Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

PRESENTATION - The Tad,os
Auxiliary Of the Georgetown Vol
1nteer Fire Co., Inc. entertained
members Of the fire company AZ an
informal covered dish sumner in
the Grace Methodist Church last
Friday night and presented the
Ilremen with. a lighting plant. Mrs
Emma Short, president of the aux-
mary, made the presentation tn
warren E. Holson, president Of the
FIRE Company. The new Fairbanks
Morse 500 watt lighting plant. mort
able and gasoline driven. has tha
iatest model sealed-beam flood
lights, three in number and is com
piete with generator and two *
loot and two Is foot extension
cords and an extra set of bulbs for
the floodlights. The extension
wires are covered with new tvne
neoprene, which permits cords Ia
De wet, without damage. Al silver
plate attached to the plant carries
the presentation date and name Of
tHe du8Illary.
SCOUTS-Scouts and parents OF
Frederica Boy Scouts and Cub
Scouts, sponsored by the Murder
XIII Lions Club, Of Frederick. held
joint supper to comemorate their
first anniversary of scouting in
Frederica. Mr.. ROderick Johnston.
Scoutmaster Of Troop No. 1O9. sery-
ed as Master Of Ceremonies. The
supper was served by the Girl
Scouts Of Frederick, under the d.
rectiOn of Mrs. Edith H. Smith.
Mr.. Dale NOlen, District Scout
Executive, talked to the scouts on
the position of scouting today: He
spoke of their part in making the
troop and pack a permanent part
OF their community life.
The group then saw the film.
Scout Trail to Citizenship, which
IS a film telling the story of the
whole scout family, from Cub
Scouting to adult citizenship.
Later, Scouting awards and one
year service stars were presented
by Mr.. RodeTick Johnston and Mr..
Lawrence Boone, Cub Master Of
Pack No. 109. 1t is hoped that this
supper can be an annual affair in
Frederick.
MUSEUM - The Delaware State
Museum will not be closed Friday.
May 80, Memorial Day, but will OBJ
serve holiday visiting hours and
remain open to the public from q
pm. until 5 pm. This is in accord
ance with the Museums establish
ed policy Of remaining open as
much as possible in order to pro-
vide those persons observing a hol-
iday an opportunity to visit the
Museum.
Exhibits recently completed and
currently on display include Early
Agricultural Implements, Wood
working Tools, 18th Century Ladies
Costumes and late 18th Century
Ladies Costumes and FURNISHINGS
of the period
Many other exhibits pertaininf
to Delaware's history, early inhab.
itants, natural history and trans
pOrtattOn are also displayed. A
special exhibit, the Second Annual
Exhibit Of Delaware Prints, is fea-
tured in the Museums No. 2 Build
ing.
The Museum is located at 3i6 s.
Governors Avenue, Dover, Del,
ION US. Route 13) and is open
Tuesday through Saturday from IL
am. until pm. and on Sunday
from 2 to 5 pm.
PICNIC AREAS-The State High
way Department has announced
that two picnic areas, which the
Department has created with the
cooperation of Delaware State
Grange, are expected to be ready
for operation during the coming
weekend.
Both picnic areas are located
along the sOuthbound lane of Route
13, one being close to the intersec-
ton of the former Smyrna Landing
Road, just north of Smyrna, and
the other at the intersection Of the
former Central Church Road, lust
south of Garrison's Lake.
r. A. Haber, Chief Engineer of
the Department, stated that the
Department has graded the picnic
areas and located containers for
the deposit of trash on the plots.
The State Grange has provided
picnic tables for the plots and has
completed arrangements for them
to be used by tourists for picnic
lunches.
Appropriate signs announcing
the approach to the picnic areas
are being erected along the high
way by the Department. The picnic
areas are of from the shoulders of
the highway and are shaded by
trees in the area as much as pos
sible.
AIR RAID TEST - The school
air raid test on Wednesday Of last
week was a gratifying success in
Kent County. Harry A. Helm. collh-
| ty director of civil defense, said in
reviewing the results of the alert.
He explained that pupils in all
schools of the county were shelter
ed in less than 10 minutes with the
exception Of one remote rural
school to which considerable de-
lay was encountered in getting the
alert through, That school, he men
toned, is on telephone party line.
There we're short, though not SER
ious delays id getting the alert to