Milford chronicle., 1953-07-31

elected president; George M. Jones.
Dover, vice president; secretary
and treasurer, Miss Ruth Jones.
Smyrna, and corresponding secre-
taries, Mrs. Caroline HutchisOn.
REUNION - The sixteenth an
nual Jones reunion was held at st.
Augustine Park last Sunday by
more than 100 members in a pic
mic and business meeting.
CordOva, Md, and Mrs. Charles
Jones, LinwOOd, Pa; and enter
tainment committee, Mrs. Martha
Newman, South River, N. j., and
Howard T. Jones, Jr., Wilmington.
In 1854, the reunion will be held
on the last Sunday of July at the
same place.
KIDDIE K0RNER - The Reho-
both Beach Kiddie KOrner, which
opened in the Youth Center on Re-
hoboth avenue on June 29, is being
well attended by youngsters from
three to six years old, with indoor
and outdoor activities.
Under the direction Of Miss Janet
Vansant, daughter of Superintend-
ent Vansant Of the Rehoboth
School; and Miss Susan Brown,
both instructors Of girls athletics in
Delaware schools, the children en-
joy songs and stories from 9 to 10
a. m, and if the day is clear they
spend the rest of the morning on
the beaches.
Assisting the instructors in the
evening at the Youth Center on
Mondays, Wednesday and FRIDAYS
of each week is Frederick Brown. a
music teacher. These evening pro-
grams are for teenagers Of the town
and resort colony, who are SUPER
Ylsed IN their games and dancing
from 8 p. m. until midnight. Z
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WOODS FIRES-DelaWare's 1852
forest fire losses were the lowest in
the nation, according to American
Forest Products Industries.
Last year total Of n forest fires
burned 251 Delaware acres. During
1851 total of SO forest fires burn
ed 544 acres.
James G. Mcclellan, chief fores-
ter, American Forest Products In
dustries, pointed out the Delaware
record was "all the more remark
able" in the face of a Is per cent
national increase in forest fires and
80 per cent increase in acreage
burned in 1852.
Efficiency of the forest fire fight
ing organizations in Delaware" he
said, plus keen public awareness
of the dangers of forest flames.
played large part in attaining this
1852 record"
The AFPI report, based on u. s.
Forest Service figures, showed care
less Debris burned caused % of
Delaware's forest fires in 1852.
Careless smokers were responsible
for 10 of the fires.
Delaware is one of 81 states with
all woodlands under organized pro-
lection.
WORK APPR0VED-The Senate
Armed Services Committee tbis
week approved a 100000 public
WOnks project planned by the Air
Force for the current fiscal wear at
the Dover Air Force Base and the
New Castle County Airport.
The House Armed Services Com
mlttee gave its stamp of approval
TO the same plans last week and
the legislation is expected to mass
both houses of congress before thew
adjourn. 1t is on the must legis-
latiOn list.
or the total amount requested.
is for the Dover base
and $2O5,00O is for New Castle
county Airport. The Air Force will
not need additional appropriations
Tor the construction, but, if Con-
gress approves, will use previously
appropriated funds for the work
DOVE HUNTING Delawareans
this year may hunt mourning and
turtle doves from October 1 to 80.
and rails and gallinules, a tyne of
water fowl, from September l to
October 80.
1hese dates were announced this
week In Washington by Secretary of
Interior Douglas Mckay.
Dates for neighboring states.
Maryland, doves, September 15-29
and November 1929; rails and eal.
llnules, September 1-October 9O
pennsylvania, doves, September IS
october Is; rails and gallinules.
september I77October 30.
MISUNDERSTANDING on the re-
luested rate increase for the MA
nond State Telephone Companv
will be continued in the Kent Coun-
y Courthouse, Friday, Aug. z. at
y am, it was announced today bv
todney Price, executive secretary
# the Public Service Commission.
AT that time, the commissions
attorneys will crOss-examine Wit
lesses for the company, which have
llready been heard.
On Wednesday, Aug. IS. at 10
}. m, in the Wilmington Citv
;Ouncil chamber, the commission
will reconvene the hearings to hear
my protests against the rate in
'rease. The commission will also
ear testimony of its own account
nts who have been investigating
he telephone company request.
Then on Friday, Aug. q, at 10
3. m, in the council chamber. the
telephone company attorneys will
e given an opportunity to cross
xamine the commissions witnesses.
AN OLD CHURCH-There is a
title country church situated ~
niles east of Glendale on the old
Glendale to Milton Road, namely
Jew Market Church. The first
and dates hank 70 1911 II. -