Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08

Seaford Elementary School kept |
careful watch on a cocoon this |
week in their room.
The group expected a beautiful |
butterfly to appear But after a few
days waiting period, out popped |
several praying mantises.
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GEORGETOWN ALUMNI-The
Alumni Association of the George
town High School will hold the
annual banquet and dance at the
school, on Friday evening, May 20.
Committee chairmen named by
Everett F. Warrington, president,
include: Miss Edith /. Jones, din
ner; Mrs. Mary Phillips Carmean,
tickets; James S. Locates. music
and Rowland d. Stoeckel, publicity.
The Class of '53 will be the hon
or guests at the banquet which is
scheduled for $3.50 p. m. They will
also be guests at the dance which
will follow the banquet.
HIGHWAY WORK-Just as soon
as weather conditions permit. the
State Highway Department expects
construction operations to be com
pleted on several projects as well
as some rapid progress made on
others that are in the process of
construction.
UnseasOnal and inclement Wea-
ther during the early part of the
Spring months has retarded these
construction activities, but accord
ing to r. A. Haber, Chief Engineer
of the Department, most of the de-
layed action will be rapidly over
come with the advent of proper
weather conditions.
NEW POSTMASTER - Herbert
B. Warburton (R-Del) last Friday
announced the appointment of How
ard w. Dill to be acting postmaster
at Harrington, starting June 1.
The congressman said the pres
ent postmaster, Charles F. Wilson,
is planning to retire, and that Dill
will be acting postmaster until a
civil service examination can be
held.
Dill is a Republican and is "a
years old. He attended local
schools in Harrington, and served
in the Air Force from 1912 to 1916.
He is presently employed by the
General Baking Company.
Harrington is a second class post
once, and the pOstmaster's salary
is approximately $4,870 per year.
NO CONTESTS - Although no
contests are scheduled, one change
in personnel Of boards of education
OF special school districts of Kent
County will be effected at the
school election on Saturday, May 8.
The change will be in the Caesar
Rodney district where H. Kline
Lingo will be the candidate to sue.
ceed Frank R. Manahan, who is
not seeking reelection.
incumbent board members of the
other three districts are seeking re-
election and are unoppOsed. They
are: Mrs. Charlotte J. Tuller. Do
yer; EllwOod B. Gruwell, Harring-
ton, and Henry T. Price, Smyrna.
The deadline for filing of special
district candidates with Clerk of
the Peace W. Frank Hazel was
last Wednesday afternoon. Time for
filing of candidates in State Board
unit districts expired last Friday.
| KIWANIANS OBSERVE-Kiwa-
mans from the 9TH and I1th Capi-
tol District of Kiwanis Information
al observed the first of annual Co
to-Church Sundays in Wesley Meth
odist Church, Georgetown, last
Sunday evening.
Rev. DR.. John Link, pastor of
Peninsula Methodist Church. in
Wilmington and member of the
Wilmington Kiwanis Club was the
speaker, using as his theme, "A
Finer Sort of Man.. A welcome was
extended by LinwoOd c. Penuel.
president of the Georgetown Club.
Clinton H. Brown, of Wilmington,
District Chairman of Churches
spoke briefly. James Lynch, of Re-
hoboth, 1t. Gov. of the 11th Dis
trlct, also made short remarks.
The choir comprised members of
the Georgetown Kiwanis Club and
the ushers were also members of
the club. The benedictiOn was Civ
en- by Rev. Franklin B. Bailey.
pastor of Christ Methodist Church.
in Laurel.
A DENIAL = Governor J. Caleb
Boggs has emphatically denied that
he is giving any consideration to
resigning so that he can accent an
appointment as a u. S. District
Judge for Delaware.
don't have any such idea" was
the Governors reply to a query on
the rumor which first appeared in
the Dover Index. He said he had
no idea where the rumor could have
been started.
! While in the House of Represen-
tatives Mr.. BOggs introduced legis-
latlon several times DESIGNED to
give Delaware a third federal nudge
to aid in the handling of the large
amount of litigation handled bv the
Delaware court, brought on mostly
| by the large number of corpora
t1Ons chartered here.
His Excellency seemed more
amused than anything else that
there was rumOr that he was con-
sidering resigning to accept the
Judgeship if and when it NAV he
authorized for the state.
Dupont VACATION PLAN
A proposal to provide a fourth
week Of vacation with pay to an
25-year employees was made todav
Dy the dupont Company according