Milford chronicle., 1953-01-23
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware


# the presenting Of ten-year cheV-
'Ons to ten of the clubs members
1t a recent meeting. Those hone
bred were: Milton ManloVe, Car
land Russell, Dallas Marvel, John
Wiley, John Conway, Edison Lea-
ger and Fred Miles, active members
and Henry Folsom, Horace Jones,
and Marion Hastings members-at
large.
The dates for the clubs annual
minstrel show, fund raising pro-
ject, have been announced as
March 10, II, and 10. w. Wright
Robinson is the director.
The club will again sponsor the
March of Dimes fund raising in
the SeafOrd area and Paul Collins,
president, has named John Hassan
as general chairman Of the collec-
tions.
HOPING - Colonel Harry S.
SheW, superintendent Of the Dela-
ware State Police hoped this week
the state auditor viii be in good
disposition when the matter Of his
/ $100 comes up.
Last November, Colonel shew
spent the 500 to rescue two Of his
detectives from a financial dilem-
ma in Boston.
The two had gone there to at
tend a crime seminar. While they
were asleep in their hotel room,
crime-in person-tip-tOed in and
stole their $3.50 expense money.
They SOS'd Colonel SheW. Find
ing only $50 in the state police pet
ty cash fund, he added S100 Of his
own and wired the $3.50.
Last week the Highway Commits
sion approved Colonel SheW's re-
quest Cor reimbursement. The state
anaitor, however, win have the
final word.
STAYER HONORED - Colonel
. Edgar S. Slayer, Delaware liquor
commissioner, and a former mayor
I of Rehoboth, has been named BIZ
the local weekly newspaper, the
. Delaware Coast Press, as the
Personality Of 1852, an annual Sc
: lection among residents of LeWes
! and RehobOth Beach, as represents
, ing a citizen prominent in civic life
e of his community and state.
A former Army officer Of 40 years
. continuous service, he was mayor
Of Rehoboth in 1916, a town COM
missioner from 1910 to 1914, presi-
dent of the RehObOth Kiwanis Clut
in 1947, a past commander Of Hen
lopen Post of Rehoboth, Americas
L Legion, and department command
l. er of the American Legion in 1850
u a past president Of the SUISSE,
l. County Volunteer Firemen's Asso
u citation, president of the State Vol
unteer Firemen in 1850, and sec
4 retary of the Board Of Trustees 9
III Sussex County since May 21s 194l
be CHILD WELFARE - Ge0T g
d. Ehinger of Dover, chairman Of th
be child welfare COMMITTEES Of Il
Department Of Delaware, America
be Legion, has called a meeting
re post and auxiliary child WelfaI
,st committee chairmen and the ID
partment child welfare committl
for 2:30 p. m, Sunday, at the HON
oo of Delaware Post, No. j. 2lO3 Lar
IN caster Avenue, Wilmington.
of A program for the Department
Delaware to be presented at th
Area B Child Welfare COnferenl
q at Old Point Comfort, Va, Febrl
~ airy and z will be formulated.
Representatives of all posts
- District 2. rural New Castle Count
q will meet Tuesday night at JOSEF
", B. Stahl Post, No. 80, in Wtlminl
: ton Manor.
,a The department executive con
nd lmittee will meet January % at wa
~ ter L. Fox Post, No. 2, Dover,
The prepare, suggestions for legisl
Ies ton to be submitted to the &c
of feral Assembly.
BIG PROJECT - A. S. Roemt
ro- district sales manager Of the Goo
of year Tire and Rubber Compar
as told the Bridgeville Kiwanis Cl
ent on Monday night Of the accomplis
ged lments of rubber in helping TO ma
mas the Shasta Dam In California
'ro- reality. The problem was to mo
BAL 10 million cubic yards Of sand a
of stone for I'LL purposes TO the s
nu- Of the dam from the Columbia E
Tigh er bed, some ten miles distant.
xed rubber conVeyOr belt was CT
eek structed between the two points a
the material was moved in g
.75,- fashion. Mr.. ESemer showed q q
the to illustrate. The program was
$50 ranged by Paul Cooper.
igh- The mid-Winter conference Of
Capital District Of the KiWa
Club was held last week in Wa
torn !ngton, ID. c.. and was attended
Tybo lRIessrs. Hammond, Truitt, Tuck
.Sa,, Holman Of the Bridgeville Cluf
De- Bridgeville Kiwanians have.
rios date, secured pledges Of S. peo
VII ,1t fas blood donors for the blOOdI
Mic bile which viii be in Bridgeyille
mia February 25.
1880
lent. PRESS MEETING - Dr. Ia
be G. (Curley) Byrd. president Of
nIler University Of Maryland, viii So
sDes, at the annual meeting Of the
snds, Mar-Va Press Association ton
be row ia the Hotel DUPONT in !
" as mington.
are DR.. Byrd, one-time football
ridge and coach, has been president
the university since 1885.
!, so About leo members and gu
the of the association are expected
attend the meeting, which viii 9
with a business session at 1893
nser- M.
Della Among the guests viii be y
lions wares congressional delegation