Milford chronicle., 1954-02-26
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

ODD FELLOWS The regular I
monthly meeting of the General
Service Committee of the Odd Eel
lows and Rebekahs of Delaware
was held in Odd Fellows Hail. in
Smyrna, recently with the new
president, Mrs. Almira Lewis. of
Georgetown, presiding. There were |
about 20 persons present.
The organization was formed for
the purpose of helping the moor
suffering, and handicapped of the /
state. The set-up includes coordi- !
nators in each county. work With |
the state coordinator. assisted bv
representatives from each lodge in |
the state. The intentions are that |
all institutions in the state will he !
helped in some way as often &c
possible. A social hour with 70
freshments followed the meeting
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FIRE TRUCK-A new $1435s
combination pumper-ladder trncI
equipped with a 75O-gallon-uer-
minute triple combination pnmn
has been received by the HartIev
Volunteer Fire Company.
The truck was received from the
Oren Roanoke Corporation, Roa-
noke, Va, and was purchased.
through the Capitol Fire Equipment
Company, Dover. OF the total cost.
the Civil Defense Administrator
will pay $500.
The chassis is a 1884 GMC truck
with a 20O-horsepower motor. II
is also equipped with two storage
batteries with only one operating.
but the other can be put into service
in the event of a failure of the first
battery. The truck is equipped with
power booster brakes and all safety
devices.
SMYRNA COUNCILMEN-Rich-
ard c. Price and John E. Wilson.
III were the victors in the couYeil
contest which featured the off-year
municipal election at Smyrna on
Monday.
Mr.. Price was high man with 264
votes, while Mr.. Wilson was second
with 17S. There were S57 ballots
cast.
The losing council candidates
are: Lenden S. Dougherty, 161, and
Richard L. Cochran, IS. John R.
Jacobs was without opposition for
the town treasurer post, receiving
all 357 votes.
HOldOver members of council are
Mayor John J. Hurd, George Blendt,
and William Stats.
Mr.. Price had been appointed to
council last summer to serve out
the unexpired term Of J. Edwin
Wilson, Jr.
BINGO SUPPORT-Gov. ]. Caleb
Boggs Monday night publicly stated
that personally he feels very favor
ably" toward bingO for charitable,
religious or civic purposes and he
promised he will ask the Repub-
lican Party to give every practical
consideration for bingo" for such
purposes. .H "a
Governor Boggs made this state
ment in the course of a radio panel
discussion over a Wilmington
Station.
However he added:
This is my personal feeling. It
may be that the attitude of the pub
lie and the Republican Party will be
different.
The Governor further said that
while he once thought a referendum
on the controversial subject of bingo
was a practical thing, he does not
regard it as such now, for "even
with a referendum which would not
be binding on the General Assembly,
a proposed bingo amendment to the
State Constitution would have to
be passed by two sessions Of the
General Assembly"
RIFLE CLUB-"The National Ri
fe Association is the only organi-
zatiOn outside the armed services
which teaches civilians how to use
weapons" Maj. Gen. Merritt A. Ed
son, U. S. Marine Corps, retired,
said Tuesday night at the mid
| season open house of the two rife
clubs of the Lewes-RehOboth area,
held in the RehOboth Youth Cen
! ter. He presented II awards to
| members of the Associated Rangers
of Delaware.
He said competitive shooting has
the following benefits: Fills the
urge of the average boy or girl to
use weapons; develops character
in making decisions, and promotes
straight thinking and leadership,
General Edison, who is executive
| director of the rife association
pointed out there are over 4,100
junior clubs in the association and
that its junior marksman program
has become one Of the groups ma
jOr efforts. He also stressed that
the rife group is working with
the National Education Association
on safe gun handling program
to offset gun accidents due to ig
norance or carelessness.
Carl Weiland, organizer of the
wOmen's and junior clubs, was
master of ceremonies. Harry L
Hampton, Jr., head of the Sports
mans Service Bureau, showed /;
film, Shooting the Flyways". Mr.
Weiland announced the next aware
night will be held in June.