Milford chronicle., 1951-01-12

BRIDGEVILLE KIWANIS-Ralph
2. Davis, prominent Bridgeville
business man was inducted into the
presidency Of Bridgeville Kiwan-
mans at the Clubs regular meeting
last Monday. Mr.. Davis succeeds c.
Walton Smith, retiring president.
William Bill Henderson, It,
Governor OF the Capitol District,
presided, and in addition to Mr..
Davis, also inducted John Door
dan, vice president: Miles c. Hoff-
man, Secretary; Stanley Leden-
ham, Treasurer; and Robert JEFF
ferson, Leroy Truitt, Harry Ban
ming, Luther Calhoon, Kenneth
Baker, George Tuck. Medford Can
non and Walton Smith as Direc-
tors.
After the ceremony, Lt-Gover-
nor Henderson commended the
Club on the past years achieve
ments, and started the new year
with an inspiratiOnal talk on what
Would Your Trade For Your X"
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A DIVENG HOG-The one little
piggy that stayed home-in the
nursery rhyme-would have had
unexpected, crash landing COM
panY Tuesday afternoon had his
home been that Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank L. Mckee in Mckee Road,
West Dover.
Mrs. Mckee was at home when
she heard unusually hearty bark
ing of the Mckee dogs, then the
crash of a window, and, finally, a
heavy thud in the coal bin of the
home. Going to the basement, she
discovered hefty hog in the coal
The reconstruction Of the happen
ings is that the pig was chased by
( the dogs and, in desperation, threw
its bulk through the basement win
dow.
1 1t was noted at once that the i'm
truder was not Of the Mckee farm.
Baxter Mckee, a son, brought the
] housekeepef from the cellar and
gave it temporary refuge on the
farm.
DOVER HOSPITAL-A majority
Of members of Dover City Council
favor charging the Kent General
Hospital for electricity and water
when the new hospital wing, now
being completed, is placed in op-
Grafton.
The charge to the hospital, how
ever, would be made on a cost bas-
is.
The cost of electricity and water
furnished the hospital last year
was in excess OF $4,000, according
to a report of City Manager o. B.
Agner to council at its meeting this
week.
The City of Dover has been pro-
Yiding water and electricity for the
hospital free of charge since the
institution was opened in 1927, il
was brought out at the meeting
and it is estimated that the cost
/; will be doubled when the new wing
l is placed in operation.
l Members of council took tn,
! view that for the city to continu,
I to furnish the services = withou
charge is too severe and unequal Z
burden on the taxpayers of the
! city, especially since the hospital
is not a city, but county institu-
tion with numerous patients from
out of the state.
EASTERN STAR = Officers OF
Georgetown Chapter No. 8, Order
: Of the Eastern Star were installed
in ceremonies conducted by Mrs.
Irma LeCompte, Associate Grand
} Matron of Delaware. Mrs. LeCom-
pte was assisted by Mrs. Olivia
Wilkins, who acted as Marshall and
J Mrs. George Minner, serving as
: Chaplain.
! Those installed to serve for the
= ensuing term included: Mrs. Eva
t Hudson, Worthy Matron; Fred War
5 rington, Worthy Patron; Mrs. Lin
] da Summons, associate natron
= Theodore Jester, associate patron
?. Mrs. Frances Warren, conductress
= Mrs. Myrtle Stevenson, associate
: conductress; Mrs. Edith Swain
Y secretary; Mrs. Amy Kaiser, trea.
: surer; Mrs. Anna Mae Jester, Ad.
r ah; Mrs. Ruth Porter, Ruth; Mrs
= Lillian Shockley, Esther! Mrs. Mar.
b celia DeMoss, Martha; Mrs. RatiC
Jester, Electa; Mrs. Clara Lewis
Warden and Mrs. Lottie TulI Sen
, tineL
= Mrs. Alma Bailey Mustard, re
J tiring Worthy Matron was installed
7 as Trustee. Mrs Mustard was Til,
7 recipient of a large number o
gifts. Following the installation
ceremonies, refreshments were ser
y y we'd to the entire group.
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!. GEORGETOWN CHEEF-OIin Z
q johnson, was recently reelected a
v Chief of the Georgetown Voluntee
7e Fire Company. This will ne tn
- 21st year Mr.. Johnson has serve
1t as chief of the Georgetown com
d pany
i Other officers chosen in the an
nual election held in the Fire Hal
IL were: Warren E. Holson, presi
81 dent; Thomas r. Purnell, vic
n president; James B. Owen, record
lal ing secretary; Robert d. S. Mus
q tard, treasurer; Henry Ellipgs
worth, LIST Asst Chief; Robei
Xanaman, End Asst. Chief; Jane
B. Hayman, Sup't. of Supplies
n, Herman Short, Custodian of BuilC
n ings: Jennings Muir, Fire Record
ie er; Elwood Short, Chief Engineer
in Director for years, Clifton Ros