Milford chronicle., 1951-04-27
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

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SUFFER- - to be held Saturday.
april 28th, 1851, from 4 to 8 D. m,
Benefit Of the Ladies Auxiliary of
the Milton Fire 90. Tickets 81 90
adults, SOC for children I'D to 10
/ years of age.
LEVY COURT-The Sussex Conn
ty Levy Court, in session last FIJI
day, named Donaldson Carmine. of
georgetown as Constable in the
Ninth Representative District. Mr..
Carmine replaces Anthony Raca-
nleIlO of Georgetown, who resigned.
HEAR APPEALS - The Town
Council Of Georgetown will meet in
the Town offices on Monday eve
ming, April 30, for the purpose of
nearing appeals on assessment rat
ings. The Council has posted the
assessment list in the Court House
for examinations. Appeals must be
filed before the both, for a hearing.
WESLEY MAY COURT-Weslev
Junior College will present the
Queen of the May and her Court on
May 6 at 300 p. m. The crowning
Of the queen followed by the MAY
Pole Dance will be held on Front
Campus at the College.
The queen and court, selected bv
vote Of the student body, are: Miss
Marilyn Schmucker of Drexel Hill.
Pennsylvania, queen; Miss Barbara
Hall Of Manchester, Connecticut
duchess; while Miss Virginia Suar-
ez OF Westbury, Long Island, New
York, Miss Ann Bosely, Marydel.
Maryland, Miss Elizabeth Butler of
Easton, Pennsylvania; Miss Kate
Bishop, GOldsbOrO, Maryland are
attendants to the queen.
DEGREES NISI-A decree nisi
was handed down in nine divorce
suits by Judge Caleb Layton, in Su-
periOr Court, at Georgetown. The
DEGREES, effective last Friday, April |
IL, were granted in the following
actions: Gladys NJ. Hickman VS.. |
Selby Hickman, grounds, habituaI
drunkenness; Annie Katharine Nat
ter Jackson VS.. James T. Jackson, |
Sr., desertiOn; Harold F. Hudson VS..
Beatrice E. Hudson, adultery; Clar-
ence B. Harper vs.. Helen Dixon
Harper, adultery; Helen Murray VS..
Preston D. Murray, desertion; ].
Alvin James VS.. Margaret M.
James, extreme cruelty; Madison
G. Ward VS.. Alice L. Ward, deser-
ton; Ada l. Wheatley VS.. Charles
S. Wheatley, cruelty; Kathryn Lou
ise Gilliland VS.. Travis B. Gnliland,
constructive desertion.
DEFENSE WORKERS NEEDED
C. H. Burgess, civil defense di-
rector for the Harrington area, ad-
dressed the Rotary Club this week
on the reason for civil defense, the
organizing Of the program in Har-
ringtOn, and what was needed to
put the project over. He was intro
duced by Cliff Miller, program
chairman.
Burgess said the Harrington aux
iliary police School was still in need |
OF members. The school is being |
conducted every Tuesday at 7:SO
p. m, at the American Legion Home
by the Delaware State Police.
The defense director added that
some block wardens were still need
ed and that the ground observer
corps in Harrington was in need of
financial sponsorship.
A ROtarian. Walt r. Myer, has
been named head Of the welfare
and evacuation division.
TRAPSHOOT-The v. F. w. post
home property just west Of town,
was the scene Of much activity the
past Saturday afternoon with
conducted on one part
Of the premises, while excavating
and landscaping work was going on
in still another part Of the 18-acre
tract.
The trapshoOt, the second to be
sponsored here by Blue Hen Post in
recent months, was a successful
affair with dOwnstate shooters COM
Deting in a variety of events with
sporting goods and hams as prizes.
This event, like the initial one held
last month, was under the direction !
Of committee consisting Of Will
liam A. Lynch, Charles w. Sigler,
Eurie M. Savage, Jr., and Thad
Hollis. Jr.
While the shoot was goin on,
members of Puptent No. e. M. o. c.,
were busily engaged in clearing
ground for what will eventually be
a new swimming and play area for
Milford youngsters. A big bulldOzer
knocked out stumps and leveled
ground. while M. 0. C. members
were falling to with hoe, spade. and
axe. Similar work sessions will be
held by the CoOtie each Saturday
afternoon until the swimming and !
play areas are completed.
LICENSE RENEWALS-The Mo-
tor Vehicle Department is now issu-
ing renewals of the annual opera
tors and chaL1eur's licenses which S
expire on May 81, it was announced G
BY Motor Vehicle Commissioner S
Harold H. Keller.
Application for renewal of these q
annual licenses can be made in Y
person at the branch offices Of the 1
Department, located in Whining
on, Dover and Georgetown, or by
nail by enclosing a check or money
)rder for the fee.
When the application for renew
Il is made by mail, the holder Of
he license should enclose the nor i