Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30

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December z, beginning at A p. in.
The following will be for sale: /
Fancy work, dressed chickens,
cakes and pies, candy, ice cream,
farm produce, sandwiches and cof-
fee.
WINNER - B. Norman Hopkins
of 20 Clark street, Harrington, a
local agent of the State Farm Mu-
tual Insurance Company was re-
Gently awarded one of four prizes
in a recent sales contest for the
State of Delaware. Winners were
selected on a basis of sales pro-
duction of automobile and fire in
surance.
CLASS PLAY - The Dependable
Glass of Asbury Church in Har-
rington win present a three-act
comedy play entitled Red Headed
Royalty from Arkansas" on We'd
nesday evening, December S, at 5
o'clock, in the Collins Building
Proceeds will go entirely to the
building fund of this church
school. Be sure to buy your tick
cts.
/ MEETING-The November busi-
ness meeting Of the Eastern Sus-
sex Soroptomist Club was held in
/ Greig Club Room on Columbia ave-
nue. in RehobOth, on November q,
at 8 D. m. President Lillian Evans
asked for reports on money MAX
ing projects and a total of $372.5O
was reported. Plans were discuss
ed for the Christmas Party of the
Club to be held on December II
at the Ocean House in Lewes.
LEGION AUXILIARY Mrs. Id;
Malarkey of Seaford, department
president of the American Legio1
Auxiliary; Mrs. ]. Harvey Dicke!
of Newark, department secretary
and Mrs. Park w. Huntington, ma
tional chaplain have left for In
dianapolis, Ind, where they will at
tend. the annual conference 70
; presidents and secretaries.
Mrs. E. A. Campbell of Homer
La, national president, will pre-
side. Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Hunt
!, ington served as state president
of their respective states in 194O.
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DEFENSE HEAD - Mayor Wi
; liam ]. Storey of Dover, has an
nounced his appointment of Wi
liam ]. Cavanaugh as civil defens
\ director for Dover to succeed fol
/ mer Mayor ]. Wallace WoOdfOrt
who resigned. The latter recent
: was elected president of the Kel
s General Hospital.
d Mr.. Cavanaugh is vice presidel
Q of u. S. AerOplane Carriers, Int
: and has taken an active interest
h civil defense activities in Dove
d Mr.. Woodford had been civil d
l. fense director in Dover since Il
postwar revival of the Office.
COLLEGES - The U. S. Off
of Education reports that enrol
e ment in institutions of higher lear
ing in Delaware dropped 8.6 p
per cent this year from 5, s99 a yet
ago to 3,016. Factors cOntributiI
D. to the decline were listed as Il
!, ~ military situation and the low bir
rates of the 1930's.
~ The number. of veterans enrO
- - ed this year dropped to 263 fro
~ 511 last year. The sharpest DIR,
= was at Delaware State College f
10 Negro Students located at Dove
where the decline was "a per Gel
"a Enrolment decreased 8.6 per ce
.. at the University of Delaware tt
% year. A rise of 25 per cent W
d noted at the Faith Theological Sci
p mary in Wilmington. Other {
le creases in enrolment we're repO
III ed as: Wesley Junior College
Dover, 12 per cent, and Kings G.
III lege at Delaware City, 7.6 per ce
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~ GAME PARTY - The past ST.
day evening the ladies of the Al
40 iliary to v. F. w. Post No 64
gave a game party in the recrl
tional hall of the Veterans Adm
istration Hospital at Brack-Ex, p
viding entertainment for veters
hospitalized there. Most of
evening was taken up with
playing of bingO with each part
Id ipant receiving at least one of
~ many attractive and useful pri
OF donated by the local auxiliary.
l. The Milford ladies brought
on game session to a close by servi
rg' fruit punch and home made doul
ot- nuts; the dOughnuts, number
some 3OO,. were made and dOna
by Mrs. Ethel Hinman. The
're rangements for Sunday evenin
er- hospital visitation and game pa
ell were made by a committee heat
ice by Mrs. Margaret w. MiltiaC
IN Mrs. Miltiades was assisted by N
nH Verna Deeney, Mrs. Beatrice Kni
oai c'- ly, Mrs. Helga Jackson, Mrs. +
1iv en- West, Mrs. Gertrude Carter, !;
Mrs. Lima Stevens, of the Blue
Auxiliary, and John Deeney
, Blue Hen Post.
eg- FARMERS HONORED X
en- County farmers were in for I'll
ok. share of glory at the state-W
will awards dinner on November 20.
the Greener Pastures Contest
ord Kent winners were: First, AL
nal Allen, Camden; second, MeT
tic JOnes. Felton. and third. VII