Milford chronicle., 1952-03-07

typical college student, in Kay
kanin's Broadway hit, Goodbye.
My Fancy, that will be presented
by the Wesley Players of Wesley
Junior College, Dover, Delaware,
Friday evening, March 14th, in
Grace Fellowship Hall of Wesley
Methodist Church at 500 P. M.
RED CROSS-United States Sen
ator J. Allen Frear has urged Del
awareans to support the 1852 Red
Cross campaign in Delaware.
In his weekly statement from
Washington this week the senator
called attention to the many ser
vices which the local chapter con-
stantly renders to the people of
the state.
He declared that the Red Cross
deserves public recognition which
can best be demonstrated through
contributions to the drive now un-
der way.
FIREMEN - A new piece of fire
fighting equipment, an Information
al truck designed principally for
fighting rural fires, has been added
to the SeafOrd Volunteer Fire De-
partment list of fire engines at an
approximate cost of $4,000.
The new truck is capable of seat
ing seven firemen inside the cab,
and the pumping facilities are cap
able of throwing ESQ gallons of
water a minute.
The modern fog equipment for
using water as smothering agent.
makes it one of the most modern
engines of it's kind on the Shore.
STABBED - Ira Barkley, 80, of
Seaford is in a serious condition
in the NanticOke Memorial Hospi-
tai, SeafOrd, suffering stab
wounds of the body which police
said were inflicted by Levina Hull
also of SeafOrd.
The cutting is said to have oc-
CURED at neighbOr's house where
Barkley was visiting. The Hull
woman followed him there. they
said, and when he came to the door
she allegedly stabbed him with a
butcher knife.
Arraigned before Magistrate Will
liam Short of Bridgeville the wo-
man was sent to the Sussex Coun-
ty Prison, Georgetown, in default
of $1,000 bail following a hearing
on a charge of felonious assault.
LAUREL ODD FELLOWS-Plans
are being made by Charity Lodge
Of Odd Fellows of Laurel to pre-
sent their annual minstrel show
next Monday evening at s O'Clock
IN the school auditorium in Laurel
Proceeds will be used for the pur-
chase OF additional hospital beds
and other sickrOOm equipment
The program this year will bf
directed by Mrs. Kathryn Flood
and B. Harold Cordrey. Other
members of the committee include
Andrew J. Ellis, George NJ. War
ner, G. Lee Hastings, w. Josepb
Stoakley, Glenn Ward and Marion
w. Henry.
Members of the Martha Rebekab
Lodge will assist the Odd Fellows
IN the project. Tickets are avail
able from any member of the Odd
Fellows.
SCOUTERS - Judge James NJ
Tunnel Jr., Chairman of the Sussex
District, Qelmarva Council. Bow
Scouts of America, has announced
the Annual Dinner Meeting of the
District will be held on Tuesday.
April 1st, starting at $3.50 pm, in
the Jones Memorial Hall, George
town.
The dinner is an annual get-to-
gether, primarily scouts and adults
interested in scouting. Scoutmast-
ers, Cubmasters, their assistants.
committeeman. scouts and parents
will participate in the program.
Various civic organizations spon-
soring scouting are being urged to
join with the ScOuters.
or interest to all attending the
meeting will be the appointment of
District officers and recognition of
those who have rendered outstand-
ing service to scouting over the last
year.
GRANGE HOME - Members of
Broad Greek Grange have under
construction, on the Laurel-GeOrge-
town Highway, a new home for the
holdings of all regular meetings.
The present building is a single
story affair, containing one large
meeting room, a kitchen and two
small rooms. Between $4,000 and
$4,000 is being spent on the struc-
ture which the Grange expects to
occupy about April 1. However.
at a later date, plans call for the
construction of an ornate front
with main assembly hall.
The present building is design
ed to serve the purposes of the or
ganizatiOn until the remainder can
be completed.
The grange has sponsored the
Heart Drive in Laurel this year
with Mrs. Blanche Dickerson.
health chairman, in charge.
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NEW PLAN-Next years fresh
men at the University of Delaware
will be the first class to enjoy the
advantages of the unit plan for
room and board.
Under this plan a student engag-
es both room and board for the full
week.
This will insure accommodations
being available for those students
who want to live on the campus the
full week.