Milford chronicle., 1951-09-28

erVations may be made with Mrs. I
D. Pusey. by September |
80.
HARVEST BALL - Plans are
progressing for the Annual Harvest
Ball, sponsored by the Junior Board !
of the Kent General Hospital, to be
held in the Dover ArmOry, Friday
evening, October 5. Tickets are
$500 per couple and are available
from any Junior Board Member.
Call Mrs. w. C. Boyer, Jr. dover
3192) for reservations. Music by
George Madden's Orchestra.
DEFEAT BOND ISSUE = BY a
vote of n to so, voters of Blades
last Saturday defeated the propos-
al to issue bonds and borrow $780,
900 for the purpose of erecting a
water plant and laying water mains
in Blades.
Considering the fact there were
about 450 eligible to express an
opinion at the polls, the light vote
was somewhat of a surprise, town
officials said.
CARVEL APPOINTS - Governor
Ebert N. Carvel mas announced the
appointment of two members of
the Library Commission and a
member of the State Building and
Grounds Commission.
Mrs. William S. Potter of Cen
terville and Mrs. Harris B. Nc
Dowell, JT., of MiddletOwn, were
named to the Library Commission.
They succeed Miss Charlotte G.
Mahaffy, Wilmington, and Glenn
S. King of Smyrna. The terms are
for five years, expiring September
/, 1856.
Frank R. Manahan of Camden
was appointed to a six-year term
on the State Building and Grounds
Commission. He succeeds Hyland
P. George, former chairman of the
commission.
CHURCH BLAZE - Dover po-
lice have disclosed that two boys,
one 8 years old and the other g.
were responsible for a fire which
did considerable damage to stair
way and a basement room of the
First Baptist Church, Division anC
Bradford streets, Dover, last Fri
day afternoon.
The boys, according to police in
vestigation, entered the churc
through an open door and proceed
ed to light candles in a number o
different places in the building, on
of their match-an-candle prank
starting the fire which called fire
men of the Robbins Hose Company
into service to extinguish. The fire
men succeeded IL preventing fal
more serious damage.
Police said the two children ad'
mitted the prank.
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STUDIES RABIES - The State
Board of Health announces thai
Paul Montague, bacteriOlOgist Ol
the State Board of Health LabOra'
tories, is currently attending a spe
cial course on laboratory diagnosis
of rabies at the Communicable Dis
ease Center at Montgomery, Ala
bama. The course will provide Mr.
Montague with knowledge of tht
latest developments in this field
upon his return, he will assist tn
director of laboratories in exam
ing animal heads for accurate dag
nosis of rabies. DR.. Floyd 1. Hud
son, executive secretary of tn
board. states that facilities for ex
panding the work in the laborator
diagnosis of rabies viii be improV
ed and that much better seTvic
: will be available for cOntrollin
the rabies problem in DelawaI
following the completion of thi
/ training.
HIGHWAY BIDS = The Stat
!. Highway Department announce
:. recently that the opening of bic
: for the construction of the thr'
sets of bridges along the propose
). route of the dual highway, leadiI
|, south to the Maryland line, hi
# been postponed from Wednesd'
l. until October 8.
In announcing this action, r.
S. Haber, chief engineer of the D
r. partment, explained that the pos
ponement was made in order
provide more time for a study
the plans and specifications by Q
,roe,,nAivro hiIdorc
The bridges win be located oV
lie the North Fork of the Hantico
g. River and the Nanticoke Riv
m proper, both east of Seaford, a.
ly over Records Pond, east of Laur
he There will be bridges erected
Ie each point, one for each traffic la
lg of the new dual highway.
Ut -
is MILLSBORO p. T. As-The Mil
n P. T. A. held an executive meeti
in the school auditorium last F
IN day night to discuss activities
~ 10 the fall and winter. !.
rs' New officers of the organiZati
~ took over in this, their first me
or ing. Norris Goodwin is preside
ne Other officers are Mrs. Hows
Lu Hudson, vice president; Mrs. w
ne ne ley Bullock, secretary; GranVl
vi Messick, treasurer.
ou =. The following chairmen and co
- mittees were named:
-. Membership: Saunders F. y
tu ,t den. Health: Nina Timmons. W.
i'y and means: ]. Reese White, Jr.,
mold Steele, Mrs. Herman MuWto
Joseph Lingo. Religion: The L
John E. Jones. Safety: Wesley :
lock. Program: Betty Mitchell.
ion sic: c. James Pocher, Pamela he