Milford chronicle., 1953-02-06
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

II Throughout
TURKEY SUPPER - There viii
be a turkey supper at the Mills
boro Fire Hall on February 26, BEN
etit OF Gideonite Mems Bible Glass
OF the Grace Methodist Church. Ser
wing begins at 4 D. m. Children.
75c, and adults, $1.50.
MIDWAY CHURCH The con-
struction of the needed Sunday
School and community building at
Midway Presbyterian Church, Mid
way, Delaware, has started; and for
the benefit Of those who care to
help with its erection, NOW is the
time. With the good help rendered
thus far, the foundation has been
poured (January 18TH and to date
the basement walls are up to the
ground level. All and any labor
will be greatly appreciated. YoE eau
find Chairman Charles Howard
Fighter there on the job every day
during the week and you caa also
contact him during the evenings at
LeWes 2979.
/ SOME HERD-With an average
of 493 pounds of butterfat and 49,
280 pounds of milk, the 44-cow herd
of registered Observation-Disclosures
owned by Tull Brothers, SeafOrd,
completed their test year recently.
Their production averaged approx
imately 90 quarts daily for each
COW in the herd for the year. Test-
( ing was carried on under the Off
cial Herd improvement Registry
program of The Holstein-Friesian
Association of America.
Milking was done two times
daily and testing was supervised
by the University Of Delaware, in
cooperation with the national Hol-
stein headquarters.
PAINTING TEACHERS - Some
final interior decorating touches on
the new addition to the Rehoboth
School have been made by men of
the school faculty who volunteered
their services to pinch hit for con-
tractors in order to have the build
ing ship shape before the official
dedication on February IA.
Superintendent ]. A. Vansant
says the amateur painters did a
fine job in the new boys locker
rooms, and since painting the rooms
had not been in the contract for
alterations the time was too short
to allow for bid proposals.
The amateur painters were Ed
ward Hurley, sixth grade teacher /;
Joseph COrtese, music instructor;
Coach Frank Covelski of the physi-
cal education department; Lemuel
BTinkley, instructor in English, and
DR.. Vansant.
ACCUSED - Accused of attempt
ing to break into the Sears, Roe
buck store on Loockerman street
Dover, through a ventilator win.
dow on the roof, Walter Edgar Nc.
Kinney, %, of Dover, was held il
81, 800 bail for the February tern
of Superior Court by Magistrate
r. Dempsey of last place last Fri
day.
Police said Mckinney was oh
served on the roof Wednesda
about p. m. and was brough
down by a Dover patrolman VIII,
climbed a narrow passageway be
tween the Sears building and al
adjoining building in order to gel
him. The man did not resist.
The man, according to police, had
broken the VentilatOr window Will
piece Of concrete and had al
eight-fOOt rope with which alleged
ly to lower himself into the store
DEDICATION - Dedication Ger.
emOnies for the new fire house an
mex are expected to be held in
about two weeks when the new fire
engine purchased for $4,000 is
expected to be on hand for visitors
to inspect.
The committee for the affair in
cludes Elbert c. Bailey, William d
King, Granville 7. White, David B
Joseph and John w. Oldfeld.
When the new engine is placed
in service, the department will
have four bumpers, manned by q
crew of 40.
David B. Joseph, reporting on the
contributions resulting from fire
prevention seals, said the drive was
ahead of last year, but below the
amount needed.
Ellis R. Kyttle, chief, speaking
before the Rotary Club, said the
. company needs at least $10O pei
man for expenses.
COP WOMEN-Mrs. Lillian Mar
tin of Milford, State President o.
the Federated WOmen's Republican
? Clubs of Delaware was the speaker
of the evening at the regular meet
ing of the club on January 8, il
Georgetown. Her very interesting
+ comments on the National Fedora.
ton of Republican Clubs Meeting
in Washington, d. c., on January
16, and on the Inauguration of Pres.
ident Eisenhower on January 20
were enjoyed by all present.
The next meeting of the clut
will be February %, at Republican
Headquarters in Georgetown.
The speaker will be Mrs. Edmund
Carpenter, ii, State National Re
publican Committee member.
Mrs. Pearl Herlihy, president o
the Federated Club Of DelaWar,
will be the March 25 speaker of TIT
evening.
. Mrs. T. jackson Waller of Sea