Milford chronicle., 1951-10-19
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

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SUPPER There will be a chic
ken and dumpling supper at
Greenwood High School on octo-
Der 20. The time is from $40 n
1880 p. m. Prices are CSC for chill
dren and $1.00 for adults. This
event is sponsored by the Junior
class of Greenwood High School.
with the cooperation of their mo-
ther.
USED FURNITURE SALE -
The Bridgeville Union Methodist
Church will hold a used furniture
sale on Saturday, October 90, at
one o'clock p. m. in that city. Do
nations of used furniture will be
accepted up to sale time on Satur-
day. Proceeds of the sale will be
used to defray expenses of re-
pairs to the parsonage.
WAGE INCREASE-City Council
Monday night Of this week aDprov-
ed five per cent increase in wages
and salaries for city employees. with
varying larger increases for line
men and office assistants.
Council also approved an increase
OF $5 per week for members of the
Dover Police Department.
Action was taken on the increas-
es in line with a recommendation
Of the council committee on wages
and salaries.
RALLY DAY SERVICES will be
held at Wesley Methodist Church
at Burrsville on Sunday, October
2S, at II a. M, and Home Coming
services at 2:15 p. m. The Rev. T.
J. Sard of Bellefonte, a former
pastor, will speak at three o'clock
and the Rev. Roy Thawley Of Fed
eTalsburg, Md, will give a short
) history of the church. There will
be special musical selections by
the Misses ImOgene Welch and |
Barbara Smith of Harrington and |
Mrs. Hugh Vincent OF Pennington.
The M. 7. F. will present a special /
program at 1880 p. m. |
PATCHWORK QUuT-Members I
OF the Ladies Aid Society of Nc !
Colley's Chapel will auction of a
new patchwork quilt at the home
Of Mrs. Laura Caffin in George
town on Saturday evening, Novem-
Der Bird. The quilt, which was fin
lshed IN 1884, and has never been
used, was donated to the Society by
Mrs. Robert Veasey of Harbeson.
The quilt was given to her by the
Society when she was serving as
the president of the organization.
She' in turn, donated it to the La
dies Aid u De sold at auction for
the benefit of the Society.
ENROLMENT Milton. school
enrolment shows an 8 per cent
increase over last year. June en-
rollment was 43. Attendance now is I
400. There are 1872 junior and senior |
high school students and 273 pupils |
in grs des one through six.
Twenty-Five of the IS net in
crease Of pupils was in ages z toI
II. For the first time the seventh
grade is divided into two sections
of 25 each.
Increased enrolment necessitated !
employment of one additional (
teacher, Marshall H. Webb, who
teaches social studies and science.
He is a certified vocational and
educational counselor and in the
near future will set up services for |,
the JuniOr-SeniOr High School. II
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DOVER BUS LINES-TWo new |
bus lines linking Dover with CAM
den and Dover Air Force Base will
be put in operation within the next (
three months. II
The Public Service Commission
has approved the application of ]. '
Clement Bowie to operate the lines. s
Bowie said he'll begin operation K
of the buses within the so DAYS {
Of Oct. 10 as required in the PSC
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The air base route will start in
Dover at LoOckerman and State 8
Streets and is not restricted to air {
base personnel !
The Camden route will use Gov :
ernOrs Avenue in Dover to the in
of routes 13 and 113 near h
the State Police station north Of
Dover. s
Bowie will use two buses, one /
seating IA passengers and the u
other 80. The buses will stop to
take on or discharge passengers
all along the two routes.
TO HONOR FELTON, v. F. W c
Adams-Simpler-Ware Post No. 6OO9, I
7. F. W., and its Ladies Auxiliary '
will BE signally hOnored on the I
evening ct Wednesday, October d
94th, when handsome Community O
Service Plaque and checks tOtaling (
$4,000 are to be presented at a
Oint District No meeting at the I
FELTON, Grange Hall. Representa- {
ives of all the V. F. w. posts and 4
luxiliaries in Kent County, plus 4
rational. department, and district :
are to be present. q
David S. Hugg, commander OF ;
District No. 3 OF the Delaware 4
'. f. w. Department, will make the q
to the FELTON, post, n
With Laurence Hates, Community :
Service chairman. accepting the =
plaque, and Richard Adams, a past =
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