Milford chronicle., 1953-01-09
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

@D0ING FINEe- -Three-vear-old
Dlnah Sue Wiles was repeatedly
doing fine" at the Beebe Hospital,
LeWes, as doctors continued their
hight to save her right arm, shat-
tered between the wrist and elbow
Tuesday when her six-year-oId
brother accidentally DISCHARGED
"jammed" shotgun
The little girl underwent surgery
q few hours after her father. John
Wiles, discovered the accident ia
the family farmhouse near George
town. Wiles told state police that
Dinah Sues brother, shelton. had
been plSying with a shotgun which
the father thought was jammed.
PLENTY OF BLOOD-fhe blood
donation quota for Bridgeville and
Greenwood has been set at 150
pints, it was announced recently.
The Red Cross Bl0odmobile Will
be at the BridgeVille Hign School
to serve both communities We'd
nesday, February 25th. It willtoper-
ate from noon until 6 ia
the school auditormm.
Members Of organizations are
+ registering donors. They include
the Dublin Hill Home Demonstra-
tion Club, Bridgeville Kiwanls
Club, Bridgeville Lions Club.
4 Bridgeville PTA, Greenwood Ki-
wants Club, and the Greenwood
PTA.
The two chairmen Of the project.
! George Tuck for Bridgeville and
Charles ConoWay for Greenwood,
have urged those not contacted and
who wish to donate blood to con-
tact them. Applicants can bes be-
tween the ages Of Is and So.
Mr.. Tuck said that the quota is
the same as that Of last year. He
said Bridgeville and Greenwood
were the only communities in the
area to meet last Yeas quota when
l5l pints were given.
DEMOCRATS - The Democratic
1 Club Of Georgetown, meeting in
club headquarters in the Thorough
/ good Building on Market Street,
I Georgetown. last Friday night,
elected officers for 1853 Harry S.
Smith, who served as vice president
and was acting president for most
Of last year, was chosen as presi-
dent.
other officers elected were:
tFf1o cy14ro1r1,aF WTsTT.~7.-.--.- --s...
president; Mrs Edna Brasure Of
Milton, secretary. Charles s. Cali
hOun Of Georgetown was reelected
as treasurer.
The Democratic Club Of Georges
town was organized in 1948 and
has continued active since that
o time, assisting in organization of
other clubs in the central and cas-
+ tern part of Sussex. Clubs are now
lin existence in the Second, Sixth
Eighth. Ninth, and Tenth Repre-.
sentative Districts.
p Under discussion during the bust
- ness session was the possibility G
'e formation Of club in each Of th
le remaining representative district.
{. with the local club as a sponsor
y ing organization.
NTER-CITY PROGRAM - An.
II other inter-city meeting Of the Do
n yer and Camden Wyoming Rotary
j. Clubs was held in the cafeteria
L Of Caesar Rodney School last week
= when Dr. John G. Charlton, direc-
= tor of child guidance and develop
y ment services of the State Depart
ment Of Public instruction, explain-
s. ed the objectives and achievements
n of this phase Of the state educatiOn-
fal program.
b DR.. CharltOn's S presentation Of the
{. subject was supplemented with
b icOlOred slides which illustrated
II how this program Is helping to re-
S. habilitate handicapped children
through physical, occupatiOnal, and
speech therapy in cooperation with
- the State Board of Health
The meeting was presided Ovel
q by DR.. Robert G. Stewart, vice
= president Of the Dover Rotary Club
- and the speaker was presented b.
- Emanuel BarrOsi chairman Of thl
prOgram committee. Greeting
m were extended by W. Riley Brown
- president Of the Camden Wyominl
- Rotary Club, and the response T.
~ DR.. Charlton's talk was given b
- George Ehinger, past district gov
ne ernor. Group singing was led b
- William @. Boyer, Jr
Charles b. Conner, secretary O
IN the Dover Club, extended eongra
"a tulations to Russell p Wilson VIII
: Eas completed 27 years Of perfec
~ attendance in Rotary, and TO Hes
lman III. Hanson who has 26 year
Is perfect attendance record.
IT. HONORED- Mary Helen Waite
es and Joseph r. Pittard, Jr., George
" towns beach heroes of last Jun'
IT hold Kiwanis Club merit award
cA recognizing their deeds
ss They we're the guests Of homo
at a recent club meeting, ana rs
ceived the awards along with word
as Of praise from Harry s. Smith, K
w wants public affairs chairman.
IS Mary Helen. ~, the daughter {
M che Rev. and Mrs. Glen w Waite
Ice saved a fellow Georgetown His
lp- School graduate Betty Ann KIM
rt, 18-from drowning in the ocean d
Rehoboth Beach.
,es Joseph, Is, figured IN the resop
on Of Thomas Kelley, ~, from IrapI
ire Pond. This was the case in Whic