Milford chronicle., 1953-06-12

RED CROSS-The annual meet
ing of the Delaware Chapter Of the
American Red Cross will be held
IN the Hotel dupont on FRIDAY.
June IL, beginning at 1915. when
representatives of all areas of the
Red Cross will gather for luncheon
and the meeting which will follow.
Tickets for the luncheon will be 50.
Attending from Area 6 will be Mrs.
George DerricksOn. Mrs. George
Baynum, Mrs. Edward Steiner. Mrs.
Charles Swain and Mrs. William
Warren of Lincoln.
CAMPS hiSTED-The facilities
charges and other information on
29 Delaware camps are listed in the
1853 Camp Directory published BY
the Welfare Council of Delaware
and available upon request to the
agency's headquarters at 14O4
North Franklin street Wilmington.
The directory also includes data
on the public school day camps as
well as the overnight, resident, and
other centers for boys and girls. It
was prepared by the councils
camping committee as a public
service.
SPECIAL RITE - The Delmar
Little Oaks 4-H Club attended a
service Sunday evening at st.
George Methodist Church. This
was a special rite sponsored by the
Methodist Youth Fellowship for
greeting the new pastor of St
Georges, the Rev. J. e. Layton.
A skit describing the meaning Of
All Clubs was presented by
Janet Elliott, Nancy Hearne, Do
lores Elliott, Wayne Elliott, Betty
Slrman, Donald Culver, Joyce Car
ey and Arlene Hitch. Dolores ELI
OFT and Joyce Adams sang a duet
and Miss Adams also gave a read
ing.
The Rev. Mr.. Layton talked to
the young people on How Much
Am WOrth?"
| NEW PLANS - LAYTON AYERS of
the Ayers Theatres was reelected
president of the Seaford Chamber
OF commerce at a meeting this
week. Other officers named were:
Mark Bergman, vice president.
Phil Adams, secretary, and Charles
Dawson, treasurer.
The group reduced membership
ices from $40 per member to $40.
Also voted on and approved was
fireworks on the Fourth Of July.
A new system of meetings will
De tried starting with the next
meetlng. Instead of monthly GEN
eral meetings, the board of diTec-
tors will meet each month and
ADOPT the program of future pIans
Meetings of the general member
snip viii be held when necessary.
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NEW CHARTERED. Elizabeth
F. Phillips, of Georgetown, presi-
dent of the Delaware State Fedora
tlon OF Business and Professional
Women presented the Charter to-
the SeaTord BPW Club, at a dinner
meeting held in the Seaford Inn
The SeafOrd Club was sponsorad
by the Sussex County BPW and
MRS. Myrtle Emory, past president
OF that club presented the Seafor5
BFW with a new gavel. Officers Of
the new club were installed by Miss
huth Jones, of Dover, State Mem
Dershlp chairman. The officers are
MISS Margaret Miles, president:
MRS. Ida B. Malarkey, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Gertrude Jester. record
ing secretary; Mrs. Rebecca Jones
corresponding secretary and Mrs
Pearl Robinson, treasurer.
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BUSINESS TOUR-The Millsboro
Chamber of Commerce will invite
industrialists to explore the Mills
bOro area for potential manufactur-
ing sites as a result of the Della
ware Power and Light Companv's
announcement of plans to build a
large power plant on the Indian
River.
Plans were outlined at a special
meeting called by w. Edgar Tim
mons Z. OF G. president, to invite
Z, of c. officials from Laurel, Sea-
ford, and Lewes to join in a DAVIS
outing with industrial leaders. Con-
gressiOnal representatives, and
Other officials to take a boat trip
from Indian River Inlet To it's
mouth in Miilsboro for the purpose
OF pointing out The areas possibili-
ties from a manufacturing stand
point.
LADY JUSTICES-The first two
women magistrates to hold Office in
Delaware were appointed this week
by Governor ]. Caleb Boggs.
They are Mrs. William Harvey
Pennington of Brandywine Hun |
dred, and Mrs. Harry F. Faust of
Lewes.
Mrs. Pennington, a Republican
committeewOman in the Tenth /
election District of Brandywine |
Hundred since 1910, is the mother |
OF three children, Mrs. Eleanor |
frame, Of Uwchland, Pa, and Ed
win and Robert Pennington. Her
nome is on Naaman's Road between
Fauik Road and the Concord Pike.
Mrs. Faust, prOprietress of a
laundromat at LeWes, has been ac-
tive in the ladies' auxiliary of the
Delaware State Volunteer Fire
mems Association, having served
as president of the unit.
SCRAP-Sealed bids on sale Of
items listed on invitation bid No.
l7-OO5-S-5S-2 will be open at 1900
hours, E. d. S. T., June 25. 1qs9