Milford chronicle., 1952-03-21


for president, will be the
main speaker at a supper meeting
Of the Active Young Republican
Club of Sussex County at $3.50,
April II, in the SeafOrd Fire Hall.
Robert Short of Georgetown, is
general chairman, and Coleman /
Bunting of Selbyville, is president |
of the club.
RADAR-S State police had radar
equipment checking speed of mo-
tOrists in the Harrington and
Bridgeville areas on Tuesday, but
apparently the drivers were driv-
ing cautiously, according to re-
suits.
Only one motorist was arrested
for speeding after the device had
checked his car.
Police, however, said traffic was
comparatively light during the
time the equipment was in use.
FOLKLORE - The Delaware
Folklore Society will meet with the
Friends of Old Dover at the State
Museum, Dover, this evening at 8
o'clock. DR.. c. Robert Kase, pro-
fessor of dramatic arts and speech
at the University of Delaware will
speak on Folk Drama in Della
ware"
AshwOrth Burslem, drama critic
of the Wilmington Jourual-Every
Evening, will relate his experiences
in writing his play Patty Cannon, 4"
and will also serve as narrator for
scenes from his play, which will be
presented by Phyllis Wood Ander-
son, M. 0. Bader, and Walter Fank-
hauser.
CONSTABLES - The Sussex
County Levy Court in the regular
session last week named II con-
| stables for Sussex as follows:
John A. Orkin, Bridgeville; Ray
mond C. Tice, Blades; Albert c.
Warren, Selbyville; Donaldson P.
CaTmean, Georgetown; Mason ].
Gilliland, RehOboth; William S.
Belts, Milton; Brice w. Hughes,
SeafOrd; Oscar Horner, Dagsboro
William r. Oliphant, Laurel +;
Thomas Wheatley Donoway, Mills
bOrO and Lynn Ritter, Lewes.
The Levy Court confirmed the
appointment of Herman PegeloW OF
SeafOrd, as deputy receiver of taxes
effective March /. He succeeds
John GOrdy of Laurel, who resign.
ed.
| DESTROYED - A barn and two
Outbuildings were destroyed in /
fire of undetermined origin las
Sunday night on the farm of Johl
D. Gray on the MillsborO-Laure
= Highway. High winds carrie
p sparks over a wide area, settin
fire to grass on the Gray propert!
Firemen estimated the loss at owe
$4,000
There was no livestock in tn
barn which was used principal
for storage. An adjoining chicke
house and potato house also wei
& burned. Extensive broiler equiv
( ment was housed in the chicke
v house.
, Georgetown and DagsborO vol
. unteer firemen responded to tn
alarm but the buildings were be
!, yond saving when they arrived
t RATINGS - Six Delaware schoC
n publications and five from soUther
|. New Jersey have received rating
3, in the 28th annual contest cor
: Quoted by the Columbia Universit
), Scholastic Press.
"The Blue and Gray Clarion
d published by the Pierre S. duPOI
2. High School, won a first-place ra
ing in the senior high school prin
ed newspaper class for schools wit
# enrOllments of from 751 to LOT
. students.
! The yellow Jacket Buzz" New
:, ark High School publication, VIC
II third place for schools with el
a rOllments from sol to ESQ ST
J dents. Mt. Pleasant High School
- "Green Flash" had a second plat
- rating for schools with 300 or le
= students. A similar rating went
= - "The Laurel Mirror" school pu
n licatiOn of the Laurel High SchO'
In the category of senior hi
. school duplicated magazines
= schools with 800 students or les
- the Alexis I. dupont High Schoo
- THE dupont Echo" received a fiji
% place rating. Among the print
~ magazines of private schools, t
~ ~ whittier Miscellany" of Frien
.sI School rated a second place choi,
= 80
FARMERS NIGHT - DR.. Hu
II. Bennett, special assistant to I
Secretary of Agriculture and fl
mer Chief of the U. S. Soil Cons
vation Service, was guest speal
at the inter-city and inter-club n
mers' Night meeting sponsored
the Dover Rotary Club last week
Wesley Methodist Church.
"a DR.. Bennett was introduced
, liA Howard L. Boggs, district cons
Ell vationist and a member of the cl
~ program committee, who annOui
IL = ed that invitations to attend {
.ue special meeting we're extended a
las to the Rotary Clubs of Middleton
MS Smyrna, Camden-WyOming, HI
=, ringtOn and Milford. The speal
VI pointed out that soil cOnservat
rne is essential to sustained product
Jhe of food and other products of
fans in the abundance which
OF require today and shall need in
e future.
all T1y1,;1r -, t1,;s sootio,, of fto cts