Milford chronicle., 1951-01-26
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

CONVENTION William T. VIII
liams, of Wilmington, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Dale NJ. Williams, of Wv
oming, is attending the CIO Com
vention in Boston this week. Mr..
Williams is president of Dravo
Shipyard Local.
1851 BUDGET BOOK-The 1851
Budgt Book of the National Thrift
Committee is one of the OUTSTANDING
booklets distributed today for
housewives who wish to plan their
homes on a budget.
These booklets are given away
free at the Farmers Bank of the
State Of Delaware in Dover.
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NUTRITIONIST SPEAKS-lIiss
NJ. Gertrude Holloway, State Home
Demonstration Leader and Nutri-
zionist, Of the University Of Del
aware Extension Service Tuesday
afternoon of this week in Grace
Methodist Church, Georgetown, dis
cussed the topic Lets Have A Bet
ter Breakfast" In attendance were
&c Home Demonstration members
from each of the % H. D. Clubs in
Sussex County.
ACCUSED OF FORGERY - Ac-
cused Of forgery, Carrie Backus, go,
Middletown, employed in the State
House mailing room, last Friday
was held for hearing by Magistrate
John H. Conrad. She was arrested
by Dover police on complaint that
she attempted to cash a S185 state
check, assertedly forging the name
of the payee. A bank employee
identified her as she was leaving
work Friday afternoon. She was
released in $500 bail.
Magistrate Conrad afterward ar
ranged for her transportation home
to Middletown as she was without
means.
HO USTON HOMEMAKERS -
Mrs. Frances Parvis was elected
president of the Houston Home
Demonstration Club at its January
meeting, held at the home of Mrs.
Pearl Stevenson.
Other officers elected were: Mrs.
Ruth Blarque, vice president; Mrs.
Pearl Messick, secretary, and Mrs.
Ethel Johnson, treasurer.
A skit on the outlook for 1851
was given by Mrs. Thelma Warren
and Mrs. Ethel Johnson.
Mrs. Edith Purcell and Mrs.
Marie Sapp will attend the leader
meeting on the freezing of cooked
foods to be held January 29th al
the Camden Grange.
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ELECT OFFICERS-At the an
nual meeting of the year-Old Sus-
sex County Real Estate Association,
held at The Dinner Bell Inn, at
Daniel G. Anderson of
RehObOth was reelected president
for the ensuing year.
Charles T. Nelson of Lewes, was
elected vice president. Reelected
as secretary, assistant secretary,
and treasurer, respectively, were
Mrs. Mae Hall McCabe, Mrs. Pau
line M. Harris, and Miss Ann B.
Ali were named for two
year terms. Directors named were
Mrs. Eugene Yates, Mrs. Mary Rup-
pell Pierce, and Mrs. Clarence K.
Lynch, all of Rehoboth.
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BUSINESS WOMEN-The Sussex
County Business and Professional
Womens Club will hold directors
Monday evening, Jan. 80,
in the home of Mrs. Pauline Mus
tard Following the directors meet
ing there will be Program Co
Workshop for committee
chairmen and committee members,
at which time the theme for the
year will be the subject. Miss
Laura Williams, president, will
preside at the directors meeting
and the Program Coordination will
be under the Craftsmanship of Mrs.
Nell r. Barr. Time of the meeting
has been set for 8 o'clock.
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STOCKHOLDERS - The annual
stockholders meeting of the George
town Trust Company was held last
week. The incumbent board Of di-
rectors and officers in the bank
were reelected for another year.
The board of directors comprises
Halstead P. Layton, George T. Lay
ton, George T. Lynch, Edward B.
Green, J. Thomas Robinson, w.
Howard Thompson, James F. Walls,
DR.. G. NJ. Van Valkenburgh, Charles
w. Workman.
officers are Halstead P. Layton,
president; DR.. Van Valkenburgh,
vice president; Edward B. Green,
cashier and trust officer; Ralph L.
swain, assistant cashier and trust
)fficer.
WAR ON OVERLOADS-In their
effort to prevent damage to the
states highways by overloaded !
rucks, State Police arrested 1885 |
.ruck drivers on charges of weight |
in 1850.
The arrests resulted in the pay
nent of $44,940 in fines. In the
previous year 1881 drivers were
seized on overweight charges and
lned the total of 1,6O5. The re-
Dorts show increases of 655 ar
'ests and $13,3O5 in fines.
Colonel Harry S. Shew, State Po-
ice superintendent, pointing out
hat the increase in violations in
$50 over 1949 was AZ per cent,
aid that all of the arrests in 1949
esulted in convictions and all ex-
ept eight in 1850 resulted in con-
lotions.
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