Milford chronicle., 1952-10-03
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

TURKEY DINNER-The Young
Adult Fellowship Of the wyoming
Methodist Church, Wyoming, Del
aware, is having a Turkey Supper
on October 9Th, at the Caesar Rod
ney School from $3.50 to 1880.
Tickets are $125, dessert included.
and may be purchased from any of
the members or at the door. Please
come out and support this organi-'
zatiOn.
SCOTTISH RITES - The Fall
Meeting of the Kent and Sussex
Scottish Rite Club will be held in
Laurel, Del, at 700 p m, on Fri
day, October 3rd, 1852.
President w. Harrison Phillips
has announced that there will be
an election of officers and that
turkey dinner will be served in the
Recreation Room of the Centenary
Methodist Church at Poplar and
Market Streets.
The principal speaker will be
Zack w. Wells, 32O.
RAPE CASE-The rape case of
Marian Coral, 27-year-old displaced
person from Poland, has been con-
tinued il the Kent County Superior
Court from Wednesday until Octo-
ber 3Oth.
Officials explained that the re-
port on a psychiatric examination
of Coral, as requested by his court
appointed counsel, has not been
completed. Also several defense
motions for suppression of certain
evidence await decision.
Coral is charged with breaking
into the home of Mrs. Margaret
Ann Davidson, 77-year-Old widow.
near Wyoming, last February 14th,
and raping her in her bedroom.
RECEPTION-The annual recep-
tiOn at Wesley Junior College was
held last Saturday night in the
newly-decorated East and West
drawing rooms with DR.. ]. Paul
Slaybaugh, college president, and
Mrs. Slaybaugh heading the re-
ceiving line. Others welcoming the
guests were Dean Anne Stewart,
Dean V. r. Kirby and new faculty
members.
The fall cOnvOcatiOn was held
last Tuesday evening in Holt Chap
el with Mr.. Kirby presiding. Prin-
cipal address was given by DR..
Slaybaugh. The Rev. DR.. John A.
Trader, minister of Wesley MethO-
dist Church, delivered the invoca-
tiOn.
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COOPERATIVE E-Patrons Of
Southern States Georgetown Petro-
leum Cooperative in the George
town, Del, area will hold their an
nual membership meeting Thurs
day, October 8, 1852, at 500 p. M,
EST, at the Jones Memorial Hall,
Georgetown, Del. Chairman of the
meeting will be Olin J. Workman
of Delmar, Delaware.
Highlights of the meeting will
include the report on local Agency
operations by E. H. Martin, the
presentation of the Southern States
annual report by District Manager
r. c. Curtis of Frederick, Md, the
election of the local Board men,
bers, and the COme-'N-Win Contest,
in which all farm people of the
Georgetown, Del, area will COM
pete for prizes.
WINE BIBBERS-Wine sales in
Delaware for the first seven months
of 1852 were 40 per cent higher
than in the corresponding period
last year, almost six times the nat
iOnal average increase.
For the nation as a whole, the
wine sales by volume increased
seven per cent but sales of hard
liquors dropped eight per cent. The
estimates were made by the Census
Bureau from confidential reports
submitted by 431 wine and distilled
spirits wholesalers in % states and
the District of Columbia.
The Delaware increase was the
largest in the nation.
The survey was confined to
license" states which do not have
state control or monopoly distribu-
tiOn at the wholesale level.
YOUTH CONFERENCE - The
Youth Council announces that the
Eighth Annual Conference of the
Peninsula Conference Methodist
Youth Fellowship will be held at
Centenary Church, Laurel. Della
ware, October 18th to 18th. DR..
Robert Powell of Westminster
Seminary, Maryland, will be the
main speaker. Over 200 High
School boys and girls from all over
the Eastern Shore and Delaware
are expected to attend the week
end event The program will in
clude nearly every type Of presen-
tatiOn possible with: a pageant,
speaker, films, singing, discussion,
worship, Bible Study, recreation,
exhibits, etc. Plans were made by
the Conference Youth Council
whose president is Leroy Phillips
of Laurel. The Rev. Howell o. Will
kins of MiddletOwn will be the di-
rector.
INSTALLATION-Miles X. Nell
son, newly-elected noble grand, and
other elected and appointed officers
of Philodemic Lodge No. z, IOOF,
will be installed at a ceremony
Thursday night, October 9th, by
District Deputy Grand Master w.
Millaway Broadway, Smyrna, and
/ his staff.
The installation ceremony will be