, four years.
and Thomas, II months.
KENT TAX OFFICE - A change
in Kent County officers will take
place June when Grier H. Min
ner, a Democrat, of Woodside. suc-
ceeds Webster Phillips, Republican.
OF West Dover, as receiver of taxes
and county treasurer.
Although Mr.. Minner was elect
cd a. the general election last No
vember, under the existing law
his term of office does not start un-
til the first Tuesday in June.
Mr.. Phillips, who was defeated /
for reelection last fall by Mr. /
Minner, will be completing his sec
Ond term and a total of eight wears /
IN the Office. Mr. Minner will not
be new to the court house since he
served as sheriff IN 1899 and 1910
He has been active in Democratic
affairs in Kent County for many
years.
HONORS WON - Two RehObotb
High School students won first and
second awards in the French con-
test conducted by the Delaware
Chapter of the American. Associa-
tiOn of Teachers of French. 175
students competed from 26 state
schools.
John Wilson Mills, son of Mr.. /
and Mrs. Charles Mills of RebO- /
both Beach, valedictOriaan of the |
class of 1851, won first prize in the
second-year group. Last year he |
won second place in the f1rst-vear
group and a bronze medal from |
the French government. His award 4
Will be presented at commence
ment exei cises on June 8 by RebO-
both School superintendent DR..
Joseph A. Vansant. His prize in
cIudes a S100 scholarship. Mills
plans to enter Swarthmore College
in September.
Miss Gail Melvin, a Junior high
school student won second place in I
the hrst-year group. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bermah
Melvin of Rehoboth.
YOUNG REPUBLICANS - The
Federation of Young Republicans
Of Delaware has elected Henry. 7
Ridgely of Camden as national
committeeman and Mrs. Edward
Buckley of Wilmington national
cOmmitteewOman.
They were named Saturday at the ,
annual convention of the fedora
lion in Dover, attended by about
so persons.
National convention delegates
elected at the meeting are Paul
GLADDEN., a student at the Univer-
sity of Delaware; Robert Howell
ot Arden, and Everett Walls of
{
Alternate delegates are Coleman {
Duncan of Selbyville, Herbert
Finch of Newark, and Robert Short {
If Georgetown. /
Congressman Pat Killings CR- /
Calif) told the federation that q
The Republican Party is the only |
organization in a position to do
something about Kidding the cOun-
Try of all the confusion and cor J
'uption that exists today" I
Other speakers included u. 8. &
Senator John J. Williams and U. J
5. Representative J. Caleb Boggs. \
MAKORS-Dr. Wallace M. john
son, mayor of Newark, will be pres !
dent Of the Delaware Mayors AS }
iociation for the coming year.
The Newark executive was chcs-
IN to succeed Mayor William J.
storey of Dover at the annual
meeting of the association in Re-
loboth last Sunday. Others elect
d include Herbert d. Baker of
second vice president II
md James F. Hearn, of Whining
on, third vice president. II
Directors elected are J. Arthur a
Downing, Of Rehoboth Beach; Ed G