Milford chronicle., 1953-03-20

monthly meeting of the Sussex
County Women's Republican Club
will be held in Georgetown on
March 25, at p. m, in Republican
Headquarters.
Mrs. T. Jackson Waller of Sea
ford, president of the club. will
conduct the meeting.
Mrs. Lillian Martin of Milford
program chairman, has announced
that the speaker Of the evening win
be Mrs. Thomas Herlihy, Jr.. of
Wilmington, president of the Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs of Della
ware.
DOVER BONDS - Dover Citv
Council this week awarded the ST.
100000 bond issue to finance mu-
nicipal improvements to the First
Boston Corporation of PHILADELPHIA.
and associates, at their bid of ST.
1O7,249 at 2.5 per cent interest.
There were four other bids as fol-
lows:
Halsey, Stuart and Company.
New York, and associates, SI,1O7.-
161 at 2.5 per cent; C. J. Devine.
New York, and associates, S1.1O9.-
834, at 25sths per cent; Philadel-
phia National Bank and associates.
including Laird, Bissell and Needs
and Laird and Company of Will
mington, $1,1O6,589 at 25kths per
cent, and Farmers Bank of the
State of Delaware, $1,1O0,1OO at
25sths per cent.
ROBBERY - Weekend thieves
broke into a Delmar liquor store
and escaped with $1OO in cash and
five bottles of whiskey.
The Sussex Beverage Company.
on Route rs in Delmar, was broken
into early last Saturday morning.
state police at Bridgeville report
ed. Entrance was gained by break
ing through a back door leading
to supply room in the rear of
the liquor establishment.
Harry J. Records of Seaford re-
ported the crime to police. The
liquor store was closed at IL mid
night Friday and Records discOv-
cred the crime when he reopened
the place last Saturday morning.
The thieves apparently used a
crowbar to pry open the rear door,
according to police Investigators.
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APPOINTED-Dr. Floyd I. Hud-
son, Executive Secretary of the
Delaware State Board of Health,
has announced the appointment of
Miss Constance P. Landry as med
ical social consultant to the Di-
vision of Crippled Children's Ser
vices Staff as of March 9.
Miss Landry attended the public
schools in Hartford, Connecticut,
and was graduated from Smith Col
lege with a Bachelor of Arts de-
gree. After her graduation at
Smith she had two years of pro-
fessiOnal training at Simmons Col
lege in Boston where she received
her NJ. S. S. degree.
Her experience includes four
years as a medical social case
worker at the Grace-New Haven
Community Hospital in New Hav-
en-, Connecticut.
Miss Landry will make her home
in Dover.
RECEIVE MEDALS-Two young
Delawareans-One a boy who de-
velOped a Sussex County high |
school radio program and boy of |
IA who rescued a helpless adult |
from a burning house-were nom /
mated last week by Governor J. |
Caleb BOggs for U. S. Department !
of Justice honor medals.
John LOfiand, Bridgeville, who |
developed and originated a Sussex
County radio service show for
high school students and Carl Ran |
dolph Reed of Townsend, who saw |
ed a disabled man from his fam
ing home were the nominees sub |
mitted by the Governor as Della
wares candidates for the two ma
tiOnal awards-the Young Ameri- |
can Medal for Bravery and the |
Young American Medal for Service.
The nomination of LOfand for
the service medal is based on the !
contribution to the
schools of Sussex County.
BIRTHDAY PARTY - In cele-
bration of the anniversary of Boy
Scouts and Cub Scouts in America.
Cub Pack No. 95, of Georgetown,
held a birthday party and present.
ed awards to cubs who had quail
fed.
Justice James M. Tunnel, Jr.,
the group, tracing the
origin and history of Boy Scouts in
America and discussing the scout
program and listed it's benefits to
boys and youth in general.
Following are the awards made
and the recipients: Lion, Kenny
Abbott; Bear, Dickie Adams and
Charles Lible: Wolves, Glen Will
gus and Irwin King; Gold Arrow
Point, Billy Wright and Melvin
MumfOrd; Silver Arrow Point, Bill
Iy Wright.
William r. Ratledge is now cub
master, replacing Carl Wade,
whose business compelled a trans
Ter to another town.
In attendance were IS cubs, their
parents, and friends. Refreshments
we're served at the end Of the cere-
NEW TV STATION - A new tel
9vision brOadcasting station will be
going up in the heart of Delaware !
as soon as possible" D. Wayne
Rollins of RehOboth Beach, presi-
lent of Rollins Broadcasting Com ;
)any, announced today.
Plans for the station were given
ne green light last Thursday by